Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan has resumed his arbitration proceedings against an Olympic ban at the world's top sports tribunal, officials said Thursday.Team GMP, the Seoul-based agency for the Olympic gold medalist, made the announcement during a press conference in Seoul. It was scheduled after the Korean Olympic Committee decided at its board meeting that it wouldn't lift its Olympic ban on Park, reaffirming its long-held stance. (Yonhap)The KOC bans athletes who've served do

Olympic Games June 16, 2016

South Korean stocks fell to nearly a one-month low on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve struck a cautious note on the global economy amid rising risks of Britain's exit from the European Union. The Korean won firmed against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index lost 16.84 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 1,951.99, booking a sixth straight losing session. Trade volume was moderate at 432.98 million shares worth 4.38 trillion won ($3.74 billion), with losers overwh

June 16, 2016

진행자: 윤민식, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 美플로리다 나이트클럽 총격 사건 범인 이슬람 단체와 연계 여부 수사기사요약: 지난 12일 미국 플로리다의 한 게이 나이트클럽에서 29세 남성이 무차별 총격을 가해 범인을 포함해 50명이 사망했다. 이에 FBI는 범인이 과거 IS에 충성을 맹세하겠다고 밝힌 점과 과거 자살폭탄테러범과 관련해 수사를 받은 점 등을 감안해 이슬람 극단주의 단체와의 연계 여부를 조사하고 있다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638FBI probes jihadist link to Florida attack[1] U.S. agents were investigating the alleged Islamist links of a slain gunman Sunday

Podcast June 16, 2016

여왕을 대하는 영국 국민의 스스럼없는 태도가 누리꾼들의 웃음을 자아내고 있다.　지난 10일부터 이틀간 영국에서 여왕 엘리자베스 2세의 90번째 탄생일 기념식이 열렸다. 　국민들과 함께하는 행사자리에 여왕이 입고 나타난 녹색 의상이 사진 스튜디오 또는 방송국에서 합성을 위해 피사체의 배경에 거는 녹색 스크린과 동일한 색상이었던 것이 발단이었다. 　이 기회를 놓칠세라 수많은 네티즌이 뛰어들어 다양한 합성 패러디물을 내놓은 것. 　유머 온라인 커뮤니티 ‘심심한 판다’에는 무려 138건의 관련 패러디 사진이 쇄도했다. 　개중에는 여왕의 옷을 피자, 헬로키티 등으로 도배하거나 유명 공상과학 영화의 행성 폭발 장면영상을 씌워 입힌 사람도 있다. The original resource from online community “Bored Panda”“Bored Panda” user Salih TalayThe Burger Queen by "Bored Panda" user Tom　(코리아헤럴드 임정요

한국어판 June 16, 2016

North Korea has been providing just 360 grams of daily food rations to each of its citizens in the second quarter of this year, far below the United Nations' recommendation, a media report said Thursday.Citing the report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the U.S.-based media Voice of America said the daily ration is 12 percent less than last year during the same period which was 410 grams, and 10 grams less than the previous quarter’s 370 grams.This is far less than the U.N.'s recom

North Korea June 16, 2016

National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday redoubled his call for constitutional revision, claiming that it is no longer a subject for debate, but a "matter of will."During his inaugural press conference, Chung also stressed that political circles should break out of the "parochial" view based on political calculations and work together to create a basic law that embraces various social changes that have taken place since the Constitution was last amended nearly three decades ago."Curr

Politics June 16, 2016

South Korean companies suffered a setback in their sales amid sluggish demand at home and abroad in the first three months of the year, but their profitability continued to improve, central bank data showed Thursday.In a survey conducted by the Bank of Korea, local firms with over 12 billion won ($10.27 million) in assets said their sales dropped 2 percent in the first three months of the year from the same period last year.The survey was conducted on 3,065 select companies between May 2 and Jun

June 16, 2016

Sales in the online shopping business in South Korea have expanded more than 16-fold over the past 15 years on the back of the rapid development of e-commerce transactions, government data showed Thursday.A total of 53.9 trillion won ($46.1 billion) worth of purchases were made online last year, compared with 3.3 trillion won tallied in 2001, with an average 22 percent on-year growth every year, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.Mobile shopping totaled 24.5 trillion won in 2015,

Industry June 16, 2016

All Chinese boats illegally fishing in the neutral waters near the Han River's estuary between the two Koreas have left the area after the South Korean military kicked off a crackdown operation late last week, the defense ministry said Thursday."Currently, there are no Chinese boats in the neutral waters in the estuary area," Moon Sang-gyun, the Ministry of National Defense's spokesman, said in a regular briefing. "But our military is ready to resume its crackdown because the illegal fishing cou

Diplomatic Circuit June 16, 2016

Twenty public companies and state-run agencies were listed at the top of the government-led annual management assessment for their efforts to improve balance sheets, the finance ministry said Thursday.Out of the 116 institutions subject to the test, the number of A-grade institutions rose from 15 tallied a year earlier, followed by 53 B-grade companies and 30 C-grade, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.The 20 best companies include the Incheon International Airport Corp., Korea El

Industry June 16, 2016

South Korea's two major air carriers said Thursday they have decided to impose no fuel surcharges on their international flights next month amid continued low oil prices.Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. said they have set their fuel surcharge at zero for July, marking the 11th straight month of freeze. It is also the longest zero streak since July 2005, the first time when fuel surcharges were levied on all international flights.The decision means passengers purchasing international

Industry June 16, 2016