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IMF warns EU exit risks London's status as financial hub

World NewsMay 13, 2016

London's status as a global financial center could be eroded should Britain vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday. The global body t...
Humidifier sterilizer manufacturer accused of using high-risk substance

Social affairsMay 13, 2016

Prosecutors said Friday a local humidifier sterilizer maker used a high-health risk substance with its concentration rate 160 times higher than the level deemed harmless to the human body. The Seoul...
Apple's iPhone 5 to hit S. Korea next week

TechnologyNov 30, 2012

South Korea's two biggest mobile carriers -- SK Telecom Co. and KT Corp. -- said Friday they plan to release the long-awaited iPhone 5 in the local market next week. SK Telecom and KT tweeted they p...
U.N. vote recognizes state of Palestine; U.S. objects

World NewsNov 30, 2012

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolut...
S. Korea’s top nuclear envoy heads to China amid N. Korea’s possible missile test

North KoreaNov 29, 2012

South Korea's top nuclear envoy left for China Thursday to discuss the recent situation in North Korea, with satellite images suggesting that the North could launch a long-range missile in coming wee...
China’s new leader expresses hope for closer relations with S. Korea

Foreign affairsNov 28, 2012

China's new leader Xi Jinping sent a message to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak saying he hopes to work together with Seoul to further deepen relations between the two countries and promote peac...
S. Korea to further tighten banks’ handling of currency forwards

Nov 27, 2012

South Korea said Tuesday it will lower the ceiling of foreign exchange forward positions held by local and foreign banks by 25 percent in a bid to curb the volatility of cross-border capital flows. ...
황당! ‘임신입니다~’ 6시간 후 출산!?

PodcastNov 27, 2012

자신이 임신했다는 사실조차 모르고 있었던 여성이 임신 사실을 안지 6시간 만에 출산하는 황당한 사건이 발생했다. 영국 데일리 메일이 최근 보도한 바에 따르면 카운티 더험 출신의 간호사 케이레이 렌윅 (24)씨은 지난 5월, 등의 통증을 치료하기 위해 병원에 찾았다가 자신이 임신 중이라는 사실을 처음 알았다고 한다. 그녀는 자신의 연인 대니얼 매지 씨와...
Polls show S. Korean candidates in tight race

PoliticsNov 25, 2012

South Korea's ruling and opposition candidates are in a neck-and-neck race for the Dec. 19 presidential race, according to public surveys released on Sunday, after a popular software mogul dropped ou...
Egypt judges in showdown with Morsi over sweeping powers

World NewsNov 25, 2012

CAIRO (AFP) -- Defiant Egyptian judges hit back at President Mohamed Morsi on Saturday, demanding he reverse a decree giving himself sweeping powers that put him beyond judicial oversight and calling...
Liberal camp’s merger process in deadlock

PoliticsNov 22, 2012

South Korea's two liberal presidential candidates met on Thursday to seek a breakthrough in setting the rules on selecting a single candidate to take on their conservative rival Park Geun-hye, but th...
S. Korean FM warns Japan against ‘shifting to the right’

Foreign affairsNov 22, 2012

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan on Thursday warned Japan against "shifting to the right," saying Seoul will maintain its vigilance on any attempts by Tokyo to act more confrontationally i...
Activist group to provide ‘comfort women’ teaching manual

EducationNov 21, 2012

A Seoul civic group representing Korean women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during World War II said Wednesday it has developed guides for teachers to use for educating elementary school studen...
S. Korea’s growth potential halves since 1997 crisis

Nov 20, 2012

South Korea's growth potential has been almost cut in half since the economy survived the Asian financial crisis, data showed Tuesday, sparking concerns over the lack of drivers for future growth. T...
군 엉터리 진료로 상병 중태

PodcastNov 15, 2012

Corporal Kim Yoo-seung, stationed with an ROK armored brigade, lies comatose at Asan Medical Center. He was stricken by scrub typhus on Nov. 5. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) 육군의 미숙한 대처로 인해 젊은 병사가 ...