A six-year study conducted by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and London University suggested that long hours of overtime work not only causes our bodies to become tired but also can cause depression. The findings showed that those who work more than 11 hours are 2 1/2 times more susceptible to displaying symptoms of severe depression compared to those who work 7 to 8 hours a day. The collaborative research team observed 2,000 middle-aged men and women in the United Kingdom for six

Social Affairs Nov. 9, 2017

The Daegu District Court sentenced three men in their 40s to seven to 15 years in prison Wednesday for brutally assaulting and consequently killing a man in his 50s who was living with them. The prosecution ordered the 46-year-old main suspect to serve 15 years in prison, while handing his two accomplices a seven-year jail term. On April 19, the four men were playing a game of cards between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. when an argument arose over a past grudge. The main suspect initiated a fist fight and b

Social Affairs Nov. 8, 2017

Film critic Djuna’s opinion regarding overlap between film “Rules of Dating” and the recent reports of a Hanssem male supervisor allegedly sexually assaulting a new female employee sparked another controversy through Twitter on Saturday. Djuna expressed surprise at the public’s denial of the movie’s intention and the background of sexual assault when the movie came out in 2005. The film critic added that it did not matter so much how one watches the movie, but rather the acknowledgement of the m

Film Nov. 6, 2017

Police apprehended a homeless man in his 50s for allegedly swindling a small clothing store owner, local media outlets reported MondayBusan Dongnae Police said the suspect surnamed Lee committed theft and fraud on multiple accounts by presenting himself as a potential business partner. Lee is said to be responsible for incident reports in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, and Busan’s Dongnae district from December 2014 to August 2017. Multiple clothing shop owners reported that Lee took on the appea

Social Affairs Nov. 6, 2017

Singer Jo Kwon, 28, of 2AM unveiled his decision to leave JYP Entertainment and join Cube Entertainment, home to singer HyunA and boy band B2B. According to music industry insiders on Friday, Jo and Cube Entertainment CEO Hong Seung-sung had kept their long ties intact in producing music together ever since Jo was preparing for 2AM’s debut at JYP.  (Jo Kwon`s Instagram)Hong had worked under JYP Entertainment CEO Park Jin-young as a music producer, but left in 2008 to launch Cube Entertainment. F

Performance Nov. 3, 2017

Two severed heads were found wrapped in separate plastic bags dumped at a crossroads eight blocks from Zocalo square in central Mexico City and is creating anxiety among locals, Mexico’s Milenio TV reported on Wednesday.Many Korean foreign residents own businesses selling fashion goods in nearby district of Tepito--only four blocks from where the decapitated heads were discovered. Mexican police and prosecutors alike view that the severed heads recovered near Zocalo square are most likely linked

World News Nov. 2, 2017

Police are tracing the whereabouts of a man suspected of spraying ink on female college students wearing stockings at Pusan National University.A 28-year-old student at the university in Busan made a call on Wednesday to a regional police agency reporting the incident where a man appeared to be in his 20s sprayed black ink on her stockings and ran off on Oct. 26.  (Yonhap)A similar incident took place on Oct. 18 where two victims-- aged 19 and 20 --were also sprayed with black ink on their stock

Social Affairs Nov. 1, 2017

Seoul Metropolitan Government will be providing free public transportation to citizens starting in November amid rising health concerns due to heavy fine dust saturation within the metropolitan area. Free public transportation during commuting hours will be provided starting on Nov. 20, depending on the fine dust level in the city.  (Yonhap)The Seoul city had announced in June its future policy of exempting public transportation commuters from paying a fee. This policy, however, will depend on a

Politics Oct. 31, 2017

Choi Si-won, member of K-pop group Super Junior, will not be participating in the promotional activities for its eighth studio album “Play,” his agency Label SJ announced on Tuesday. The announcement came as Choi and his family are under fire for a recent fatal accident in which a restaurateur died of sepsis on Oct. 6 after being attacked by Choi‘s family pet dog. Choi’s agency apologized for disappointing many fans who held high expectations for Super Junior‘s comeback. Choi is said to have par

Performance Oct. 31, 2017

A female cyclist was caught on camera swearing and showing her middle finger toward US President Donald Trump on Oct. 28 as he was leaving the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, local media outlets reported Monday. It is said that President Trump was leaving the golf club at 3:12 p.m. when the presidential motorcade saw two citizens riding their bikes along the road. According to UK-based newspaper the Guardian, one of the cyclists expressed his disapproval by showing a “thumbs down

World News Oct. 30, 2017

A woman in her 20s, surnamed Kim, poured ramen from a boiling pot on her roommate, surnamed Koo, and threatened her with a weapon on Oct. 24, local media outlets reported Friday. After pouring the boiling contents onto Koo, Kim had threatened the victim with a weapon for an hour, containing her in the house, when the victim was suffering from burns on her face and arms.  (Herald DB)Witnesses said that Koo was able to ask for help from her downstairs‘ neighbor. The neighbor immediately called the

Social Affairs Oct. 27, 2017

Prosecutors have sought a five-year jail term for the Yonsei graduate student who was arrested for the parcel bomb attack on a college professor last June, local media outlets reported Wednesday. Prosecutors said that the 25-year-old suspect surnamed Kim is guilty of detonating an explosive device and causing serious injury to his mechanical engineering professor.  (Yonhap)It is said that the tumbler parcel bomb made by Kim had incorporated all the structural elements of an “Improvised Explosive

Social Affairs Oct. 26, 2017

Albert Einstein’s “Theory of Happiness” letter, handed as tip to a Japanese courier 95 years ago, was sold for $1.3 million (1.47 billion won) at an auction held in Jerusalem, local media outlet Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday.According to media reports, Winner’s Auctions CEO Gal Wiener said that Einstein‘s letter was initially auctioned off at $2,000. Wiener had expected the note to be sold for a maximum price of $8,000. Within 25 minutes, however, the price jumped to $1.3 million. Albert E

World News Oct. 25, 2017

Local police caught a man in his 40s secretly filming another man in the male restroom on Oct. 21 in Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, according to a report from The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea Herald Tuesday. Seoul Gwangjin Police announced Monday that the suspect was arrested with the help of a 23-year-old male who reported seeing a suspicious looking man lurking in the men’s bathroom.Recent rumors online have hinted at the likelihood of the second and third floor men’s restrooms bei

Social Affairs Oct. 24, 2017

A 27-year-old British man from Scotland was found guilty of touching a male stranger’s hips in a bar in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, British media outlets reported Sunday.A Dubai court sentenced Jamie Harron to three months in jail Saturday. According to human rights group Detained in Dubai, Harron was angry and disappointed at the outcome of the case. Jamie Harron at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai. (Jamie Harron`s Twitter)Police arrested Harron on July 15 when a call came in from a local man re

World News Oct. 23, 2017