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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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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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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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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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Concerns raised over chronic labor shortage at state-run center for digital sex crime victims
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[KH Explains] Is private equity giant MBK a risk-taker or renegade?
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[Herald Interview] Redesigning Korean tourism
Korea has promoted the country’s tourism under several slogans ― none of which survived long enough to make a lasting impression. The slogans, which sometimes cost millions of dollars to come up with, were pulled for various reasons. “Sparkling Korea” was briefly withdrawn in the U.S. after the shooting rampage in Virginia by a Korean-American student in 2007. The word sparkle was feared to denote the muzzle flash of a gunshot. Before that, there was “Dynamic Korea,” which was scrapped out of fe
TravelJune 9, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IOM leads anti-human trafficking drive
This is the eighth installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.In late January, shock and disbelief swept through the country as two people with disabilities were rescued from a salt farm on a remote southwestern island after years of forced labor, sleep deprivation, confinement and beatings. A probe found at least 18 other such victims around the region, with the back pay for one of them topping at least 120 million won ($117,000) over the past 10
Foreign AffairsJune 8, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Doctor talks filmmaking, industrial medicine
It’s been almost three years since Dr. Song Yoon-hee released her first documentary, “White Jungle.”Dubbed the Korean version of “Sicko,” the low-budget film was an expos on Korea’s health care system, including privatized hospitals that solely focus on profit-making.Since her film debut, Song has done a lot as a filmmaker as well as a physician. She wrote a screenplay for veteran auteur Im Kwon-taek’s latest project, “Hwajang,” while working as an industrial medicine specialist. When “White Jun
TechnologyJune 5, 2014
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[Herald Interview] DHL puts faith in female, Asian talent
DHL’s personnel chief Angela Titzrath. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)The logistics industry may be one of the most male-dominated sectors. But Deutsche Post DHL, the German-based logistics giant, has poured considerable resources into reversing this long-held tradition. “We cannot allow ourselves the luxury to take only 50 percent of professional leaders out there,” Angela Titzrath, personnel and labor director at DHL, told The Korea Herald in a recent interview in Seoul.“Having more female ex
IndustryJune 4, 2014
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[Herald Interview] A feline state of mind
Even if you never saw “Cats,” you would probably recognize the musical if you saw the actors, with their facial paint, furry tails and unitards, or heard “Memory,” one of the most popular songs from any musical. Staged numerous times in numerous cities, including Seoul, for more than 30 years since its London premiere, the Andrew Lloyd Webber show has become something of a musical milestone.The original production first came to Korea in 1994, and returned in 2003, 2007 and 2008, drawing some 1.2
PerformanceJune 4, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Why we should care about Chinese real estate prices
Let’s go back in time to the early 2000s and say you have $1 million to invest in either a fully developed or an emerging market. what would you choose? Many would opt for the emerging market, with the rationale being that investing in a rapidly developing market would generate quick and high returns. But betting on a fast-growing part of the world has actually led to losses for many over the past years because of the constant high risks associated with rapid economic growth, according to renown
June 3, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IP5 to boost global patent cooperation
An increase in global trade has created a borderless world and spurred competition, calling on businesses to develop and introduce technologies for a wide range of consumers with different tastes.A new market called for companies to adopt innovative strategies that include safeguarding their inventions by filing their intellectual properties as efficiently and globally as possible amid growing patent disputes.And this is where the so-called Intellectual Property Five comes in to accommodate the
TechnologyJune 3, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Young mothers should be given chance to raise children’
Eva Yoo Ri Brussaard, president of the Single SuperMom Foundation, an organization in the Netherlands which she founded to support unwed mothers and their children, finds many parallels between the Netherlands 30 years ago and Korea today when it comes to single mothers.“Being an unwed mother in the Netherlands was also seen as shameful and something to be hidden. Young girls were often sent off to convents and forced into giving their children up for adoption. Fortunately, things have changed.
Social AffairsJune 2, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Cold War 2.0 would benefit North Korea’
JEJUDO ISLAND ― The reemergence of the Cold-War political structure amid the East-West standoff over the Ukraine crisis could benefit North Korea as it would put the isolated state under the protective umbrella of one of the two competing blocs, said a North Korea expert.During an interview with The Korea Herald, Rudiger Frank, professor at the University of Vienna, also pointed out that “Cold War 2.0” would pose a policy challenge to South Korea as it would limit Seoul’s bilateral diplomacy wit
North KoreaJune 1, 2014
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[Herald Interview] GM is here to stay, says firm’s Korea chief
BUSAN ― GM will not leave South Korea, according to the carmaker’s president Sergio Rocha.“I can reassure you that GM is here to stay,” Rocha said on Thursday on the sidelines of the Busan International Motor Show, holding up his right hand as if he was making an oath, during his interview with The Korea Herald.He was addressing concerns that the recent recall orders issued on GM autos manufactured in South Korea may facilitate a pullout by the U.S. carmaker. Sergio Rocha (GM Korea)Rocha stress
MobilityMay 29, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Education welfare is not a matter of choice’
Despite being one of the lesser-known candidates in the June 4 local elections, Cho Hi-yeon is no stranger to those familiar with Korea’s social movements. The sociology professor spent his early days fighting the iron-fisted rule of former president Park Chung-hee and has devoted much of his life to civil rights activism. The 57-year-old said he would now focus on transforming Korea into a welfare state, a large-scale project which must start with educational welfare. He said the nation must pu
NationalMay 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Juice it up!
