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[Herald Interview] Ex-minister Kang Kum-sil envisions peace and life at DMZ

Aug 29, 2020

South Korea’s 1st female justice minister talks about transforming DMZ into ‘Peace and Life Zone’ with sustainable growth
[Herald Interview] Busan Biennale resists adversities in pandemic time

Aug 24, 2020

Artistic Director Jacob Fabricius shows different genres to spark curiosity, reflection
Jazz legend dies at 77

Aug 24, 2020

Jazz vocalist Park Sung-yeon died Sunday at the age of 77. Park, who had kidney failure for more than two decades, had been in a nursing home in western Seoul for the past few years. The singer is ...
[Herald Interview] How to declutter home and simplify life

Aug 11, 2020

Professional organizer Yoon Sun-hyun shares tricks to keeping tidy home
[Herald Interview] Hotels prepare for post-coronavirus era

Aug 1, 2020

Touch-free services may be the key focus for hotels in the post-coronavirus era, according to Park Hyatt Seoul General Manager Samuel Dabinett. Luxury hotel Park Hyatt Seoul shut down in March after...
[Herald Interview] Gang Dong-won falls for zombie genre while filming ‘Peninsula’

Jul 15, 2020

Zombie thrillers are action movies disguised as horror movies, Gang says
[Photo News] KH layout editor awarded from FNA

Jul 6, 2020

The Korea Herald publisher and CEO Kwon Chung-won (left) and layout editor Lee Yoon-joo attend an event to mark the 5th anniversary of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at Dalgaebi...
[Video] Subtle, ordinary moments of Seoul captured through lens

Jun 29, 2020

A daytime English instructor and pastime photographer wandering through the bustling streets of Seoul
‘Hover Lab’ reports rumor despite warning from Song Joong-ki’s agency

Jun 13, 2020

As rumors of Song Joong-ki dating a lawyer spread across the internet, History D&C, Song’s agency since January, issued a warning on Thursday to anyone spreading “false rumors.” “These rumors are no...
#Blackouttuesday floods social media amid skepticism

Jun 3, 2020

The official Instagram page for the event, @theshowmustbepaused, posted a picture on Wednesday announcing that #blackouttuesday was only part one of a larger movement, hinting at similar events in th...
KCDC’s #ThanksChallenge goes viral as celebrities join

May 5, 2020

“I sincerely thank the sacrifice and efforts of the medical staff who work in the front lines to overcome the crisis so that we can be healthy and safe,” singer and actress Suzy posted on her Instagr...
[Herald Interview] US literary agency founder says US, UK opening up to Korean books

Apr 19, 2020

The first work of Korean literature to be translated into English was “The Cloud Dream of the Nine” in 1922, translated by Canadian missionary James S. Gale. That was almost a century ago, but until ...
Notable Korean children’s book authors to be published in foreign languages this year

Apr 15, 2020

Hwang Sun-mi “The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly,” by Hwang Sun-mi, has sold more than 2 million copies around the world since it was released in 2000 and translated into more than 27 languages. Sev...
Four notable Korean authors to be published in foreign languages this year

Mar 30, 2020

Sohn Won-pyung Born in 1979, Sohn Won-pyung is a talented screenwriter and movie director, as well as an author. She wrote and directed a number of short films, including “Ooh You Make Me Sick” and ...
Reinstated head quits, signaling peace for Korea National Opera

Mar 24, 2020

The Korea National Opera announced its recently reinstated artistic director Yoon Ho-geun quit on Monday, preventing chaos for the troupe that was to be led by two heads. According to the national t...