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[Herald Interview] Korean Peninsula at crossroads in 2018

Around this time last year, speculation was rampant that 2017 would be the most tumultuous year in decades amid growing uncertainties over the decadeslong nuclear standoff between North Korea and the...

Jan 1, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘Father of native Sapsaree breed’ seeks to redefine Korea’s dog culture

Fluttering their shaggy hair against the wind, Sapsaree dogs run towards Dr. Ha Ji-hong as he steps into the pen. The once-endangered canine breed of Korean origin has made a dramatic comeback, thank...

Jan 1, 2018
Culture
[Herald Interview] ‘Normalizing age of uncertainty requires diplomacy of imagination’

South Korea can and should go beyond the great power dynamics of the United States and China and proactively look further afield for strong partnerships, according to China expert John Delury. Inste...

Jan 1, 2018
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] ‘Regulation mars Korea’s entry to 4th industrial revolution’

President Moon Jae-in’s state visit to China last month has provided a reconciliatory mood to resume bilateral business ties between the two countries after a monthslong diplomatic row that hindered ...

Jan 1, 2018
Industry
[Herald Interview] Dreaming of Pyongyang as charming metropolis

Gazing into Google Earth imagery of Pyongyang, Yim Dong-woo was startled by the pace of development unfolding on the screen. “It was incredible,” he told The Korea Herald, explaining that numerous c...

Dec 25, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Dalchong stands strong by herself for Cheeze

[Next Wave] Watching her bandmates, also her longtime friends, walk out of the band over the past few years has been painful. But the vein of optimism still runs through Dalchong, who declared she wo...

Dec 25, 2017
Music
[Herald Interview] Pianist Kim Da-sol returns a young man

[Eye] When a publicist called to say that Kim Da-sol would be performing the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, my first reaction was, “Isn’t he a bit too young?” Alas, I was mistaken. Just as he thi...

Dec 22, 2017
Music
[Herald Interview] Nuclear deterrence is myth says Nobel laureate ICAN

Nuclear weapons as deterrence against war is a myth created through propaganda, and the world must unite to bring about complete nuclear disarmament, says International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear We...

Dec 20, 2017
Politics
[Herald Interview] Ha Jung-woo talks about tackling first fantasy role

Ha Jung-woo has come to be known for his intensely natural performances, from the dejected taxi driver in “The Yellow Sea” to the exasperatingly optimistic slacker in “My Dear Enemy.” Though he ha...

Dec 20, 2017
Film
[Herald Interview] 'UN to release position on Park detention in January'

The United Nations is set to release its position on the legitimacy of ousted President Park Geun-hye’s detention in mid-January, said MH Group, an international legal group representing Park. In an...

Dec 18, 2017
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Alice Martha pursues new markets with no-frills fast fashion

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with the CEOs of small but aspiring brands that are taking Korean fashion and beauty overseas through online shopping malls. This is the third in...

Dec 17, 2017
Industry
[Herald Interview] North Korea is a glass box: Jung Woo-sung

In the new political thriller film “Steel Rain,” Jung Woo-sung lost weight and adopted the Pyongyang dialect to portray his character, the North Korean special agent Uhm Chul-woo. Uhm is tasked with...

Dec 17, 2017
Film
[Herald Interview] Education key to dealing with bitcoin craze

Following phenomenal bitcoin demand by retail investors in South Korea in the past few weeks, local cryptocurrency exchanges might represent the nation’s potential to take the lead in blockchain tech...

Dec 15, 2017
Finance
[Herald Interview] ‘Intellectual property is strategic tool for fast-changing modern world'

SINGAPORE -- At the presence of the “fourth industrial revolution,” governments are pressed to come up with a comprehensive technological and economic blueprint to survive in the hectic modern world ...

Dec 14, 2017
Industry
[Herald Interview] Jung Ryeo-won on the joy of finding strong female character

In the recently concluded drama series “Witch at Court,” Jung Ryeo-won took on a role that is the exact opposite of her nature. Jung, 36, is known as many things in the industry -- former K-pop id...

Dec 14, 2017
Television

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