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S. Korea suspends sales of Pringles chips following discovery of dead lizard

Social affairsNov 18, 2016

South Korea's food safety agency on Friday imposed a temporary sales ban on Pringles potato chips imported from Malaysia after the body of a lizard was found in one of the imported products. Nongshi...
[Herald Interview] Saving planet by transforming food market

IndustryNov 17, 2016

Dealing with 7.4 billion consumers in different languages around the world and trying to change their ideas on the environment can be hard work, maybe even impossible. But Jason Clay, senior vice pr...
Novartis Korea executives charged for bribing doctors

IndustryAug 13, 2016

Prosecutors indicted the former chief executive of the South Korean unit of Novartis and five other former and current managers over allegations they illegally paid doctors 2.6 billion won ($2.3 mill...
N. Korean FM to visit New York next month for U.N. meetings: report

North KoreaAug 13, 2016

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho plans to visit New York next month to attend U.N. meetings, a U.S.-based media report said Saturday. Ri Yong-ho plans to visit the United Nations in Septembe...
S. Korea restarts Wolsong No. 1 nuclear reactor

IndustryAug 13, 2016

The Wolsong No. 1 nuclear reactor resumed operations on Friday after a technical problem was fixed, South Korea's nuclear reactor operator said. The restart is expected to help ease concerns about t...
Park congratulates S. Korea's historic archery sweep in Olympics

PoliticsAug 13, 2016

President Park Geun-hye on Saturday congratulated South Korea's unprecedented archery gold medal sweep at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Ku Bon-chan claimed the gold medal in the men's individual even...
IMF expects S. Korea's economy to expand 3 percent next year

Aug 13, 2016

The International Monetary Fund said Friday South Korea's economy is forecast to expand 3 percent next year. "Growth is projected to tick up to 2.7 percent this year and 3.0 percent in 2017, with in...
S. Korean golfer rues poor ball-striking in up-and-down round

Olympic GamesAug 13, 2016

South Korean Olympic golfer An Byeong-hun rued poor ball-striking in his up-and-down second round at the Rio de Janeiro Games Friday. An said it was particularly disappointing because he hit the bal...
S. Koreans end judo without gold medal

Olympic GamesAug 13, 2016

Two South Koreans failed to win a gold medal on the final day of judo competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday. In the men's +100kg, Kim Sung-min lost to Roy Meyer of the Netherlands in ...
S. Korea must avoid taking fouls in football quarters: captain

Olympic GamesAug 13, 2016

On the eve of South Korea's Olympic football quarterfinals against Honduras, captain Jang Hyun-soo said his players must avoid taking unnecessary fouls. Jang and the rest of the team got their last ...
Weightlifter Rim Jong-sim wins N. Korea's 1st gold in Rio

Olympic GamesAug 13, 2016

Weightlifter Rim Jong-sim claimed North Korea's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Friday. Rim won the women's 75kg class with a total of 274kg -- with 121kg in snatch and 153kg in clea...
S. Korea sweeps all four archery titles in Rio

Olympic GamesAug 13, 2016

South Korea made Olympic archery history at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Friday -- which is saying something because the country seems to have been doing that for decades. Ku Bon-chan won the men's i...
Park Tae-hwan paired with Chinese star in 400m freestyle heat

Olympic GamesAug 5, 2016

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan will race alongside the defending Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle heat at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Saturday. Park has been assigned the third lane in the...
Minjoo selects three candidates for leadership race

PoliticsAug 5, 2016

South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea on Friday finalized three candidates for the leadership election slated for later this month, with Rep. Song Young-gil dropping from the contest. ...
S. Korea pushes to keep alliance with U.S. whoever takes office in Washington: official

Diplomatic CircuitAug 5, 2016

South Korea is making efforts to maintain its strong alliance with the United States no matter who becomes president in the upcoming election there, a senior foreign ministry official said Friday. "...