Park Geun-hye suffers scratch in Daegu scuffle

Former ruling party leader Park Geun-hye injured her wrist after a melee broke out between her bodyguards and a group of protesters in Daegu on Thursday, according to Yonhap News. 

The incident erupted after Park delivered a congratulatory speech during an event to mark the expansion of a subway line in Daegu, the report said. 

After her speech, several woman members of the labor union at Yeongnam University Hospital rushed her, demanding the normalization of relations between the labor and management, according to the report. 

Park’s bodyguards blocked the protesters and in the course of the scrum, Park sustained slight injuries, the report said. 

The incident was the second of its kind involving Park, who was attacked during an election campaign rally in 2006. She had to be hospitalized with a wound to the face at that time. 

Park, a daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, currently leads a faction in the ruling Grand National Party. 

(yoonmi@heraldm.com)

Summer lost in heated tropical nights

Many Koreans are struggling to sleep as the tropical nights phenomenon continues to grip the country.

A tropical night is one in which the temperature remains at 25 degrees Celsius or more from 6:01 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. the next day, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration.

Gangneung in Gangwon Province recorded the highest average temperature on Wednesday night with 27.9 degrees Celsius.

Other seaside cities such as Sokcho, Pohang and Seogwipo followed, with an average overnight temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius.

The KMA issued earlier this week a heat warning in parts of Gangwon Province, North Gyeongsang Province and other heat-prone areas.
 
Though the tropical nights are expected to take a downturn on Friday due to the seasonal rain fronts descending from North Korea, the southern regions will remain hot, said KMA officials.

U.S. identifies 200 North Korea-linked bank accounts

The U.S. has identified about 200 bank accounts linked to North Korea and is likely to freeze half of them which it suspects are used for weapons exports and other illicit purposes banned under U.N. resolutions, Yonhap News reported on Friday.

Eutrophication in the Thai educational digital piano donated 6,300 units.

Eutrophication in the Thai educational digital piano donated 6,300 units.

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Containing 6,300 units of educational digital piano donated said.

Irene is a digital piano, donated 6,300 units of 6 and 25, the Thai government during the war in Korea sent
According to the 6300 Masters history to scale the deployment will be done in the dimensions of the audit.

Irene Lee Joong Keun, chairman, "an imaginative children's minds to share their emotions with each other through music
Hope this is an opportunity to cultivate, "said" the future of the young Thai students in higher education and the environment
Foster imagination in dreams and make yourself want to be strong, "he explained.

Super-luxury cars gain popularity

Ranging from tiny two-seaters to minivans and supercars, automobiles of today come in all shapes and sizes. 

For many, however, super-luxury cars like Rolls Royce and Maybach represent the pinnacle of automotive engineering.

While domestic brands offer little in the way of super luxury automobiles, many of the more luxurious brands from overseas carmakers are available here to meet the needs of those looking for something extra.

The Rolls Royce Ghost that was introduced to the local market earlier this year is a prime example of a super-luxury car available here.

The car is decked out with luxuries that most people could not afford for their homes, much less for their cars, such as wool carpeting and a 16-speaker sound system.

The car also comes with 9.2-inch LCD screens built into the headrests of the front seats and four-zone air conditioning system. 

The car is also fitted out with the latest automotive technologies, which according to the company make the vehicle the most technologically advanced Rolls Royce ever, including a lane departure warning system, active cruise control, head-up display and night vision camera.

At nearly 5.4 meters in length, the vehicle provides more than a meter of leg room for both front and rear seats. 

In addition to the luxury trimmings, and usual convenience features, the vehicle packs enough power to outdo most sports cars, with its 6.6-liter twin turbo engine with maximum power output of 563 brake horsepower.

According to the Rolls Royce website, the vehicle can reach 100 kilometers per hour from a standing start in 4.9 seconds and has a restricted top speed of 250 kilometers per hour. 

Warming Jeju seeks new opportunity

JEJU ISLAND -- For more than 20 years, Kang Cheol-june, 55, had cultivated tomatoes in this southernmost island of Jeju. 

In August, however, Kang is expecting to harvest mangos for the first time since he turned to the semitropical fruit five years ago. 

The mango cultivar Irwin used to be grown in warmer regions such as Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Thanks to rising temperatures on Jeju, its cultivation has become possible on the island. 

Due to the reddish color, it is better known as “apple mango” in Korea.

“The warming temperatures make it possible to grow semitropical fruits. In the hopes of higher earnings, I began mango farming,” Kang said.

Global warming is changing climate conditions on Jeju and its environmental landscape. 

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the average temperature of the Korean Peninsula has increased 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past century, more than double the global average of 0.74 degrees Celsius. 

The warming trend is more apparent in Jeju where the average temperature increased 1.6 degrees Celsius during the same period.

Mount Halla, the nation’s tallest mountain, has different climatic zones at each altitude, becoming the home for a variety of plants and animals.

Kim Yu-na may prepare Tango for new season

South Korea’s figure skating icon Kim Yu-na said she wants to try out Latino or Spanish music like tango for the new season.

“There are many genres I haven’t tried. I wanna try Spanish music like Tango but I have to talk about it with my coach,” Kim told reporters in Incheon Monday. 

South Korean figure skaters Kim Yu-na (left) and Kwak Min-jung waive at the press in Incheon, Monday. (Yonhap)

Kim said she plans to discuss a new program for the World Figure Skating Championship when she goes back to Toronto, Canada, after an ice show here.

She is scheduled to participate in the ice show, Samsung Anycall Hauzen 2010 All That Skate Summer, in Seoul on July 23-25.