영국 매체 더가디언의 “더 카운티드” 서비스에 따르면 2016년 미국에서 경찰로 인해 사망한 사람 수는 이달 7일 기준 566명이다. 　　이 중 136명이 흑인이었고 130명이 총에 맞아 숨졌다. 총에 맞아 숨진 사람 중 열아홉 명은 비무장 상태였다. 　　지난 5일과 6일 미국 루이지애나 주와 미네소타 주에서 연달아 경찰에 의한 흑인 총살이 벌어져 과잉진압 논란이 빚어지고 있는 가운데 소개된 통계다. 　　반인종차별 움직임에 불을 지핀 위 사건 피해자는 각각 루이지애나 주의 앨턴 스털링 (37)과 미네소타 주의 필랜도 캐스틸 (32)이다.　 스털링(좌), 캐스틸(우)　스털링은 루이지애나 주 배턴루지의 한 편의점 근처에서 CD를 팔던 중 경관 2명에게 제압되던 과정에서 총에 맞아 숨졌다.　　경관은 스털링이 총기로 사람을 위협했다는 제보를 받고 출동했다고 하지만 지나가던 행인이 찍은 현장영상에선 스털링이 경관을 상대로 위협적인 모습을 보이지 않았다. 　　캐스틸은 인디애나 주 인디애나폴리스

한국어판 July 8, 2016

The South Korean economy continues to be on a downward slope due to a slump in exports and industrial production despite an apparent uptick in private consumption, a government report showed Friday."Consumption is showing some signs of recovery, but the production side has remained in the doldrums, with a slowdown in employment," the finance ministry said in its monthly economy assessment report called the "Green Book."The report is based on the latest economic indicators of such key factors as

July 8, 2016

South Korean shares were down 0.61 percent late Friday morning on sell-offs by foreign and institutional investors.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 11.97 points to 1,962.11 as of 11:20 a.m.The index got off on an upbeat note, but pared earlier gains after foreigners and institutions turned to selling on profit-taking.Most large caps were in negative terrain, while top cap Samsung Electronics remained one of the few gainers, advancing 0.90 percent.Leading automaker Hyundai Mot

July 8, 2016

Investors in South Korea are increasingly parking their money in safe places and managing them on a short-term basis amid increased uncertainties, data showed on Friday.The outstanding value of short-term financial products such as demand deposits and time deposits with a maturity of less than six months amounted to 876.2 trillion won ($757 billion) as of end-May, up 3.3 percent from 848.6 trillion won at end-December, according to the data compiled by the Bank of Korea. Such short-term deposits

July 8, 2016

South Korea's carmaking giant Hyundai Motor Group said Friday no decision has been made yet over whether it will buy a 20-percent stake in its auto finance unit, Hyundai Capital, from its U.S. partner, General Electric Co.GE acquired a 43.3-percent stake in Hyundai Capital from Hyundai Motor Group for 620 billion won ($535 million) in 2004.Last year, the U.S. company sold 20.1-percent and 3.2-percent stakes in Hyundai Capital to Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor -- the flagship units of Hyundai Motor

July 8, 2016

The gap in the operating profit margins of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. and its U.S. rival Apple Inc. is estimated to have further narrowed to single-digit percentage points in the second quarter of this year, market data suggested Friday.Samsung Electronics estimated Thursday that its sales reached 50 trillion won ($43.2 billion), with 8.1 trillion won in operating profits, in the April-June period, posting 16.2 percent in operating profit margin.The ratio of operating profit

July 8, 2016

Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its limited edition Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone on Friday designed to celebrate the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.The South Korean tech giant said it will begin the sale of the special version in South Korea, Brazil, China, the United States and some other selected nations on July 18.Samsung is a long-time sponsor of the quadrennial global sports gala.The revelation of the special edition phone marks the official launch of its "global Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign."

Technology July 8, 2016

South Korea's finance minister on Friday pledged that the authorities will manage the country's foreign exchange reserve in a stable way to overcome the current exogenous headwinds stemming from the recent British vote to exit the European Union, or Brexit."To deal with rising financial uncertainties, we have to establish a firm safety valve," Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said in a minister-level meeting in Seoul. "The economic authorities will work to manage foreign exchange reserves in a stable

July 8, 2016

A growing number of business hotels have opened up in downtown Seoul to meet rising demand for affordable accommodation options among foreign and budget-conscious travelers, industry officials said Friday. Many of the hotels have sprung up in Myeongdong, a downtown shopping area, and more are set to open later this year to fill a niche demand between five-star hotels and cheap guest houses. So far, about 2,000 rooms have been added to the area. Hotel Lotte, a unit under retail giant Lotte Group,

Industry July 8, 2016

South Korea and the United States have agreed to deploy a high-tech antiballistic-missile interception system in the Northeast Asian country to upgrade the allies' defense against North Korea's increasing nuclear and missile threats, the defense ministry said Friday.The decision came after five months of negotiations between Seoul and Washington over whether to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, an advanced air defense shield that makes up the U.S.' mainland missile defense s

Defense July 8, 2016

The number of people paying the maximum for state-run health insurance, about 2.3 million won (1,990) a month, is increasing each year, health authorities said Friday, a sign that the number of rich people in South Korea is rising. Records from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service showed the number of the employed paying the maximum totaled 3,130 as of April, up from 2,508 in 2012. The number for the unemployed increased to 577 from 359.The employed group

July 8, 2016

수영 국가대표 출신 박태환(27)의 리우데자네이루 올림픽 출전 여부가 국제스포츠중재재판소(CAS)의 잠정 처분 결과에 따라 정해지게 됐다. 대한체육회는 8일 서울 송파구 올림픽파크텔에서 제4차 이사회를 열고 이날 오후 나올 것으로 예상되는 CAS의 잠정 처분 결과에 따라 박태환의 리우데자네이루 올림픽 국가대표 선발 여부를 결정하기로 했다. (연합)CAS가 이날 오후 박태환의 올림픽 출전에 힘을 실어주는 잠정 처분을 내릴 경우 체육회는 박태환을 올림픽 국가대표에 발탁할 예정이다. 또 CAS가 오늘까지 박태환에 대한 처분을 별도로 내리지 않을 경우에도 박태환을 국가대표 예비 명단에 넣을 계획이다. 체육회는 "이 경우에는 박태환 측이 이미 지난 1일 서울 동부지법의 국가대표 자격 결격 사유에 대한 가처분 신청에서 결격 사유가 없다는 판결을 받았기 때문에 국내 법원 판결을 존중한다는 취지"라고 설명했다. 하지만 박태환을 올림픽에 내보내지 않아도 된다는 취지의 처분이 나오면 박태환을 올림픽에

한국어판 July 8, 2016