After weeks of leadership vacuum, KB Financial Group chose former chief financial officer Yoon Jong-kyoo as the new chairman Wednesday, after interviewing four candidates.　Yoon Jong-kyoo (Yonhap)Yoon will become the first chairman to be selected from within the group.　The final shortlist included Citibank chairman Ha Yung-ku, as well as three former KB Financial officials including Yoon and former KB Kookmin Bank vice president Kim Ki-hong. 　The race to the top slot was neck-and-neck between Ha

 진행자: 송상호, Paul Kerry　 　1. 경찰, 판교 환풍구붕괴 사고 수사 가속　기사요약: 경찰은 판교 테크노밸리 콘서트 현장 환풍구 붕괴 사고와 관련된 수사에 박차를 가하고 있다. 10월 17일 발생한 사고로 16명의 사망자와 11명의 부상자가 발생했다. 경찰은 관련자의 전화통화 기록, 은행 기록 등을 추적하고 있으며, 콘서트 개최 과정에서 안전관련 미비점들을 분석하고 있다. 또한 환풍구 강도 실험을 통해 부실시공 여부도 조사 중이다.　　팟캐스트: https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵: http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638　　Police closing in on cause, culprits behind Pangyo deaths　 [1]The police are looking into telephone and bank records of key

The Seoul Central District Court said Sunday that the unauthorized use of a photograph still violated the model’s rights to his image, even though his face in the photo had been digitally replaced with that of another model.　The court ordered the accused to pay the model 1 million won ($938) in compensation.　According to the court, the accused, an online lecture programming company, downloaded a photograph of the plaintiff, a French model, wearing a T-shirt saying “foreigner” in Korean in March

▶기술의 단순함이 진정한 사물 인터넷 시대를 여는 열쇠　사물 인터넷 (Internet of Things)은 PC 인터넷, 모바일 인터넷에 이어 제3의 인터넷 물결 (Third wave of Internet)이라고 일컬어진다. 하지만 아직까지 사물인터넷은 소비자들에게는 PC나 스마트 폰 만큼 친근한 기술로 받아들여지지 않고 있는 것이 현실이다. 진정한 사물 인터넷 시대를 앞당기기 위해서 필요한 것은 무엇일까? 　모바일 솔류션 업체 에어워치(AirWatch)의 앨런 대비에르 회장은 17일 (현지시간) 시카고에서 열린 IoT월드포럼의 패널 토론에서 사물 인터넷 시대의 문을 활짝 열기 위해서는 “IoT의 핵심적인 기술을 모아 사용성과 편리성을 극대화 할 수 있는 IoT계의 스티브 잡스가 필요하다,”라고 밝히며 기술의 단순함에 대해 강조했다. 앨런 대비에르 에어워치 회장 (오른쪽)이 16일 (현지시각) 시카고에서 열린 IoT월드포럼에서 패널토론에 참여하고 있다. / 사진 김영원복잡하고 서로

Luhan, a member of the K-pop boy band EXO, sent a message of support on Wednesday to those hit by an earthquake in southwestern China on Tuesday night. 　“May the blessing be with you in the disaster-hit area. I hope my people there are safe,” the Chinese member of the idol band wrote on his Weibo account on Wednesday morning. 　Luhan’s concerned message came after an earthquake with a magnitude of at least 6.0 shook the Weiyuan city area of Yunnan province on Tuesday night, leaving at least one p

Legendary K-pop idol Seo Taiji unveiled the cover image of his upcoming album “Quiet Night” on Wednesday. 　The album’s cover, designed by artist Kim Dae-hong, features a hand-drawn girl with short hair and wearing a white dress. The straight-faced girl stares ahead with a purple-colored night sky filled with stars in the background, creating mysterious effect. 　“It is an art work that metaphorically expresses symbols that contradict with a pure girl. We reflected the theme of the entire album th

K-pop diva Seo In-young is to team up with hip-hop artist Zion.T this fall, her agency IY Company stated Tuesday. 　The 30-year-old singer will unveil the track featuring Zion.T on Oct. 15, a year after the release of her EP “Love Me.” 　Her upcoming EP is drawing more attention than usual as the sexy icon has joined hands with the well-known hip-hop figure to create a new style of music. 　Zion.T is a famous record producer as well as rapper who debuted in 2011. He rapidly gained recognition after

Rookie K-pop group GOT7’s latest album released in Thailand topped the weekly albums chart at a local record store, its label JYP Entertainment said Monday. 　The septet dropped the compilation album “GOT7 Thailand Special Set,” composed of its first EP “Got It?” and second EP “GOT♡,” on Sept. 25 in Thailand.  After the album was released it immediately rose to the top of the B2S international albums chart for the week of Sept. 22 to 28. B2S is Thailand’s largest record label.　The up-and-coming b

True to the name of JYJ’s world tour concert “Return of the King,” the trio seemed like kings who had conquered the K-pop world on Sunday. 　On Sunday evening, tens of thousands of people flocked to Gangnam, an affluent southern district of Seoul, for the K-pop concert featuring JYJ.The entire seven-lane Yeongdong road in front of the Korea Electric Power Corp. headquarters in Samseong-dong, blocked off for the two-hour concert, was filled by some 50,000 fans from home and abroad.　As admission to

