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PyeongChang Peace Forum 2021 to open Sunday

Feb 4, 2021

PyeongChang Peace Forum 2021 will open Sunday for a three-day run in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, featuring discussions on recent challenges to peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world amid the ...
KAIST hopes to revolutionize disease control with mobile clinic module

Jan 21, 2021

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Thursday unveiled a mobile clinic module for building negative pressure isolation facilities to combat infectious diseases. Developed by a t...
[Herald Interview] An interaction designer talks about Silicon Valley

Jan 3, 2021

Han Seung-heon discusses his journey from LG Electronics to Microsoft, Disney and now Google
[Herald Interview] Woman who saved Statue of Peace in Berlin

Dec 14, 2020

Berlin’s Mitte district parliament rules the Statue of Peace can stay for a full year as planned
Body of S. Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk likely to be cremated in Latvia

Dec 12, 2020

The body of South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, who died from COVID-19 complications in Latvia, is likely to be cremated in the Baltic country, a diplomatic source familiar with the matter said Saturd...
Renowned Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk fell from grace after MeToo allegations

Dec 12, 2020

Filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, who is known to have died from COVID-19 complications in Latvia, was one of South Korea's most decorated film directors, especially on the international stage. He rose to globa...
[Herald Interview] Korea spots ‘silver lining’ amid pandemic with transparent, responsible public sector

Dec 10, 2020

Standards for advanced nation status will change after COVID-19 pandemic, says Korea Foundation President Lee Geun
2020 Linnaeus Medal goes to Korean surgeon

Dec 9, 2020

A surgeon at a hospital in Seoul has become the first South Korean to receive the Linnaeus Medal. The Hallym University Medical Center said Wednesday Dr. Yoon Dai-won, the chief director of the hosp...
Rev. Park Ock-soo hopes for joy and hope for youth with the IYF amid COVID-19

Dec 4, 2020

Rev. Park Ock-soo, the founder of International Youth Fellowship (IYF), is seeking to build an education program for young people. Park shares his prospective ideas and outlook on possible alternativ...
Two Koreans on ArtReview’s Power 100 list

Dec 4, 2020

Lee, on the other hand, was recognized for successfully opening a regular lineup of exhibitions at her gallery despite the pandemic situation. Also, Korean-born German Han Byung-chul, a professor at...
[Herald Interview] Why Korea needs a bank for modern-day Jean Valjeans

Dec 1, 2020

Hong Se-hwa, former journalist, writer and civic activist, calls for income-based fines for petty offenders
[Herald Interview] Korean entrepreneur wins business rights for cable car project in Sri Lanka

Nov 23, 2020

A Korean entrepreneur has won the business rights to a cable car project in Sri Lanka’s Kandy -- home of the Temple of the Tooth Relic, which is one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world. T...
[Newsmaker] Ven. Haemin ceases all public activities following real estate controversy

Nov 16, 2020

Bestselling author and popular Zen Buddhist teacher the Ven. Haemin announced late Sunday night that he was ceasing all activities and returning to a meditation center. The announcement came upon cri...
Kevin Laurence O’Rourke dies at 81

Oct 25, 2020

Kevin Laurence O’Rourke, a trailblazer of Korean literature translation, passed away Friday at the age of 81. O’Rourke, who has translated more than 2,000 Korean literary works into English, was a l...
TV personality Tyler Rasch turns to environmental activism with 'There is No Second Earth'

Oct 17, 2020

He said he wanted to publish the book a long time ago but it took longer than he expected to find a publisher that was willing to use FSC-certified materials. He also went without a belly band for t...