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Seoul Mayor stresses safety over Lotte skyscraper

A view from the construction site of a 123-story office tower built by Lotte Group in Jamsil, southern Seoul. Lotte had planned to complete the skyscraper by late 2016 but a series of accidents at the construction site, including the death of a worker and a poorly-explained fire, has put the timeline in doubt, Korea TimesBy Kim Tong-hyungSeoul Mayor Park Won-soon said on Tuesday he will not allow Lotte Group to use its new trophy architecture if the company fails to provide convincing answers to recently-raised safety concerns.Lotte, one of the country’s largest family-owned conglomerates, had planned to seek the city’s approval for the 123-story building it expected to open in late 2016 in Jamsil, southern Seoul.However, a series of accidents at the construction site, including the death of a worker and a poorly-explained fire, has put the timeline in doubt.“The Seoul Metropolitan Government will thoroughly inspect all aspects regarding the safety of the building and the construction process,’’ Park told reporters while visiting the site Tuesday.“

May 16, 2014
Seoul Mayor stresses safety over Lotte skyscraper

Teachers' Day

Teachers of Gaebong Middle School wash their students’ feet in a ceremony to mark Teachers’ Day at a park in western Seoul, Thursday./ Yonhap

May 15, 2014

Seoul Mayor sheds tears over Sewol victim

By Ko Dong-hwan Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Wednesday night made a surprise visit to the facility in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, where family members are waiting for divers to recover the bodies from the Sewol ferry that sunk in April.Park, who arrived at the gymnasium near 9 p.m., met and offered his condolences to the people there. He got particularly emotionally when visiting the family of one victim _ a Danwon High School student who had been an enthusiastic fan of the Seoul-based baseball club Doosan Bears, whose body divers have yet to recover.Park sobbed as he talked with the student’s parents, who explained to Park their son’s unique love for baseball. The parents had hung their favorite Bears jersey, signed by the players, on a pole in the gymnasium.Park stayed in the gym for about an hour and then went to Paengmok Port to observe the search operations before returning to Seoul.Park is seeking to be reelected as mayor with Chung Mong-joon of President Park Geun-hye’s Saenuri Party pitted as his main rival. 

May 15, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Seoul Mayor sheds tears over Sewol victim

New film blasts `Big Three' conservative dailies

By Ko Dong-hwanA new documentary offers scathing commentary on Korea’s three-largest newspapers ― Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo and Dong-A Ilbo ― which are notable for right-wing viewpoints and dramatic headlines.Tae Jun-seek’s ``Wise Solution,’’ which opened in theaters on Thursday, argue that the three dailies _ combining to control 70 percent of the country’s newspaper market in circulation _ negatively influence shaping of public opinion by deliberately manipulating facts and writing to serve the power elite.Analyzing the newspapers’ coverage of corruption in politics and business, elections and other major events, Tae portrays the newspapers as politicized interest groups rather than journalistic outlets.The film breaks down newspapers’ sensational coverage of the political scandal surrounding Park Yeon-cha, a businessman who peddled influence during the government of late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun, and their lack of interest in covering illegal business activities and factory deaths at industry giant Samsung.Tae also laments how the c

May 15, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
New film blasts `Big Three' conservative dailies

Entertainers resent being called NK sympathizers

Singers Lee Seung-hwan, left, and Lee Eun-miBy Ko Dong-hwan Korean entertainers who are opinionated about social issues are often feeling the downside of living in a country that doubles as Cold War’s last frontier.Singer Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Eun-mi recently found themselves fighting Internet users accusing them as North Korea sympathizers.Lee Seung-hwan had invested in the 2012 film ``26 Years,’’ which imagines a plot to kill former South Korean military strongman Chun Doo-hwan whose brutal suppression of democratization protests in Gwangju in 1981 left 166 people dead.Lee Eun-mi, who has always been a supporter of liberal politics, was scrutinized for her vocal support of Seoul mayoral candidate Park Won-soon.The 2012 presidential election revealed a sharply divided electorate and Park Geun-hye, who won, appeared to benefit from the template of ideological division left by her father, Park Chung-hee, the dictator who was assassinated in 1979. Public figures who are vocal in their anti-government criticism are often accused as by the Web mob as pro-Nort

May 15, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Entertainers resent being called NK sympathizers

When people date 'out of their leagues'

A scene from the tvN drama, "Dating a Beauty"By Ko Dong-hwan Men and women react differently when they are set up on a date with a person they consider ``out of their league,’’ according to a joint survey by marriage consultancies Bien Aller and Only You.After quizzing more than 500 single adults, the companies reported that men are usually euphoric about meeting a woman they thought was too attractive for them. Women are excited as well, but seem to approach the date with more strategy to ensure the man is attracted to them as well.In a multiple-answer question, 44 percent of the male respondents picked ``heart thumps with anticipation’’ as their first reaction to being set up with a woman more attractive than he is. Less than 30 percent of the women picked the same answer.The most popular answer among women was ``thinking ways to seduce him,’’ supported by more than 50 percent of the female participants.``I guess this backs the perception that men are normally more passionate and romantic, while women are more realistic,’’ said S

May 15, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
When people date 'out of their leagues'

Sharp turn caused deadly ferry sinking: investigators

A drastic change in course was the main cause of last month's ferry sinking off Korea's southwest coast, which left more than 300 people dead or missing, investigators said Thursday.While passing through a narrow channel off the southwestern island of Jindo on April 16, the 6,825-ton ferry Sewol made a sharp turn at a 15-degree angle before tilting and capsizing, a team of police and prosecution officials said, announcing the interim results of their investigation.Cargo overloading and a lack of water in the ballast tanks also made the ferry unable to recover its balance from the sharp veering, the team added.Investigators also said they decided to bring charges of murder against the captain and three crew members for abandoning the sinking ship without trying to evacuate hundreds of passengers."The captain and other crew members were well aware that the ferry Sewol would need much more time to come back to its balance due to problems in its ability to recover," one investigator said, asking not to be named. "Because of that fact, (crew members) received orders not to make a drastic

May 15, 2014
Sharp turn caused deadly ferry sinking: investigators

Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun cash in on 'Stars' success

By Kim Tong-hyungThe immense success of the SBS drama “Man From the Stars’’ has allowed the show’s stars Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun to earn the GDP of a small island nation.Man from the Stars, a love story between eccentric actress Chun Song-yi (Jun) and mysterious alien Do Min-jun (Kim) who has been living in Korea for 400 years, was the most popular show on television during its run in Korea through March. The show also created a sensation in China.Since the show’s success, companies have been competing to hire Jun and Kim as their spokespersons. Jun signed 25 advertisement deals since the ending of the series, while Kim signed 35.The combined worth of those contracts exceed 50 billion won (about $48 million), according to ad industry people.Agents for Jun and Kim say more deals are on the table.“I have never seen any star be this popular with fans and corporate sponsors. The popularity of a star normally declines after the series ends, but we are getting endless requests from companies for them to pitch their products,’’ said an of

May 15, 2014
Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun cash in on 'Stars' success

All we need is an apology

Activists hold a placard reading “The Japanese government should apologize to and compensate sexual slavery victims!” during a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy, central Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap

May 14, 2014

Teachers' Day

A student gives a carnation to her teacher to express gratitude during an event Wednesday on the eve of Teachers’ Day at Sookmyung Women’s University. / Yonhap

May 14, 2014
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