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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Suicide attempts spike among youth in Korea
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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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[Weekender] How Seongsu, once an industrial zone, has become ‘Seoul’s Brooklyn’
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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Amphibians in Seoul face increasing risks from bikes, pedestrians
More leisure facilities are being built near rivers and streams these days and while this benefits urban dwellers, another party is being exposed to higher risks -- more amphibians are being killed by cyclists and pedestrians, raising ecological concerns about their well-being. A bicyclist passes over the ecological corridor installed under a bike road at Yangjaecheon Stream in southern Seoul. (Lee Hyun-jeong/The Korea Herald)According to Chung-Ang University’s Green River Research Center, a la
Social AffairsMarch 9, 2016
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Domestic deals dominated M&A market in 2015
South Korea has become the third-largest mergers and acquisitions market in Asia, as big-ticket deals by large conglomerates pushed the total volume to an all-time high in 2015, data showed Wednesday.A total of 362 deals worth $87.5 billion were signed last year, nearly a threefold increase in deal size from the figure in 2012, according to data by Mergermarket. Korea accounted for 9.4 percent of the total deal amount in Asia. China was the region’s top M&A market with $486.9 billion worth of de
March 9, 2016
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Green Cross signs $32m flu vaccine export deal
Green Cross, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, said Wednesday that it has secured a $32 million deal to supply its flu vaccines to the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office under the World Health Organization. The deal marks the largest single flu vaccine export deal secured by Green Cross since the company started to export its own flu vaccine products in 2009. With the new deal, vaccine exports by Green Cross will surpass the $150 million mark, placing the company on the
IndustryMarch 9, 2016
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[Election 2016] Inequality climbs up election agenda
South Korea will elect new National Assembly members in a general election on April 13. The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the candidate agendas, election trends and notable runners leading up to the race. This is the fifth installment. -- EdAs evident from self-scorning buzzwords such a “hell Joseon,” the ever-widening social polarization has led to aggravating public discontent, posing a major challenge to political parties ahead of the April general elections.Their respect
PoliticsMarch 9, 2016
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[Ana Palacio] Europe’s stillborn security strategy
If a strategy is announced and nobody is around to listen, does it make a sound? The European Union will find out the answer this June, when Federica Mogherini, its high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, presents a long overdue foreign and security strategy for Europe -- just when all eyes will be on the United Kingdom’s referendum on EU membership.The EU is adrift and desperately in need of a catalyst to renew its sense of purpose and dynamism. The global strategy could se
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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[팟캐스트](135) 정부, 독자 대북제재 외 1건
진행자: 윤민식, Julie Jackson 1. 정부, 독자 대북제재 기사요약: 유엔이 지난주 북한에 대한 강도 높은 제재를 단행한 데 이어 우리 정부는 8일 독자적인 대북 제재를 결정했다. 이번 제재는 북한에 입항한 제3국의 배 역시 180일 동안 대한민국에 입항하지 못하게 하고 자산동결 대상을 확대하는 등 내용을 담고 있다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 Seoul imposes financial, shipping sanctions on N.K. North Korea [1] South Korea levied a fresh set of unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, aimed at further s
PodcastMarch 9, 2016
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A war crime against culture
The destruction of a mausoleum cannot compare to the rape and murder of innocents. But it is a war crime nonetheless -- and the importance of prosecuting it should not be underestimated, for the present day or for posterity.When the terrorist group Ansar Dine invaded Timbuktu, Mali, in 2012, it not only attacked the local population, but also destroyed a historic mosque and several graves. Now its leader, Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, is before the International Criminal Court, charged with the destru
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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U.N. pressure on N.K. is mostly symbolic
The United Nations Security Council last week answered North Korea’s latest misdeeds on nuclear and other weapons testing by increasing the severity and sweep of sanctions against it.These include an obligation by Pyongyang’s trading partners to inspect its imports and exports to prevent it from moving goods that contribute to the advancement of its weapons programs. This puts a particular burden on China, the only nation other than South Korea and Russia that borders North Korea.China voted for
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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[Kim Tae-Woo] It’s time to revise South Korea-U.S. alliance
China has been quite the wet blanket in international efforts to seek stronger sanctions against North Korea. In the period between North Korea’s fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6 and the point when China finally agreed on the new United Nations Security Council resolution, Beijing repeatedly called for dialogue and negotiations, knowing full well they would fall short of curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear ambition. The Chinese government’s duplicity can be attributed to the coexistence of two factions in
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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Root for the robot in Go match of century
This week in Seoul, in what has been dubbed the “ultimate challenge” for artificial intelligence, a man will face off against a computer in the ancient game of Go. If you’re reading this, you may be tempted to cheer for the man. But this is the rare battle of wits in which you should actually root for the robot.AI is the next frontier in applying intelligent machines to the solution of human problems. Go is a revealing test because it has long bedeviled AI programs. Computer algorithms can’t eas
