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Acting president stresses security of country rests on shoulders of troops
South Korea's acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Sunday that the security of the country rests on the shoulders of its armed forces.In a video message sent to troops, Hwang emphasized the grave security situation facing the country.There has been growing speculation that North Korea will engage in some form of provocation in 2017 after detonating two nuclear devices in 2016 and firing off scores of ballistic missiles."The people have faith in the strong willpower and military

Defense Jan. 1, 2017
Man arrested for in-flight violence
Police arrested a South Korean man Thursday on charges of violating aviation security laws and assault after allegedly engaging in in-flight violence earlier this month, police said.Earlier on Thursday, the Incheon District Court issued an arrest warrant for him after holding a hearing on the legality of the arrest warrant, citing he may be a flight risk.The warrant was served to 34-year-old Lim Beom-joon, who allegedly hit a passenger in the face and assaulted flight attendants while aboard a K

Social Affairs Dec. 29, 2016
Loans by moneylenders increase 9% in six months
Outstanding loans extended by South Korea's private moneylenders increased nearly 9 percent in the first half of this year from six months earlier despite a decrease in the number of customers, government data showed Thursday.The outstanding loans by private loan service providers came to 14.4 trillion won ($12 billion) as of end-June, up 8.9 percent, or 1.2 trillion won, from the end of 2015, the authorities said.But the number of customers fell 1.8 percent to 2.63 million, apparently affected

Dec. 29, 2016
31-year-old woman burnt to death at temple in Seoul
A woman with a history of mental illness burned herself to death at a Buddhist temple in Seoul on Thursday, with the reasons behind the apparent suicide yet to be known, police said. The 31-year-old woman, only identified by her family name Kim, poured flammable materials onto her body and set herself on fire with a lighter at the Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul, police officers said. The woman died before an ambulance arrived at the site, they said.She reportedly had megalomania, a mental ill

Social Affairs Dec. 29, 2016
About 300 N. Korean workers return home from Oman: RFA
Pyongyang has recently brought back around 300 North Korean workers employed in Oman, a US-based radio report said Thursday amid international concerns over the North's inhuman treatment of its workers overseas."As many as 300 North Korean workers were predicted to have stayed for construction work in Oman in 2015, but all of the North Korean workers were repatriated to their home country," Radio Free Asia said, quoting a report from South Korea's state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agenc

North Korea Dec. 29, 2016
[Cartoon] Queen of elections
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Politics Dec. 29, 2016
Tugboat believed to have sunk, leaving 2 crew members dead
A tugboat was believed to have sunk off an island near South Korea's southernmost island of Jeju for unknown reasons on Thursday, leaving its two crew members dead, the Coast Guard said.The coast guard in the city of Jeju received a transmission from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or a distress message suggesting a ship's sinking, from the 29-ton K tugboat sailing in waters 2.4 kilometers west of Biyang Island near the northwestern coast of the southern resort island around 8:51

Social Affairs Dec. 29, 2016
Air Koryo flight attendants featured on 2017 calendar
North Korea has featured a flight crew of its flag carrier Air Koryo in a 2017 calendar of the communist country, obtained Thursday by Yonhap News Agency, in what is seen as an unprecedented move to revitalize its tourism industry amid international sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile developments. The calendar published by the state-run the Korea Publications Export and Import Corp. has the cover showing the airline's two pilots and five flight attendants.It carries scenes of the cab

North Korea Dec. 29, 2016
Gov't to nurture mega-sized IBs with incentives
South Korea said Thursday it will revise regulations on the capital market in a bid to foster mega-sized investment banks here modeled after Goldman Sachs.The Financial Services Commission notified the public of the revision plan in which local brokerages with a huge capital base will be allowed to broaden their businesses beyond brokerage services.IBs with 4 trillion won ($3.3 billion) or more in equity capital will be eligible for short-term corporate lending, such as the issuance of commercia

Dec. 29, 2016
Korea's ambassador to France grilled over blacklist of cultural figures
South Korea's Ambassador to France Mo Chul-min was questioned by investigators Thursday over allegations the presidential office created a "blacklist" of cultural figures considered critical of the conservative government.Mo, who served as senior presidential secretary for education and culture from 2013 to 2014, returned to South Korea on Wednesday, following a summons from the independent counsel team looking into a massive influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye's impea

