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  Politics

  Moon urges parliament to pass budget bill

  • Moon urges swift prosecution reform, strengthened audit of prosecution
  • Cabinet passes prosecution reform plans
  • Top prosecutor Yoon promises bold in-house reforms at audit
  • Moon stresses people’s role in democracy

• Foreign Policy
  

  PM’s Japan visit a chance to mend ties

  Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon kicked off a three-day visit to Japan in the hope that a meeting with his Japanese counterpart will pave the way for improvements in the two countries’ strained relations. Before heading to Tokyo, Lee said he hoped South Korea and Japan would foster harmonious and mature relations despite difficulties, speaking with Japanese Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine, who saw Lee off at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. “I don’t expect that this visit w

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  FTC chief warns conglomerates of unfair intra-trading deals

  ‘Global tech firms, such as Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon, may create entry barriers’

• Social affairs
  

  Special bill aims to bring Hwaseong killer to justice

  Lawmakers have officially filed a bill that would invalidate the statute of limitations for a series of rape-murders from the mid-1980s and early 1990s in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.On Sept. 20, 13 lawmakers jointly submitted a motion seeking to punish killer Lee Chun-jae, 56, despite the statute of limitations having expired.  The police booked Lee on Oct. 14 after they determined there were “substantial grounds” to believe he was responsible for the crimes, including admissio

• Industry
  

  Korea vows to build 250 more hydrogen stations by 2022

  Up to 250 hydrogen charging stations will be built across Korean cities and highways by 2022 to provide drivers access to hydrogen charging within 30 minutes of wherever they are, the government said Tuesday. According to the government’s hydrogen infra establishment measure, jointly mapped out by the industry, transport and environment ministries, up to 190 hydrogen charging stations for vehicles and 60 charging stations for buses will be built over the next three years.  By 204

• Culture
  

  18th-century Joseon court makeup offers clues about ‘K-beauty’

  An exhibition at the National Palace Museum of Korea shows the style of makeup favored by the Joseon royal family during the 18th century and offers hints at how it may have influenced today’s globally popular “K-beauty.” The exhibition, titled “Princess Hwahyeop and Her Makeup,” displays relics discovered in a recent excavation of the princess’s tomb, where 12 containers were found with cosmetic substances inside -- along with combs, a bronze mirror and an ep

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• Politics

  

  Opposition party leader denies involvement in alleged martial law plan

  Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday denied allegations made by a civic group that he took part in planning to impose martial law to quell monthslong candlelight protests if the impeachment of then President Park Geun-hye failed. Hwang’s party filed a complaint to the prosecutors’ office against Lim Tae-hoon, the chief of the Military Human Rights Center for Korea, who raised the suspicions.  On Monday, Lim, testifying as a witness at the parliamentary audit of

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  S. Korean weightlifter Shin Rok wins three medals at Asian youth competition in Pyongyang

  South Korea's Shin Rok won three medals in the men's under-17 61-kilogram competition at Asian youth weightlifting event in Pyongyang on Tuesday.The 17-year-old placed third in snatch with 116 kg, second in the clean and jerk with 151 kg in the 2019 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships, which kicked off in the North's capital on Sunday.  He added another silver for lifting a combined 267 kg to deliver South Korea its first medal at the event.In the men's 61-kg class, 20-year

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  Industry

  Hyundai Heavy workers to stage partial strike amid wage dispute

  Workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea's top shipbuilder, will stage a partial strike this week, its labor union said Tuesday, amid little progress in its wage negotiations with management.The decision to lay down their tools for four to seven hours per day from Wednesday to Friday came after the labor union's 21st round of wage talks with the company ended without an agreement earlier in the day.The negotiations began in May, but the two sides have yet to find common ground.The un

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  Economy

  Moon calls for S. Korean businesspeople to combine efforts for peace, prosperity

  President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for South Korean businesspeople to share their networking capabilities and experience to help ongoing efforts to foster a lasting peace on the divided peninsula.Moon's remarks were read on his behalf at the 18th World Korean Business Convention (WKBC) in Yeosu, about 455 kilometers south of Seoul. The WKBC is an annual gathering of South Korean businesspeople from home and abroad."I trust the potential of the globe-trotting 'hansang,'" Moon said

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  Defense

  Vice defense chief calls for swift formation of inter-Korean defense committee

  South Korean Vice Defense Minister Park Jae-min on Tuesday called for the swift establishment of an inter-Korean military committee that the South and the North agreed to set up during a summit of their leaders last year.Park made the remarks during a session on international arms control at the 9th Beijing Xiangshan Forum held in the Chinese capital city, referring to the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) that the two Koreas signed on the sidelines of the third summit between President Moo

