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Korean student found dead in London

Police said the student's death was being treated as non-suspicious. ReutersBy Jung Min-hoA Korean college student has been found dead in London after being missing for a week.British media reported Saturday (local time) that the student, 21, surnamed Chang, who lived at Goldsmiths in New Cross, was found on Wapping Beach on Nov. 13 after she disappeared on Nov. 6.She is believed to have taken her own life. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a file was being prepared for the coroner.Chang, known as Jennifer, was studying Fine Art and History of Art. She lived in Goldsmiths student accommodation.Elisabeth Hill, Deputy Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London, reportedly said, “It is with sadness that we have learnt of the death of Chang, a third-year undergraduate student at Goldsmiths.“Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this extremely difficult time. This is a sad loss for our community and we are ensuring that support is available to all those who knew her.”

Nov 19, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Tech & Science

Germany mulls ban on Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment

Should Huawei's equipment be treated as a national security risk? German government officials are mulling the question. ReutersBy Jung Min-hoThe German government has come under pressure to exclude Chinese companies, including Huawei, from supplying equipment to its 5G network amid national security concerns.According to Reuters' Wednesday report, senior officials are trying hard to convince decision makers to ban Chinese companies from taking part in 5G network deployments in Germany as the country plans to start its 5G auctions early next year.The report came after the United States and Australia decided to block Huawei and ZTE from rolling out 5G technology on their wireless networks over cyber-espionage concerns. There have been reports that Japan and the United Kingdom are also considering the same move.“There is serious concern. If it were up to me we would do what the Australians are doing,” one senior German official involved in the internal 5G debate in Berlin was quoted as saying.Officials at German foreign and interior ministries met their U.S. and Australian c

Nov 15, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Germany mulls ban on Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment

Korea right to be cautious about Huawei as security threat: experts

Law & Crime

Missing college student found dead in lake

Police investigate the lake area where the body of a missing college student was found in southern Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapInvestigators at the scene in southern Seoul / YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe body of a college student has been found in Seokchon Lake, southern Seoul.Songpa Police Station said Thursday that investigators are now looking into the death of the student, 19, surnamed Cho, after finding his body at the bottom of the lake about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday.Police also found his bag containing a mobile phone and a laptop computer in the water. Data on the devices will be investigated.The National Forensic Service will carry out an autopsy on the body soon to find the cause of death.Cho, who was a Namyangju resident, went missing on Nov. 8 after drinking in southern Seoul with three friends. Police said they shared four bottles of soju.After texting his family around midnight that he was on his way home, he took a taxi. But for an unknown reason, he got out near Jamsil Station and hailed another taxi by using the Kakao T mobile app, police said.Because of miscommunication with the t

Nov 15, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Missing college student found dead in lake

Companies

Korean companies to plead guilty to rigging fuel prices at US military bases

U.S. Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim says SK Energy, GS Caltex and Hanjin Transportation have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to rig fuel prices at U.S. military bases in Korea. APBy Jung Min-hoThree Korean companies will plead guilty to conspiring to rig fuel prices at U.S. military bases in Korea, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday (KST).SK Energy, GS Caltex and Hanjin Transportation will pay $236 million in criminal and civil penalties for their role in a conspiracy to fix the price of fuel between 2005 and 2016.Makan Delrahim, head of the department's antitrust division, said there may be other co-conspirators and investigators will dig deeper into the case.The main entrance to the United States Forces Korea's Camp Casey / Korea Times file“These charges are the first to be announced in this investigation into bid rigging and price fixing of fuel supply services to the Department of Defense in this critical region,” Delrahim said. “As a result of the anti-competitive agreement, the U.S. Department of Defense paid substantially

Nov 15, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Korean companies to plead guilty to rigging fuel prices at US military bases

Health

South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization

Scientists have warned of the fast-spreading bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotics. APBy Jung Min-hoAntibiotic consumption is higher in South Korea, compared with most other members of the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, according to a report revealed Monday.The World Health Organization's (WHO) report on an overview of consumption of antibiotics around the world shows that South Korea used 27.68 defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 people in 2015, higher than most other developed countries, including Germany (11.49) and Japan (14.19).The report, based on data from 65 countries and regions, says that antibiotic overuse in many countries ― most notably Mongolia (64.41) and Iran (38.78) ― is driving the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.“Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to health and human development, affecting our ability to treat a range of infections,” WHO said. “Treatments for a growing number of infections have become less effective in many parts of the world due to resistance.”Antibiotics were heralded as life-savers when th

Nov 13, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Health

Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people

Technology will be developed and harnessed in the search for missing people in Korea. YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe government will invest 32 billion won ($28 million) for the next five years in developing technology to help find missing people.The National Police Agency (NPA) and science and industry ministries will collaborate to develop technology that can help locate missing people, such as children or patients with dementia, based on their moving patterns and other information.Noted scholars from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Yonsei University will take part in the project.According to the NPA, 20,000 children and 19,000 patients with dementia and other mental illnesses went missing in 2017.

