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Justice minister nominee’s 2017 investment agreement sparks new questions

Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk, ex-senior presidential secretary on civil affairs, faced new controversy on Friday over a 2017 investment agreement signed by his family that exceeds their total wea...

Aug 16, 2019
Politics
37 injured in expressway pileup involving 5 vehicles

A pileup of five vehicles on a highway in the southeast of South Korea injured 37 people Friday, police said. The accident occurred on the Namhae Expressway in Changwon, about 400 kilometers southea...

Aug 16, 2019
Social affairs
Shinhan Bank Vietnam opens branch in Da Nang

Shinhan Bank Vietnam, the local subsidiary of South Korea’s major lender, opened four new branches in the Southeast Asian country this week, officials said Friday. It also became the first Korea-bas...

Aug 16, 2019
Finance
Seoul to toughen inspections of waste imports from Japan

South Korea will tighten its environmental and safety inspections for recycling waste imported from Japan, the government said Friday, in an apparent attempt to counter Japan’s recent trade restricti...

Aug 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Cheong Wa Dae holds NSC meeting over NK projectiles

South Korea’s presidential office on Friday convened an emergency National Security Council meeting following North Korea’s latest projectile launches. “An emergency NSC meeting was called, and the ...

Aug 16, 2019
North Korea
North Korea fires two projectiles into East Sea

North Korea has fired two more projectiles into the East Sea in the early hours of Friday, further raising tensions on the peninsula. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea fired tw...

Aug 16, 2019
North Korea
N. Korea says it will not talk with S. Korea

North Korea said on Friday that it has no desire to talk with South Korea, criticizing President Moon Jae-in’s Liberation Day speech and blaming Seoul for its joint military exercise with the US. Th...

Aug 16, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Public fury grows over Jeju road rage

A video in which a driver assaulted another driver who had been complaining about the former’s aggressive driving, went viral Friday, sparking public outrage and calls for punishment for the violent ...

Aug 16, 2019
Social affairs
Asiana Airlines expands Incheon-New York routes

South Korean full-service carrier Asiana Airlines said Friday that it would expand its Incheon-New York route to twice a day starting Nov. 24. The air carrier currently flies Incheon-New York route ...

Aug 16, 2019
Industry
Cheong Wa Dae urges N. Korea to stop launches of 'projectiles'

The office of President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea on Friday to halt launches of projectiles, expressing concern that such acts would escalate military tensions on the peninsula. Briefing med...

Aug 16, 2019
North Korea
[Around the Hotels] Packages and promotions

Customized cocktails at Park Hyatt Seoul The Park Hyatt Seoul’s premium vinyl music bar, the Timber House, is offering a series of cocktail promotions until the end of September. Each promotion run...

Aug 16, 2019
Food&Beverage
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (US) Opened Aug.14 Action, Adventure Directed by David Leitch Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and lawless outcast Shaw (Jason Statham) firs...

Aug 16, 2019
Film
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Seoul Fringe Festival (1) Seoul Fringe Festival is held annually to support indie culture by introducing various genres of artists and artworks. Festival-goers can explore the charm of dances, plays...

Aug 16, 2019
Travel
[Herald Interview] Four generations of family carry on Jeju’s brewing legacy

Master Kim Hee-sook sticks to centuries-old brewing-distilling techniques

Aug 16, 2019
People
[Weekender] Won, dollars and supernotes: How fake bills are detected

The leader of KEB Hana Bank’s anti-counterfeiting team discusses how experts spot forgeries and look at the danger of a suspected North Korean export: supernotes

Aug 16, 2019
Finance

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