The world’s fastest elevator is to be installed in a skyscraper currently under construction in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.The elevator at the CTF Financial Center, to be completed in 2016, will ascend at 20 meters per second, allowing it to reach the 95th floor in just 43 seconds. The second-fastest lift will be in China’s 121-story Shanghai Tower, which will travel at 18 meters per second. The building is to open in 2015. Before Chinese elevators stole its crown, the elevator in th

3마리의 사자떼와 맞서 싸운 고슴도치와 비슷한 동물 영상이 온라인상에서 화제가 되고 있다.(YouTube)5일 영국 타블로이드지 메트로는 최근 남아프리카공화국 크루거 국립공원 론돌로지 프라이빗 게임 리저브 (the Londolozi Private Game Reserve)에서 13마리의 사자떼에 둘러싸인 설치류인 산미치광이과에　속한 호저의 모습이 담긴 영상을 기사와 함께 소개했다.　론돌로지 프라이빗 게임 리저브는 남아프리카공화국에서 가장 인기있는 국립공원이자 야생동물 보호지역이다. 　 (YouTube)이 영상에는 늦은 밤 어둠 속의 호저 한 마리의 모습을 보여준다. 이 때 13마리의 사자떼가 호저를 발견하고는 다가 온다. 고슴도치의 등에 난 긴 가시 때문인지 사자들은 고슴도치를 쉽게 공격하지 못한다.　잠시 후, 암컷 사자 한 마리가 고슴도치를 건드려보지만, 가시에 찔려 깜짝 놀란다. 고슴도치는 당황한 기색도 없이 의연하게 사자 떼와 맞선다. 사자들이 쫓아다니며 계속 괴롭히자 화가 난

Korea was the 25th most prosperous country in the world this year, moving up one notch from last year, according to a global index.The annual prosperity index, compiled by the Legatum Institute, ranks nations on eight indicators, including wealth, health, education and personal freedom. Korea’s ranking of 25th overall made it the fifth most prosperous country in Asia following Singapore at 18th, Japan at 19th, Hong Kong at 20th and Taiwan at 22nd. Norway topped the list for the sixth consecutive

MC Mong. (IS Entertainment Group)The embattled South Korean hip-hop artist MC Mong, who was once mired in controversy over draft evasion, topped major local music charts with his latest track for the second straight day. As of Tuesday morning, the single “Did you miss me?” off his sixth full-length album “Miss Me or Diss Me,” took the No. 1 spot on all 10 online real-time music charts including Naver Music, MelOn, Daum and Mnet after its release on Monday. The 13-track album comes five years aft

<왼쪽사진: 갤럭시노트4 : 오른쪽 사진: 아이폰6플러스>애플의 신제품 아이폰6와 아이폰6플러스가 31일 한국에서 첫 공식 출시됐다. 　이미 수많은 매체에서 애플 신제품 아이폰6라인과 삼성 갤럭시 노트4의 성능과 특징에 대한 비교, 분석을 하고 있다. 　싱가폴 영문 일간지 스트레이트 타임즈는 지난 20일 “갤럭시 노트4와 아이폰 6플러스는 양사가 내놓을 수 있는 최고 성능의 카메라를 가지고 있으며 비슷한 점도 많다”며 두 폰의 카메라 성능을 자세히 비교했다.　애플의 아이폰6플러스의 경우 빠르고 정확한 오토포커스에 8메가픽셀의 카메라가 탑재됐다.  　애플은 8메가픽셀 센서를 몇년동안 고수해 오고 있지만 여전히 최고의 모바일 이미지를 구현해내고 있다. 또한 240p 슬로모션도 가능하다. 　삼성의 갤럭시 노트4의 경우 오토포커스에 16메가픽셀 센서 탑재로 기존 폰 카메라보다 한층 업그레이드된 성능을 자랑한다. 또한 4K 동영상 촬영이 가능하다.　스트레이트 타임즈는 각 폰으로 직접 찍은 사

At a glance, Korean restaurants may seem to be far from high-end. People often cram into hole-in-the-wall restaurants looking for wallet-friendly, everyday Korean meals. They are served a bowl of rice, soup and several side dishes all at once, for the whole table to share. In recent years, however, a growing number of Korean restaurants have been seeking to offer a slightly different experience.Among them is Poom Seoul, located on Mount Namsan, with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow diners to

For many Koreans, Leo Kang is a celebrity chef who gained overnight fame after appearing as a judge on food-focused cable channel Olive-TV’s culinary competition “Master Chef Korea.”His straight-talking style, exemplary career and eye-catching looks helped put him on the map. But what matters more for him than being a celebrity is finding the true colors of his foods. “I have tried to present the dishes that I imitated from world-famous chefs, but now I want my dishes to show my own colors,” Kan

South Korea’s major parties will attempt to finish up negotiations over the special Sewol bill and other key proposals including the overhaul of the Coast Guard on Friday.  　National Assembly sources say the parties have almost reached an agreement on the special Sewol bill, but they continue to hold different views on reorganizing the Coast Guard and the nation’s emergency response infrastructure. 　With parties eager to finish talks, however, a final agreement appears likely by Friday or, if de

