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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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[KH Explains] Korea pursues ‘fire-free’ batteries amid EV fears
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Samsung tightens its belt amid crisis winds
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Food tycoon Paik Jong-won's Theborn Korea pushes toward IPO
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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Aircraft takeoffs, landings to be halted for college entrance exam
All aircraft takeoffs and landings at South Korean airports will be suspended for 35 minutes on Thursday to prevent noise from affecting the nationwide university entrance exam.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday that takeoff and landing operations will be put on hold Thursday from 1:05 p.m. through 1:40 p.m. "The move is to prevent aircraft noise from affecting the language listening part of the critical exam," the ministry said.Some 69 scheduled flights will be re
Social AffairsNov. 11, 2015
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Hyundai Group striving to stand on its feet
Hyundai Group, a South Korean shipping conglomerate facing a protracted slump, is striving to draw up a plan to stand on its own feet amid government pressure to reshape its money-losing business portfolio, industry watchers said Wednesday.Hyundai Group has been rushing to salvage its key unit, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. which has been in the red for years due to a decline in freight rates and global trade. The group's losses also have ballooned following the suspension of cross-border tours to
IndustryNov. 11, 2015
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U.N. envoy calls for global attention to North Korea human rights abuses
The global community should take further actions against North Korea's grave human rights violations as the situation has not improved despite international pressure, a United Nations investigator has said.Last December, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution calling on the Security Council to refer North Korea's human rights abuses to the International Criminal Court. It is poised to adopt a similar resolution next month.Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on the human ri
North KoreaNov. 11, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘People-oriented design improves life in new ways’
Though design is often discussed as a craft that walks the line between form and function, Israeli-born Paris-based contemporary designer Arik Levy holds a more unconventional understanding of the concept.Driven by a philosophy that “the world is about people, not objects,” Levy believes that design should focus on improving people’s everyday lives in new ways. His human-oriented philosophy is well reflected across his lighting, furniture and interior designs.Arik Levy (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea H
Arts & DesignNov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Technology and art create synergy’
Technology and art, which seem to be from two different worlds, have been increasingly interconnected as the two fields merge to create unexpected innovations and push each other’s boundaries. Two figures standing on the opposite side of the technology-art spectrum ― founder of Pixar Alvy Ray Smith and media artist Lee Lee-nam ― spoke about successful convergences of the two fields in the seventh session “The Collaboration of Pixel and Art” at the Herald Design Forum 2015 on Tuesday in Seoul. Al
Arts & DesignNov. 10, 2015
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Report warns of risks of China dependency
Concern continues to mount over Korea’s growing trade dependence on China amid the nation’s prolonged export slump, hit by the slowdown of its trading partner’s economic growth, the Finance Ministry reported Tuesday.In its Recent Economic Trends in November report, the ministry said China’s slowdown was a key “external risk” undermining Korea’s economic growth.Korea has experienced a continuous slide in export volume all year. It dropped 15.8 percent on-year in October, snowballing from an 8.4 p
Nov. 10, 2015
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Korea’s corporate tax posts above OECD average
A report from the National Assembly Budget Office is expected to rekindle the debate on revision of the corporate tax rate, with critics continuing to push for a hike to improve fiscal soundness.Justifying the current level, the parliamentary office ― citing data from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation ― said Korea’s corporate taxes are above the average of the 34 OECD member nations.“Korea’s corporate taxes amounted to 3.4 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013,” s
Nov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] ‘Tech gives consumers control in branding’
With the change of time and technology come new challenges for companies in running their businesses. Design gurus said companies should adapt to fast-changing business environments by building their own identity through design.“We have now arrived in the digital age, which poses a challenge against building a brand,” said Bob van der Lee, president of Amsterdam-headquartered branding agency Total Identity, in a speech at the fifth Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Bob van der Lee (Park H
TechnologyNov. 10, 2015
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Japan’s national debt to exceed 1,000tr yen
TOKYO – The Japanese government’s debt is expected to reach just over 1,167 trillion yen ($9.469 trillion) in the 2015 fiscal year, according to data released by Japan’s finance ministry on Tuesday.This translates to about 8.3 million yen per Japanese citizen. The ministry said overall public debt is likely to reach the projected amount despite a reduction of almost 3 trillion yen during the June to September period. The 2015 fiscal year in Japan lasts from April 1 this year to March 31, 2016.Th
World NewsNov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] The future that 3-D printing will bring about
Imagine a world where anyone can print out all their travel necessities with just a few digital files, making packing luggage obsolete. Digital sculpting visionary Janne Kyttanen shook up all that we know about the world of 3-D printing as one of the distinguished speakers at this year’s Herald Design Forum, held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday. “What if we could make anything we needed at home and recycle all our creations into something new? What if inventory was obsolete? Could transporta
