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FTC head Kim Sang-jo bombarded with questions over corruption

A federation chaired by former officials used to collect money, find jobs for retirees from conglomerates

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Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust

Hanjin Group and Korean Air Lines Co. Chairman Cho Yang-ho was indicted for embezzlement, breach of trust and other charges on Monday without detention. The prosecution announced the result of its f...

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Social affairs
The Korea Herald to host Biz Forum on ASEAN and New Asia

Southeast Asia is increasingly emerging as an important market for South Korean companies, particularly in light of the of the Moon Jae-in government’s “New Southern Policy” that aims to elevate Kore...

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Industry
US official visits Seoul for consultations on N. Korea, alliance issues

A US State Department official met with South Korean foreign ministry officials in Seoul on Monday, apparently for discussions on North Korea and pending alliance issues, a government source said. M...

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Foreign Policy
Korea has most hospital equipment but lacks doctors

The overall number of hospital beds and medical equipment in South Korea exceeded other major economies, while the number of doctors was among the lowest, data showed Monday. South Korea had an aver...

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Social affairs
SK Biopharmaceuticals builds AI-powered drug development platform

SK Biopharmaceuticals, the new drug development unit of South Korea’s telecom-to-energy conglomerate SK Group, said Monday it had finished developing an artificially intelligent drug development and ...

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Industry
A quarter of Korean teens rely on convenience store meals: survey

About a quarter of all Korean teenagers eat convenience store meals at least three times a week, a survey showed. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a survey and found th...

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Social affairs
[Photo News] BTS in Paris

(Yonhap) BTS met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook during the band’s visit to Paris for a concert celebrating the friendship between Korea and France. The group posted...

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Music
KOTRA advises Korean startups to head to Europe

In line with South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to France, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency on Monday released a report highlighting Europe as the place to be for Korean star...

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Industry
Military says L-SAM interceptor missile test delayed for technical reasons

South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has decided to put off the testing of a new surface-to-air interceptor missile due to technical, not political, reasons. The military has sought to deve...

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Defense
England's northern ports look to prosper from Brexit

IMMINGHAM, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions of pounds are being invested to ...

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World News
Olympic gold-winning skeleton slider receives nat'l sports award

South Korea's Olympic gold winning skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin on Monday received a sports award from his country for his sporting excellence. Yun, who won gold in the men's skeleton at the 2018 Py...

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More sports
Newspaper warns N. Koreans not to have illusions about imperialism, capitalism

North Korea's official newspaper on Monday urged its people not to have illusions about imperialism in order to safeguard socialism. The Rodong Sinmun, the organ of the ruling Workers' Party, said i...

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North Korea
Seoul shares down 0.29% late Monday morning

South Korean stocks traded lower on Monday as investor sentiment remained subdued over the lingering trade tensions between the United States and China and rising US nterest rates. The benchmark Kor...

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Economy
Korean ruling party to request Google delete fake news on YouTube

South Korea's ruling party members are set to visit the local unit of Google Inc. on Monday to request that the company delete more than 100 YouTube videos which they claim contain malicious fake inf...

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Politics

The Korea Herald by Herald Corporation

Address : Huam-ro 4-gil 10, Yongsan-gu,Seoul, Korea
Online newspaper registration No : Seoul 아03711
Date of registration : 2015.04.28
Publisher. Editor : Kwon Chung-won
Juvenile Protection Manager : Shin Chang Hoon
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