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Korean couple missing in Philippines: foreign ministry
A South Korean married couple living in the Philippines have been missing for months, the foreign ministry here said Monday, adding that it is working in cooperation with local authorities to discover their whereabouts. The couple was last seen in April when they took a ship leaving from Samar Island located near the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, according to the ministry. They are said to have lived in Mindanao for about one year. The Seoul government currently has a travel ban for
International Oct. 24, 2016
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P2P lending on sharp rise
Peer-to-peer lending in South Korea grew at a fast pace in the third quarter of the year, as individuals with low credit ratings flocked to the burgeoning lending scheme and yield-hungry investors funneled more money into it, industry data showed Monday.According to the data compiled by industry tracker Crowd Institute, P2P lending in the country was tallied at 188 billion won ($166 million) in the third quarter of the year, sharply rising from 104 billion won in the second quarter and 49.6 bill
Oct. 24, 2016
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친딸 4년 성폭행 男, 징역 '1503년'
수년간 친딸을 성폭행한 미국 남성에게 1천503년 징역형이 선고됐다.23일(현지시간) 영국 일간 가디언은 미국 캘리포니아주의 프레즈노 고등법원이 4년간 친딸을 성폭행한 혐의로 기소된 르네 로페즈(41)에게 징역 1천503년을 선고했다고 보도했다. (프레즈노 경찰 제공 사진. 로스앤젤레스 타임스 캡처)로페즈는 2009년 5월부터 딸이 도망친 2013년 5월까지 일주일에 두 세 차례씩 딸을 성폭행한 혐의를 받고 있다.현지매체 프레즈노 비는 이번 판결에 대해 프레즈노 고등법원 역사상 가장 긴 징역형이라고 설명했다.재판장인 에드워드 사키시안 판사는 로페즈에 대해 "사회에 심각한 위험"이라고 지적했다.또한 로페즈가 참회하는 모습을 전혀 보이지 않았으며 오히려 딸이 자신을 곤경에 빠뜨렸다면서 비난했다고 중형 선고 이유를 설명했다.검찰도 "10대 딸의 삶을 망쳤고 딸이 마치 자신의 잘못인양 느끼게 했다"며 로페즈에 엄벌을 처해달라고 재판부에 요청했다.올해 23살이 로페즈의 딸은 "나는 당시 어리
한국어판 Oct. 24, 2016
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Property loans make up 40% of bank exposure to self-employed
Real estate-related loans take the lion's share of South Korean banks' lending to self-employed business owners, a report showed Monday, which experts say could pose a systemic threat to the financial system.Twelve local banks' lending to one-man operations came to 185.5 trillion won ($164 billion) as of end-June this year, up 7.8 trillion won from six months earlier and accounting for 18 percent of their total household loans, according to the report by credit appraiser Korea Ratings.Property a
Oct. 24, 2016
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US gov't dismisses rare talks involving NK diplomats as 'Track 2' meeting
The United States on Sunday dismissed recent talks between North Korean diplomats and former US government officials as a private "Track 2" meeting taking place without the involvement of the US government.North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol and the North's UN Ambassador Jang Il-hun held the two days of talks with former US nuclear negotiators Robert Gallucci and Joseph DeTrani, and Asian affairs expert Leon Sigal in Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur on Friday and Saturday. North Korean Vice
North Korea Oct. 24, 2016
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Senior US diplomat handling THAAD to visit Korea this week
A senior US diplomat handling missile defense issues, including THAAD, will visit South Korea later this week, the State Department said.Frank Rose, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, will be in Seoul on Friday and Saturday for meetings with officials of South Korea's government and US Forces Korea to "discuss arms control, international security and strategic stability," the department said in a statement.The department did not elaborate, but his meeting
Defense Oct. 24, 2016
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US pressuring S. Korea, other allies to vote against ban on nuclear weapons: report
The United States is campaigning hard against a proposed UN General Assembly resolution banning nuclear weapons, pressuring treaty allies like South Korea, Japan and NATO members to vote against the resolution, a new report said.The resolution, led by Austria, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, calls for the formal launch of negotiations on a nuclear ban in 2017. The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on the resolution as early as next week and proponents expect it to pass easily, according t
International Oct. 24, 2016
