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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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'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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AI textbook bubble could burst, expert warns
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Man calls 119, found dead 1 week later because officials went to wrong place
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[Herald Review] One of Netflix's most expensive Korean originals returns, but at what cost?
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Fights, complaints, stalker fans among reasons passengers exit planes before takeoff
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SF Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo back home after injury-shortened rookie season
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Actor Namgung Won gets lifetime achievement award
Veteran actor Namgung Won was honored with the lifetime achievement award at the fifth Shin Young Kyun Arts & Culture Foundation Artist of the Year Awards ceremony held at the Seoul Press Center Tuesday.Namgung has been a key figure in the Korean movie industry, starring in over 300 films and winning dozens of honors, including a Blue Dragon Award. He played an instrumental role in spearheading the Korean film boom of the 1960s and 1970s and, following his retirement from acting in 2002, has bee
PeopleDec. 8, 2015
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In digital age, teen violence takes new turn
The South Korean government has been striving to curb violence in various corners of society, including at schools, homes, workplaces and online. The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles delving into the reality and the country’s efforts to restrain the violence. This is the first installment. ― Ed.With technological development, the earlier constraints of time and space have slowly vanished as social networking enables people from across the world to instantly communicate online when
Social AffairsDec. 8, 2015
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National Library holds exhibition of award-winning content
The National Library of Korea is hosting an exhibition of award-winning content, including webtoons, photography and videos, at its digital library until Dec. 23, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Culture and Information Service. The National Library of Korea holds the “Hello, Korea” exhibition featuring award-winning content through Dec. 23 in Seoul. (KOCIS)KOCIS held two competitions ― “Talk Talk Korea” and “Peace Flag Campaign” ― last May to mark the 70th Libe
CultureDec. 8, 2015
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Controversy rekindled over late Chun Kyung-ja’s painting
Controversy over the authenticity of the late artist Chun Kyung-ja’s “Beautiful Woman” has been reignited with family members of the late artist issuing an ultimatum to the state-run National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, which is in possession of the painting. Artist Chun Kyung-ja (Yonhap)This time, Sumita Kim, the third of Chun’s four children, and Chun’s son-in-law Muhn B.G. said they would take legal actions if the museum does not formally apologize and correct its past wrongdoings
CultureDec. 8, 2015
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Sliding oil prices weigh on Korea
Economic policymakers in the government said early this year sliding oil prices would be a blessing for the Korean economy. Their argument was that a decline in oil prices would result in an increase in household income and consumption while helping manufacturing companies cut production costs.But such expectations have proved simply wrong, even as oil prices fell to the lowest level since 2009.The policymakers, who set this year’s growth target at 4 percent, now concede the annual growth rate w
Dec. 8, 2015
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Moon shoots down demands to step down
Main opposition party leader Rep. Moon Jae-in Tuesday rejected demands by dissenting party members that he step down in an escalating power game between the current leadership and the sidelined faction ahead of next year’s parliamentary race.The chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy refused to accept a proposal from former cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo and other nonmainstream lawmakers to hold a national caucus early next year and elect new leadership before the 2016 general electi
PoliticsDec. 8, 2015
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3 Indonesians deported for supporting al-Qaida
Three Indonesian migrants who were illegally residing in Korea have been deported on suspicion of supporting an international terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaida, South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday. The government deported a 32-year-old Indonesian man from South Korea on Dec. 1 and two others whose identities were withheld on Nov. 24 for violating the Immigration Control Act, the National Intelligence Service said. This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 14 shows fig
Social AffairsDec. 8, 2015
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Police pressure exiled union chief
Korea’s police chief on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to Han Sang-kyun, the leader of the nation’s second-largest umbrella union currently seeking refuge at a Buddhist temple, to appear before officials by 4 p.m. Wednesday, warning of a forced entry and arrest if he refuses.Korean National Police Agency chief Kang Sin-myeong said that the police would “no longer tolerate Han’s evasion,” saying that the leader of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions “had led numerous illegal and violent protests
Social AffairsDec. 8, 2015
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Moon shoots down demand to step down
Main opposition party leader Rep. Moon Jae-in Tuesday rejected demands by dissenting party members that he step down, in an escalating power game between the current leadership and the sidelined faction ahead of next year’s parliamentary race. The chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy refused to accept a proposal from former cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo and other nonmainstream lawmakers to hold a national caucus early next year and elect a new leadership before the 2016 general el
