An online shopper was handed a one-year suspended sentence with probation Thursday, for allegedly embezzling corporate funds to pay her personal purchases through online shopping. Court records of the Uijengbu District Court in Gyeonggi Province revealed that the 29-year-old bookkeeper took advantage of her access to a corporate bank account.  (123rf)The accused had been working at a construction firm since 2009. From April 2010, she started making transactions with the company’s bank account to

Social Affairs Sept. 8, 2016

A local court on Wednesday slapped a suspended sentence with probation on a school bus driver who allegedly exposed an 11-year-old girl to a pornographic video while on a school bus. According to the Gwangju District Court in South Jeolla Province, the school bus driver of an elementary school in Wando was found to have sexually humiliated the student and showed her a pornographic video on his cellphone in May 2015. (123rf)Although the judge Gwang Gyu-tae referred to the nature of his crime as “

Social Affairs Sept. 7, 2016

A man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her friend has been sentenced to life, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Wednesday. The high court decision confirmed the previous rulings of the lower courts that had sentenced the man, convicted for killing two teen girls, to life in prison.The 31-year-old man, known only by his surname Lee, met the 18-year-old girl through a dating app and started dating her in October 2015.The teenage girl soon broke-up with Lee which led him to get furious. Ang

Social Affairs Sept. 7, 2016

Just because a drunk husband threatened to kill his wife does not necessarily mean the wife choking the husband to death can be considered as “self-defense,” South Korea’s Supreme Court said Sunday. The high court decision confirmed the previous rulings of the lower courts in 2015 that a women who chocked her ex-husband to death after he threatened her with a knife earlier that night, was not self-defense, sentencing her to two years in prison.  (Herald DB)The 44-year-old woman, known only by he

Social Affairs Sept. 5, 2016

Horrific footage has emerged online showing a driver in South Korea dragging a pet dog on a leash behind a sedan. An animal rights activist group reported the incident to the police, calling for strong punishment and tougher animal protection laws, police said. According to Sunchang Police on Sunday, a 50-year-old male driver was accused of driving downtown of Sunchang, North Jeolla Province, with his pet attached to the back of his sedan by a leash. It was killed by being dragged to death along

Social Affairs Sept. 5, 2016

A 33-year-old man obsessed with sniffing female shoes has reportedly burgled an elementary school in search of more shoes, police said on Thursday. Gwangju Bukbu Police in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, confirmed that they arrested a man, known only by his surname Park, on July 28 for allegedly breaking into an elementary school in northern Gwangju to steal six pairs of slippers belonging to female teachers.  Stolen shoes belonging to female teachers are displayed in Gwangju Bukbu Police Statio

Social Affairs Sept. 1, 2016

A man is being accused of “engaging in masturbation” at a women’s university, police said on Thursday. According to Seoul Seongbuk Police Station, the 31-year-old man, whose identity has not yet been revealed, violated laws against indecent exposure of genitalia and engaging in masturbation in public.  (123rf)The immediate arrest of the offender came after police received reports from witnesses that a man was masturbating on a bench at Sungshin Women’s University in Seongbuk-gu, as graduation ph

Social Affairs Sept. 1, 2016

진행자: 원호정, Paul Kerry 　1. 정부 2017년 예산안 발표　기사요약: 정부는 30일 2017년 예산안을 400조7천억원으로 편성했다. 정부 본예산이 400조원을 돌파한 것은 이번이 처음이다. 정부는 SOC예산과 R&D 비중을 줄이고 복지 및 청년 창출에 대한 지원을 늘렸다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638'2017 budget focuses on welfare, jobs'　[1] The South Korean government will increase its spending to 400.7 trillion won next year, up 3.7 percent from this year, with a primary focus on boosting social we

Podcast Aug. 31, 2016

A kindergarten teacher has been allegedly abusing children by sticking syringe needles into them and duct-taping their mouths and arms to enforce discipline, police said Tuesday. According to Yesan Police Station in South Chungcheong Province, the 51-year-old female teacher, whose identity has not been released, was booked without detention for habitually abusing children in a kindergarten attached to an elementary school in Yesan. It was reported by the police that the teacher had been poking a

Social Affairs Aug. 23, 2016

진행자: 박세환, Paul Kerry 　1. 박근혜 대통령, 더민주 방중 비판 　기사요약: 박근혜 대통령이 중국 방문을 강행한 더불어민주당 초선 의원 6명을 향해 쓴소리를 아끼지 않았다. 박 대통령은 “아무리 국내 정치적으로 정부에 반대한다고 하더라도 국가안보와 관련된 문제에 대해서는 내부 분열을 가중시키지 않고 초당적으로 협력하는 것이 국민을 대신해서 권한을 위임받은 정치의 기본적인 책무”라고 밝혔다. 　아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638　Park bashes opposition over THAAD visit to China[1] President Park Geun-hye on Monday blasted a group of opposition lawmakers who left

Podcast Aug. 10, 2016

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Delta Airlines said Monday a worldwide grounding of its flights has been lifted and its planes will resume taking off on a limited basis.The airline said cancellations and delays will continue because of the more than three hour halt caused by a computer breakdown. It blamed the problem on a power outage at its hub in Atlanta. Passengers line up as they wait to board Delta Air Lines flights at Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Delta Air Lines has grounde

World News Aug. 8, 2016

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan‘s newly appointed defence minister on Monday ordered the nation’s military to be ready to destroy any missiles fired by North Korea that threaten the country, local media reported.　Tomomi Inada issued the order, public broadcaster NHK said, without mentioning any indication that Pyongyang is preparing to launch such a missile. Japan's newly appointed defence minister Tomoni Inada (AP-Yonhap)Last week Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked Inada, a close confidante with staunchly n

World News Aug. 8, 2016

LONDON (AP) -- Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally.　 Confirmation of Monday‘s troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was unclear whether all its flights were affected.　 “Delta has experienced a computer outage that has affected flights scheduled for this morning,” the Atlanta-based company tweeted to

World News Aug. 8, 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Michael Phelps has to clear out more space in his medal case.Time to make room for gold No. 19.　With yet another dazzling performance, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history added to his staggering haul Sunday night in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, giving the United States a lead it never relinquished.　“When I was on the block, I honestly thought my heart was going to explode out of my chest,” Phelps said.　“I was so hyped tonight and so excited.”Michael Phelps (l

Olympic Games Aug. 8, 2016

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese Emperor Akihito said Monday he is concerned his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as signalling a possible future abdication.“I am worried that it may become difficult for me to carry out my duties as the symbol of the state with my whole being as I have done until now,” he said in an address to the nation.　“There are times when I feel various constraints such as in my physical fitness,” the 82-year-old said.(AFP)Akihito spoke obliqu

World News Aug. 8, 2016