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  [Exclusive] LG Electronics launches new R&D base in UK for automotive business

  A vehicle component unit under South Korea’s LG Electronics has established its new base in the United Kingdom to expand its automotive business with car manufacturers in the fast growing European market.The tech giant has opened a research and development center at the University of Warwick Science Park in the city of Coventry, and is registered as a tenant in the academia-industrial cluster, based on information provided by market insiders exclusively to The Korea Herald. The center marks LG’s

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  Social affairs

  Plan for plastic surgery clinic in airport transit terminal hits wall

  A quick nip and tuck while in transit through Incheon, South Korea -- the “world’s capital of plastic surgery”? The idea might have looked brilliant to the operator of Incheon Airport, the country’s main gateway, looking to add a unique, new feature to its soon-to-be completed passenger terminal. However, doctors and medical professionals seem to think otherwise. Transfer terminal in Incheon International Airport. (Yonhap)According to data from Incheon International Airport Corp. released by Rep

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  Social affairs

  Korea moves to toughen law over negligent dog owners

  South Korea is moving to strengthen measures to increase liabilities of dog owners and address safety concerns, after several high-profile dog bite cases raised public alarm recently.  YonhapRep. Kim Tae-nyeon, chief policymaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, said Tuesday that his party will push to revise the Animal Protection Act to punish owners in pet attack cases. He also spoke of the possible addition of clauses calling for mandatory education for owners and the training of misbe

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  Industry

  Samsung, Apple face new legal battle over patent damages

  Samsung Electronics and Apple’s six-year legal battle over design patent infringement is headed back to the original court. Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Sunday night that a new trial will begin to look into whether Apple’s $399 million award for Samsung’s design patent infringement should stand. The trial is opening 10 months after the US Supreme Court in December sent back the case, saying Samsung may not be liable for all of the $399 m

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  Defense

  South Korea, US, Japan kick off missile warning drill

  　South Korea, the United States and Japan on Tuesday began a two-day missile warning drill to better detect and track incoming missiles in the event of a possible North Korean attack. 　According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the joint military exercise took place in waters off the coasts of South Korea and Japan. Included in the drill were the Aegis destroyer Yulgok Yii of South Korea, the USS Stethem and USS Decatur Aegis destroyers from the US, and a JDS Kirishima destroyer from Japan.　The

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  Olympic flame for PyeongChang 2018 lit in Greece

  OLYMPIA, Greece -- The flame that will burn during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games was lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics on Tuesday, marking a symbolic start of the torch relay that will involve thousands of people around the globe.With the first Winter Olympics in South Korea 108 days away, the flame for the PyeongChang Games was born at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, using a backup flame due to rain. It was the first time since the lighting ceremony for the 2000 Sydney Su

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  Korean researchers develop blood test technology to predict Alzheimer’s

  Researchers in South Korea have developed a new technology that can predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test before the physical symptoms start to show, paving the way for early diagnosis and treatment planning. 　　Alzheimer’s is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive dementia. It is a progressive disease without a cure, and dementia symptoms worsen over time.　Scientists do not have a clear answer yet as to what causes Alzhe

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  Asiana passengers given waiver on security interviews at airport for US trips till April

  Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest airline, said Tuesday that Washington accepted its request to delay the implementation of a strengthened security check of its passengers bound for the United States.On June 28, the US Transportation Security Administration asked 180 airlines in 105 countries to carry out a thorough pre-flight security check of passengers through interviews and screening.It called on companies to apply for a delay in the implementation and give the reasons for t

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  Social affairs

  Korea experiments with deliberative democracy

  Like in many other democracies, policymaking in Korea has long been an exclusive, often clandestine, realm dominated by a cadre of astute officials and experts while ordinary citizens are sidelined for their presumed lack of expertise.This has raised one perplexing question: Is one living in a true democracy with a real voice in the formulation of key government decisions that directly affect your life?In its quest for a solution to this governance dilemma, South Korea has taken a new path of "d

