창고형 할인매장 코스트코에선 다양한 대형 제품을 접할 수 있다. 특대형 인형도 취급된다.　　20일 미국 온라인 매체 버즈피드는 생후 5개월된 손녀에게 어마어마한 크기의 코스트코 곰 인형을 선물한 조부의 이야기를 보도했다. 　　이 조부는 코스트코에서 근무하는 사위가 초대형 인형과 함께 사진을 찍어 사회공유망서비스(SNS)에 게시한 내용을 보곤 손녀를 위해 곧장 제품을 구매했다.  (트위터)　(트위터)　사진에 “매디(Madeline)에게 필요한 인형이다”라고 딸이 남긴 글을 진담으로 받아들인 것이다.　　성인 남성보다도 커다란 이 곰 인형은 5개월 아기 곁에서 흡사 착시효과와 같은 우람한 몸집을 뽐냈다. 　　이 사진은 아기의 모친이 사회공유망서비스 트위터에 게재한 후 이틀만에 35,000번 ‘리트윗’되며 네티즌의 돌풍 같은 환호를 받았다.　　(khnews@heraldcorp.com) 　

한국어판 Sept. 20, 2016

South Korea will likely see its gross domestic product per capita touch the landmark $30,000 level in 2018, a parliamentary report predicted Tuesday.If the $30,000 plateau is attained in two years, it will have taken 12 years since South Korea reached the $20,000 level in 2006.Other leading economies of the world have spent 8.2 years on average in raising their per capita income from $20,000 to $30,000.Switzerland needed only two years to make the jump and Japan spent five years, while it took 1

Sept. 20, 2016

All new buildings in South Korea that are higher than one story will be required to be earthquake-resistant from next year, while those with 16 floors or more must have their earthquake-proof designs verified, the government said Tuesday.The measure was set following a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the nation's southeastern region on Sept. 12, the most powerful tremor to be recorded here, and the nearly 400 aftershocks since.The region was again struck by an aftershock measuring magnitude 4.

Social Affairs Sept. 20, 2016

Local businesses are expected to pay an additional 4.7 trillion won ($4.2 billion) per year in corporate tax due to tax revisions over the past four years, a study showed Tuesday, amid growing calls from the opposition bloc to further hike corporate tax.Since the incumbent administration came into office in early 2012, the government has enacted 14 separate revisions to various tax-related laws that have resulted in a significant increase in the amount paid by local firms, according to the Feder

Sept. 20, 2016

The number of South Korean nationals living abroad who have been affected by accidents and crimes has spiked over the past five years, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.According to data submitted by the ministry to the National Assembly, 8,298 South Koreans were involved in accidents and crimes in 2015, up 86.1 percent from what was tallied in 2011.The number also remained high this year, with 4,136 Koreans involved in such cases as theft, murders, and traffic accidents as of Aug. 2. Of this ye

Social Affairs Sept. 20, 2016

More than 800 traffic law violations by foreign diplomats stationed in South Korea have been reported over the past five years, with Russian diplomats accounting for the largest proportion, police data showed Tuesday.According to the data compiled by the National Policy Agency, a total of 838 traffic violations by foreign diplomats have been reported from 2011 to now. Russian diplomats broke traffic laws in 107 cases during the cited period, the largest number by any group stationed in the count

Social Affairs Sept. 20, 2016

South Korea's minor Justice Party said Tuesday that the government must consider providing incentives to North Korea to bring them back to the negotiating table on the nuclear issue."We need to come up with incentives responsibly to bring North Korea to the negotiating table, and induce them to halt the nuclear development program," Rep. Sim Sang-jung, the head of the party said during a parliamentary speech. Rep. Sim Sang-jung, head of the Justice Party (Yonhap)The Justice Party holds six seats

North Korea Sept. 20, 2016

독일 나치 시절을 그대로 담은 타임캡슐이 80년 만에 폴란드에서 발굴돼 당시의 생생한 모습을 드러냈다.20일(현지시간) 영국 일간 인디펜던트 등에 따르면 나치가 점령한 독일 영토였으나 지금은 폴란드 도시인 조치에니츠의 한 건물에서 최근 폴란드 고고학자들이 나치 시절 묻힌 구리 원통을 찾아내 내용물을 확인했다.타임캡슐은 나치 당원 훈련용으로 사용했고 현재는 폴란드군이 쓰는  '오르덴부르크 크로신제' 건물에 깊이 묻혀 있었기에 연구팀은 두꺼운 콘크리트 벽과 매설된 지뢰, 지하수 등 장애물을 뚫고 발굴해야 했다고 현지 매체인 토크라디오는 전했다.이 통은 1936년 건축과정에서 묻힌 것으로 고고학자들이 오래전부터 존재를 알고 있었으나 지뢰 등 장애물 때문에 찾아내기 어려웠다고 한다.구리 통을 개봉하자 아돌프 히틀러의 사진과 함께 히틀러의 자서전 형식으로 나치의 이념을 담은 책 '나의 투쟁' 두 권과 신문들, 이 도시의 독일식 명칭인 '팔켄부르크' 홍보 책자, 동전 등이 나왔다.내용물은 "완

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