진행자: 손지영, Paul Kerry1. 식약처, 한미약품 ‘올리타정’ 제한적 사용 허가　기사요약: 심각한 부작용이 나타나 한 명의 사망자까지 발생한 한미약품의 신약 표적 폐암 치료제 ‘올리타정’에 대해 식품의약품안전처가 ‘제한적 사용 허가’ 라는 결정을 내렸다. 기존 폐암 치료제에 내성이 생긴 환자들을 위해 개발된 신약인 만큼 식약처는 지난 5월 올리타정의 국내 시판 허가를 내린 바 있다. 하지만 최근 본 약의 해외 임상시험 도중 심각한 부작용 및 사망사례가 보고되면서 기존애 내려진 시판 허가에 대한 재논의가 진행됐다.　아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Drug Ministry maintains approval of Hanmi’s lung cancer drug　[1] The S

A son accused of beating his 79-year-old mother to death was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Seoul Northern District Court ruled on Wednesday. The 49-year-old defendant reportedly punched the victim in the face several times at their apartment in Gangbuk-gu, northern Seoul, on July 7, after his mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, kept refusing to let him help put her clothes on.The court said “the crime is so serious taking into consideration its method and nature” that “severe punishment is i

Incheon District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a couple who killed their 6-year-old daughter before burning and burying her body. The court found the middle-aged couple who killed the girl while abusing her as punishment were “highly likely to run away.” It approved the warrant requested by district prosecutors a day earlier for the couple, who face charges of child abuse resulting in death and the mutilation and abandonment of a body. The death of the girl, who the 47-year-old m

The apparent brutal abuse of a missing dog by villagers is causing controversy over animal welfare in Korea, with an activist group heaping blame on the country’s lax animal protection law. An Old English Sheepdog named Heart was found butchered on Sept. 28, two days after the owner reported it missing, according to Iksan Police Station in North Jeolla Province. The police, holding three villagers in custody over charges of burglary, said a thorough investigation is needed to determine if the ca

A taxi driver was allegedly attacked by a drunken passenger late Monday afternoon, according to police in Cheongju. Police are investigating an 18-year-old college student surnamed Lee on the charge of assault. Lee is accused of slapping the 62-year-old driver in the face several times after they arrived at the destination near Gaesin-dong in the region. Lee claimed the cab ride was “too expensive.”He is set to be summoned for further questioning, police said. By Bak Se-hwan (sh@heraldcorp.com)

Three teens who beat up a motel owner for arranging “unfriendly sex workers” for them were arrested, police said Monday. According to Gwangju Gwangsan Police, the high schoolers, including Jeong, 18, and two others, are accused of asking an innkeeper to arrange prostitutes for them while they stayed at the motel in Gwangju. (Herald DB)They also face assault and robbery charges against the owner, surnamed Kim, 74, police said. Kim arranged prostitutes for the teenagers, who then lost their temper

A missing dog was found slaughtered and eaten by villagers, police found. “We are currently holding three villagers in custody over charges of burglary,” police in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, said Tuesday. “A thorough investigation is needed to determine if the case involved animal abuse.” Local authorities said that the owner of the Old English Sheepdog reported the dog -- which was one of eight -- missing on Sept. 26. A photo of the missing dog released by the owner.The report by the owner c

An elementary homeroom teacher is being investigated after allegedly ordering a boy to stand for the whole day as part of a disciplinary method. The ill-fated attempt to teach a lesson came after the teacher at an elementary school in Goyang-si, northern Seoul, whose identification has not been revealed, asked one of the sixth grade students in the classroom to make a presentation during Korean class last month, according to the local police and Gyeonggi Goyang Office of Education on Monday. Fru

More than 900 smokers were caught illegally lighting up near subway entrances in the first week of September, a report showed Thursday. Since the Seoul municipal government launched a massive crackdown this month, 932 cases of violation have been reported, according to a report submitted to lawmaker Ahn Ho-young of the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea. Those who committed the violations -- which happened at some 400 subway entrances in the cosmopolitan city -- were subject to fines of 8

The proportion of divorces that involve couples without children has risen sharply to 51 percent in 2015 from 46 percent in 2010, a report showed Wednesday.According to the Judicial Yearbook 2016 published by the National Court Administration, among the 108,397 divorced couples in 2015, 55,600 were childless.The proportion of divorces involving those without children exceeded 50 percent for the first time in 2014. In 2015, 26 percent of those who divorced had one child, while 20 percent had two

Most teachers in South Korea believe the current curriculums of elementary and secondary schools are too focused on examinations and fail to teach students skills that can help them in the future, a survey showed Tuesday.In a survey of 667 teachers nationwide conducted by religious civic organization Good Teacher, 77 percent, or 514, felt the current standardized test-based curriculum focuses too much on academic evaluation and thereby discourages students from applying what they have learned. 

