[Anchor Lead]
A man who’s believed to have delivered a cash-filled envelope to a lawmaker who blew the whistle on the ruling party’s bribery scandal has secretly returned to Korea. He’s since been questioned by prosecutors.
[Pkg]
A person known as the man wearing horn-rimed glasses arrived in Korea from Russia Thursday. He then underwent questioning by prosecutors. The man allegedly delivered a cash-filled envelope to the office of lawmaker Koh Seung-dug during the 2008 election for ruling party chairman. The man is known to have seen numerous cash-filled envelopes placed below the desk of Cho Jung-man, who was the top policy secretary of former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae. The man was studying in Russia but took a 12-hour flight from his residence in Krasnodar via Moscow to Korea. He then appeared before prosecutors for questioning Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors grilled him on the roles of former presidential secretary Kim Hyo-jae and Park in the bribery scandal. Kim was Park’s campaign chief when the former parliamentary speaker ran for ruling party chairman in 2008. The man from Russia was allegedly asked about who ordered the delivery of the money, and if he gave envelopes to other lawmakers. Former presidential secretary Kim had been summoned for questioning Wednesday. Kim denied most of the charges against him, including the allegation that he ordered that the cash-filled envelopes be distributed. The investigation will enter a new phase if the latest witness opens up about who ordered the sending of the bribes or mentions other politicians to whom he gave the cash-filled envelopes.
2. Political Update
[Anchor Lead]
The Saenuri Party has decided to interview potential candidates for the April general elections to meet the demands of the public. Meanwhile, the Democratic United Party will announce some of the results of its candidate deliberations.
[Pkg]
The ruling Saenuri Party is to hold on-the-spot interviews for its potential candidates for the April general elections to meet public demands. On Monday, the party representatives will visit Busan to hear the opinions of local residents and to interview candidates from Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province. The party is to finalize its candidate selections by mid-March.
[Soundbite]Park Geun-hye (Chairwoman, Saenuri Party Emergency Committee): “If we choose the right people who will create a new world, the public will choose us.”
On Thursday, the Saenuri Party has changed its signboard outside its headquarters in Youido, which now shows its new title and logo. The party will also set up an employment center to help young people find jobs.
The main opposition Democratic United Party, which is also choosing its candidates for the general elections, will announce some of the results around Sunday. It’ll also announce the regions where primaries will be held and the candidates who have no rivals for their constituencies. South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Doo-kwan, who has joined the Democratic United Party, is urging the party to play a proactive role in merging the opposition camps.
[Soundbite]Kim Doo-kwan (Governor, S. Gyeongsang Prov.): “The people want the opposition camp to pull together and end the Lee Myung-bak administration as soon as possible.”
The DUP continues to demand that all incumbent Cabinet members resign.
3. Transplant Tech
[Anchor Lead]
Korean doctors have achieved a first in domestic surgery. They’ve simultaneously transplanted seven organs in a young patient with severe intestinal problems.
[Pkg]
This 7-year-old has received multiple transplant surgery, which is difficult to endure even for adults. The operation is a success, and she says she’s so happy to be able to eat again.
[Soundbite] “When I come home, I’m going to tell my grandma that I want to have chicken stew.”
The girl from birth had suffered from a rare intractable disease in which all of her internal organs didn’t function. She threw up whatever she ate and had to get nutrient shots. Making it past her tenth birthday was considered tough. A brain-dead organ donor was found after a long wait. A nine-hour transplant operation replaced her liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small and large intestines, and spleen.
Transplants for children are trickier than for adults because organ size as well as blood type needs to match.
[Soundbite]Prof. Kim Dae-yeon (Asan Medical Center): “After receiving healthy organs from a brain-dead patient, she has recovered and her intestines are in superb condition.”
A simultaneous three-organ transplant had been rare in Korea. The country has little experience in multiple organ transplants. So the operation is considered a major milestone in Korea’s history of organ transplants.
4. 1 Day Insurance
[Anchor Lead]
People who don’t have a car may need to borrow someone else’s for trips or other contingencies. A car insurance plan for such temporary drivers is set to be introduced soon, allowing both the driver and the owner peace of mind.
[Pkg]
Weekend getaways are common these days. If you happen to drive someone else’s car, you might be worried of getting into an accident since you are not insured for the car.
[Soundbite] “If I get into an accident, that’s a burden on my friend. The procedure for signing up for a policy is a hassle and there are many difficulties.”
Under current regulations, if you borrow another person’s car, the car owner, not the driver, is the one held responsible to subscribe for the additional insurance policy. If an unregistered driver does get into an accident, it would be the vehicle owner’s insurance fee that would be raised. A new car insurance plan will now resolve such problems, allowing temporary drivers to get 24 hour coverage. Under this new plan, if you need to borrow someone else’s car, you can now get a day’s worth of insurance by paying anywhere from about two dollars and 60 cents to four dollars and 40 cents.
[Soundbite]Cha Dong-ho (Insurance Company Official): “You can easily subscribe on the site because you can sand photos and pay via smartphone apps.”
The Financial Supervisory Service will develop the policy plan and begin sales within the first half of the year.
5. School Violence
[Anchor Lead]
School violence in Korea is being passed from senior students to their juniors. The severity of such violence has grown progressively worse, but school authorities claim that they knew nothing of this.
[Pkg]
Four students grab a younger student by the arms and legs and throw him into a reservoir. The victim in the water can do nothing but tremble in fear. A younger student seated in a chair has beverages poured on his head by an upperclassman. These scenes of violence taken in Daegu were committed by high school students on underclassmen on the pretext of instilling discipline. Victims would be buried with only their heads sticking out of the ground or hanged on small cranes. Violence has reached an excessive degree. Such violence has been handed down from upperclassmen to underclassmen. Seniors would bully juniors, who in turn would abuse sophomores, who then did it to freshmen. More than 300 cases of violence were committed on school grounds.
[Soundbite]Sen. Supt. Bae Bong-gil (Chief, Daegu Suseong Police Station): “Being handed down, it has become a custom. It has come to be taken granted for that seniors bully juniors.”
