South Korea played its long-time rival Japan to a 1-1 draw in the men's East Asian Cup football tournament here Wednesday.   Midfielder Jang Hyun-soo put South Korea on board with a penalty in the 27th minute at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, before Hotaru Yamaguchi equalized for Japan 12 minutes later.   South Korea still holds the edge in all-time meetings with 40 wins, 23 draws and 14 losses. South Korea had lost the previous three matches against Japan prior to Wednesday.   South Korea, which

Soccer Aug. 5, 2015

Local brokerage house Korea Investment Holdings Corp. and Daum KaKao Corp., the operator of the country's largest mobile messenger, said Wednesday that they have agreed to form a consortium for the launch of an Internet-only bank.   Korea Investment Holdings will hold a 50 percent stake in the consortium, with Daum KaKao owning 10 percent of the entity.Another tech firm whose name was not revealed, will own 30 percent of the consortium, with the remaining 10 percent to be owned by four commercia

Technology Aug. 5, 2015

Japan reaffirmed Wednesday it would not send its troops to the Korean Peninsula without a request or prior consent from South Korea even though the country is expanding the role of its self-defense forces, the Defense Ministry in Seoul said.   Earlier, Japan stressed that Tokyo would never send troops to the Peninsula even for a contingency without permission from the Seoul government.   "Japan's defense minister is explaining to its assembly on its position that (Japanese self-defense forces) w

Foreign Affairs Aug. 5, 2015

An international humanitarian organization said Wednesday it would provide US$10 million to support India and Myanmar where recent flooding has left extensive damages.   U.S.-based World Vision said a cyclone during the current monsoon season killed 160 people in northeast India, with millions of flood victims affected from over 10,000 villages in the region.    In Myanmar, 36 were killed with 215,000 refugees left displaced.   The organization distributed supplies including waterproof clothing,

Foreign Affairs Aug. 5, 2015

South Korea urged Southeast Asian nations Wednesday to take a firm stance against North Korea's nuclear weapons program, citing the communist nation's violation of international agreements.   Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se made the appeal during a meeting with his counterparts from the 10 countries making up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as they met on the sidelines of ASEAN-led conferences under way here this week.   "North Korea is violating U.N. Security Council resolutions throug

Foreign Affairs Aug. 5, 2015

South Korea asked Russia on Wednesday to step up efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program, citing Moscow's "constructive" role in a recent nuclear deal with Iran, according to a South Korean Foreign Ministry official.   Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se made the request to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, during bilateral talks on the sidelines of a series of conferences led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations under way in the Malaysian capitol this week.   "Our minister

Foreign Affairs Aug. 5, 2015

최근 유행하는 알칼리성 다이어트 때문에 외국에서 많은 여성이 자신의 소변 색깔을 서로 비교하는 등 특이한 행동을 하고 있다고 알려졌다. 　이들은 소변검사를 하는 기다란 소변 검사지 (urine stick) 를 들고 다니며 수시로 자신의 몸 상태를 검사한다고 전해졌다. 　심지어 어떤 여성들은 서로 검사 결과를 가지고 클럽이나 술집에서 내기 또는 경쟁을 한다고 미러 외 여러 외신이 보도했다. 　알칼리성 다이어트는 일명 산 다이어트로 산성이 많이 포함된 육류, 유제품, 카페인, 알코올 등 가공식품을 피하고, 알칼리성 식품으로 알려진 싱싱한 과일, 채소, 견과류, 두부, 통곡류 등을 섭취해 신체의 함유 되어 있는 산 성분을 중화시키는 것이다. 　산성도를 나타내는 수소이온지수 (pH)는 사람의 소변으로 가장 빨리 쉽게 확인할 수 있다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 Aug. 4, 2015

한 수감자가 감방에서 자신의 눈을 직접 뽑은 사실이 알려져 큰 충격을 주고 있다. 　미국 애리조나 주 경찰에 따르면 수감자 콜린 콜크힐 (Colin Corkhill), 26, 은 자신의 감방에서 오른쪽 눈을 든 모습을 교도소 관리자가 발견했다고 여러 외신이 전했다. 　콜크힐을 재빨리 비행기로 병원에 후송했으나, 의사들은 끝내 그의 눈을 고치지 못했다고 알려졌다. 　조사 결과 감방 안에 다른 연장이나 무기가 발견되지 않은 것으로 보아, 콜크힐은 자신의 손가락을 사용해 눈알을 뽑은 것으로 추정됐다.　콜크힐은 사고가 나기 하루 전날 살인미수혐의로 교도소에 수용됐다. 첫날에는 다른 수감자들과 함께 감방을 사용했으나, 샤워하는 도중 자신의 얼굴을 직접 때리는 등 폭력적인 행동을 해 독방으로 이동시켰다고 전해졌다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 Aug. 3, 2015