LG Chem said Monday it has reached 30 trillion won ($24.6 billion) in sales this year, following its achievement of being named among the global top 10 chemical companies of 2018 in a magazine published by the American Chemical Society.LG Chem said it now seeks a spot in the global top five by achieving 59 trillion won in sales and a double-digit operating profit margin by 2024.To do so, LG Chem said the petrochemicals sector will continue its investments in high-value products, including synthe

An op-ed piece on the trade row between Korea and Japan, published Aug. 11 by the Washington Post, has grabbed the spotlight in both nations. Written by Gregg A. Brazinsky, a professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University in the US, the piece blamed the bilateral spat on Japan’s lack of apology for past wrongdoings.  Specializing in East Asian history and diplomacy, the scholar is an expert on Korea’s international relations and has written two bo

South Korea’s food and beverage giant Binggrae has multiple signature brands under its belt, and the underlying theme of most of them is that the firm stays true to its original brand image. Most prominent of them is the market’s No. 1 processed milk “Banana Flavored Milk,” with its unique taste and bottle shape.Since its launch in 1974, the beverage has been considered a popular substitute for milk, and thereby responsible for 80 percent of the market specific to banana-

Vegan bakeries started to emerge in Seoul just a couple of years ago. 　Eschewing the usual wheat, butter, yeast, milk and eggs, vegan bakeries create their goods with alternative ingredients such as soy milk, brown rice or coconut oil. In addition to vegans, these shops attract people with food allergies or atopic diseases, mothers of newborns and customers simply seeking healthy alternatives. The Korea Herald checked out four of the most talked-about shops in Seoul. Yummyyomil “

The following is a Korea Herald copy editor’s personal account of her encounters with the local vegan community. The writer, a vegan since the early 1990s, has lived in Korea for more than 15 years. -- Ed. It was Aug. 7, three days before “A Piece of Vegan Festival” at Seoul Innovation Park in Eunpyeong, northwestern Seoul. One of the organizers, Kang So-yang, posted a picture of the venue on Facebook. Some rooms still had signs left behind by the previous occupants, reading &l

Citibank Korea said Thursday it has carried out two corporate outreach programs so far this year, participated by its executives and employees.In June, some 2,000 employees and their families participated in the 14th annual Global Community Day, a volunteer day celebrated by all Citibank units around the world. The following month some 1,700 employees and their families welcomed the 22nd annual Citi Building Hope and Home, visiting a Habitat for Humanity construction site in Cheonan, South Chung

강아지들도 사람과 같이 뮤지컬을 보면서 감동이라는 감정을 느끼는 것일까?캐나다에서 서비스견 무리가 훈련 중 하나가 뮤지컬 공연을 보는 것이라고 해 화제다. 해당 사진은 온라리오의 스트랫포드 페스티벌 트위터를 통해 공개되었다. 서비스견들이 나란히 의자에 앉아서 캐나다 극장의 한 라이브 홀에서 공연을 즐기고 있다는 걸 볼 수 있었다. 공개 직후 극장 좌석에 앉아 있는 12마리 개들의 사진이 폭발적인 인기를 끌었고 이들이 본 뮤지컬인 빌리 엘리어트 뮤지컬 라이브 공연까지 화제에 올랐다. 해당 담당자는 다른 무리의 개들도 올 10월에 공연 훈련을 앞두고 있다고 전했다. 또한, 놀랍게도 개들은 편안하고 안락한 분위기에서 공연을 즐겼으며 앞으로도 계속해서 훈련했으면 좋겠다는 바램을 CNN 인터뷰를 통해서 전달했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)

With Donald Trump due to visit Europe again for the G-7 summit later this month, European leaders have run out of options for dealing with the US president. They have tried to charm him, persuade him, ignore him, or agree to disagree with him. Yet Trump’s malevolence is bottomless. The only alternative, therefore, is to oppose him.The most immediate issue is European trade with Iran. This is no small matter. It is a battle that Europe cannot afford to lose.Trump is capable of inflicting gr

It’s beginning to feel like a 1980s news tape showing America’s despotic enemies running amok.In Russia, a mysterious fatal explosion a few days ago in one of the country’s 10 secret cities where nuclear research takes place has caused an uptick in radiation and raised alarm around the world.It also raises memories of the 1986 meltdown at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, which Russia tried desperately to hush up, lying repeatedly about how serious it was. An esti

Herald CEO and Publisher Kwon Chung-won (left) shakes hands with Lim Kang-taeg, president of the Korea Institute for National Unification, after signing a memorandum of understanding for partnership at the Herald headquarters building in Seoul on Friday. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)