Woman bites off bag snatcher’s finger in Sapporo
TOKYO — A mugger who attacked a woman in Japan fled empty-handed—and with one finger missing—after the intended victim chomped off his pinkie. The 59-year-old woman fought back after a man snatched her bag as she arrived at her apartment in the northern city of Sapporo, police said Tuesday. The woman gave chase as her […]
Teenagers spend more time online
A third grader at a middle school in eastern Seoul, surnamed Kang, plays online games for about one to two hours per day. Actually, he spends fewer hours on cyber games than other schoolchildren because he attends a hagwon, or cram school, in the evening. “I usually play the games after school before going to […]
Fire kills 9 at Busan karaoke
Nine people, including three Sri Lankan nationals, were killed and dozens were injured in a fire at karaoke rooms in Busan, Saturday. The fire broke out at around 8:52 p.m. on the third floor of a six-story building in the bustling district of Bujeon-dong. Seven men and two women died from asphyxiation, according to police. […]
Kenya to emulate Korea’s development model
‘We need Koreans’ technology, experience and energy,’ envoy says Korea’s relationship with Kenya and, by extension, with the African continent, is poised to take a leap forward. Korean-Kenyan investment and trade surged in recent years and could jump still higher with direct flights set to begin in June _ that alone could double Korean investment, […]
Babyboomers forced to retire earlier
Kim Seong-ho, born in 1961, will never forget the day his boss asked him to take an early retirement package earlier this year. The 52-year-old Korean baby boomer (those born between 1955 and 1963), who is now unemployed, used to be a production manager at a small industrial plant in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. Under […]
Heavy debtors borrow more to apply for rehabilitation program
A 29-year-old single working woman, surnamed Kim, who found herself in excessive debt, sought a way of breaking through the debt problem she faced such as pressure from debt collectors of banks and heavy burden of up to 40 percent in interest on loans from secondary banking institutions. Kim turned her eyes to a debt […]
Let’s set mad cow facts straight
The first case of mad cow disease in the United States was discovered in a Holstein dairy cow in Washington State on Dec. 23, 2003. In memory of the 2008 candlelit protests that were triggered by concerns about the safety of U.S. beef, over 3,000 gathered in Cheonggye Square, central Seoul on Wednesday night. Holding […]
AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as of the end of April […]
Baby boomers going bust
Plight of Koreans over 50 poses serious threat to financial stability The Korean story of decaying family finances is beginning to resemble an old wedding saying: There’s something old and something new, definitely something borrowed and all is blue. As the country faces a disastrous vortex of historically high household debt, crippling unemployment and a […]
Foreign buyers line up to purchase houses in Turkey
Wealthy people from the Middle East are lining up at the doors of real estate agents to buy houses in Turkey, Environment and Urban Development Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar said on Tuesday. As stated by the minister in Trabzon following a meeting on Sunday, rich buyers from countries such as Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have made down payments to contractors and real estate agents in order to be able to own a […]
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