President Park Geun-hye watched a movie Thursday about life inside North Korea, a move the presidential office said showed Park's interest in North Korean children as South Korea marked Children's Day.Russian documentary maker Vitaly Mansky's latest work "Under the Sun" reveals that life in the isolated communist country is stage-managed by the North Korean authorities.The movie revolves around Zin-Mi, a schoolgirl who joined the Korean Children's Union on the birthday of former North Korean lea

The South Korean Army said Thursday that overweight officers will be subject to disadvantages in promotions starting this year, as part of efforts to stress physical fitness and increase combat power.Under the new system, all Army officers whose body mass index exceeds 30 will receive negative marks and the results will be reflected in screenings for promotions.BMI is defined as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his or her height in meters. A BMI greater than 30 is regarded

The top U.S. intelligence official visited South Korea this week and met with top Seoul officials to discuss North Korean issues, officials here said Thursday.Director of National Intelligence James Clapper arrived in Seoul on Wednesday as North Korea is set to hold its key party congress on Friday, amid lingering concern the country will conduct its fifth nuclear test."Clapper visited the Ministry of Defense building yesterday morning in an unofficial visit and met with Defense Minister Han Min

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister is likely to be promoted to a minister-level post within the Workers' Party of Korea during the party's key congress slated for later this week, South Korean experts predicted Thursday.Kim Yo-jong, believed to be 29, is most likely to be named to a minister-level post within the WPK as the country plans to hold the first party congress in 36 years on Friday, they said.She is now known to serve as a deputy director within the WPK's Central Committe

The labor union for pilots at Korean Air Lines Co. said Wednesday that it has filed a suit against its chairman claiming defamation by his recent SNS comment allegedly ridiculing pilots' daily work.The suit was filed against Cho Yang-ho, chairman of Korean Air, with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, according to the union that represents the pilots."We were defamed and insulted by Chairman Cho's SNS comment," the union said.On March 13, Cho posted a comment on his Facebook page in

Prosecutors raided the office of a Seoul National University professor in the country's capital and arrested the scholar Wednesday over allegations he manipulated reports on Oxy Reckitt Benckiser products in return for money.Oxy is currently being probed by state prosecutors over its toxic humidifier sterilizers that have been cited for causing many deaths and illnesses.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said the professor, identified only by his surname Cho, is accused of writing fa

South Korea's alliance with the United States "based on shared values" will continue to develop irrespective of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in November, a senior Seoul official said Wednesday.His remarks came amid growing concerns that Republican front-runner Donald Trump's electoral win could hurt the alliance given his past statements depicting America's core allies -- South Korea and Japan -- as free riders on U.S. security protections."We are confident that regardless of th

대한항공[003490] 조종사노조가 4일 조종사들의 명예를 훼손했다며 조양호 회장을 고소했다.조종사노조는 이날 "정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률위반(명예훼손) 및 모욕죄로 조양호 대한항공 회장에 대한 고소장을 서울중앙지검에 접수했다"고 밝혔다.앞서 조 회장은 지난 3월 13일 대한항공 부기장 김모씨가 페이스북에 조종사가 비행 전 수행하는 업무가 많다는 취지의 글을 올리자 "조종사는 GO, NO GO(가느냐, 마느냐)만 결정하는데 힘들다고요? 자동차 운전보다 더 쉬운 오토파일럿으로 가는데"라고 댓글을 달아 논란이 됐다.이에 이규남 대한항공 조종사노조 위원장과 조종사 노조는 "조 회장의 SNS 댓글로 명예훼손과 모욕을 당했다"며 조 회장을 고소했다.대한항공 조종사 800여명을 비롯해 아시아나·제주항공 소속 현직 조종사 등 1천400여명 명의의 탄원서도 함께 접수했다.조종사 노조는 "조 회장의 부도덕하고 독단적인 경영으로 벌어진 경영실패에 대한 책임을 반드시 묻겠다"고 밝