The Korea Herald

Russian bloggers explore, experience Seoul City

Oct 9, 2011

A group of Russian bloggers, who have been passionate about posting Korea and Korean culture on their blog for years, were recently lucky enough to gain hands-on cultural experience in Seoul. Sponsored by Korean Air, the Korean national flag carrier, and Seoul Metropolitan Government, 11 bloggers fr
Only 20 N.K. defectors work in officialdom: lawmaker

Oct 9, 2011

Only 20 North Korean defectors work as public servants in South Korea, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday, the latest sign that North Koreans are struggling to join mainstream South Korean society.The figure represents just a small fraction of the more than 22,000 North Korean defectors in South Kor
Asia-Pacific human rights chiefs to gather in Seoul

Oct 9, 2011

Some 200 representatives from human rights organizations in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Seoul this week for a conference regarding business and human rights, officials in Seoul said on Sunday. Organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and its larger Asia-Pacific counterpa
New hope for end to Hanjin dispute

Oct 9, 2011

Management and labor union to meet Monday to discuss proposalAttention is being drawn to whether management of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. and its union can iron out an agreement ending their yearlong labor dispute after its chief on Friday accepted a parliamentary mediation proposa
Errand services do everything for you

Oct 7, 2011

A working housewife living in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, recently had her worn-out furniture moved to an upholstery factory for just 20,000 won thanks to an errand service. “I couldn’t ask my husband or my brother to help move the furniture because they were both so busy working. Then, I came acros
Restaurateurs strike to protest card commissions

Oct 7, 2011

The Association of Restaurant Owners has announced that they will hold a protest rally on Oct. 18 in Seoul to demand credit card commissions cut and easier employment of foreign workers.Restaurant owners demand lowering credit card commission rate from the current 2-2.7 percent to 1.5 percent and al
U.S. soldier in Korea under probe for raping underage girl

Oct 7, 2011

Another U.S. soldier in Korea is under investigation on suspicion of raping an underage South Korean girl, police said Friday, less than two weeks after a similar case enraged locals. The Seoul Mapo Police Station said they were interrogating the 21-year-old private from a communications brigade of
SLS chairman claims bribing prosecutor

Oct 7, 2011

SLS Group chairman Lee Kuk-chul, under prosecutorial investigation for allegedly amassing slush funds and bribing government officials, claimed Friday that he had delivered 100 million won to a senior prosecutor through a businessman.Lee made the latest allegation in a press conference hours after t
Tougher rules for sex crimes on disabled

Oct 7, 2011

Complaints no longer required for prosecution; first-time offenders to be taggedSexual crimes on the disabled will be prosecuted with or without the victims’ complaints and first-time offenders will be bound to wear electronic tagging devices under toughened rules unveiled by the government Friday.B
Another US soldier in Korea under probe for raping underage girl

Oct 7, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Another U.S. soldier in Korea is under investigation on suspicion of raping an underage South Korean girl, police said Friday, less than two weeks after a similar case enraged locals. The Seoul Mapo Police Station said they were interrogating the 21-year-old Army private fr
Lone Star found guilty of stock price manipulation

Oct 6, 2011

Ex-Korean chief of U.S. firm sentenced to three years in jailA Seoul court on Thursday found Lone Star Funds and its former chief of its unit guilty of stock-price manipulation, overturning an acquittal in 2008. The Seoul High Court ruled that the Texas-based private equity fund and Paul Yoo rigged
‘Drunk driving re-offenders total 230,000 from 2000-10’

Oct 6, 2011

More than 230,000 habitual drunk drivers nationwide were caught more than three times in the last 11 years, a police report showed Thursday.In a report submitted for a parliamentary audit, the National Police Agency said that about 3.2 million drivers were caught driving drunk between 2000 and 2010.
‘Killer heels’ considered weapons, court rules

Oct 6, 2011

“Killer heels” are famous for the discomfort they cause fashion-conscious women, but now a local court has ruled that they can be considered weapons.Suwon District Court Judge Lee Jun-cheol on Wednesday issued a sentence of 18 months jail time, suspended for two years, to a 26-year-old woman who bea
Sex criminals with high status get softer sentences

Oct 6, 2011

More than 1,000 high-income professionals and public office holders had their indictments for sex crimes suspended over the past three years, a lawmaker revealed Thursday, adding more fuel to public outrage over the country’s leniency on sex offenders. According to Justice Ministry data presented to
More earthquakes hit Korea this year

Oct 6, 2011

Ministry to revise geographical control pointsThe frequency of earthquakes in South Korea rose sharply this year, following the global trend in the number of tremors, the weather authorities said Thursday.The Korean Peninsula experienced 45 quakes ― 17 times on land and 28 times in nearby seas ― fro