The Korea Herald

[Newsmaker] Tax becomes source of division in Korea

Aug 19, 2013

The government’s tax revision that was modified after drawing public backlash shows how desperate the Park Geun-hye administration is becoming to find funds for its welfare pledges. Spending 135 tri...
[Newsmaker] Hong Sang-soo wins Best Director at Locarno

FilmAug 18, 2013

Director Hong Sang-soo, winner of the Best Director award at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. (Locarno International Film Festival) Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s lat...
[Newsmaker] Gaeseong accord not entirely promising

North KoreaAug 15, 2013

By Shin Hyon-hee Despite the breakthrough in Gaeseong, the two Koreas faced a series of tough talks to sort out differences over the industrial park’s globalization, compensation for businesses and ...
[Newsmaker] LG’s G2 phone garners rave reviews overseas

TechnologyAug 14, 2013

A wave of positive reviews overseas for LG Electronics’ newest smartphone, the G2, is fanning the company’s hopes for better luck in the market this year. CNET called it a “speed demon,” noting that...
[Newsmaker] Park’s team in hot seat over tax plan

Aug 13, 2013

Attention is being paid to whether President Park Geun-hye will replace her economic policymakers who devised a much-criticized tax code revision, after having already ordered a review of the proposa...
[Newsmaker] Chun’s in-law may hold key to assets

Social affairsAug 12, 2013

Lee Chang-seok Former President Chun Doo-hwan’s brother-in-law, known as one of the key figures who helped him conceal illegally accumulated assets, was questioned by the prosecution on Monday. Lee ...
[Newsmaker] Victim of Japan’s sexual slavery dies

Social affairsAug 11, 2013

Lee Yong-nyeo, one of the few surviving victims of Japan’s military sex slavery and a leading activist who sought for truth, an apology and compensation, has died Sunday. The House of Sharing, a she...
[Newsmaker] Abe struggles to get a grip on Fukushima

Expat LivingAug 8, 2013

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated that his patience with the operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant had worn out when it ordered his government to help with the clean up. Tokyo ...
[Newsmaker] DP chairman under pressure on two fronts

PoliticsAug 7, 2013

Kim Han-gil Democratic Party Chairman Rep. Kim Han-gil is facing his biggest challenge since his appointment in May, squeezed between the Saenuri Party and hard-liners in his own ranks in an escalat...
[Newsmaker] Amazon founder jumps into paper business

World BusinessAug 6, 2013

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos (AP-Yonhap News) Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos announced on Monday he would buy the Washington Post for $250 million in a surprising move. For Bezos and the embattled U...
[Newsmaker] Debt weighs heavily on college students

Aug 5, 2013

Korea may be the most costly country to parents, where most children rely partially or entirely on them for college tuition, living costs, rent and wedding expenses. The expression “deunggol breaker...
[Newsmaker] Will Hyun's visit help break N.K. stalemate?

IndustryAug 4, 2013

Expectations were high over the weekend for the resumption of stalled business projects in North Korea following the Hyundai Group chairwoman’s visit to the communist state. Hyun Jeong-eun visited t...
[Newsmaker] Koreans garner attention in British Open

GolfAug 1, 2013

World No. 1 Park In-bee of South Korea is aiming to make headlines with her Korean rivals as the British Open kicks off its four-day run at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday. Heavy f...
[Newsmaker] Nationalists further sour Korea-Japan ties

Foreign affairsJul 31, 2013

Taro Aso (Yonhap News) Buoyed by a recent election sweep, high-flying Japanese officials are again churning out inflammatory remarks and backing visits to a controversial war shrine, posing another ...
[Newsmaker] Tax service chiefs: A barrel of bad apples

PoliticsJul 30, 2013

The former heads of the National Tax Service collectively have one of the worst track records among high-level government officials for corruption. Of the 20 individuals to head the NTS since 1966, s...