In 2005, 40-year-old Aussie Joseph Mervyn Cross decided to consume nothing but vegetable juice for two months. At the time, he weighed almost 145 kilograms and suffered from an autoimmune disease that forced him to take the steroid prednisone for years to ease the pain. His doctors told him he would die early. But after switching to the juice diet, Cross’ weight dropped to 100 kilograms and his health gradually improved. Eventually, he was able to stop taking medicine altogether. That wasn’t all
IndustryMay 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] 6GAB: Six friends with something to prove
The determination in their eyes is undeniable as the six tight-knit school chums from Baekseok University in South Chungcheong Province talk about their mission to show the public that aspiring musicians don’t have to come out of one of the elite universities in Seoul to make a dent in the music scene. Classmates S.Jay, Coontza, Junohwani, Pangju, dB and JINew all met as music technology majors, with each of the members focusing on songwriting. However, shortly after they entered school, it was
PerformanceMay 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Seoul education chief promises creative learning
Incumbent Seoul education superintendent Moon Yong-rin vowed to reform the the traditional emphasis on rote memorization, which stifles creative thinking, if he is reelected as the capital’s education chief in the upcoming June 4 local elections.“My dream is to educate the students in a way that encourages their dreams and talents, but one year and four months in office was too short to realize it,” the 66-year-old former professor said, explaining that his key policy of “happy education” center
NationalMay 27, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s forest management know-how going global
A growing number of countries, particularly developing countries in Asia, are seeking to learn about Korea’s forest rehabilitation and forest management know-how. Korea has worked to green up its open spaces over the past 40 years, and its successful reforestation policy has been looked on as a benchmark for countries seeking reforestation in a short period of time.“Inquires from overseas have varied from (questions about) reforestation to forest welfare policies,” Korea Forest Service Minister
May 27, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Candidate promises to revamp Seoul’s ‘rusty’ education system
Koh Seung-duk has seemingly done it all.He was the first person to pass Korea’s state exams for law, public administration and diplomacy. Having spent three decades as a lawyer, while at the same time appearing on TV as a legal expert for 20 years and spending 15 years as a financial adviser, Koh became a member of the National Assembly in 2008.But the 56-year-old is not widely seen as an educator, an irony for someone seeking to become the education chief for a city of 10 million.“It’s a common
NationalMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] New transparency rules key to trust in investor-state settlements
This is the seventh installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.With free trade emerging as a global norm for growth, new U.N. rules on transparency in disputes between investors and host countries will play a key role in bolstering their relations while providing greater public access to arbitration procedures, UNCITRAL’s regional chief said. Debate remains fierce over the role and effect of an investor-state dispute settlement clause since South K
Foreign AffairsMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Financial services broaden Mercedes appeal
Adi Ofek, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Korea, had no hesitations on joining the Korean team in January. Among several options given to the then-chief risk officer of Daimler in Africa and the Asia-Pacific, Korea was almost her own choice, she recalled. “It was because of the people. I felt very much at home whenever I visited Korea on business trips,” the Israeli CEO said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Friday. “Koreans are hard-working people. They always try t
MobilityMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] What Korea can learn from Japan’s lost decade
South Korea can avoid possible economic risks by seeking to gradually transform its economy through structural reforms, rather than depending solely on monetary policies, according to a senior Japanese economist.Such is the lesson that Korea can learn from Japan, despite their complicated historical ties, said Naoyuki Yoshino, professor of economics at Keio University, in a recent telephone interview with The Korea Herald. “Korea can learn from Japan’s mistakes in the past,” he said from Tokyo,
May 22, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Sociopolitical system observed from a breakfast meal
Artist Lee Wan discovered one day that the ingredients of the bread and carrot juice he had for breakfast came from more than 10 countries. The bread was made with flour from the U.S. and cooking oil from Malaysia, baked in China and sent to Korea. For him, the process was incomprehensible and even seemed inefficient. To understand the complex system behind his breakfast, he thought he had to become part of the process. “I decided to become a producer,” Lee said in an interview with The Korea He
PerformanceMay 22, 2014