Jeju murder: How Koh evaded suspicion for 3 days

JEJU -- Koh Yu-jeong is suspected of killing her ex-husband, surnamed Kang, at a pension (lodging) on Jeju Island on May 25 and discarding his body parts in the sea three days later, as she was leaving on a ferry to a South Jeolla Province island. The victim’s family filed a missing person report on May 27 -- a day before his body had been discarded --, and many are now wondering what the police were doing in the intervening hours.On Tuesday evening, The Korea Herald me

Social AffairsJune 19, 2019

Star YouTubers in hot water over controversial live remarks

Star YouTubers, including popular soccer commentator Gamst, sparked public outrage over sexual remarks during a livestream. Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday that three star YouTubers with more than 1 million subscribers found themselves in hot water after sharing sexual comments regarding female YouTubers during a live show they streamed online earlier the same day. The comments, deemed to sexually objectify and harass the female YouTubers, became an instant sensation and the three YouTuber

Social AffairsJune 19, 2019

4 teenagers charged in murder of roommate

The case of four teenagers beating a classmate to death has been transferred to prosecutors, police said Wednesday. Gwangju Bukbu Police Station said the four men in their late teens were sent to the prosecution this morning with charges of murder regarding the death of their 18-year-old roommate. On June 9, the four teenagers took turns in hitting and kicking the victim for about two hours. They conducted CPR when he stopped breathing. The suspects then fled the scene, before turning them thems

Social AffairsJune 19, 2019

Seoul offers Tokyo a deal: Create joint fund to compensate victims of wartime forced labor

South Korea has approached Japan with a proposal to support the Korean victims of wartime forced labor by encouraging companies in both countries to take part in joint fundraising efforts, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.“This idea has been raised that it is desirable to enable reconciliation between the concerned parties by offering compensation to the victims whose lawsuits have concluded, by creating funds voluntarily offered by companies from both countries, including the

Foreign AffairsJune 19, 2019

[From the Scene] Hamburg on mission to digitalize urban mobility

HAMBURG, Germany -- In Hamburg, Germany, where the fight against carbon emissions is in full swing, having more electrified cars on the streets is not the only solution the city has in mind -- it also wants to have fewer cars, or more shared cars. To this end, the digitalization of urban mobility and creating space for future technologies to evolve is key.Germany’s second-largest city with a population of 1.8 million, Hamburg is promoting itself as a “mobility lighthouse,” turn

MobilityJune 19, 2019

SKT launches app for parking lots using Tmap

　South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier SK Telecom launched Wednesday a smartphone application aimed at helping address the chronic problem of parking space shortage.　The company said it has released the Tmap Parking app to help users locate parking lots. Based on its navigation app Tmap, the service notifies drivers about available parking spaces nationwide in real time.  　Users can also purchase parking tickets via SKT’s parking app before parking at designated spaces. The servi

TechnologyJune 19, 2019

[팟캐스트] (305) 김명환 민주노총 위원장 구속영장 신청 / BTS 부산 팬미팅 신분증 검사 소동

 진행자: 김보경, Kevin Lee Selzer기사요약: 경찰은 지난해 5월과 올 3-4월 열린 국회 앞 집회 당시 조합원들의 불법행위를 계획하고 주도한 혐의로 김명환 전국민주노동조합총연맹 위원장에 대해 구속영장을 신청했다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/66381. Police seek arrest warrant for KCTU head[1] The police have requested an arrest warrant for Kim Myung-hwan, the chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, on charges of planning and carrying out illegal protests in front

PodcastJune 19, 2019

Daegu show sheds light on painter who influenced ’80s minjung art

A relatively unknown painter, Park Saeng-kwang, is being highlighted at a Daegu museum in an attempt to reassess the artist. Although the artist’s name is not familiar to most of us, he is considered to have influenced many artists who came after him. Though he did not have any direct ties to minjung art -- a sociopolitical art movement that emerged in South Korea in the 1980s – he greatly influenced the movement, said the Daegu Art Museum’s chief curator, Lee Jin-myung.Born in

Arts & DesignJune 19, 2019

South Korean government, telecom firms unveil 7-year 5G growth plans

The South Korean government on Wednesday unveiled extensive schemes to expand industries related to the fifth-generation cellular network, with an aim to boost the Korean companies’ global market share in 5G network equipment and smartphones. The meeting, presided over by Science and ICT Minister Yoo Young-min, was attended by chiefs from SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, along with mobile division leaders from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.The participants launched the “5G plus

TechnologyJune 19, 2019

Pianist Mikhail Pletnev to perform in Seoul

Pianist Mikhail Pletnev is to hold a recital in Seoul next week.For the June 27 recital at the Seoul Arts Center, the Russian pianist will perform Beethoven’s Rondo in C Major, Piano Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata” and a series of compositions written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.  Pletnev, 62, is a multi-faceted musician, who is a pianist, conductor, composer and also a cultural figure.The winner of the 1978 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Pletnev atte

PerformanceJune 19, 2019

[Seoul Food Alley] Behind jewelry shops, pairing pork, kimchi and oysters in Jongno

Note: This is the last installment of the Seoul Food Alley series. Over the last two months, The Korea Herald has explored back alleys of Seoul, introducing clusters of restaurants specializing in local delicacies, including stir-fried baby octopus, tteokbokki, sundae and grilled meat. - Ed. Tucked away behind the shiny jewelry district of Jongno 3-ga are decades-old restaurants serving bossam, boiled pork wrapped in kimchi. Though bossam is widely enjoyed in Korea, the restaurants here a

FoodJune 19, 2019

CCF 2019 to focus on content creator culture

An upcoming global forum in Seoul from June 30 to July 2 will delve into the internet content market. Culture Communication Forum 2019, an annual event organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute, invites figures from around the world to experience Korean culture and promote their own culture. Twelve “content creator” delegates have been invited this year. They are bestselling author Ito Ogawa from Japan; US pop columnist Jeff Benjamin; film director Ilya Khrzhanovskiy

CultureJune 19, 2019

[Kim Myong-sik] Nation at a crossroads

As we approach the midpoint in the Moon Jae-in presidency, let us make a brief rundown of the leftist administration’s major policies. First is the denuclearization of North Korea. Moon has chosen a basically reconciliatory stance toward Pyongyang, favoring a step-by-step approach to peace that involves bartering with the North. This approach accepts the phased elimination of the North’s nuclear and rocket programs, rather than President Trump’s instant disarmament deal.Second

ViewpointsJune 19, 2019

[Trudy Rubin] Campaign help from Russia?

 What do Queen Elizabeth II and Vladimir Putin have in common?Well, according to President Donald Trump, there is no difference between having a chat with Britain’s queen and accepting dirt about a political opponent from the Kremlin.When asked, in an astonishing interview with ABC News, whether he would welcome campaign help from an adversary like Russia or China, Trump said, “I’d take it.” He denied this amounted to election interference.More to the dangerous point

ViewpointsJune 19, 2019

[Graphic News] Seoul, Busan among top 10 most expensive cities in Asia for expats

　Seoul and Busan, respectively, have become the fourth and ninth most expensive cities for expats in Asia, according to a recent report.　Worldwide, the South Korean capital was the eighth most expensive city for expats, according to the report from London-based ECA International.　Ashgabat in Turkmenistan took the crown as the most expensive city, having climbed to the top from No. 29 just last year. Hong Kong ranked fourth in the world and second in Asia. 　The annual study looked at living costs

WorldJune 19, 2019

S. Korea’s largest bills dominate cash market: BOK

Ten years since issuance, South Korea’s largest-denomination banknotes have solidified the position as the nation’s most essential form of paper money, accounting for a sweeping majority in money value and the highest proportion in volume, the central bank said Wednesday.As of the end of May, the 50,000 won banknotes accounted for 98.3 trillion won ($83.5 billion) or 84.6 percent of the total value of banknotes in circulation, while accounting for 1.97 billion in sheer number or 36.9

EconomyJune 19, 2019

[K-Talk] Mamamoo to hold fan event next month

Girl group Mamamoo will hold a fan appreciation event next month, agency RBW said Wednesday. The event will be held at Korea University at 5 p.m. on July 13, and will be the band’s first fan event since October 2017.Following the Seoul event, the group will play July 27-28 at the Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center. The concert title is “4season F/W.”  Tickets for the fan event will be available at 8 p.m. on Friday, but members of Mamamoo’s official fan club wil

PerformanceJune 19, 2019

[Newsmaker] Defense minister reprimands military for security failure over NK boat

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Wednesday strongly reprimanded the military for its failure to detect a North Korean boat that crossed the de facto maritime border and reached a coastal city in the South. The boat carrying four North Koreans was found along the breakwater in Samcheok Port in Gangwon Province at 6:50 a.m. Saturday. The small wooden boat had moved at least 130 kilometers from the Northern Limit Line to reach the port city in four days, but the military and police

DefenseJune 19, 2019

[News Focus] Financial regulator still not in list for Sejong relocation

SEJONG -- It has been more than six years since the Ministry of Economy and Finance moved from Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, to Sejong Self-Governing City. 　Nonetheless, some former functions of the ministry remained in Seoul after it handed over its financial industry policy authority to the Financial Services Commission in 2008, when the former Lee Myung-bak government took office. Since then, the FSC has been in charge of both supervisory policy and financial industry policy. The commissi

PoliticsJune 19, 2019