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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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K-pop star lip-syncing controversy flares up again
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Man escapes DUI charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over
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Pianist Lim Yunchan double winner at Gramophone Awards
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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Yoon, Ishiba discuss cooperation on N. Korea in 1st phone talks
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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Ottogi launches camping foods
Ottogi has launched a full range of processed food and sauces for campers.“At this time of the year we see a sales increase of processed foods by around 30 percent as people enjoy outdoor activities, especially camping,” an Ottogi spokesman said. The Ottogi Original Barbecue Sauce is infused with herbs and red wine, a match for pork belly, steak or chicken wings. The Ottogi Barbecue Hot Sauce grabs the flavor of charcoal and even spicier red pepper.For those who prefer to have non-barbecue menu
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Lolita Lempicka launches L’eau en Blanc
French perfumery brand Lolita Lempicka has launched a limited-edition fragrance called L’eau en Blanc. Under the concept of “the immortal love between lovers,” the perfume represents the pure and untarnished image of a flower bouquet, said AmorePacific, the maker of the perfume. Its top note starts with violet and iris, then goes down to the middle note’s white violet and raspberries. The base note finishes with a powdery ambience with musk and heliotropium. (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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New body launched to rank Korea’s best restaurants
With the aim of creating an authoritative ranking of Korea’s top restaurants and serving as the country’s version of the Michelin Guide, Koreat has assembled an unprecedented list of the 50 “best” restaurants in Korea. Seeking out both trendy and tasty eateries has in recent years become a key pastime for Koreans, allowing Seoul to quickly rise as an epicurean city; but there has been a gaping hole in terms of ranking restaurants through an organized process, said Cho Youmi, head of the Koreat o
FoodSept. 17, 2015
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Ticket sales open for 2015 Herald Design Forum
Herald Design Forum 2014“It’s Design, Stupid!” This is the phrase raised in Thomas Friedman’s 2008 book “Hot, Flat and Crowded” about the role of design in addressing environmental problems. Design is no longer a decoration for products. Design has expanded its primary role and created collaborations with technology, management, psychology, humanity and art. The Herald Design Forum kicks off its fifth edition in November in Seoul with key words such “design,” “creation” and “convergence.” Leadin
Arts & DesignSept. 17, 2015
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Pringles releases Sweet Mayo Cheese flavor
Potato snack brand Pringles has released its “Sweet Mayo Cheese” flavor, inspired from the Belgian tradition of eating potatoes with mayonnaise. The product has already received acclaimed in Japan. “We have managed to capture the velvety softness of the cheese and the sweet aroma of mayonnaise infused on the crispy chips,” the company stated. “While honey and butter-pasted chips are popular in Korea, this will open a new trend of soft and sweet crisps,” it added. A package of 110-gram Pringles S
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Lotteria adds onion ring in chicken burger
Lotteria upgraded its best-selling chicken burger by adding onion rings. “The fried onion makes the burger voluptuous while adding crunchiness to the burger. The main concept was to add the dessert factor to the burger meal,” the company said. While the chicken burger has become bigger, the price is going down. The single chicken burger is priced at 2,900 won ($2.50) and the combo with french fries and pop is priced at 5,100 won. The company will offer Lipton sparkling ice tea for free until Sep
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Korea Ginseng Corp. offers Chuseok sets
Korea Ginseng Corp. has launched three holiday hamper sets, targeting gift swappers during the Chuseok holiday that falls from Sept. 26-29. The packages are the “Hyeondam Set” consisting of red ginseng extract Every Time and Red Ginseng Tablet and the “Damyul Set” consisting of red ginseng extract as well as red ginseng tablets. The “Jongyeong (respect)” Set consists of mild red ginseng extract and chewable multivitamins. The items are priced from 56,000 won ($48). (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Xi, Obama should transcend economic fears
In his inaugural address of 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said that, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Those words provide guidance to the upcoming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, which takes place under deepening economic challenges. In the U.S., the concern is that China’s exchange rate adjustment could trigger a global currency war. In China, the concern is that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s impending rate hikes could trigg
ViewpointsSept. 17, 2015
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Philippines’ own refugees
Who wouldn’t be moved at the sight of women, children and the elderly in the stream of refugees taking the ultimate risk, defying death itself in rickety boats or in enclosed, steaming chicken trucks, making a desperate dash for survival with a blank future in sight and the faintest hope to cling to? As we write, hundreds of thousands of international refugees continue to scatter out of the Middle East into Europe and elsewhere in the world -- more than 4 million from Syria alone, as of latest e
ViewpointsSept. 17, 2015
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Laneige launches Edge Drawing Eyeliner