School violence has occurred in practice, training and shower rooms, but school authorities claim that they never knew this until police received reports.
[Soundbite](School Official (Voice Modified)): “They mainly move by class and as the school ground is vast, I had no time to catch such incidents.”
Police have applied for arrest warrants for four students and charged four others without detention.
6. Fake Cheese
[Anchor Lead]
One of the key ingredients of pizza is cheese. Many pizza restaurants advertise that they use 100 percent natural cheese, but this has been found to often be untrue. Here’s more.
[Pkg]
The round dough is pressed, stretched out wide, and then topped with cheese. Next, tomato sauce is layered on, with cheese sprinkled on again as the final topping. As seen here, cheese is one of the key basic ingredients in making pizza and many pizza restaurants advertise that they use only 100 percent natural cheese. However, inspections by the Food and Drug Administration found that in many cases, only the cheese sprinkled as the topping was all natural whereas the cheese inserted inside the crust was processed and contained other additives.
[Soundbite](Pizza Franchise Official): “The topping cheese is all 100% natural, but as for the string cheese that go in the crust, it’s impossible to make it domestically 100% naturally.”
[Soundbite]Gwak Dong-chae (Korea Food & Drug Administration): “Adding sodium and winding strings mechanically are called string cheese. But domestically, there’s no 100% natural.”
Although the food watchdog says that the processed cheese is not harmful to one’s health, the Food and Drug Administration caught six pizza chains red handed for misleading the public with their false advertisements regarding their ingredients.
7. Kim Sou-hwan
[Anchor Lead]
Korea has marked the third anniversary of the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan. The spirit of sharing the cardinal displayed in donating his corneas continues to this day.
[Pkg]
The late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was a father to many Koreans, devoting himself to loving and helping others in need. Three years have passed since the so-called "crazy angel" passed away. But many remember him. Kim’s spirit of sharing and giving life as seen in the donation of his corneas is serving as an inspiration to others. Photos and stories of people following his example are on display. The organ donation campaign will continue for another month.
[Soundbite]Father Min Gyeong-il (One-Body One-Spirit Organization): “The cardinal has left behind a very good heritage, and we can practice it ourselves. Everyone can participate.”
[Soundbite](Late Stephen Kim Sou-hwan): “Not for myself but for others.” It’s basically this spirit. This is the spirit of sharing. The church is not for itself, but for others, like Christ.”
The late priest has left this world but his legacy of love and caring lives on.
8. Gaebul Catch
[Anchor Lead]
There’s a tasty delight that’s caught in the freezing cold sea during the winter. Along Korea’s southern coast, it’s the season of gaebul, a marine spoon worm that many Koreans enjoy raw.
[Pkg]
A bridge stretches across waters by Sacheon, a region off of Korea’s southern coast. Amid the high tides, nets are cast from a small fishing boat. The hooks are hulled up and a species of flesh-toned spoon worm, called gaebul in Korean, make their appearance.
[Soundbite] “We use the method that’s been used since the time of our ancestors.”
At this time of year, it’s time for the gaebul catching season along the southern coast as the gaebul come up from below the mud flats. However, the catch is not as good this year as it usually is in other years.
[Soundbite] “We used to catch a lot and there were lots of boats but we don’t catch as much these days so the boats have decreased.”
This marine delicacy is a nutritious and tasty winter delight as it’s rich in vitamins and taurine. Although it’s best when eaten raw, there are many various ways to prepare it.
[Soundbite] “They tastes good and they’re cheap. It’s completely different from those caught in China.”
Gaebul is caught along the southern coast through April.
9. Ice Climbers
[Anchor Lead]
Here are some people who refuse to be trapped inside during the coldest months of the year, and spend their spare time ice climbing. Let’s go meet them.
[Pkg]
This is a place where climbers come to practice their sport of choice. Among them is 49-year-old O Eun-ja, who has been climbing for eight years.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “When you cling on to the hold with your big toe like this, (the force) goes to your abdomen first. So you easily lose your belly fat.”
She got into the sport for a special reason.
[Soundbite] “I ran a restaurant and it stressed me out. I got headaches. I stayed home most of the time and one day began to concentrate (on rock climbing.)”
O began climbing to overcome depression. Since finishing first in her first tournament, she has become a pro, winning prizes in more than 50 competitions.
[Soundbite] “I wanted to win the battle with myself. I lived a real tough life so I wanted to win at least this field.”
Towangsan is one of the three largest waterfalls on Mount Seorak. It is open to the public only for two days a year, when an ice climbing tournament is held. It’s tough enough just hiking up to the waterfall.
[Soundbite] “This is the site of the ice climbing tournament. Doesn’t the ice look great?”
The frozen Towangsan Waterfall stands 320 meters tall. Climbers wait to challenge the ice wall.
[Soundbite] “I van’t believe I’m in Korea. It looked that beautiful.”
People dig ice caves so they have a place to stay warm during the tournament.
[Soundbite] “Now we will begin the 15th Annual Seorak Ice Climbing Competition.”
[Soundbite] “I practiced real hard so I’ll show all my skills today.”
[Soundbite] “My goal is first place!”
Finally, the climbing begins in the biting cold.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “Everyone is doing a good job. It’s pretty windy today but watching them do their best, it’s fun and make my endorphin spin inside me.”
Some tense moments occur. Climbers have to stay within the red lines. Those who go outside are disqualified.
[Soundbite] “Without this helmet, it could’ve been worse. I was supposed to pull out but I was out of strength and (the ice) broke.”
It’s hard enough just to hang on to the steep ice wall, and pieces of ice fall down amid snowstorms, giving the climbers no chance to let down their guard.
Now it’s time for the female climbing tournament. Among the total of around 160 climbers competing this year, 38 are women. They also face dangerous moments due to snowstorms.
[Soundbite] “(The snowstorm) was too strong.”
[Soundbite] “I’ll practice more to do better next year and try to finish in first place.”
The attraction of ice climbing is not getting to the highest point, but stepping out of one’s comfort zone and challenging the elements.
