미국에서 한 갤럭시 S3 사용자가 자신의 전화기가 갑자기 폭발했다는 글을 올려 삼성전자가 이에 관한 조사에 들어갔다.이 사용자는 27일 (현지시간) 미국의 뉴스 공유 사이트인 ‘레딧 (Reddit)’ 에 글을 올려 충전 중이던 갤럭시 S3 단말기가 갑자기 폭발했다고 전했다. 그는 잠을 자던 도중 갑작스런 소음에 잠을 깼다며, 깨보니 단말기에 불이 붙어 있었다고 주장했다.그는 “(폭발 당시) 사용했던 충전기와 배터리 모두 삼성 것이다”고 밝혔다.삼성전자 측은 공식성명을 통해 “이번 논란에 대해 알고 있으며 문제의 제품을 수거해 조사에 착수해 결과가 나오는대로 구체적인 경위를 공개하겠다”고 밝혔다. 또한 삼성 측은 이번 사안을 “진지하게 받아들이고 있다”고 강조했다.한편 삼성전자의 갤럭시 S3 제품은 지난해 아일랜드에서도 폭발사고와 관련된 적이 있었는데, 당시에는 조사 결과 소비자 과실로 인한 것으로 드러났다. (코리아헤럴드) <관련 영문 기사>Samsung investigating ‘

한국어판 May 29, 2013

North Korea on Wednesday called for replacing an armistice signed at the end of the Korean War with a formal peace treaty in order to enhance stability on the Korean Peninsula.In an article carried by the Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the communist country claimed efforts to hold onto the cease-fire pact that halted the three-year conflict in July 1953 can only be viewed as an attempt to start another war of invasion."There is a pressing need to replace the

North Korea May 29, 2013

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest smartphone maker, overtook Nokia Corp. in terms of handset shipments in its home country during the first quarter, data showed Wednesday.Samsung sold 211,000 handsets in Finland, where Nokia is headquartered, during the January-March period, accounting for 36.1 percent of the European country's handset market, according to the data by market researcher IDC Corp.Nokia came in second with shipments of 196,000 handsets or a 33.6 percent market share, the

Industry May 29, 2013

Libya's parliament chief, who served under Moammar Gadhafi before becoming an opposition leader in exile, resigned on Tuesday, just weeks after lawmakers passed a bill banning former regime officials from senior government posts.The law, which may effectively bar the speaker, Mohammed al-Megarif, and several other experienced Libyan leaders from high-level posts for the next 10 years, was adopted on May 5 amid much turmoil and pressure from militias. The resignation was the latest turn on Libya'

World News May 29, 2013

군 엘리트 장교를 양성하는 육군사관학교에서 생도 간 성폭행 사건이 발생했다. 육군은 수사와 별개로 감찰과 헌병, 인사 등 3부 요원으로 구성된 합동조사단을 구성해 육사에 대한 특별감찰에 착수한 것으로 전해졌다. 28일 육군 관계자에 따르면 ‘육사 생도의 날’ 축제 기간인 지난 22일 서울시 화랑로 육사 교정 잔디밭에서 공학 전공 교수와 생도 등 20여명은 오전 운동회를 마친 뒤 즉석 파티를 열었다. 육사에서는 생도의 음주가 금지돼 있지만 장성급 장교나 훈육관, 지도 교수 등의 승인을 얻으면 생도도 술을 마실 수 있다.이 자리에 있었던 2학년 여생도 B 씨는 소주와 맥주를 섞은 ‘폭탄주’를 이기지 못하고 구토를 반복하다가 여자 기숙사로 돌아갔다. 술자리에서 B 씨를 돌보던 4학년 A 씨(22)도 방까지 함께 따라갔다. 행사 중 두 생도가 사라진 것을 안 동료 생도들이 A 씨의 방을 찾아가면서 A 씨의 성폭행 사실이 발각됐다. 육군 조사본부 조사 과정에서 A 씨는 “의식이 혼미한 여 생

한국어판 May 29, 2013

South Korean stocks opened higher Wednesday as investor sentiment got a boost from overnight gains in U.S. markets, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 11.69 points, or 0.59 percent to 1,997.91 in the first 15 minutes of trading.STX Pan Ocean, STX Group's troubled shipper, jumped by the daily limit of 15 percent on speculation that the state-run Korea Development Bank would take over the shipper.But power monopoly Korea Electric Power Corp. declined 4.19

May 29, 2013

Chinese hackers have gained access to secret designs for a slew of sophisticated U.S. weapons programs, officials said Tuesday, possibly jeopardizing the American military's technological edge.The breaches were part of a broad Chinese campaign of espionage against top U.S. defense contractors and government agencies, officials said, confirming a Washington Post account of a Pentagon report.The Defense Science Board, a senior advisory group with government and civilian experts, concluded that dig

World News May 29, 2013

A Soyuz carrying an American, Russian and Italian blasted off Wednesday for a six-hour trip to the International Space Station, where the new crew will spend six months conducting a variety of experiments.The Russian spacecraft lifted off at 2:31 a.m. (2031GMT, 4:31 p.m. EDT Tuesday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which Russia leases in Kazakhstan. Live footage provided by NASA TV showed it soaring into the clear night sky. About four minutes later, the announcer said the Soyuz was traveling at 4

World News May 29, 2013

The U.S. State Department confirmed Tuesday that it is replacing Washington's top negotiator in the thorny talks with South Korea on their civilian nuclear cooperation."We can confirm that Special Advisor Robert Einhorn is leaving the State Department," a department official told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity.Over the past two years, Einhorn, the department's nonproliferation czar, has led U.S. negotiations with South Korea on revising their accord on nuclear energy."Assistant Secreta

Foreign Affairs May 29, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will focus on the North Korea issue when he holds trilateral talks with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Singapore later this week, officials said Tuesday.Hagel is scheduled to fly to Singapore on Friday to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of top defense officials mainly from the U.S. and Asian nations.It would be his first trip to Asia since taking office in February."We always talk about the regional security situation and o

North Korea May 29, 2013

Russia on Tuesday harshly criticized Europe's decision to allow the arming of Syrian rebels, saying it undercuts international efforts to negotiate an end to the civil war, and a rebel general said he's “very disappointed” weapons won't come fast enough to help opposition fighters defend a strategic Syrian town.The European Union decision, coupled with a Russia's renewed pledge to supply Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with advanced missiles, could transform an already brutal civil war in

World News May 29, 2013