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Man arrested for blaming Korea-US drill for ferry accident

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on charges of spreading a rumor online that a South Korea-U.S. military drill was responsible for last month's deadly ferry sinking off South Korea's southwestern coast, police said Wednesday.The suspect, identified only by his family name Shin, disseminated the rumor that "the ferry Sewol sank because it deviated from its course due to the joint South Korea-U.S. exercise," according to the National Police Agency (NPA).Shin posted the claim on an online bulletin board of a portal site, three days after the ferry sank on April 16 and left more than 300 people dead or missing.Shin also cited warnings of a joint shooting exercise issued for certain areas in the Yellow Sea by the oceanographic administration for April 15-16 to back up his claim. The navigation warnings "show why the ferry Sewol went off the planned course and used a different route where the accident took place," Shin argued in the posting.Rejecting Shin's claim, the police said that the joint shooting drill took place only on April 15 but that Shin doctored the image of the data to sh

May 8, 2014

Rescue drills

A diver jumps from a rescue helicopter during a joint emergency preparedness drill held at Chungju Lake, North Chungcheong Province, Wednesday. The provincial office said some 600 rescue workers joined the exercise assuming a ferry had caught fire./ Korea Times photo by Kim Joo-seong

May 7, 2014

Resigning from Assembly

Lee Yong-sup of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy answers reporters’ questions at the National Assembly, Thursday, after announcing he will quit his parliamentary seat in protest against the party’s unilateral decision to nominate Yoon Jang-hyun as a candidate for mayor of Gwangju in the June 4 local elections. He is expected to run as an independent candidate./ Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun

May 7, 2014

Career mentoring

An Alumnus of Sangmyung University talk with students during the Career Mentoring Fair on the school campus in Seoul, Thursday. About 300 graduates who landed jobs met the students to give practical advice about their career paths. / Courtesy of Sangmyung University

May 7, 2014

Insurance companies misuse Sewol ferry disaster

By Jeong Ji-suSome insurance companies have come under fire for allegedly having misused Sewol ferry disaster in their marketing strategies to provoke fear among people, said Nocut News on Wednesday.A well-known local outdoor brand Kolon Sport was heavily criticized by using the Sewol tragedy in promoting their new product.Four days after the Sewol incident, a man received a phone call recommending him to subscribe insurance by a marketer who constantly mentioned Sewol ferry disaster during the call.Another man got a similar call that day saying that he should prevent this kind of loss in the future by signing up an insurance contract.A spokesman of an insurance company said, “I don’t think the company itself decided to use this kind of marketing strategy. It must have been some branch offices or phone marketers under pressure who pursued this unreasonable demand.”Meanwhile, civil organizations are calling for steps to stop such practices, claiming it is not proper to use a national disaster for profit purposes.

May 7, 2014

'Illegal expat' caught hiding in fridge

By Ko Dong-hwanA Chinese man was caught after trying to hide inside a fridge loaded on a pickup truck to get past border patrol in Jeju Island.A Chinese man with an expired Korean visa tried to evade border patrol by hiding inside a fridge but failed, Munhwa Ilbo said Tuesday.On Monday at around 3:50 p.m., the man, 35, stashed himself inside a fridge and tried to get past security at the Jeju Harbor with the help of a pickup truck driver, 40, who carried the fridge. But they were caught red-handed at the scene, and were taken to immigration service for further investigation.The report said the man had entered Jeju Island in 2012 with a short-term Korean visa he had acquired the same year. He worked hard labor since then, and tried to move to other districts to remain under the radar.          

May 7, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
'Illegal expat' caught hiding in fridge

Dami Im in Seoul

Dami Im, who was the winner of the Australian audition program “The X-Factor” last year sings at the showcase for her debut  album “Dami Im” in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap

May 7, 2014

“Sewol killed my nephew and fellow worker”

By Ko Dong-hwanYoo Ji-sooA rescue diver was already despondent after finding out his dear nephew died from the Sewol disaster when he freshly learned his fellow rescue diver also lost his life on duty.Munhwa Ilbo Wednesday reported of the man named Yoo Ji-soo, 46, a resident of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, who suffered “two holes in his heart” in just three weeks after the tragedy broke out.The first bereavement got to him on April 29 when he was busy searching for his 18-year-old nephew, a second-grader from Danwon High School.Aching with the loss he tried to prevent, Yoo returned home the next day. But after six days, he came back to Paengmok Port with the news that his fellow diver Lee Gwang-wook, 53, died on duty of rescue mission.Lee worked for Undine Marine Industries, a private salvage firm hired by Cheonghaejin Marine, the operator of Sewol.The report said Yoo and Lee were on friendly terms as they used to learn scuba diving lessons together. It added he is putting aside dearly losses and setting off for another rescue mission Wednesday. 

May 7, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
“Sewol killed my nephew and fellow worker”

Most parents not mad at children having premarital sex

National survey showed most parents are not embittered with the idea that thier children experience premarital sex with future significant others. By Ko Dong-hwan A joint survey conducted by dating service agencies showed a majority of parents keep their cool when it comes to their children having premarital sex, according to Edaily News Wednesday.The survey asked 536 respondents (half males and half females) about how their parents think about the topic.The result showed that 42.5 percent of male and 41.4 percent of female respondents said their parents keep the noise down even when they know about it. It’s the response opted by the most respondents from both genders.As to other responses, 33.6 percent of males and 10.1 percent of females said their parents consider the matter an essential premarital element.Also, 15.7 percent of males and 29.1 percent of females said they hear parents’ advice to control it. Another 8.2 percent of males and 19.4 percent of females said their parents allow it as long as marriage is agreed upon with the future significant other.

May 7, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Most parents not mad at children having premarital sex

Fake monk goes on rape spree

By Ko Dong-hwan Police booked a man, 64, for rape and theft using his fake monk appearance he fashioned himself, according to JoongAng Ilbo Wednesday.The man’s first crime occurred on April 8 at around 7:30 p.m. after he drank at a bar run by a female host, 56, in Busan. He stole 1.4 million won from the parlor and threatened the host with sex.His follow-up crime happened two days later. He visited another bar and sexually harassed its host, demanding money. The report said he also hit a cop who came to the bar after receiving a report.Busan Saha police arrested the man on charges of theft Wednesday. He had served prison terms before committing the crimes, the report added.     

May 7, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Fake monk goes on rape spree
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