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Gang member charged for abusing mentally disabled neighbors

A Daegu man was arrested Tuesday for repeatedly assaulting his disabled neighbors, Munhwa Ilbo reported.The Daegu Dalseo Police Station confirmed yesterday that the 54-year old man, surnamed Yoon, was arrested for constantly beating a mentally-disabled man. Authorities said that Yoon told his victim to “get stronger” while committing the abuse.The police said Yoon, a local gang member, has waged a total of nine attacks on four disabled victims.  He was charged two years ago and released this April for sexually assaulting a mentally-disabled woman in September 2012. He had been going from victim to victim, mooching from them and beating them up, police said.  

Oct 29, 2014

Kim Bong-kyu, 'cat detective'

 / YonhapKim Bong-kyu, 45, gets at least 20 calls each day from people who need help finding their missing kittens.It has been fifteen years since he started finding kittens for his neighbors, according to Yonhap News Agency. "I started by helping find cats that were seen on ‘missing pet’ posters on telephone poles," Kim said, "It hurt my heart to see the people who had lost their cats, and then I gradually became well-known by the word of mouth."An Internet community called “Cat Lovers” eventually made him an official and dubbed him the "hero of all our missing cats.”Korea Animal Rights Advocates, an animal protection group, states on its blog that Kim worked to save stray cats in a 2006 case, during which cats trapped in a abandoned basement were being taken away to be euthanized.There are currently over 250,000 stray cats in the streets of Seoul, according to the local government. One official said that it takes over 100,000 won ($95) to rescue one stray cat off the streets.Kim told Yonhap, "You can just call your cats back when it's a dark night

Oct 28, 2014
Kim Bong-kyu, 'cat detective'

Good harvest

A foreigner cuts rice at a harvest event at Changdeok Palace, Seoul, Tuesday. During the Joseon Kingdom, kings reaped rice from a rice paddy in the palace, wishing for a good harvest./ Yonhap

Oct 28, 2014

Job-seekers spend over $300 a month prepping for language tests

 / YonhapBy Lee Ji-hyeKorean students who are job hunting spend an average some $300 a month preparing for language proficiency tests, according to a survey conducted by Job Korea, an online community portal for recruiting information.In the survey, some 340 students were asked if they were preparing for an official language test ­ such as TOEIC, TOEFL or TEPS - and 305 people answered, “yes.”On average the survey found that students spent 320,000 won ($304.89) a month one language tests. Of this, 102,000 won per month was used for testing fees.An average amount of 227,000 won was used to buy books and enroll in language private language institutions, or “hagwons.”Students often take a test multiple times in order to achieve a satisfactory score.When asked the reason for studying for a language test, 69.5 percent answered "to get a job", 11.8 answered "self-development", 9.8 percent answered "for language exchange program", and 8.9 percent said, "for graduation requirements".Job Korea said that 91.9 percent of all participants stated that they felt a

Oct 28, 2014
Job-seekers spend over $300 a month prepping for language tests

Unification Underpants: South Korean men snap up briefs made in North Korea

By Lee Ji-hyeSouth Korean men snapped up thousands of sets of underwear manufactured at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in North Korea, immediately after the product went on sale on a home shopping network last week.South Korean company Sisbro, which manufactures undergarments at the jointly-operated Gaeseong Industrial Complex (GIC) in the North, began selling sets of briefs and undershirts on television early Friday morning. Within an hour, the company had sold 2,028 sets, exhausting its entire stock, Yonhap News Agency reported. Each set comprised of eight pairs of boxer-briefs and three undershirts. "Despite the fact that it was very early in the morning -- 6:15 a.m. -- many people were interested in the fact that these garments were made at the Gaeseong Industrial Complex," Yonhap quoted a Sisbro official as saying. "We actively promoted the products as having been made 'using the South's quality and the North's skills.’” Sisbro moved into the joint complex in April, joining other South Korean companies at the GIC, which combines North Korean labor with southern capi

Oct 28, 2014
Unification Underpants: South Korean men snap up briefs made in North Korea

Special meeting

President Park Geun-hye, left, meets with Lee Hee-ho, wife of the late President Kim Dae-jung, at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Tuesday. Lee asked Park to allow her to visit North Korea, saying she wants to deliver wool hats and scarves to children there. Park replied that she would consider Lee’s proposal./ Yonhap

Oct 28, 2014

Late Shin Hae-chul's haunting 'Dream of Freshwater Eel' dominates charts

Shin Hae-chul / YonhapThe late rock singer Shin Hae-chul, who died Monday at the age of 46, left behind 30 albums spanning his 25-year career. But one song in particular haunted and resonated with fans a day after his death.As of Tuesday afternoon, Shin’s 1999 song “The Dream of Fresh Water Eel” had topped online music charts including Naver Music, Daum Music, Bugs Music, Sori Bada and Monkey 3 Music.The song’s posthumous popularity can be linked to the discovery of 2010 interview in which Shin said that he hoped the number ― from the album “Homemade Cookies & 99 Crom Live” ― would be played at his funeral and that its lyrics would be included on his epitaph.“Only known among my dear fans, the song isn’t easy to mumble along to and didn’t receive much attention,” said the late singer in the interview.Some fans now interpret the lyrics as the singer’s premonition of his own early demise.On the song’s chorus, Shin sings, “If I could ever reach underneath the sea, where river streams meet and ang

Oct 28, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Late Shin Hae-chul's haunting 'Dream of Freshwater Eel' dominates charts

'Abnormal Summit' slammed for playing Japan's national anthem

Scene from "Abnormal Summit" / Courtesy of YouTubePopular JTBC talk show “Abnormal Summit,” which features a cast of foreign panel members, caught flak on Monday after playing a snippet of the Japanese national anthem.  Japan’s national anthem, “Kimigayo,” served as the anthem of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, and is seen by many Koreans as a symbol of the Tokyo’s brutal colonization of the Korean peninsula (1910-45). The song played on Monday’s episode to usher in Japanese guest Hiromitsu Takeda, who was filling for regular panel member Terada Takuya.  Backlash immediately ensued online, forcing JTBC posted an official apology on its homepage.  “It was the fault of the producers, who did not to finalize the program meticulously enough,” the company said in a statement.  Some netizens, however, have demanded that the show be permanently canceled. 

Oct 28, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
'Abnormal Summit' slammed for playing Japan's national anthem

Korea-Rwanda partnership in IT

Yoon Jong-rok, left, vice minister of science, ICT and future planning,shakes hands with Rwandan President Paul Kagame during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) conference at the BEXCO Convention Center in Busan, Tuesday. / Courtesy of MSIP

Oct 28, 2014

Apple CEO honored

Apple chief executive and Alabama native Tim Cook, right, and CatherineRandall pose with a plaque during an Alabama Academy of Honor ceremony at the state Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., Monday. Cook and seven others, including Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, were inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. / AP-Yonhap

Oct 28, 2014
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