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Seoul Fireworks Festival ends smoothly, but leaves piles of trash
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Military aircraft evacuating S. Koreans in Lebanon returns home
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Yoon set for talks with Marcos in Philippines
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[AtoZ into Korean mind] The price of numbers: How rankings shape lives in Korea
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Can Jennie break the K-pop solo artist slump?
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Baseball star Hwang Jae-gyun, T-ara's Jiyeon file for divorce mediation
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[Exclusive] Korea’s defense acquisition agency fails to meet legal standard for women representation
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2 US B-1B bombers conducted joint drill with S. Korean Air Force on Oct. 1 Armed Force Day
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First lady’s Dior bag scandal to be at center of Assembly audit
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Firefighters’ 3,000 won meals spark nutrition concerns
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Asiana holds graduation ceremony for Beautiful Classroom in Vietnam
Asiana Airlines said Wednesday that it held a graduation ceremony for its education support program called Beautiful Classroom earlier this week in Vietnam. The ceremony -- conducted by Asiana crew members -- took place in Hanoi, inviting some 72 graduating students who took courses in job-related curriculum such as Korean, English and accounting, as well as classes like image making and business etiquette. Beautiful Classroom is one of the airliner’s CSR programs. It supports th
Nov. 27, 2019
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Shake Shack to start delivery services in Korea
SPC Group, the operator of the Shake Shack burger chain in South Korea, said Wednesday that it will offer delivery services starting with its Gangnam and Cheongdam outlets in southern Seoul.The delivery services are available via the Happy Order app operated by the company and delivery app Baemin. There is a minimum order limit of 15,000 won. The group said it will expand the services to other parts of the country. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Nov. 27, 2019
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NCSoft launches Lineage2M
South Korea’s NCSoft launched Lineage2M, mobile version of the massively multiplayer online role-playing PC game Lineage 2, at midnight Tuesday. The MMORPG is the game company’s first new title in two years that is hoped to boost its annual revenue past the 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) mark to join its competitors Nexon and Netmarble.Prior to the launch, Lineage2M topped the popularity list on both Google Play and App Store. Advance sign-ups for the game notched 7.38 million, a reco
Nov. 27, 2019
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LG to invest W20b in SoftBank Venture's AI fund
LG Group said Tuesday it will invest 20 billion won ($17 million) in SoftBank's venture fund focused on artificial intelligence startups. Four affiliates of LG Group -- LG Electronics Inc., LG Chem Inc., LG Uplus Corp. and LG CNS Co. -- will jointly raise 20 billion won ($17 million) for Softbank Ventures' early-stage AI fund of 320 billion won, LG said. The investment in the Japanese tech giant's venture unit is part of the Korean conglomerate's broader plan to develop advanced AI t
Nov. 26, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Korea, ASEAN join hands for growth of startups
BUSAN -- Leaders of South Korea and ASEAN countries have joined hands to foster the growth of startups at an event held Tuesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit. Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the ASEAN-ROK Startup Summit took place in Busan to enhance cooperation among startups of Korea and ASEAN. The event was attended by representatives from 40 ASEAN startups participating in a Korean incubation program.President Moon Jae-in said in a speech, “Korea w
Nov. 26, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Biz card app Remember aims to be ‘Asia’s LinkedIn’
BUSAN -- South Korea’s popular business card app provider Drama & Company is seeking to make its mobile platform an “Asian version of LinkedIn” by deploying localized knowledge and sentiments. “Relatively, LinkedIn does not work as well in Asia as in the West. Asians are more reluctant to post their resumes in an open space,” said Drama & Company CEO Choi Jae-ho in a brief interview with The Korea Herald at the ASEAN-ROK Startup Summit held in Busan on Tuesd
Nov. 26, 2019
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Xcopri marks SK Biopharmaceuticals’ 15-year efforts for full value chain
SK Biopharmaceuticals has a full value chain ready for its newly approved partial onset seizure epilepsy drug Xcopri, said the company’s CEO Cho Jeong-woo, Tuesday. Beginning from compound discovery to preclinical trials, clinical trials and product approval in the US, SK Biopharmaceuticals has directly overseen every step of Xcopri’s commercialization. Now it will continue to directly handle local marketing and sales from the second quarter of 2020, said Cho during a press conferenc
Nov. 26, 2019
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BAT Korea launches Glo Pro using induction heating tech
British American Tobacco Korea on Tuesday launched Glo Pro that uses an induction heating technology, which is also widely used in kitchens. According to the tobacco maker, Glo Pro contains a battery-powered coil which creates a magnetic field. The heat is generated in the metal tube that holds the tobacco stick called Neo. The technology delivers more robust tobacco taste and faster heating time for the first puff, BAT Korea said. It is also heated at a higher temperature than th
Nov. 26, 2019
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Hyundai Glovis’ CSR activities focus on driving safety
Hyundai Glovis said Tuesday it has been conducting a wide range of corporate social responsibility programs to promote driving safety.The logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group has been running a program for driving safety since 2015, which includes handing out a safety product kit for drivers. It highlights the company’s value in safety as a leading logistics firm, it said.The company has handed out some 11,000 safety kits for drivers by visiting expressway rest stations in collaboration w
Nov. 26, 2019
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Celltrion’s Remsima SC gets EMA approval, plans to launch in 2020
