(Instagram)Victoria, a member of a K-pop girl group f(x), posted a photo of herself on Instagram on Tuesday.　 She wrote “Kai-aakmann,” the brand name of the khaki jacket she wears, alongside the picture. 　In the shot, her long black boots and sunglasses match well with the jacket, completing the casual and sporty look.　She stars in “My Sassy Girl 2,” a direct sequel to the 2001 original with the return of actor Cha Tae-hyun, to be released this year. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Saenuri Party chairman Kim Moo-sung (Yonhap)The ruling Saenuri Party will select its candidates for the April by-elections through opinion polls, party chairman Rep. Kim Moo-sung said Tuesday. 　Kim also said that the candidates, who will run for the three National Assembly seats vacated by former lawmakers of the dissolved Unified Progressive Party, will be selected by the end of January.　“Candidates will be nominated according to the wishes of the residents, based 100 percent on opinion polls,”

(Yonhap)The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Tuesday that it would immediately levy fines of up to 20 million won ($18,000) on employers who violated the minimum wage law starting as early as next year.　Currently, those that paid workers less than the legal minimum wage are initially issued a warning before they are subject to sanctions, including fines.　But the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the ministry’s plan to impose the disciplinary fine on the rule-violators directly, without any prior

Woori Bank chief Lee Kwang-goo (Woori Bank)The newly minted chief of Woori Bank said on Tuesday that he would step up his efforts to privatize the bank during his term. 　He also said the bank would strengthen its digital business that includes the Internet bank -- an online bank dealing with lending activities and money transfers. 　“To help achieve privatization, Woori Bank plans to improve its sales capacity and maximize its business value,” Lee Kwang-goo, the new chief of Woori Bank, told repo

 　 　진행자: 윤민식, Julie Jackson 　 　 　 1. 미국-쿠바, 냉전시대 이후 처음으로 국교 정상화 　 기사요약: 미국이 공산주의 국가인 쿠바와 장장 50년에 걸친 적대관계를 청산하겠다고 밝힘에 따라, 쿠바에 대한 50년에 걸친 봉쇄정책이 완화될 전망이다. 라울 카스트로 쿠바 국가평의회 의장은 이를 반기는 한편, 이와 같은 결정이 쿠바에 주요 정치적 변화를 가져오지는 않을 것이라며 현 공산주의 체제를 유지하겠다는 점을 다시 한번 강조했다. 　 　 아이튠즈 (아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2   팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 　 　 　 Castro hails U.S.-Cuba rapprochement 　 [1] Cuban President Raul Castro sa

Prosecutors on Thursday sought a warrant to arrest a senior police officer in their expanding probe into the Cheong Wa Dae document leak.　Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office asked a court to issue the warrant for Superintendent Park Gwan-chun on charges of making false accusations against a former aide to President Park Geun-hye and leaking the confidential documents from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.　Park had submitted a report to Cheong Wa Dae in May, reportedly accusing other police of

Samsung Group's three heirs reaped nearly 6 trillion won as the group's de facto holding company, Cheil Industries Inc., more than doubled its initial public offering (IPO) price in its market debut, data showed Thursday.Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee's three children -- Jay-yong, Boo-jin and Seo-hyun -- earned 5.9 trillion won (US$5.4 billion) from the IPO, roughly 733 times their 8.1 billion won investment, according to the data by conglomerate information tracker Chaebul.com.Shares of Cheil Ind

(Yonhap)A rift between taxi hailing service operator Uber Technologies and the Seoul Metropolitan Government is expected to deepen on the city government’s decision to push ahead with an ordinance rewarding those alerting authorities of Uber cabs.　The city government will send the bill for the ordinance to Seoul City Council for approval on Friday. On Thursday, the taxi hailing service operator issued a statement lambasting the situation.    　“We urge the Council to reject this ordinance on the

Citibank Korea chief economist Chang Jae-chul (Citibank)A free trade deal between South Korea and China is expected to yield about $28.6 billion (30 trillion won) worth of economic benefit in the next 10 years, Citibank analysts said on Tuesday.　This was calculated based on the tariff elimination goals of the deal that call for lifting 71 percent of tariffs within the next 10 years, and ultimately 91 percent of them in 20 years, Citibank Korea chief economist Chang Jae-chul said at the bank’s fo

  진행자: 석지현, Julie Jackson 　 　 　 1. 대한항공 조현아 부사장 ‘땅콩리턴’ 사과 　 기사요약: 대한항공 조현아 부사장이 일명 땅콩 부사장이라 불리며 인터넷을 뜨겁게 달구고 있다. 보도에 따르면 출발 직전 땅콩 서비스에 대한 불만을 나타내며 비상 회항까지 시켜 사무장을 비행기에서 내리도록 했다. 이번 사건을 계기로 기존 대한항공의 경직된 조직문화와 간부들의 월권이 지나치다는 지적 또한 일고 있다. 　　 　 아이튠즈 (아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2  팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 　 　 Korean Air apologizes over ‘nut rage’ 　 [1] Korean Air, South Korea’s No. 1 air carrier, a