A man who’s believed to have delivered a cash-filled envelope to a lawmaker who blew the whistle on the ruling party’s bribery scandal has secretly returned to Korea. He’s since been questioned by prosecutors.
[Pkg]
A person known as the man wearing horn-rimed glasses arrived in Korea from Russia Thursday. He then underwent questioning by prosecutors. The man allegedly delivered a cash-filled envelope to the office of lawmaker Koh Seung-dug during the 2008 election for ruling party chairman. The man is known to have seen numerous cash-filled envelopes placed below the desk of Cho Jung-man, who was the top policy secretary of former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae. The man was studying in Russia but took a 12-hour flight from his residence in Krasnodar via Moscow to Korea. He then appeared before prosecutors for questioning Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors grilled him on the roles of former presidential secretary Kim Hyo-jae and Park in the bribery scandal. Kim was Park’s campaign chief when the former parliamentary speaker ran for ruling party chairman in 2008. The man from Russia was allegedly asked about who ordered the delivery of the money, and if he gave envelopes to other lawmakers. Former presidential secretary Kim had been summoned for questioning Wednesday. Kim denied most of the charges against him, including the allegation that he ordered that the cash-filled envelopes be distributed. The investigation will enter a new phase if the latest witness opens up about who ordered the sending of the bribes or mentions other politicians to whom he gave the cash-filled envelopes.
2. Political Update
[Anchor Lead]
The Saenuri Party has decided to interview potential candidates for the April general elections to meet the demands of the public. Meanwhile, the Democratic United Party will announce some of the results of its candidate deliberations.
[Pkg]
The ruling Saenuri Party is to hold on-the-spot interviews for its potential candidates for the April general elections to meet public demands. On Monday, the party representatives will visit Busan to hear the opinions of local residents and to interview candidates from Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province. The party is to finalize its candidate selections by mid-March.
[Soundbite]Park Geun-hye (Chairwoman, Saenuri Party Emergency Committee): “If we choose the right people who will create a new world, the public will choose us.”
On Thursday, the Saenuri Party has changed its signboard outside its headquarters in Youido, which now shows its new title and logo. The party will also set up an employment center to help young people find jobs.
The main opposition Democratic United Party, which is also choosing its candidates for the general elections, will announce some of the results around Sunday. It’ll also announce the regions where primaries will be held and the candidates who have no rivals for their constituencies. South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Doo-kwan, who has joined the Democratic United Party, is urging the party to play a proactive role in merging the opposition camps.
[Soundbite]Kim Doo-kwan (Governor, S. Gyeongsang Prov.): “The people want the opposition camp to pull together and end the Lee Myung-bak administration as soon as possible.”
The DUP continues to demand that all incumbent Cabinet members resign.
3. Transplant Tech
[Anchor Lead]
Korean doctors have achieved a first in domestic surgery. They’ve simultaneously transplanted seven organs in a young patient with severe intestinal problems.
[Pkg]
This 7-year-old has received multiple transplant surgery, which is difficult to endure even for adults. The operation is a success, and she says she’s so happy to be able to eat again.
[Soundbite] “When I come home, I’m going to tell my grandma that I want to have chicken stew.”
The girl from birth had suffered from a rare intractable disease in which all of her internal organs didn’t function. She threw up whatever she ate and had to get nutrient shots. Making it past her tenth birthday was considered tough. A brain-dead organ donor was found after a long wait. A nine-hour transplant operation replaced her liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small and large intestines, and spleen.
Transplants for children are trickier than for adults because organ size as well as blood type needs to match.
[Soundbite]Prof. Kim Dae-yeon (Asan Medical Center): “After receiving healthy organs from a brain-dead patient, she has recovered and her intestines are in superb condition.”
A simultaneous three-organ transplant had been rare in Korea. The country has little experience in multiple organ transplants. So the operation is considered a major milestone in Korea’s history of organ transplants.
4. 1 Day Insurance
[Anchor Lead]
People who don’t have a car may need to borrow someone else’s for trips or other contingencies. A car insurance plan for such temporary drivers is set to be introduced soon, allowing both the driver and the owner peace of mind.
[Pkg]
Weekend getaways are common these days. If you happen to drive someone else’s car, you might be worried of getting into an accident since you are not insured for the car.
[Soundbite] “If I get into an accident, that’s a burden on my friend. The procedure for signing up for a policy is a hassle and there are many difficulties.”
Under current regulations, if you borrow another person’s car, the car owner, not the driver, is the one held responsible to subscribe for the additional insurance policy. If an unregistered driver does get into an accident, it would be the vehicle owner’s insurance fee that would be raised. A new car insurance plan will now resolve such problems, allowing temporary drivers to get 24 hour coverage. Under this new plan, if you need to borrow someone else’s car, you can now get a day’s worth of insurance by paying anywhere from about two dollars and 60 cents to four dollars and 40 cents.
[Soundbite]Cha Dong-ho (Insurance Company Official): “You can easily subscribe on the site because you can sand photos and pay via smartphone apps.”
The Financial Supervisory Service will develop the policy plan and begin sales within the first half of the year.
5. School Violence
[Anchor Lead]
School violence in Korea is being passed from senior students to their juniors. The severity of such violence has grown progressively worse, but school authorities claim that they knew nothing of this.
[Pkg]
Four students grab a younger student by the arms and legs and throw him into a reservoir. The victim in the water can do nothing but tremble in fear. A younger student seated in a chair has beverages poured on his head by an upperclassman. These scenes of violence taken in Daegu were committed by high school students on underclassmen on the pretext of instilling discipline. Victims would be buried with only their heads sticking out of the ground or hanged on small cranes. Violence has reached an excessive degree. Such violence has been handed down from upperclassmen to underclassmen. Seniors would bully juniors, who in turn would abuse sophomores, who then did it to freshmen. More than 300 cases of violence were committed on school grounds.
[Soundbite]Sen. Supt. Bae Bong-gil (Chief, Daegu Suseong Police Station): “Being handed down, it has become a custom. It has come to be taken granted for that seniors bully juniors.”
