The Korea Herald

Seoul City foreign interns learn how capital tackles challenges

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

Liu Lixiu has just finished her master’s in Korea, but didn’t go back to Singapore right away. She wanted to take the internship opportunity offered by the Seoul City Government. Lixiu is now working at the Digital Medial City PR Division in Sangam-dong, western Seoul. “Time for the internship
Deluged cars may flood the market

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

New concerns of cars, fundamentally damaged from being waterlogged, filling the used-car market have potential buyers wary of buying second-hand, a consequence of July’s record downpour.Although waterlogged cars can be restored back to proper working condition, experts voiced concerns that retailers
NGO chief says won’t give up on N.K. rights

North KoreaAug 4, 2011

Prepares for conference in Geneva to highlight political prisons and abduction issuesCountless North Koreans cross the river border to China even at this moment, and only a fraction of them make it safely to the South.Some get arrested by the Chinese authorities and sent back to the North, some put
A beacon of hope

Expat LivingAug 4, 2011

Filipino strives to better lives of migrant womenFor him, it was love at first sight. And after three days of frequent visits to her parent’s grocery store, the Filipino student was in no doubt about how her unassuming suitor felt.The quiet Korean sailor, Lee Dong-ho, was 12 years her senior and usu
Korean inventor considers patent suit against Miller

IndustryAug 4, 2011

A Korean inventor is considering a lawsuit against MillerCoors, claiming that the new Miller Lite bottle has copied his patented design, industry sources said Thursday.The Chicago-based brewing company launched last year the Vortex bottle, which has grooves on the inside of the neck. The company exp
Students borrow more from private lenders

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Korean students are borrowing dramatically more to pay for college and living expenses, rekindling concerns over heavy debt among young people and business practices of lenders.The Financial Supervisory Service said Thursday as of June, nearly 48,000 university students had taken out loans totaling
Amore Pacific launches credit card

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Amore Pacific Corp. launched Thursday a credit card that offers up to 15 percent discounts on its beauty products in partnership with KB Kookmin Card. According to the No. 1 cosmetics maker, consumers can enjoy price benefits when they use the Amore Pacific-KB Kookmin Car to purchase Amore products
LG exec tops stock wealth list

IndustryAug 4, 2011

An LG executive has been named the wealthiest man in corporate Korea in terms of stock holdings. LG Household & Health Care’s CEO Cha Suk was worth 16.34 billion won ($15.41 million) thanks to his stock riches, as he held 33,800 shares of LG Household & Health Care worth 483,500 won each as of Aug.
Time for Brown Revolution: UNCCD chief

IndustryAug 4, 2011

The chief of the world’s only legally binding convention combating desertification urged leaders to accelerate efforts to fight degradation and regenerate soil to prevent massive food shortages.“People take soil for granted. We may survive oil peak but we will never survive soil peak,” Luc Gnacadja,
‘Korea to lead fight against desertification’

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Korea will lead international efforts to combat desertification in Asia based on its experience of forestation, Lee Don-koo, head of Korea Forest Service said. “Korea is ahead of others in turning wasteful land into productive land. We have an important role to play in the world’s fight against dese
Korea to host first Asian conference of UNCCD

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Korea is to play host to the world’s biggest gathering to combat desertification for the first time in Asia in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.Slated for Oct. 10-21, prominent desertification experts and government officials from 194 member nations of the United Nations Convention to Combat Dese
Ex-prosecutor passes U.S. bar exam

Social affairsAug 4, 2011

A 67-year-old former South Korean prosecutor has passed a bar exam in Washington D.C., giving hope to those dreaming of becoming a lawyer in the United States. Chu Kwang-il, who formerly headed the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office and the state civil rights agency, was the oldest among those who passe
CJ Construction’s new chief

IndustryAug 4, 2011

CJ Group’s construction arm CJ Engineering and Construction Corp. named Kim Chun-hak as its new chief executive and vice president on Tuesday. Kim Chun-hakBefore taking the post, Kim had been working for Samsung Heavy Industries Co. since 1983 and most recently served as the executive vi
Sohn tapped to head panel

IndustryAug 4, 2011

Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industries, has been named as new head of the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness, a government official said Thursday.President Lee Myung-bak, currently on vacation, plans to appoint him next week, the sources said. Sohn Kyun
Academy defends Winfrey as honorary Oscar winner

World NewsAug 4, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Film academy president Tom Sherak is coming to Oprah Winfrey’s defense.Sherak says Winfrey is “one of the most philanthropic performers in the world” and thus deserving of the academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday