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Child soldiers awarded $10m damages from Congolese warlord
World
Dec 15, 2017
Former Congolese rebel commander Thomas Lubanga (Center), sits in a court room the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the Netherlands, 14 March 2012. (Yonhap)International judges on Friday awarded $10 million in damages to child soldiers recruited into the ranks of a brutal Congolese militia by former warlord Thomas Lubanga.The judges at the International Criminal Court set "the sum of reparations for which Mr Lubanga is liable as the total sum of $10 million," presiding judge Marc Perr
Moon says S. Korea, China at starting line, must move forward
National
Dec 15, 2017
BEIJING – President Moon Jae-in called for stepped-up efforts to quickly normalize South Korea-China relations Friday, saying the country must move forward as they share the same future."China and South Korea, historically and geographically, have shared the same destiny through peace and prosperity. I believe they are partners set by destiny that must continue to share peace and prosperity in the future," Moon said in a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.The South Korean leader arri
[Editorial] Backfiring policies
Editorial
Dec 15, 2017
Pro-labor policies could boomerang on job market
Seamless, delicate, fragrant sushi at Kiyose
Food&Beverage
Dec 15, 2017
New sushiya specializes in Edo-style sushi
[Rex Huppke] Trump’s art of the deal, with a twist
Viewpoints
Dec 15, 2017
While all the squishy liberals out there in godless America were celebrating Democrat Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama Senate race, I’m guessing President Donald Trump was smiling, knowing he had again proved himself the ultimate deal maker.Granted, Trump had offered his full-throated endorsement of Jones’ Republican opponent, Roy Moore, a man who has been accused of molesting children, who rode a horse to his polling station Tuesday, and who doesn’t think Muslims should be allowed to serve in
[Ferdinando Giugliano] Don’t penalize workers for retiring later
Viewpoints
Dec 15, 2017
The last decade has seen most countries in the rich world raise the retirement age in order to improve the sustainability of their pension systems at a time when people are living longer, healthier lives. The policy is moving in the right direction, but it has one key flaw -- current policies are too rigid.Retirement should not be a one-size-fits-all system where those who work longer or retire earlier are penalized. Provided they get it right, governments and citizens have much to gain from a m
Prosecutors access sealed presidential documents for Sewol probe
Social affairs
Dec 15, 2017
Prosecutors said Friday they have accessed classified presidential documents from the previous Park Geun-hye government regarding the 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 passengers, as part of their probe into suspicions that Park's office doctored the timeline of the initial report on the tragedy. In October, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, now led by liberal President Moon Jae-in, made a revelation that the preceding government may have deliberately altered the time it had firs
[Herald Interview] Education key to dealing with bitcoin craze
Markets
Dec 15, 2017
Co-founder of cryptocurrency-turned-venture capitalist urges Korea to study blockchain to remain tech leader
[Weekender] How do skyscrapers work?
Industry
Dec 15, 2017
Evolving technology behind safer, more efficient, taller buildings
KCS official blamed for leak of gov't measures against cryptocurrency speculation
Markets
Dec 15, 2017
A Korea Customs Service official was found to have leaked a government press release announcing a package of measures aimed at curbing cryptocurrency speculation earlier this week, officials said Friday.The government launched an investigation after a draft of the press release was leaked online hours before the official announcement of regulatory measures Wednesday. The leak is believed to have impacted cryptocurrency trading. According to the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the draf
[Weekender] Skyscrapers altering skyline of Korea
Industry
Dec 15, 2017
With an unprecedented boom in construction of skyscrapers in South Korea, today’s tallest building in the country can never sit comfortably as candidates queue up to replace it. The 305-meter, 68-story Posco Tower-Songdo was opened in 2011 in Songdo International City, as the world’ most expensive private real estate project. Located in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, the skyscraper was the nation’s tallest building, flaunting its imposing height. With an investment of 516 billion won ($413 mill
Moon calls for joint efforts in dealing with NK nuclear arms
Politics
Dec 15, 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in stressed the importance of cooperation between Seoul and Beijing, calling for joint efforts in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear issues, in an address given at Peking University on Friday.“North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches are not limited to South Korea. Its nuclear provocations have raised tension, and threatens not only Seoul but also threatens peace and development of China,” he said in a special lecture to 290 student audiences at the Peking
Google suspected of underreporting income in Korea
Industry
Dec 15, 2017
Google Korea reported less than 20 percent of its actual sales generated in Korea, according to local media reports Friday, prompting calls for the US search giant to properly disclose its sales and pay taxes here. According to local broadcaster SBS, the Korean arm of Google reported sales of 267.1 billion won ($245 million) to tax authorities last year, much less than its estimated sales of 1.8 trillion won calculated by app analysis firm IGAWorks. Such a low sales figure may be reported becaus
China stopped refined oil exports to N. Korea in Oct: report
North Korea
Dec 15, 2017
China did not export any refined oil products to North Korea in October under United Nations sanctions, Voice of America reported on Thursday, citing data from the Korea International Trade Association. China’s export volume of all refined oil products such as gasoline to North Korea were marked “0” in October in the KITA data on trade between the two countries, down from $166,106 in September, the US broadcaster said. China exported $240,000 worth of other petroleum products to North Korea in O
N. Korea says it doesn’t want war -- but won’t avoid one
North Korea
Dec 15, 2017
Pyongyang has warned that it won’t avoid a war with the United States although it does not want one, denouncing senior US officials’ recent hard-line remarks against the reclusive state.US politicians’ threats of a pre-emptive war against Pyongyang and the ongoing largest-ever joint aerial drills by Seoul and Washington have made the outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula “an established fact,” North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said. “The remaining question now is: When will the war break out?” th
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