One in 5 South Koreans face the risk of becoming addicted to smartphone use, according to a poll by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Of 28,575 people between 3 and 69 years old, 19.1 percent fell into the potentially at-risk or high-risk addiction categories in the survey conducted between August and October last year. They could suffer physical and mental withdrawal symptoms. The proportion of those at high risk rose from 17.8 percent in 2016 to 18.6 percent in 2017.By age, teens made up the th

As part of its efforts to expand strategic alliance with global brands, Coupang on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with HP Korea for strengthened strategic partnership, the firm said.The signing ceremony held in Seoul was attended by Coupang’s CMG Business VP Dan Wright, Senior Director James BH Lee and Fellow Jonathan Burks along with HP Korea’s Country Managing Director Kim Dae-hwan and HP AP Consumer Personal Systems Director Vivian Chua.  Coupang’s Senior Director James BH Lee

From left: Hyundai Motor Executive Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun poses with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, tournament host Tiger Woods, and Executive Vice President and global head of the Genesis brand Manfred Fitzgerald at the Genesis Open Championship held at the Riviera Country Club in California on Wednesday. Genesis, Hyundai Motor's luxury brand, is the title sponsor of the tournament. (Yonhap)The status of the Genesis Open will be elevated to an invitational tournament starting next year

　갑자기 가정집에 나타난 맹수를 보고도 침착하게 가족들을 대피시킨 아버지의 결단력이 인터넷에서 화제이다.　　미국 캘리포니아주에 거주하는 션에 의하면, 그는 11일 (현지 시각) 에 자신이 키우는 반려견들이 비정상적으로 낑낑거리자 이상한 일이 벌어지고 있음을 감지했다.　　집안을 샅샅이 뒤지던 션은 차고 구석에서 거대한 야생 퓨마를 발견 했다. 　 (페이스북 캡처)　퓨마는 션과 마주쳤을 때 앞발을 휘두르며 위협을 했고, 션은 가족들을 보호하고자 파이프를 휘두르면서 가족들과 천천히 집을 빠져나갔다.　　이후, 션의 신고를 받고 출동한 현지 California Fish & Wildlife 관계자들은 퓨마를 안전히 포획했다. 　　관계자들은 퓨마가 아마 배고픔과 추위에 시달리다가 션의 집까지 내려왔을 거로 추측했다. 현지 단체는 퓨마가 고령이며 건강상태가 매우 안 좋은 것을 고려해 안락사하기로 했다고 전했다. 　　사연을 들은 네티즌들은 “얼마나 춥고 배고팠으면 사람 사는 곳까지 내려왔을까” “아

  진행자: 임현수, Kevin Lee Selzer1. Grief-filled graduation ceremony held for Sewol victims기사요약: 이번주 화요일 세월호 참사 희생 학생 250명을 위한 명예 졸업식이 단원고에서 열렸다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638[1] A long-delayed commencement ceremony was held Tuesday for 250 Danwon High School students who died in the Sewol ferry disaster on April 16, 2014. *commencement: 학위 수여식*long-delayed: 많이 지체된[2] The students were on a school

On Jan. 23, National Assembly President Juan Guaido swore himself in as Venezuela’s interim president before thousands of citizens, in an open challenge to the legitimacy of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s disastrous regime. The enduring political crisis -- with the international community split over whom to recognize as Venezuela’s legitimate leader -- has been revelatory.Arguing that the May 2018 election that handed Maduro another term was a sham, Guaido invoked a constitutional provisi

유튜브의 한 영상은 500만 이상의 조회 수를 얻으며 주목받고 있다.　해당 영상은 개와 곰의 아슬아슬한 신경전을 담았다. (유튜브)배고픈 곰은 계속 영상을 찍는 개 주인에게 다가오려 하나, 개는 주인을 보호하며 계속 곰을 공격하는 모습이 보인다.개는 곰이 자신보다 덩치가 두 배 이상인데도 계속 곰을 쫓아내려 하고, 곰은 결국 포기한 듯 다가오지 않고 잔디에 앉은 다.관련동영상 (출처=유튜브)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRdft01Gv6s)(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has revealed Tuesday that the most expensive real estate in South Korea is the Nature Republic cosmetics store located in Myeong-dong, Seoul, valued at 183 million won ($163,000) per square meter. This is the 16th consecutive year it has held the position, dating to 2004. The second and third most expensive lots were also located in the Myeong-dong vicinity: the Woori Bank headquarters (177.5 million won per square meter) and Uniqlo’s Chu

Vietnam national soccer team head coach Park Hang-seo (right) and Kwon Oh-soo, chairman of Deutsch Motors, BMW’s local dealer, pose for a photo next to a BMW X4 vehicle at a ceremony in Seoul on Tuesday. Coach Park received the vehicle as part of a sponsorship by BMW. (Yonhap)

　가공식품을 자주 섭취하면 단명할 확률이 증가한다는 결과가 화제가 되고 있다. 　　　미국 의학저널 JAMA Internal Medicine에 의하면, 가공식품을 10% 더 많이 섭취할 때마다 일찍 죽을 확률이 14% 증가한다. 　　가공식품들은 공장에서 대량 생산되기 때문에 화장품 등에 들어가는 첨가물이 함유되어 있을 가능성이 크다. 연구진들은 가공식품 제조 과정에서 들어가는 첨가물, 화학약품, 그리고 가공 중 고온 처리 과정이 건강에 부정적인 영향을 준다고 말한다. 　 (연합뉴스)　이런 가공식품들은 자주 섭취하면 암이나 심장혈관계 질병 등의 만성질환이 발병할 확률이 높아진다. 　　연구진들은 단 한 번의 연구로 쉽게 단정 지을 수는 없지만, 가공식품을 멀리해야 건강에 긍정적인 변화를 줄 수 있다고 밝혔다. 　　한편, 한 미국 심장의학 전문 저널에 의하면, 심장질환의 발병률을 낮추려면 곡물, 견과류, 콩, 그리고 유제품을 많이 먹어야 한다.　　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Samsung Electronics is expected to cough up some 16.8 trillion won ($15 billion) in corporate tax this year, its regulatory briefing showed. This is up 20.1 percent from the previous year, and 2.4 times the number from 2015.The record-high tax was attributable to its all-time high operating profit of 58.9 trillion won fueled by the memory chips sector boom last year, coupled with a revised tax code that raised the maximum tax rate from 22 percent to 25 percent for companies with over 300 billion

In 2017, life expectancy in the United States fell for the third successive year. The decline is occurring because an increase in the death rate for middle-aged whites is offsetting lower mortality for children and the elderly. So, why are more middle-aged American whites dying?Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton have pointed to the opioid epidemic as an important factor. Figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that from 1999 to 2017, almost 218,000 people