오후 11시를 손꼽아 기다리는 사람들이 있다.  내일자 네이버 웹툰 업데이트가 이때부터 시작되기 때문이다.스마트폰 킬링타임용 콘텐츠로 웹툰이 떠올랐다. 대중교통을 타고 이동하면서, 누군가를 기다리면서, 남은 점심시간을 보낼 때 웹툰을 본다. 한국사람들의 웹툰 사랑은 사회관계망서비스(SNS)에서도 여실히 드러난다. 빅데이터 분석업체 다음소프트는 2010∼2015년 웹툰을 주제로 블로그 70만 6천87 3건과 트위터 320만 2천854건을 분석해 그 결과를 27일 발표했다.SNS에서 ‘만화’하면 떠오르는 나라는 ‘일본’(30만 6천497회)이 압도적인 1위이고 한국(9만 2천725회), 미국(1만 3천334회)이 그 뒤를 따른다.하지만 ‘웹툰’을 논할 때는 다르다. ‘한국’(1만 5천566회)이 ‘일본’(3천517회)을 제치고 언급량 1위를 차지한다는 게 다음소프트의 설명이다.만화가 소비되는 형태를 분석해보면 2010∼2012년만 해도 ‘책’이 1위였고 2013년부터 2015년 최근까지

한국어판 July 27, 2015

Major South Korean banking group Hana Financial Group Inc. said Friday that its second-quarter net profit fell 10.27 percent from a year earlier due to a rise in loan-loss reserves.Net income stood at 374.9 billion won ($321 million) in the April-June period, compared with 417.8 billion won a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing.Compared with three months earlier, the group's bottom line stayed nearly unchanged from 374 billion won.For the first half, its net profit jumped 22.7

July 24, 2015

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday it concluded "a very good" review of PyeongChang's preparations for the 2018 Winter Games, saying the South Korean host has its focus on the right places.An IOC delegation, led by Gunilla Lindberg, head of its Coordination Commission, wrapped up its fifth project review over two days in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul and South Korea's first Winter Olympics host.According to PyeongChang's organizing committee, the IOC officials

Sports July 24, 2015

South Korea reiterated Friday that it is supportive of a civic group's move to hold a joint event with North Korea to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule but only if it isn't for a "political purpose."The South's preparatory group of the joint anniversary visited North Korea on Thursday to discuss the preparations for the event to jointly celebrate Liberation Day that falls on Aug. 15.But the two sides failed to reach an agreement over details and agreed to

North Korea July 24, 2015

An elderly South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II plans to speak about the issue in the United States and Japan, an activist said Friday.Kang Il-chul plans to visit Atlanta and New York from Aug. 1-11 to speak about the wartime atrocities, said Ahn Shin-kwon, director of the House of Sharing, which houses a group of victims of sex slavery.During the visit, Kang will also explain the background of a lawsuit lodged against Japan by the victi

Social Affairs July 24, 2015

Actor Lee Byung-hun made a public apology Friday for causing trouble over a blackmail case in his first public appearance here since the scandal emerged."It's all thanks to your attention that I was able to live as an actor," Lee said in a trembling voice during a press conference to promote the Korean historical action film "Memories of the Sword.""I'm feeling the importance of this attention more keenly than any time before as I spend time in repenting for giving you a big disappointment." In

Film July 24, 2015