By Im Woo-jung, Intern reporter“Project Cheonan Ship,” a documentary on the ill-fated Cheonan naval corvette that sank off the west coast in early 2010, was supposed to sink into oblivion; surprisingly, it’s floating back to social media’s hot-button issues. The movie, directed by Baek Seung-woo, was released on Thursday, but was then removed from the lineup of national multiplex chain Megabox on Saturday, after a two-day screening. Megabox cited security concerns for moviegoers as conservative

2010년 천안함 침몰 사건을 소재로 한 다큐멘터리 영화 ‘천안함 프로젝트’의 메가박스 상영중단 사건이 영화에 대한 관객들의 호기심을 자극한 것으로 나타났다.5일 개봉된 백승우 감독의 ‘천안함 프로젝트’는 개봉 이틀 만에 멀티플렉스 체인 메가박스에서의 상영이 중단됐다. 이는 메가박스가 일부 단체의 강한 항의 및 시위 예고로 인해 관람객 간 현장 충돌이 예상되어 영화의 상영을 중단한다고 통보했기 때문이다.영화는 10일 현재 전국 7개의 상영관에서만 상영되고 있지만, 영화에 대한 대중들의 관심은 더욱 높아진 것으로 조사됐다.맥스무비가 ‘천안함 프로젝트’의 메가박스 상영중단 관련 온라인 설문조사를 진행한 결과, 대상자의 과반수인 53.9 % (212명)이 “볼 생각이 없었는데 보고 싶어졌다”라고 응답했다.‘천안함 프로젝트’는 2010년 3월 26일, 대한민국 해군의 초계함의 백령도 근처 해상에 침몰한 사건을 다룬 영화이다. 이 사고로 인해 배에 타고 있던 해군 병 46명이 목숨을 잃었다.

Crayon Pop’s upgraded “Bar Bar Bar,” released on Monday, attracted 15 million viewers on YouTube within 24 hours, reflecting the group’s surging popularity.　The new music video, dubbed “Bar Bar Bar 2.0,” came after the group won a coveted recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Korea in August. The new version is aimed at boosting the group’s international presence on the strength of the agency’s global networks, taking a cue from the unprecedented success of Psy’s addictive “Gangnam St

South Korean stocks closed 0.98 percent higher Tuesday as investor sentiment buoyed on improved trade data from China, analysts said. The local currency closed higher against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 19.39 points, or 0.98 percent, to finish at 1,994.06. Trading volume was low at 252.6 million shares worth 5 trillion won (US$4.65 billion) with gainers outpacing losers 481 to 326.Analysts said Seoul shares gathered ground as China's export adva

South Korea's three mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. -- said Tuesday they will begin taking preorders this week for Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest Galaxy Note 3, which is expected to hit the local market later this month.South Korean customers can preorder the smartphone on the operators' websites starting Wednesday. Preorders for the newest Galaxy line-up can also be made at the mobile carriers' local retail stores, they said.Samsung, the world's largest smartph

South Korean stocks traded 0.54 percent higher late Tuesday morning as improved Chinese data helped boost investors' sentiment here, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 10.61 points to 1,985.28 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech shares traded higher, with top player Samsung Electronics rising 0.95 percent and leading chipmaker SK hyunix advancing 1.58 percent. Flat panel maker LG Display gained 0.17 percent.In contrast, mobile carriers traded bearish, with No. 1 SK Tel

South and North Korea resumed talks on Tuesday hoping to set a timetable for normalizing their joint factory park in the communist country and to establish guidelines to prevent interruptions to its operations. In their second round of committee meeting that began at 10 a.m., the two sides will discuss details on negotiations carried out last week during their sub-committee meetings. Last week's negotiations are part of a landmark agreement reached on Aug. 14 to normalize operations at the Kaeso