Life&CultureNov. 10, 2015
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Hyundai Motor heir Chung raises his stake in company
Hyundai Motor vice chairman Chung Eui-sun spent 300 billion won ($259.3 million) to purchase 1.84 million shares, or 0.84 percent, in the nation’s top automaker from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, company officials said Tuesday. Chung Eui-sun (The Korea Herald)In its regulatory filing, the carmaker said Chung, the only son of group chairman Chung Mong-koo, bought the shares at 162,500 won apiece during after-hour trading. Market analysts said the junior Chung’s move is seen as an aim to tighte
IndustryNov. 10, 2015
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Pope presses reform agenda amid new Vatican
Pope Francis is insisting that the Catholic Church shun all temptations of power, prestige and money as he presses his reform agenda amid new scandal in the Vatican.Francis outlined his vision of the church on Tuesday in a lengthy speech to Italian bishops gathered in Florence. He told them he wanted a church that was humble and poor, not obsessed with doctrine or acquiring power.He said: "May God protect the Italian church from every substitute of power, image and money."He said Christians shou
World NewsNov. 10, 2015
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Afghan spy agency frees 8 kidnap victims
Afghanistan's spy agency says it has freed eight people who were among a large group of ethnic minority Hazaras kidnapped earlier this year.The National Directorate of Security said in a statement that five men, two women and a teenager were freed in Ghazni province on Tuesday.It was not clear if they were among 31 Hazaras abducted from a bus in Ghazni in March, all of whom were believed to be men.Senior government officials have said that the Islamic State group was behind the abductions. The N
World NewsNov. 10, 2015
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Park cheers for college aspirants ahead of crucial college entrance exams
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday cheered for those who are set to take crucial college entrance exams later this week."You are the pillars of the Republic of Korea who will lead the era of unification," Park said in a message posted on her Facebook page, referring to South Korea's official name.Park also voiced hope that "your dreams and hopes will be realized."The brief message came two days before more than 630,000 college aspirants take the one-day college entrance exams across the country.
PoliticsNov. 10, 2015
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Condolence provides political opportunity
While grieving for the loss of loved ones, mourners in Korea usually stay up all night in funeral halls to support the bereaved families. Drinking beer and soju, the guests console the family members during the three-day funeral period, sharing a common human bond during tough times.For politicians in Korea, this tradition often serves as not just a somber chance to pay condolences but also as an opportunity to gather, recollect forces and even strategize against political foes.Taking their armo
PoliticsNov. 10, 2015
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Bad history teaching threatens children’s souls: Park
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday spoke up about her administration’s controversial reintroduction of state history textbooks, saying inaction threatened the “souls” of young Koreans.“One would have no soul without knowing the history of one’s country, and learning it in a wrong way would turn one’s soul into an abnormal one,” she said at a Cabinet meeting. President Park Geun-hye speaks during a Cabinet meeting, Tuesday. (Yonhap)Park urged the National Institute of Korean History in charge of
PoliticsNov. 10, 2015
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Korea, Japan to hold talks over sex slavery
Officials of Seoul and Tokyo will resume their negotiations over Japan’s colonial-era sexual enslavement of Korean women on Wednesday, the first to be held after their leaders agreed to speed up the talks during a summit last week.Observers say that this round of talks led by directors general of each side would be a touchstone for the neighbors’ will to settle the long-festering issue within this year. They have held talks since April 2014, but no significant progress has been made.Park Ok-seon
Foreign AffairsNov. 10, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Myanmar vote gives hopes of ending sanctions
The United States on Monday welcomed Myanmar's election as a victory for the people, and the vote appeared to raise prospects of a further lifting of U.S. sanctions - provided the military accepts the results.While highlighting encouraging signs from Sunday's poll, Washington remained cautious and said it would watch for the democratic process to move forward before lifting more sanctions, which still target more than 100 individuals and businesses and limit U.S. investment in Myanmar.The ruling
World NewsNov. 10, 2015
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[Design Forum] Forum stresses design’s power to solve global problems
World-renowned designers, artists, architects, brand marketers and tech entrepreneurs gathered at the Herald Design Forum to explore and share their insights on the future of design in a variety of fields in Seoul on Tuesday.Herald Corp. Chairman Jungwook Hong addresses the audience during the opening ceremony of theHerald Design Forum 2015 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday. (Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)In his opening speech, Chairman Jungwook Hong of Herald Corp., the forum’s organizer, said de
Life&CultureNov. 10, 2015
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Iceland president receives honorary doctorate from Kookmin University
Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson received an honorary doctorate from Kookmin University on Monday during his visit to South Korea this week.“We highly praise President Grimsson’s accomplishments as a politician and in preserving the global environment and contributing to international peace, and therefore decided to give him the honorary doctorate degree on the occasion of his first visit,” said Kookmin University President Yu Ji-soo. Grimsson also delivered a special lecture for the uni
Social AffairsNov. 10, 2015