“평생 이런 걸 본 적이 없어요.”지난 26일 서울 홍대입구역에서 유승민 바른정당 대선후보의 유세를 본 독일인 여행객은 한국의 대통령 후보 유세가 “신기하다”고 답했다.우리나라 시민들이 보기에는 익숙하기만 한 트럭 위 유세, 춤 공연 등은 상당수 외국인 관광객과 거주민들의 눈에 “특별한 볼거리”로 비춰졌다. 한국으로 여행 온 지 10일째라던 폴 벤하우스(Paul Venhaus, 24)씨는 웃음을 참지 못한 채 연신 스마트폰으로 사진을 찍어댔다. 유세 전후를 장식하는 유세단의 춤을 보고는 “춤과 율동이 후보들의 공약과 무슨 관계가 있는 건지 모르겠다”면서도 “매우 웃긴 광경(Ridiculous)”이라고 했다.   문재인 더불어민주당 대선후보 의정부 유세현장 (코리아헤럴드)이어 “큰 스크린이 달린 트럭들은 TV 프로그램을 광고하러 돌아다니는 줄 알았다”며 “(한국에 비교하면) 독일은 선거 유세가 밋밋하고 재미없다”고 덧붙였다.지난 1일 15,000여명(주최 측 추산)이 몰린 문재인 더불

한국어판 May 6, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has chosen as his national security adviser a soldier-scholar who fought in both Iraq wars and wrote an influential book that called out the US government for "lies’’ that led to the Vietnam War.　 Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster would remain on active military duty while leading the National Security Council, White House officials said Monday. He joined two retired generals -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly -- already

World News Feb. 21, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Zoo in Washington is saying a final goodbye to its panda cub Bao Bao. Giant Panda Bao Bao eats bamboos at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington DC, the Unite States on Thursday. (Xinhua-Yonhap)The zoo is packing up the American-born panda for a one-way flight Tuesday to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program.　 Bao Bao is scheduled to leave the zoo Tuesday morning and fly from Washington Dulles International Airport in Virg

World News Feb. 21, 2017

A South Korean ship with 24 crew members and some 5,000 cars was released Tuesday after being seized by the Libyan military last week, Seoul‘s foreign ministry said.The ministry said that the ship, Morning Compass, which was travelling to reach its final destination of Germany, was captured by the Libyan Navy some 1,400 kilometers east of Misurata in the North African state’s northwest region at 5 p.m. on Saturday. This photo is captured from a Libyan news outlet site by Yonhap News Agency.The s

Diplomatic Circuit Feb. 21, 2017

AALBORG, Denmark (Yonhap) -- The Danish prosecution on Tuesday deferred a decision over whether to repatriate the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s close confidante at the center of a high-profile corruption scandal.South Korea’s special probe team, led by Independent Counsel Park Young-soo, has requested Denmark to send Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, to Seoul so she could be questioned on a series of alleged wrongdoings related to the president.Chung,

Social Affairs Feb. 21, 2017

South Korea is reviewing a plan to raise the issue of North Korea’s recent assassination of leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother at an incoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Kim Jong-nam (Yonhap)“Concerning the latest murder, (the government) is reviewing an action to publicize the North Korean regime’s brutality and inhumanity on the occasion of the international community’s human rights discussion,” foreign ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck

North Korea Feb. 21, 2017

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Saturday instructed the military to step up vigilance against threats or any attempt to instigate national division from North Korea, his office said.The direction comes a day after the parliament impeached President Park Geun-hye for her alleged involvement in a high-profile corruption scandal.Hwang took over as acting president while the Constitutional Court has 180 days to determine whether to endorse the impeachment or not. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn speaks

Politics Dec. 10, 2016

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A secret CIA assessment has found that Russia sought to tip last month's US presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, The Washington Post reported Friday, a conclusion that drew an extraordinary rebuke from the president-elect's camp."These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction," Trump's transition team said, launching a broadside against the spy agency."The election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest Electoral College vict

World News Dec. 10, 2016

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The US Defense Department said Friday that it expects "policy consistency and continuity" on various issues with South Korea in the wake of the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.Pentagon spokesman Commander Gary Ross gave the comment in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency whether the impeachment could have any impact on the planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to the South."We look forward to working with Prime Minister Hwang in his new ca

Diplomatic Circuit Dec. 10, 2016

Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan closed out his Asian Swimming Championships in Tokyo with a bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay event on Sunday. At Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Park anchored South Korea to the time of 3 minutes, 18.80 seconds for the bronze medal, sharing it with teammates Yang June-hyeok, Lee Ho-joon and Kim Jae-woo. China won the event with a new championship record of 3:16.37, followed by Japan at 3:17.25. Park, the gold medalist at

More Sports Nov. 20, 2016

PUKHRAYAN, India (AP) -- At least 104 people were killed when 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India on Sunday, with rescue workers using cutting torches to try to pull out survivors, police said.　 Daljeet Chaudhary, a director general of police, said the death toll was likely to rise because rescue workers had yet to gain access to one of the worst-damaged coaches. About 150 people were injured, he said.　 The train derailed at around 3:10 a.m., jolting

World News Nov. 20, 2016