한국에도 잘 알려진 '파라과이 응원녀' 라리사 리켈메(28)이 파라과이 국가대표 미드필더 조나단 파브로(32)와 결혼한다고 외신들이 전했다.리켈메는 지난 19일(한국시각) 자신의 트위터에 서로 결혼반지를 끼고 있는 손가락 사진을 공개했다. 그는 지난해부터 파브로와 연인 사이임을 밝히며 공개석상에 자주 모습을 드러냈다. 리켈메는 2010년 남아공 월드컵에서 섹시한 의상으로 응원하는 모습이 소개되며 스타로 급부상했다. 당시 파라과이가 우승하면 누드 세리머니를 펼치겠다는 파격 공약으로 화제를 모았다.2010년 11월에는 한 중매업체의 주선으로 한국남성들과 선을 보기 위해서 내한하기도 했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)<관련 영문 뉴스>Paraguayan model Riquelme announces her marriage with soccer playerParaguayan model and actress Larissa Riquelme will get married with J

21일 방송된 JTBC ‘유자식 상팔자’에서 배우 김응수는 김수현과 함께한 술자리 일화를 털어놨다.이날 방송에서 김응수는 “‘해를 품은 달’을 할 때 김수현이 나를 어려워하기에 그를 위해 술자리를 마련했다”며 “술을 한잔 하니 속마음을 이야기해주더라”고 말했다.이어 “김수현은 술을 조금만 먹어도 얼굴이 빨개진다. 그런데도 잘 마시긴 잘 마신다”고 덧붙였다.김수현 술버릇을 접한 누리꾼들은 “김수현 술버릇, 의외의 주당이네”, “김수현 술버릇, 얼굴 빨개진다니 귀엽네”, “김수현 술버릇, 갑자기 별그대 속 도민준 주사가 떠오르네” 등의 반응을 보였다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

 The South Korean economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than in the previous quarter as construction investment contracted, the central bank said Thursday.   Korea's gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic performance, grew 0.9 percent in the October-December period from three months earlier, compared with a 1.1 percent on-quarter gain in the third quarter, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).   The fourth-quarter growth was the slowest since a 0.8 percent o

  A South Korean national was released by gunmen in Libya Wednesday, three days after being captured, according to an embassy official.   Han Seok-woo, the chief of the Libya unit of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), was abducted in Tripoli by four Libyan gunmen on his way home.   The Libyan government is protecting Han and the South Korean Embassy in Libya will soon get custody of him, the official said.   "It has been confirmed that there is no problem with Han's health," th

Pope Francis is considering visiting South Korea in August, a Vatican spokesman said Wednesday.   The pope "has been invited to attend a meeting of young Asian Catholics (in South Korea) and that a trip is under study," the Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters in the Vatican City, according to the Associated Press.   The Catholic Church of Korea has said it requested last year the papal visit to South Korea and received a positive response from the Vatican.   South Korean Catholic Church offici

중국 최고지도층 친인척 조세회피처에 유령회사: 탐사보도협회중국 전·현직 최고 지도부의 친인척들이 조세회피처에 유령회사를 세워 탈세를  해왔다는 주장이 국제탐사보도언론인협회(ICIJ)에서 제기되었다. 이들 중에는 시진핑 중국 국가주석과 원자바오 전 총리 등의 친 인척들도 포함이 되어있어 상당한 파장을 일으킬 전망이다. 국제탐사보도언론인협회(ICIJ)는 22일 자체 홈페이지에서 세계 각국의 50여 개 언론과 공동 취재한 보고서를 통해 이같이 밝혔다.   보고서에 따르면 시 주석 누나의 남편인 덩자구이는 조세회피처인 영국령  버진 아일랜드에 등록된 부동산 개발회사 엑설런스 에포트의 지분 50%를 소유하고 있는것으로 밝혀졌다.     원 전 총리의 아들 원윈쑹도 아버지가 총리로 재임하던 2006년 버진아일랜드의 회사 '트렌드 골드 컨설팅'의 단독 임원이자 주주였다. 원 전 총리의 사위 역시 200 4년 버진아일랜드에 회사를 세워 2006년까지 단독 임원 및 주주로 활동했다.    조세회피처

 President Park Geun-hye arrived in this Swiss ski resort on Tuesday for an annual gathering of political and business leaders from around the world that she plans to use to appeal for investment in South Korea.   Park arrived in Davos after wrapping up a state visit to Bern.She is the second South Korean president ever to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, also known as the "Davos Forum," after her predecessor, Lee Myung-bak, did so in 2010.   Park plans to use the gathering

 International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that the global economic recovery is strengthening as countries move away from austerity budgets and their banking systems are fortified.   But the Fund remained cautious, saying the rebound in advanced economies is uneven and that they still face the threat of deflation.   Meanwhile, emerging economies are wrestling with tighter monetary conditions and slower domestic demand.   The Fund increased its estimate for world growth this year slightly, by a te

    A South Korean trade agency employee kidnapped in Libya has been confirmed to be unharmed, a ranking government official said Tuesday.   Han Seok-woo, the head of the Libya unit of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), was abducted Monday by four unidentified Libyan gunmen on his way home, prompting Seoul to ramp up efforts to win his release.   "Han has been confirmed to be unharmed," the official said, without disclosing how he confirmed his safety and who was behind the abd