(The Viral Channel)새우를 좋아하지만 껍질 벗기는 게 귀찮았던 이들을 위한 동영상이 공개되어 화제가 되고있다.　커뮤니티 사이트 더 바이럴 채널은 지난달 손을 대지 않고 숟가락과 포크만으로 새우 까는 법을 공개했다. 동영상에 따르면, 일단 숟가락으로 새우 머리를 잘라내야 한다. 그 후 포크로 새우 등 껍질을 고정시킨 뒤 숟가락으로 다리 부분의 껍질을 당긴다. 남은 등 껍질이 있다면 제거해주면 된다. 이 과정을 거치면 숟가락과 포크만으로 약 10초 안에 새우를 깔 수 있다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

A higher court upheld a ruling against a man who bit off a woman’s tongue to stop her from kissing him, rejecting his claims that the action was part of self-defense. 　The Seoul High Court sentenced Monday the man, only identified by his surname Kim, to a six-month prison term with a stay of execution for one year after being found guilty of causing damage.　(123rf)Kim, 23, had been indicted on charges of biting off a part of the tongue of a woman, known to be an acquaintance of his girlfriend, a

  진행자: 윤민식, Julie Jackson 　 1. 여야, 누리과정 예산 “우회지원으로 합의” 　 기사요약: 박근혜 대통령의 주요 대선 공약이기도 했던 누리과정의 국고 지원 문제를 놓고 여야가 첨예하게 대립하던 가운데 일부를 우회지원하는 것으로 합의점을 찾았다. 이로써 3-5세에게 공통적으로 지원되는 무상 교육/보육 과정인 누리과정의 예산 문제를 둘러싼 갈등이 해결될 조짐을 보이고 있다. 그러나 지원 액수 등 세부사항이 아직 결정되지 않은 만큼 갈등의 여지는 아직 남아 있는 상황이다. 　 아이튠즈 (아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2  팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Bipartisan deal over education subsidies in sight 　 [1] Ri

McDonald's on Wednesday reopened its flagship outlet in central Moscow for the first time in four months after Russia clamped down on the fast-food chain for alleged hygiene violations following Western sanctions over Ukraine."We have obtained agreement from the Russian public health agency to reopen our Pushkin Square restaurant," McDonald's spokeswoman Svetlana Polyakova told AFP.Symbolically, the restaurant was the first ever branch of McDonald's to open in the Soviet Union in 1990, when peop

A second Frenchman was identified Wednesday after appearing unmasked in a grisly execution video among Islamic State jihadists, many of whom are believed to be Western fighters.Several European countries are probing the possible involvement of their nationals in the execution of 18 Syrian prisoners and kidnapped US aid worker Peter Kassig.The video sparked global horror after its release Sunday by the IS Sunni Muslim extremist group that has carried out widespread atrocities since seizing contro

KOTA TERNATE, Indonesia (AFP) -- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia Saturday, sparking a tsunami warning and causing panicked people to flee their homes. Small waves generated by the undersea quake were detected in several parts of the sprawling archipelago, local authorities said, although there were no reports of casualties or major damage and the tsunami warning was lifted after a short while. Nevertheless, the prospect of a major tsunami set ne

(Bloomberg) -- European leaders called on Russia to stop supplying rebels in eastern Ukraine, stepping up pressure on President Vladimir Putin as he joined the Group of 20 summit in Australia. "We will continue to use all diplomatic tools, including sanctions, at our disposal" to end the crisis, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy told reporters in Brisbane. "Russia must stop the inflow of weapons and troops," he said, adding European foreign ministers will gather Nov. 17 to discuss fur

South Korea and New Zealand announced Saturday that they have struck a free trade agreement to boost trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.The announcement, made on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in this Australian city, wrapped up more than five years of tough negotiations between the two countries. South Korea is a G-20 member but New Zealand was invited to the Brisbane summit as a guest."The FTA will provide a basis to further e

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The undersea quake struck at a depth of 46 kilometres (28 miles) at 10:31 am (0231 GMT), 154 kilometres northwest of Kota Ternate, the USGS said. "Tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 kilometres," said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.The centre said tsunami waves could hit parts of Indonesia, as well the Philip

The South Korean stock market is likely to trade lower next week on persistent uncertainties from the stronger Japanese yen, analysts said Saturday.Seoul shares traded higher earlier in the week on news of a bilateral free trade agreement with China, a boon for South Korea's export-oriented economy. China is the country's biggest trading partner.The market lost its shine later in the week as investors changed to a wait-and-see approach on the trade deal, forecasting that there will be a delay in