The Korea Herald

Articles by Kim Bo-gyung

LATEST NEWS

Japan’s export curbs to top agenda of President Moon’s meeting with party leaders

President Moon Jae-in and chairpersons of five political parties will gather for a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday afternoon to discuss ways to navigate Japan’s trade regulations. The chairpers...

July 17, 2019
Politics
[Newsmaker] Political parties fail to agree on plenary meeting

Political parties failed to agree on a date for the last plenary meeting of the June parliamentary session, as the dispute over the main opposition Liberty Korea Party’s push for the dismissal of Def...

July 15, 2019
Politics
[From the Scene] Bombarded with deliveries, veteran postal worker asks for family time

HANAM, Gyeonggi Province -- Prospects of an all-out strike by mail delivery workers of the state-run Korea Post surprised the country last week. In a nation heavily reliant on fast-speed delivery se...

July 14, 2019
Social affairs
Kim Basinger joins demonstration against dog meat consumption in Seoul

American actress and singer Kim Basinger on Friday urged South Korea to stop dog meat consumption, joining a protest organized by a local animal rights group. “It (South Korea) is the only country t...

July 12, 2019
Social affairs
Japan made over 30 illegal shipments to North Korea: lawmaker

Lawmaker Ha Tae-keung of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party on Thursday alleged that Japan smuggled hydrogen fluoride and materials used to develop biochemical weapons to North Korea. According ...

July 11, 2019
Politics
[Weekender] Gwangju hopes to become ‘city of water sports’ via FINA championships: mayor

GWANGJU -- Gwangju Metropolitan City is well known as the site of the May 1980 Democratization Movement and a “city of gastronomy” for its savory dishes. The southwestern city is now poised to becom...

July 11, 2019
More sports
Korean Postal Workers’ Union narrowly avoids all-out strike

The Korean Postal Workers’ Union has decided to scrap its plans for an all-out strike initially scheduled to take place this week, narrowly avoiding what would have been the country’s worst-ever dela...

July 8, 2019
Social affairs
[News briefs] Police arrest homeless man for threatening Our Republican Party member

A 55-year-old homeless man has been arrested on charges of threatening a member of the far-right Our Republican Party with a utility knife, police said Monday. According to Jongno Police Station, th...

July 8, 2019
Politics
Tensions spike ahead of prosecutor-general nominee confirmation hearing

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea and the main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Sunday geared up for a full-fledged battle in the parliamentary confirmation hearing for Prosecutor-General nominee...

July 7, 2019
Politics
2019 IYF World Culture Camp kicks off in Busan

The 2019 IYF World Culture Camp, the largest cultural camp for undergrads worldwide, kicked off over the weekend in the southern port city Busan, with an aim to offer character education and exposure...

July 7, 2019
Culture
[Newsmaker] Main opposition floor leader accuses Moon administration of abusing democracy

Main opposition Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won has accused the Moon administration of “abusing democracy to achieve absolute power,” continuing the conservative bloc’s attack of Presid...

July 4, 2019
Politics
‘National Assembly should recall, penalize underperforming lawmakers’: Democratic Party floor leader

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea Floor Leader Lee In-young on Wednesday suggested changes to the National Assembly law in order to prevent another monthslong parliamentary deadlock, and called for th...

July 3, 2019
Politics
[Feature] Patients alienated as mental illness falls through cracks in system

Is it safe to live with people with mental disorders? This is the question many South Koreans are asking after a series of highly publicized crimes committed by people with psychological conditions. ...

July 1, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] South Korea wrestles with finalizing 2020 minimum wage

As interested parties struggle to decide next year’s minimum wage, the Korea Employers Federation said Monday that various economic indicators show the rapid increase in minimum hourly wage has taken...

July 1, 2019
Social affairs
National Assembly back on track with Liberty Korea Party’s return

The floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties on Friday agreed to extend the terms of special parliamentary committees on judiciary and political reform until the end of August, signaling th...

June 28, 2019
Politics

The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation

Address : Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu,Seoul, Korea
Online newspaper registration No : Seoul 아03711
Date of registration : 2015.04.28
Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
Juvenile Protection Manager : Yang Sung-jin
Tel : 02.727.0114