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Police to transfer Sewol owner's body to his family: source
Police were to hand over the body of a billionaire who owned a ferry that sank in southern waters, causing the loss of about 300 lives, to his family later on Monday, a police source said.A Christian sect co-founded by Yoo Byung-eun will then place his body inside Geumsuwon, its headquarters in Anseong, about 80 kilometers south of Seoul, for several days and hold a two-day funeral for him, the source said."We're going to transfer the body, which currently lies in state in the National Forensic

Social Affairs Aug. 25, 2014
North Korea's imports of Chinese rice more than double
North Korea's imports of Chinese rice grew sharply in July, data showed Monday, apparently due in part to efforts to stabilize the price of the staple food in the impoverished country.North Korea bought $7.02 million worth of rice from the neighboring country last month, up 115 percent from $3.27 million a year earlier, according to Chinese trade data from the Seoul-based Korea International Trade Association.The amount also represents an on-month increase of 53 percent from $4.57 million.The su

North Korea Aug. 25, 2014
Activists demand that Samsung accept appellate ruling on workers' deaths
A civic group on Monday called for Samsung Electronics Co. to take full responsibility and comply with an appellate court decision last week that held the tech giant liable for the leukemia deaths of two former production-line employees."Samsung should follow the court ruling and provide compensation as well as a sincere apology to the families of the victims, and come up with viable measures to prevent any more such deaths," the Protector of Health and Human Rights of Semiconductor Workers (SHA

Technology Aug. 25, 2014
'Roaring Currents' earns over $1.18m in North America
A scene from “Roaring Currents.” (CJ Entertainment)A South Korean megahit movie about a 16th-century Korean admiral's astonishing victory over Japanese naval forces has earned more than $1.18 million after last week's release in North America, the movie's distributor said Monday.The film, "Roaring Currents," posted the box-office haul in seven days after it was released in the region on Aug. 15 under the title "The Admiral: Roaring Currents," according to CJ Entertainment.The figure is a record

Aug. 25, 2014
Girls' Generation to hold concert in Tokyo
South Korean pop group Girls' Generation will hold a concert in Tokyo to mark the fourth year of its debut in Japan, the group's agency said Monday.The concert titled "The Best Live at Tokyo Dome" will be held on Dec. 9 at Tokyo Dome, the first time for the group to hold a solo concert in the venue, S.M. Entertainment said.During the concert, the group will present the best of its hit songs and tracks from its latest album.Ahead of the event, the band uploaded a special video that compiled its J

Aug. 25, 2014
Conglomerates to hire roughly same number of employees in H2 as last year
South Korea's leading business groups plan to hire roughly the same number of new employees in the second half as last year, despite lingering economic uncertainties and sluggish domestic market conditions, corporate observers said Monday.Companies have been diversifying their recruitment system to pick employees best fit for their different needs in bolstering competitiveness and long-term growth.Samsung Group, the country's largest chaebol, or family-run conglomerate, plans to hire up to 5,000

Industry Aug. 25, 2014
Number of foreign offenders tops 140,000 amid lack of specialized police staff
The number of foreign criminals in South Korea has exceeded the 140,000 mark over the past six years amid a lack of specialized police officers, a lawmaker said Monday.A total of 140,766 foreigners committed crimes in South Korea between 2009 and July 2014, Rep. Lee Cheol-woo of the ruling Saenuri Party said, citing a report from the National Police Agency.By region, 32 percent of the crimes committed by foreign nationals occurred in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi Province in the cited perio

Social Affairs Aug. 25, 2014
Hwang, Choi beat Chicago as South Korea wins LLWS
Team Korea pose after winning the final of Sunday`s Little League World Series championship game in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Yonhap)In the giddy moments after South Korea won the Little League World Series, outfielder Don Wan Sin realized how he wanted to celebrate.“I want to go to the Blue House -- the White House of Korea -- and meet the President,” Sin said, breaking up his teammates.Just maybe Sin, who scored twice and hit a solo homer, will indeed get his wish to meet Park

Baseball Aug. 25, 2014
Ryu So-yeon earns LPGA victory in Canada
So Yeon Ryu of South Korea imitates a `selfie` as she celebrates her two stroke victory during the fourth round of the LPGA Canadian Pacific Women`s Open at the London Hunt and Country Club on Sunday in London, Ontario, Canada. (AFP)South Korean golfer Ryu So-yeon picked up her first LPGA Tour victory in two years on Sunday at the Canadian Pacific Women's Open.At the London Hunt and Country Club in London, Ontario, Ryu shot a 3-under 69 in the final round for a four-round total of 23-under, a to

