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NK arrests scores of officials over flood damage: activist
North Korea has arrested about 20 land ministry officials to hold them accountable for extensive damage caused by floods that ravaged the northeastern part of the country, an activist claimed Friday.Security agents have arrested scores of officials stationed in North Hamgyong Province, which was recently hit hard by heavy rains in late August, according to North Korean defector Kim Yong-hwa, head of the NK Refugees Human Rights Associations of Korea.The North Korean regime views devastating land

North Korea Oct. 14, 2016
Hanjin Shipping's asset up for sale
Part of cash-strapped Hanjin Shipping Co.'s assets went up for sale on Friday as the company is struggling to raise the cash needed to repay debts and unpaid bills, industry sources said.The country's No. 1 shipper currently under receivership got a nod from a local court Thursday to sell its Asia-US route, including manpower, and vessels, 10 overseas operations, according to the sources.The Seoul Central District Court will receive letters of interest from potential buyers by Oct. 28. Potential

Industry Oct. 14, 2016
Korean conglomerates raise presence in offshore tax havens: data
South Korea's large businesses have continued to increase their direct investments in overseas tax havens, adding to concerns about possible tax evasion attempts, a lawmaker said Friday.Conglomerates here remitted a total of 441.5 trillion won to such countries as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Panama between 2011 and 2015, according to Rep. Park Kwang-on of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea.The amount is based on the won-dollar exchange rate at the end of 2015. On Thursday morning, the

Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
Korea has 2.2 doctors per 1,000 people: data
South Korea had 2.2 doctors per every 1,000 people in 2014, the lowest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Friday.According to the OECD data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the National Assembly, South Korea scored the lowest in physician density, along with Mexico, among 28 member states in 2014, far below the OECD average of 3.3. The data included licensed physicians practicing oriental medicine.Austria ranked top with 5.1

Technology Oct. 14, 2016
PM calls for clear guidelines on anti-graft law amid confusion
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday urged the civil rights commission and other legal bodies to come up with clear and well-defined guidelines on the anti-graft law which went into effect last month amid confusion over interpretation."As we are at the early stage, and as around 4 million people are affected by the law, it is natural that some confusion exists," Hwang said during a government meeting to discuss the anti-graft law."There are controversies about whether a certain action violates

Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
Samsung estimates loss of mid-3 tln won from Galaxy Note 7's exit
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone is expected to dent the company's operating profit by additional $3.1 billion over the next two quarters. Samsung already slashed its estimate for third-quarter operating profit by 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion), saying the revision in third-quarter earnings guidance reflected "the direct cost from the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 sales."The latest projection for another mid-3 trillion-won (abou

Technology Oct. 14, 2016
Two-thirds of textbooks at int'l schools refer to East Sea as 'Sea of Japan'
Nearly two-thirds of textbooks used by international schools in South Korea solely use the name "Sea of Japan" to describe the East Sea, research showed Friday, triggering calls to get local authorities to take action. According to the research conducted by the Ministry of Education, 24 of 33 related textbooks used at international schools solely used the name "Sea of Japan," while the nine others used both terms.Ten schools adopted textbooks that stipulate both names, while 16 others used those

Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
'정신나간' 발명품, 용도가 뜨헉
일본에서 난감한(?) 핸드폰 홀더 발명품이 나왔다.　　지난 11일 사회공유망서비스(SNS) 페이스북에 게재된 한 영상은 일본의 애니맥스 (Animax) 회사가 개발한 신종 폰 홀더를 보였다.　　‘백조 목 홀더’라는 이름의 이 발명품은 허리띠처럼 착용할 수 있다. 　　기다란 백조 목은 위로 뻗어올라 얼굴 앞 언저리에 부리를 연 채 놓이게 된다. 　(사진=페이스북)　이 부리 안에 핸드폰을 고정시키면 언제 어디서나 손은 자유롭게 움직이며 핸드폰을 볼 수 있다는 설명이다. 　　‘약 빨고 만든’ 것 같은 홍보 영상에선 이 제품이 저녁식사 자리, 회사, 체육관, 잠자리 등 언제 어디서나 사용 가능하다고 말한다. 　　백조 머리가 예쁘고 신기해서 말을 거는 여성들이 늘어날 것이라는 설명도 있다.　　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

