The Korea Herald

[Tomas Anker Christensen] Korea can become Asia’s green energy export hub

ViewpointsSept 21, 2020

Korea was the first country I visited in my new capacity as Climate Ambassador last February. Denmark regards Korea as an important partner in green growth. The Korean Green New Deal cements my belie...
[Ferdinando Giugliano] Do not force people back into office

ViewpointsSept 21, 2020

The end of the summer holidays and the reopening of schools have sparked a lively debate over the future of remote working. From the US to the UK, politicians and employers are nudging workers to ret...
[Chris Bryant] No revenue is no problem in 2020 stock market

ViewpointsSept 21, 2020

Wall Street isn’t always too fussed about whether a startup is profitable before listing on the stock exchange. A decent track record of sales growth is usually pretty essential, though. That quaint...
[Editorial] Fulfilling duties

EditorialSept 21, 2020

Presidential committees paid illegal salaries to Moon’s close associates
[Serendipity] Old habits die hard

ViewpointsSept 18, 2020

I am a lists person. I am constantly making lists: the to-do list, the shopping list, the weekly menu list, the book list and the potential interviewee list, not to mention the list that tops them a...
[Editorial] Balanced approach

EditorialSept 18, 2020

Pushing for inter-Korean reconciliation should not mean turning a blind eye to North’s rights violations
[Lee Kyong-hee] Risk literacy matters in coronavirus war

ViewpointsSept 17, 2020

A virus doesn’t even have its own cells to replicate. It needs a host cell to multiply. A virus is a submicroscopic microbe. That means it is too small to be seen even with a microscope. However, thi...
[Noah Smith] Trump’s trade war failed. Can Biden do better?

ViewpointsSept 17, 2020

With the US presidential campaign heading into the home stretch, President Donald Trump will surely try to tout his record on economic issues. But the numbers don’t speak well of his policies. Unfort...
[Editorial] Youn on trial

EditorialSept 17, 2020

Questionable if probe was thorough; apology least the ruling party owes
[Kim Seong-kon] How democracy deteriorates in the pandemic era

ViewpointsSept 16, 2020

The famous motto of the US state of New Hampshire is “Live Free or Die.” The phrase is adopted from a toast by New Hampshire’s famed Gen. John Stark of the American Revolutionary War, who wrote in 18...
[Daniel Moss] Japan’s policy revolution could start at the margins

ViewpointsSept 16, 2020

Japan’s likely next prime minister is a huge fan of Shinzo Abe. That doesn’t mean Yoshihide Suga is a carbon copy. Indeed, the shades of difference between the two men on some key issues are importa...
[Editorial] Worrying mix

EditorialSept 16, 2020

Alert raised over a combination of rising household debt and declining employment
[Ivo Daalder] While the West dithers, Russia stays busy

ViewpointsSept 15, 2020

August was busy for Russia this year. While dealing with growing popular protests in the east, Moscow has sought to distract attention by engaging in nefarious activities, both at home and abroad. It...
[Faye Flam] ’Follow the science’ just a slogan

ViewpointsSept 15, 2020

Anyone observing President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the US would have good reason to wonder if his administration ever had much of a strategy for handling it. Last week ...
[Editorial] Overstepping the line

EditorialSept 15, 2020

Ruling party lawmaker discloses identity of whistleblower, branding him as criminal