Celltrion said Tuesday its infliximab biobetter Remsima SC has received the European Medicines Agency’s approval for sales in the continent. Remsima SC’s main target patients are those who are resistant to original TNF-a inhibitors such as Humira (adalimumab) and Enbrel (etanercept). While infliximab currently takes up only 9 percent of the rheumatoid arthritis treatment market, the rate of patients who are prescribed a different medication -- apart from adalimumab and etanerce
Nov. 26, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘Yuhan deals are first steps to make Korea center of innovation’
When 93-year-old Korean pharmaceutical firm Yuhan signed a collaboration deal with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen a year ago, it excited bio investors here and abroad. The transaction, reaching up to 1.4 trillion won ($1.19 billion), was the second biggest in the history of Korean biopharma research and development at the time. Janssen was interested in Yuhan’s lazertinib pipeline for third-generation lung cancer. Since then, Gilead signed a deal worth 878 billion won to
Nov. 26, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] SKT envisions Thai version of “Dae Jang Geum”
BUSAN -- SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said Monday he envisioned a Thai version of “Dae Jang Geum,” also known as “Jewel in the Palace,” a hit Korean drama that drew fans across Asia, as one idea for cultural content investment in Southeast Asia. When asked whether SKT planned to expand investment in Southeast Asia at a gala dinner hosted by President Moon Jae-in for ASEAN leaders on Monday evening, CEO Park said, “I think it would be entertaining to make new bus
Nov. 25, 2019
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Seoul completes checkups for cracks on 151 B737-NGs
South Korea's transport ministry said Monday it has completed checkups on the country's 151 B737-NG planes for structural cracks, while aiming to finish the repair and replacement work on 13 faulty planes by January.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport discovered structural cracks on 13 B737-NG planes and immediately grounded them. A team of Boeing engineers flew to Seoul on Oct. 31 to help fix the problems.The 13 planes include five from Korean Air Lines Co., three from Jin Air Co
Nov. 25, 2019
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AB InBev names new CEO for S. Korea unit
Belgian brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has named a new chief executive for its South Korean operations, Oriental Brewery Co. said Monday.Ben Verhaert, president of AB InBev's South Asian operations, will be replacing OB CEO Bruno Cosentino who will move to the Belgian beverage firm's African operations as chief marketing officer, OB said in a statement. He will start in the new post in January,Verhaert, 41, a native of Belgium, has built up his career mainly in the sales and logistics fields
Nov. 25, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Smart plant solutions, green cars eye fast-growing ASEAN markets
BUSAN -- Forty-five South Korean companies exhibited and demonstrated their new technologies related to the “fourth industrial revolution,” from green cars to smart factory solutions, in a bid to create more business opportunities in the fast-growing ASEAN markets. Officials from the government, companies and their potential partners and clients gathered at Bexco for the ASEAN-ROK Innovation Showcase 2019, which was held on the sidelines of the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, in
Nov. 25, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Malaysian premier visits KAI’s production facility
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad visited the production site of South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries during his trip for the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in Busan, the company said Monday. He was briefed on the light attack aircraft FA-50, basic trainer KT-1 and Surion helicopter KUH-1.“We have come to trust KAI more after seeing the production facilities and hope to continue our partnership,” Mohamad said. KAI pitched the lig
Nov. 25, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea summit] Jim Rogers foresees bright, exciting future for S. Korea
Renowned American businessman and financial commentator Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, said Monday that the Korean Peninsula will become very appealing in the next couple of decades, while the ASEAN region will also emerge as a hot market for investments. He was speaking at a business forum of the ASEAN-ROK CEO Summit under the theme of “Collaboration and Tasks toward ASEAN-ROK Co-prosperity.” “The opening up (and unification) of the Korean Peninsula will combine Nort
Nov. 25, 2019
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LIG Nex1 builds education infrastructure, honors Korean War veterans in Philippines
South Korean aerospace manufacturer and defense company LIG Nex1’s employees visited the Philippines on Nov. 18 to take part in an educational campaign and honor Filipino soldiers who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War. In collaboration with South Korean nonprofit organization World Human Bridge, the firm participated in a campaign that involved building a children’s library in Davao City on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. The campaign aims to improve the educational
Nov. 25, 2019
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[ASEAN-Korea Summit] Korea, ASEAN to partner on smart cities at ministerial level
BUSAN -- South Korea and the 10 member states of ASEAN agreed to form a consultative body at the ministerial level for sustainable cooperation in the smart city sector at a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit, officials said Monday. The ASEAN-ROK Ministerial Meeting on Smart City took place Monday, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport and the Presidential Committee on New Southern Policy. It was attended by ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock
Nov. 25, 2019
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S-Oil recognizes ‘Hero Citizens’
Korean oil refiner S-Oil on Monday held the 2019 Hero Citizens Award ceremony at its headquarters in Seoul.The oil refinery recognized 23 people who put themselves at risk to save others in peril, and awarded them a total of 140 million won ($119,000), the company said. “The courage of unsung heroes can be a source of inspiration to many people,” said CEO Hussain Al-Qahtani. “S-Oil will continue to serve as a reliable custodian of unsung heroes, so that their deeds can ea
Nov. 25, 2019