진행자: 박세환, Paul Kerry1. 박대통령 “월남패망” 비유 논란기사요약: 박근혜 대통령이 청와대 수석비서관회의를 주재하면서 거듭 ‘월남 패망’을 거론하면서 베트남과의 외교마찰 소지가 있을 수 있다는 우려가 높아지고 있다. 박 대통령은 이날 “국가가 위기에 처했을 때 가장 무서운 것은 내부의 분열과 무관심”이라며 “과거 월남이 패망했을 때도 내부의 분열과 무관심이 큰 원인이었다”고 말했다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 　Park‘s ’Vietnam‘ analogy causes diplomatic unease　[1] President Park Geun-hye’s repeated reference to Vietnam’s forceful unification as a ne

Nigel Farage has devoted his career to campaigning to leave the European Union, a once-impossible seeming goal he has now achieved following a referendum campaign peppered with his signature controversies. UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage in London on June 22, 2016 (AFP/Niklas Hallen)It was the rise of Farage’s UK Independence Party (Ukip) which effectively forced Prime Minister David Cameron to first promise a referendum in 2013.　Farage has played a high-profile role this year i

The European Union wants a quickie divorce, but Britain wants time to think things over.　 Senior EU politicians demanded Saturday that the U.K. quickly cut its ties with the 28-nation bloc _ a process Britain says won‘t begin for several months _ as the political and economic shockwaves from the U.K.’s vote to leave reverberated around the world.　 "There is a certain urgency ... so that we don‘t have a period of uncertainty, with financial consequences, political consequences," French Foreign Mi

진행자: 이현정, Julie Jackson1. 로마, 첫 여성시장 탄생기사요약: 2500여년 로마 역사상 최초의 여성시장이 탄생했다. 변호사 출신 비르지니아 라지(37) 오성운동 후보는 지난19일 67%에 달하는 압도적인 지지를 받아 이탈리아 수도 로마의 새 시장으로 당선됐다. 이번 당선은 좌·우 진영을 가릴 것 없이 기성 정치권에 대한 유권자들의 환멸이 얼마나 큰 지를 단적으로 보여준 일대 정치적 사건으로 받아들여지고 있다. 라지는 교통 시스템, 도로 인프라 개선, 쓰레기 수거 문제 해결, 빈약한 교육 시스템 개선 등 시민들이 일상생활에서 당장 체감할 수 있는 민생이슈를 꺼내들어 지지기반을 넓였다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Lawyer elected as Rome’s

The United States is considering additional sanctions on North Korea, State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said, stressing the importance of putting pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear program. Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner“Sanctions are only as strong as they are implemented, and so we really are urging our partners in the region to implement, to the fullest extent possible, those sanctions against North Korea in the hope that they will convince the North Korean regime to

진행자: 박세환, Kevin Lee Selzer 　1. 교육부, 산간지역 여교사 안전대책 강화 방침기사요약: 지난달 22일 전남 신안군 흑산도 초등학교 관사에서 올 3월 초 부임한 20대 여교사가 학부모와 지역주민 등 3명에게 집단 성폭행한 사건이 발생했다. 이에 교육부는 산간지역 파견 여교사들의 안전대책을 강구하겠다고 밝혔다. 　아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Ministry to strengthen safety of teachers in remote areas after gang rape case[1] The government on Tuesday vowed to step up safety measures for female teachers working in remote

진행자: 이다영 (Claire Lee), Paul Kerry 1. 새터민 구직 최대 걸림돌은 북한식 억양기사요약: 국내 정착한 북한이탈주민의 구직 과정에서 최대 걸림돌은 북한식 억양 혹은 말투인 것으로 나타났다. 3일 이화여대 김석향 교수의 연구에 따르면 조사에 응답한 새터민 1193명 중 26.8%가 북한식 말투 때문에 취업에 어려움을 겪었다고 털어놨다. 노동권을 침해당했을 때에도 응답자의 43.7%가 그냥 참고 넘겼다고 답해 인권 인식이 취약한 것으로 드러났다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/66381. Accent hinders defectors' job searches: survey[1] North Korean defectors say the biggest obstacle to

