U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Sunday that her Republican rival Donald Trump's foreign policy views, including "heaping praise on a dangerous dictator in North Korea," pose "immediate dangers.""Look what he's done this past week, you know, attacking our closest ally, England. Heaping praise on a dangerous dictator in North Korea. Reiterating his call to pull out of NATO, our strong military alliance. Talking about letting other countries have nuclear weapons," Clinto

중국당국이 중국업체들이 인육을 쇠고기통조림으로 둔갑시켜 아프리카국가에 수출한다는 보도에 강력 반발에 나섰다. 외신에 따르면, 잠비아 언론 데일리포스트 (Daily Post)등은 SNS에 떠도는 소문과 사진을 인용해 중국산 쇠고기통조림에 인육이 있을 가능성을 보도했다. 중국 업체가 인육을 가공해 통조림으로 수출하고 있다는 보도에 사용된 이미지. 해당 이미지는 2012년 게임 홍보에 쓰였던 것으로 밝혀졌다. (유튜브)데일리포스트는 기사에서 중국산 통조림에 인육이 있을 가능성을 “배제할 수 없다. 아시아인이 세계에 가장 많다는 것은 모두가 아는 사실이다”라며 “중국은 인구문제에 시달리고 있는데, 그 많은 중국인의 시신이 어떻게 처리되는지 누가 알 수 있나?”라며 인터넷 괴담에 근거가 있는 것처럼 보도했다. 이에 중국당국은 근거 없는 내용을 악의적으로 퍼트리고 있다며 강력하게 반발하고 나섰다. 주(駐)잠비아 중국 양 유밍 대사는 공식입장을 통해 “(잠비아의) 타블로이드 신문이 (근거 없는)

호주 출신의 여성 예술가가 성폭행을 연출한 작품을 전시회에 내걸어 논란이 일고 있다. 31세 예술가 소피아 휴슨 (Sophia Hewson)은 지난 19일 멜버른 마즈겔러리에서 개막한 전시회에 ‘무제 (괜찮아요 밥?),’ 원제목 Untitled (“are you okay bob?”)이라는 3분짜리 비디오작품을 전시했다. 소피아 휴슨. (페이스북)작품은 휴슨이 한 남성에게 성폭행당하는 것을 연출한 것으로 휴슨은 작품을 통해 사회가 성폭행을 바라보는 관점에 도전하고자 했다는 의도를 밝혔다. 휴슨은 작품의 제목은 피해자역인 자신이 피의자 역할을 한 남성에게 촬영 후 한 말이라며, 여성에게 정신적 희생을 강요하는 인간사회의 단면을 조명하고자 한다고 전했다. 휴슨에 따르면, 모르는 남성을 섭외해 작품을 제작했고, 영상에 담긴 모든 행동은 두 사람의 동의하에 이루어졌다고 한다. '무제 '괜찮아요 밥?' 영상 캡쳐. (소피아 휴슨 페이스북)“강간은 단지 원하지 않는 성관계가 아니다, (강간은)

지난 2007년 해저 2,600미터에서 포착된 심해생물의 영상이 해외네티즌들사이에서 다시 화제가 되고 있다. 이 심해생명체는 지난 2007년 멕시코만에 다국적석유기업 쉘오일의 원격조정탐사잠수정에 포착되었다. (유튜브)영상에 포착된 생명체는 심해에 서식하는 빅핀오징어 (bigfin squid)인 것으로 알려졌는데, 아직 이 심해오징어에 대한 정보는 거의 없다고. 빅핀오징어는 매우 길고 가느다란 다리를 가지고 있는데, 야생에서 관찰된 적이 거의 없는 것으로 전해졌다. 한편, 해당 영상은 한 인기 과학 블로그에 최근 소개되며 다시 조명을 받았다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)　

A controversial bill empowering parliament to open hearings more often is not likely to be dealt with at this week's Cabinet meeting due to a lack of time for review ahead of President Park Geun-hye's overseas trip, officials said Sunday.Korea's presidential office on Friday called for a revision to the bill, passed on Thursday, on concerns that a possible abuse of the law and convocation of unnecessary hearings could hamper state affairs.The National Assembly could send the legislation to the g

Korea's exports have posted a 2.1-percent increase so far this month from a year earlier, raising hopes of an end to negative growth that lasted for more than a year, data showed Sunday.Outbound shipments totaled $24.8 billion from May 1-20, up 2.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the Korea Customs Service (KCS).It marks the first time in 2016 for South Korea's export volume to record an increase on-year in the first 20 days of a month.Korea, a major regional economy, suffere

South Korea plans to unveil a set of measures as early as this week to support local firms that suffer from business setbacks due to the shutdown of a joint industrial park in North Korea, a Seoul official said Sunday.The government is likely to soon announce supportive measures to help South Korean firms facing financial losses from Seoul's decision to close the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North in February. Kaesong Industrial Complex (Yonhap)On Feb. 10, South Korea shut down the complex,

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to refine his foreign policy now that he's clinched the nomination, a senior Korean-American Republican Party official said.Michelle Park Steel, vice chair of California's Orange County Board of Supervisors, made the remark, vowing to play a bridging role between her native South Korea and Trump amid concerns about the negative effects a Trump presidency could have on the alliance between the two countries.Steel, the first Korean-America

