The number of Koreans in their 40s and 50s forced to retire from their jobs last year has reached close to 500,000, the largest figure in five years, data from Statistics Korea released by Rep. Choo Kyung-ho of the former Liberty Korea Party showed. The involuntary retirees include those whose workplaces have shut down, those who lost jobs in restructuring and those with seasonal or temporary jobs whose projects have ended. The report noted that the figure for involuntary retirement increase

  진행자: 손지형, Paul Kerry 1. KLM apologizes after being accused of coronavirus racism 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 요약: 네덜란드 국적기 KLM, 인종차별 논란에 대해 사과 [1] The Netherlands’ flag carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines apologized Friday for banning South Koreans from using a restroom on a plane amid coronavirus concerns. *flag carrier: 전세기 *ban A from B: A가 B하는 것을 금지하다 [2] According to a K

LG Group Chairman and Chief Executive Koo Kwang-mo on Tuesday visited LG Electronics’ research and development campus in Seoul, the firm said. During the visit Koo was quoted as saying, “It is design that gives the first impression of our products and delivers this sense of feeling that this product is worth buying.”  At the campus, Koo also checked the company’s consumer electronic products, including a smart door and a wall-mounted OLED TV, as wel

Although the number of automobiles manufactured in South Korea dropped below 4 million units last year, its global market share in car production increased slightly, data by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association showed. The number of cars produced dropped 1.9 percent from 2018, but the market share in car production increased by 0.1 percentage point. The association pointed out that Korea failed to see a more significant improvement due to prolonged conflicts and strikes at major aut

South Korea’s fight against the new coronavirus may be entering a new phase of local transmission, the head of the state disease control center said Tuesday, as the country identified a third case with an unclear infection route. “The situation here and abroad suggests we’re entering a new phase,” Jung Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a press briefing. “We have three cases yesterday and today with no overseas tra

LG Chem said Tuesday it aims to double its revenue by 2024. The South Korean chemical giant ranked 10th among the global top 50 chemical companies in 2018 in an annual survey by Chemical and Engineering News, published by the American Chemical Society, last year. The company aims to double its current revenue of around 30 trillion won ($25.6 billion) to 59 trillion won and to secure double-digit operating margin by 2024. It has set 2020 as the “Year of Execution” and vowed to r

미국 아이다호에서 한 남성이 발로 100개에 달하는 풍선을 23.69초에 터트리면서 기존 29.7초의 기네스 신기록을 깼다. 데이비드 러쉬 (David Rush)는 STEM 교육을 알리려고 100개 이상은 기네스 기록을 깼다고 밝혔다. 그는 자신이 어린 친구들에게 사고방식과 실패 극복에 대해 설명을 해주는 일종의 자신만의 방식이라고 말했다. STEM 교육은 실제로 미국, 영국 등 과학기술분야에서 인재를 발굴하고자 시행하고 있는 교육 시스템이다.  데이비드는 첫 시도 때는 테이프가 느슨해져서 기록을 깨지 못했는데 두 번째에서야 성공했다고 말했다. 공식적인 기록으로 인정받으려고 기네스 측에 자료들을 제출했다고 추가로 말했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper doesn’t have much gray hair. Just wait. He has some monumental challenges ahead. Even if Esper has the backing of the president, and Trump gets reelected, the Pentagon has a daunting to-do list. If the secretary plans to leave the common defense stronger than it was when he came aboard, he’ll have to overcome three big problems. Big Problem No. 1: All bets aren’t covered. There are three vital areas of operations for the US: Europe, Greater M

For eight years, China’s President Xi Jinping has trumpeted his country’s increasingly authoritarian system as a grand model for other developing countries to follow. No doubt, China has seen an extraordinary period of economic growth, which has benefited hundreds of millions in China and around the world. But authoritarianism has also come at great cost, as the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus underscores. In two months, the virus has spread throughout China and beyond. More t

Six out of 10 Korean companies expect their business to worsen due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a survey released by the Korea Economic Research Institute showed. The survey, conducted by Mono Research on the top 1,000 companies by revenue, showed that 61.8 percent of them said the outbreak will hamper their overall revenue and exports. Among those with production facilities in China, 83.9 percent said they will be hurt by the virus. A prolonged pandemic will hurt the auto industry the

With changing consumption patterns amid the rising number of single-member households and online shopping, the convenience store chains in South Korea reaped their largest margins last year, according to industry data.  GS25 made 256.5 billion won in operating profit last year, its largest on record.  CU also marked a record 196.6 billion won in operating profit.  The consolidated operating profit of Emart, the large retail store chain, meanwhile, dropped 67.4 percent to 150.7

Weather authorities have issued warnings for icy roads, as snow blanketed Seoul and other parts of South Korea on Sunday, and icy air is forecast to move in. As of 2 p.m., Seoul received 3.8 centimeters of snow, the most this season, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. This winter has been the warmest on record, with the least amount of snow. Heavy snow advisories were issued Sunday morning for the capital city, as well as Pyeongtaek, Anseong and Hwaseong in Gyeonggi Province and