A month has passed since the discovery of a disfigured female body in Incheon, but the investigation is not moving any forward, heightening the possibility of it becoming a cold case. 　According to Samsan Police, as of Tuesday 32 days have passed since a cleaning man reported the badly decayed body found inside an abandoned burlap bag near the stream Gulpocheon in Galsan-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon. 　All that has been found in the ensuing investigation are the possible cause of the woman’s death

Social Affairs Jan. 10, 2017

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced Tuesday its plans to give tax incentives to couples who marry in the next three years.Under the proposed revision to the Restriction of Special Taxation Act, the Korean government will deduct 1 million won ($830) tax for double-income couples who marry between 2017 and end of 2019. To be eligible, each married person has to be contributing to the national economy through some form of work. A single-income couple will receive half the incentive. (Yon

Social Affairs Jan. 10, 2017

Photo sharing mobile platform Instagram is continuing to grow as it enters its seventh year. Instagram’s launch in October 2010 signaled a new era for photography. Pioneering the smartphone photo taking and sharing frontier, Instagram was one of the very first apps to introduce readymade photo filters that rendered Photoshop near outdated.Korea’s online giant Naver quickly followed up with homegrown Pholar, but it failed to catch on.With Instagram, casual snaps taken on mobile phones can be tran

Technology Jan. 1, 2017

The fitness solution startup FITT, headed by CEO Andrew Hong, will be broadening its horizons in 2017 with the launch of a specialized healthcare platform. On Dec. 28, FITT announced that it will be launching its completely renovated website on Jan. 1 as well as converting its operations to a fitness and healthcare platform.“Our new platform offers diverse types of content, combining theory and practice as taught by sports science and healthcare professionals. And we will continue to develop con

Technology Jan. 1, 2017

UlalaLAB, headed by CEO is Kang Hak Ju, will soon be supplying its independently developed smart factory platform, WimFactory, to an influential Indian company. On Dec. 27, CEO Kang Hak Ju announced that the company “will be signing a business cooperation contract in the first quarter of next year with a prominent Indian company regarding WimFactory and related R&D.”As of August and September, UlalaLAB has already begun supplying WimFactory to Nike plants in Indonesia and China. This experience

Technology Dec. 27, 2016

Attocube announced on Dec. 19 that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mongolian Association of Private Pre-school Center concerning its entrance into Mongolia’s preschool education market. Attocube is a startup company that develops diverse types of educational content using wooden blocks as well as IT-based smart toys.  Attocube CEO Sangtaek Han (right) and Executive Director Battuya Banzar of the Mongolian Association of Private Pre-school Center recently signed an MOU o

Social Affairs Dec. 27, 2016

Incheon Customs said Monday it had busted the largest scale of gold bullion smuggling involving six Koreans who brought 20 billion won ($16.6 million) worth of undeclared gold from China to Korea.The six men caught by the customs office had laced specially fitted vests with small bullions and carried them in via ship over 14 counts between November 2015 and November this year.  (Incheon Customs)The smuggled gold weighed 423 kilograms in total.The gang, headed by a 35-year-old, was charged under

Social Affairs Dec. 26, 2016

Anyractive has been crowdfunding for its independently developed interactive bulletin board GoTouch via Indiegogo since Dec 13, the company announced.GoTouch already conducted a successful campaign on Kickstarter in October, through which it earned $110,000, far exceeding its goal of $30,000. Screen capture of the GoTouch Indiegogo campaignSung Hyun Lim, CEO of the company, said, “This product, which we have promoted on the top two US crowdfunding platforms, is the 2.0 version, which can be used

Technology Dec. 21, 2016

BrilliantTS, whose CEO is Bae Jaehun, announced Wednesday that it will be releasing its independently developed B PAY smart card in the first quarter of 2017. B PAY is an all-in-one, smart payment card service that integrates offline payment and loyalty cards -- including credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, transportation cards and various membership cards -- into a single card.It is equipped with a magnetic strip, integrated circuit chip, Bluetooth, a small e-paper display and a battery,

Technology Dec. 21, 2016

An unexplained explosion at Ulsan’s reserve training camp injured more than 20 people at around midday on Tuesday.Eighteen suffered burns, and two suffered other injuries. All of the injured were in their early 20s on active duty.The military base in Ulsan where the explosion occurred. (Yonhap)Out of the 18 soldiers who were burned in the explosion, five were sent immediately to the Ulsan University Hospital and 10 to Ulsan City Hospital. One of the burned soldiers is said to be in a serious con

Social Affairs Dec. 13, 2016

The shrewd eyes of the watchful public caught Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong applying coats of lip balm in between his answers at the parliamentary hearing held Tuesday. Although Lee discreetly covered his mouth every time, the online public quickly identified the lip balm stick to be the US brand Softlips, priced at $1.99. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was seen applying lip balm multiple times, at the first round of parliamentary hearings, held Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Industry Dec. 8, 2016

South Korea unveiled a set of measures on Tuesday to promote renewable energy usage and expand research and development in order to meet the long-term target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent.The plan, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, is aimed at changing the country's energy structure into a more environmentally friendly power supply system and preparing for the upcoming low-carbon era, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.South Kore

Social Affairs Dec. 6, 2016