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  Social affairs

  Interior Minister Chin Young Open Government Partnership’s person of month

  Minister of Interior and Safety Chin Young was selected as the Open Government Partnership’s person of the month.The OGP is an international organization launched in 2011 to promote transparency, combat corruption and encourage citizen participation in governments globally.  The Seoul government promised an increased role and presence in the partnership after it was elected in August as the “incoming government co-chair” of the steering committee, a position it will hold u

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• Social affairs

  

  Foreign teachers should receive severance, annual leave stipends: top court

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a private academy in Seoul to pay severance pay and stipends for unused leave to foreign teachers.The top court upheld the high court’s decision and concluded expat teachers are regular employees according to the Labor Standards Act, and so eligible for wage benefits guaranteed by law, including pay for severance and for working on public holidays.  The top court remanded the case to the lower court, ordering recalculation of payments due to the pl

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  Social affairs

  Court rapped for giving child porn site operator slap on wrist

  A South Korean court is under fire for sentencing the operator of one of the world’s largest child pornography websites to a year and six months in prison.US and UK authorities announced last week that 337 individuals had been arrested in 38 countries and accused of crimes related to use of the site. They included the US, the UK, Ireland, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Czech Republic and Canada.Last year, a 23-year-old South Korean named Son Jong-w

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  Film

  ‘The Faceless Boss’ to be a noir film about cruelty of gangster world

  The early 2000s in Korean cinema was marked by an onslaught of gangster comedies, which ranged in quality but soon came under fire for glorifying criminals through their affectionate depiction of the mob. This was followed by a period of gritty realism, with ruthless, 19-rated stories.Director Song Chang-yong’s upcoming crime drama “The Faceless Boss” looks to maintain the realism but open it up to a wider audience. Starring Chun Jung-myung, Jin Yi-han and Lee Si-a, it follows

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  People

  Baseball legend shares 48 years on the diamond

  Former manager Sun Dong-yeol releases autobiography

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EDITORIAL

• A second prosecution

  Ruling party to prioritize bill to form agency to probe senior officials, but concerns remain

• Messenger’s role

  PM Lee’s visit to Tokyo should set the stage for South Korea-Japan summit

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• Startups & Investors

  

  Korean startups consider funding as biggest problem

  South Korean startup organization Startup Alliance announced on Oct. 22 that the domestic startup industry considers funding as the most important area that needs some improvement during its annual trend report event.The survey questions were asked among 149 startup CEOs, 500 workers of big companies, 200 college job seekers and 250 information technology industry workers.  According to the survey, which was conducted jointly by Startup Alliance and Open Survey, which is an institute that h

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  Samsung

  Samsung increases OLED supply for Apple’s latest iPhones

  Samsung Display will likely supply up to 50 million units of OLED display panels for Apple in the second half this year, thanks to the positive market response for the latest iPhone lineup, according to news reports on Oct. 22.Citing industry sources, local news outlet Money Today reported on the number of panels the South Korean display maker provided for the US tech giant in recent months. In the third quarter, ending September, the display firm supplied 22.2 million units of 5.85-inch an

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  Automobiles

  Private taxi drivers, Mirae Ohsung join hands to form mobility platform

  Private taxi drivers who complained that they had been left behind in deals between mobility platforms and taxi companies have joined forces with a 4-year old company to launch a new mobility platform. On Oct. 21, representatives of private taxi drivers from around the nation gathered to kick off a welfare foundation for private taxi drivers, something they had wanted to create since 2005. The welfare foundation, which promises various benefits including health care, education and financing for

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  Samsung

  Samsung rules global display driver chip market in H1

  South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has maintained its lead in the display driver integrated circuit market in the first half this year, according to news reports on Oct. 21.A DDIC is a semiconductor used to operate displays for smartphones, tablet PCs and TVs. Samsung has kept the crown in the segment since 2002. Citing a recent report by global research firm IHS Markit, local news outlet Yonhap News Agency said Samsung earned $560 million from its DDIC business in the second quart

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  Emails suggest SuperM’s Korean sales counted for Billboard charts

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  House of BTS offers special experience for fans

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  Rookie TXT returns with new album ‘The Dream Chapter: Magic’

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  Did Korean sales send SuperM’s debut album to top of Billboard chart?

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• Technology

  

  Twinny to challenge global robotics heavyweights

  Startup’s solutions wean mobile robots off GPS, QR codes to save logistics costs

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  Industry

  Is it a go or a no for Korean bio investment?