School violence has occurred in practice, training and shower rooms, but school authorities claim that they never knew this until police received reports.
[Soundbite](School Official (Voice Modified)): “They mainly move by class and as the school ground is vast, I had no time to catch such incidents.”
Police have applied for arrest warrants for four students and charged four others without detention.
6. Fake Cheese
[Anchor Lead]
One of the key ingredients of pizza is cheese. Many pizza restaurants advertise that they use 100 percent natural cheese, but this has been found to often be untrue. Here’s more.
[Pkg]
The round dough is pressed, stretched out wide, and then topped with cheese. Next, tomato sauce is layered on, with cheese sprinkled on again as the final topping. As seen here, cheese is one of the key basic ingredients in making pizza and many pizza restaurants advertise that they use only 100 percent natural cheese. However, inspections by the Food and Drug Administration found that in many cases, only the cheese sprinkled as the topping was all natural whereas the cheese inserted inside the crust was processed and contained other additives.
[Soundbite](Pizza Franchise Official): “The topping cheese is all 100% natural, but as for the string cheese that go in the crust, it’s impossible to make it domestically 100% naturally.”
[Soundbite]Gwak Dong-chae (Korea Food & Drug Administration): “Adding sodium and winding strings mechanically are called string cheese. But domestically, there’s no 100% natural.”
Although the food watchdog says that the processed cheese is not harmful to one’s health, the Food and Drug Administration caught six pizza chains red handed for misleading the public with their false advertisements regarding their ingredients.
7. Kim Sou-hwan
[Anchor Lead]
Korea has marked the third anniversary of the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan. The spirit of sharing the cardinal displayed in donating his corneas continues to this day.
[Pkg]
The late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was a father to many Koreans, devoting himself to loving and helping others in need. Three years have passed since the so-called "crazy angel" passed away. But many remember him. Kim’s spirit of sharing and giving life as seen in the donation of his corneas is serving as an inspiration to others. Photos and stories of people following his example are on display. The organ donation campaign will continue for another month.
[Soundbite]Father Min Gyeong-il (One-Body One-Spirit Organization): “The cardinal has left behind a very good heritage, and we can practice it ourselves. Everyone can participate.”
[Soundbite](Late Stephen Kim Sou-hwan): “Not for myself but for others.” It’s basically this spirit. This is the spirit of sharing. The church is not for itself, but for others, like Christ.”
The late priest has left this world but his legacy of love and caring lives on.
8. Gaebul Catch
[Anchor Lead]
There’s a tasty delight that’s caught in the freezing cold sea during the winter. Along Korea’s southern coast, it’s the season of gaebul, a marine spoon worm that many Koreans enjoy raw.
[Pkg]
A bridge stretches across waters by Sacheon, a region off of Korea’s southern coast. Amid the high tides, nets are cast from a small fishing boat. The hooks are hulled up and a species of flesh-toned spoon worm, called gaebul in Korean, make their appearance.
[Soundbite] “We use the method that’s been used since the time of our ancestors.”
At this time of year, it’s time for the gaebul catching season along the southern coast as the gaebul come up from below the mud flats. However, the catch is not as good this year as it usually is in other years.
[Soundbite] “We used to catch a lot and there were lots of boats but we don’t catch as much these days so the boats have decreased.”
This marine delicacy is a nutritious and tasty winter delight as it’s rich in vitamins and taurine. Although it’s best when eaten raw, there are many various ways to prepare it.
[Soundbite] “They tastes good and they’re cheap. It’s completely different from those caught in China.”
Gaebul is caught along the southern coast through April.
9. Ice Climbers
[Anchor Lead]
Here are some people who refuse to be trapped inside during the coldest months of the year, and spend their spare time ice climbing. Let’s go meet them.
[Pkg]
This is a place where climbers come to practice their sport of choice. Among them is 49-year-old O Eun-ja, who has been climbing for eight years.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “When you cling on to the hold with your big toe like this, (the force) goes to your abdomen first. So you easily lose your belly fat.”
She got into the sport for a special reason.
[Soundbite] “I ran a restaurant and it stressed me out. I got headaches. I stayed home most of the time and one day began to concentrate (on rock climbing.)”
O began climbing to overcome depression. Since finishing first in her first tournament, she has become a pro, winning prizes in more than 50 competitions.
[Soundbite] “I wanted to win the battle with myself. I lived a real tough life so I wanted to win at least this field.”
Towangsan is one of the three largest waterfalls on Mount Seorak. It is open to the public only for two days a year, when an ice climbing tournament is held. It’s tough enough just hiking up to the waterfall.
[Soundbite] “This is the site of the ice climbing tournament. Doesn’t the ice look great?”
The frozen Towangsan Waterfall stands 320 meters tall. Climbers wait to challenge the ice wall.
[Soundbite] “I van’t believe I’m in Korea. It looked that beautiful.”
People dig ice caves so they have a place to stay warm during the tournament.
[Soundbite] “Now we will begin the 15th Annual Seorak Ice Climbing Competition.”
[Soundbite] “I practiced real hard so I’ll show all my skills today.”
[Soundbite] “My goal is first place!”
Finally, the climbing begins in the biting cold.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “Everyone is doing a good job. It’s pretty windy today but watching them do their best, it’s fun and make my endorphin spin inside me.”
Some tense moments occur. Climbers have to stay within the red lines. Those who go outside are disqualified.
[Soundbite] “Without this helmet, it could’ve been worse. I was supposed to pull out but I was out of strength and (the ice) broke.”
It’s hard enough just to hang on to the steep ice wall, and pieces of ice fall down amid snowstorms, giving the climbers no chance to let down their guard.
Now it’s time for the female climbing tournament. Among the total of around 160 climbers competing this year, 38 are women. They also face dangerous moments due to snowstorms.
[Soundbite] “(The snowstorm) was too strong.”
[Soundbite] “I’ll practice more to do better next year and try to finish in first place.”
The attraction of ice climbing is not getting to the highest point, but stepping out of one’s comfort zone and challenging the elements.
