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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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CIO chief nominee to explain allegations at confirmation hearing
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Yoon vows to run country 'rightly' on Buddha's birthday
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Korea considers granting decoration to late Japanese journalist
Korea is considering granting a state decoration to a late Japanese journalist for his life-time contribution to improving bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.Yoshibumi Wakamiya, a former editor-in-chief of the Asahi Shimbun, died in April. The 68-year-old Japanese journalist was known for his articles and columns that placed great emphasis on the importance of Japan-Korea relations.Saenuri Party Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan speaks during a pr
July 6, 2016
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Tally shows S. Korea's companies mostly "middle-aged"
Close to half of Korea's top 500 companies are over 40 years old while less than 20 percent of them are young aspirants, a corporate analysis showed Wednesday, an indication that the country's corporate community is pretty much static.Business evaluation site CEO Score tallied the age of the 500 firms ranked by sales and found they averaged 37.6 years old. The birth date of the firms were measured by the date of their corporate registration, and state firms and companies formed through mergers a
July 6, 2016
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Foreign workers to bear more medical costs
Foreign workers will have to pay for 20 percent of their hospital treatment fees starting next year due to a change in regulations, health ministry officials said Wednesday.Foreign workers are currently given free medical care at public hospitals on bills up to 10 million won ($8,628) to treat illnesses they are diagnosed with while in Korea. The government pays for 80 percent of the amount in excess of 10 million won, and the workers 20 percent.The support system was introduced in 2005 to help
July 6, 2016
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Kimchi originator country Korea hit by falling consumption, imports
Korea's kimchi consumption is falling, despite the country being the originator of the pickled side dish, and even those being served on dining tables are often imports from China, research results showed Wednesday.According to an industry analysis by the World Institute of Kimchi in Seoul, Koreans on average consumed 25.3 kilograms of the dish at home in 2015. This roughly translates to daily consumption of 62.9 grams per person, an 11 percent fall from the estimate by the health ministry in 20
July 6, 2016
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Korea to retire 10 aged coal power plants
The Korea government said Wednesday it will shut down 10 aged coal-fired power plants in the coming 10 years and no longer build new ones as part of its efforts to reduce air pollution and tackle worsening fine dust emissions.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said that it will close 10 coal stations aged 30 years or over, with a combined capacity of 3.3 million kilowatts, one by one when they reach the end of their respective operational life span.Two power plants on the country's west
July 6, 2016
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Magnitude 5 quake detected in southeastern Korea: meteorological agency
South Korea's meteorological agency said Tuesday it has detected a magnitude 5 earthquake in the water only 52 kilometers off the coast of the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan. The Busan Regional Office of Meteorology said the earthquake was detected around 8:33 p.m.. The shock was detected across South and North Gyeongsang Province including in major cities such as Busan and Daegu. Sources said the earthquake was strong enough to shake buildings and make objects fall from tables and shelv
July 5, 2016
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Half the women in Daegu not working
Half of the female population in Daegu is financially inactive, according to the research by Daegu Women and Family Foundation, Tuesday. The research, conducted by DWFF to mark the Gender Equality Week between July 1 and 7 found that only 51 percent of the Daegu female population held a job or earned money, which was 22 percent less than their male counterparts, whose financially active population reached 72 percent. (123RF)The biggest obstacle to women’s financial activity was child care, which
July 5, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Gyeongju takes lead in Korea's immersive media venture
Gyeongju, a city better known for its well-preserved historic treasures, is taking on a rather unlikely venture by spearheading the central government’s scheme to develop the country’s immersive media industry.With support from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, as well as North Gyeongsang Province, the coastal city is working to take the lead in the realistic media industry such as by recently launching the Gyeongju Smart Media Center. Gyeongju City Mayor Choi Yang-sikThe organi
July 5, 2016
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Heavy monsoon rain pounds capital, central area
Heavy rainfall pounded Seoul and the central regions of the peninsula Tuesday, forcing some 200 people from their homes. The heavy downpour also caused floods, traffic jams and the collapse of some facilities.The Korea Meteorological Administration said 119 millimeters of rain poured down in Seoul as of 2:20 p.m. Tuesday. A heavy rain warning has been issued for Seoul and the central regions with the daily precipitation of the capital expected to be 180mm or more within 12 hours.A citizen watche
July 5, 2016
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[FEATURE] Sanitary pads controversy brings light on women's poverty, reproductive health
Ock Hye-rim was 21 years old when she moved to Seoul from her hometown in Busan in 2001. While living on her own, she worked for a clothing company, six days a week, and was paid 600,000 won ($508) per month. Due to severe work-related stress and grueling hours, she developed abnormal vaginal bleeding. “It went on for more than two months,” Ock said in an interview with The Korea Herald. “I had to use sanitary pads every day. And the cost for the pads just became unbearable. I was only getting p
