The year’s first heatwave advisory has been issued for Daegu and inland areas of North Gyeongsang Province, as of 10 a.m. This is the fourth time a heat wave advisory has been issued in May.  (123RF)According to the Korea Meteorological Administration’s Daegu branch, temperatures are expected to rise above 33 degrees Celsius in Daegu, and North Gyeongsang Province’s Yeongcheon, Gyeongsan, and Cheongdo and Goryeong counties Friday. A heat wave advisory is issued when temperatures are expected to

It seems almost unfair to rose to start thinking about it, and talking about it, and looking for it when spring comes around. Then again, how many of us think about turkey and stuffing outside of November? Or corned beef and cabbage outside of March? No one is stopping you from planning those meals on any day of the year, calendar be damned. Yet you don‘t. At least most of you don’t.Did my college roommates and I cook up an entire traditional Thanksgiving dinner one spring semester? Sure we did.

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin has been awarded a royal medal by the King of Spain for his contributions to the enrichment of bilateral trades through business investment, Lotte said Friday. Shin was presented with the Cross of Official of the Order Isabel La Catolica, an honorary civil order granted by King Felipe VI, at the Spanish Embassy in Seoul on late Thursday, the group said in a statement.   Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin (right) and Spanish Ambassdor to Korea Gonzalo Ortiz (lef

Seventeen members of online supercar clubs were nabbed for stunt driving on Seoul expressways, police said Thursday. Among them are five members of a Ferrari online community who are suspected of driving the cars at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour on the Seoul Chuncheon Highway in Seoul in September, 2015. They weaved between three lanes of traffic and cut in other vehicles, police said. (Yonhap)Three others belong to an online BMW Z4 club. They are suspected of driving at about 200 kilometers

The number of foreigners residing in South Korea has been rising at a fast clip over the past decade, with their tax payments increasing more than fourfold, government data showed Tuesday.Foreign residents in the country numbered 1.89 million in 2015, 2.5 times the 747,000 recorded 10 years earlier, according to the data from the Justice Ministry. Income tax payments by foreign residents more than quadrupled to 694.7 billion won ($616.9 million) during the period, according to data from the Nati

The torrent of violence that Syrian President Bashar Assad and his operatives have rained down on his own people since 2011 -- widespread kidnappings, torture, barrel-bombings and chemical weapons attacks -- have led to mournful discussions of the dim prospects that Assad will ever be brought to trial for his atrocities. Yet the truth is that the US, and its stance toward the International Criminal Court at The Hague, have helped create many of the impediments to Assad’s prosecution.The ICC, a p

China’s just-completed conference touting its Belt and Road initiative certainly looked like a triumph, with Russian President Vladimir Putin playing the piano and Chinese leaders announcing a string of potential deals and massive financial pledges. Underneath all the heady talk about China positioning itself at the heart of a new global order, though, lies in uncomfortable question: can it afford to do so?Such doubts might seem spurious, given the numbers being tossed around. China claims nearl

Park Hae-jin is ready to demonstrate his acting prowess through the upcoming film “Cheese in the Trap.”  (Mountain Movement Management)Currently starring as Kim Seol-woo in JTBC’s romance series “Man to Man,” Park is also filming the movie version of “Cheese in the Trap,” the hit 2016 tvN webtoon-based drama series. In the film, Park reprises the role of the stoic college senior Yoo Jung, with Oh Yeon-seo playing his love interest. (Mountain Movement Management)Viewers can expect more depth in P

MACAU -- Amid Macau’s gaming revenue comeback this year following three consecutive years of financial blunders, the annual three-day Global Gaming Expo Asia concluded Thursday with experts eager for the future of Macau beyond a gambling destination. In an industry that has heavily relied on high-rollers and VIPs to account for the vast majority of its revenue, Macau’s gaming heads are looking to establish a more mass market tourism appeal and nongaming amenities to revitalize its economic turna

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles delving into the economic policies and tasks expected of the new Moon Jae-in administration. This is the sixth installment -- Ed.President Moon Jae-in’s administration was born out of an advanced presidential election, in the wake of the ousting of former President Park Geun-hye, following the worst bribery and influence-peddling scandal involving her long-time friend, presidential aides and business tycoons.His strong will for chaebol re