한국어판 Oct. 14, 2016
(영상) 비키니女, 남자 업고 스쿼트하다 '대반전'
수영장에 출몰한 한 쌍의 남녀 영상이 사회공유망서비스(SNS)에서 화제가 되고 있다. 　　영상에선 한 금발의 미녀가 건장한 남성에게 안겨 수영장에 등장한다. 　　이후 반전이 따른다. 이 미녀는 자신을 안고 온 남성을 반대로 들쳐 업어 시청자를 깜짝 놀라게 한다. 　 (사진=페이스북)　하지만 이에 그치지 않고 남성을 업은 채 다리를 절반 굽혔다가 다시 원위치로 일어서는 스쿼트 동작을 하는 것이다. 　　열두 차례 스쿼트를 하고 남성을 다시 내려놓은 여성은 카메라를 향해 승리의 V자 표시를 하는 둥 여유로운 모습을 보였다.　　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 Oct. 14, 2016
US official warns NK leader of death if he attempts nuclear attack
The top US official on East Asia has warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could face death if he attempts to use nuclear weapons, stressing the nuclear program undermines his security rather than strengthening it."Put yourself in Kim Jong-un's place. That is not a good place to be. Perhaps he's got an enhanced capacity to conduct a nuclear attack and then immediately die. But that can't be plan A," Russel said during a meeting Wednesday with US defense reporters, according to an AP report.Russ

North Korea Oct. 14, 2016
Thais gripped by grief after beloved king's death
Thais wept in grief across the nation Thursday after the palace announced the death of their beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the politically fractious country's unifying figure and the world's longest-reigning monarch. He was 88.Hundreds of people had gathered since Wednesday at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital, where Bhumibol had been treated for various ailments for much of the past decade. Many sobbed loudly, clutching each other in anguish and shouting “Long live the king.” “There is no word to e

World News Oct. 14, 2016
토끼와 거북이 경주 ‘레알반전’ 승자는?
이솝 우화 속 토끼와 거북이 경주가 실제로 펼쳐졌다. 　　지난 10일 사회공유망서비스 (SNS)에 올라온 한 영상에선 동남아시아 국가의 이색 경주가 담겼다. 　　참가자들의 반려동물들이 달리기 경기를 펼치는 이 행사에서 토끼와 거북이가 대결을 펼친 것이다. 　　엉금엉금 걷는 거북이를 앞질러 뛰어나간 토끼는 이내 영문 모를 이유에 멈춰 서선 더 이상 나아가지 않았다. 　　주인이 결승선 앞에서 손뼉을 치며 불렀지만 토끼는 꿈쩍도 하지 않았다.　　그 사이 거북이는 천천히 움직여 느긋이 완주하며 승리했다.　 (사진=페이스북)　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 Oct. 14, 2016
Tour bus fire kills 10
A tourist bus caught fire on an expressway near the southeastern city of Ulsan on Thursday, killing 10 people trapped inside, police said.The bus was carrying 20 people when one of its tires exploded, causing it to slam into the guardrail and catch fire on the Gyeongbu Expressway near Ulsan, about 300 km southeast of Seoul, at 10:11 p.m., police said. (Yonhap)The fire gutted the bus, leaving 10 people dead. The 10 others managed to escape from the bus and were taken to hospitals for smoke inhala

Social Affairs Oct. 14, 2016
Financial watchdog urges careful monitoring of banks' financial health
South Korea's financial watchdog said Thursday it will step up efforts to early detect possible risks in the local banking sector amid a full-fledged corporate restructuring drive at home and unrelenting uncertainties abroad.Speaking to lawmakers, Zhin Woong-seob, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, reminded domestic banks of the need for stricter credit risk assessment of firms that may go insolvent anytime soon.The FSC is at work with a "higher sense of tension and alertness than an

Oct. 13, 2016
Galaxy Note 7 won't affect Samsung's ratings: Standard & Poor's
International ratings agency Standard and Poor's said Thursday the global recall and discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone will not affect its ratings on Samsung Electronics Co. "We believe the impact on the ratings will be limited at this stage" mainly due to Samsung's significant net cash holdings of about 65 trillion won ($57.3 billion) as of June 30, the ratings agency said in a statement. Standard and Poor's said the financial impact of the Note 7 recall will be "limited," because

Technology Oct. 13, 2016

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