Dynamic Duo’s Gaeko will drop his first studio album on Oct. 16. 　The 33-year-old rapper is to make his first official solo release with his upcoming album “Redingray,” two years after his first EP “Rhythm is Life.” 　 (Ameba culture)The album’s name reflects his greed, aspirations and fantasies, represented by red, while living in a gray city. 　His album is to drop online at noon on Oct. 16, and in stores the next day. 　Dynamic Duo, one of the country’s best-known hip-hop acts, debuted in 2004 w

K-pop diva Ailee took the top spot on SBS music program “Inkigayo” with her track “Don’t Touch Me” on Sunday. 　The Korean-American vocalist won the top prize, outshining Girls’ Generation subgroup TaeTiSeo and the duo SoYu X Urban Zakapa.Wearing red striped shorts, Ailee wowed the audience with her powerful dance moves and stable vocals.　Ailee’s victory comes only a week after the 25-year-old singer returned to the K-pop scene with her third EP “Magazine” on Sept. 25. 　The Sunday music show also

South Korean entertainer Ji Suk-jin released a photo that he took with costars from SBS’ variety show “Running Man” on Sunday.　The picture features “Running Man” cast members Ji, Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Lee Kwang-soo and Song Ji-hyo posing for the camera after a fan meeting in Hong Kong on Saturday. 　“See you again, Hong Kong. Thank you,” Ji wrote on Twitter alongside the picture. 　Following the fan event on Saturday, the “Running Man” team will host the event in Indonesia on Oct. 25, Malaysia on N

South Korea's household loans extended by financial institutions are expected to surpass the 1,000-trillion won (US$942.6 billion) mark this year, data showed Sunday, escalating concerns over the number of indebted households seeing meager income growth compared to rises in prices, especially rents. Outstanding household loans by financial institutions including commercial lenders, insurers and financial agencies stood at 982.5 trillion won as of the end of the second quarter, according to the d

New foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea jumped 38 percent on-year in the first nine months of this year despite slowing economic growth at home and abroad, the government said Sunday.In the January-September period, the amount of new FDI pledges to South Korea came to US$14.82 billion, up 37.9 percent from a year earlier and the highest-ever figure for the nine-month period, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The amount of new FDI that arrived here during

Top South Korean actor Jo In-sung said on Saturday that he does not know much about women, which led to his break-up with actress Kim Min-hee. 　The 33-year-old actor made the remarks about his recently-ended relationship on Park Kyung-lim’s “Talk Concert” held Saturday in Seoul by entertainer Park Kyung-lim. 　 (OSEN)Jo, a longtime friend of Park, made a surprise appearance at the concert, attended by some 700 women. 　He shared his thoughts on the women’s problems and presented one participant, w

K-pop boy group Super Junior’s Heechul posted a photo taken with Kangin and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon on his Instagram on Saturday. 　The idols, all under the management of SM Entertainment, pose for camera with Japanese ramen noodles on the table. 　Super Junior kicked off a world tour concert in Tokyo on Saturday.　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com) 　

Miss A’s Suzy showed off a doll-like appearance in a selfie posted on Sunday on her Instagram. 　In the picture taken while filming for a commercial shoot, Suzy wears a green tank top with matching ruby red lipstick. 　Separately, Suzy is shooting for the film “Dorihwaga” to be screened next year. 　(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Sunday their cumulative sales in China have exceeded 9 million units in 12 years since their entry into the fast-growing market.In the first nine months of this year, Hyundai and Kia sold a combined 1.28 million units in the Chinese market, up 9.5 percent from the same period a year earlier.The January-September figure raised the two companies' cumulative sales in China to more than 9 million vehicles,

North Korea insists its leader Kim Jong-un has "no problems" with his health, South Korea's unification minister said Sunday, one day after a rare visit by North Korean high-ranking officials to the South.Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae made the remarks after he met a delegation headed by Hwang Pyong-so, believed to be the second-most powerful man in the communist regime, on Saturday in the western port city of Incheon.The delegation, which also included Choe Ryong-hae, the Workers' Party of

　 진행자: 윤민식, Julie Jackson 　 1. 홍콩 행정장관 선거 개편 두고 민주화 시위 확대 　 기사요약: 최근 중국 당국이 “간선제인 홍콩장관 선거제도를 직선제로 바꾸겠다”고 하며 내놓은 새로운 선거제도가 사실은 친중국 인사들만 입후보할 수 있는 제도라는 지적이 일자 홍콩 시민들이 대규모 시위에 나섰다. 시민들은 후보를 선정하는 후보추천위원회을 직접 시민들이 선택하는 등 보다 민주적인 방식으로 선거제를 개편할 것을 주장하고 있다. 　 　 팟캐스트: https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵: http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 　 Pro-democracy protests expand in Hong Kong 　 [1] Pro-democracy protesters wearing surgical masks an