SPOTLIGHT

• Music

  

  Day6 returns with ‘Sweet Chaos’ amid ongoing world tour

  Amid its ongoing world tour, Day6 came out with the fully packed album “The Book of Us: Entropy,” which deals with various aspects of human relations. The prolific act’s third full-length album, which follows the July single “Time of Our Life,” features 11 tracks including lead track “Sweet Chaos.” Looking nervous after their first live performance of “Sweet Chaos” at their first-ever press showcase, held in Seoul on Tuesday, the band members

• Industry

  

  Oxford University study contradicts WHO on gaming disorder

  A fresh study at Oxford University suggests that obsessive gaming may be an expression of underlying psychosocial frustration rather than an evil in itself, contradicting the World Health Organization’s recent decision to identify it as a mental illness.According to a recent research paper by professor Andrew K. Przybylski at the Oxford Internet Institute, moderate use of screen time can be good for one’s health.“In the absence of compelling evidence linking digital screen enga

• Fashion

  

  Continuing the ancient royal Kim heritage in Paris, fashion-wise

  Fashion designer defines himself as ‘attention seeker’ in new collection

• People

  

  Korean literature prize goes to Albanian writer

  Nobel-favorite Ismail Kadare wins 2019 Pak Kyong-ni Prize

LATEST NEWS

• 

  Foreign Affairs

  S. Korea, ASEAN discuss cooperation in culture, tourism

  South Korea and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Wednesday began a two-day meeting to promote exchanges in culture, arts and tourism. Culture ministers and senior officials from South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations attended the event in the southwestern city of Gwangju.It came one month before a leaders' summit to be held Nov.25-26 in the southeastern port city of Busan to mark the 30th anniversary of establishing a dialogue partnership between the two sides. "Through thi

• 

  Social affairs

  Police to bolster security following US envoy residence break-in

  South Korean police on Wednesday announced measures to step up security at foreign ambassador residences here following a break-in of the US ambassador's home.The move by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency includes providing clubs and capsaicin sprays to officers guarding embassies and ambassador residences.The police also affirmed that officers have been given orders to swiftly arrest people attempting to break into diplomatic compounds regardless of their sex. Regarding the US ambassador res

• 

  Baseball

  Infielder apologizes for controversial trash talk during Korean Series game

  Kiwoom Heroes infielder Song Sung-mun has apologized for crossing the line with expletive-laden trash talk directed at opposing players from the Doosan Bears during Game 1 of the Korean Series from Tuesday.In a video clip posted on a portal site and since taken down, Song, 23, was heard wishing injury on Doosan players, saying things like, "He just blew out his elbow!" and "He's going to have surgery on his hamstring today and he'll be out for two years!"The video went viral

• 

  Soccer

  Son Heung-min nominated for 2019 Ballon d‘Or

  　South Korean soccer sensation Son Heung-min has been shortlisted for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award.　France Football announced the 30 candidates, which include Lionel Messi, Cristian Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk but not Neymar. The awards ceremony will take place on Dec. 2 in Paris.　Son is the third Korean to be named on the list, following Seol Ki-hyeon (2002) and Park Ji-sung (2005). Seol and Park were among lists of 50 nominees. The French magazine cut down the number to 30 in 2008.

• 

  Industry

  Asiana offers job experience to teenage students

  Asiana Airlines said Wednesday that it will offer job experience opportunities to teenagers at the education donation exhibition taking place from Wednesday to Saturday at Kintex in Ilsan. The eighth annual event hosted by the Education Ministry invites some 150,000 teenagers to experience different job and career opportunities, with some 120 companies participating.  Asiana has been taking part in the exhibition for eight consecutive years, hoping to nurture talent in the aviation ind

• 

  K-pop

  Winner shows artistic and personal growth in ‘Cross’

  Winner is showcasing growth both artistically and personally in its third EP “Cross.”The album, released Wednesday, comes only five months after EP “WE,” as the group delivers on the promise to fans that they would release two records within this year.As the title subtly suggests, the group sings together but also separately on the album packed with crossover tracks. “The album mostly consists of crossover tracks with multiple meanings. We wanted to move away from o

• 

  Industry

  Samsung BioLogics posts 136.6% increase in revenue for Q3

  Samsung BioLogics has turned to black in the third quarter as per its latest earnings report Wednesday.The company officially posted revenue of 184.8 billion won ($157.6 million), 23.6 billion won operating profit and 44.1 billion won net profit in the third quarter. The revenue was a 136.6 percent increase from the second quarter. BioLogics cited the performance was due to a slowdown in its first and second plants and newly recognized profits from the third plant. A slowdown is a necessary bien

