On the eve of his World Cup showdown against South Korea, Russia head coach Fabio Capello said Monday he has "great expectations" for his side."We've done everything in our power to come to this beginning in top form," Capello said through an interpreter at the pre-match press conference held at Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, the site of the Group H match between South Korea and Russia at 6 p.m. on Tuesday."All of our players are in excellent physical condition,"Capello added. "I am confident in the

Psy will perform onstage Wednesday in front of crowds gathered on the Yeongdong road in southern Seoul to watch the Korea-Russia World Cup match. The South Korean pop star, is expected to perform his new song “Hangover” live for the first time. The exact time of his appearance and content of the performance are not yet decided.  As the grassy square in front of City Hall, the usual spot for street cheering during the World Cup, has turned into memorial altar for the victims of the Sewol tragedy,

South Korean singer Rain and actress Kim Tae-hee were spotted at a Korean BBQ restaurant in Seoul, according to local news reports on Monday. The two were seen having BBQ together after separately arriving at the restaurant, located in southern Seoul. The famous star couple Rain and Kim recently flew to China to attend the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival and shoot the upcoming Chinese drama “Saint Wang Xizhi,” respectively. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

기사요약: 침몰하는 배에 승객들을 버리고 탈출한 혐의로 구속 기소된 세월호 선원들이 지난 10일 열린 첫 재판에서 검찰의 공소사실을 전면 부인했다. 특히 이준석 선장 등 검찰이 살인죄를 적용한 선원들이 살인이나 도주 의사가 없었으며 승객 구조는 해경의 임무였다고 주장했다. 앞으로 재판과정에서 검찰과 변호인간 치열한 공방이 예상된다.　Court holds first Sewol trial[1] The prosecution has embarked on the process of proving that the captain and several crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol abandoned the vessel without any attempt to evacuate passengers.*Embark on: 시작하다 (=launch, begin)*Abandon: 버리다, 유기하다 *Attempt to: ~한 시도 (without attempt to ~

Taeyang, a member of K-pop band Big Bang, landed on the Billboard 200 chart on Friday with his new album “Rise.” (YG Entertainment)“Rise” placed No. 112 on the chart, surpassing all the Korean male singers who have made it to the chart before him. Earlier, “Overdose” by the subunit of idol group EXO, EXO-K, was No. 129, the previous highest ranking for a Korean singer.Taeyang also placed first on both the Billboard World Albums Chart, which ranks albums in terms of sales in non-English speaking

한 인도네시아 여성이 인간 아이 대신 도마뱀을 낳았다고 지난 11일 외신들이 보도했다.지난 12일 영국 타블로이드 메트로는 조산사가 산모 데비 누바토니스의 분만을 돕던 중 침대 위 아기 도마뱀을 발견했다고 전했다. 이 조산사는 산모 다리 사이에서 나온 건 도마뱀 밖에 없었다며 이 산모가 도마뱀을 낳았다고 주장하고 있다.(유투브 캡쳐)임신 8개월째의 이 산모는 다른 산모와 다를 바 없는 출산 징후를 보였으며 도마뱀을 낳을 당시 피와 점액도 발견됐다.인도네시아 정부는 이 사건을 심각하게 받아들이고 공식적인 조사를 벌였다. 조사 결과, 이미 두 아이의 엄마인 누바토니스는 상상임신 증상을 겪고 있었다는 것이 밝혀졌다.인도네시아 쿠팡시의 한 의사는 이 여성이 도마뱀을 실제로 낳았을 확률은 극히 낮다고 밝혔다. "도마뱀 낳았다는 건 거짓이다. 과학적으로 인간이 다른 종을 낳았던 선례는 없다"고 말했다.외신들은 누바토니스와 그녀의 가족이 종종 마법을 부렸다는 이웃들의 증언을 확보하고, 어떤 이웃

Lee, 57, served at the labor ministry for more than 30 years before becoming the president of Korea University of Technology & Education last year.Lee last served as vice-minister of labor before going into academia.                                                           Lee Ki-kweon, labor ministerMultiple sources within the ministry welcomed Lee’s appointment. Senior ministry officials who claimed to have worked with the bureaucrat said Lee was “a man of virtue” who “always took the blame f