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![[Newsmaker] Ruling party seeks last-minute agreement on justice minister nominee hearing](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/09/01/20190901000141_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Ruling party seeks last-minute agreement on justice minister nominee hearingPoliticsSept 1, 2019Ruling Democratic Party Floor Leader Lee In-young said Sunday that the party would “wait until the last moment” for the main opposition party to agree to Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk’s confirmati... -
Main opposition party takes to the streets against justice nominee ChoPoliticsSept 1, 2019The main opposition Liberty Korea Party held a mass protest for the second consecutive weekend in Seoul, condemning the Moon government and calling on Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk to resign. A d... -
South Korea finishes 3rd at WorldSkills 2019Social affairsAug 28, 2019KAZAN, Russia -- South Korea came in at third place at the biennial 45th WorldSkills Competition with 264 points, dropping a notch from the previous competition, event organizers said Tuesday. In th... -
France to host 47th WorldSkills CompetitionSocial affairsAug 23, 2019KAZAN, Russia -- Lyon, France, has been selected to host the 47th WorldSkills Competition in 2023, beating Japan’s Aichi with more than double the support from member countries, organizers said Frida... -
![[Herald Interview] Sports bodies need to make own assessments of Fukushima: Greenpeace nuclear specialist](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/21/20190821000626_0.jpg)
[Herald Interview] Sports bodies need to make own assessments of Fukushima: Greenpeace nuclear specialistSocial affairsAug 21, 2019With less than a year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, concerns are growing over the safety of the baseball and softball venues in disaster-hit Fukushima. Seeking to break away from Japan... -
![[Newsmaker] Liberty Korea Party confirms nationwide rally despite criticism](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/19/20190819000449_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Liberty Korea Party confirms nationwide rally despite criticismPoliticsAug 19, 2019Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday reaffirmed his plans to “stand against the left-leaning tyranny” of the Moon Jae-min government by staging a nationwide rally this weekend, widely... -
Justice minister nominee’s 2017 investment agreement sparks new questionsPoliticsAug 16, 2019Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk, ex-senior presidential secretary on civil affairs, faced new controversy on Friday over a 2017 investment agreement signed by his family that exceeds their total wea... -
![[Newsmaker] Controversy brews over Cho Kuk’s ties to socialist group](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/15/20190815000185_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Controversy brews over Cho Kuk’s ties to socialist groupPoliticsAug 15, 2019Cho Kuk, former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, sought to fend off criticism over his involvement in the South Korean Socialist Workers’ Alliance in 1991, saying it had been a way to... -
Three workers killed in elevator crashSocial affairsAug 14, 2019An elevator carrying three workers crashed from a height equivalent to a 15-story building, killing all three. Two foreign laborers on the ground level, who were injured when a hoist crashed at the ... -
![[Anniversary Special] Domestic politics in Korea, Japan leave behind victims of Japan’s wartime atrocities](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/14/20190814000566_0.jpg)
[Anniversary Special] Domestic politics in Korea, Japan leave behind victims of Japan’s wartime atrocitiesSocial affairsAug 14, 2019The somber atmosphere is palpable in Korea around this time of the year, when South Korea commemorates its independence from Japan. This year marks the 74th year of Korea’s independence from the bru... -
![[Newsmaker] Ex-chief of staff Kim Ki-chun gets suspended term for falsifying records on Sewol sinking](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/14/20190814000573_0.jpg)
[Newsmaker] Ex-chief of staff Kim Ki-chun gets suspended term for falsifying records on Sewol sinkingSocial affairsAug 14, 2019The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced Kim Ki-chun, former President Park Geun-hye’s chief of staff, to a year in prison suspended for two years for falsifying records on reports rec... -
![[Herald Interview] Donggubat CEO strives for social well-being along with revenue growth](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=649&simg=/content/image/2019/08/08/20190808000117_0.jpg)
[Herald Interview] Donggubat CEO strives for social well-being along with revenue growthSocial affairsAug 13, 2019Donggubat CEO Noh Soon-ho, is a millennial business leader who is confident and ambitious about his aspirations to kill two birds with one stone: raise profits and employ people with disabilities to ... -
Over two-thirds of Party for Democracy and Peace lawmakers boltPoliticsAug 12, 2019Ten lawmakers announced Monday their departure from the minor opposition Party of Democracy and Peace to form a new party of “change and hope” after failing to reach a consensus with the party’s lead... -
Justice minister nominee’s confirmation hearing to be next political battlegroundPoliticsAug 11, 2019Cho Kuk has been tapped as justice minister nominee two weeks after leaving his post as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, garnering mixed reactions across the aisle Sunday. Cho, one o... -
Japan unlikely to target Korea’s financial market: state policy chiefPoliticsAug 6, 2019Kim Sang-jo, the president’s chief of staff for policy, said Tuesday the “possibility is very low” that Japan will target Korea’s financial market for economic retaliation amid thorny relations betwe...
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