Articles by Jo He-rim
Jo He-rim
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[Newsmaker] Veteran politician talks Macron, Third Way and Korean leaders
For Kim Chong-in, 78, morning starts at 5 a.m., with news updates about world politics. “Humans are political animals. You should know what’s going on around the world,” the veteran politician told The Korea Herald at his office in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. That’s the approach Kim, originally an economics professor, took to stay relevant, and ideally ahead of the game, for more than three decades in South Korea’s turbulent politics. Of all countries, France is his main interest now, Kim said,
Politics July 21, 2017
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[Eye Plus] Savor taste of Gwangjang market
With more than a century of history, Gwangjang traditional market is still bustling with shoppers and visitors. Although it sells all sorts of goods from clothes to fresh meat and vegetables, the biggest reason that people flock here is food. Long lines of stalls offer visitors a wide variety of food available at cheap prices, starting right from South Koreans’ all-time favorite delicacies – tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) and sundae (pig intestines filled with glass noodles) -- to sushi and beef s
Social Affairs July 21, 2017
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Blue House document disclosure evolves into legal dispute
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Wednesday filed a complaint against Blue House officials for leaking presidential records of the previous administration, claiming they broke a law banning the documents’ public disclosure for 30 years. The complaint requests the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office to investigate presidential spokesperson Park Soo-hyun and others involved in two live press briefings held on the discoveries, in two batches, and the content of the dossiers, purportedly complied d
Politics July 20, 2017
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Moon appeals for parliamentary support on budget, state management
President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday appealed for parliamentary support of his core issues, including an extra budget bill currently pending, in a rare meeting with opposition party leaders. During a meeting with the heads of four political parties over a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae, including his ruling Democratic Party of Korea, Moon proposed to leave acrimonies in the past and open a new cooperative dialogue, while pledging not to seek a political vendetta on opponents. (Yonhap)“Even if the parl
Politics July 19, 2017
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Assembly passes pending bills, fails to handle budget
The National Assembly failed to handle President Moon Jae-in’s extra budget and government reorganization plans at a plenary session Tuesday, as rival parties continued to lock horns over some key details. The parties, however, agreed to continue negotiations and were likely to convene another plenary session Wednesday. The plenary session goes into a temporary suspension at the National Assembly on Tuesday. It didn’t resume until in the evening. (Yonhap)At Tuesday’ plenary, which was originall
Politics July 18, 2017
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Senior politicians call for people-led constitutional reform on Constitution Day
Senior politicians and lawmakers called for a constitutional reform plan that reflects the opinions of the people during a debate at the National Assembly on Monday, the 69th Constitution Day.“Constitutional reform is now an order from the people and the duty of lawmakers. The amending procedures should also be led by the people, not by a specific authority or political factions,” National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun said, opening the debate. National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun delivers
Politics July 17, 2017
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Scandals, probes plague minor parties
Minor parties are struggling with criminal allegations just as the parliament looks set to resume normal operations. On Friday, Lee Yoo-mi, a rank-and-file member of the People’s Party, was indicted on charges of fabricating evidence to smear President Moon Jae-in’s son during the presidential election. Lee was found to have fabricated evidence, including a voice recording, to back the allegation that Moon’s son Joon-yong was unfairly hired at a public agency with the help of his father. With a
Politics July 14, 2017
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Moon's extra budget gains momentum on People's Party support
The Moon Jae-in administration’s supplementary budget plan gained much needed momentum Thursday with the minor opposition People’s Party agreeing to cooperate with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea. With the support of the People’s Party, the Democratic Party is expected to push the bill through the budget committee, which will then enable it to be put to the plenary session set for July 18. As the review at the committee level was expected to take between five and seven days, Thursday was th
Politics July 13, 2017
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[News Focus] Bareun Party charts new conservative course
Rep. Lee Hye-hoon, chairwoman of the conservative splinter Bareun Party, on Wednesday paid homage to the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, a liberal icon openly disdained by the conservative old guard. “I will restructure true conservativism and make South Korea healthy, keeping balance between the right and left wing,” she wrote in the visitor’s book. Meeting the widow, former first lady Kwon Yang-suk, she said her party and the late president have some common ground in their political vision
Politics July 12, 2017
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Seoul Metro official found to be involved in graft case
An executive of Seoul Metro, a subway operator in the capital, received personal favors from a company in return for helping it win a contract to supply trains, the state audit agency said Tuesday. The Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea said it has requested the subway operator to dismiss the official, a 57-year old surnamed Cho, and impose severe disciplinary action on two other individuals linked to Cho’s alleged wrongdoings. Seoul Metro (Yonhap)Cho is suspected to have influenced the bidd
Social Affairs July 11, 2017
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People’s Party struggles to contain scandal
The People’s Party declared Monday it would officially request a special prosecutorial probe into its fake tip-off during the presidential election and the allegation that President Moon Jae-in’s son had received special treatment in the hiring process of a public agency. As the crisis deepened over the allegation that the party’s leadership was involved in fabricating evidence on the allegation against Moon’s son, the 40-member People’s Party decided to propose a special prosecution investigati
Politics July 10, 2017
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Moon vows to separate humanitarian aid with politics on NK
President Moon Jae-in on Saturday said offering humanitarian aid to North Korea should not be linked to political circumstances, drawing a line between the need for aid and the North’s escalating nuclear provocations. “South Korea is watching over the malnutrition problems of the infants in North Korea,” Moon said in his speech at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. “We seek to cooperate with international and civic organizations to provide humanitarian aid with strict and systematic monitoring
Politics July 9, 2017
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[Feature] Traditional leap month beliefs fading among young generation
“No harm can be done even if you hang a corpse upside down in a leap month.” This is a Korean saying that describes a local superstition surrounding the extra 13th month of the lunar calendar. The myth that marriages be avoided during a leap month is fading among the young generations. (123rf)According to traditional beliefs, during a leap month, good family events, mainly marriages, are to be avoided, while it is OK to carry out funeral-related works such as changing burial sites. South Korea
Politics July 9, 2017
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10-day holiday in October becoming reality
President Moon Jae-in’s de facto transition team is considering designating Oct. 2 as a temporary holiday to allow 10 consecutive days of holidays, its chief official said Thursday. In a local radio interview, Rep. Kim Jin-pyo, who chairs the State Affairs Advisory Committee, said his panel is “almost set” on the holiday plan. Rep. Kim Jin-pyo (center) (Yonhap)“Oct. 2 falls between a weekend and Chuseok holidays, and we think it is important to allow workers to fully rest,” Rep. Kim of the ruli
Politics July 6, 2017
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Mother files complaint against McDonald’s after daughter diagnosed with ‘hamburger disease’
A mother on Wednesday filed a complaint against McDonald's Korea, claiming her daughter was diagnosed with the “hamburger disease” after eating a burger with an undercooked patty in one of its outlets.“The 4-year-old victim had no health problems, but caught hemolytic uremic syndrome after eating a McDonald’s hamburger,” lawyer Hwang Da-yeon said at a press conference held in front of the Seoul District Prosecutors Office, before submitting the complaint. Plaintiff Choi Eun-ju holds a picture of
Politics July 5, 2017
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