NationalDec. 8, 2015
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[Newsmaker] ‘Big Choi’ maps way back to ruling party
Ahead of the general elections slated for next April, the government and the ruling party are intent on strengthening their campaign front, with Cheong Wa Dae eyeing one particular figure to spearhead the job.It is considered a matter of time before Choi Kyung-hwan, the deputy prime minister, finance minister, a political heavyweight with experience in both state and parliamentary affairs and, more importantly, with unrivaled confidence bestowed by President Park Geun-hye, returns to his parliam
PoliticsDec. 8, 2015
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Five South Korean superrich worth more than N. Korea’s GDP: report
The accumulated wealth of the five richest South Koreans exceeds the gross domestic product of North Korea, recent data showed. According to a Bloomberg Billionaires report, five South Korean business tycoons were among the world’s 400 richest people as of Friday, with their combined wealth coming in at $36.4 billion (40.1 trillion won). That is 18.3 percent higher than North Korea’s 2014 nominal GDP of 33.9 trillion won ($28.8 billion). The five tycoons were Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee (
IndustryDec. 8, 2015
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‘China has used nationalism for domestic purposes’
This is the ninth installment in a series of interviews with scholars and experts on China as a resurgent Asian power that is changing the regional order. This installment looks into China’s growing nationalism. -- Ed. China has utilized growing nationalism for domestic purposes such as fostering national unity and reinforcing the governing legitimacy of the Communist Party, China expert Lee Dong-ryul said, calling its nationalism a “state-controlled” one.Lee Dong-ryulUnlike South Korea, the C
Foreign AffairsDec. 8, 2015
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Herald Phil honored at 2015 Korea Opera Awards
Winners of this year‘s 8th Korea Opera Awards, including the orchestra prize-winning Herald Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by Herald Corp., pose at an awards ceremony held at the Press Center in central Seoul on Monday. (Korea Opera Awards)The Herald Philharmonic Orchestra, founded by Herald Corp., was honored with an arts award for orchestras at this year’s 8th Korea Opera Awards, held at the Press Center in central Seoul on Monday.Still in its infancy having debuted last October, the Herald P
PerformanceDec. 8, 2015
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Korea to front-load 68% of spending in 2016 budget
Korea will front-load 68 percent of spending in its 2016 budget, as Asia’s fourth-largest economy is expected to grow slower next year amid bleak global trade outlook, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. According to the plan, endorsed at a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day, the government will aim to complete 40.1 percent of expenditure for public projects earmarked in the budget by the end of March, worth 128 trillion won ($108.7 billion), and 68 percent, or 224 trillion won, by the end of Jun
Dec. 8, 2015
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[Editorial] Bad tradition
President Park Geun-hye is set to reshuffle the Cabinet soon, with at least five ministerial posts expected to be affected. The impending Cabinet appointments have been necessitated by the five Cabinet members’ plans to run in the general election in April. The five include three incumbent lawmakers who want to seek reelection — Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan, Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea and Gender Equality Minister Kim Hee-jung. In addition, Minister of the Interior Chong Jong-sup and
EditorialDec. 8, 2015
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Samsung heir honors high-achieving executives
Samsung Group on Tuesday honored 12 Korean and foreign executives who showed the highest achievements among its 400,000 employees over the past year. The award ceremony for the annual “Samsung Award of Honor” was held at the headquarters in Seoul, with some 350 people in attendance, including the recipients, their families and other Samsung executives and employees. Samsung Electronics vice chairman and the group’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong also joined the event to celebrate. Seven executives
TechnologyDec. 8, 2015
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[Editorial] Worst report card
It is already well-known that the National Assembly is one of the least trusted public institutions in the country. This public view has obviously worsened during the current 19th Assembly, which ends its last regular session Wednesday. A recent Gallup Korea poll found that 82 percent of Koreans think the Assembly did not play its role well and that only 24 percent want current members to be reelected in next April’s general election. Why does the general public give them such poor marks? Fir
EditorialDec. 8, 2015
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MERS most Googled word in 2015
In 2014, Koreans were just checking the day’s weather on Google. This year, they were keen for information on the Middle East respiratory syndrome. Google Korea on Tuesday announced a list of the year’s top searches, an honest, sometimes embarrassing, peek into what Koreans cared about over the past year. Searches for “MERS” soared from May 20 when the first patient was confirmed in Korea, then peaked in June. Searches for other diseases such as SARS and H1N1 also surged along with those for N95
TechnologyDec. 8, 2015
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Lucid Fall to sell album, tangerines on home shopping network
Singer-songwriter Lucid Fall (Antenna Music)As part of an unusual “A Night With Tangerines” music package deal, singer-songwriter Lucid Fall will be prereleasing 1,000 copies of his upcoming seventh studio album on a TV home shopping program, along with tangerines from his orchard on Jejudo Island.According to the singer’s management agency Antenna Music, Lucid Fall’s upcoming 15-track “For Somebody” album will go on sale at 2 a.m. on Friday on the CJ O Shopping TV home shopping network. The pre
PerformanceDec. 8, 2015