  PMG Investment Solutions’ head of health care investment says investors need to understand science better

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  Diplomatic Circuit

  S. Korea, Poland to work closely for nuclear energy, defense, cybersecurity: Polish FM

  Amid South Korea’s strengthened economic relations with Poland, the European country is seeking to bolster cooperation in nuclear energy, defense and cybersecurity, Polish top envoy said.“South Korea is now our main economic partner in Asia. We are talking of increasing cooperation with Korean companies,” Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told The Korea Herald in an exclusive interview in Seoul.“There is also potential (to cooperate in) in nuclear energy. Of cours

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  Social affairs

  ‘Korea should stop funding coal power in Indonesia’

  While South Korea has vowed to phase out fossil fuels and turn to clean energy to combat climate change and air pollution, it is supporting coal-fired power plants elsewhere -- like in Indonesia.The government is virtually contributing to environmental damage as well as corruption in Indonesia by financially supporting Korean companies that are building coal-fired power plants there, according to an environmental activist. 　“The land has been contaminated so much that we cannot plant fruit

PHOTO NEWS

• Culture

  

  Seonyudo, a place of peace and tranquility inside Seoul

  Seonyudo is one of several natural islands on the Han River in Seoul. Located west of Yeouido -- the biggest of those islands -- it is a popular destination for those seeking peace and tranquility inside the concrete jungle of Seoul. The 110,400-square-meter island was the site of a water treatment plant for more than two decades, until the facility closed in 2000. City officials decided to turn it into an urban park, and Seonyudo Park opened to the public in 2002. Its current look is the w

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• Diplomatic Circuit

  

  ASEAN delegation relishes ASEAN-Korea Train, future of ASEAN-Korea

  SUNCHEON, South Jeolla Province -- Some 200 participants representing South Korea and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered at the lobby of Paradise Hotel, Busan, in the early morning of Thursday beaming with excitement about the second day of the three-day train trip across the country ahead of the ASEAN-Korea special summit in November.After a jam-packed day of a six-hour train ride, a visit to the temple Bulguksa, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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  Food&Beverage

  A mix of ‘nogari’ and beer in Euljiro, Seoul

  Euljiro has emerged as one of the most popular districts in Seoul thanks to a host of unique pubs, cafes and shops. A distinctive vibe resonates through its narrow alleys, best known for their old print shops. The Korea Herald’s interns visited Manseon Hof, a popular spot in Euljiro that is going strong on social media. Thanks to its surging popularity, thirsty hordes usually begin to appear early in the evening. The pub’s signature dish is “nogari,” or dried pollack, whi

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  Industry

  Looking beyond today’s crises and into the future

  The Korea Herald holds 2nd annual Biz Forum to address corporate risks

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  Health

  Using robotics in dementia prevention, care

  An orb with a set of ears, blinky eyes and the voice and speech manners of a chatty child is making advances in dementia therapy at a hospital in Seoul. Named Bomy, the robot assists cognitive training for patients in the early stages, or at the risk of developing dementia.Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital’s Robot-assisted Cognitive Training Center opened its doors in April, and is headed by Dr. Kim Geon-ha, a neurologist who has been researching related technologies since 2009. The

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• Politics

  

  President’s detractors cite economy as No. 1 reason

  But Moon supporters say prosecution reform is main factor: poll

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  Health

  Using robotics in dementia prevention, care

  An orb with a set of ears, blinky eyes and the voice and speech manners of a chatty child is making advances in dementia therapy at a hospital in Seoul. Named Bomy, the robot assists cognitive training for patients in the early stages, or at the risk of developing dementia.Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital’s Robot-assisted Cognitive Training Center opened its doors in April, and is headed by Dr. Kim Geon-ha, a neurologist who has been researching related technologies since 2009. The

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  Economy

  Portion of optimists over economy stays at 13%: poll

  SEJONG -- A variety of polls show that the public disapproval rating for President Moon Jae-in now outstrips his approval rating.According to a survey from Gallup Korea, the portion of respondents who expressed negative opinion toward the president, exceeded the supporters for him for the sixth consecutive week since August.In the pollster’s latest survey, conducted on Oct. 1-2, 51 percent of the 1,000 citizens polled expressed disapproval of Moon’s performance, while the approval ra

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  Social affairs

  2 in 5 South Koreans aged 50 or over

  Number of 50s-and-above up 47% in the last decade, while population growth stays at 4.3%

WEEKENDER

• Culture

  

  Pet care industry thrives with creative services

  From smart pet gadgets to insurance, health care and nutrition, the pet economy is growing

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  Travel

  Into the red, yellow and orange

  When and where fall foliage is at its most spectacular across South Korea

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  Food&Beverage

  Taste of the North

  Savor contemporary North Korean cuisine in South Korea