An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a 15-year-old boy accused of attempted homicide for stabbing his school bully.The Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court said that while the juvenile law says that teenagers should only be put into detention when circumstances rule it necessary, the case applies to prevent the accused from fleeing.  (Yonhap)The accused teenager, whose identity was withheld to protect his rights to privacy, is being charged for stabbing his classmate multiple times wit

Social Affairs Sept. 29, 2016

Samsung BioLogics Co., a medicine-producing subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung Group, on Thursday won preliminary approval from the nation's bourse for its listing plan.It allows the firm to start the formal process for the initial public offering estimated to value at around 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion). Wrapping up more than a month-long review, a related committee of the Korea Exchange concluded that the company is qualified to be listed on the KOSPI market.The exchange plans to make its fi

Companies Sept. 29, 2016

A woman is being charged for the murder of her ex-husband, who allegedly said he was not responsible for their divorce. The ex-wife claims the divorce was due to the victim’s extramarital affair. The Gyeonggi Uijeongbu Police said Wednesday that the 54-year-old accused had turned herself in after stabbing and killing the 56-year-old victim at 12.30 a.m. on Tuesday night in their house.  (Yonhap)Following their divorce last year, the two had recently started living together again.　The woman told

Social Affairs Sept. 28, 2016

The body of an 11-year-old boy, who had been missing since Sept. 15 in a suspected case of murder or fillicide-suicide, was found drowned along the riverside of Nakdong River in Daegu on Wednesday. The discovery came 13 days after the boy, named Ryu Jeong-min, was last seen leaving his house with his mother, 52, in Beommul-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu.Ryu Jeong-min's body was found on Wednesday (Yonhap)Police launched the search for the boy following the back-to-back discoveries of his mother and sis

Social Affairs Sept. 28, 2016

South Korea and the Netherlands have signed a deal to launch a working holiday program this week to give their younger people a chance to work and travel in the other country for up to one year, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.The agreement was reached Tuesday between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and the Netherlands' agriculture minister Martijn van Dam in Seoul, according to the ministry. (123RF)Under the deal, both will start a working holiday program on Saturday under which

Foreign Affairs Sept. 28, 2016

진행자: 임정요, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 백남기 농민 사망기사요약: 지난 11월 14일 쌀 수입 자유화 반대 시위 도중 물대포 직사 살수를 머리에 맞은 69세 백남기 씨가 25일 사망했다. 공권력의 과잉 진압으로 인한 안타까운 죽음이라는 여론 가운데 경찰이 정확한 원인 규명을 위해 부검을 요구하며 논란이 빚어지고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Police response to farmer’s death sparks controversy[1] Controversy escalated Monday over the call by the police for an autopsy on the body of farmer Baek Nam-gi, who died after b

Podcast Sept. 28, 2016

The Han River’s multipurpose cruise ship Araho will continue to expand its onboard cultural services to lure more visitors, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday.Akin to the well-known Bateau Mouche boats on the River Seine in Paris, the Araho has since July been operated by the travel agency Lets Go Korea. (Yonhap)According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the private company has diversified cultural content available on the ship, resulting in an increase in visitors. The city gove

Culture Sept. 27, 2016

Police said they are continuing the search for an 11-year-old boy named Ryu Jeong-min, following the discovery of the bodies of his sister and mother in Daegu. The boy was last seen together with his mother on Sept. 15. The two took a taxi to Daegu Bukbu bus station where they made a transfer. (Daegu Suseong Police)Daegu Suseong Police on Monday deployed helicopters and sonar detectors around the Nakdong River area where the boy’s 52-year-old mother was found dead. According to police findings,

Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016

A group of four individuals who made and sold imitation goods in the popular shopping district of Myeong-dong, Seoul, were arrested by the police Monday. Seoul Jungbu Police said a man surnamed Lee, 33, and three others were booked without detention on charges of violation of the Trademarks Law. Between April and September, the four had sold fake Louis Vuitton bags and Rolex watches, along with counterfeits of 39 other brand names, making profits worth 40 million won ($36,000).  (Seoul Jungbu Po

Social Affairs Sept. 26, 2016

Twenty-eight year-old Ahn Chi-beom, who sacrificed his life saving eight neighbors from fire, is being recommended for posthumous honored citizen status.An honored citizen is one who was killed or wounded for a righteous cause such as attempting to prevent loss of life or damage to assets outside of one’s professional liability.  (Yonhap)Lee Jung-hyun, chairman of the ruling Saenuri party, visited the funeral house in Seoul on Thursday and proposed the deceased’s designation as an honored citize

Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016

A 52-year-old woman and her 26-year-old daughter were found dead in North Gyeongsang Province. The police suspect that the mother, who showed signs of depression prior to her death, killed her daughter and later took her own life. The 11-year-old boy, last seen leaving the apartment (Daegu Suseong Police)The body of the 52-year-old was discovered on Tuesday along the Nakdong River in Goryeong County in North Gyeongsang Province. She had no special wounds that hinted violent crime, and did not ap

Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016

A 29-year-old woman surnamed Yoo narrowly survived a bungee jumping mishap in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, the local police said Wednesday. According to the Gangwon Chuncheon Police, the victim, on Sept. 14 at around 6 p.m., bungee jumped some 42 meters straight in to the 5-meter-deep water without feeling a rebound on the elastic life cord attached to her harness.(YouTube capture)She survived the impact, but was left with bruises over her entire body. The victim testified from her hospital bed

Social Affairs Sept. 22, 2016

Smart belt company WELT‘s Kickstarter campaign gains momentumOn Sept. 22, the startup company WELT announced that, having accumulated $70,000 as of Sept. 12, it had raised more than double its original crowdfunding goal for its independently developed smart belt. The smart belt is a wearable health care device that measures and helps users manage health indicators based on the abdominal area. WELT recently displayed the product at the IFA, an annual consumer electronics show held in Germany, whe

Technology Sept. 22, 2016

On Thursday, startup company Virtua Live (CEO: Lee Jae-yeol) announced it has recently begun providing its independently developed total hair solution “Hair Fit” in Seoul’s Gangnam district and Gyeonggi Province’s Bundang. Hair Fit uses customer data and information technology to create a virtual hairstyle customized to each user and displays a photo of the hairstyle on a tablet for the user to see. Unlike mobile applications that utilize hair simulation for purely entertainment purposes, Hair F

Technology Sept. 22, 2016