Cosmetics brand Leneige launched the Edge Drawing Eyeliner, which helps users draw sophisticated eye lines with a felt tip. The liquid dries within three seconds of contact, thanks to the tailored polymer contained inside the liquid. The eyeliner comes in two types -- Sharpie for those with single eyelids who need dramatic changes in the thickness of the eye line, and Pen Tip for those with double eyelids. The pen also comes in two colors -- deep black and dark brown. (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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[Rafia Zakaria] The meaty issue of Pakistan’s murky food supply
The Pakistani love affair with meat has been a long and enduring one. In decades past, every neighborhood, rich or poor, featured a butcher shop, whose front prominently featured a fresh carcass swinging from a hook. Housewives would debate quality with the butcher or argue over the price or the freshness or the cut. Those were different days, of course, when all relationships of consumption involved trust, when the city was not a megacity and the village was not a town. Even the birds got into
ViewpointsSept. 17, 2015
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[Kim Hoo-ran] Be grateful this Chuseok
As families around the country prepare to hold big reunions over the Chuseok holidays next weekend, grumblings can already be heard here and there over how the holidays have become so stressful for everyone.What should be a happy occasion when extended families who live far apart gather around a large feast and take delight in catching up with one another has somehow become a thankless chore. It is no longer just the daughters-in-law griping about slaving away in the kitchen for days. It is not
ViewpointsSept. 17, 2015
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[Editorial] Perils of postnatal centers
The recent spread of tuberculosis at a postnatal care facility in Seoul is a reminder of the inherent danger of such facilities where, in a confined setting, an infection can quickly spread. A nursing aide continued to work at a postnatal care facility in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, for about one month even though she was suspected of having tuberculosis. She came into contact with 120 infants before she began tuberculosis treatment on Aug. 19. Thirteen infants were confirmed to have latent tuberculos
EditorialSept. 17, 2015
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[Editorial] Tiresome brinksmanship
North Korea’s recent announcement that it has restarted the Yongbyon nuclear complex and an earlier statement about its readiness to launch long-range rockets have been met with a warning of increasingly “severe consequences” for the communist state by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Kerry said that it may take more than sanctions to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, as the country is already isolated from the global economy. Kerry di
EditorialSept. 17, 2015
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Two Samsung units deny merger reports
Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animated film studio, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award from the annual film festival in Busan, the festival said Thursday.The studio was recognized for producing "numerous masterpieces with an extended production period, providing a stable production system as well as training successors for the development of animations," the organizing committee of the Busan International Film Festival said in a release. "The studio has also left a
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Cho Yong-pil to hold national concert tour
Veteran singer Cho Yong-pil is set to hold a concert tour from November through December, ending a two-year hiatus. Cho, 65, will kick off his tour in Daegu on Nov. 14, followed by performances in Ilsan on Nov. 21, Gwangju on Nov. 28, Busan on Dec. 5 and Seoul on Dec. 12. (Cho Yong-pil's official website)Cho, who debuted in the ’70s, has a slew of hit songs over his four decades of celebrated career in music, including “The Woman Outside the Window,” “A Friend,” “Mona Lisa,” “Bounce” and “Hello.
Sept. 17, 2015
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Lotte head says family feud over
Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin seized the parliamentary spotlight on Thursday by taking the witness stand for an audit, promising there would be no more family feuds and reconfirming that the conglomerate was Korean. During the parliamentary audit of the antitrust watchdog Fair Trade Commission, Shin apologized for causing public concern over a recent bitter family fight and vowed to improve transparency of the retail giant’s murky governance structure.Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin test
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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Samsung denies rumors of merger between heavy industry units
Samsung Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries on Thursday denied that they were seeking to merge again after last year’s failed attempt. “We are not considering a merger plan,” the two companies said in separate regulatory filings. The announcements came as their shares rallied after Samsung Heavy president Park Dae-young hinted they could seek to merge again. Samsung Engineering (Yonhap) In September last year, Samsung Engineering announced it would merge with Samsung Heavy to enhance its
TechnologySept. 17, 2015
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Auction employee charged for malignant Coupang rumors
An employee at leading online shopping site Auction, operated by eBay Korea alongside Gmarket, was charged Thursday with spreading malignant rumors regarding the death of a worker at rival firm Coupang, according to police. A 27-year-old female Auction employee surnamed Choi has been detained for spreading false rumors via KakaoTalk on Sept. 8 that “a 34-year-old female Coupang managing director died of a heart attack, likely stemming from extremely high workload pressures and frequent overtime
IndustrySept. 17, 2015
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LG Uplus recognized for IoT tech compatibility
LG Uplus, the third-largest mobile carrier in Korea, said Thursday that its Internet of Things technology has been recognized for its compatibility by a global standardization body.The Korean mobile carrier said the firm’s IoT platform has passed interoperability testing organized by oneM2M, which consists of eight global telecom standards institutes including European Telecommunications Standards Institute and Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea.The first oneM2M interoperability
TechnologySept. 17, 2015