The Korea Herald

[Newsmaker] Safety worries grow for ‘Dreamliner’

IndustryJan 15, 2013

The 787 Dreamliner is Boeing’s newest and most sophisticated passenger jet. It is the world’s first passenger jet built mainly from lightweight carbon-plastic materials, while the use of a lithium-i...
[Newsmaker] Resignation of Park's aide fuels speculation

PoliticsJan 14, 2013

The sudden resignation by one of President-elect Park Geun-hye’s top security and deplomacy aides from her transition team is sparking speculation about the reasons, ranging from a policy rift or per...
[Newsmaker] Tragic death of online activist Aaron Swartz

TechnologyJan 13, 2013

A dreadful, if not downright scary, scenario is the end of free content on the Internet. What if you had to pay a fee for each and every piece of digital content you browsed on the Web? What if there...
[Newsmaker] Shinsegae’s Chung in hot water

IndustryJan 10, 2013

Shinsegae Group vice chairman Chung Yong-jin may be the first target of scrutiny against conglomerates under President-elect Park Geun-hye’s strong pitch for “economic democratization.” The prosecut...
[Newsmaker] Poet’s bashing of liberals raises eyebrows

TheaterJan 9, 2013

Poet Kim Ji-ha, a well-known dissident figure during former President Park Chung-hee’s authoritarian regime in the 1960s and ’70s, has been stirring up controversy since he abruptly announced his sup...
[Newsmaker] Obama’s Pentagon pick faces fight

PoliticsJan 8, 2013

Washington is bracing for a fight between the Democrats and Republicans over United States President Barack Obama’s nomination Monday of former two-term Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as ...
[Newsmaker] 'Not great' time for N.K. troubleshooter

North KoreaJan 7, 2013

Despite Washington’s discomfort with the timing, Bill Richardson may end up playing troubleshooter for yet another American detainee in North Korea when the former New Mexico governor wraps up his tr...
[Newsmaker] Chavez to take office without taking oath

PoliticsJan 6, 2013

Hugo Chavez may not be capable of participating in his own swearing in ceremony on Jan. 10, but he will start an unprecedented third term as the democratically elected president of Venezuela. He has ...
[Newsmaker] Google’s Schmidt may visit N.K.

North KoreaJan 3, 2013

Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, is likely to visit North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission, sources said Thursday. A Seoul official confirmed an Associated Press report that Schmid...
[Newsmaker] Yoon’s selection starts with controversy

PoliticsJan 2, 2013

President-elect Park Geun-hye’s transition team is receiving criticism even before it is launched. At the center of the controversy is Yoon Chang-jung, a journalist-turned-columnist with vulgarity t...
[Newsmaker] N.K. leader’s speech lacks fresh vision

Foreign affairsJan 1, 2013

The shadow of his grandfather loomed large when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gave a much-trumpeted New Year’s speech on Tuesday, calling for economic growth and the defusing of tensions with the S...
[Newsmaker] Kim symbolic of Park's emphasis on principle

PoliticsDec 27, 2012

Kim Yong-joon “I highly respect this person, who incarnates the Saenuri Party’s cherished values, law and principles, and the constitutional spirit.” So said Park Geun-hye in October when she appoi...
[Newsmaker] Korail accused of overstating KTX safety

IndustryDec 26, 2012

Local passengers raised their eyebrows when the state-run railway operator Korail claimed the safety and on-time operation of its trains as global No. 1 in a report submitted for evaluation in June. ...
[Newsmaker] Park’s aide versed in policy, not tied to partisan politics

PoliticsDec 25, 2012

President-elect Park Geun-hye’s first choice of her senior aides was a lawmaker versed in tax and fiscal policy and without a distinctive factional hue. Rep. Yoo Il-ho, 57, a two-term lawmaker of Pa...
[Newsmaker] Conscientious Japanese Dokdo scholar dies

PoliticsDec 24, 2012

Seichu Naito, a Japanese historian renowned for his relentless rebuttal of Japan’s territorial claims to Dokdo, died on Dec. 16. He was 83. After news reports on his demise belatedly circulated, man...