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[Hal Brands] China’s master plan: exporting an ideology

The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October 2017 is sure to loom large in future accounts of China’s relations with the world. It was then that the party cleared the way for Xi Jinpin...

Jun 17, 2018
Columnists
[Joshua Pollack] Trump-Kim summit marks a return to engagement, but it’s not a breakthrough

The outcome of the Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit in Singapore brings to mind the old Army quip: “Hurry up and wait.” The urgency of holding a meeting between the top leaders of North Korea and th...

Jun 17, 2018
Columnists
[Silvio Laccetti] Give peace a chance

The long-ago summer of 1950 was different from previous ones for this elementary school boy. Yes, I played stickball in the sidelot and began learning the artifices of adult card games. But something...

Jun 17, 2018
Columnists
[Editorial] Real reform

Opposition parties need comprehensive revamp

Jun 17, 2018
Editorial
Police to look into Gyeonggi governor-elect’s alleged extramarital affair

Police have started an investigation into a scandal involving Gyeonggi Gov.-elect Lee Jae-myung who allegedly had an extramarital affair with an actress, after receiving the case from the Suwon Distr...

Jun 17, 2018
Politics
Incheon citizens to file class action suit against lawmaker for disparaging remark

Rep. Chung Tae-ok, a former spokesman for the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, may soon face a class action suit from a group of citizens against his remarks defaming two cities, Incheon and Buch...

Jun 17, 2018
Politics
Dozens evacuated after fire at Cheongna International City high-rise building

Dozens of residents have been evacuated from an apartment building in Incheon after a fire broke out Sunday morning. Fifty-five people fled their homes after witnesses noticed smoke coming out of th...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
[Photo News] Models strut down central Seoul to mark ‘carless street day’

Models took to the streets of Sejong-daero in Gwanghwamun to celebrate Seoul’s “carless street day” on Sunday. The main avenue of Sejong-no in central Seoul became the runway for models to showcase ...

Jun 17, 2018
Fashion
Kendo instructor fined for use of corporal punishment on kid

Jeonju District Court said Sunday that it has fined a 41-year-old kendo instructor 5 million won ($4,500) for allegedly infringing on the Child Welfare Act. The instructor was indicted for hitting a...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
US-China trade war may ripple through Korea

The Korean economy is likely to be hit hard as its two biggest trading partners are on the brink of a trade war following threats to slap each other with hefty tariffs over the weekend. (Yonhap) On...

Jun 17, 2018
Industry
[IP in Korea] 'Rise of e-sports, YouTube calls for new approach to copyright'

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with experts in the intellectual property sector. This is the 17th installment. -- Ed. In an age of technology convergence and interactive commu...

Jun 17, 2018
Industry
Amorepacific’s new headquarters building aims to become gateway to central Seoul

Amorepacific’s newly built headquarters will play a key role in the redevelopment of Yongsan, central Seoul. Yongsan has been undergoing significant changes in the past few years, particularly after...

Jun 17, 2018
Arts&Design
Xi asked Kim to demand halt to US-South Korea military drills: report

Chinese leader Xi Jinping had asked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to demand a halt to South Korea-US joint military exercises, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday, countering US President Trump’s ...

Jun 17, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Why did Korean Air heiress illegally hire Filipina domestic workers?

It was not an unfamiliar sight when Cho Hyun-ah, the Korean Air heiress whose “rage” over nuts delayed a flight some four years ago, once again bowed and apologized for her “troubles” last month over...

Jun 17, 2018
Social affairs
Defense Ministry denies proposing NK withdraw long-range artillery along DMZ

The South Korean government Sunday denied the report that the two Koreas discussed withdrawing North Korea’s long-range artilleries, but speculation persists that the idea would be discussed at futu...

Jun 17, 2018
North Korea

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