The Korea Herald

Typhoon spreads chaos through the nation

Social affairsAug 8, 2011

Typhoon Muifa left much of the west coast in ruins, with extreme winds and more torrential rains taking four lives as it made its way north, said the state’s weather agency.(Yonhap News)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on Monday afternoon, the downgraded typhoon was heading
Typhoon Muifa pounds west coast cities as it nears Seoul

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

Typhoon Muifa pounded South Korea's west coast, leaving at least one dead and two others missing as it proceeded northward to reach the capital of Seoul Monday morning, the meteorological office and the emergency control agency said.As of 6:00 a.m., Muifa, the ninth typhoon of the year spawned in th
Retirement of baby boomers looms

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

Iconic generation behind Korea’s growth set to exit workforce unpreparedTo mark the 58th anniversary of its establishment on Aug. 15, The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the looming retirement of Korean baby boomers and its socioeconomic impact on the nation. The following is the
N. Korea, U.S. agree on family mail exchanges

North KoreaAug 7, 2011

North Korea agreed three months ago to allow 10 Korean-Americans to exchange mail with their kin in the communist country, a South Korean Red Cross official said.The U.S. Red Cross and North Korea’s U.N. diplomatic mission agreed in New York in May on the trial mail exchanges through the Red Cross a
S. Korea, U.S. to stage drill for WMD removal

DefenseAug 7, 2011

South Korea and the U.S. will form a joint taskforce to practice detecting and eliminating North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction during the upcoming annual joint military exercise later this month, a government official said Sunday.“The allies will form the joint taskforce and conduct virtual an
Controversy over Jeju naval base mounts

DefenseAug 7, 2011

Opponents call for halt to plan; ministry vows to push for its constructionControversy over the ongoing project to build a strategic naval base on Jeju Island is escalating as opponents vehemently call for its suspension while the Defense Ministry vows to push ahead with its construction.Since Gangj
Free meals poll sets up left-right clash

PoliticsAug 7, 2011

Free school lunch vote to set tone for welfare policy, impact Seoul mayor’s political futureThe Seoul Metropolitan Government’s announcement last week that it will hold a referendum on Aug. 24 on how much to expand its free school lunch program has signaled the start of a fierce campaign.In the vote
A portrait of Korea’s aging population

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

Korea’s elderly population grew by 24 percent in the five years from 2005 while the country’s younger population decreased by 13 percent in the same period, the nation’s census showed.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in the Korea report of its 2007 Economic Surveys that
Kim Tae-woo named head of Korean unification think tank

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

Kim Tae-woo, former vice president of the Korea Institute of Defense Analyses, has been appointed president of the Korean Institute for National Unification, government officials said. The appointment came at a board meeting of the Korean Research Council under the Prime Minister’s Office Friday, wh
Koo takes U.N. post on Yeosu Expo

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Samuel Koo, a former U.N. official and journalist, as the U.N. commissioner-general for the 2012 Yeosu Expo, the Nairobi-based U.N. Environment Program said Thursday. Samuel KooKoo will manage the U.N. pavilion of the expo and play a bridging role between
Korean language center to open in Indonesia

Social affairsAug 7, 2011

An Indonesian university is scheduled to open a Korean language center next month, giving traction to a movement to spread the language among a minority tribe there, officials here said Sunday.According to the Hunminjeongeum Society and Kyungpook National University, the Muhammadiyah University of B
ASEAN Day highlights bloc’s unity

Foreign affairsAug 7, 2011

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Committee in Seoul hosts this year’s ASEAN Day Celebration at the Banyan Tree Club and Spa Monday.On this day 44 years ago, the ASEAN declaration was signed in Bangkok, marking the establishment of a regional bloc comprised of 10 Southeast Asian nations.“Fo
Brazil office in Busan ready for business

Foreign affairsAug 7, 2011

The Embassy of Brazil has officially opened their Honorary Consulate in Busan to service the southern part of the country. “We appreciate the commitment of Honorary Consul Hyun Jeong-eun (Hyundai Group chairperson) and her team in organizing the office,” said Brazil Ambassador Edmundo Fujita during
KISA makes Rwanda IT hub for East Africa

Foreign affairsAug 7, 2011

The Korea Internet and Security Agency and the Rwanda Development Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral cooperation in information security.Under the agreement which was signed on July 28, KISA will assist the RDB to promote the introduction of the Korean information
Diplomacy change in Ireland

Foreign affairsAug 7, 2011

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is no more; instead they have changed their name to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.The recent move will streamline their diplomatic and business presence around the world. The nature of diplomacy has changed over the past few decades moving from a