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- 입력 2012-02-17 17:03:44
[Anchor Lead]
A man who’s believed to have delivered a cash-filled envelope to a lawmaker who blew the whistle on the ruling party’s bribery scandal has secretly returned to Korea. He’s since been questioned by prosecutors.
[Pkg]
A person known as the man wearing horn-rimed glasses arrived in Korea from Russia Thursday. He then underwent questioning by prosecutors. The man allegedly delivered a cash-filled envelope to the office of lawmaker Koh Seung-dug during the 2008 election for ruling party chairman. The man is known to have seen numerous cash-filled envelopes placed below the desk of Cho Jung-man, who was the top policy secretary of former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae. The man was studying in Russia but took a 12-hour flight from his residence in Krasnodar via Moscow to Korea. He then appeared before prosecutors for questioning Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors grilled him on the roles of former presidential secretary Kim Hyo-jae and Park in the bribery scandal. Kim was Park’s campaign chief when the former parliamentary speaker ran for ruling party chairman in 2008. The man from Russia was allegedly asked about who ordered the delivery of the money, and if he gave envelopes to other lawmakers. Former presidential secretary Kim had been summoned for questioning Wednesday. Kim denied most of the charges against him, including the allegation that he ordered that the cash-filled envelopes be distributed. The investigation will enter a new phase if the latest witness opens up about who ordered the sending of the bribes or mentions other politicians to whom he gave the cash-filled envelopes.
2. Political Update
[Anchor Lead]
The Saenuri Party has decided to interview potential candidates for the April general elections to meet the demands of the public. Meanwhile, the Democratic United Party will announce some of the results of its candidate deliberations.
[Pkg]
The ruling Saenuri Party is to hold on-the-spot interviews for its potential candidates for the April general elections to meet public demands. On Monday, the party representatives will visit Busan to hear the opinions of local residents and to interview candidates from Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province. The party is to finalize its candidate selections by mid-March.
[Soundbite]Park Geun-hye (Chairwoman, Saenuri Party Emergency Committee): “If we choose the right people who will create a new world, the public will choose us.”
On Thursday, the Saenuri Party has changed its signboard outside its headquarters in Youido, which now shows its new title and logo. The party will also set up an employment center to help young people find jobs.
The main opposition Democratic United Party, which is also choosing its candidates for the general elections, will announce some of the results around Sunday. It’ll also announce the regions where primaries will be held and the candidates who have no rivals for their constituencies. South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Doo-kwan, who has joined the Democratic United Party, is urging the party to play a proactive role in merging the opposition camps.
[Soundbite]Kim Doo-kwan (Governor, S. Gyeongsang Prov.): “The people want the opposition camp to pull together and end the Lee Myung-bak administration as soon as possible.”
The DUP continues to demand that all incumbent Cabinet members resign.
3. Transplant Tech
[Anchor Lead]
Korean doctors have achieved a first in domestic surgery. They’ve simultaneously transplanted seven organs in a young patient with severe intestinal problems.
[Pkg]
This 7-year-old has received multiple transplant surgery, which is difficult to endure even for adults. The operation is a success, and she says she’s so happy to be able to eat again.
[Soundbite] “When I come home, I’m going to tell my grandma that I want to have chicken stew.”
The girl from birth had suffered from a rare intractable disease in which all of her internal organs didn’t function. She threw up whatever she ate and had to get nutrient shots. Making it past her tenth birthday was considered tough. A brain-dead organ donor was found after a long wait. A nine-hour transplant operation replaced her liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small and large intestines, and spleen.
Transplants for children are trickier than for adults because organ size as well as blood type needs to match.
[Soundbite]Prof. Kim Dae-yeon (Asan Medical Center): “After receiving healthy organs from a brain-dead patient, she has recovered and her intestines are in superb condition.”
A simultaneous three-organ transplant had been rare in Korea. The country has little experience in multiple organ transplants. So the operation is considered a major milestone in Korea’s history of organ transplants.
4. 1 Day Insurance
[Anchor Lead]
People who don’t have a car may need to borrow someone else’s for trips or other contingencies. A car insurance plan for such temporary drivers is set to be introduced soon, allowing both the driver and the owner peace of mind.
[Pkg]
Weekend getaways are common these days. If you happen to drive someone else’s car, you might be worried of getting into an accident since you are not insured for the car.
[Soundbite] “If I get into an accident, that’s a burden on my friend. The procedure for signing up for a policy is a hassle and there are many difficulties.”
Under current regulations, if you borrow another person’s car, the car owner, not the driver, is the one held responsible to subscribe for the additional insurance policy. If an unregistered driver does get into an accident, it would be the vehicle owner’s insurance fee that would be raised. A new car insurance plan will now resolve such problems, allowing temporary drivers to get 24 hour coverage. Under this new plan, if you need to borrow someone else’s car, you can now get a day’s worth of insurance by paying anywhere from about two dollars and 60 cents to four dollars and 40 cents.
[Soundbite]Cha Dong-ho (Insurance Company Official): “You can easily subscribe on the site because you can sand photos and pay via smartphone apps.”
The Financial Supervisory Service will develop the policy plan and begin sales within the first half of the year.
5. School Violence
[Anchor Lead]
School violence in Korea is being passed from senior students to their juniors. The severity of such violence has grown progressively worse, but school authorities claim that they knew nothing of this.
[Pkg]
Four students grab a younger student by the arms and legs and throw him into a reservoir. The victim in the water can do nothing but tremble in fear. A younger student seated in a chair has beverages poured on his head by an upperclassman. These scenes of violence taken in Daegu were committed by high school students on underclassmen on the pretext of instilling discipline. Victims would be buried with only their heads sticking out of the ground or hanged on small cranes. Violence has reached an excessive degree. Such violence has been handed down from upperclassmen to underclassmen. Seniors would bully juniors, who in turn would abuse sophomores, who then did it to freshmen. More than 300 cases of violence were committed on school grounds.
[Soundbite]Sen. Supt. Bae Bong-gil (Chief, Daegu Suseong Police Station): “Being handed down, it has become a custom. It has come to be taken granted for that seniors bully juniors.”