July 5, 2016
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Corporal punishment used on student for applying lip balm
A teacher who inflicted corporal punishment on a student for applying lip balm is to be penalized, according to Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, Monday. The GMOE said the middle school teacher, 37, punished the student for applying tinted lip balm and was accused of violence by the pupil’s father.Applying make-up is actively discouraged for teenagers within the Korean academic curriculum while direct corporal punishment was banned from Korean schools by the government in March 2011. Thi
July 5, 2016
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Arrest warrant sought for patricidal man
An arrest warrant is being sought for a man who murdered his father to protect his mother, Monday. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said the 33-year-old surnamed Ahn is being accused of stabbing his 63-year-old father to death, as he was enraged by the victim’s domestic violence toward his mother. (Yonhap)According to the police, the victim came home drunk on Sunday night, whereupon he beat his wife and used vulgar language toward her.The accused Ahn, who is the second son of the family, alleged
July 5, 2016
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9 indicted over alleged corruption in arms dealings
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted nine people, including a lieutenant colonel, on charges of irregularities in the signing of contracts for the military's coastal surveillance equipment and submarine simulator. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said a former executive of a local defense firm, identified only by his surname Bae, is suspected of forging test results to sign a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The contract was for a complex surveil
July 5, 2016
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Civic group launches campaign to bring 'hanbok' into daily life
A local civic group launched a campaign to incorporate "hanbok" into daily life Tuesday, proposing that the traditional Korean attire be worn to schools and workplaces once every month.The nongovernmental organization Voluntary Agency Network of Korea said it will start sending emails to schools and companies to ask for their help in designating a day to wear the traditional garment."I always found it weird that staff at hotels, restaurants and other tourism agencies never wear hanbok though the
July 5, 2016
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Korea, China open talks on illegal fishing
Korea and China kicked off talks Tuesday to find a solution to the issue of illegal fishing by Chinese fishermen in South Korean waters.The ninth round of bilateral talks on fisheries issues opened in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, following the recent capture of a Chinese fishing vessel by Korean fishermen and the Korean military's operations to repel Chinese boats.The closed-door meeting is being led by deputy director-general level officials from the two countries' foreign ministries
July 5, 2016
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Gov't to issue approval to new budget carrier Air Seoul
The government plans to give a final approval to Air Seoul, a new low-cost carrier of Asiana Airlines Inc., this week for operations, an official said Tuesday.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is set to issue an Air Operator Certificate to Air Seoul on Wednesday, said Kang Jung-yun, an official handling the issue at the ministry.Winning the certificate is the final step before a carrier can begin its transport operations.Air Seoul plans to begin four daily flights starting next
July 5, 2016
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Korea to invest 42 tln won in renewable energy industry by 2020
Korea will invest a combined 42 trillion won ($36.6 billion) into the renewable energy sector by 2020 as part of efforts to expand the environmentally friendly power supply system in the country, the trade ministry said Tuesday.Under the plan, new renewable power stations will be built by 2020 to produce 13 million kilowatts of electricity annually, an equivalent to that of 26 coal plants, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.In order to attain the goal, the ministry said it w
July 5, 2016
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JYJ's Park files charges against woman for false accusation
Park Yu-chun, the troubled member of popular K-pop boy band JYJ, lodged a counterclaim against one of the women who filed complaints against him last month, saying she falsely accused him of raping her, police said Monday.The 30-year-old singer-actor's legal representatives filed the case with the Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul, which is handling a series of allegations raised against Park. Park has been mired in a scandal as four different women, all working at local bars, lodged comp
July 4, 2016
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Labor union leader gets five-year jail term for violent rallies
The leader of South Korea's second-largest umbrella labor union received a five-year jail term Monday for last year's violent rallies in downtown Seoul.The Seoul Central District Court found Han Sang-gyun, head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, guilty of orchestrating a massive antigovernment protest in November that led to clashes with the police and a dozen other rallies between 2012 and 2015. The court also ordered the 53-year-old to pay 500,000 won ($436) in fines.On Nov. 14, tens
July 4, 2016
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S. Korea permits entry of 26 Syrians seeking refugee status
South Korea's government said Monday it has permitted the entry of 26 Syrians who are seeking refugee status here.The Ministry of Justice said out of 28 Syrians who have been staying at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, all except two have been allowed into the country. The two who were not given entry are being questioned about an alleged theft.The move came a few weeks after a local court ruled in favor of nine Syrians who filed a suit against the local immigration office for denyi
July 4, 2016