   The United States and South Korea are concerned about the recent development in North Korea and its possible provocations, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said Tuesday, expressing commitment to talks for denuclearizing the communist country.   Burns made the remarks during a press briefing in Seoul following the meeting with Seoul's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun.     The deputy secretary is here for a two-day visit from Monday on the first leg of his three-nation visi

   A South Korean film has been invited to this year's Berlin International Film Festival, its production company said Tuesday. Director Lee Song Hee-il's thriller "Night Flight" will be screened in the Panorama non-competition category of the annual film festival, Cinema Dal said.   The movie is about boys who choose to become monsters to survive in a jungle-like school.   It is the director's third invitation to the Berlin festival following invitations in 2006 for "No Regret" and 2010 for "Br

 North Korea continued its charm offensive toward South Korea on Tuesday despite Seoul's clear rejection of a series of overtures by Pyongyang.   North Korea repeated its demand that South Korea scrap its upcoming joint military drills with the United States, saying Seoul should immediately halt "hostile military actions."   The North's main newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, said the country's recent overture is designed to end the armistice and establish lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.   The

  The daily volatility of the South Korean currency rose in 2013 compared with a year earlier due to geopolitical risks and the Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus tapering, the central bank said Tuesday.    The average daily volatility of the local currency reached 5.2 won last year, compared with 4.2 won the previous year, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK). It recorded 3.4 won in the fourth quarter of last year, smaller than 5.3 won in the third quarter.   The won showed the fourth-lowest v

  Prime Minister Chung Hong-won instructed the financial watchdog chief Monday to sternly punish those responsible for a recent massive leak of personal information of credit card users, calling for fundamental measures to prevent recurrence.   According to the prosecution, sensitive personal information, including resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and credit ratings, of as many as 104 million customers were leaked altogether from the country's major credit card firms of KB Koo

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's leading mobile carrier, said Monday it plans to deploy a mobile network service this year that is four times faster than the current Long Term Evolution (LTE) service.   SK Telecom said it has successfully demonstrated the upgraded service, dubbed the 3band LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) service, by combining a 20MHz bandwidth and two 10MHz bandwidths. It is expected to be available to local users in late 2014 as soon as mobile devices supporting the network are launched by s

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's top two tech firms, are expected to post an all-time high global market share in smartphones in the first quarter of 2014, data showed Monday, widening the gap with their U.S. and Chinese rivals.   Samsung's portion is projected at 36.2 percent, and its smaller rival LG Electronics is anticipated to record a 5.9 percent share, the data by market researcher Strategy Analytics showed.    It will mark the first time for the top two play

홍명보 축구대표팀 감독이 '영원한 캡틴' 박지성(33·에인트호번)의 3월 평가전에서의 대표팀 복귀 가능성을 언급했다. 대표팀을 이끌고 브라질의 포즈 도 이구아수시에서 전지훈련을 치르고 있는 홍 감독은 16일(현지시간) 오후 취재진과 만나 박지성이 3월 그리스와의 평가전에서 복 귀할 수 있느냐는 질문에 "그럴 수도 있다. 가능성은 여러가지다"라고 대답했다.     지난 8일 홍 감독은 박지성에게 직접 복귀 의사를 묻겠다는 뜻을 밝혔다. 당시 홍 감독이 그리스와의 원정 평가전 이후에 박지성과 만날 것이라는 축구계 안팎의 예상이 지배적이었다.     만약 이 때 두 사람의 만남이 이뤄지고 박지성이 복귀 의사를 피력한다면  월드 컵을 불과 한 달 앞둔 5월 평가전에서야 대표팀 합류가 가능하다.    그러나 홍 감독은 "아직 구체적인 네덜란드 출국 일정을 잡지 않았다"라며 그리 스 평가전 이전에도 얼마든지 박지성과 만날 수 있다는 가능성에 무게를 실었다.    홍 감독이 그리스 평가전보다 일

South Korean boy group EXO has been chosen as one of the rising artists worth noticing in 2014 by the U.S. Billboard magazine.   EXO is the only Asian group mentioned in the magazine's article, "14 Artists to Watch in 2014," which was posted on its website on Monday (U.S. Eastern time).   The list also includes British soul musician John Newman, U.S. pop duo Holychild and U.S. R&B singer Banks.   "EXO looks positioned to be K-pop's next crossover phenom with an American fan base brewing for the

 A district court denied an arrest warrant late Wednesday night for a former chief of local telecom giant KT Corp. suspected of committing a host of corporate crimes, including embezzlement.   The Seoul Central District Court dismissed the prosecution's request for the warrant to detain Lee Suk-chae, the former head of the country's top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, for further questioning.   "There is not enough reason to detain (Lee) at the present stage considering that his cr

 The Obama administration's top Asia hand said stand-offs between South Korea and Japan, as well as tensions between China and Japan, threaten the international community, strapped with a fragile economy.   On a trip to Europe, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel said strained ties between the world's second-and third-largest economies, China and Japan, are something that the world can't afford.   "By the same token, (South) Korea and Japan are two leadi