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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts
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Samsung BioLogics Q2 operating profit jumps 137% to W23.7b
Industry
Jul 23, 2018
Samsung BioLogics, a contract drug manufacturer under South Korea’s Samsung Group, said Monday that its operating profit rose 137 percent on-year to 23.7 billion won ($20.95 million) in the second quarter on the back of increased production at its second plant. Revenue in the April-June period came in at 125.4 billion won, down 4.3 percent on-year, due to spending on preparatory procedures for a new production cycle at the first plant, the company said.In terms of net profit, Samsung BioLogics
China’s anti-dumping probe raises fear among S. Korean steelmakers
Industry
Jul 23, 2018
Beijing’s motives unclear, but could raise concerns for Korean firms, experts say
[Photo News] 2018 Waterbomb Festival blasts summer heat
Culture
Jul 23, 2018
The annual WaterBomb Festival was held Friday and Saturday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. On the first day of the event, K-pop stars, such as Hyolyn and Jessi, appeared as guests with performances that doubled the fun. The second day was a blast as Black Pink members showed up on Sprite Island, the name of a stage at the event, in outfits that matched the soft drink brand’s colors. Jennie donned a green off-the-shoulder top with short pants, while Jisoo wore a green cropped blouse with white shorts
Both ‘free democracy’ and ‘democracy’ endorsed in textbooks
Education
Jul 23, 2018
The Ministry of Education said on Monday it will allow the usage of both “free democracy” and “democracy” in textbooks, in response to controversy that sparked after the announcement on June 21 to change the definition of the national and political system to simply “democracy” in the new guidance for secondary school history textbooks.Domestic history textbooks have used both “free democracy” and “democracy” as terms to define the nation’s political identity, but in order to avoid mistaken inter
##[Advertorial] Eximbank funds $70m for Jeju Air’s plane purchase
Industry
Jul 23, 2018
[Advertorial] Eximbank funds $70m for Jeju Air’s plane purchaseThe Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said Monday that it is providing funds of $70 million to low-cost carrier Jeju Air to help purchase two Boeing B737-800 planes. The planes are the first to be purchased by the budget airline. They are of the same model as the airline’s existing planes following the company’s single-type-plane policy to maintain low-cost services. The country’s biggest budget airline by sales currently operat
[Newsmaker] Liberal politicians embroiled in organized crime scandal
Social affairs
Jul 23, 2018
Angry online petitions are being filed to the presidential office after a TV program accused Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, as well as Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi, of maintaining an illicit relationship with members of an organized crime syndicate, among others. Lee, 53, considered among the most influential politicians in the ruling Democratic Party, is accused of having secret ties to a gang believed to be involved with a controversial murder case that took place in Pattaya, Thailand, in
‘Antigen-antibody reaction’ between Lee Dong-wook, Cho Seung-woo
Television
Jul 23, 2018
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The phrase describes actors Lee Dong-wook and Cho Seung-woo’s relationship in the upcoming JTBC medical drama series “Life.”Lee plays a passionate emergency room doctor, while Cho takes on the role of a coldhearted president of the hospital. Having different goals and interests, the two confront each other. Lee Dong-wook (left) and Cho Seung-woo pose separately for photos during a media event Monday at Imperial Palace Hotel in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)Pr
Customs office seeks arrest warrant for Korean Air heiress
Industry
Jul 23, 2018
A regional customs office on Monday sought an arrest warrant for a former vice president of Korean Air Lines Co. over smuggling and tax evasion allegations, sources said.Cho Hyun-ah, the eldest daughter of Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho, is suspected of bringing personal goods purchased overseas into the country without paying taxes. She allegedly had them delivered to her via Korean Air planes. Cho gained notoriety for her nut rage tantrum that delayed a flight in 2014. Cho Hyun-ah (Yonhap)T
Turkey’s diplomacy attracts with enchanting culture
Diplomatic Circuit
Jul 23, 2018
The Turkish Embassy held a fashion show Thursday at Hotel Shilla in Seoul, showcasing the country’s colorful wearables and embroideries worn by student models. The clothes were designed by Sule Aydan, the principal at the Izmir Olgunlasma Institute. “We enjoy excellent political relations,” Turkish Ambassador to Korea Ersin Ercin told The Korea Herald, adding that cultural cooperation was increasingly a critical component of the bilateral relations and gave a substantial boost to commercial ties
[Herald Interview] South Africa invested in continental inclusive growth
Diplomatic Circuit
Jul 23, 2018
“South Africa will continue to use its G-20 membership to promote inclusive growth and development.”
BMW partners with Paramount for Mission: Impossible sequel
Transport
Jul 23, 2018
From the 1986 BMW 5 Series to newly launched M5, several of the German carmaker’s signature vehicles are starring in the new “Mission: Impossible” movie, maximizing its image of dynamic performance and design.In latest sequel, “Mission: Impossible -- Fallout,” BMW vehicles are featured as super cars for action hero Ethan Hunt played by Tom Cruise, and his crew. Hollywood star Tom Cruise is seen while filming “Mission: Impossible -- Fallout” on the 1986 BMW 5 Series. (BMW Korea)The BMW M5 that
Tribunal upholds tax office’s taxation of Philip Morris Korea
Industry
Jul 23, 2018
A protracted tax conflict is likely to run on between tax authorities here and Philip Morris Korea, the local unit of the global tobacco company, as the Tax Tribunal has dismissed an appeal filed by the company and the latter is set to file an administrative lawsuit.Some 210 billion won ($186 million) in tax -- national and local taxes combined -- is to be at stake, depending on the results of the upcoming litigations on whether the top tobacco maker dodged taxes by manipulating its inventory re
[Trudy Rubin] Trump’s homage to Putin at Helsinki proves him unfit to make foreign policy
Viewpoints
Jul 23, 2018
President Donald Trump’s shameful surrender to Vladimir Putin at the Helsinki summit revealed a threat to US security far greater than Russia’s hack of the 2016 election: The president himself. The situation is far more dangerous, and the threat is more urgent than most Americans realize. The president’s shameful performance at Helsinki provided all necessary warning. In recent days, Trump has openly embraced Putin’s worldview: disdain for NATO, disdain for US intelligence agencies, disdain for
[Michael Schuman] Xi needs a Confucian foreign policy
Viewpoints
Jul 23, 2018
China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the US are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia suspended four Chinese-backed projects as its prime minister tries to pull away from Beijing’s orbit. From Myanmar to Sri Lanka to Vietnam, China’s overseas investments are being met with a growing backlash. These are all setbacks to President Xi Jinping’s hopes for global greatness. Despite his aspirations to play the responsible world statesman,
[Eri Zorn] A 150-year-old human? Neither side is folding in The Great Longevity Wager
Viewpoints
Jul 23, 2018
It’s possible that someone reading this column now, in July 2018, will be alive to see the resolution of a $1 billion bet between Jay Olshansky, a University of Illinois at Chicago professor of public health, and Steven Austad, chairman of biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Eighteen years ago, the two friends began their discussion on an issue that long has intrigued scientists and laymen alike: What is the limit of the human life span? Given that advances in medicine and nutrit
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