Data from the National Statistical Office showed that an average salary of a regular employee at a large firm with more than 300 employees is three times higher than that of an irregular worker at a medium-sized enterprise. According to the data submitted to the National Assembly Research Service, a huge wage gap exists between the two work groups, with the former receiving an average monthly wage of 4.2 million won ($3,800), while the latter receives 1.4 million won per month.  (Yonhap)Of the 1

A 31-year-old man apparently got really angry in a parking lot and decided to smash a windscreen by throwing coins at it. According to Gangseo Police Station on Monday, the hot-tempered resident, known only by his surname Lim, was arrested and charged with property damage after a poorly parked car led him to allegedly smash the windscreen.　(123rf)The incident occurred on Aug. 27, when Lim became furious at the sight of his neighbor’s vehicle taking up two parking spaces in an underground parking

A group of bus drivers who repeatedly gang raped a teenage girl with intellectual disability will serve jail time, South Korea’s Supreme Court said Monday, though none received a sentence of more than four years.The high court decision confirmed the previous ruling of the lower court that had sentenced one of the former bus drivers, Han (66), to four years in prison. Other accomplices, Roh (62) and Choi (60), will spend three years and two years in prison, respectively, on rape charges. Jang (45

The government’s move to get tough on spam text messages has resulted in a sharp rise in nuisance calls, showed recent data. According to data from the Korea Internet and Security Agency submitted Friday to Mun Mi-ock of the opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea, Koreans reported up to 18 million unwanted calls and messages to the agency this year, as of the end of August 2016, the agency said. (123rf)In 2013, the figure was nearly 33 million, but fell to 22 million in 2014 and 14 million in 2015

Nearly 6 in 10 reported crimes on the subway here are sexual offenses, according to a report by the Seoul Subway Police on Thursday. The police report submitted to Rep. Kim Sung-tae of the ruling Saenuri Party showed that there have been 1,597 criminal incidents reported until July this year on Seoul’s subway line numbers 1 to 9. Of the reported crimes, sexual offenses including sexually harassment, taking photographs secretly and illicit video recordings of passengers accounted for 60 percent o

More than 72,000 cars subject to recall are still on the road, a report showed. According to automobile data submitted Monday to lawmaker Jeong Yong-ki of the ruling Saenuri Party, some 3.8 million vehicles have been subject to recall by the authority since 2011. Only 3.1 million, or 81 percent, were collected and fixed by automakers, the report said.  (Yonhap)The remaining 725,549 cars have been untouched. Meanwhile, the report said Renault Samsung did the best in handling potential defects, re

Of the 1,258 sexual assault cases reported since 2011, those serving in a religious profession were the most common offenders among other professional groups, police said. According to a police report submitted to lawmaker Park Nam-choon of the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea, those in religious occupations, including pastors, had the highest number of reported sexual assault cases, with 450, during the past five years, Park said. The second-highest was medical practitioners, accountin

미국 텍사스 주 북부의 중심 도시인 댈러스의 한인타운에서 불법 성매매업소가 무더기로 적발됐다.수사 당국에 검거된 업소 운영주 대부분이 미국 국적의 한인으로 추정돼 동포 사회가 충격에 빠졌다.미국 국토안보부, 텍사스 주 공공안전국, 댈러스 경찰국이 합동으로 벌인 불법 성매매 단속에서 한인으로 추정되는 15명의 마사지 업소 운영자들이 지난달 26일 검거됐다. (사진=댈러스 모닝 뉴스 페이스북 캡처)16일(현지시간) 지역 일간지 댈러스 모닝 뉴스에 따르면, 미국 국토안보부, 텍사스 주 공공안전국 범죄수사부, 댈러스 경찰국은 지난달 26일 댈러스 한인타운이 밀집한 해리 하인스 대로 인근 마사지숍을 대상으로 합동단속을 벌여 불법 성매매를 일삼던 운영업주 15명을 체포하고 8곳을 폐쇄 조처했다.폐쇄된 업체 중 넘버 1 스파, 그린 스파, 홈타운 스파, 7스타 스파, 듀폰드 스튜디오 등 5곳은 한인타운에서 불과 한 블록 떨어진 월넛힐레인에 몰렸다.수사 당국은 손님을 가장해 해당 업소에 들어간 뒤

A child care worker is facing a criminal investigation over allegations of abusing a 2-year-old child at a day care in Incheon, police said Monday. Incheon Samsan Police Station said the 25-year-old woman was accused of covering the child with a blanket and choking him multiple times while he was asleep. A woman shown on video choking a 2-year-old toddler under blanket (YouTube)The child’s parents reported the cast to the police on Friday upon noticing that their son had bruises and scratches on