School violence has occurred in practice, training and shower rooms, but school authorities claim that they never knew this until police received reports.
[Soundbite](School Official (Voice Modified)): “They mainly move by class and as the school ground is vast, I had no time to catch such incidents.”
Police have applied for arrest warrants for four students and charged four others without detention.
6. Fake Cheese
[Anchor Lead]
One of the key ingredients of pizza is cheese. Many pizza restaurants advertise that they use 100 percent natural cheese, but this has been found to often be untrue. Here’s more.
[Pkg]
The round dough is pressed, stretched out wide, and then topped with cheese. Next, tomato sauce is layered on, with cheese sprinkled on again as the final topping. As seen here, cheese is one of the key basic ingredients in making pizza and many pizza restaurants advertise that they use only 100 percent natural cheese. However, inspections by the Food and Drug Administration found that in many cases, only the cheese sprinkled as the topping was all natural whereas the cheese inserted inside the crust was processed and contained other additives.
[Soundbite](Pizza Franchise Official): “The topping cheese is all 100% natural, but as for the string cheese that go in the crust, it’s impossible to make it domestically 100% naturally.”
[Soundbite]Gwak Dong-chae (Korea Food & Drug Administration): “Adding sodium and winding strings mechanically are called string cheese. But domestically, there’s no 100% natural.”
Although the food watchdog says that the processed cheese is not harmful to one’s health, the Food and Drug Administration caught six pizza chains red handed for misleading the public with their false advertisements regarding their ingredients.
7. Kim Sou-hwan
[Anchor Lead]
Korea has marked the third anniversary of the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan. The spirit of sharing the cardinal displayed in donating his corneas continues to this day.
[Pkg]
The late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was a father to many Koreans, devoting himself to loving and helping others in need. Three years have passed since the so-called "crazy angel" passed away. But many remember him. Kim’s spirit of sharing and giving life as seen in the donation of his corneas is serving as an inspiration to others. Photos and stories of people following his example are on display. The organ donation campaign will continue for another month.
[Soundbite]Father Min Gyeong-il (One-Body One-Spirit Organization): “The cardinal has left behind a very good heritage, and we can practice it ourselves. Everyone can participate.”
[Soundbite](Late Stephen Kim Sou-hwan): “Not for myself but for others.” It’s basically this spirit. This is the spirit of sharing. The church is not for itself, but for others, like Christ.”
The late priest has left this world but his legacy of love and caring lives on.
8. Gaebul Catch
[Anchor Lead]
There’s a tasty delight that’s caught in the freezing cold sea during the winter. Along Korea’s southern coast, it’s the season of gaebul, a marine spoon worm that many Koreans enjoy raw.
[Pkg]
A bridge stretches across waters by Sacheon, a region off of Korea’s southern coast. Amid the high tides, nets are cast from a small fishing boat. The hooks are hulled up and a species of flesh-toned spoon worm, called gaebul in Korean, make their appearance.
[Soundbite] “We use the method that’s been used since the time of our ancestors.”
At this time of year, it’s time for the gaebul catching season along the southern coast as the gaebul come up from below the mud flats. However, the catch is not as good this year as it usually is in other years.
[Soundbite] “We used to catch a lot and there were lots of boats but we don’t catch as much these days so the boats have decreased.”
This marine delicacy is a nutritious and tasty winter delight as it’s rich in vitamins and taurine. Although it’s best when eaten raw, there are many various ways to prepare it.
[Soundbite] “They tastes good and they’re cheap. It’s completely different from those caught in China.”
Gaebul is caught along the southern coast through April.
9. Ice Climbers
[Anchor Lead]
Here are some people who refuse to be trapped inside during the coldest months of the year, and spend their spare time ice climbing. Let’s go meet them.
[Pkg]
This is a place where climbers come to practice their sport of choice. Among them is 49-year-old O Eun-ja, who has been climbing for eight years.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “When you cling on to the hold with your big toe like this, (the force) goes to your abdomen first. So you easily lose your belly fat.”
She got into the sport for a special reason.
[Soundbite] “I ran a restaurant and it stressed me out. I got headaches. I stayed home most of the time and one day began to concentrate (on rock climbing.)”
O began climbing to overcome depression. Since finishing first in her first tournament, she has become a pro, winning prizes in more than 50 competitions.
[Soundbite] “I wanted to win the battle with myself. I lived a real tough life so I wanted to win at least this field.”
Towangsan is one of the three largest waterfalls on Mount Seorak. It is open to the public only for two days a year, when an ice climbing tournament is held. It’s tough enough just hiking up to the waterfall.
[Soundbite] “This is the site of the ice climbing tournament. Doesn’t the ice look great?”
The frozen Towangsan Waterfall stands 320 meters tall. Climbers wait to challenge the ice wall.
[Soundbite] “I van’t believe I’m in Korea. It looked that beautiful.”
People dig ice caves so they have a place to stay warm during the tournament.
[Soundbite] “Now we will begin the 15th Annual Seorak Ice Climbing Competition.”
[Soundbite] “I practiced real hard so I’ll show all my skills today.”
[Soundbite] “My goal is first place!”
Finally, the climbing begins in the biting cold.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “Everyone is doing a good job. It’s pretty windy today but watching them do their best, it’s fun and make my endorphin spin inside me.”
Some tense moments occur. Climbers have to stay within the red lines. Those who go outside are disqualified.
[Soundbite] “Without this helmet, it could’ve been worse. I was supposed to pull out but I was out of strength and (the ice) broke.”
It’s hard enough just to hang on to the steep ice wall, and pieces of ice fall down amid snowstorms, giving the climbers no chance to let down their guard.
Now it’s time for the female climbing tournament. Among the total of around 160 climbers competing this year, 38 are women. They also face dangerous moments due to snowstorms.
[Soundbite] “(The snowstorm) was too strong.”
[Soundbite] “I’ll practice more to do better next year and try to finish in first place.”
The attraction of ice climbing is not getting to the highest point, but stepping out of one’s comfort zone and challenging the elements.
