The Korea Herald

[Editorial] After one month

Apr 11, 2011

When rain fell last week, workers at some potable water reservoirs were busy covering their large facilities with vinyl sheets to prevent “radioactive” rainwater from being mixed with the drinking wa...
[Editorial] Hacker’s paradise

Apr 11, 2011

In the best-selling crime novel “Millennium Series” by Swedish journalist-writer Stieg Larsson, the heroine Lisbeth Salander freely breaks into the computers of individuals and organizations for her ...
[Editorial] Party in crisis?

Apr 8, 2011

Bundang B in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, has been a conservative electoral district. One of Seoul’s wealthy suburbs, it has been carried by the ruling Grand National Party in the past. Is the conser...
[Editorial] Pork barrel

Apr 7, 2011

If a person wishes to succeed as a politician, one of the first things he needs to do is appeal to the concerns of those who have elected him into public office and convince them that he has their be...
[Editorial] Twisting refiners’ arms

Apr 7, 2011

In January, President Lee Myung-bak said there was something fishy about domestic gasoline prices. When international crude prices soared, he said, domestic prices of gasoline seemed to go up corresp...
[Editorial] Die-hard practices

Apr 7, 2011

Old business practices die hard. For an example, look no further than the pharmaceutical industry. Some unscrupulous drug producers are unable to quit the bad habit of offering kickbacks to doctors a...
[Editorial] Money in envelopes

Apr 6, 2011

The prosecutor general has 18.9 billion won earmarked for “special activities” this year ― activities related to gathering information on crime and criminal investigations. He is not required to subm...
[Editorial] Translation errors

Apr 5, 2011

In a press briefing Monday, Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon apologized to the public for translation errors in the Korean language version of the Korea-European Union Free Trade Agreement. With the Cabi...
[Editorial] Desperate lawmakers

Apr 5, 2011

If a first-term National Assemblyman is banned from running for reelection because of his wife’s illegal campaigning for him, what should he do? He may try to complete his tenure honorably with exemp...
[Editorial] ‘Science-business belt’

Apr 4, 2011

Regarding the new “science-business belt” project, President Lee Myung-bak may believe that his administration is free to select any location for it, whether in Sejong City or anywhere. We cannot dis...
[Editorial] Religious bigotry

Apr 4, 2011

At a small church in Florida, a 12-man “jury” picked from its members handed down a “guilty” verdict on the Quran. The Islamic holy book was then soaked in kerosene for an hour before it was set on f...
[Editorial] Parts supply

Apr 3, 2011

A disruption in the supply of one key part or component of a product may halt operations at assembly lines. A case in point involves the microcontrollers Korean companies import from Japan. Microcon...
[Editorial] Strong won

Apr 3, 2011

The Korean currency is strengthening fast, pushing the exchange rate to below the level of 1,100 won per U.S. dollar. In the past, such a rapid gain would have invited intervention immediately. A str...
[Editorial] Income distribution

Apr 1, 2011

Korea’s per capita income recovered to the $20,000 level last year on the back of robust economic growth and the Korean currency’s gain against the U.S. dollar. According to the Bank of Korea, the n...
[Editorial] Unwarranted backlash

Apr 1, 2011

As expected, flames of anger have flared up in Busan and Daegu following the government’s decision on Wednesday to scrap President Lee Myung-bak’s election pledge to build an international airport in...

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