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SHINee's Key to start mandatory military service in band
Music
Jan 25, 2019
Popular K-pop boy band SHINee's member Key will begin the mandatory 21-month military service in early March as a member of the military band, his management agency SM Entertainment said Friday.The 28-year-old, whose real name is Kim Ki-bum, "will join the military on March 4, having recently got admitted into the military band," according to SM. (Yonhap)Key is the second of the four SHINee members to join the military after the oldest member Onew was enlisted at the end of last year. Another m
Ministry demands Japan's 'evidence' to refute its low-altitude flyby claim
Defense
Jan 25, 2019
South Korea's defense ministry called on Japan on Friday to offer clear evidence to back up its rebuttal of Seoul's claim over its warplane's "threatening" low-altitude flyby earlier this week.On Thursday, the ministry released five photos of the flyby to substantiate its assertion that the Japanese P-3 maritime patrol plane buzzed Korea's 4,500-ton destroyer Daejoyeong at an altitude of 60 to 70 meters and just 540 meters away in international waters south of the peninsula Wednesday. (Yonhap)Ac
[Newsmaker] Govt. to launch special probe team to investigate sexual violence in sports
Social affairs
Jan 25, 2019
The South Korean government said Friday it will launch a special probe team to look into sexual violence and other human rights violations in the country's sports community, following a series of claims by athletes that they were assaulted by their coaches.Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan, Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae and Gender Equality Minister Jin Sun-mee convened for a ministers meeting on social affairs and discussed measures to prevent and eradicate violence in sports. Sports Minister Do Jon
2 injured by a patient in psychiatric hospital
Social affairs
Jan 25, 2019
A 57-year-old patient who injured a doctor and a citizen by wielding a deadly weapon has been caught and is being investigated, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Thursday.“The patient has been accused of swinging a lethal weapon toward a 39-year-old psychiatrist, who was pregnant, at the hospital lobby on 4:10 p.m. on Thursday,” said the police. (Yonhap)The daily news media KBS reported that the 57-year-old suspect had been hospitalized with auditory hallucinations and insomnia since Novem
Moon dismisses reports of detailed demand from Trump on cost sharing
Defense
Jan 25, 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday dismissed recent reports that US President Donald Trump has named a specific price for keeping US troops in South Korea, saying the leaders simply do not speak in such a manner."Not just President Trump but no leader of any country in the world speaks in such a manner," the president was quoted as saying."Such reports can be an insult to President Trump," he added, according to his spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom.Moon's remarks follow news reports that claime
Korea's consumer sentiment rises for second straight month in Jan.
Economy
Jan 25, 2019
South Korea's consumer sentiment rose for the second month in a row in January as hopes are high for the government's economic stimulus measures for the new year, a central bank poll showed Friday.The composite consumer sentiment index for this month stood at 97.5, up 0.6 point from a month earlier, according to the Bank of Korea. A reading below the long-term average of 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists.Last month, the index gained 1.2 points from a nearly two-year low of 95.7. The BOK s
More jobless people apply for 'unemployment credits' in 2018
Social affairs
Jan 25, 2019
South Korea saw more jobless people seek financial assistance from the state pension fund in 2018 amid the country's rising unemployment, data showed Friday.About 416,000 unemployed people applied for the "unemployment credits" last year, compared with 369,000 a year earlier, according to the data from the National Pension Service. (Yonhap)The number accounted for nearly 48 percent of jobless people who received unemployment benefits from the government.South Korea introduced the unemployment cr
Trump defends progress with N. Korea ahead of 2nd summit
North Korea
Jan 25, 2019
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that there has been progress in talks with North Korea despite criticism and that he expects another good meeting with the North Korean leader soon.Trump said the media has been unfair by accusing him of producing few tangible results toward dismantling the North's nuclear weapons program since his first summit with Kim Jong-un.(Yonhap)"The Fake News Media loves saying 'so little happened at my first summit with Kim Jong Un.' Wrong!" the president tweeted,
Renault names Bollore CEO, Senard chairman: statement
Transport
Jan 24, 2019
French carmaker Renault said Thursday that it has named Thierry Bollore as its new chief executive and Jean-Dominique Senard as board chairman, replacing former boss Carlos Ghosn following his arrest in Japan for alleged financial misconduct.Jean-Dominique Senard, newly-appointed Chairman of Renault, and Thierry Bollore, newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of Renault, talk to journalists after French carmaker Renault`s board of directors meeting in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, T
N. Korean art troupe arrives in Beijing
North Korea
Jan 24, 2019
A North Korean art troupe arrived in Beijing on Thursday for the first performance in the neighboring country in three years in a demonstration of close ties between the two countries ahead of a second summit between the North and the United States. The delegation, led by Ri Su-yong, vice chairman of the ruling party's Central Committee, arrived at a Beijing train station at around 11 a.m. and was greeted by North Korean Ambassador to Beijing Ji Jae-ryong and Chinese officials.(Yonhap)The North'
JTBC chief rejects accusation of violence filed by freelance journalist
Social affairs
Jan 24, 2019
Sohn Suk-hee, the chief and well-known news presenter of the cable channel JTBC, is facing an allegation that he used violence against a freelance journalist, but he denied the accusation and reported the accuser to the police for blackmail, the police and Sohn said Thursday.The freelance journalist, whose name was withheld, lodged a charge alleging the use of violence by Sohn with the police earlier in the day, accusing the JTBC chief of punching him in the face several times during their dinne
[Weekender] ‘I want to be pretty like mom!’
Social affairs
Jan 24, 2019
Beauty market targeting preschoolers grows in Korea amid criticism
[Herald interview] Sitcom ‘Haiphong Families’ depicts reality of Korea’s multicultural families
Social affairs
Jan 24, 2019
KCTV Jeju producer Kim Jung-hyuk produces award-winning sitcom on multicultural families
S. Korea finds, requests revision of over 200 errors about the country
Culture
Jan 24, 2019
South Korean authorities have identified and requested the revision of 222 cases of incorrect information about the country at 105 homepages of state-run or public organizations in other countries and international bodies, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.The ministry and its affiliate Korea Culture and Information Service said that since July 2017, they have monitored information related to Korea that are on sites run by organizations, including the United Nations, the Organizat
[Eye Plus] Shake off cold with winter delicacies
Food&Beverage
Jan 24, 2019
As the icy wind blows in winter, there is nothing like street snacks to shake off the cold. From roasted sweet potatoes and bungeobbang to egg buns and fish cakes, these snacks can be spotted at street vendors in winter.While waiting for a bus, take a moment to grab a fish cake and sip hot broth to warm your body. (Photo by Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) (Photo by Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) (Photo by Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)Roasted chestnuts and sweet potatoes are all-time winter f
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