Articles by Suk Gee-hyun
Suk Gee-hyun
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Seoul’s new slogan ridiculed
“I.SEOUL.YOU”This is the new slogan the Seoul city government chose, after debating between “Seoulmate” and “SEOULing.”The government officials, and people who voted for the new slogan, probably had in mind some successful campaigns overseas, such as “I Love (heart) New York,” which has proven its global appeal. However, the slogan may not be going down so well, at least on the initial impression. People are making parodies of the sentence by using it in different photos and conversations. One T
Social Affairs Oct. 29, 2015
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나체女 벗은 몸 처음 본 반응(영상)
친한 여자친구들끼리 서로 벗은 몸을 처음 본 후 반응이 공개되 화제다. (YouTube)버즈피드(Buzzfeed)에서 공개한 이 영상에는 둘씩 짝을 지은 여자들이 서로 벗은 몸을 처음 보는 모습이 담겨 있다. 이 프로젝트에 참가한 여성들은 모두 상대방의 몸이 매력적이라며 칭찬하는 모습을 보여 이전에 공개됐던 비슷한 남자 실험과는 차이를 보였다. 한 참가자는 “타인에게 자신의 벗은 모습을 보여준다는 것은 무서운 일이다”라면서도 “나는 나의 친구를 믿는다”고 말해 신뢰가 있기에 가능한 일임을 표현했다. (khnews@heraldcorp.com) (유튜브)
한국어판 Oct. 18, 2015
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Asiana rejects boarding of legendary jazz bassist
Asiana Airlines has rejected the boarding of jazz bassist and musician Richard Bona, who was travelling from New York to Korea to perform at the Jarasum International Jazz Festival this weekend. (Jarasum International Jazz Festival)“I’m sorry to all my fans in South Korea. Asiana refused to board me this morning and treated me so poorly like I was carrying a weapon,” he wrote on his Facebook on Thursday.The musician explained that Asiana refused to board him as he wanted to bring his bass guitar
Industry Oct. 8, 2015
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Doosan Infracore to cut junior staff
Doosan Infracore, the second largest affiliate of South Korean industrial giant Doosan Group, has recently asked junior-level employees with less than four years of work experience to retire voluntarily as part of its restructuring efforts, according to an internal source. “Corporate executives had summoned the junior staff members individually in the second week of September and some of them left the firm en bloc on Sept. 14,’’ an insider of the construction equipment maker told The Korea Heral
Industry Oct. 4, 2015
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POSCO Energy goes global with new turbine tech
POSCO Energy, the power generation specialist unit of POSCO Group, is hoping to expand its presence in the overseas market with indigenous technology.In collaboration with HK Turbine, turbine maker POSCO Energy took part in the Power-Gen Asia industry show in Bangkok early this month, using the event to showcase the new disc-type steam turbine.Power-Gen Asia is one of the largest electricity-related industry events held in Asia, attracting more than 7,500 industry officials from over 70 countrie
Industry Sept. 13, 2015
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Steelmakers bet big on supply for premium cars
Bogged by risks from weakening profits and China’s economic slowdown, South Korean steelmakers are seeing higher-than-estimated annual sales in a niche sector to become a major growth engine ― premium auto steel sheets. POSCO and Hyundai Steel, the top two Korean steelmakers, are revving up to gain a competitive edge in auto steel sheets, focusing on developing super high-strength, lightweight products. POSCO workers check steel sheets to be used for cars at its plant in Gwangyang, South Jeolla
Industry Sept. 13, 2015
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Shipbuilding orders fall to 16-month low
Orders won by South Korean shipbuilders in August fell to a 16-month low last month, pushing Korea down to third place after China and Japan in the global ranking of shipbuilding nations, according to global data on Friday.The worsening sales performance will put a heavier burden on the nation’s three major shipbuilders, which are pushing for a set of restructuring measures due to massive losses from lackluster offshore plant businesses -- which they have been capitalizing on as a new growth eng
Industry Sept. 4, 2015
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[Weekender] Korean firms eye central Asia for growth, cooperation
Korean companies are fast establishing themselves in the growing Central Asian market as the region undergoes economic development. Local construction firms made a name for themselves in carrying out large-scale projects in the Middle East, and they are now proving themselves again in Central Asia. Although Central Asian nations are rich in natural resources and manpower, they are only now focusing on establishing basic infrastructure, presenting a huge market for those with the construction cap
