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Financial regulator to take measures to ease volatility in stock markets
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea
Travel
Jun 3, 2022
Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival The Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival is set to run from July 14 to 17 at Buyeo Seodong Park and Gungnamji Pond in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province. The annual festival takes place every July at the summer’s peak, when lotus flowers bloom. The event features the historic love story of Seodong and Princess Sun-hwa of the Baekje Kingdom with various programs, including m...
Festival of pleasant chaos: Gangneung Danoje
Travel
Jun 2, 2022
“I’m so excited to be back onstage, and to see such a huge crowd,” Kim Min-seong, a performer who plays the white lion with the traditional music group, withTa, said. “Since traditional plays need ‘heung’ (Korean sentiment of excitement), reactions from the audience is most important. It’s not the perfection of the performance that matters, but the audience’s show of excitement that completes the...
[Herald Interview] ‘Look out for K-crafts’
Culture
Jun 1, 2022
Although they are based on traditional designs, the modern touches and usage of the items make them cool and chic for the MZ generation to use,” she said, referring to millennials and Generation Z. In the early days of her business, Kim often visited the Japanese city of Kanazawa, which is well known for regional handicrafts. “Craftsmen-led classes and crafts shops that sell modern items filled ...
2022 Seoul International Book Fair returns in full force
Books
May 31, 2022
The Seoul International Book Fair, the country‘s largest book event, kicks off Wednesday at Coex in southeastern Seoul. The annual book fair will run from Wednesday to Sunday, with a total of 196 companies including 18 foreign companies and 214 speakers expected to join the event. This year’s event takes place after two years of scaled-down editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the theme...
Director Yang Jeong-woong on PyeongChang Winter Games’ successful opening ceremony
Culture
May 31, 2022
When the grand opening of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games unfolded, it wowed viewers with various spectacular scenes, including 1,217 drones in the air and hundreds of South Korean snowboarders in light-emitting jumpsuits who slid down the slopes with the drones flashing above them. There was also a controversial feature: Inmyeonjo, a mythological bird with a human face that often appears in a...
Don’t miss out on TikTok opportunities: SOON ENT CEO
Culture
May 31, 2022
Park Chang-woo, founder and CEO of multichannel networking firm Soon Ent, said businesses should not misunderstand TikTok and must grab opportunities the platform presents. Speaking at The Korea Herald’s Global Business Forum on Wednesday, Park emphasized that TikTok, a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is more than an alternative to video-streaming juggernaut ...
Residents move into controversial high-rises near UNESCO-listed royal tombs
Culture
May 31, 2022
The CHA harshly criticized the Seo-gu Incheon Metropolitan City Office for not communicating with the agency and failing to fulfill its duties as a public entity. “This issue was slated to be discussed at an international level and we were preparing for it. It was to have been discussed at the World Heritage Committee meeting at the end of June, but the meeting has been delayed due to the war (i...
[Photo News] ALL CLEANED UP
Culture
May 31, 2022
A 19th century folding screen painting from Korea, “The Joyous Banquet of Guo Ziyi,” owned by the Art Institute of Chicago, is revealed to the press Monday after extensive conservation work. Jung-jae Conservation Center began work on the Joseon period work last August, funded by the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation. Regarded by experts as being on par with royal court paintings, the ...
Korea-Italy collaborations to be featured at Milan Design Week
Arts&Design
May 30, 2022
The exhibition will take place at Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 7 to 12. The global design week marks its 60th edition this year. Korean Craft 2022 is organized by Korea Craft and Design Foundation and hosted by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)
Pioneering artists of the time at Gallery Hyundai, Page Gallery
Arts&Design
May 30, 2022
Dubbed the “godson of Andy Warhol” by legendary fashion icon and former Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley, the artist created the “Flower Study” series shown at the Seoul exhibition as an homage to Andy Warhol’s “Flowers” series. Based in London, Colbert has collaborated with luxury brands such as Rolex, Montblanc, Christian Louboutin and Comme des Garcons. The exhibition runs through July 10. ...
[Herald Interview] Man launches personal crusade against ‘bad fathers’
People
May 30, 2022
Korean activist reveals personal info of parents refusing to pay child support, likens it to ‘#MeToo movement for children’
[Weekender] Busan, beloved filming location of content creators
Travel
May 28, 2022
From panoramic sea views to fish market sounds, everywhere and anywhere becomes a drama scene when the camera lens are focused
[Food] Omakase adds new flavor to Seoul’s food scene
Food&Beverage
May 28, 2022
From coffee to grilled pork, chef-curated dining services transcend business boundaries
[Visual History of Korea] Tradition of worshipping the heavens continues in 21st century Korea
Culture
May 28, 2022
The following prayer was offered to the spirits of the ancestors: “On this beautiful occasion, please experience a number of ceremonial dishes which have been prepared with a longing heart while adhering to proper guidance.” Reflecting the practice of ancestor worship, a number of visual clues were observed during the annual Jongmyo rite which are evident in Hanja writing. For example, a Hanja...
[Scholars and their Spaces] Understanding differences
Culture
May 28, 2022
Recognizing the differences in natural abilities, he emphasized the importance of placing people in the right position, from beggars to bureaucrats, in his appeal as follows: “If a hawk catches a pheasant, a chicken announces dawn, a horse pulls a cart, and a cat catches a mouse, all four animals show useful tricks. If hawks were to announce the dawn, they would not be as good as chickens, and i...
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