Violinist Kim Bomsori on Go and her nickname, "competition hunter"

It is true that the name "Bomsori" holds the beautiful meaning of "spring sound" in Korean and is quite rare to come across, but it is not the sole reason why violinist Kim Bomsori stands out. A recent email interview with Kim reveals what truly makes the 32-year-old violinist special. She fell in love with the string instrument at the age of five when she was mesmerized by the sound of Korean violinist Chung Kyung-wha’s performance, even though it didn’t take

Lee Kun-hee collection brought to Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art

People visit the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province on Friday to see the exhibition, “Seasons - Lee Kun-hee Collection: Modern and Contemporary Korean Art,” unveiled on Thursday featuring modern paintings donated by late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Forty-six paintings on display are part of collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, donated by Lee. The exhibition also includes other collections from state museums, showing 90 ar

Gangwon to be given autonomy to develop protected areas, tech

Gangwon Province will be given greater autonomy to develop protected natural areas like forests and farmland and instead foster the high-tech industry after rebranding itself as Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province on Sunday. Gangwon Province will become the second province to be designated as a special self-governing province, after Jeju Island in 2006. In 2012, the de facto administrative capital of Sejong was also given the same status by becoming a special self-governing city. Up until no

World-leading British gallery White Cube to open in Seoul this fall

White Cube, one of the world’s leading galleries, will open in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, which will become the gallery's second space in Asia after Hong Kong. The space will be unveiled this fall, the gallery announced Thursday. The gallery will be located in Sinsa-dong, close to Dosan Park and other cultural institutions such as the SONGEUN Art and Cultural Foundation and the nonprofit Atelier Hermes gallery. The gallery space is located in a ceramic-encased building, which is also

SKC joins hands with Indonesia’s Chandra Asri to boost biodegradable business

SKC, the chemical unit of SK Group, has joined hands with Indonesia’s leading petrochemical producer, Chandra Asri, to expand its burgeoning eco-friendly materials business in Southeast Asia, according to an industry source familiar with the matter on Thursday. According to the source, Ecovance, a subsidiary of SKC, inked a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian firm on their business partnership last month. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to develop products using Ec

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[Bio USA] Who’s behind Samsung Biologics' evolving technology?

By Park Han-na Korea Herald correspondent BOSTON – Providing speedy drug-producing service with the world’s largest production capacity has been the main driving force of the rapid growth Samsung Biologics has enjoyed over the past 10 years. In the next 10 years, the company will focus on innovative technology in pursuit of becoming a global top-tier biopharmaceutical company, said Chung Nam-jin, executive vice president and head of the Bio R&D Center at Samsung Biologics.

Hyundai chief vows to learn from past

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun highlighted the importance of learning from the past to prepare for the rapidly changing mobility industry, at the opening ceremony for an exhibition honoring the carmaker’s first mass-produced car, the Pony. “With ChatGPT now a buzzword, artificial intelligence and robotics technology are witnessing exponential growth. Under the circumstances, we need to ask what our purpose of existence and future road map are,” said Chung at