A man who’s believed to have delivered a cash-filled envelope to a lawmaker who blew the whistle on the ruling party’s bribery scandal has secretly returned to Korea. He’s since been questioned by prosecutors.
[Pkg]
A person known as the man wearing horn-rimed glasses arrived in Korea from Russia Thursday. He then underwent questioning by prosecutors. The man allegedly delivered a cash-filled envelope to the office of lawmaker Koh Seung-dug during the 2008 election for ruling party chairman. The man is known to have seen numerous cash-filled envelopes placed below the desk of Cho Jung-man, who was the top policy secretary of former National Assembly Speaker Park Hee-tae. The man was studying in Russia but took a 12-hour flight from his residence in Krasnodar via Moscow to Korea. He then appeared before prosecutors for questioning Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors grilled him on the roles of former presidential secretary Kim Hyo-jae and Park in the bribery scandal. Kim was Park’s campaign chief when the former parliamentary speaker ran for ruling party chairman in 2008. The man from Russia was allegedly asked about who ordered the delivery of the money, and if he gave envelopes to other lawmakers. Former presidential secretary Kim had been summoned for questioning Wednesday. Kim denied most of the charges against him, including the allegation that he ordered that the cash-filled envelopes be distributed. The investigation will enter a new phase if the latest witness opens up about who ordered the sending of the bribes or mentions other politicians to whom he gave the cash-filled envelopes.
2. Political Update
[Anchor Lead]
The Saenuri Party has decided to interview potential candidates for the April general elections to meet the demands of the public. Meanwhile, the Democratic United Party will announce some of the results of its candidate deliberations.
[Pkg]
The ruling Saenuri Party is to hold on-the-spot interviews for its potential candidates for the April general elections to meet public demands. On Monday, the party representatives will visit Busan to hear the opinions of local residents and to interview candidates from Busan, Ulsan and South Gyeongsang Province. The party is to finalize its candidate selections by mid-March.
[Soundbite]Park Geun-hye (Chairwoman, Saenuri Party Emergency Committee): “If we choose the right people who will create a new world, the public will choose us.”
On Thursday, the Saenuri Party has changed its signboard outside its headquarters in Youido, which now shows its new title and logo. The party will also set up an employment center to help young people find jobs.
The main opposition Democratic United Party, which is also choosing its candidates for the general elections, will announce some of the results around Sunday. It’ll also announce the regions where primaries will be held and the candidates who have no rivals for their constituencies. South Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Doo-kwan, who has joined the Democratic United Party, is urging the party to play a proactive role in merging the opposition camps.
[Soundbite]Kim Doo-kwan (Governor, S. Gyeongsang Prov.): “The people want the opposition camp to pull together and end the Lee Myung-bak administration as soon as possible.”
The DUP continues to demand that all incumbent Cabinet members resign.
3. Transplant Tech
[Anchor Lead]
Korean doctors have achieved a first in domestic surgery. They’ve simultaneously transplanted seven organs in a young patient with severe intestinal problems.
[Pkg]
This 7-year-old has received multiple transplant surgery, which is difficult to endure even for adults. The operation is a success, and she says she’s so happy to be able to eat again.
[Soundbite] “When I come home, I’m going to tell my grandma that I want to have chicken stew.”
The girl from birth had suffered from a rare intractable disease in which all of her internal organs didn’t function. She threw up whatever she ate and had to get nutrient shots. Making it past her tenth birthday was considered tough. A brain-dead organ donor was found after a long wait. A nine-hour transplant operation replaced her liver, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, small and large intestines, and spleen.
Transplants for children are trickier than for adults because organ size as well as blood type needs to match.
[Soundbite]Prof. Kim Dae-yeon (Asan Medical Center): “After receiving healthy organs from a brain-dead patient, she has recovered and her intestines are in superb condition.”
A simultaneous three-organ transplant had been rare in Korea. The country has little experience in multiple organ transplants. So the operation is considered a major milestone in Korea’s history of organ transplants.
4. 1 Day Insurance
[Anchor Lead]
People who don’t have a car may need to borrow someone else’s for trips or other contingencies. A car insurance plan for such temporary drivers is set to be introduced soon, allowing both the driver and the owner peace of mind.
[Pkg]
Weekend getaways are common these days. If you happen to drive someone else’s car, you might be worried of getting into an accident since you are not insured for the car.
[Soundbite] “If I get into an accident, that’s a burden on my friend. The procedure for signing up for a policy is a hassle and there are many difficulties.”
Under current regulations, if you borrow another person’s car, the car owner, not the driver, is the one held responsible to subscribe for the additional insurance policy. If an unregistered driver does get into an accident, it would be the vehicle owner’s insurance fee that would be raised. A new car insurance plan will now resolve such problems, allowing temporary drivers to get 24 hour coverage. Under this new plan, if you need to borrow someone else’s car, you can now get a day’s worth of insurance by paying anywhere from about two dollars and 60 cents to four dollars and 40 cents.
[Soundbite]Cha Dong-ho (Insurance Company Official): “You can easily subscribe on the site because you can sand photos and pay via smartphone apps.”
The Financial Supervisory Service will develop the policy plan and begin sales within the first half of the year.
5. School Violence
[Anchor Lead]
School violence in Korea is being passed from senior students to their juniors. The severity of such violence has grown progressively worse, but school authorities claim that they knew nothing of this.
[Pkg]
Four students grab a younger student by the arms and legs and throw him into a reservoir. The victim in the water can do nothing but tremble in fear. A younger student seated in a chair has beverages poured on his head by an upperclassman. These scenes of violence taken in Daegu were committed by high school students on underclassmen on the pretext of instilling discipline. Victims would be buried with only their heads sticking out of the ground or hanged on small cranes. Violence has reached an excessive degree. Such violence has been handed down from upperclassmen to underclassmen. Seniors would bully juniors, who in turn would abuse sophomores, who then did it to freshmen. More than 300 cases of violence were committed on school grounds.
[Soundbite]Sen. Supt. Bae Bong-gil (Chief, Daegu Suseong Police Station): “Being handed down, it has become a custom. It has come to be taken granted for that seniors bully juniors.”
