The main opposition party proposed Sunday the creation of a trilateral dialogue channel with the ruling party and bereaved families of April's deadly ferry sinking to shed light on what caused the tragedy.The move comes after the families of the victims on Tuesday rejected a bipartisan deal to pass a special bill aimed at uncovering the details of the disaster, insisting that the ruling party should not be allowed to select any of the seven-member panel to be tasked with choosing a special couns

Politics Aug. 24, 2014

South Korea's international air passenger traffic grew more than 10 percent in July from a year earlier thanks to increased flights and routes, the government said Sunday.The number of international air passengers to and from South Korea stood at 5.13 million last month, up 10.6 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The number of passengers to and from China spiked 23.2 percent on-year in July, following the expansion of flights and route

Aug. 24, 2014

A map made by the Japanese government that recognizes South Korea's ownership of its easternmost islets of Dokdo was unveiled on Sunday, in a clear piece of evidence refuting Japan's repeated claim to the territory.The map indicates that Japan's continued territorial claim to the Dokdo islets is wrongfully made as the Japanese government used the map to mark its own territory when it clinched a peace treaty with Allied forces in September 1951 following its defeat in World War II.The Dokdo islet

Foreign Affairs Aug. 24, 2014

A homegrown film about a 16th-century Korean naval hero's crushing victory over Japanese naval forces exceeded the 16 million-viewer mark on Sunday for the first time in local box-office history, the movie's investor-distributor said."Roaring Currents" reached the milestone at 8 a.m. on Sunday, the 26th day since it hit local screens, CJ Entertainment said.The record came five days after it drew a cumulative 15 million viewers.On Aug. 15, it became the most-watched movie at theaters in the count

Film Aug. 24, 2014

Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would take months.After seeing people fall to the deadly virus in area after area, Liberia said two people had succumbed to the virus in Sinoe province, the last Ebola-free bastion in a country that has seen the biggest toll with 624 deaths.The virus has spread relentlessly through Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and N

World News Aug. 23, 2014

Interpol said it has launched a multinational investigation into what Thailand has dubbed the ``Baby Factory'' case: a 24-year-old Japanese businessman who has 16 surrogate babies and an alleged desire to father hundreds more.Police raided a Bangkok condominium earlier this month and found nine babies and nine nannies living in a few unfurnished rooms filled with baby bottles, bouncy chairs, play pens and diapers. They have since identified Mitsutoki Shigeta as the father of those babies and sev

World News Aug. 23, 2014

China's customs data has shown no exports of crude oil to North Korea in the first seven months of 2014, according to the data compiled by South Korea's government trade agency Saturday, even though bilateral trade was little changed. China, North Korea's last-remaining patron, supplies nearly all of the North's energy needs such as crude oil, diesel and jet fuel, but deliveries of crude oil to Pyongyang have been officially absent since January. According to the Chinese data analyzed by the Bei

North Korea Aug. 23, 2014

A wave of South Korean celebrities and politicians are joining the ice bucket challenge, an online charity movement that recently started in the United States to raise public awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease.Still, President Park Geun-hye has not yet indicated her interest in participating.The challenge asks people to post videos of themselves being doused with buckets of ice water on social media. They may then call on others to do the same within 24 hours, or donate US$100 to an association

Social Affairs Aug. 23, 2014

삼성 갤럭시노트4의 출시가 임박한 가운데 경쟁품 아이폰6에는 없는 기능이 탑재될 것으로 보인다고 외신이 보도했다. 21일 모바일 전문 뉴스 통신 BGR에 따르면, 갤럭시노트4에는 '울트라소닉 커버' 기능을 자랑할 것으로 전망된다. 이는 시력 문제나 시각 장애가 있는 스마트폰 사용자를 위한 것으로 울트라소닉 센서가 있어 근처에 있는 물체를 감지할 수 있도록 되어 있다. 갤럭시노트4 사용자는 세 가지 레벨의 울트라소닉 빔을 이용할 수 있을 것이라고 외신은 덧붙였다. 삼성은 이전 갤럭시 모델에 장애가 있는 사용자를 위한 여러 기능을 이미 탑재한 바 있다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com) 　

한국어판 Aug. 21, 2014