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![[Newsmaker] Tokyo Olympics chief in hot water over sexist remarks](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/05/20210205000316_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Tokyo Olympics chief in hot water over sexist remarksOlympic GamesFeb 5, 2021The chief of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has apologized for making derogatory comments about women, but refuses to resign amid the ongoing controversy. “The Education Ministry has been v... -
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[Newsmaker] National Assembly impeaches judge accused of power abusePoliticsFeb 4, 2021South Korea on Thursday impeached a sitting judge for the first time in its history, as lawmakers voted to remove Lim Seong-geun, a senior judge at the Busan High Court for meddling in a number of po... -
![[Newsmaker] Supreme Court chief justice in hot water over judge impeachment](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/04/20210204000741_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Supreme Court chief justice in hot water over judge impeachmentPoliticsFeb 4, 2021Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su acknowledged that he had considered politicians’ plans to impeach Lim Seong-geun, a senior judge at the Busan High Court, when he refused to accept Lim’s res... -
![[Newsmaker] S. Korea culls 25.4m poultry amid bird flu outbreak](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/04/20210204000283_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] S. Korea culls 25.4m poultry amid bird flu outbreakSocial affairsFeb 4, 2021South Korea's agricultural ministry said Thursday it has completed culling 25.4 million poultry amid the outbreak of avian influenza among local farms, with the confirmed caseload reaching 85. The l... -
![[Newsmaker] Ruling camp bigwigs clash over COVID-19 relief funds](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/03/20210203000909_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Ruling camp bigwigs clash over COVID-19 relief fundsEconomyFeb 3, 2021Tensions flared between South Korea’s fiscal chief and the ruling party leader on Wednesday, as they publicly disagreed over the timing of an additional release of COVID-19 relief funds and who shoul... -
![[Newsmaker] Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/03/20210203000261_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEOWorld BusinessFeb 3, 2021NEW YORK (AP) -- Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he's had for nearly 30 ye... -
![[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae rules out disclosing USB handed over to North during 2018 summit](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/02/20210202000647_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae rules out disclosing USB handed over to North during 2018 summitPoliticsFeb 2, 2021Late Monday, the Energy Ministry disclosed a six-page feasibility report, part of the 17 deleted documents containing the issue of building a nuclear power plant in the North. According to the repor... -
![[Newsmaker] Ruling party will seek extra budget to prepare 4th round of COVID-19 relief fund: chief](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/02/20210202000532_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Ruling party will seek extra budget to prepare 4th round of COVID-19 relief fund: chiefPoliticsFeb 2, 2021The ruling Democratic Party (DP) will seek an extra state budget to provide the fourth round of a COVID-19 relief fund, party Chairman Rep. Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday. "(The DP) will prepare the fourt... -
![[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae denounces ‘ideological offensive’ over ministry documents](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/01/20210201000834_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae denounces ‘ideological offensive’ over ministry documentsPoliticsFeb 1, 2021Cheong Wa Dae condemned what it called an outdated ideological offensive surrounding documents the Energy Ministry deleted, which allegedly indicated plans to help North Korea build a nuclear power p... -
![[Newsmaker] Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, other senior figures detained in late-night raid: ruling party](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/02/01/20210201000071_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, other senior figures detained in late-night raid: ruling partyWorld NewsFeb 1, 2021Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in anearly morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy (NLD) said on ... -
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[Newsmaker] Family, business community mourns KCC honorary chairmanIndustryJan 31, 2021Local business leaders paid tribute on Sunday to KCC’s Honorary Chairman Chung Sang-young, who died Saturday at the age of 84. The youngest brother of the late Hyundai Group Honorary Chairman Chung ... -
![[Newsmaker] Seoul steps back on plan to raise tobacco price](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/01/29/20210129000318_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Seoul steps back on plan to raise tobacco priceSocial affairsJan 29, 2021South Korean health authorities have backtracked on a plan to raise tobacco prices to match the average levels of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, denying reports that... -
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[Newsmaker] Another suspected bird flu case reported, total now at 79Social affairsJan 29, 2021South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it is investigating another suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu, with the total confirmed caseload reaching 79. The latest suspected case of ... -
![[Newsmaker] Ikea labor conflict deepens over ‘discriminatory’ treatment of local staff](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/01/28/20210128000871_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Ikea labor conflict deepens over ‘discriminatory’ treatment of local staffRetailJan 28, 2021Ikea Korea, the local subsidiary of the Swedish furniture brand, is facing an escalating internal conflict as its labor union has gone on another round of strikes, accusing the company of discriminat... -
![[Newsmaker] Heavy snow advisory issued for Seoul, northern Gyeonggi](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2021/01/28/20210128000101_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Heavy snow advisory issued for Seoul, northern GyeonggiSocial affairsJan 28, 2021A heavy snow advisory was issued for Seoul and northern Gyeonggi Province on Thursday, the state weather agency said, predicting up to two hours of snowfall in the morning. The Korea Meteorological ...
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