(유튜브 캡쳐)또 한 명의 ‘전국 노래자랑’ 스타가 탄생했다. 　지난 1일 방송된 전국 노래자랑 서초구 편에는 22살 이라경씨가 출연했다.　샛노란 셔츠와 청바지를 입고 무대에 오른 그녀는 첫 곡으로 ‘서울구경’을 불렀다.　노래가 시작되자 이씨는 폭발적인 춤과 가창력을 선보였다. 　무대를 본 진행자 송해 씨는 “이런 오도방정은 처음 봤다”며 “아무나 못하는 방정”이라 평했다.　진행자의 요청에 따라 이씨는 ‘천태만상’이라는 곡을 이어 부르기도 했다.　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

A man in his 30s has been found guilty of posting nude photos of his former girlfriend on social media in an apparent “revenge porn” scheme. Busan District Court on Sunday handed down a jail term of 1 1/2 years to the man for spreading private sexual images without consent. The court said it took into consideration how the suspect had no previous criminal records and had already paid compensation to the victim.In December last year, the man allegedly created a fake social media profile impersona

The number of food and beverage companies in South Korea surpassing the 1 trillion won mark in terms of sales increased to 21 last year, with Korea Ginseng Corp., a red ginseng processing company, and SPC Samlip, the nation’s largest bread maker, joining the group.According to data compiled by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp., CJ Cheiljedang topped the list with 4.86 trillion won of sales, followed by Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Ottogi

The handout photos made available by Brunei Prime Ministers Office shows Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hjh Saleha  at the Golden Jubilee ceremony in the Throne Hall, Istana Nurul Iman, marking 50 years on the throne in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Thursday. The Sultan of Brunei's 50th anniversary of accession to the throne is being celebrated across Brunei in October.

코끼리가 코뿔소의 안면을 툭툭 치고 몸을 밀쳐낸다. 그런데 이 동작이 선전포고인지 놀자는 얘긴지 분명치 않다.녀석은 만사 귀찮다는 투의 코뿔소 뒤꽁무니를 쫓아다니며 괴롭힌다. 코를 뻗어 계속 비벼보지만, 상대는 별 반응이 없다.코뿔소는 사실 어린 코끼리의 도 넘은 시비에 짜증이 난 듯하다. 녀석은 툴툴대기 시작했다.코끼리도 이제는 분위기를 파악한 듯 ‘위험한 장난질’을 멈췄다.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

여객기 일등석의 초호화 서비스 뒤에는 승무원의 고단함이 숨어 있다.　<데일리 미러>에 따르면 현직 승무원들이 참여한 온라인 커뮤니티 코라의 설문 결과, 일등석보다 이코노미석 승객 서비스를 하는 것을 선호하는 것으로 밝혀졌다.　일등석은 서비스 사항이 더 복잡하고 승객들의 요구도 훨씬 까다롭기 때문에 스트레스를 받는다는 이유다.　한 승무원은 “16명의 일등석 승객보다 100명의 이코노미 승객을 서비스하는게 덜피곤하다” 고 밝히기도 했다.(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

미국 뉴욕시의 한 개가 주인의 돈으로 먹을 것을 사는 모습이 화제가 되고 있다. 　홀리라는 이름의 이 개는 강아지일 때부터 돈에 관심이 많았다고 한다. 　개 주인 캐시 쿡에 따르면 홀리는 “여느 개와 마찬가지로 주인의 가방 속 물건들을 물어 가져가곤 했다”며 “돈을 물고 도망갈 때는 먹을 것으로 유인해 돈을 내놓고 과자를 대신 가져가게 했다”고 설명했다. 　이후 홀리는 돈으로 먹을 것을 얻을 수 있음을 학습해, 영리하게도 지폐가 보일 때마다 간직하고 배가 고프면 먹을 것을 달라며 돈을 지불한다고 한다. 　(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

A revealing insight into why President Donald Trump’s Korea fulminations are painting him and the United States into a corner came in a report of the CIA psychological evaluation of North Korea’s equally unpredictable leader.The CIA described Kim Jong-un as someone who “has a massive ego and reacts sharply and sometimes lethally to insults and perceived slights,” reported Brian Bennett of the Los Angeles Times.This description explains why top presidential advisers have reportedly told Trump to

Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saturday.His office in Washington quickly clarified that North Korea has shown no interest in such discussions.Speaking after a day of talks with China‘s President Xi Jinping and top diplomats, Tillerson told reporters that US officials are in touch with Pyongyang. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson s

Ask a Lawyer is a regular column written by attorneys at Yoon & Yang LLC on various legal aspects of the Korean life or business. The content provided here is general legal information, not legal advice on a specific situation. -- Ed.Q1. Does it constitute criminal receipt of commercial bribery if a person who administers another person’s business causes a “third party,” rather than “himself,” to receive valuables in response to an improper solicitation?If a person who administers another person

 The US welcomed China’s move to shut down North Korean businesses in the country, hinting at a possible positive turn in the two countries’ relations. Critics, however, maintain that harsher penalties must be imposed on Chinese banks suspected of dealing with North Korea, and that Kim Jong-un has little cause to give up the nuclear program. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong (left) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the US Department of State in Washington D.C. on Thursday. 

With apologies to Edgar Allen Poe, this is for those of you born after “the valley of the shadow,” when vicious hordes attacked the sovereignty of this country by invading the American Embassy in Tehran.It was a time when a novice like the one now governing in the White House faced a tough decision: whether to speak softly or use a big stick, the preferred American policy.Unfortunately for Jimmy Carter and this nation, he chose the first option. He did so despite having graduated from the US Nav