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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] ‘Korean writers should overcome nationalism’
Director of the Seoul International Forum for Literature speaks about the role of literature in multi-platform worldKorean authors should move on from nationalist writing and learn about the current trends in world literature, Kim Seong-kon, director of the third Seoul International Forum for Literature, said.“What the global audience is interested in can be quite different (from what Korean autho
BooksApril 11, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Sara Bareilles anticipates fun concert in Seoul
U.S. singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles said she is looking forward to visiting Seoul to hold her first concert in Korea, as she is already familiar with Korean culture.Bareilles plans to showcase her latest songs and familiar songs by other artists at the Hongdae V-Hall in Seoul on May 14 at 7 p.m. “I know that Korean food is amazing and I heard a lot from people who traveled around Korea that the
PerformanceApril 11, 2011
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[Herald interview] Universal Music sees big potential in Korean classical music
Universal Music Group International, which has prestigious label Deutsche Grammophon, expects that the Korean demand for classical music to grow faster in the coming years on the back of the country’s growing wealth and interest in the genre.“The first thing you need to invest in classical music is a market that is confident of growth. The second thing is an extremely accelerating level of wealth
PerformanceApril 8, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Nestle hopes for more ties with Korean suppliers
Nestle S.A., the world’s largest food company, is seeking to boost its beverage and coffee machinery purchase from innovative Korean manufacturers, one of the firm’s high-ranking officials said Thursday. The firm saw the biggest potential of local companies in its leading technologies and dynamics, said Ruguo Hu, head of equipment & system of Nestle R&D Centre Shanghai. The Shanghai R&D center is
IndustryApril 7, 2011
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[Herald interview] Yeosu Expo to highlight climate
BIE chief says 2012 expo addresses timely issues, full of ideasThe 2012 Expo in Yeosu will bring oceans and climate change to the center of international attention, Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, secretary general of Bureau International des Expositions said Wednesday.Loscertales had high hopes for the upcoming expo in Korea’s southwestern coastal city, he said, despite its smaller size than the mo
IndustryApril 6, 2011
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[Herald interview] U.S. law firm hopes for opportunities with Korean investors
While the U.S. is a major market for financial investors across the world, its complex financial laws represent a major hurdle for those looking to invest in the country. For the New York-based law firm Kirby McInerney LLP, which specializes in complex commercial litigations, that blind spot offers handsome opportunities for business with largely Asian investors who need help to navigate through i
IndustryApril 5, 2011
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[Herald interview] Culture budget should double: minister
SYDNEY ― Funding for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism takes up about 1 percent of the Korea’s total budget this year, but spending should be doubled, Culture Minister Choung Byoung-gug said.“The cultural content industry is a new growth engine for the Korean economy and about 1 percent of the national budget should go to investment for cultural content development,” Choung told The Kore
CultureApril 5, 2011
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[Herald interview] Documentary maker awaits the big ‘coming out’
Director Lee Hyuk-sang debuts Korea’s first gay documentarySmart, eloquent and bubbly, director Lee Hyuk-sang loves being himself.“My whole worldview changed as I found out about my sexual orientation,” said Lee, who is gay. “I got to see so many things that I didn’t get to see before. And I am proud of it.”Lee’s debut film, “Miracle on Jongno Street,” is the first-ever gay-themed documentary to b
FilmApril 5, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Armed with guitar, Ye Ji-won ventures into small-stage theater
Actress takes role as almost-perfect ‘Gold Miss’ in ‘Midsummer’There was definitely something “Gold Missy” about her, just like her usual image on TV. Her elaborate dress ― yellow leather jacket, long, chocolate-colored skirt with floral print, with matching fedora and long pearl necklaces ― along with her high-toned singing voice and confident manner all fit the typical image of a Gold Miss, the
PerformanceApril 4, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Citroen reenters Korea with higher hopes
French carmaker Citroen aims to sell up to 2,500 cars a year in Korea when it resumes imports of vehicles after a nine-year hiatus, Eric Dumondelle, chief of the company’s Asia Pacific division said Thursday. Introducing a series of models including DS3 models it will launch in the Korean market at the Seoul Motor Show 2011, Dumondelle said Citroen hopes to benefit from the Korea-EU Free Trade Agr
IndustryApril 1, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Smokers face uphill battle in Supreme Court
Will smokers be compensated for the cancer they develop after smoking cigarettes for decades without knowing its harms?Moreover, will the court find tobacco firms guilty of selling carcinogens without appropriate warnings?The answers now depend on the Supreme Court justices as six smokers and 25 of their relatives have filed a suit against KT&G, the tobacco manufacturer here, over the prevalence o
Social AffairsMarch 27, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Ssangyong looks to brighter future with Mahindra
After return to profit in 2010, carmaker hopes new models bring growth and stabilityWith its takeover by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. now complete, troubled carmaker Ssangyong Motor Co. is hoping to strengthen its product lineup, expand into new markets and rebuild its reputation. “Ssangyong caused much trouble for Korea, and to do this (revive the company) creditors and others involved had to make
IndustryMarch 17, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Korea hopeful of G20 progress on global imbalance
The Group of 20 major economies are likely to come up with different numerical current account targets for each member nation in April to correct global trade imbalances, said Sohn Byung-doo, director general of the newly established G20 bureau at the Finance Ministry.Updating on the G20 agenda, Sohn said the G20 is on its way to delivering optimum trade surplus and deficit targets that cater for
March 9, 2011
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[Herald Interview] ‘Firms need to get trust of global opinion leaders’
The Korean corporate sector, despite its rapid industrial success and latest attempts to become a trusted member of the global corporate society, has yet to gain the full trust of global opinion leaders, an executive of PR firm Edelman said. In its annual survey for measuring trust in business, government, NGOs and media in over 20 nations, the company said that opinion leaders across the world le
IndustryMarch 2, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Asia needs to reduce dollar use: UNCTAD chief
Asian countries should increase use of their local currencies in inter-regional trade settlements to avoid currency disturbances stemming from U.S. monetary policies, Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, said. “By creating more account settlement in, say Chinese renminbi, Indonesian rupiah, or the Korean won, the region could relax tension arisi
Feb. 28, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Former lawmaker sees U.S. FTA ratification soon
The only Korean-American to have served in U.S. Congress expects the KORUS FTA to be ratified in the U.S. soon, possibly within the spring. “I think it’s going to be ratified easily, perhaps by May,” Jay Kim told The Korea Herald last week. “There’s no problem here, (but) I’m concerned about Korea.” Kim, born Kim Chang-jun in Seoul in 1939, emigrated to the U.S. in 1961, where he studied civil eng
Feb. 28, 2011
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[Herald interview] Confucianism helped Korea in financial crisis: scholar
Chinese professor Tu Weiming says willingness to work without immediate reward, government-corporate cooperation fueled recoveryChinese neo-Confucianism scholar Tu Weiming said Korea was able to overcome the recent global financial crisis due in part to Confucian influence on Korean society, where people generally work hard without expecting immediate reward.Tu, director of the Institute for Advan
PeopleFeb. 27, 2011