The Korea Herald

YouTube becomes platform for diversity

Jan 22, 2019

Minority YouTubers earn empathy from peers, improve awareness among non-peers
[Herald Interview] Englishmen in Seoul, London and all over YouTube

Jan 17, 2019

‘Korean Englishman’ with 3 million subscribers, 754 million views, stresses importance of not being obsessed with numbers
CICI honors YouTubers, ballerina for promoting Korea’s image

Jan 10, 2019

The Corea Image Communication Institute handed down CICI Korea Image Awards to YouTubers Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal, ballet dancer Park Sae-eun, and the Korean language. Since 2005, CICI -- a non...
[Herald Interview] Life beyond the lens

Jan 10, 2019

Fashion photographer Hong Jang-hyun ready for second chapter in life
Henry appointed Goodwill Ambassador for International Vaccine Institute

Jan 9, 2019

Singer-actor Henry Lau, better known as Henry, was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the International Vaccine Institute at a ceremony at the IVI’s headquarters in Seoul on Tuesday. Founded by the UN ...
Novel about love for all living creatures wins Yi Sang award

Jan 7, 2019

Yoon Yi-hyung’s ‘Their First and Second Cat’ centers on people who find new life through death
Lotte Foundation for Arts appoints new chief

Jan 3, 2019

The Lotte Foundation for Arts has appointed Kim Sun-kwang as its new head, according to the foundation on Wednesday. Kim, 60, formerly managed the retail business of Mario Outlet before being appoin...
Korea Joongang Daily chief re-elected foreign language newspaper group head

Dec 27, 2018

Ryu Kwon-ha, the Korea JoongAng daily executive editor and current chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, has been reappointed as the FNA chief. The association announced ...
CICI announces 2019 award winners

Dec 11, 2018

Korean language, YouTubers and ballerina to be recognized for promoting Korea
LTI Korea recognizes prominent, aspiring Korean literature translators

Dec 10, 2018

Each year Literature Translation Institute of Korea recognizes translators who have worked on promoting Korean literature to international readers through quality translations. This year, Masuo Omur...
[Herald Interview] ‘Taekwondo to spearhead bringing peace to Korean peninsula’

Nov 22, 2018

Choue Chung-won, president of World Taekwondo, expresses confidence in ‘One world, one taekwondo’ A punch to the face. This seems to be all that separates taekwondo practice in South and North Korea...
SNU professor honored in Spain

Nov 7, 2018

A Seoul National University professor emeritus has been honored by the Spanish government for improving Spain’s international status through his newspaper column. Kim Seong-kon, a professor of Engli...
Korean SMEs get trade and investment tips for Ethiopia

Oct 25, 2018

Representatives of Korean small and midsized companies pose at the Social Cooperative of Korean Small and Medium Business Federation building in Seoul on Friday following a business meeting with Ethi...
KOREA-LAOS FRIENDSHIP

Oct 24, 2018

Members of the Korea-Laos Friendship Association - mostly politicians, government officials and academics from the two countries - pose for photographs ahead of their annual general meeting at a Seou...
[Newsmaker] Indian prime minister wins Seoul Peace Prize 2018

Oct 24, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 68, was chosen for the Seoul Peace Prize this year for his contributions to the growth of the Indian and global economies, crediting “Modinomics” for reducing soc...