Industry Aug. 21, 2015
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[Graphic News] Hyundai Motor Group chairman earns highest salary in H1
Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo posted the highest salary among South Korean conglomerate tycoons in the first half of the year, according to the Financial Supervisory Service’s data. Chung received a total of 4.2 billion won ($3.55 million) -- down 740 million won on-year -- from Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Mobis, the group’s auto parts maker. The decline in his salary was attributed to his resignation from the board of Hyundai Steel, where his remuneration was 740 million won last ye
Industry Aug. 18, 2015
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Saenuri urges NPS to act on Lotte feud
Ruling Saenuri Party chairman Kim Moo-sung on Friday urged Korea’s National Pension Service to exercise its shareholder rights in order to protect the public’s assets from the fallout of a founding family feud at Lotte Group. “I consider the biggest victims of founding family’s conflicts at Lotte to be not family members involved, but ordinary people who have put their retirement savings into the NPS,” Kim said in a meeting at the National Assembly.The nation’s largest investor has a stake in mo
Industry Aug. 7, 2015
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Shilla CEO’s husband refuses to sign off divorce
The husband of Lee Boo-jin, the eldest daughter of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, has reportedly refused to sign divorce papers after they failed to agree on custody and parental rights for their son. “Lee’s husband has no intention to divorce and nothing has changed from his stance,” his lawyer told reporters.Im has refused to give up legal guardianship and parental rights of the two’s 9-year-old son, but this is the first time for him to publicly announce that he does not want a divorce.
Industry Aug. 7, 2015
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Lotte Group sons’ battle turns nasty
The spat between the two sons of Lotte Group founder and general chairman Shin Kyuk-ho is taking a nasty turn ahead of the coming shareholders meeting to decide his successor.Shin Dong-joo, the first son, stepped up his offensive against his rival and younger brother Shin Dong-bin on Sunday, expressing confidence in winning the vote.Dong-joo is a former vice chairman of Lotte Holdings, the de facto control tower of the Lotte empire in Korea and Japan, while Dong-bin is currently chairman of Seo
Industry Aug. 2, 2015
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What’s next for Elliott?
Attention is being paid to U.S. activist hedge fund Elliott Associates’ next step after it suffered a defeat in a shareholders vote on a merger deal between Samsung C&T and its sister firm last week.At the crucial vote on Friday, nearly 70 percent of Samsung C&T shareholders supported a merger with Cheil Industries. The vote ended C&T’s six-week battle with the fund, which had sought to thwart the Samsung merger plan.After Friday’s result, Elliott said it would reserve all options at its disposa
Industry July 19, 2015
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Probe zeroes in on negligence at heart of Hanwha explosion
A police officer enters a Hanwha Chemical plant in Ulsan as part of an investigation into a deadly explosion there on July 4. (Yonhap) Officials clean up the debris from the explosion at the Hanwha Chemical plant in Ulsan on July 7. (Yonhap)The investigation into the deadly explosion at Hanwha Chemical Corp. is pointing to long-established negligence and lax safety management as the cause of The investigation into the deadly explosion at Hanwha Chemical Corp. is pointing to long-established negl
Industry July 13, 2015
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Probe reveals negligence at heart of Hanwha explosion
The investigation into the deadly explosion at Hanwha Chemical Corp. is pointing to long-established negligence and lax safety management as the cause of the deadly accident. Since the explosion took the lives of six workers of the Hanwha subcontractor -- Hyundai Environment -- on July 3, the authorities have been probing into the accident. A number of officials from both companies including the chiefs of Hyundai Environment and Hanwha Chemical’s safety team are under suspicion of being respons
Industry July 13, 2015
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