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Main opposition raises heat over Environment Ministry ‘blacklist’
Social affairs
Dec 27, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Travel
Dec 27, 2018
Ulsan Grand Park Light Festival This year’s Ulsan Grand Park Light Festival features five different themes under “draw the light dream” until Jan. 27.The highlight of the festival is the 11-meter star structure in front of the Rose Garden Fountain, where a multimedia light show will be displayed. Admission fees are 2,000 won for adults, 1,000 won for teenagers and 500 won for children. Senior citizens 65 years old and above can enter for free, though ID is required. It is open to visitors of all
[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week
Film
Dec 27, 2018
Take Point(Korea)Opened Dec. 26Action, Adventure, DramaDirected by Kim Byung-woo On the day of the US presidential election in 2024, Ahab (Ha Jung-woo) and his team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea’s armed forces minister in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire that causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.Bumblebee(US)Opened Dec. 25Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Directed by Travi
[News Focus] Korean-style apartment complexes go global
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
SEJONG -- Major South Korean builders are making inroads into overseas emerging markets to foster new residential towns on the back of pacts signed between the Land Ministry and its counterparts in South America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.Among the destinations are cities and residential districts in Paraguay, Bolivia, Algeria, Ethiopia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Nepal, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and China.The builders include Korea Land & Housing Corp. (dubbed LH), Hanwha Engineering &
[Eye Plus] Letting go
Travel
Dec 27, 2018
After hours of strenuous waiting, standing against the wicked winter winds, those who have flocked to scenic viewpoints stare in awe at the sea’s horizon.On South Korea’s west coast, the gleaming yellow sun in the ruddy sky inches closer to the horizon. Hues spread along the horizon get overwhelmingly richer, creating more dazzling reflections off the waters of the Yellow Sea. Soon, the blinding glare gives way to red-tinged dusk, as the sun goes out of sight, down the horizon.It was worth the h
Korean drugmakers eye opportunities at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference 2019
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
South Korea’s top biopharmaceutical companies and ventures will be making their way to the 37th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in the US next month, eyeing new partnerships, foreign investment and promotional opportunities. The conference, taking place in San Francisco, California, from Jan. 7-10, is the world’s largest and oldest health care investment symposium. Held annually, the event brings together major pharma companies and global investors to discuss the latest development trends and
Korean stocks to take biggest yearly slump since 2008 financial crisis
Markets
Dec 27, 2018
South Korea’s stock market indexes in 2018 are set to mark the largest yearly slump in a decade since the global financial crisis hit Asia’s fourth-largest economy in 2008.As of the Wednesday session’s close, the main bourse index Kospi fell 17.8 percent since Jan. 2 this year, while the second-tier market benchmark Kosdaq slid 16.6 percent, according to data from the Korea Exchange on Thursday. Both figures indicate the largest gap since 2008, when the Kospi plunged 40.7 perce
Aspiring K-pop artists to get a chance at first Stage & concert
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
SK Telecom is venturing into the entertainment world by helping aspiring artists gain global attention using its new music platform.The telecom operator is hosting the first Stage & concert Thursday evening at the Modeci club in Sangsu-dong, Seoul. Aspiring artists including Choi Jung-yoon, So Soo-bin, Wetter and George are taking the stage. (SKT)The featured artists are singer-songwriters who write and produce their own songs and are not represented by any talent agency or record label. The eve
[Herald Interview] How Imvely became South Korean women’s fashion and beauty icon
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
[Eye Interview] Imvely Creative Director Im Ji-hyun attributes the brand’s popularity to her assertive personality and active communication with customers
[팟캐스트] (279) 남북철도 착공식, 식약처 타미플루 경고
Podcast
Dec 27, 2018
진행자: 김다솔, Kevin Lee Selzer1. Koreas kick off groundbreaking ceremony for railways and roads기사요약: 북측 개성 판문역에서 남북 철도 도로 연결, 현대화 착공식이 열렸다.아이튠즈 (아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638[1] The two Koreas on Wednesday kicked-off a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the reconnection and modernization of inter-Korean roads and railways. The event started around 10 a.m. at Panmun Station in North Korea’s border t
Former political leaders urge president to boost economy
Politics
Dec 27, 2018
Former leaders of the ruling Democratic Party called on President Moon Jae-in on Thursday to pay more attention to economic issues next year while also expressing hope for the success of Moon's peace initiative.The call came in a special luncheon held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae. President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)The former leaders said "the progress made by President Moon in inter-Korean relations this year will be highly evaluated in history," a Cheong Wa Dae spokesman said in a relea
Korean public sector debt up in 2017
Economy
Dec 27, 2018
South Korea's public sector debt rose slightly in 2017 from a year earlier, but the ratio of debt to the country's gross domestic product fell, the government said Thursday.The country's public sector debt -- which includes the debt of the central government and nonfinancial public firms -- reached 1,044.6 trillion won ($931 billion) as of end-2017, up 8 trillion won from 2016, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The public sector debt amounted to 60.4 percent
Refiners feared to report weak Q4 earnings on low oil prices
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
South Korean refiners, led by SK Innovation Co., may report earnings declines for the fourth quarter of the year, due to a sharp falloff in oil prices and a narrowing refining margin, industry sources said Thursday.SK Innovation, the No. 1 player, is forecast to rack up an operating loss of over 200 billion won ($178 million) from its refining business in the October-December period, with GS-Caltex Corp. and S-Oil Corp. widely expected to log operating losses of over 150 billion won as well, acc
Ssangyong E&C wins W850b expressway project in Singapore
Industry
Dec 27, 2018
South Korean builder Ssangyong Engineering & Construction has obtained an 850 billion-won ($750 million) contract to expand an expressway in Singapore, according to the firm on Thursday.The project involves building the N102 and N111 sections of road for the North-South Corridor project of Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. Ssangyong E&C won an exclusive 400 billion-won deal for the N111 section. It also won a 350 billion-won deal for the N102 section via a joint venture with Singaporean cons
[Newsmaker] Military plans to ease restrictions on soldiers’ off-base activities, cellphone use
Defense
Dec 27, 2018
South Korea’s conscripted soldiers will soon be allowed to go off base and to use cellphones in barracks after working hours, the country’s military said Thursday, as part of efforts to improve basic rights for rank-and-file soldiers. The Ministry of National Defense also said that starting next year, the military will ease restrictions on vacation destinations for soldiers, who have been prohibited from going to places deemed too far for them to return to the barracks on time. Every Korean ab
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