Nothing can be taken for granted in the United Kingdom these days, but it is now very likely that 2020 will be the year when Brexit finally happens. A majority of UK citizens will probably be relieved to bring this seemingly endless agony to a close, while most European leaders will likely be glad not to have to argue over another postponement. But questions will remain.To the question of “Who lost Britain?” the answer must be, first and foremost, Britain itself. Whatever mistakes th

 진행자: 김보경, Kevin Lee Selzer1. [Diplomatic circuit] [Meet the diplomat] Paris looks to Korea’s technology, startups for cooperation: French ambassador아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638[1] In South Korea, France is known predominantly for its rich history, sophisticated culture and luxury brands. But take a deeper look into the history between the two countries, and traces of France can b

Negotiations are underway on US President Donald Trump’s demand for a fivefold increase in South Korea’s payment for the cost of stationing 28,500 US troops here. The talks in Washington and Seoul may be settled before the year-end. However, the preposterous US demand has raised the average South Korean’s skepticism about the alliance -- by as much as five times. It could be the famous “art of the deal” of the American businessman-turned-president, but it simply bor

Dr. Kim Jong-hwan, a South Korean plastic surgeon who has devoted 26 years to developing facial rejuvenation procedures, says he has made the search for beauty his life’s mission.Dr. Kim is founder and president of Gold Happy Mirae Aesthetic Clinic, located in Gangnam, southern Seoul.“I was an orthopedic surgeon, but I abandoned the field because personally, I felt there was no ‘beauty’ there,” he said. Dr. Kim, a graduate of Korea University College of Medicine, sa

Plastic surgeon Dr. Kim Jong-hwan, who specializes in facial rejuvenation, says anti-aging is fundamentally about defying gravity.“First thing one must understand about anti-aging procedures that I pursue is that they are about making you actually younger, rather than making you ‘look’ younger,” he said. Kim emphasized that plastic surgeons “should not focus merely on making patients temporarily ‘look younger,’” but instead seek to revitalize the s

HSBC Securities has appointed Lee Jong-jin and Rhee Sang-ho as co-chief executive officers, the firm announced Wednesday.Lee joined HSBC in Hong Kong in 2009 from Dresdner Bank and transferred to HSBC Korea in 2010. He has since led fixed income sales, and in 2019 he expanded sales coverage to cash equity products. Lee is also said to specialize in risk management.Rhee joined HSBC in 2010 from JPMorgan and has been leading the Korea debt capital markets team.HSBC Securities provides market resea

Despite the Moon Jae-in government’s eighth and latest set of measures to curb real estate prices in the fall, prices of houses and those for lease have shot up, according to data by the Korea Appraisal Board.The house price index and lease price index for last month surged to the highest level in 14 months since the Sept. 13 measures, which aims to block home-based loans in most popular housing areas and hinder those with at least two homes from buying more. The house price index refers t

한 가정집에 사슴 한 마리가 침투해 경찰과 대치한 황당한 사건이 발생했다. 미국 오클라호마주에 있는 이 집에 사슴이 기습적으로 들이닥쳐 경찰이 침실에 가둬두면서 일이 끝났다.  에드먼드 경찰국은 20일 (미국 현지 시각) 페이스북에 경찰관들이 ‘휴일 침입자’를 상대하고 있는 모습을 담은 짧은 동영상을 올렸다. 동영상을 올리면서 “크리스마스 장식은 추수감사절 이후에 올려야 해!”라는 유쾌한 멘트를 달면서 웃음을 유발했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com) 　

JTI Korea said Monday that it has signed an agreement with the labor union to resolve disputes that have been festering for over three years. The tobacco maker said the negotiations were conducted in a “sincere” manner. Its new General Manager Jose Luis Amador took an active role in listening to employees’ concerns over job security and the working conditions of the sales team. The key agreements include increasing wages by 2021 and funding the education of the employ

The “bicycle theory” used to be a metaphor for international trade policy. Just as standing still on a bicycle is not an option -- one must keep moving forward or else fall over -- so it was said that trade negotiators must engage in successive rounds of liberalization. Otherwise, global openness would gradually succumb to protectionist interests.I don’t know whether the theory was right. In fact, had governments stood still on trade policy over the last three years, the world

Wall Street hedge funds and lawyers have turned an arcane procedure of international treaties into a money machine, at the cost of the world’s poorest people. The latest shakedown is a $5.9 billion award against Pakistan’s government in favor of two global mining companies -- Antofagasta PLC of Chile and Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada -- for a project that was never approved by Pakistan and never carried out.Here are the facts.In 1993, a US-incorporated mining company, BHP, enter