The Korea Herald

U.S. carmakers report strong Aug. sales

World BusinessSept 2, 2011

Fears that car buyers would stay away from dealerships in August never materialized.Instead, Americans were lured by new models, cheaper financing and the need to replace aging cars. As a result, August sales rose 7.5 percent compared with the same month last year, according to Autodata Corp.Most ma
[Editorial] Verdict on ‘comfort women’

EditorialSept 2, 2011

The Constitutional Court has ushered in a new phase in the long-running dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over compensation of Korean “comfort women” and nuclear bomb victims for their suffering and human rights abuses during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea. On Tuesday, the court ruled on a petition fi
[Editorial] New drug pricing policy

EditorialSept 2, 2011

The government’s plan to cut drug prices by an average of 17 percent starting next year has triggered vehement protests from the domestic pharmaceutical community. On Thursday, an alliance of 10 pharmaceutical-related organizations issued a joint statement, declaring an all-out struggle against the
[William Pesek] Rock ‘n’ roll line rings true in deflation nation

ViewpointsSept 2, 2011

Japan needs an Arab Spring. If you’d told me 10 years ago, when I moved to Tokyo, that today I’d be writing about an eighth leader, I never would’ve believed it. Yet here we are, analyzing and philosophizing about whether Yoshihiko Noda will last longer than the last five. In April 2001, Junichiro K
[Malcolm Fraser] America’s self-inflicted decline

ViewpointsSept 2, 2011

MELBOURNE ― If the broad post-World War II prosperity that has endured for six decades comes to an end, both the United States and Europe will be responsible. With rare exceptions, politics has become a discredited profession throughout the West. Tomorrow is always treated as more important than nex
DPJ must revive itself through generation change

ViewpointsSept 2, 2011

The Democratic Party of Japan-led administration has for the first time a leader with a steadfast political style and well-grounded policies.In the DPJ’s presidential election Monday, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda defeated Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda in a runoff. It was a dra
Jobs’ influence overshadows presidents, terrorists, turmoil

ViewpointsSept 2, 2011

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 draws near, it may be remarkable to argue that the person who changed the way of life the most in the past decade is neither late al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, U.S. President George Bush, who started the so-called “War on Terror” or his successor, Barack Obama, the
[Andrew Sheng] Putting finance to work for the real economy

ViewpointsSept 2, 2011

Finance is a service industry, but in the past three decades it seems to have gone its own way. The functions of the finance sector are to protect property rights for the real sector, improve resource allocation, reduce transaction costs, help manage risks and help discipline borrowers. Financi
Buddhist nun teaches how to live better on temple food

TheaterSept 2, 2011

Nun Seonjae’s popular cooking class has over 2,000 on waiting listAbout 40 middle-aged women and a few men were all eyes and ears as Buddhist nun Seonjae related to them how she refused to cook at Hotel Shilla when treated like a regular cook. “Temple food is not some random cheap food. I told them
Highlights

TheaterSept 2, 2011

Theater“Mahoroba”: Young theater company “DreamPlay” is bringing Japanese playwright Horai Ryuta’ s theatrical account on women of different ages and their shared experiences. The play begins as Midori, a single working woman who lives alone in Tokyo while refusing to get married, visits her family
Box Office

FilmSept 2, 2011

Pain (Korea)Opening Sept. 7.Drama. Directed by Kwak Gyeong-taek. Nam-soon (Kwon Sang-woo), whose family members were killed by his mistake when he was young, has lost all his feeling ― including his palate ― from the trauma. This made him incapable of feeling any pain even when he gets hurt. He make
Eye-like

MusicSept 2, 2011

Sumi Jo“Libera”Universal MusicMarking the 25th anniversary of her international debut, soprano Sumi Jo has released “Libera,” an album which encompasses musical genres from opera arias to musical numbers. In an interview, Jo said the title, meaning “free” in Italian, represents her 25 years of free
For Helen Mirren, ‘Debt’ becomes her

FilmSept 2, 2011

There’s really nothing more you can say about Helen Mirren.That she’s one of stage, screen and TV’s greatest actresses is a given. If nothing else, her Oscar-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in “The Queen” and her multiple Emmy Award-winning performance as tortured policewoman Jane Tennison in t
Eat Mediterranian at Millennium Seoul Hilton

TravelSept 2, 2011

The hotel’s Mediterranean restaurant, Cilantro, offers Middle Eastern dishes in September. Common ingredients include pita bread, sesame seeds, chick peas, mint and parsley. Popular foods include hummus, baba ghanouj, falafel and lamb dishes. The Cilantro buffet, with the Middle Eastern dishes, is a
Busan-Jeju, Gimpo-Jeju tickets 65% off

TravelSept 2, 2011

Air Busan said those who reserve flight tickets of the carrier’s Busan-Jeju and Gimpo-Jeju routes will get a 65 percent discount every Thursday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on its homepage, www.airbusan.com, until Sept. 15, on the condition that the departure date is within 10 days of the reservation.