South Korean cosmetics giant AmorePacific Group has been embroiled in a controversy over political questions asked during job interviews.An anonymous interviewee, who recently failed the final interview for the firm’s internship with guaranteed employment, wrote online that he was asked to talk about his opinion on the government’s attempts to reintroduce state-authored history textbooks. The history textbook issue has become a particularly sensitive one in Korea with the progressives and conse

Industry Nov. 2, 2015

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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