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  Industry

  Time for Korean bigwigs to make their cultures global

  Management in Korea is a regular column written by the members of Egon Zhender Seoul touching on various aspects of Korean enterprises and business leaders and offering management tips. -- Ed.Given that Korea’s population is only about 50 million, the country’s largest companies have long understood that their ambitions could only be reached by developing into truly global organizations. And many Korean enterprises have done exactly this. Not just the most well-known chaebol like Samsung, Hyunda

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  Industry

  Diageo gets younger with low-alcohol W Signature 12

  Spirits maker Diageo said Tuesday that it is hoping to expand its presence in the low-alcohol whisky market with the introduction of its new product, W Signature 12.“(W Signature 12) will allow us to solidify our position in the low-alcohol spirits market following on the heels of our 17-year product,” said Cho Kil-soo, the CEO of Diageo Korea, at a press conference held at the British Embassy in Seoul.“I believe that W Signature 12 will become a product that will represent a safe, smart choice

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  World

  Switzerland world's most competitive economy

  　Switzerland retained top spot as the most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, according the Global Competitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018.　Three Asian economies, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan, ranked in the top 10 of the study, which covered 137 economies. South Korea ranked 26th and China inched up one place to 27th.　The 12 categories looked at in the report are institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and

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  After 3 years, Epik High raps as if it’s their last

  Whether it’s a student studying in a library or an office worker surrounded by piles of paper, the dark vibe of Epik High’s music has long functioned as a remedy for many people struggling with their daily lives. The hip-hop trio’s music dives deep into subjects like desperation, remorse and anger -- everyday emotions that people would rather avoid discussing -- and consoles people in its own way. Three years after topping the charts with “Shoebox,” Epik High, which consists of Tablo, Mithra Jin

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  Film

  Song Kang-ho says ‘Drug King’ is unique film

  Actor Song Kang-ho called his upcoming project “Drug King” unprecedented in Korean cinema.　“I think (people) will discover a unique aspect that hasn’t been seen in any genre of Korean cinema,” Song said in a press release Tuesday.　In the crime thriller, Song will star as Lee Doo-sam, a character based on a real-life infamous drug kingpin in the 1970s. The film is helmed by Woo Min-ho, who previously directed the hit 2015 political thriller “Inside Men.” Song most recently starred in director Jan

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  Social affairs

  Korean-American sought by Interpol for making bomb threats to Apink

  A Korean-American man who conducted multiple bomb threats to K-pop band Apink, is now sought by the Korean police as well as Interpol.Busan Yeonje Police said on Tuesday they are tracking the man on suspicion of making a fake bomb threat to a large-scale concert venue last weekend.The suspect called the police to tell them that he installed a bomb at the venue for “Busan One Asia Festival” where Apink was set to perform on Sunday. Following the report, the police conducted a comprehensive search

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  Social affairs

  Man lurks in terminal restroom with alleged sexual intention

  Local police caught a man in his 40s secretly filming another man in the male restroom on Oct. 21 in Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, according to a report from The Herald Business, the sister paper of The Korea Herald Tuesday. Seoul Gwangjin Police announced Monday that the suspect was arrested with the help of a 23-year-old male who reported seeing a suspicious looking man lurking in the men’s bathroom.Recent rumors online have hinted at the likelihood of the second and third floor men’s restrooms bei

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  LG

  LG Electronics launches new R&D base in UK for automotive business

  A vehicle component unit under South Korea’s LG Electronics has established its new base in the United Kingdom to expand its automotive business with car manufacturers in the fast growing European market.The tech giant has opened a research and development center at the University of Warwick Science Park in the city of Coventry, and is registered as a tenant in the academia-industrial cluster, according to information provided by market insiders exclusively to The Korea Herald. It

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  Economy

  [DECODED X] Up to speed

  DECODED X is more than just news. It’s a weekly brief of critical political and economic events in Korea and their takeaway, created by The Investor staff for an exclusive group of opinion leaders. To ensure content quality, DECODED X is offered as a paid service.Corporate annual subscription fees are set at US$3,000, but The Investor is handing out special discounts this year. For more details, please contact Monica Lee (jylee@heraldcorp.com), or call 82-727-0616. You can also get in touch with

