중국 산둥 지방에서 촬영된 것으로 알려진 이 영상에는 고깃덩어리가 식탁 위에 놓여 있다. 언뜻 보기에는 여느 고기와 다를 바 없지만, 자세히 보면 이 고기는 마치 근육이 수축하듯 움직이고 있다. 이 영상을 촬영한 사람은 너무 놀라 영상을 찍었고 결국 요리하는 데 쓰지 않았다고 한다. 영상을 본 누리꾼들은 고기가 올려진 테이블에 전류가 흐르고 있을 것이라거나 구더기 등의 곤충이 고기에 있어 움직이는 것으로 보일 수 있다는 등 여러 추측을 하고 있다.문제의 고깃덩어리가 유전 자재조합 식품일 것이라거나 고기가 너무나 신선해서 그럴 것이라는 등의 반응도 보이고 있다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 June 29, 2015

음란물중독에서 온 그릇된 성 의식이 한 소녀와 소년의 인생에 씻을 수 없는 상처를 남긴 사건이 논란을 부르고 있다. 영국에서 일어난 이 사건은 한 소년이 12세 때 시작되어 14세 때까지 이어졌다. 청소년보호법에 따라 이름을 밝힐 수 없는 이 소년은 10대 초반부터 음란물에 빠졌다고 한다. 음란물에 빠져들면서 비정상적인 성 의식이 자리를 잡았고, 12세가 되던 해 소년은 동갑내기 소녀를 자신의 잘못된 성적욕구를 해결하는 대상으로 삼았고 그 해 자고 있던 소녀를 강간한 것으로 알려졌다. 그리고 2년 후 소년은 다시 같은 소녀를 범행대상으로 삼았고, 소녀가 이 사실을 알리면서 사건이 세상에 알려졌다. 외신에 따르면 소년은 강간을 인정했고 영국법원은 소년에게 3년간의 재활, 감독을 받아야 하고 2년6개월간 성범죄자로 등록되어야 한다고 한다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

한국어판 June 26, 2015

South Korean stocks closed slightly higher Friday as investors' sentiment was boosted by the government's announcement of a stimulus plan, but the gain was limited by Greek debt woes, analysts said. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 5.20 points, or 0.25 percent, to 2,090.26. Trading volume was moderate at 485 million shares worth 6.24 trillion won ($5.59 billion), with losers outpacing gainers 516 to 290.Seoul sha

June 26, 2015

A total of 12 banks have been picked to expand South Korea's won-yuan direct transaction market that is critical for the country becoming an overseas trading hub for the Chinese currency, the government said Friday.The finance ministry said seven local banks and five foreign lenders operating in the country have been authorized to conduct direct currency transaction in the second half.The local banks are KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea,

June 26, 2015

The possibility that President Park Geun-hye may defect from the ruling party is groundless, a Cheong Wa Dae official said Friday. In a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Park criticized lawmakers, including the floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, saying that they have betrayed the people by only pursuing political interests and that they should be sternly judged by the people. She also vetoed a parliamentary bill designed to empower the National Assembly to challenge government enactment, denounci

Politics June 26, 2015

A court ruled Friday that South Korea is not obligated to compensate its victims of the Hiroshima and Nakasaki atomic bombings who had been denied reparations from Japan.In the first move of its kind, nearly 80 victims brought a damages claim against the South Korean government in 2013. They represented more than 2,600 others and asked for compensation of 10 million won ($8,960) each.Their move followed a Constitutional Court ruling in 2011 that called South Korea's lack of diplomatic efforts to

Social Affairs June 26, 2015

A South Korean man, who had been treated at a Chinese hospital after being diagnosed with the MERS virus late last month, has recovered and been released from the hospital, an official at the South Korean Embassy here said Friday. Defying the advice of doctors to stay at home, the 44-year-old Korean man flew to Hong Kong on May 26, a day after his father was diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus in South Korea and subsequently went to the southern Chinese province of Guangdon

Social Affairs June 26, 2015

U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. officially began sales of its first smartwatch in South Korea on Friday, heralding a fierce battle with Samsung Electronics Co. to gain the upper hand in the wearable market. Along with six other countries, the Apple Watch is now available at online and offline shops in South Korea, roughly two months after it went on sale in major markets including the United States and China.While the Apple Watch boasts similar key technologies as other wearables such as healthcare-r

Technology June 26, 2015

South Korea imposed financial sanctions Friday on six Taiwanese individuals and entities for their alleged arms trade with North Korea.Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center was also put on the blacklist, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.The Taiwanese organizations are Global Interface Company Inc., Trans Merits Co. and Trans Multi Mechanics Co., it said. The blacklisted figures are Tsai Hsein Tai, Su Lu-Chi and Chang Wen-Fu.Currently, they all are not affected by the U.N. sancti

North Korea June 26, 2015

South Korea will lift its six-month ban on imports of poultry from the Netherlands as no additional outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) have occurred there since the measure was imposed late last year, the agriculture ministry said Friday.The imports are set to resume next month, as soon as it has been agreed that there are no contradicting opinions from related agencies or specialists that say otherwise, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.Seoul had discontinued impor

Industry June 26, 2015