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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[Lee Joo-hee] Declining desire to procreate
I take it all back. I take back the irritated look I gave a mother whose toddler was throwing a fit at a grocery store. I take back the snide comments I made about mothers fretting about how to teach their 3-year-olds to babble away in English.Unless you are in their shoes, you never, really, actually know. And I am guilty as charged -- all the judging I made in the past seemed to come back to haunt me once I became a mother myself.Doctors, nannies and even caretakers at the postnatal houses mak
ViewpointsMarch 9, 2016
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City to make more streets pedestrian-friendly
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday that it has designated three new streets in Seoul as pedestrian-friendly streets to attract more visitors and revitalize local economies.The three designated streets are Majo-ro 11-gil near Hanyang University in Seongdong-gu, Seokchonhosu-gil in Songpa-gu and Seongbuk-ro in Seongbuk-gu. These streets will each be turned into leisure attractions, respectively named “Cafe Street,” “Tour Street” and “Art Street.” The city’s main pedestrian-friendly s
Social AffairsMarch 9, 2016
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Hyundai Motor vice chairman to attend global EV expo in Jeju
Hyundai Motor Group vice chairman Chung Eui-sun will attend the third International Electric Vehicle Expo that will open on Jejudo Island on March 24, group officials said Wednesday.During the seven-day exposition, Chung is expected to introduce Hyundai’s Ioniq series — the carmaker’s green car lineup. He had also done so at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland earlier this month. Hyundai Motor vice chairman Chung Eui-sun (Yonhap)The expo plans to display various electric vehicles and batte
MobilityMarch 9, 2016
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[Editorial] Competency-based society
Last year, the government began to introduce a competency-based recruitment system to public institutions as part of its efforts to change Korea’s hiring culture. The new recruitment system is based on the National Competency Standards, a wide-ranging set of standards that define the level of knowledge, skills and aptitudes required to perform each job in more than 800 occupations. The government began to develop the NCS in 2002 to help businesses hire workers based not on their educational back
EditorialMarch 9, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Lim Ji-young talks life after Queen Elisabeth violin crown
Violinist Lim Ji-young has made her way back home after becoming the first Korean violinist to win the highest honor at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium last May, performing Brahms’ Concerto in D, op. 77. One of the classical world’s big three music competitions, last year’s Queen Elisabeth contest for violin featured 69 players of 20 nationalities, including 17 violinists from Korea. “It has been almost a year since winning at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition a
PerformanceMarch 9, 2016
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[Editorial] Cyberthreats from N.K.
The state spy agency’s disclosure Tuesday that North Korea has launched cyberattacks against South Korea should not come as a surprise. The rogue state was widely expected to do so after the U.N. Security Council slapped the strongest ever sanctions on it earlier this month for its recent nuclear and missile provocations. Yet the latest cyberattacks are notable as they show the North’s cyberterrorism techniques have evolved. The National Intelligence Service said in a meeting of officials from 1
EditorialMarch 9, 2016
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Seoul Fashion Week expands trade show component
Be prepared to see hip and trendy Seoulites flocking to downtown Seoul as Seoul Fashion Week returns with fall-winter 2016 collections from March 21-26. The biggest fashion event of the year will take place at two venues this season. The main venue is Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the other location is a former flour factory-turned hip fashion venue in Mullae-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu. More than 60 shows and presentations will be held at the two sites with a few designers hosting their own shows thr
Arts & DesignMarch 9, 2016
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Connecting cultures: Koreans returning from abroad make waves
For many Koreans, moving overseas helps personal and professional growth. This migration also has a broad impact on Korean society as many of the migrants return to Korea after decades abroad. When first-generation migrants left Korea, they could not have predicted the impact they would have upon their return, influencing Korean culture, lifestyle and business practices. Overseas ethnic Koreans (known as gyopo), travelers and students have also helped to open Korea to the world, changing the p
PeopleMarch 9, 2016
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Finance Ministry warns pace of recovery slowing
Korea’s economic recovery lost some steam recently, with production and consumption slowing at home and exports continuing to get pounded by global trade woes, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. In its latest monthly economic survey, the ministry expected the pace to pick up later this year, if and when the government’s fiscal stimulus and consumption-boosting steps exert their anticipated effect. “With industrial output sluggish, Korea’s economy is undergoing a correction in consumption, due
March 9, 2016
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Gyeongju National Museum director tapped to head National Museum of Korea
President Park Geun-hye tapped Lee Young-hoon, director of Gyeongju National Museum, to head the National Museum of Korea, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday. Director of Gyeongju National Museum Lee Young-hoon (Yonhap) The veteran archaeology specialist will replace the current NMK chief Kim Young-na, who has served as the director of the state-run museum since 2011. Lee began working at the NMK in 1982 as a curator and specialist in archaeology. He has previously served as director at national mus
PeopleMarch 9, 2016