The Korea Herald

Woman kills husband for assaulting daughter

Apr 17, 2012

A woman was arrested Tuesday for killing her husband who had sexually assaulted their disabled daughter. Their two other children were booked for assisting in the murder. Police in Seongnam said the 48-year-old woman and her son and daughter suffocated the man last Wednesday after biding his hands and feet with ropes and put tape on his mouth. They acted after the 48-year-old drunk father sexually
Woman kills husband for assaulting daughter

Apr 17, 2012

A woman was arrested for killing her husband who sexually assaulted their daughter with disability. Their two children were booked for assisting the murder. <한글기사> 부인, 자녀와 합세, 남편 묶고 질식사 시켜성남 중원경찰서는 17일 딸을 폭행한다는 이유 로 자녀들과 함께 남편을 질식사 시킨 혐의(폭행치사 등)로 이모(48ㆍ여)씨를 구속 했다.또 어머니를 도운 자녀 2명을 같은혐의로 불구속 입건했다.경찰에 따르면 이씨는 지난 11일 밤 10시께 성남시 중원구 자신의 집에서 남편( 48)이 술을 마시고 뇌병변 장애를 앓고있는 딸(26)을 폭행하자 자녀들과 합세, 남편 의 손과 발을
Kwak gets heavier punishment

Apr 17, 2012

Seoul education chief Kwak No-hyun, already convicted of buying out a rival candidate in the 2010 election, received a heavier sentence of one-year in prison in his appeals trial on Tuesday.The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court’s conviction of Kwak for election law violation and sentenced him to one year in prison, stating that the earlier fine of 30 million won was too weak for his offense. He said he would challenge the ruling and continue his legal fight into the Supreme Court and proba
Jeju Healthcare Town to offer premium service

Apr 17, 2012

The construction of a complex to host high-quality medical facilities and attract foreign patients from around the world kicked off in Jeju on Tuesday.According to the Jeju Free International City Development Center, the 1.5 square-kilometer Jeju Healthcare Town project to be completed by 2014 will cater to both leisure and medical needs with top-quality services.“If the Healthcare Town project is successful, the nation’s medical industry is expected to become a growth engine and the Jeju econom
KAIST student ‘worried for future’ kills self

Apr 17, 2012

A senior at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was found dead after apparently jumping to his death Thursday. The death sent shock waves through the nation’s top science university, which saw a string of suicides last year.A fellow student found the body of the 22-year-old man, whose name was withheld, on the lawn in the dormitory complex at 5:40 a.m. Police suspect he jumped from the 15th floor of the building. The student left a suicide note inside his room, in which he rep
14-year-old bullying victim found dead

Apr 17, 2012

Middle school student jumps to death after being bullied to join gangA middle school student was found dead after being bullied in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province on Monday. The death, an apparent suicide, comes just two months after the government unveiled a package of preventive measures when a string of school violence suicides shocked the nation. It also undermined President Lee Myung-bak’s visit to Yeoju Middle School in Gyeonggi Province on the same day to praise the school as an examp
Korean society ambivalent about foreign labor

Apr 17, 2012

Calls for more migrant workers clash with concerns on economic impactIn the wee hours of a freezing day in January, hundreds of people, mostly middle-aged men, were lining up in front of a branch office of the Employment and Labor Ministry in Uijeongbu north of Seoul.Some of them had stayed in a makeshift tent for three days to keep their place in the line.The people, who run small manufacturing companies, were waiting to receive permits to employ a limited number of foreign workers in their fa
Measures toughened on illicit workers

Apr 17, 2012

Law enforcement officers chasing illegal foreign workers has become more common across the country this year.Immigration authorities are strengthening efforts to reduce the number of illicit migrant laborers, which was estimated to exceed 167,000 as of the end of 2011.The proportion of illegal workers in the total expatriate workforce increased from 24 percent in 2010 to 29 percent last year.Officials at the Korea Immigration Service, an agency affiliated with the Justice Ministry, are concerned
Appellate court sentences Seoul's education chief to prison

Apr 17, 2012

A Seoul appellate court on Tuesday sentenced the city's education chief Kwak No-hyun to a one-year prison term for bribing a rival candidate to drop out of the 2010 election, saying the 30 million won (US$26,337) fine given to him by a lower court was too light.The Seoul High Court, however, has deferred the prison sentence until the Supreme Court rules on the case, meaning Kwak can continue to se
KAIST student commits suicide

Apr 17, 2012

A senior at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology was found dead after apparently jumping to his death Thursday. The death sent shock waves through the nation’s top science university, which saw a string of suicides last year.A fellow student found the body of the 22-year-old man, whose name was withheld, on the lawn in the dormitory complex at 5:40 a.m. Police suspect he jumped f
Kim Ki-yong nominated as police chief

Apr 16, 2012

The National Police Agency’s No. 2 Kim Ki-yong, 55, has been nominated as the new commissioner general, police said on Monday.Kim will replace Cho Hyun-oh, who offered to resign on April 9 in responsibility for lax police response to a high-profile rape and murder case earlier this month.The police commission held a meeting in the afternoon and picked Kim as the single nominee to be recommended for appointment by President Lee Myung-bak. Kim joined the police after passing the state administrati
Green exports jump 5-fold

Apr 16, 2012

Korea’s exports of eco-friendly products and technologies have increased fivefold over the past three years, data showed Monday. According to data from the state-run Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, exports by the local environmental industry totaled 322 billion won ($283 million) in 2011. It represents a 522 percent increase from 2008, when the export amount stood at 51.8 billion won, the institute said. In one of the major overseas green deals clenched by local firms, Halla
Seoul City, subway operator feud over fares

Apr 16, 2012

Line operator complains of deficit; municipality threatens to revoke licenseThe Seoul city government and the operator of Subway Line 9 are at odds over the latter’s unilateral decision to raise fares by 500 won, a 47 percent hike from the current 1,050 won.The government has threatened to penalize the subway operator should it enforce the plan.The fued erupted on Saturday when Seoul Metro Line9, the operator of the 25.5-kilometer section linking Gimpo and southern Seoul, announced that it would
Medical Korea conference to kick off today

Apr 16, 2012

A conference intended to spur patient referrals from abroad and international exchanges of medical technology will be held at the COEX Grand Ballroom in Seoul from Tuesday through Thursday. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday that it would host the Medical Korea 2012 Third Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference to better meet the increasing demand for global exchange and referrals of knowledge and patients. According to ministry officials, seven seminar sessions will take plac
Seoul doubles budget for overseas training of civil servants

Apr 16, 2012

Seoul Metropolitan Government is sending more officials overseas under the mayor’s pledge to expand overseas training of civil servantsOfficials said Monday that the city government plans to send about 780 officials abroad for the maximum two weeks of training from May to December, this year. Last year, 350 officials were dispatched to overseas training courses.The budget for overseas trainings of up to two weeks increased 52 percent from last year’s 1.3 billion won to 2.7 billion won to 2.7 bil