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PM visits urban poor

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn chats with an underprivileged family in Dongja-dong, Seoul, Sunday. Hwang has stepped up efforts to reach out to the urban poor./ Yonhap

Jun 28, 2015

The Navy’s new fleet of missile-equipped patrol boats, named after six sailors who died during the second Yeongpyeong Naval Battle on June 29, 2002, participates in a drill to deter North Korea from violating the Northern Limit Line, the de facto inter-Korean border in the West Sea, Saturday./ Yonhap

Jun 28, 2015

For rural development

South African Ambassador to Korea Nozuko Gloria Bam, right, shakes hands with Shim Yoon-chong, president of the Korea Saemaul Undong Center, at the center in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, June 23. The two sides exchanged ideas about the rural development project that transformedKorea’s agriculture sector during its industrialization period. / Yonhap

Jun 28, 2015

Student charged over bathroom peek

A man in the port city of Busan has been charged after allegedly peeking into a neighbor’s bathroom after climbing gas pipes.Busan Jin police said on Sunday the college student, surnamed Kim, 21, was walking along a street around midnight Saturday when he heard the sound of water from the second floor of a villa.He then allegedly climbed up to see if a woman was taking a shower.He was caught at the scene after a neighbor reported him to police.Kim was charged with housebreaking.

Jun 28, 2015

Idol group leader ties knot

Park Joon-hyung, leader of idol group g.o.d, poses before his wedding held at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul, Friday. / YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungKorean-American singer Joon Park, leader of idol group g.o.d, married an airline stewardess on Friday.“I have always wished that my future wife be as candid as I am,” Park said at a press conference. “Aside from her physical beauty, I fell in love with her honesty and frankness. I decided to marry her because she never walked on eggshells, even in front of my family.”Park, 45, whose Korean name is Park Joon-hyung, said he was keen to become a father.“Many people were concerned about my stamina because of my age,” Park said. “My stamina is as great as that of men in their 20s. I want to have a baby six months to a year after the marriage.”Park has dated the flight attendant, 32, for more than a year after group member Danny Ahn set up a blind date between them.Park said he proposed to her on a Myeongdong street.“We tried to date on the street last Christmas,” he said. “But we

Jun 28, 2015

Police praise station agent for nabbing alleged pervert

Myeongdong Station agent Park Hong-jun, 55, right, receives a letter of appreciation from Namdaemun police chief, Sunday. / YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungNamdaemun police have praised a Myeongdong Station agent for catching an alleged pervert.Police began receiving reports on June 13 that a man, aged in his 20s, had been pulling down his pants in front of women near the station.Station agent Park Hong-jun, 55, was sent out to investigate but the man escaped. With the help of witnesses, Park spotted and caught him.“As a daughter’s father and station agent who is responsible for protecting passengers, I thought I should catch the criminal,” Park told police.Police arrested the man on charges of public nudity. 

Jun 28, 2015

Police praise station agent for nabbing alleged pervert

Man charged over alleged road-rage incident

A driver surnamed Kim, 34, allegedly drove his car with another driver surnamed Jeon, 48, on the bonnet, Wednesday night. Footage from a blackbox camera inside Kim's car shows Jeon hanging on the bonnet. / YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungA man in Gimje, North Jeolla Province, was arrested Friday after allegedly driving with another man on his car bonnet in a road-rage incident.The man, surnamed Kim, 34, got upset when the victim, surnamed Jeon, 48, drove between two lanes in front of him on Wednesday night, according to Gimje Police Station. Police said Kim then blocked Jeon’s way after repeatedly blowing his horn and overtaking Jeon’s car.But when Jeon got out of the car to complain in front of Kim’s car, Kim suddenly accelerated.Kim is suspected of driving his car for 140 meters with Jeon on the bonnet.Jeon was not seriously injured.“I did this because the car in the front was driving between two lanes, which made me angry,” Kim told police.Kim was charged with violating the Law on Punishment of Violent Acts.

Jun 28, 2015

Man charged over alleged road-rage incident

Woman transforms herself into Barbie in 90 seconds

/ Screen shot from YouTube LA-based vlogger Kandee Johnson has posted a video on YouTube, showing how to transform herself into Barbie in 90 seconds.Johnson also unveild the makeup tips to become celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Kylie Jenner.Click here to watch the video clip.

Jun 28, 2015

Woman transforms herself into Barbie in 90 seconds

Breaking: Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

Korea reported an additional death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Sunday, bringing its death toll to 32.However, the number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease continued to stand at 182 as the country reported no additional infection case overnight, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.The deceased was a 55-year-old patient, whose identity was withheld for privacy reasons.Ministry officials said the death marked one of the rare cases with the deceased having no existing health conditions.Out of 32 MERS-related deaths, 29, or 90.6 percent, involved people of old age or those with existing health conditions, such as diabetes or cancer, that were apparently worsened by MERS.With the latest MERS death, the fatality rate of the disease in the country climbed to 17.6 percent, still lower than the over 40 percent tallied globally until the outbreak here.Out of the 182 people diagnosed with the disease so far, 59 still remained hospitalized with 15 of them currently in unstable conditions, the ministry said.So far 91 people previously diagnosed with M

Jun 28, 2015

Breaking: Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

Freed from suspicion

A pile of cynanchum wilfordii, Chinese traditional herb, left, and another of cynanchum auriculatum royle, a similar herb, are displayed on a table at the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday, as the prosecutor dropped fraud charges against Naturalendo Tech, a firm making herbal medicine from the former ingredient. The firm was accused of putting the latter, an unauthorized ingredient, in its products but the prosecution concluded the firm did not do this intentionally, although its verification system was flawed. / Yonhap

Jun 26, 2015

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PM visits urban poor

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Student charged over bathroom peek

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Man charged over alleged road-rage incident

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Breaking: Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

Freed from suspicion

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