Social Affairs Dec. 29, 2016
Banks aim to cut household credit growth to 6% next year
The head of South Korea's state financial watchdog said Thursday local banks aim to cut the household credit growth rate to around 6 percent next year."The year 2017 is a very important time for our economy (in efforts) toward the soft landing of household debt (problem)," Zhin Woong-seob, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, told reporters. "The authorities are making special efforts for an improvement in the quality of household debt and a gradual adjustment to its size." Zhin Woong-

Dec. 29, 2016
N. Korea purges 340 during 5-year rule of Kim Jong-un: think tank
North Korea has purged a total of 340 people since leader Kim Jong-un took control of the communist country in 2011, an indication that Kim is continuing his reign of terror to consolidate his power, according to a white paper released Thursday by a state-run think tank.The white paper published by the Institute for National Security Strategy, a think tank run by the National Intelligence Service, revealed that Kim has committed flagrantly inhumane acts by removing senior officials, including hi

North Korea Dec. 29, 2016
People's Party picks four-term lawmaker as new whip
South Korea's minor People's Party elected a four-term lawmaker as the new floor leader Thursday, with incumbent Park Jie-won stepping down to run for the chairmanship slated for next month.Rep. Joo Seung-yong was elected as the new floor leader by beating his rival, two-term Rep. Kim Song-sik.Joo's running mate Rep. Cho Bae-sook will also become the new policy panel chief.The new floor leader and policy chief will serve until May next year.Joo, hailing from South Jeolla Province, called on the

Politics Dec. 29, 2016
'미국인이 가장 존경하는 남성' 1위는 9년째 오바마
버락 오바마 대통령이 9년 연속 미국인이 가장 존경하는 남성 1위로 뽑혔다.여론조사기관 갤럽이 지난 7∼11일 성인 1천28명을 상대로 실시해 28일(현지시간) 공개한 조사 결과, 오바마 대통령은 22%의 지지를 얻어 1위를 차지했다. 오바마, 아베와 함께 美하와이 애리조나기념관 역사적 방문 (사진=연합)도널드 트럼프 대통령 당선인은 15%의 지지로 2위에 그쳤으며 프란치스코 교황이 4%, 미 대선에서 아웃사이더 돌풍을 일으킨 '민주적 사회주의자' 버니 샌더스(버몬트) 상원의원이 2%로 각각 뒤를 이었다.갤럽이 지난 70년간 이 조사를 시행한 이래 현직 대통령은 모두 58차례 1위를 차지했다고 갤럽은 밝혔다.여성 부문에서는 트럼프 당선인에게 이번 대선에서 패한 힐러리 클린턴 전 국무장관이 15년 연속 1위를 차지했다.지지율은 12%였다.2위는 퍼스트레이디인 미셸 오바마로 지지율은 8%를 기록했으며, 앙겔라 메르켈 독일 총리와 유명 토크쇼 진행자인 오프라 윈프리가 각각 3%의 지지율로

한국어판 Dec. 29, 2016
"삼등분된 시신이 쌀포대에"…인제 토막시신 사건 13년째 '미궁'
"13년 전 쌀포대 속 남성의 신원이라도 확인된다면 실마리라도 찾을 수 있을 텐데…"13년 전인 2003년 4월 18일 오전 10시 40분 강원 인제군 가아리 광치령 고개 인근 31번 국도변에서 수상한 쌀포대 3개가 나란히 발견됐다.당시 고물을 수집하던 중 쌀포대를 발견한 김모(당시 56세) 씨는 혹시 고물이 아닐까 싶어 조심스럽게 다가섰다.누르스름한 색깔의 쌀포대는 김 씨의 기대와 달리 물컹했다.순간 이상한 생각에 머리카락이 쭈뼛 선 김 씨는 곧바로 112에 신고했다.출동한 경찰이 수상한 쌀포대를 살펴본 순간 현장 주변에 있던 사람들은 모두 경악했다.머리와 팔뚝 아래 팔이 없는 시신이 3개의 쌀포대에 나뉘어 담겨 있었기 때문이다.시신의 가슴과 팔 등에는 흉기에 찔린 자국이 20여 곳이나 됐다.경찰은 수십여 곳의 자상 자국과 3등분 된 토막 시신으로 미뤄 원한이나 치정에 얽힌 살인 사건으로 추정했다.또 20∼40대 남성으로 키 180㎝가량의 건장한 체격인 점으로 미뤄 폭력조직 간의

한국어판 Dec. 29, 2016

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