• 

  Economy

  Court holds brokerage employees 50% liable for ‘fat finger’ scandal

  South Korea’s local court has decided that the employees of Samsung Securities involved in the “fat finger” scandal in which nonexistent stocks were issued, should pay compensation for about half of the damage they caused the company.The Seoul Central District Court has recently ruled that the 13 employees of the local brokerage must compensate $4.7 billion won ($4 million) of the losses they caused the company by selling nonexistent stocks, officials said Wednesday.The company

• 

  Technology

  Samsung updates software of Galaxy S10, Note 10 over fingerprint flaw

  Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has released a software patch to fix a bug in the ultrasound-based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones. Samsung has faced a backlash after some users discovered that anyone's fingerprint could unlock S10 and Note 10 series devices covered with a silicone-based screen, raising security issues over the latest smartphones. "We apologize for causing inconvenience to customers with the fingerprint recognition issues," Samsung s

• 

  Industry

  HLB trading suspended after 2-day 40% spike

  Authorities suspended the trading of biotech HLB’s stocks on Wednesday to offset a sudden 40 percent jump over two days on the back of hyped expectations for a new cancer drug.HLB will have a pre-new drug application meeting for Rivoceranib with the US’ Food and Drug Administration on Friday, by Korean time.HLB stock ended Tuesday 7.75 percent higher at 180,800 won ($154) after hitting a new 52-week high of 209,700 won during intraday trading, edging out Celltrion Healthcare.On the p

GRAPHIC NEWS

OPINION

• Viewpoints

  

  Growing concern over faltering Korea-US alliance

  Concerns are growing here over the future of the seven-decade-old military alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States that is apparently weakening. Signs causing such concerns are abundant.Annual joint exercises of the allied forces, some involving trans-Pacific deployment of troops from the continental US to any part of the Korean Peninsula, have been reduced in scale and duration or outright cancelled. US President Trump called them “provocative” and “waste

• Viewpoints

  

  The battle of fading hegemons

  Almost a decade ago, China bulls like Martin Jacques and I predicted the rise of the People’s Republic at the expense of a declining United States. Today, with the two superpowers unabashedly jostling for hegemony -- their trade war being just one sign of this -- it is time for a fresh assessment.　It is tempting to view the US-China rivalry as just another superpower transition in a long line going back to the classical shift of power from Athens to Sparta. But this case is different.Tradi

THE INVESTOR

• Startups & Investors

  

  Yanolja becomes largest shareholder of Southeast Asian budget hotel chain

  South Korean unicorn Yanolja said Oct. 23 that it has become the largest shareholder of ZEN Rooms, a leading budget hotel operator in Southeast Asia. The latest investment came after the Seoul-headquartered accommodation-booking firm invested $15 million in the Southeast Asian budget hotel firm in July last year. The exact amount has not been announced, but venture capital Access Ventures, which includes investors from Vietnam, joined the latest funding round.“Since the first inv

• Retail & Consumer

  

  Philip Morris Korea launches iQOS 3 DUO

  Philip Morris Korea on Oct. 23 announced the launch of its upgraded version of heat-not-burn product iQOS 3 DUO.“I am strongly confident that the new innovative features of iQOS 3 DUO will further solidify PMI’s vision for a smoke-free future in Korea by contributing to switching more adult smokers to better choices,” Philip Morris Korea Managing Director Chong Il-woo said during a press conference held in Seoul.According to the company, the new product has been upgraded to pro

• Finance

  

  Samsung Fire, Kakao to establish digital insurance firm

  Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance and internet giant Kakao have decided to set up a digital nonlife insurance company, they said on Oct. 23. “We are pushing for a digital insurance consortium that combines Kakao and Kakao Pay’s IT technology and platform influence with Samsung Fire’s insurance business to meet demands for nonlife insurance that are expanding along with changes in lifestyle,” an official at Kakao Pay said, adding that the companies are planning to apply fo

• 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 ha

K-POP HERALD

• 

  Winner shows artistic and personal growth in ‘Cross’

• 

  Emails suggest SuperM’s Korean sales counted for Billboard charts

• 

  House of BTS offers special experience for fans

HERALD INTERVIEW

• Industry

  

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

• Diplomatic Circuit

  

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

• Social affairs

  

  ‘Korea should stop funding coal power in Indonesia’

• People

  

  ‘What is Korean is what is most global’

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

VIDEO

• Food&Beverage

  

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

• Industry

  

  Looking beyond today’s crises and into the future

• Health

  

  Using robotics in dementia prevention, care

• Politics

  

  Politics of ‘head shaving performance’

FEATURES

• Politics

  

  President’s detractors cite economy as No. 1 reason

  But Moon supporters say prosecution reform is main factor: poll

• 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

• 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

• 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%