The Korea Herald

안녕하세요 Korea Herald 기자입니다.

Articles by Korea Herald

[Editorial] Trace smuggled money

EditorialOct 19, 2022

The prosecution raided the headquarters and several affiliates of Ssangbangwool Group on Monday. The group allegedly handed dollar bills worth tens or thousands of millions of won to each of about 60 employees and made them take flights to China in 2019 with the money. When a Korean takes foreign currency in excess of $10,000 out of the country, he or she must declare it to customs, but the Ssangbangwool employees did not. They are said to have concealed dollar bills inside books, cosmetic cases
[Land of Squid Game] Sarcasm? What's that?

Hashtag KoreaOct 18, 2022

Among Westerners, especially friends, sarcasm is commonly used in conversation, often taking the form of a humorous, ironic statement (e.g. saying “Oh, that's great” to imply that a situation is not good). Koreans hardly, if ever, use sarcasm. Foreigners should avoid using sarcasm too often when interacting with Koreans as it will most likely not be understood, or worse, it may be taken literally. Min Byoung-chul is an endowed chair professor at Chung-Ang University who is w
[Editorial] Perils of the wired nation

EditorialOct 18, 2022

Kakao Corp., which runs the country’s biggest mobile messenger KakaoTalk, suffered its worst-ever server outage over the weekend, which paralyzed messaging and other mobile services, illustrating the immense danger that could hit a tightly interconnected society when things go wrong. KakaoTalk’s text, photo and video message services were disrupted after a fire broke out at the data center in Pangyo, just south of Seoul, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The blaze at the Pangyo data center, ope
[Dan Reiter] Lessons of history about how to end Ukraine war

ViewpointsOct 18, 2022

Every war must eventually end. But how will the last chapter of the Russia-Ukraine war read? With a bang, a white flag or a begrudging agreement? Moscow planned for rapid victory, imagining the indomitable Russian army sweeping aside collapsing Ukrainian resistance. But Ukrainian bravery, weapons from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Russian military incompetence prevented a swift win. Ukraine, in fact, is now taking back land that Russia had seized. History shows us how other flailing
[James Stavridis] Putin's futile bet on air power

ViewpointsOct 18, 2022

In the rapidly shifting Ukraine war, the growing failure of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ground game is causing him to seek asymmetrical responses. Most visibly, he is turning to what is essentially a terror-bombing campaign against the civilian population of Ukraine. Much like the V2 blitzes Nazi Germany directed against British cities in World War II, these missile attacks will accomplish very little tactically. Instead, they will heighten the already enormous anger and resolve of
[Shang-Jin Wei] Is China's zero-COVID policy worth the cost?

ViewpointsOct 17, 2022

Before COVID-19 vaccines were developed and distributed, China’s strict approach to controlling the virus resulted in fewer deaths and a much lower death rate per million people than in many other countries. But while these successes were impressive in late 2020 and early 2021, effective vaccines and treatments have become readily available since then, leading the World Health Organization to declare that the end of the pandemic is in sight. Yet China has maintained its strict zero-COVID
[Editorial] Time to answer

EditorialOct 17, 2022

The results of an inspection by the Board of Audit and Inspection into the incident in which a South Korean was killed by North Korean soldiers in the West Sea are shocking. The government didn't even attempt to rescue Lee Dae-jun, an employee of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, after knowing that he was found in the North Korean naval territory. The Korea Coast Guard received a report 51 minutes past noon on Sept. 21, 2020, that he went missing from a ministry fishery guidance ship.
[Visual History of Korea] Innovative visualization of sounds in Hunminjeongeum

CultureOct 15, 2022

Among the many wonders of Korean history is the invention of Hangeul in 1443, which is responsible for Korea's very high literacy rate and the large vocabulary. "I pity my illiterate people who must endure difficulty and injustice because they lack literacy," wrote King Sejong the Great in his introduction to the Hunminjeongeum in 1443. Koreans celebrate the birth of their script on the Hangeul Day holiday on Oct. 9 each year. Before the promulgation of Hangeul, Korean spoken words and
[Hwang's China and the World] 3 Issues facing Pakistan: Human Security, National Security, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Foreign affairsOct 15, 2022

A third of Pakistan was completely waterlogged due to a record flood in August. More than 33 million Pakistanis are estimated to have suffered from this unprecedented flooding. Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman stressed that the entire country is “all one big ocean, there is no dry land to pump the water out” and called it a “crisis of unimaginable proportions.” This year, we have more severe damage in Pakistan caused after the global warming, and man
[Thitinan Pongsudhirak] The end of ASEAN as we know it

ViewpointsOct 14, 2022

As Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand gear up to host major world summits in November, the 55-year-old Association of Southeast Asian Nations is facing an existential crisis, owing to severe internal splits over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Myanmar’s military coup, and other issues. The 2007 ASEAN Charter’s vision of deeper political, economic, security, and socio-cultural integration is no more. Salvaging what’s left will require accepting this reality and regrouping a
[Editorial] Impact of higher rates

EditorialOct 14, 2022

The Bank of Korea raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3 percent on Wednesday. The eighth hike since August last year sent the rate to the 3 percent range for the first time in 10 years. The so-called “big-step” rate increase came as the central bank had few other alternatives in the face of stubbornly high inflation and the local currency’s slide against the US dollar that could put extra upward pressure on import prices. South Korea’s consumer prices
AustCham Korea hosts dinner for trade minister

IndustryOct 13, 2022

The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Thursday it has co-hosted a dinner reception for the visiting Australian Federal Minister for Trade and Tourism, Sen. Don Farrell at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul on Wednesday. The minister came after his visit to Japan, in a tour that the AustCham explained was a strategic move to engage with Australia’s key partners to strengthen trade ties, promote Australia as a renewable energy superpower and discuss cooperation on economic security. Min
[해커스 TOEIC] 토익 점수 Up 단어, Part 5 문제

English EyeOct 13, 2022

2) 파트 5 3문제 1. A consultant prepared an ------- analysis that showed growth in the firm's principal business undertakings over the past two decades. (A) extensive (B) incidental (C) epidemic (D) outgoing 해석 -- 한 자문 위원이 지난 20년이 넘는 시간 동안 그 회사의 주요 사업에 있어 성장을 보여주는 대규모의 분석을 준비했다. 해설 -- 형용사 어휘 문제 ‘한 자문 위원이 지난 20년이 넘는 시간 동안 그 회사의 성장을 보여주는 대규모의 분석을 준비했다’는 문맥이 되어야 하므로 ‘대규모의, 광범위한’의 뜻을 지닌 형용사 (A) extensive가 정답이다. 참고로 (B) incidental은 ‘부수적인’, (C) epidemic은
[Lee Kyong-hee] The art of apologizing: UK, Germany and Japan

ViewpointsOct 13, 2022

Among the flood of tributes to Queen Elizabeth II that followed her passing was recollections of her 2011 visit to Ireland, the first by a British monarch in a century. It was a trip for healing, though there were doubts about its success. “I was raised in an Irish family baked in bitterness about British oppression,” wrote New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. Her op-ed piece was about the new King Charles III having been overshadowed by his late ex-wife Princess Diana and his moth
[Editorial] Going against innovation

EditorialOct 13, 2022

These days it is common practice to use online property platforms to get easy access to information on a vast amount of available apartments, houses and other property listings. Landlords can lease homes via online platforms accessible by potential tenants no matter where they are. Then a law which will stunt this trendy mode of business is looming on the horizon. Kim Byung-wook, a National Assembly member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, proposed a bill to revise the Realtors A