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Man Booker-winning writer asks ‘After YouTube, can it be paper books?’

Jun 21, 2019

Novelist Han Kang shares love for literature, printed word
[Weekender] Meet Korea’s age-defying social media icons

Jun 7, 2019

Social media may still be the domain of millennials. But they are also producing a new crop of age-defying influencers in their 60s, 70s and even 80s. Call it a graynaissance. From fashion blogging ...
Bernard Werber visits with ‘Death’

Jun 5, 2019

Best-selling French author wants people to feel comfortable discussing death
Google Korea launches online language culture campaign with Sunfull Foundation

May 28, 2019

Google Korea and Sunfull Foundation said Tuesday they would work together to help improve online culture by promoting the National Sunfull Youth Internet Peace Campaign aimed at preventing malicious ...
[Herald Interview] How to stay competitive in the era of scandals and influencers

May 26, 2019

Professor Jeff Cunningham of Thunderbird School of Global Management shares tips on social media scandals, digital conversation and lateral knowledge
[Photo News] Posing with Basquiat

May 15, 2019

POSING WITH BASQUIAT -- Choi Jung-wha (third from left, second row), head of the Corea Image Communication Institute, Kim Young-ho (fourth from left, second row), Ilshin Spinning chairman, and H.E. F...
[Herald Interview] A walking canvas of tattoos

May 10, 2019

With 80 percent of skin inked, Ahn Li-na speaks about life as tattoo artist and social stigma
[Herald Interview] Artistry of movie makeup

May 2, 2019

Film makeup artist Cho Tae-hee shares stories on his work, ambition to shake up the industry Being a makeup artist for movies takes on a multitude of challenges -- one has to create the perfect look...
‘It is all about money after all’

Apr 30, 2019

Seoul Arts Center’s new head Yoo In-taek pledges to raise state subsidy for the arts complex
HHI Vice Chairman Kwon, ex-Ambassador Choi receive HUFS Awards

Apr 23, 2019

Hyundai Heavy Industries Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-gap and former Ambassador to the Netherlands Choi Jong-hyun were two alumni honored at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies’ 65th anniversary celebratio...
[Herald Interview] Diminutive ‘Kids Creators’ inject fresh perspective into YouTube

Apr 21, 2019

Twenty years ago, celebrity and K-pop idol crept up the list of dream jobs for children in Korea – a list formerly occupied by doctor, scholar, politician or government official. What followed were a...
Award-winning author Han Kang to contribute writing to foreign art project

Apr 19, 2019

International award-winning South Korean author Han Kang has been named the fifth author in a Norwegian government-sponsored project to collect the works of 100 renowned writers, one author a year, a...
[Video] Sound is universal language: ASMR creator Miniyu

Apr 19, 2019

Korean YouTuber makes videos to comfort and heal
BTS ranked among Time's 100 Most Influential of 2019

Apr 18, 2019

South Korean K-pop group BTS has been ranked among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019. The seven-member band, whose albums have topped Billboard music charts, appeared on the annual...
S. Korean photographer wins Pulitzer Prize

Apr 16, 2019

Reuters' South Korean photographer Kim Kyung-hoon won a Pulitzer Prize on Tuesday for his work on Central American migrants. According to the website of the Pulitzer Prizes, photography staff of Reu...