군인의 10명 중 1명은 자살생각, 20명중의 1명은 우울장애를 앓고 있는 것으로 나타났다.국회 국방위원회 소속 송영근 새누리당 의원은 9일 국방부로부터 제출받은 ‘2012 군우울증 유병률 조사’자료를 인용, 전체 군부대의 주요우울장애 유병률은 4.6%이고, 자살생각을 하는 군인은 전체의 9.3%라고 밝혔다.국방부가 2012년 9월부터 2013년 5월까지 총 1310명을 대상으로 조사를 실시했다. 육해공군별로는 육군이 7%로 가장 많았고, 해군은 3.9%, 공군 2%였다.이번 우울장애 유병률 조사결과는 2007년 수치 5.3%에 비해서는 소폭 감소한했지만, 2011년 보건복지부가 발표한 ‘2011년 정신질환 역학실태조사’에서 일반 남성의 우울증 유병률 1.8% 보다는 3배 가량 높은 수치다.2012년 정신질환으로 인한 군 병원 입원건수는 4만 5건이며, 정신질환으로 전역한 군인은 185명이었다.송영근 의원은 국방부가 정기적인 정신건강 실태조사를 실시해 위험군을 선별해 조기에 이를 치

How often are major crimes committed in South Korea? Police data shows that one violent crime occurs every 54 seconds. The National Police Agency released a report titled “Occurrence of the Five Major Crimes,” which said that the number of serious crimes -- murder, robbery, rape, theft and battery -- between January and July this year was 339,186. During the first half of the year, 545 murders were committed -- or once every nine hours, 20 minutes and 24 seconds.A robbery took place once every s

한국에서는 54초마다 한 건씩 범죄가 발생하는 것으로 알려졌다.경찰청이 제출한 국정감사 자료 ‘5대 범죄 범죄시계 발생 현황’에 따르면 올해 1월부터 7월 사이 발생한 5대 범죄는 총 33만 9천 186건이다.상반기 국내 살인 건수는 545건으로 9시간 20분 24초마다 살인이 1건씩 일어난 셈이고, 강도는 1천 200건으로 6시간 14분 24초마다 일어났다. 강간, 강제추행은 1만2천 234건으로 25분 12초마다 일어났으며, 절도는 총 16만 2천 267건, 1분 53초, 폭력은 16만 2천 940건, 1분 52초마다 일어났다. 경찰청으로부터 보고서를 제출 받은 민주당 김현 의원은 “5대 범죄의 발생 빈도는 국민이 얼마나 위험에 노출됐는지 보여주는 지표”라고 말했다.(임우정 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)<관련영문기사>Violent crime occurs every minute in S. KoreaHow often are major crimes committed in South Kor

Song Young-keun, a lawmaker in the ruling Saenuri Party, proposed a revision of health and medical laws to identify soldiers and officers at high risk of suicide based on regular monitoring of their mental health.The proposal came as a growing number of soldiers are found to be struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. The Ministry of National Defense conducted a survey of 1,310 soldiers serving in the military from September last year through May this year; 9.3 percent said they have ex

South Korean stocks closed 0.99 percent higher as investors' sentiment was boosted by signs of an economic recovery in the eurozone and China, analysts said. The local currency closed higher against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 19.36 points, or 0.99 percent, to finish at 1,974.67. Trading volume was low at 265.1 million shares worth 4.44 trillion won (US$4.08 billion) with gainers outpacing losers 456 to 338.Analysts said Seoul shares gathered gr

South Korea's exports of information technology (IT) products rose from a year earlier in August, continuing their on-year growth for the 12th consecutive month, the government said Monday.Outbound shipments of IT products reached US$14.5 billion last month, up 11.4 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The country's trade surplus in the IT sector widened to $8.13 billion, the second highest in the country's history, as its imports

LG Electronics Inc., the world's No.3 smartphone maker, said Monday that it plans to roll out the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the latest addition to its G Series lineup of premium mobile devices, in some 30 countries by the end of the year.LG Electronics last week unveiled the G Pad 8.3, which has the Full HD display. The tablet runs on Snapdragon 600 Processor with 1.7GHz Quad-Core CPU, which helps enhance the viewing experience with powerful performance, the company said in its release.One of its key