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Taxi driver arrested over alleged knife threat

A taxi driver takes a knife from the trunk of his car in a road-rage incident last month near Nonhyun Station, southern Seoul./ Courtesy of YTN A taxi driver has been arrested after allegedly threatening another taxi driver with a knife in a road-rage incident.Seocho police said Friday that the driver, surnamed Kim, 74, got angry when another taxi driver, also surnamed Kim, 62, tried to come into his lane near Nonhyun Station in Seoul.Footage from a blackbox camera shows the first Kim taking a knife from the trunk of his car after the taxis stopped at a traffic light. He then threatened the other driver with the knife, according to police“The owner-driver cabby tried to block my way and invade the lane,” the first Kim, who works for a taxi company, told police.

Jul 3, 2015
Taxi driver arrested over alleged knife threat

Jjamppong tops list for salt

Jjamppong, or spicy noodles with seafood / Korea Times fileJjamppong, or spicy noodles with seafood, has the most sodium among foods Koreans enjoy when dining out, according to a Ministry of Food and Drug Safety report. Jjamppong had 4,000 milligrams of sodium per 1,000 grams, twice the World Health Organization’s (WHO) daily recommended intake.Chinese-style noodles were second, containing 3,396 milligrams of sodium. “Ganjang gejang,” crab marinated in soy sauce, was next with 3,221 milligrams.The report also revealed which foods have the most calories.Suyuk, boiled and sliced pork, was first with 1206 kilocalories per 300 grams. Gamjatang, or pork-bone potato stew, was second with 960 kilocalories per 900 grams. Grilled marinated rib followed with 941 kilocalories per 350 grams.

Jul 3, 2015
Jjamppong tops list for salt

Koreans hungry for books on food, language

/ Courtesy of Front Main Koreans want to learn more about language and food, data shows.According to the Korea Publisher Society, books on food and the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) exam ranked among the top 20 bestsellers. The organization gathered the information from book store chain Kyobo Book and online retailer Yes24.Thanks to the recent popularity of television programs on cooking and dining, people had become more interested in recipes, it said.The society also said local fiction books were struggling whereas international ones were selling well.  

Jul 3, 2015
Koreans hungry for books on food, language

Hanhwa plant blast kills six

A wastewater storage tank in Ulsan, southeast of Seoul, exploded Friday morning, leaving six workers dead. The 119 rescue squad recovers bodies of the victims. / YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungSIx workers were killed after a wastewater storage tank exploded in Ulsan, southeast of Seoul, Friday morning.Fire authorities said the blast happened at the Hanhwa Chemical factory at 9:16 a.m. Rescue workers and equipment were sent to the scene.A factory guard, surnamed Choi, 52, was injured, fire officials said.The workers were welding when the tank exploded, according to the Korea Gas Safety Corporation.Police and factory officials are investigating. 

Jul 3, 2015
Hanhwa plant blast kills six

July 3 Local headline news

Chosun IlboThe prosecution found out that Roh Gun-pyeong, the brother of the late President Roh Moo-hyun, received 500 million won from the late Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong in 2008 in return for his presidential pardon in 2007. But the prosecution said it dropped the case because the five-year statute of limitations expired in 2012. JoongAng IlboA total of 13 prosecutors were assigned to the special probe into the late Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong’s bribery list. But nobody on the suspect list in the case was placed under arrest. The prosecution indicted former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo and South Gyeongsang Province Governor Hong Joon-pyo Thursday on charges of receiving illegal campaign funds from the Sung.  DongA IlboThe Saenuri Party is struggling to find a solution to the escalating feud within the party over the fate of floor leader Yoo Seong-min. Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung left early in anger during the party’s Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul Thursday as Rep. Kim Tae-ho urged Yoo to step dow

Jul 3, 2015

U.S. official due in Seoul over missile defense

A senior U.S. official will visit Korea next week for talks on missile defense and other security issues, the State Department announced Thursday.Frank A. Rose, assistant secretary for arms control, verification and compliance, plans to arrive here Thursday for a two-day stay.It's part of his regional trip that will also take him to China, Japan and Vietnam.He will be engaged in "meetings and external events on space security, missile defense, arms control, and other bilateral and multilateral security topics," the department said.His upcoming visit draws keen attention in South Korea as it comes amid a controversy over whether the United States should put a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery on the peninsula.In May, Rose said the U.S. is considering "the permanent stationing of a THAAD unit on the Korean Peninsula."China and North Korea are against the move on concerns it will increase U.S. military influence in the region.Officials in both Seoul and Washington have publicly said they are in internal discussions, not bilateral consultations, over the advanced missile defens

Jul 3, 2015
U.S. official due in Seoul over missile defense

Students arrested over alleged schoolmate assault

By Lee Min-hyungFive college students bashed a schoolmate and kept him locked up for three days, police said.Gyeongsan police said the students, from a university in the city, were arrested for allegedly beating the victim, surnamed Kim, 20, with their fists and hangers last month.They committed the alleged crimes over three days from June 14 at the university dormitory, according to police. “Unless you want to be beaten up, you have to buy us fried chicken,” police quoted the group as saying.The five had allegedly prevented Kim from using the bathroom and covered his mouth with a wet towel. Kim was then beaten and his body taped, police said.They also took his debit card and spent some 100,000 won ($88), according to police.They were arrested after Kim’s parents reported them to police on June 18.

Jul 2, 2015
Students arrested over alleged schoolmate assault

Man allegedly killed neighbor over loud TV

By Lee Min-hyungA man in Seoul has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbor over a blaring TV.The man, surnamed Park, 50, is suspected of beating the victim, surnamed Cho, 50, to death, Seoul Gangbuk police said Thursday.They said Park shouted “turn down the volume” before breaking into Cho’s house. Park then allegedly beat the victim’s chest and head. When Cho fell down, Park trampled him to death, police said.Police arrested Park after analyzing surveillance footage that allegedly showed him climbing the wall of Cho’s house.But police said Park had not intended to kill Cho.

Jul 2, 2015
Man allegedly killed neighbor over loud TV
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