School violence has occurred in practice, training and shower rooms, but school authorities claim that they never knew this until police received reports.
[Soundbite](School Official (Voice Modified)): “They mainly move by class and as the school ground is vast, I had no time to catch such incidents.”
Police have applied for arrest warrants for four students and charged four others without detention.
6. Fake Cheese
[Anchor Lead]
One of the key ingredients of pizza is cheese. Many pizza restaurants advertise that they use 100 percent natural cheese, but this has been found to often be untrue. Here’s more.
[Pkg]
The round dough is pressed, stretched out wide, and then topped with cheese. Next, tomato sauce is layered on, with cheese sprinkled on again as the final topping. As seen here, cheese is one of the key basic ingredients in making pizza and many pizza restaurants advertise that they use only 100 percent natural cheese. However, inspections by the Food and Drug Administration found that in many cases, only the cheese sprinkled as the topping was all natural whereas the cheese inserted inside the crust was processed and contained other additives.
[Soundbite](Pizza Franchise Official): “The topping cheese is all 100% natural, but as for the string cheese that go in the crust, it’s impossible to make it domestically 100% naturally.”
[Soundbite]Gwak Dong-chae (Korea Food & Drug Administration): “Adding sodium and winding strings mechanically are called string cheese. But domestically, there’s no 100% natural.”
Although the food watchdog says that the processed cheese is not harmful to one’s health, the Food and Drug Administration caught six pizza chains red handed for misleading the public with their false advertisements regarding their ingredients.
7. Kim Sou-hwan
[Anchor Lead]
Korea has marked the third anniversary of the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan. The spirit of sharing the cardinal displayed in donating his corneas continues to this day.
[Pkg]
The late Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan was a father to many Koreans, devoting himself to loving and helping others in need. Three years have passed since the so-called "crazy angel" passed away. But many remember him. Kim’s spirit of sharing and giving life as seen in the donation of his corneas is serving as an inspiration to others. Photos and stories of people following his example are on display. The organ donation campaign will continue for another month.
[Soundbite]Father Min Gyeong-il (One-Body One-Spirit Organization): “The cardinal has left behind a very good heritage, and we can practice it ourselves. Everyone can participate.”
[Soundbite](Late Stephen Kim Sou-hwan): “Not for myself but for others.” It’s basically this spirit. This is the spirit of sharing. The church is not for itself, but for others, like Christ.”
The late priest has left this world but his legacy of love and caring lives on.
8. Gaebul Catch
[Anchor Lead]
There’s a tasty delight that’s caught in the freezing cold sea during the winter. Along Korea’s southern coast, it’s the season of gaebul, a marine spoon worm that many Koreans enjoy raw.
[Pkg]
A bridge stretches across waters by Sacheon, a region off of Korea’s southern coast. Amid the high tides, nets are cast from a small fishing boat. The hooks are hulled up and a species of flesh-toned spoon worm, called gaebul in Korean, make their appearance.
[Soundbite] “We use the method that’s been used since the time of our ancestors.”
At this time of year, it’s time for the gaebul catching season along the southern coast as the gaebul come up from below the mud flats. However, the catch is not as good this year as it usually is in other years.
[Soundbite] “We used to catch a lot and there were lots of boats but we don’t catch as much these days so the boats have decreased.”
This marine delicacy is a nutritious and tasty winter delight as it’s rich in vitamins and taurine. Although it’s best when eaten raw, there are many various ways to prepare it.
[Soundbite] “They tastes good and they’re cheap. It’s completely different from those caught in China.”
Gaebul is caught along the southern coast through April.
9. Ice Climbers
[Anchor Lead]
Here are some people who refuse to be trapped inside during the coldest months of the year, and spend their spare time ice climbing. Let’s go meet them.
[Pkg]
This is a place where climbers come to practice their sport of choice. Among them is 49-year-old O Eun-ja, who has been climbing for eight years.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “When you cling on to the hold with your big toe like this, (the force) goes to your abdomen first. So you easily lose your belly fat.”
She got into the sport for a special reason.
[Soundbite] “I ran a restaurant and it stressed me out. I got headaches. I stayed home most of the time and one day began to concentrate (on rock climbing.)”
O began climbing to overcome depression. Since finishing first in her first tournament, she has become a pro, winning prizes in more than 50 competitions.
[Soundbite] “I wanted to win the battle with myself. I lived a real tough life so I wanted to win at least this field.”
Towangsan is one of the three largest waterfalls on Mount Seorak. It is open to the public only for two days a year, when an ice climbing tournament is held. It’s tough enough just hiking up to the waterfall.
[Soundbite] “This is the site of the ice climbing tournament. Doesn’t the ice look great?”
The frozen Towangsan Waterfall stands 320 meters tall. Climbers wait to challenge the ice wall.
[Soundbite] “I van’t believe I’m in Korea. It looked that beautiful.”
People dig ice caves so they have a place to stay warm during the tournament.
[Soundbite] “Now we will begin the 15th Annual Seorak Ice Climbing Competition.”
[Soundbite] “I practiced real hard so I’ll show all my skills today.”
[Soundbite] “My goal is first place!”
Finally, the climbing begins in the biting cold.
[Soundbite]O Eun-ja (Ice Climber): “Everyone is doing a good job. It’s pretty windy today but watching them do their best, it’s fun and make my endorphin spin inside me.”
Some tense moments occur. Climbers have to stay within the red lines. Those who go outside are disqualified.
[Soundbite] “Without this helmet, it could’ve been worse. I was supposed to pull out but I was out of strength and (the ice) broke.”
It’s hard enough just to hang on to the steep ice wall, and pieces of ice fall down amid snowstorms, giving the climbers no chance to let down their guard.
Now it’s time for the female climbing tournament. Among the total of around 160 climbers competing this year, 38 are women. They also face dangerous moments due to snowstorms.
[Soundbite] “(The snowstorm) was too strong.”
[Soundbite] “I’ll practice more to do better next year and try to finish in first place.”
The attraction of ice climbing is not getting to the highest point, but stepping out of one’s comfort zone and challenging the elements.
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