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Volunteer work

Independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo delivers briquettes with volunteersin Sangye-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap

Jan 22, 2014

Meeting with new cardinal

Hwang Woo-yea, left, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, shakes hands with Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, who was recently appointed Korea’s new cardinal, at the Seoul Archdiocese building at Myeong-dong, Wednesday. / Yonhap

Jan 22, 2014

Victims of 'The Attorney' visit their forlorn hero

Victims of "Burim” incident of 1981 visited the late former president Rho Moo-hyun's grave in Bongha Village on Tuesday. / Courtesy of OhMyNewsBy Ko Dong-hwanRho Moo-hyun as the "Human Rights Advocate" at the time of “Burim” incident Survivors of the victims dramatized in the Korean blockbuster “The Attorney” visited their hero’s grave to pay their respect about the time the true story-based movie garnered over 10 million viewers, sources said Wednesday.On Tuesday, 11 survivors from the “Burim” incident of 1981 were gathered at the tomb immortalizing the former President Roh Moo-hyun, who killed himself in May 2009. It is located in Bongha Village in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province.It was the first time the entire group of survivors, now in their 50s and 60s, posed to embrace the president’s spirit at the same time and place.“You were our lawyer before becoming president,” said Ko Ho-seok, the survivors’ representative, according to the sources.“It saddens us to see the very democracy we had bui

Jan 22, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Victims of 'The Attorney' visit their forlorn hero

World's first commercialization of 5G due in 2020

By Cho Hyun-eui5G Mobile CommunicationsThe government is aiming for the world’s first commercialization of 5G mobile communications in 2020, of which service is a thousand times faster than Long Term Evolution (LTE).The government expects that $1.5 billion in joint public-private investment on the commercialization of 5G mobile communications will create a $331 trillion market by 2017. This will subsequently bring a $552 trillion effect on production inducement.According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, 5G mobile communications will make it possible to download a 800MB movie only in less than a second which currently takes 40 seconds with the latest communications technology, LTE-A.

Jan 22, 2014
World's first commercialization of 5G due in 2020

Ring girl star Song Ga-yeon aims for debut as pro fighter.

Song Ga-yeon shows off her skill as a fighter.By Cho Hyun-eui         After fighter-turned-ring girl Song Ga-yeon appeared in XTM’s survival fighting program “Crying Fist” season 3, she was ranked No.1 on the internet hit list.Her baby face, tree-trunk thighs, and low voice helped her to draw much public attention.In a recent interview with MMA magazine MFIGHT, Song said, “I appreciate the attention.” Although she first made her debut as a ring girl, she now aims for debut as a ROAD FC pro fighter. She wants to show her deep affection toward MMA.Song learned judo in high school and is also a trained kick-boxer. After she encountered MMA, she got interested in wrestling. This Team 1 affiliated fighter currently puts full effort on training to pursue an MMA career.  She is expected to be the key to ROAD FC’s popularity.Song said, “If I play a pro debut match, I would not worry about the issue of a match. I will focus on showing my own potential.”  

Jan 22, 2014
Ring girl star Song Ga-yeon aims for debut as pro fighter.

Schooling years for men & women opposite in getting married

Past statistics showed that men with higher education and women with lower educaton in Korea propose better chances of getting married.  By Ko Dong-hwan A national research result showed that men with higher education and women with lower education have better odds of getting married, sources said Wednesday.According to a report released Wednesday, men with their education history ended before completing secondary school curriculums have lower chances to wed than those with higher levels of education.But quite the opposite was true for women, as those with education history no further than achieving a high school diploma had the highest chances to wed among the survey group. The educational clan with the weakest odds of making it was those holding Master’s degree or higher credentials.The research, led by Lee Sang-lim from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affair, analyzed the Korea Labor Institute’s survey data from 2001 to 2008 participated in by men aged 26-39 and women 24-36.The research unveiled other statistical secrets behind scoring marriage, the

Jan 22, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan
Schooling years for men & women opposite in getting married

President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with ...

President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with President of the Swiss Confederation Didier Burkhalter before a state banquet in a hotel in Switzerland’s city of Berne, Monday./ Yonhap

Jan 21, 2014

Man kills cousin with chainsaw out of feeling inferior

A man brutally murered his cousin with a chainsaw fueled by an inferiority complex. / Courtesy of allmovie.comBy Kim Su-miA 20-year-old man, Lee, has been charged with murdering his cousin with a chainsaw apparently fueled by an inferiority complex.The Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency said Lee prepared a 50cm long chainsaw and invited his 23-year-old cousin, Kim, to his apartment in Ulsan.He put his cousin on sleeping pills and while he was asleep, he amputated Kim’s body parts using the chainsaw, instantly killing the victim.Soon after the murder, at 12:51 p.m., he phoned the police and confessed his murder. Kim was arrested on site 20 minutes later.Police raise the possibility Lee’s feeling of inferiority towards his cousin pushed him to the ruthless murder.Lee told police, “I had grudges against my cousin because he often looked down on me and my father.”He had no job as a high school graduate and had lived with his grandmother after his parents’ divorce.However, after his grandmother fell sick and entered a nursing home, he was left alone.Police said

Jan 21, 2014
Man kills cousin with chainsaw out of feeling inferior

Man asks celebrity ex-girlfriend to pay for W260 mil. in gifts

A man filed a lawsuit against his celebrity ex-girlfriend for swindling money and gifts worth 600 million won./ Courtesy of trendland.comBy Kim Su-miA wealthy man had showered extravagant gifts on his ex-girlfriend who used to work in the entertainment business in 2003.They included a mink coat (25 million won), Hermes Birkin bag (14 million won), Cartier necklace (12 million won), seven Louis Vuitton bags (14.8 million won), three Cartier rings (14.4 million won), two Louis Vuitton apparels (11.8 million won), Loewe bag (5.7 million won), Celine bag (2.1 million won), Chanel bag (1.4 million won), Chanel wallet, Dior lingerie, a car and cosmetics.Over a period of six years, he provided her with millions of won monthly and bought her 80 items worth a total of 260 million won.In addition, he paid her credit card bills and when she went out of town, he paid for her room charges and skin treatment, taking the total to 350 million won.However, they broke up after six years and three months and the woman married another man.Is he able to reclaim his money?He first accused her of frau

Jan 21, 2014
Man asks celebrity ex-girlfriend to pay for W260 mil. in gifts

Slippery road

People cross the street in Seocho-gu in southern Seoul, Monday, when the capital had more than 5 centimeters of snow. Temperatures are expected to dip further this morning, likely causing icy and slippery roads. The Korea Meteorological Administration advised people to use umbrellas or masks, saying that the snow contained airborne fine dirt from China and tested acidic./ Yonhap 

Jan 20, 2014
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