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S. Korean president arrives in Argentina for G-20 summit
Foreign affairs
Nov 29, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Argentina on Thursday for a Group of 20 summit and meetings with various global leaders, including US President Donald Trump.Moon's arrival here followed his two-day unofficial visit to the Czech Republic where he held a summit with Prime Minister Andrej Babis.The president will hold a special meeting with a group of South Korean residents in Argentina later in the day before he attends the two-day G-20 summit from Friday, according to his office Che
Samsung SDI to expand battery production in US
Technology
Nov 29, 2018
Samsung SDI, the battery-making unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group, will be expanding its battery pack plant for electric vehicles in the Unites States, the company said Thursday. Samsung SDI will be investing over $62 million to extend its existing plant in Auburn Hills in Michigan nearby Detroit. (Yonhap)The company had acquired the electric battery pack plant that had been owned by Magna Steyr, an automobile manufacturer based in Graz and Austria.Industry insiders predict that the expansion
Court acknowledges correlation between leukemia, working environment
Industry
Nov 29, 2018
A South Korean court on Thursday ruled that an employee suffering from leukemia after working at Samsung Electronics Co.'s chip production line should be recognized as a victim of an industrial accident. The verdict is the latest chapter in a controversy centered on the safety of the work environment at the tech giant. (Yonhap)Seoul Administrative Court ruled that the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service should provide medical benefit to a 33-year-old employee who began working at Samsu
Court sentences arsonist to life imprisonment over fatal bar fire
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2018
A man convicted of intentionally setting fire to a bar in June and killing five people was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for aggravated arson.The Jeonju District Court handed down the sentence to the 55-year-old sailor, identified only by the surname Lee, for the arson attack in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, which killed five customers and left 28 injured. (Yonhap)In handing down the verdict, the court said, “The defendant’s crime does not seem accidental, as he stole the flammable m
Korean superhero drama based on Stan Lee’s ideas to be made
Television
Nov 29, 2018
Marvel comics creator Stan Lee’s ideas will soon get the K-drama treatment.“The B-TEAM” (working title) will be based on the late creator’s work. The original content centers on B-rated superheroes fighting against a mad scientist who created them. (POW! Entertainment)Korean screenwriter Kang Eun-kyung, best-known for the hit drama series “King of Baking, Kim Takgu,” and her creative group Plot Line will write the script for the upcoming superhero drama series. POW! Entertainment, an American m
Seoul to clamp down on taxis refusing passengers
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2018
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will crack down on taxis that refuse passengers, starting Saturday.The city said Thursday that it will deploy 60 police officers and 174 city bylaw officers to 26 high-traffic areas to crack down on taxis that refuse passengers. CCTV footage will also be used. Seoul is to enforce a "three-strikes" system for cab drivers who refuse passengers, starting saturday. (Yonhap)Seoul said it would strictly enforce a “three-strikes” system for drivers who refuse passenge
[Mohamed A. El-Erian] Trump-Xi will make us forget this weekend’s G-20 confab
Viewpoints
Nov 29, 2018
This weekend’s G-20 summit in Argentina will likely demonstrate what does and doesn’t work for this multilateral format, but also for international policy gatherings more generally. Despite weakening and diverging global economic growth, the aspiration for the larger discussions among leaders representing about three-quarters of global gross domestic product has been reduced to issuing bland joint communiques -- and that’s assuming an agreement on this can be achieved. The real action will be ta
[Leonid Bershidsky] Martial law won’t help Ukraine’s president
Viewpoints
Nov 29, 2018
Imposing martial law after a naval clash with Russia in the Kerch Strait looked like a political masterstroke for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, coming ahead of an election that polls suggest he will lose. But by the time parliament had finished with his decree, it was clear he had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The president’s initial plan was to declare martial law throughout Ukraine for 60 days. With an election scheduled for March 31, this threatened to throw into disarray
[Editorial] Revision, but for whom?
Editorial
Nov 29, 2018
Revised bills of commercial law, Fair Trade Act feared to dampen business activity
[Graphic News] Japan’s rich have most cash in Asia
World
Nov 29, 2018
Japan’s rich have the largest accumulation of wealth in the Asia-Pacific region at $7.7 trillion, but Chinese millionaires are catching up. The pool of wealth held by China’s high-net-worth individuals grew by more than 144 percent between 2010 and 2017, reaching $6.5 trillion, according to the latest Asia-Pacific Wealth Report by consulting firm Capgemini. The corresponding rate of growth in Japan over the same period was about 87 percent. More recently, India’s millionaires have been picking
‘Less Than Evil’: A Korean adaptation of ‘Luther’ with a twist
Television
Nov 29, 2018
If John Luther is a bear, Woo Tae-seok is a wolf, actor Shin Ha-kyun says
[Weekender] Reflecting gratitude towards life as you eat: Temple Food
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2018
You are what you eat, or so they say. For Buddhist practitioners in Korea, this idea develops further, and eating becomes part of spiritual practice. The dietary culture of Korean Buddhism is not much different from the common Korean cuisine. But its core principles on healthy and humble diet is getting welcomed by nonreligious public, as an independent diet culture. Buddhist nun Hyungmin leads the temple food cooking class at the Korean Temple Food Center on Saturday. (Jo He-rim/The Korea Heral
Trump’s tweets on auto tariff further squeeze Korean carmakers
Transport
Nov 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump’s renewed threats of a tariff on imported vehicles have raised a red flag to South Korean carmakers already suffering from declining production in and out of the country, amid growing protectionist moves and fierce competition. The US president on Wednesday tweeted, in response to General Motors’ massive restructuring plan, that the US carmaker would not have to shut down plants in its home county if the same amount of tariffs were applied, referring to the “chicken tax
[Herald Interview] Foreign cultural diplomat team Hangeul promotes Korea
Social affairs
Nov 29, 2018
Team says cultural differences make Korea intriguing
[Photo News] NCSoft unveils ‘Lineage Remastered’
Technology
Nov 29, 2018
`LINEAGE REMASTERED` UNVEILED -- NCSoft CEO Kim Taek-jin introduces “Lineage Remastered,” an upgraded version of the company’s flagship online PC game “Lineage,” at a launch event in Seoul on Thursday. The new “Lineage,” fitted with improved graphics, an auto play mode, new character classes and battle modes, was launched in celebration of the game’s 20-year anniversary. (Yonhap)
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