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Kerry calls N. Korea 'illegal and illegitimate regime'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has described North Korea as an "illegal and illegitimate regime" in a possible indication that the US government is taking a harder line on the communist nation.Kerry made the remark at the start of talks with Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah on Friday, praising the Middle Eastern nation for its efforts to help curb North Korea's weapons proliferation."I want to thank the Amir and his government for their efforts to help counter the proliferati
North Korea Oct. 24, 2016
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Ratio of deficit households hits record low amid slump
A record low number of South Korean households ran a deficit in the second quarter, government data showed Monday, in an apparent sign consumers are tightening their belts amid a long-running economic slump.According to Statistics Korea, 20 percent of households sustained a deficit from April to June, the lowest reading since 2003, when the agency began compiling related data. This file photo, taken on Aug. 19, 2016, shows a Statistics Korea official giving a briefing on households' income and
Oct. 24, 2016
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NK says S. Korea did not consult with Pyongyang over 2007 UN rights vote
North Korea said Monday that South Korea did not consult with Pyongyang before it decided to abstain from the UN vote on the North's human rights in 2007, in its first reaction to a memoir by a former top South Korean diplomat.North Korea's committee on inter-Korean affairs said the South Korean conservative ruling party is carrying out a "politically motivated terrorist act" by branding the main liberal opposition party as North Korean sympathizers."At that time, the south side had neither sugg
North Korea Oct. 24, 2016
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Hanjin Shipping seeking to close European operations
Cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co. is seeking to close its European operations, raising speculation that the country's No. 1 shipper is preparing for a liquidation process, industry sources said Monday.According to the sources, Hanjin Shipping, currently under court receivership, has asked a local court to allow it to sell and liquidate its European operations.It is unclear whether the court will give the nod to the shipper to proceed with the plan.Last week, the shipper also said it would sell i
Industry Oct. 24, 2016
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마리옹 크램프 봉춤 ‘가히 예술’
프로 폴댄서 마리옹 크램프의 춤사위가 사회공유망서비스에서 7백만번 이상 조회되는 기염을 토하고 있다. 일명 ‘봉춤’이라고 불리는 폴댄싱(Pole Dancing)은 오랜 시간 퇴폐적인 색안경을 통해 조명되었지만, 근 몇년 간 효과적인 몸매관리 운동으로 재인식되고 있다. (사진=마리옹 크램프 페이스북) 실제로 봉에 지탱해 펼치는 동작들은 전신 근육이 발달하지 않은 이상 구현할 수 없는 동작들로, 진정한 프로 폴댄서들은 묘기와도 같은 아름다운 동작을 보이곤 한다. 이 외에도 마리옹은 유연성과 근력이 합쳐져 아크로바틱 공중곡예와 유사한 ‘아크로요가‘를 소개한다. (사진=마리옹 크램프 페이스북) (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
한국어판 Oct. 23, 2016
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S. Korean agency to begin interviews with NK defectors for human rights violations
A South Korean agency that will document North Korea's human rights abuses will start interviewing North Korean defectors to check crimes carried out by the communist state, a government official said Sunday.The Center for North Korean Human Rights Records will interview individual North Korean defectors at Hanawon, a facility that provides three months of resettlement education for those fleeing the North to the South, according to a unification ministry official. The center, which is under the
North Korea Oct. 23, 2016
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Korean conglomerates hire less despite more assets: data
South Korea's 10 biggest companies have contributed less to the nation's employment sector, although their assets have grown, data showed Sunday.According to the data compiled by market researcher Chaebol.com, their assets totaled 1,144.4 trillion won ($1,000 billion) last year. This accounts for 27.22 percent of all assets for local firms.The "big ten" firms' combined assets have continued to rise from 1,012.4 trillion won in 2012, to 1,067.8 trillion won in 2013 and 1,108.4 trillion won in 201
Industry Oct. 23, 2016
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여친과 있던 알몸 상대남 촬영은 "정당행위"…'무죄'
사실혼 관계에 있는 여자친구와 알몸으로 함께 있던 남성을 휴대전화로 촬영한 30대 남성이 항소심에서 무죄를 선고받았다.수원지법 형사6부(부장판사 임재훈)는 성폭력 범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 위반 혐의 등으로 기소된 김모(38)씨에 대한 항소심에서 징역 8월에 집행유예 2년을 선고한 원심을 파기하고 징역 6월에 집행유예 1년을 선고했다고 23일 밝혔다. (연합뉴스)김씨는 지난해 4월 9일 새벽 4시께 경기도에 있는 자신의 집에서 사실혼 관계인 여자친구가 옷을 벗은 채 거실에서, 안방에서는 남성인 A(31)씨가 알몸 상태로 자고 있는 것을 발견했다. 잠에서 깬 A씨는 옷을 입고 밖으로 나가려고 했고 김씨는 이런 모습을 휴대전화 카메라에 담았다.김씨는 1심 재판 과정에서 "A씨가 여자친구를 성폭행한 것으로 판단해 증거를 남기려고 했다"고 주장했지만, 원심을 맡은 성남지원은 "법원이 적법하게 채택한 증거에 따르면 피해자가 (김씨의 여자친구)를 성폭행했다는 것은 사실이 아니고, 피고인이
한국어판 Oct. 23, 2016
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