아르헨티나의 축구 영웅 디에고 마라도나(54)의 전 약혼녀 로시오 폭행 의혹을 전면 부인했다. 　미국 스포츠전문 매체 블리처리포트에 따르면 마라도나는 “내가 휴대전화를 던지기는 했지만 맹세하는데 결코 여자에게 손을 대지는 않았다”고 29일 밝혔다.앞서 마라도나 전 약혼녀 로시오 올리바(24)는 채널13TV를 통해 마라도나가 자신을 폭행하는 모습이 담긴 동영상을 공개했다. 　31초짜리 영상에서 마라도나는 25초쯤 올리바에게 소리를 지르며 다가와 손찌검을 하려는 모습이 보인다. 올리바가 “그만 때려”라고 소리친 뒤 영상은 끊어졌다.  　직접적으로 올리바가 폭행을 당하는 장면은 나오지 않았다. 다만 올리바가 들고 있던 촬영기기가 심하게 흔들린 것을 고려했을 때 안면부위를 가격 당한 것으로 추정된다. 　아직까지 사실여부는 밝혀지지 않은 상태다. 　 한편 마라도나와 올리바는 지난해 약혼했지만 1달 만에 파혼했다. 당시 두바이 팜주메이라의 빌라에서 마라도나는 “올리바가 내 시계와 보석 등 귀중

Alan Eustace, a senior vice president of Google, has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump that was set just two years ago. The 57-year-old jumped from near the edge of the stratosphere in a specially-designed spacesuit over the southern New Mexico desert. The American hit a top speed of 1,321 kph during a freefall that lasted four minutes and 27 seconds. He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom.He set off from a runway in Roswell, New Mexico, connected to a

Police intervened in a tense confrontation between residents of a South Korean border town and activists attempting to send propaganda leaflets into the North Saturday, preventing the launch which had prompted threats of retaliation from Pyongyang.The dispute began near a park in the border town of Paju, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Seoul, when a dozen people with their faces hooded seized an activists' truck carrying balloons and leaflets.Meanwhile some 100 police surrounded a bus car

North Korea on Saturday reiterated its call for Seoul to stop a planned cross-border launch of propaganda leaflets by South Korean activists, citing a possible breakdown in inter-Korean ties.The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, said the scattering of leaflets that deride the communist regime's system will lead to "very severe" consequences.Pyongyang said the practice is tantamount to war, adding that Seoul's authorization of the move will worsen inter-Korean ties to an irrecoverable st

A US student who had issued chilling warnings on Twitter opened fire in a school cafeteria on Friday, killing at least one person and critically injuring three before taking his own life.Terrified classmates dived for cover as the gunman, identified by media reports and fellow students as Jaylen Fryberg, launched his attack in a school in the northwestern state of Washington.As with previous such shootings, it revived debate on gun control, even though the gun involved was legally acquired."I he

Hundreds of thousands of Ebola vaccine doses could be rolled out to West Africa by mid-2015, the World Health Organization said Friday, after new cases of the virus were reported in New York and a two-year-old girl died in the first case in Mali.Two American nurses were declared cured of Ebola and one -- Dallas-based Nina Pham -- hugged President Barack Obama at the White House to prove it.But the states of New York and New Jersey ordered mandatory quarantine for medics who had treated victims o

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a summit with South Korean President Park Geun-hye to improve relations soured by historical disputes between the two neighbors, Park's office said Friday.Abe conveyed his offer to Park through Fukushiro Nukaga, a lawmaker who led a Japanese parliamentary delegation to South Korea.In response, Park called for sincere efforts to ensure a possible summit can be successful through thorough preparations, saying bilateral ties worsened in the past followi

Military prosecutors said Friday they have sought the death penalty for one of the Army sergeants accused of beating to death a junior soldier.The move came six months after an Army private first class, surnamed Yoon, died after allegedly being hit in the chest by his six of his comrades at their barracks while eating some snacks at a unit near the border with North Korea.The military says the assault caused a piece of food to obstruct his airway, leading him to die of asphyxiation.The military

South Korea's Lee Chae-sub, a specialist in IT convergence, was elected Friday as the head of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), becoming the first from the country to take one of the top seats at the organization.Lee had competed with Ahmet Erdinc Cavusoglu from Turkey and Bilel Jamoussi from Tunisia. Lee, 54, received 87 votes among 169 member states that voted, exceeding the 85 required to be elected.The ITU has 193 members. The S

The South Korean stock market is likely to edge up next week on eased uncertainty on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next moves, but the gains will be limited due to underperforming earnings results of local firms, analysts said Saturday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) moved up 25.03 points, or 1.32 percent, from the previous week to close at 1,925.69 on Friday. Seoul shares started off strong on Monday and remained above the 1,900 level after having fallen below the mark dur

Hong Kong's democracy activists are planning a street vote to gauge protesters' views on conciliatory offers from the government, as the city's former leader on Friday called on them to clear the streets.The leaders of the mass demonstrations that have paralysed parts of the city for nearly a month said they will poll demonstrators at the main protest camp opposite government headquarters on Sunday evening. During face-to-face talks Tuesday with student leaders, government negotiators offered to

The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in plain daylight then stormed Canada's Parliament once complained that a Vancouver mosque he attended was too liberal and inclusive, and was kicked out after he repeatedly spent the night there even though officials told him to stop, Muslim leaders said Friday.Aasim Rashid, spokesman for the British Columbia Muslim Association, said Michael Zehaf-Bibeau visited the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque for three to four months toward the end of 2011, and possibly earl