Young Koreans are feeling the need for flexible working hours to balance their life with work, research agency Nielsen Korea said Monday.The agency conducted an online survey targeting 1,000 men and women between the ages 19 and 70 from Nov. 13-20, with the aim to understand the public sentiments toward flextime. Of the surveyed, 74 percent said they think flexible working hours would enhance their quality of life. Those in their 20s and 30s felt the need more strongly than the older generation,

Social Affairs Dec. 11, 2017

Seoul residents inherited over 23 trillion won ($20.9 billion) over the last five years, which is 45 percent of the total inheritance that occurred across South Korea in the cited period, data released by the National Tax Service showed Sunday.In particular, the inheritance scale was big in Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa -- the three major affluent districts located in southern Seoul -- where a combined 10 trillion won was marked in inheritance. This accounted for 43 percent of the capital city&rsqu

Economy Dec. 11, 2017

미국 스타트업 ‘맨서번트’는 남성을 시간당 125달러(약 14만원)에 고용할 수 있는 서비스를 제공한다　　웹사이트에 따르면 맨서번트란 “여성을 여왕처럼 떠받드는 신사”를 가리킨다.　　현역 배우, 모델 또는 코미디언이라는 이 남성들은 로맨틱하고 자상하며 15분에 한번씩 칭찬을 건네고, 파티 장소에서 음흉한 남성의 접근을 막아 준다.　　이를테면 실연의 아픔을 겪는 여성에겐 “당신이 아름답다는 걸 기억하라,” “떠나간 남자에 미련 갖지 말고 아름다운 당신을 아껴줄 새로운 사람을 만나라” 등의 조언을 해주며 연애편지를 태울 때 곁을 지켜주기도 한다. 　(사진=맨서번트)　입생로랑, 조르지오 아르마니, 에스티로더 등의 화장품 회사 이벤트나 워너브라더스 등 기획사의 대외행사에 동원되어 케이터링하기도 했다.　　맨서번트의 창업자는 조세핀 와이 린 (Josephine Wai Lin)과 달랄 카자 (Dalal Kahjah)다. 본래 광고업계 종사자였던 이들은 친구의 생일파티 때 도움을 줄 만한 ‘훈남’

한국어판 Dec. 11, 2017

Mystery thriller “Forgotten,” starring Kang Ha-neul and Kim Moo-yeol as brothers, drew over 1 million cinemagoers in the 12 days since its release. “Forgotten” revolves around the two brothers who doubt each other. Kim Moo-yeol plays the older brother who loses his memory and becomes a completely different person after an abduction. Kang Ha-neul plays the younger brother who grows suspicious of his changed brother and subsequently begins to doubt his own memories. Official poster for “Forgotten”

Film Dec. 10, 2017

A Korean man in his 50s turned himself in to police after spending 19 years abroad to evade penalties for embezzling hundreds of millions of won with his brother-in-law.The Suncheon branch of the Gwangju District Court said Sunday it had sentenced the 54-year-old man to three years prison for the embezzlement of 950 million won ($872,000) from the bank where his brother-in-law was employed. A police investigation revealed the man had suggested his brother-in-law, who worked in the bank’s loan de

Social Affairs Dec. 10, 2017

Amid overnight snowfall and continuing sleet in the morning Sunday, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced it would control traffic in parts of the city during early hours of the day.According to the capital city’s traffic information center, four sections of two roads in Jongno and Seongbuk-gu are to be closed off until noon. The controlled roads are Samcheong-ro and Bugaksan-ro.Drivers are advised to travel via other roads between Samcheong-ro Community Center and Kukje Gallery, the Samcheong

Social Affairs Dec. 10, 2017

A total of 1.4 billion won ($1.3 million) of cash was lost on the subway in Seoul over the past three years, Seoul Metro said Sunday. About 85 percent of the money was returned to their owners. Items found in subway stations and trains are kept for seven days at lost-and-found centers. If no one claims the items, they are handed over to police stations, where they are kept for nine more months until they become property of the state. Lost-and-found items are stored for 7 days at the subway stati

Social Affairs Dec. 3, 2017

The Korean woman charged with producing child abuse material in Australia could face new charges, sources said Friday. On Friday, Herald Business, the sister publication of The Korea Herald, interviewed the victim’s parents who said that the suspect could have faked her identification and credentials in landing a job as the family’s au pair. The mother of the victim, who used to work in the police force, discovered after the arrest that the suspect’s name did not match the name on her passport a

Social Affairs Nov. 24, 2017

A 2.6 magnitude tremor occurred off the coast of Incheon’s Yeonpyeongdo, at 12:29 a.m., Friday, the weather agency said.The epicenter is 76 kilometers southwest from Yeonpyeongdo. Although the light quake was hardly felt by the residents of Incheon, as the region has large scale industries for thermal power stations and gas, this latest incident raises the alarm for emergency guidelines for the region in case of a stronger shake. The epicenter is marked with a red dot (Weather agency)On the same

Social Affairs Nov. 24, 2017

President Moon Jae-in visited a high school in Pohang, North Gyeongang Province, Friday morning, to meet students in the special disaster zone who took their college entrance exam on the previous day. Moon visited Pohang Girls’ High School in Buk-gu, Pohang, and met the senior students there who had just finished taking the Suneung exam on Thursday.  (Yonhap)The Suneung was originally scheduled for Nov. 17 but was delayed a week following the unprecedented quake of magnitude 5.4 that occurred in

Social Affairs Nov. 24, 2017

Temperature is expected to tumble on Saturday, accompanied by rainfall in the day time in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon and northern parts of the Chungcheong provinces. The lowest morning temperatures on Saturday will be between -7 and 3 degrees Celsius, and the highest day time temperature will be between 4 and 14 degrees Celsius. The light rain of 5 to 10 milliliters will continue from Saturday afternoon to the next day.Fine dust levels are forecast as fine to average nationwide, except for central

Social Affairs Nov. 24, 2017

A Korean woman who was indicted Monday on charges of producing child abuse material will be detained until January, an Australian Federal Police official confirmed to The Korea Herald Wednesday. The suspect appeared before the Darwin Local Court on Tuesday for a bail hearing. According to the AFP official, the woman will be remanded in custody until a court hearing slated for mid-January next year. Meanwhile, the Police said Tuesday that the photos of child exploitation uploaded to the Korean we

Social Affairs Nov. 22, 2017

The in-demand PyeongChang long padded coat sold out early Wednesday morning with eager consumers queuing from Tuesday evening.Lotte Department Store announced that its 7,000 PyeongChang long padded coats sold out nationwide by 6 a.m. on Wednesday due to the long line of shoppers.Branches around the country were allocated tickets to give to consumers in order to buy the much sought after coat. At Lotte Department Store Avenuel, World Tower Branch, people started arriving at 8 p.m. Tuesday, after

Industry Nov. 22, 2017

Airbnb signed on to become an official supporter of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The community-driven hospitality firm will work with the local community to offer accommodation to travelers visiting Gangwon Province during the games. At a signing ceremony that took place Wednesday, Uhm Chan-wang, director of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee, expressed gratitude to Airbnb for participating as an official supporter.Uhm Chan-wang, director of the PyeongChang Organizing Com

Industry Nov. 22, 2017