When it comes to blood sausages, Korea has a special take on this international delicacy: sundae. The Korean blood sausage, which is cooked with vegetable fillers until it becomes thick enough, is a perfect combination of pork blood and potato starch noodles. Like with many other Korean recipes that have a lot of regional variations, food lovers will be hard-pressed to agree on which sundae to taste first -- from kimchi sundae with soybean paste to sundae stuffed with squid. But as is always the

진행자: 박세환, Julie Jackson　1. 격동의 제20대 총선　기사요약: 지난 13일 제20대 국회의원 선거가 막을 내린 가운데 새누리당은 제1당 타이틀을 야권에 넘겨주게 되었다. 16년에 여소야대 국회가 탄생한 것이다. 이에 새누리당 당 대표를 비롯해 지도부 일부가 총선 패배의 책임을 지고 일제히 물러났다. 　아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638　[1] Ruling party reeling from election routThe leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party resigned en masse Thursday in the wake of its crushing defeat in the parliamentary election the day befo

A fried chicken restaurant owner in Korea was fined 14.5 million won ($12,500) on Sunday for refusing to stop taking advantage of luxury designer brand Louis Vuitton’s name. The restaurant owner, identified by his surname Kim, had named his restaurant in Seoul, “Louis Vuitton Dak.” The word “dak” means chicken in Korean. In addition to the restaurant name, he created a logo similar to that of the French fashion house and put it on the restaurant’s napkins as well as on its take-out boxes.Louis V

Be ready to get your hands busy when eating Korean pork stew with potato, gamjatang.Gamjatang, is steaming, spicy red broth filled with generous amounts of savory bones of meat, meaning that you have to pick, extract the bits of meat on the bones and suck on the most tasty soup from tiny crevices: forks or chopsticks are too clumsy for the job. Interestingly, gamja means potato, and tang is soup, so gamjatang is supposed to mean a potato soup but it’s not. The soup has some chunks of potatoes in

Eating out in Korea goes far beyond local cuisine with kimchi.You will be surprised to see a wide diversity of dishes from Alabama-style barbecue to German schnitzel. First things first: favorite restaurants in Itaewon, the most exotic and global tourism site in Seoul. With its proximity to a huge U.S. army base Itaewon is known for its diverse food culture, which features cuisine from around world. May you enjoy your meal -- or as they say in Korea, “Masit-ge Deu-se-yo!”◇ VATOS URBAN TACOS181-8

진행자: 윤민식, Julie Jackson1. 북한 고위 장교와 외교관 탈북　기사요약: 한국 정부는 11일, 북한 정찰총국 출신의 북한군 대좌와 북한 외교관 두 명이 작년과 재작년에 걸쳐 한국으로 망명했다고 확인했다. 해당 소식은 지난 8일, 통일부가 중국에 위치한 북한 식당의 종업원들이 집단탈북했다는 소식을 밝힌지 사흘 만에, 그리고 총선을 이틀 앞둔 시기에 전해졌다. 　아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드):http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638　[1] A ranking official at North Korea’s military spy agency and two diplomats working outside the country have defected to the South, the government confirm

The practice of hiring dates is gaining popularity among young Koreans as coddled young people find personal interactions increasingly difficult. Birds are chirping and flowers are beginning to bloom. Cherry blossom season has finally arrived in Korea, marking the start of spring. As lovely as these cherry blossoms are, it is a bittersweet season for some singles who feel pressured by the many couples that can be spotted enjoying the flowers together. Many Koreans, especially college students in

Female soldiers in North Korea are subjected to rape and severe human rights violations while authorities turn a blind eye, a North Korean defector revealed.New Korea Women’s Union representative Lee So-yeon, 41, recently held a conference in Seoul for the event of International Women’s Day and testified to the appalling women’s rights in the North, saying that sexual abuse is endemic and “there is no concept of dignity for women.” Lee, a former soldier of the North Korean regime, said in the co