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people

World

Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name

In this April 7 2018 file photo, a man holds up a scarf with a slogan reading “Taiwan is Not Chinese Taipei” during a rally in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. EPABy Jung Min-hoTaiwan will vote this month whether its athletes should compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under the name of “Taiwan” not “Chinese Taipei” in a highly controversial referendum that may provoke Beijing.According to local media, the referendum, scheduled for Nov. 24, will ask Taiwanese whether the island should compete in the Olympics and other international sporting events under “Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei” ― a title that has been used since 1981.Cabinet spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka reportedly said the matter would be handled according to the law and, whatever the result, she would respect the voices of the Taiwanese people.China has regarded Taiwan a breakaway province since the end of a civil war that resulted in the establishment of two governments ― one in Beijing and the other in Taipei.After taking over the mainland from the Kuomintang, the C

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name

Sports

'Korean Zombie' has 'no excuses' after epic KO loss

Yair Rodriguez elbows Jung Chan-sung during UFC Fight Night at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Nov 10. The last-second attack finished the fight. USA TODAY-YonhapAfter a brutal battle / Screengrab of Jung's InstagramBy Jung Min-hoMixed martial artist Jung Chang-sung, better known as “the Korean Zombie,” said he had “no excuses” about his epic KO loss to Yair Rodriguez in Denver on Saturday night (local time).At UFC Fight Night 139, Jung was on his way to a five-round decision victory before being caught by a reverse elbow that sent him straight to the canvas at the last second.“I have no excuses. I'm truly sorry and grateful to everyone who helped me,” Jung wrote on Facebook. “I was told that I'm not in a condition for air travel yet. I will spend a few days in a hospital before returning to Korea. I'm embarrassed ... But I will see you when I get home.”In the highly anticipated event, which marked Jung's first appearance since Feb. 4, 2017, he was ahead on the scorecards and ― literally ― a second away from what could have bee

Nov 12, 2018By Jung Min-ho

'Korean Zombie' has 'no excuses' after epic KO loss

Films

Norwegian reporter apologizes over 'racist' question for Korean actress

A Norwegian reporter based in Los Angeles has apologized to Korean actress Kim Soo-hyun after her “racist” question during a recent interview angered many of her fans. Screengrab of Flaa's InstagramBy Jung Min-hoA Norwegian reporter has apologized for a “racist question” she asked Korean actress Kim Soo-hyun, also known as Claudia Kim, during a recent interview.Kjersti Flaa, who is based in Los Angeles, apologized on Instagram Thursday after her “offensive and ignorant” question enraged many of Kim's Korean fans.“Since I posted my interview with her and Ezra Miller I have realized that something I asked her came off in a way that was never intentionally meant as being anything else but curiosity, but it has later been brought to my attention that it sounded ignorant,” Flaa wrote.“I am a Norwegian myself and English is not my first language and I was really impressed that Claudia could read Harry Potter in English at a very young age (since she grew up in Korea and I know that English is not her first language).”This came a w

Nov 9, 2018By Jung Min-ho

Norwegian reporter apologizes over 'racist' question for Korean actress

Law & Crime

Korean-American under probe over air rage

By Jung Min-hoThe man damaged the plane's inner plastic window during the flight. YonhapA Korean-American man is being investigated in Korea for “unruly behavior” on a flight from Los Angeles to Incheon, police said Thursday.According to police and Korean Air, the suspect, 31, caused a disturbance, damaged a window, cursed flight attendants and injured himself.Other passengers were terrified when he broke the inner plastic window pane with his tablet computer as the plane was landing at Incheon International Airport early Wednesday.The man now faces charges of violating Korea's Aviation Security Act and may have to spend much time (up to 10 years) in prison.Other passengers and flight attendants said he looked mentally unstable from the beginning. For that reason, the flight crew had refused to serve him alcohol.

Nov 9, 2018By Jung Min-ho

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Korean student found dead in London

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Missing college student found dead in lake

Korean companies to plead guilty to rigging fuel prices at US military bases

South Koreans overuse antibiotics: World Health Organization

Gov't to develop technology to help find missing people

Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name

'Korean Zombie' has 'no excuses' after epic KO loss

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