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AUDIO Recording reveals Korean Air 'water rage' heiress in new angry outburst

By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-soo A recording of what is believed to be a tantrum by Korean Air's “water rage” heiress has dealt another blow to Cho Hyun-min, who faces her worst personal crisis after claims she threw a water bottle at an out-of-favor advertising company manager last month. The four minutes and 21 seconds file went public on online news outlet OhMyNews on Saturday. The file, uploaded on the outlet's YouTube account, has attracted nearly 1.39 million views with 3,600 acidly critical comments (as of noon Sunday). OhMyNews said the voice was recorded at Korean Air's headquarters and therefore had nothing to do with the ongoing scandal. But the file was a hint of her “typical” manner and attitude toward Korean Air employees, the news organization said. The outlet refused to reveal when the voice was recorded to protect the file's provider. Korea Air did not confirm if the recorded voice was Cho's. Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zYWLE03G8UThe file begins with someone yelling: “Who do you think you are? I'm going nuts.” The fu

Apr 15, 2018
Recording reveals Korean Air 'water rage' heiress in new angry outburst [AUDIO]
  • Sister of Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress in her own rage controversy
  • Police looking into 'water rage' incident
  • Korean Air's 'water rage' heiress returns home: 'I was foolish'
  • With 'nut rage' sisters, Korean Air is nowhere to be seen
  • Korean Air labor union calls for 'water rage' heiress to step down

Korean Air's 'water rage' heiress returns home: 'I was foolish'

Cho Hyun-min speaks to a MBC reporter at Incheon International Airport, Sunday. / Captured from MBCThe second daughter of the chairman of Korean Air Lines Co. returned home from an overseas trip on Sunday amid controversy over claims that she hurled water into the face of an advertising firm employee last month.Police launched a preliminary inquiry into Cho Hyun-min, a senior executive at the country's largest air carrier, on Friday after media reports that she yelled and threw a water bottle at a manager of the company's advertising agency during a business meeting in her office in Seoul on March 16.Cho is the sister of Cho Hyun-ah, who was jailed in 2014 in the so-called nut rage scandal, in which she ordered her flight back to an airport gate in New York because she was upset about the way her nuts were served on the plane.Cho Hyun-min was reportedly upset because the advertising employee did not properly answer her questions."I was foolish. I am sorry," the heiress told reporters after arriving at Incheon International Airport. Cho, however, denied that she threw water at the emp

Apr 15, 2018
Korean Air's 'water rage' heiress returns home: 'I was foolish'
  • Sister of Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress in her own rage controversy
  • Police looking into 'water rage' incident
  • AUDIO Recording reveals Korean Air 'water rage' heiress in new angry outburst
  • Korean Air labor union calls for 'water rage' heiress to step down

Another daughter of Korean Air chairman flies off the handle

Cho Hyun-min, daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho. YonhapBy Kim Hyun-binA series of tantrums from Korean Air scions are haunting the nation's largest air carrier. The latest anger incident took place last month, with the airline's marketing executive Cho Hyun-min, the second daughter of Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-ho, allegedly throwing water in the face of an advertising company employeePolice said Friday they were investigating the allegation, while the airline lost more than $200 million (214 billion won) from its market capitalization in a day. Some angry citizens have filed an online petition calling for Cheong Wa Dae to punish Cho and strip the airline of its flag-carrier status. As of 3 p.m., more than 16,000 people had signed the petition. Worse, if the negative sentiment continues, the airline is unlikely to meet its goal of an annual operating profit topping 1 trillion won ($9.7 billion) for 2018.Police said they were checking if there were sufficient grounds for a formal investigation.If the accusations are true, Cho could be charged with assault.According to the Kor

Apr 13, 2018
Another daughter of Korean Air chairman flies off the handle
  • Police looking into 'water rage' incident

Firefighters battle huge blaze in Incheon factory district

Black smoke billows above the Tongil Factory District in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu in Incheon. / YonhapBy Ko Dong-hwanThe fire started around noon at a factory in the Tongil Factory District in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu. The factory recycles waste oil, alcohol and other chemical liquids. The fire spread to another eight factories, sending a massive cloud of black smoke into sky. Vehicles parked near the factories also caught fire.The sheer scale of the fire called for “all emergency crews and equipment” from the city and from nearby fire stations in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.About 130 firefighters and more than 60 emergency vehicles ― including water pump trucks, ladder trucks and a helicopter ― were fighting the blaze. Fire authorities announced the highest “Alert 3.”Fire crews could not get inside the district at first because of fears of poison fumes and/or explosions from chemicals.About 300 laborers evacuated the area.As the fire raged on through the afternoon, it was unclear if there were any casualties.

Apr 13, 2018
Firefighters battle huge blaze in Incheon factory district

Police looking into 'water rage' incident

Cho Hyun-min / YonhapBy Jung Min-hoPolice said Wednesday that they are looking into allegations that Cho Hyun-min, 35, a Korean Air senior vice president, splashed water in the face of the company's advertising agent.The Seoul Gangseo Police Station said police would thoroughly investigate any cases of “gapjil” ― bullying the weak in a hierarchical structure ― no matter who the person is.Cho, the sister of Cho Hyun-ah (Heather Cho), who made world headlines for the 2014 “nut rage” incident, is accused of throwing water in the face of the manager of Korean Air's advertising agency, HS AD, at a recent meeting in her Seoul office.If the accusation is true, she could be prosecuted for assault.According to Korean Air, she lost her temper because she was dissatisfied with the manager's answers to her questions during the meeting.A Korean Air PR official admitted that Cho “yelled and threw the cup of water to the floor,” but denied the accusation that she threw the cup at the manager.After the issue came to the fore, she issued an apology on Facebook