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  After 3 years, Epik High raps as if it’s their last

  Whether it’s a student studying in a library or an office worker surrounded by piles of paper, the dark vibe of Epik High’s music has long functioned as a remedy for many people struggling with their daily lives. The hip-hop trio’s music dives deep into subjects like desperation, remorse and anger -- everyday emotions that people would rather avoid discussing -- and consoles people in its own way. Three years after topping the charts with “Shoebox,” Epik High, which consists of Tablo, Mithra Jin

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  Tehran mayor eyes sustainable partnerships with global cities

  “I am confident that cities will be the ones making long-term strategic decisions and luring investments toward sustainable development, not only on the national scale, but global scale.”

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  Industry

  LOT Polish Airlines aims to bridge Korea, central Europe

  Poland‘s flagship carrier celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Incheon-Warsaw direct route Thursday, with hopes to further increase the frequency of the flight and promote Central European destinations in the Korean market.“It is a very important route, not only from the tourist perspective but also because it provides business connectivity,” said LOT’s chief executive Rafal Milczarski during an interview with The Korea Herald. The Incheon-Warsaw flights serviced by LOT began on Oct. 18 la

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• Culture

  

  Letting loose in sea of birch trees

  Every year around this time of the season, Korea’s forests turn into a palette of colors, palpably signaling the onset of autumn and advent of winter on the horizon.Wondaeri Birch Forest in Inje County, Gangwon Province, is an ideal place to experience the fall foliage, as groves and greeneries bring out their inner colors of reds, scarlets and ambers toward a clear blue sky. The park, which opened in 2012 as an ecological tourism site, has over 700,000 birch trees that were planted between 1989

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  ‘Fashionistas’ gather at 2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week

  The 2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week successfully wrapped up the weeklong shows at Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Saturday. A total of 184 brands participated this year, showing off 75 spring and summer collections. The events kicked off on Oct. 16 with the opening of the exhibition ‘Endless journey’ of Rubina, which encapsulates the honorary designer’s 37 years of career.Fashionistas from Taiwan captured at the 2018 S/S HERA Seoul Fashion Week (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)Fashion show began from O

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  Speed skating star confident of beating rival in PyeongChang

  South Korean speed skating star Lee Sang-hwa said Tuesday she's confident of beating her emerging rival from Japan at next year's Winter Olympics on home ice.Lee is the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist in the women's 500m, and is the current world record holder with 36.36 seconds. But she suffered through an injury-plagued 2016-2017 season, and was nipped by Nao Kodaira of Japan at the International Skating Union World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in February.The event wa

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  Economy

  Korea’s reshoring policy far from effective

  Few Korean companies have brought home overseas production in recent years in contrast to a sharp rise in the number of the country’s firms operating abroad.In 2012, the government began strengthening measures to facilitate the reshoring of manufacturing companies. Since then, just 41 Korean manufacturers have transferred overseas factories back to the country, according to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.During the same period, more than 17,000 Korean businesses have gone a

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  Social affairs

  Teen suicide prevention budget cut despite rise in incidents: data

  Over 100 teenagers kill themselves every year in South Korea, but the funding for state-run and provincial suicide prevention programs was cut at least 35 percent from 2016, according to a lawmaker. 123rfRep. Cho Hun-hyun of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party cited the Ministry of Education’s data for a parliamentary audit, which showed that the ministry’s budget for the country’s School Mental Health Resources and Research Center declined 538 million won to 1 billion won ($883,000) this ye

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  Culture

  Photos of traditional marketplace exhibited in Seoul

  Photos of Korea‘s traditional markets are being displayed in Seoul, offering a peak at the lives of ordinary people over the past few decades.Jangteo Photo Club -- jangtae meaning marketplace -- is holding an exhibition at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongro-gu, central Seoul from Wednesday to next Tuesday. The exhibition consists of photos taken by the club members, which encompass people from education, cultural and business circles and headed by former Dankuk University professor

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  More than just a playground

  Kids cafe aims to nurture children’s creativity