Busan Yeonje Police said a schizophrenic man was booked without detention Thursday after causing a disturbance inside a subway car by yelling and exhibiting aggressive behavior.  The man, 49 and identified by his surname Han, fought off police who came to contain the situation, and was booked for obstruction of public transportation and obstruction of justice. (YouTube)The subway train headed for Mulmangol Station was temporarily halted for around four minutes at 8:35 p.m. to let some 20 passeng

Embattled shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. is in the final stage of mapping out its self-restructuring scheme to raise some 5.2 trillion won ($4.39 billion), more than the previously proposed 4 trillion won, after coming under pressure from creditors and financial authorities to plan a stronger rehabilitation scheme, industry sources said Friday.Under the plan being crafted, Daewoo Shipbuilding intends to sell two of its five floating docks, which could translate into a 3

South Korea plans to sell 3 trillion won ($2.53 billion) worth of Treasury bills this month to help stabilize the money market and cover government expenses, the finance ministry said Friday.The bills will have a maturity of 63 days and be sold in three separate auctions throughout the month, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.One of the three auctions was held earlier this week, in which the government sought to raise 1 trillion won.Treasury bills are designed to raise money to c

South Korean forward Son Heung-min has apologized for his towel-tossing conduct in a recently friendly match against Spain, saying he was mad about his performance in the team's 6-1 defeat.Son threw a towel at the bench after he was subbed out during the loss at Red Bull Arena in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday. The Tottenham Hotspur forward was replaced by midfielder Lee Jae-sung in the 60th minute, when South Korea were trailing 5-0. (Yonhap)Son is now in Prague for South Korea's friendly agai

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled two new fitness wearables -- the fitness tracker Gear Fit2 and wireless earbuds Gear IconX -- as part of efforts to grab a large slice in the fast-growing wearable device market.The Gear Fit 2, a follow-up to the original Gear Fit smartwatch released in 2014, comes with GPS sensors for more accurate measuring of distance and heart rates. The model with a price tag of $180 has a wider touch screen with a 1.55-inch super active m

Samsung SDS, a key IT unit of Samsung Group, is considering splitting its logistics business and merging it with Samsung C&T Corp., the group's fashion and trading arm, industry sources said Friday.Samsung, South Korea's top family-controlled conglomerate, will likely announce a plan next week to split off Samsung SDI's global logistics division and combine it with Samsung C&T's trading segment, they said.The merger would help Samsung C&T form a competitive business portfolio and thus create syn

The suspect of the recent Suraksan Mountain murder case has admitted to the police that his motive for killing was money, the Nowon Police said Friday. The identity of the suspect, Kim Hak-bong, 61, was made known out of public interest and safety. (Yonhap)Kim turned himself in 13 hours after the killing of a woman in her 60s, on May 29, on a hiking trail in Suraksan Mountain in northeastern Seoul. In the latest police investigation, Kim said he committed the crime for money to buy food.He claim

The South Korean government on Friday said it will toughen restrictions on old diesel vehicles while promoting sales of environment-friendly cars to address public health concerns over fine dust.At a gathering of senior policymakers chaired by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the country will take steps to make electric vehicles account for 30 percent of all automobile sales by 2020.   Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap)The government also plans to limit the entry of old diesel-powered vehicles into the Seoul m