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Foreign affairs
Nov 10, 2017
South Korea has been roiled by a controversy over whether it should join a new foreign policy initiative of the US, apparently aimed at reining in the influence of China, as it seeks to strike a diplomatic balance between the two superpowers. The “Indo-Pacific” initiative, which originated with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, envisions the US working with Japan and other maritime democracies -- Australia and India -- to contain a rising China. South Korea was dragged into the matter when US
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Food&Beverage
Nov 10, 2017
Izakaya draws inspiration from Tosa cuisine for unconventional eats
Hospitality education, industry brace for new generation of employees
Education
Nov 10, 2017
Swiss Education Group unveils research on emergence of Generation Z and its potential impact on the workplace
[Herald Interview] S. Korea needs to lift veil on growing number of sex addicts
Social affairs
Nov 10, 2017
Sex addiction therapist calls for greater public awareness, education and treatment
[Weekender] Trevari CEO offers ways to make reading yours
Culture
Nov 10, 2017
Trevari is different from most people’s idea of a conventional book club. Instead of a single group of people who enjoy books, Trevari does things on a much bigger scale. The company does all the “annoying administration” of running and managing 111 separate reading groups so people can just enjoy being members. “For a regular meeting to occur with a group of people, it is important that someone manages the schedule and reminds members of the topics. And a lot of people don’t realize that it is
Ex-trade minister tapped as KITA chief
Industry
Nov 10, 2017
A former trade minister has been appointed the head of the country's leading trade promotion agency, with final approval expected to be given at a meeting set for next week, the Korea International Trade Association said Friday. The representative member companies of KITA held a meeting earlier in the day to appoint former Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Kim Young-joo as its chairman and CEO, a spokeswoman said. Former trade minister Kim Young-joo (Yonhap)The appointment is subject to appro
Victorian-style greenhouse in Changgyeonggung reopens
Culture
Nov 10, 2017
A greenhouse called “Daeonsil” at Changgyeonggung reopened to the public Friday after a 15-month makeover. (Cultural Heritage Administartion)A greenhouse called “Daeonsil” at Changgyeonggung reopened to the public Friday after a 15-month makeover. Daeonsil was built in 1907 as the first modern Western-style greenhouse of its kind in the nation. Its elegant glass structure is indicative of the then-popular Victorian style represented by the likes of the Crystal Palace, which housed expositions ac
Leaders of Korea, Vietnam to hold bilateral summit
Politics
Nov 10, 2017
DANANG, Vietnam -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang will hold a bilateral summit in Danang this week, the South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.Moon and Quang will hold their first bilateral talks early Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.The South Korean leader arrived here earlier in the day for the two-day regional forum that brings together the leaders of 20 other major economies, inclu
[Vladimir Putin] Russia’s role in securing Asia’s prosperity
Viewpoints
Nov 10, 2017
Russia values the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum -- which begins this week in Danang, Vietnam -- for the opportunities it affords all participants to engage in discussions and coordinate positions on a variety of economic, social, environmental and cultural issues. Member states strive to cooperate based on the principles of consensus and voluntary participation, mutual respect and willingness to compromise, regardless of the political situation. This is what APEC’s spirit of partnershi
[Joshua J. Whitfield] We are unwilling to talk about our freaks
Viewpoints
Nov 10, 2017
The reason why Flannery O’Connor and other Southern writers often wrote about “freaks,” she said, was because “we are still able to recognize one.” Writing about murderers, racists, traveling Bible-selling hypocrites, O’Connor was a master of her art, the strange genre she called grotesque. It was her way of telling the truth through lies and good through evil.Such writing was possible, she said, because for the most part, Southern writers still held “some conception of the whole man,” a faint n
[Editorial] Personnel evil
Editorial
Nov 10, 2017
Moon administration must end practice of rewarding supporters with jobs at public entities
[Around the Hotels] Promotions and packages
Food&Beverage
Nov 10, 2017
Happy hour promotion at Park Hyatt SeoulPark Hyatt Seoul’s The Timber House is offering a happy hour course menu priced at 59,000 won per person. It features Japanese appetizers, izakaya dishes and shellfish noodles, with unlimited sake and Japanese beers daily from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Dec. 31.The course meal includes seasoned ark shells with a wasabi dressing, shrimps and caviar cooked with katsuo broth, tamagoyaki with cream and shrimps and bacon-wrapped asparagus with teriyaki sauce. Oth
[Herald Interview] ‘Serve guests like family’
Travel
Nov 10, 2017
“Japanese businesses are more systematic, but do not bring as much emotional warmth to the service. But you feel it in Koreans’ every touch, smile and word.”
Court rules THAAD-related documents must remain confidential
Social affairs
Nov 10, 2017
A Seoul court ruled Friday that a series of documents jointly drawn up with the United States for the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense battery should remain confidential, as their disclosure would harm national interests.The Seoul Administrative Court delivered the verdict, rejecting a demand from the Lawyers for a Democratic Society, or Minbyun, that the government make public classified documents related to THAAD, such as a site survey report and the outcome
Moon, Xi to hold bilateral summit, normalize ties soured by THAAD
Politics
Nov 10, 2017
DANANG, Vietnam -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting in four months this week in Danang, Vietnam, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, South Korean officials said Friday.During the meeting set for Saturday, the two leaders are expected to discuss North Korea's nuclear threats and ways to restore bilateral ties long estranged by the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea. (Yonhap)It will
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