Police said Wednesday they have requested cooperation from their Chinese counterparts to investigate a Chinese man suspected of killing a South Korean woman who was praying at a Catholic church on the country's resort island of Jeju last week.The 50-year-old man, identified only by his last name Chen, is accused of stabbing the 61-year-old victim while she was inside the church alone on Saturday morning, according to the Jeju Seobu Police Station. The suspect was nabbed a few hours later some 40

Social Affairs Sept. 21, 2016

Hyundai Department Store Co. said Wednesday it will open Seoul's largest outlet in a new skyscraper to be built in the financial district of Yeouido by 2020.Hyundai Department Store said it has been selected as a preferred bidder to build its latest shopping facility in the new skyscraper called "Parc 1" under a 20-year lease contract for 30 billion won ($26.74 million). It will sign a formal agreement next week.Parc 1 will be built next to the International Finance Center in Yeouido in a space

Industry Sept. 21, 2016

안젤리나 졸리 (41)와 브래드 피트 (52)의 이혼 소식으로 할리우드가 떠들썩한 중, 한 영국 타블로이드지는 졸리의 지나온 연애사를 파헤쳤다. 　　졸리는 널리 알려진 인터뷰에서 일평생 네 명의 남자와 관계를 가졌고 그 중 세 명과 한 때 부부 사이였다고 주장 바 있다. 　　하지만 21일 타블로이드 데일리메일은 졸리가 스스로 주장하는 것 보다 더욱 자유분방한 성생활을 즐겼으며 그녀의 과거는 ‘그 어떤 할리우드 시나리오보다 화려하다’고 보도했다. 　　2007년 OK!매거진과의 인터뷰에서 “유치원 때 성적으로 깨어있었다”고 말했다. 　　“’키시 걸스 (Kissy Girls)’라는 그룹의 일원이었는데, 남자 아이들에게 키스하고 옷을 벗고 놀았다”며 “그 때문에 문제를 많이 일으켰다”고 말했다. 　　졸리는 2003년 코스모폴리탄과의 인터뷰에서 “14세때 남자 친구와 첫 경험을 했다”고 밝혔다. 　　그 뿐 아니라 “서로를 칼로 긋고 피를 나누며 더욱 가까워졌다”며 자기파괴적인 성향도 드러냈다

한국어판 Sept. 21, 2016

Drug-associated crime has been the most frequent reason for the imprisonment of North Korea defectors in South Korea so far this year, a parliamentary report showed Wednesday.A total of 129 North Korean defectors were behind bars in South Korea as of Aug. 26, compared with 51 recorded in 2011, the report released by Rep. Kang Chang-il of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea showed.Of the 129 imprisoned, 38 were convicted of drug-related crimes while 15 others were guilty of violence, accord

Social Affairs Sept. 21, 2016

South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it will file a petition against the founder of retail giant Lotte Group with state prosecutors for falsely reporting its overseas affiliates' shareholding.The Fair Trade Commission made the final decision to take the legal punitive step after a months-long review of the case that dates back to when Shin Kyuk-ho was in control of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate.Under South Korea's fair trade law, companies with assets exceeding 5 trill

Industry Sept. 21, 2016

North Korea's exports of mineral resources like anthracite coal and iron ore have lent big support to the country's economy in the past 18 years, with most shipped to China, a report said Wednesday.Outbound shipments of North Korean minerals totaled $1.35 billion last year, shooting up more than thirtyfold from $430 million in 1998, according to the report released by the state-run Korea Development Institute think tank.Its total exports tripled to $2.93 billion from $979 million over the same 1

North Korea Sept. 21, 2016

A magnitude-3.5 aftershock jolted Gyeongju on Wednesday, the country's meteorological agency said, little over a week after two strong earthquakes hit the southern city.The aftershock took place at 11:53 a.m., with the epicenter located some 10 kilometers southwest of the historical city, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The Ministry of Public Safety and Security said no damage or casualties have been reported as of 12:30 p.m., though there were some 690 reports of people fe

Social Affairs Sept. 21, 2016

South Korea's ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday continued to debate over whether Seoul should consider its own nuclear armament as an option to defend the country, amid the escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula sparked by Pyongyang's provocations.Following North Korea's launch of submarine-launched ballistic missiles as well as its fifth nuclear test, a rising number of hawkish lawmakers mainly from the ruling Saenuri Party claimed that South Korea must consider developing its own

Defense Sept. 21, 2016