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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. Nongshim Co., the local importer of Pringles chips, has also been ordered to recall all other packages from the same Malaysian manufacturer, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The recall aff...
[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 president of World Wide Fund for Nature, has come up with a strategy to effectively reduce the negative impact consumption has on the planet. In a major shift within the organization that had long focu...
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 million) in return for prescribing the company's drugs. In response, Swiss pharmaceutical company expressed regret through a statement, but also said without elaborating that such conduct would not have ...
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 September, but no specific meetings have been scheduled with U.S. officials, Voice of America (VOA) said, citing multiple sources including a U.N. official. The North's top diplomat earlier made the remark t...
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 the power supply amid a sweltering heat wave. The 679-megawatt Wolsong No. 1 reactor is set to operate at full capacity by around 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP...
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 event on Friday, giving South Korea gold medals in all four events - both the individual and team events for men and women. As dominant as South Korea has been in Olympic archery -- with the all-time lea...
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 inflation remaining subdued," the agency said in a report on the conclusion of its annual consultation with South Korea. "The anticipated pickup in activity is based on growing private consumption, a s...
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 ball a lot better just the day before. "I struggled with my shots on the front nine, and I didn't give myself a lot of birdie opportunities," An said. "I needed to make some putts to build some momentum...
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 the round of 16, while Kim Min-jeong fell to Idalys Ortiz of Cuba in the women's +78kg quarterfinals. She later advanced to the bronze medal match through repechage,but lost to Yu Song of China. Sout...
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 practice in behind the closed doors in Belo Horizonte, some 340 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro, the host of the ongoing Summer Games. The match kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mineirao. Korea Na...
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 clean and jerk. Darya Naumava of Belarus was a distant second with 258kg total, followed by Lidia Valentin Perez of Spain with 257kg. Rim Jong Sim, of North Korea, competes in the women`s 75kg weightlif...
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 individual gold medal, beating Jean-Charles Valladont of France 7-3 (30-28, 28-26, 29-29, 28-29, 27-26). With Ku's victories, South Korea captured all four archery titles in Rio, an unprecedented feat...
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 sixth heat, with Sun Yang of China, the 2012 gold medalist, in the fourth lane. Park is going for his third consecutive Olympic medal the 400m free. He was the champion in 2008 and won the silver be...
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. While four contenders earlier vowed to join the election, the party held a preliminary election on Friday to shortlist the candidates into three in accordance with its policies. The three chosen are ...
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. "It is important to keep good ties both with Democratic and Republican parties to advance South Korea-U.S. relations going forward," Kim Hyoung-zhin, a deputy foreign minister, said during a forum held...