Apr 13, 2018
Police looking into 'water rage' incident
  • Sister of Korean Air 'nut rage' heiress in her own rage controversy
  • Another daughter of Korean Air chairman flies off the handle
  • Korean Air's 'water rage' heiress returns home: 'I was foolish'
  • AUDIO Recording reveals Korean Air 'water rage' heiress in new angry outburst
  • Police seek travel ban for Korean Air heiress

Russian hit-run driver in Daegu kicked out of country

By Ko Dong-hwanDaegu Immigration Office in Dong-gu, Daegu / Capture from Daegu Immigration Office siteA Russian man on a tourist visa will be deported after crashing his unregistered car several times and fleeing the scenes. The man, 24, bought a 20-year-old Avante sedan for 600,000 won ($560) from an unidentified Russian woman he met via social networking after arriving in South Korea in October. The car was unregistered.His trail of destruction began when he crashed into a parked car in an emergency lane in Songhyun-dong, Dalseo-gu, in Daegu on March 30. Immediately following the crash, he hit another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The Russian fled the scene and drove for about 200 meters before smashing into a motel sign. The motel owner confronted the man and was offered a fake $100 bill before the Russian again fled.Dalseo police received reports of the incidents and used security camera video to identify the man.Police raided the Russian's home on April 3 and arrested him over the incidents.He was taken to the Daegu immigration office on Thursday for deportation. P

Apr 12, 2018
Russian hit-run driver in Daegu kicked out of country

Jail term confirmed for creator of Samsung chief's sex videos

The Supreme Court / YonhapBy Jung Min-hoThe Supreme Court upheld a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence Thursday for a man who blackmailed Samsung Electronics with sex videos of its chairman Lee Kun-hee.The top court upheld the Seoul High Court's ruling that sentenced the former CJ CheilJedang official, surnamed Seon, 57, to four years and six months in prison for extorting 900 million won ($840,000) from Samsung in 2013 by threatening to release the videos.In the videos, a man who appears to be the business tycoon offers money to women after receiving sexual services.Seon and three other people recorded the videos between December 2011 and June 2013 at Lee's private residence in southern Seoul. The videos were disclosed to the public in 2016 with a report by online news outlet Newstapa.

Apr 12, 2018
Jail term confirmed for creator of Samsung chief's sex videos

1 killed, 12 injured in hot air balloon crash on Jeju Island

Rescue workers arrive at the hill on the southern resort island of Jeju, Thursday. / Yonhap The pilot of a hot air balloon was killed and 12 tourists were slightly injured Thursday after their aircraft crashed into a hill on the southern resort island of Jeju, firefighters said.The accident occurred north of the Mulyeongari-oreum volcanic cone in the city of Seogwipo at around 8:10 a.m. A witness, who was collecting edible wild plants at the time of the crash, reported it to a local fire station.The pilot was rushed to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest but was later pronounced dead, while the 12 passengers were transferred to hospitals, firefighters said.The hot air balloon from Oreum Hot Air Tour Co. that carried the 13 people was flying toward a ranch in the city. The firefighters and police are looking into the cause of the accident and believe that the balloon collided into a tree and lost altitude while landing. (Yonhap)

Apr 12, 2018
1 killed, 12 injured in hot air balloon crash on Jeju Island

Fishing boat collision leaves 3 dead, 3 missing

Rescue workers search the missing people after a local fishing boat collided with a Tanzanian cargo ship in waters off the country's southwestern coast of Shinan, Thursday. / YonhapThree sailors have been killed and three others are missing after a local fishing boat collided with a foreign reefer vessel before overturning off the southwestern coast on Thursday, authorities said.The crash happened at 00:37 a.m., when the 15-ton 2007 Yeongheung carrying six crewmen hit a 498-ton Tanzanian refrigerated cargo ship and capsized in waters 9.6 kilometers northwest of Shinan, South Jeolla Province, about 280 kilometers from Seoul, according to the Coast Guard.One sailor was found dead less than an hour into the accident. Rescue divers found two more sailors inside the sunken ship, bringing the death toll to three.Details on the crewmen's identities were not immediately known.The Coast Guard immediately dispatched a salvage ship and sent signals to other vessels near the site of the accident to help the rescue efforts. A search under and off the sea is under way for the five missin

Apr 12, 2018
Fishing boat collision leaves 3 dead, 3 missing

Loopholes in police, airport security

Incheon Airport, justice ministry hit for lack of oversight on rapists' departureBy Kim Hyun-binA rapist wearing an ankle monitor recently fled to Vietnam through Incheon International Airport, but police and airport officials were oblivious until the plane took off. The man, 38, identified only by his surname Shin, was arrested by local Vietnamese police at an international airport in Ho Chi Minh during the entry evaluation process. This has raised doubts over Incheon International Airport's security system and the police and justice ministry as they failed to prevent his departure. This is not the first time a local sex offender wearing an ankle monitor has left the country. Incheon International Airport has ranked among the top in the world for 12 consecutive years, due to its high-tech equipment and facilities.But it was not enough to weed out the suspect through its state of the art security screening due to the lack of communication between airport, legal and law enforcement agencies.Many are calling for the installation of a hotline between the justice ministry and airports to

Apr 11, 2018
Loopholes in police, airport security
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