Golf Aug. 25, 2014
Dutch woman urges Japan to come to terms with wrongful past
Human rights activist Thea Bisenberger-van de Wal (second from left) participates in the anti-sex slavery protest in Hague, Netherlands, on April 8. (Yonhap)For Thea Bisenberger-van der Wal, Japan is a nation that took "our childhood away, raped our mothers and worked our fathers to death" during World War II, but is still refusing to come to terms with its wrongful past.Bisenberger's late mother was one of tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of women historians say were forced into

Foreign Affairs Aug. 25, 2014
Major 7.0-magnitude quake strikes Peru: USGS
A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Peru Sunday, US experts said.The quake hit at 2321 GMT 42 kilometers east-northeast of Tambo at a depth of 58.9 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.Located 471 kilometers southeast of the capital Lima, it hit at at 23:21 GMT. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cautioned that earthquakes of this size "sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers of the earthquake epicenter.""Authorities in the re

World News Aug. 25, 2014
Rebels parade captured soldiers as Kiev marks independence day
Pro-Russian gunmen guard parade dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers during a march in mockery of the country`s Independence Day celebrations in the main separatist stronghold Donetsk on August 24, 2014 (AFP Photo/Alexandr Osinskiy)Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine paraded dozens of captured soldiers before a jeering crowd on Sunday in mockery of Independence Day celebrations in the capital.Ukraine's pro-Western government had sought to boost morale with an upbeat military parade to mark th

World News Aug. 25, 2014
CNN 앵커도 놀란 "괴상한 한국 광고“ 베스트, '야한 수준을 넘어섰다' 숨들이켜
수많은 문화적 코드가 공존하는 세계화 시대에도 컬쳐 쇼크는 존재한다. 타 분야에 비해 세계화의 속도가 빠른 광고계의 경우도 예외는 아니다. 　한 문화에서는 심각하거나 건전한 광고가, 다른 문화권에서는 우스꽝스럽거나 외설스럽게 보이는 촌극도 종종 벌어진다.　우리나라 시청자들이 대체적으로 동의하는 “괴상한 한국 광고”에 과거 가수 조성모나 배우 이준기가 출연한 음료 광고가 있다면, 외국인들이 꼽는 “괴상한 한국 광고”는 한국의 실내 운동기구, 껌, 피자, 인형 등 다양한 분야의 소재를 아우른다. (유투브 캡쳐)　1. 자가 승마 운동기구 　CNN 간판 앵커 앤더슨 쿠퍼는 “이상한 것들 (Risticule)”이란 뉴스 코너를 진행하던 중, 모 한국 기업의 운동기구 광고를 소개하며 “한국의 홈쇼핑 광고로 추정되는 방송에 나온 운동 기구로, 외설적으로 보이는 부분들이 존재한다”며 “정체를 알 수 없는 물건 (“A piece of whatever-this-thing-is”)”이라고 부르며 경악

한국어판 Aug. 24, 2014
원숭이 셀카, 저작권은 누구에게? 논란
동물이 스스로 찍은 셀카에 대한 저작권은 누구에게 있을까? 지난 2011년 영국의 한 동물 사진작가가 원숭이에게 사진기를 빌려주고 셀카를 찍도록 한 것이 동물의 저작권 논란에 불을 붙였다. 당시는 아직 ‘셀카 (selfie)’라는 용어가 대중적으로 쓰이기도 전이었다. 외신에 따르면, 데이빗 슬레이터라는 이름의 이 사진작가는 인도네시아에서 한 검정짧은꼬리원숭이에게 자신의 사진기를 빌려주었으며, 자신이 자리를 비운 한 시간 동안 원숭이가 다수의 셀카를 찍었다고 말했다. 원숭이가 찍은 사진은 대부분 핀트가 어긋나거나 흔들렸지만, 그 중 잘 나온 사진 두 컷이 “2011년도 웃는 원숭이 셀카”란 제목으로 유명세를 탔다. 얼마 후 해외 정보 검색 사이트인 위키피디아의 모회사인 위키미디아가 이 사진들을 누구나 다운받아 사용할 수 있도록 자사 플랫폼에 게시한 데서 문제가 생겼다. 위키미디아는 누구나 사진을 무료로 사용할 수 있도록 “위키피디아 크리에이티브 공용 라이센스 (Wikipedia’s C

한국어판 Aug. 12, 2014
Asiana posts W11.6b in net loss in Q2
Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest full-service carrier, said Friday it has posted a net loss of 11.75 billion won ($11.3 million) in the second quarter, mainly due to a rise in one-off non-business spending and a stronger won. The company, however, posted 2.98 billion won in operating profit in the period from an operating loss of 29.93 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales edged up 2.7 percent to 1.41 trillion won"Because of Asiana's relativ

Industry Aug. 8, 2014

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