North Korea on Saturday proposed holding a working-level meeting with South Korea in late May or early June in preparation for military talks that can diffuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.Pyongyang's charm offensive toward Seoul came one day after it called on South Korea to immediately accept its latest proposal for inter-Korean dialogue made by the North's leader Kim Jong-un at the country's recently concluded ruling party congress."We propose to hold working-level contact for opening (the

Korea's 19th National Assembly held their last regular session on Thursday, passing some last-minute bills and paving the way for the newly-elected lawmakers whose term begins at end-May.Among the bills passed on Thursday was the so-called Shin Hae-chul law, named after a popular South Korean singer who suffered a sudden heart attack in 2014 and fell into a coma shortly after being treated for an infection of the peritoneum and intestines at a Seoul hospital.The law centers on protecting patient

Korean national judo team aims to collect at least two gold medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games, sources at the Korea Judo Association (KJA) said Thursday.Korea, the world No. 3 in the Olympic judo medal rankings with 11 gold, 14 silver and 15 bronze medals, will have 12 judokas -- seven men and five women --- in Brazil. This is the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics that the country failed to send judokas in all weight divisions. In Rio, there will be no South Koreans competin

South Korea said Thursday it will hold an exhibition on unification next week, hoping that the event can help raise awareness about inter-Korean unification amid frayed Seoul-Pyongyang ties.The exhibition on unification will run from next Friday to next Sunday at Gwanghwamun Plaza and a park near the government complex and will involve 141 organizations including local governments, civic groups and media companies, according to the Ministry of Unification.The event will be the second of its kind

The finance director of Oxy Korea was summoned Thursday as the first among a number of foreign executives who will be questioned in relation to the production and sales of the toxic humidifier sterilizers that resulted in numerous deaths and illnesses here.Ulrich Hosterbach appeared before the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in southern Seoul to give testimony in the snowballing case that involves scores of deaths since 2011, including some pregnant women.Hosterbach has worked as the

세계 경제의 명실상부한 슈퍼파워로 등극한 중국은 미국을 중심으로 구축된 기존의 동아시아 질서 구도를 흔들면서 G2를 넘어 G1을 넘보고 있다.시진핑 주석의 ‘일대일로(一帶一路) 전략’은 중국의 이러한 자신감과 포부를 극명히 보여주고 있다. 세계 60여 개국을 아우르는 메가 경제권을 건설해 미국과 더불어 세계의 반을 중국의 영향력 아래에 두겠다는 것이다.반면 중국의 초고속 발전은 극심한 개인주의를 확산시켰고, 중국인들은 타인의 어려움에 관심조차 주지 않는다는 불명예를 얻게 됐다. ‘대륙의 기상’ 시리즈는 인터넷을 통해 중국뿐만 아니라 전 세계적으로 화제와 논란을 부르는 중국의 개인주의를 조명한다.가라루파는 사람 피부에 생긴 각질을 먹어 흔히 닥터피쉬로 불리며 한때 우리나라에서도 많은 인기를 누렸었던 것처럼 중국에서도 온천휴양지 등에서 쉽게 찾아볼 수 있다. 일반적으로 사람들은 발을 닥터피쉬가 있는 어항 등에 넣어 각질을 제거하도록 한다. 하지만, 중국의 한 여성이 발이 아닌 신체주요부

North Korea has actively launched a nonsmoking campaign and even set up research stations across the country to get people to stop smoking, according to North Korean media reports.In a report picked up in Seoul, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said non-smoking research stations have been established in provincial capitals and major cities and are in close touch with the Pyongyang-based Non-smoking Research Center.Their action programs include counseling for smokers and off

South Korean and U.S. officials gathered here Thursday to discuss cooperation in the cybersecurity sector as both countries are experiencing an increase in online trade.The seminar brought together about 100 government, business and academic participants from the two sides to discuss trends in cybersecurity in critical infrastructure sectors, such as finance and energy telecom.Under the New Frontier slogan, cybersecurity has emerged as a key area of cooperation between the allies, along with spa

Health warnings put on alcohol labels are scheduled to change for the first time in 21 years starting September to highlight the health risks to pregnant women and youths, and the government is thinking of further raising the severity of the warnings through follow-up revisions, officials said Thursday.A public health law amended in March, to take effect from Sept. 3, requires all alcoholic beverages to carry a label that warns of the increased chances of liver-related ailments and additional se

Korean government, ruling and opposition party officials are set to gather for a meeting later this week, political sources said Thursday, where they will discuss challenges facing the national economy and ways to improve people's quality of life.The meeting, slated for Friday, came after President Park Geun-hye agreed earlier this month to organize talks between the finance minister and top policymakers from major parties.She also vowed to hold consultative discussions with heads of political p

Switzerland has joined the United Nations-led efforts to impose toughened sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test and other provocative actions earlier this year, a U.S.-based media outlet said Thursday.Radio Free Asia (RFA) said in a report posted on its website that the sanctions, which also included halting financial transactions related to the North, were enforced by the Swiss federal government as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday local time. The move is in tandem with the toughened United Natio

Korean artist Kim Hyun-jung opens an exhibition on Thursday in Berlin, the Korean Cultural Center in Germany said.The opening ceremony, attended by the artist herself, will take place at 6 p.m. local time in the center's gallery. One of the most promising young Korean artists, she is widely credited for pushing the boundaries of Korean art by presenting thought-provoking themes with prickly yet humorous wit and experimenting with new artistic techniques in her paintings. Last September she was t