Thomas Piketty, whose treatise on economic equality has taken the international economic community by storm, raised the need for property renewal in South Korea where massive wealth is often inherited among a few, select conglomerate clans. "You cannot have the same families forever. There is a serious issue of how you renew the property structure," the French economist said in an interview Friday with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul. "It's important to avoid extreme reproduction of inequality in th

Sept. 20, 2014

▲현대모비스 영업이익률 3년 연속 하락에 시름 깊어져▲협력사 부품 가격인하 없이 영업이익률 지켜내기 힘든 구조적 한계 극복해야 글로벌 부품사 성장 가능해　글로벌 톱5 자동차 부품회사를 지향하는 현대모비스가 동반성장을 위한 협력사 지원을 강화하고 있지만, 다른 한편으로 자사 영업이익률 개선을 위해 부품공급사에 제품 가격 인하 압박을 가하고 있는 것으로 알려졌다. 현대모비스와 협력사 관계에 정통한 한 소식통은 현대모비스의 한 주요 대형 협력사가 부품가격 인하 요구에 압박감을 호소해 왔다고 코리아헤럴드에 밝혔다. 현대모비스의 최대 고객사인 현대차, 기아차의 원가절감 요구가 거세지고 있고, 이는 현대모비스를 통해 부품 협력사 가격 인하 압력으로 전이되는 구조적 싸이클이 올해 심화되고 있다고 대구 경북지역을 기반으로 한 모 협력사의 관계자에 말을 빌어 이 문제에 정통한 소식통은 전했다.업계 관계자들은 자동차 부품 협력사 가격 인하 압력의 원인으로 최근 악화되고 있는 현대모비스의 영업이익률을

한국어판 June 26, 2014

Apple, following a jury verdict that Samsung Electronics infringed three of its patents, is seeking a U.S. sales ban on some older models of the South Korean company’s smartphones.Apple, which on May 2 won $120 million of the $2.2 billion it sought, identified nine devices it wants barred in a filing yesterday with U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California.Winning a ban may prove difficult for Apple because Koh, who also presided over the companies’ first U.S. trial in 2012, twice rej

Business May 24, 2014

잉락 전 태국 총리는 현재 군부에 의해 구금돼어 있다고 Puea Thai 당 고위 관계자가 밝혔다.이 고위 관게자는 "잉락 전 총리의 언니 부부도 구금 중이며 우리는 국가 문제를 우선적으로 정돈할 필요가 있다"고 전했다. 한편 태국 군부는 소환을 명령한 잉락 등 정치인사 114명을 포함한 155명에 대해서도 출국금지 명령을 내렸다. 잉락 전 태국 총리가 구금 장소는 구체적으로 알려지지 않았으나 방콕 북쪽 사라부리주의 군부대일 가능성이 높다고 추청되고 있다. 한편 군부는 국가평화질서유지회의(NPOMC)의 핵심 책임자들을 인선한 것으로 알려졌다.NPOMC의 의장은 프라윳 찬-오차 육군참모총장이며 국가안보 담당은 따나삭 빠띠마프라곤 최고사령관, 사회심리 담당은 나롱 피파타나사이 해군사령관이 맡고 있다.경제부 책임자는 쁘라찐 쭌통 공군사령관, 법무•사법 담당자에는 빠이불 꿈차야 육군부사령관, 특별부는 아둘 사엥싱깨우 경찰청장이 맡았다.이밖의 정부 기관도 군부의 지휘아래 있다.현재 태국 도심

한국어판 May 24, 2014

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been detained by the military junta that seized power in a coup, a source in her Puea Thai party said on Saturday."It is confirmed that she was detained by the military since she reported to the junta yesterday," said the source, who was present when Yingluck answered a call to report to the army on Friday."We are unsure of her whereabouts because the military confiscated her mobile phones and those of her aides," said the source, who had served

World News May 24, 2014

Ousted members of Thailand's former government surrendered to the new military junta Friday, as soldiers forcefully dispersed hundreds of anti-coup activists who defied a ban on large-scale gatherings to protest the army's seizure of power.Troops detained at least two activists during the protest in downtown Bangkok, which descended into scuffles but ended without injury and marked one of the first open challenges to the military since Thursday's coup.The junta, though, remained firmly in charge

World May 24, 2014

The huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a glacially slow collapse in an unstoppable way, two new studies show. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured.The worrisome outcomes won't be seen soon. Scientists are talking hundreds of years, but over that time the melt that has started could eventually add 4 to 12 feet (1.2 to 3.6 meters) to current sea levels.A NASA study looking at 40 years of ground, airplane and satellite data of what researchers call ``t

World May 13, 2014

The South Korean currency continued to strengthen on Tuesday, surpassing the psychologically important level of 1,000 won per 100 yen. The won hit 998.25 per 100 yen as of 5:34 p.m., up 4.92 won  from the previous close. The won had previously rose to a yearly high of 995.63 per yen on Jan. 2. The Tuesday gain comes as the bullish global stock market is rekindling investor appetite for risky assets."The won has been strengthening against the U.S. dollar as investors are again turning to risky as

May 13, 2014

Four Germany-based South Korean footballers recently named to the World Cup squad reported to the national team training camp on Tuesday, ready to turn their focus to the summer's big tournament.Bayer Leverkusen attacker Son Heung-min headlined the list of the four Bundesliga players to arrive at the National Football Center in Paju, just north of Seoul, a day after head coach Hong Myung-bo opened the weeks-long preparation for the World Cup with nine players on handDefensive back Hong Jeong-ho

Sports May 13, 2014

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman agreed in talks in Seoul to work together to increase substantial cooperation in all areas, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.The two sides also agreed to resume long-suspended senior-level policy consultation talks this year and seek ways to strengthen cooperation in information and communications technology and other high value-added industries, the ministry said.    Yun asked Anifah for Malaysia's support f

Foreign Affairs April 30, 2014