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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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[Herald Interview] Expert sees more reasons for Korea Discount
Korea Inc. is in a generational transition. From Lee Kun-hee to Lee Jae-yong at Samsung and from Chung Mong-koo to Chung Eui-sun over at Hyundai Motor, Korea’s top business groups are preparing for father-to-son transfers of ownership and managerial control. This, according to corporate-governance expert Kim Woo-chan, poses a greater risk to global investors considering Korean stocks. Kim Woo-chanThe “Korea Discount” -- lower equity valuations of Korean companies due partly to pas
June 30, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Busan-Jinhae FEZ closer to becoming global business hub
Once a wasteland, the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in South Gyeongsang Province is now closer to its goal of becoming a global business and logistics hub, a top official said.With a land area of 51.2 square kilometers, Busan-Jinhae FEZ is a specially designated region to attract foreign investment in order to strengthen competition for businesses by supporting regional development and improving the business environment as well as living conditions. Busan-Jinhae FEZ Commissioner Jin Yang-hyun
June 29, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korean-British artist duo creates physical expressions of light and space
GWANGJU -- The name of the Seoul-based artist duo Kimchi and Chips pretty much tells where the artists are from. Korean-British artist duo Mimi Son and Elliot Woods formed an art studio in 2009, adopting the quirky name. Since then, the two have been creating installations that challenge people’s perception of light and space and presenting them at museums and galleries throughout the world. One of the most well-known works is the first edition of the “Light Barrier” series in which the artist
PerformanceJune 28, 2016
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[Herald Interview] CICI chief Choi takes modern look at Korean culture
Choi Jung-wha, a professor at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, has released the English version of her new book, “K-Style: Living the Korean Way of Life,” which delves deep into the evolution of modern Korean living. Through her book, the founder and president of the Corea Image Communications Institute intended to arouse interest and curiosity about all things Korea and the Korean way of life. Choi said her desire to raise international interest in Korean society was first ignited dec
BooksJune 27, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Kisum gets ready to make her ‘Musik’ heard
Hip-hop artist Cho Hye-ryung, better known by her stage name Kisum, released her second EP “Musik” at midnight on Wednesday. “Musik,” which is Kisum spelled backwards, consists of five tracks – the two lead tracks “No Jam (Boring)” and “Ocktabbang (Rooftop house),” “2 Beer,” “Freedom” and “Cover Up.” She wrote all the lyrics while collaborating on the music, marking the first time she participated in composing.Rapper Kisum (Mapps Entertainment) It was not as a musician that she first gained pub
PerformanceJune 23, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korean conductor Park June-sung wins big at Aram Khachaturian
Germany-based Korean conductor Park June-sung is celebrating his multiple wins at this year’s 12th Aram Khachaturian International Competition, including a joint first place crown for conducting and three additional special prizes. Along with sharing his first place win with Miran Vaupotic of Croatia, Park was also awarded the Orchestra Award, Best Interpretation of Aram Khachaturian and the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra Special Prizes during the international competition, which was held in Y
PerformanceJune 22, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Poetry in a world with no answers
When Brother Anthony was teaching English literature at Sogang University in the 1980s, he would frequent bookstores on weekends -- bookstores that were filled with students of all ages sitting on the floor, reading poetry. “They expected to find sincerity in poetry,” he told The Korea Herald last Friday in an interview at his office in Seoul, filled to the brim with books and teapots -- Brother Anthony is a renowned Korean tea enthusiast. “If you’re searching for some kind of in-depth meaning i
BooksJune 22, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s Army fund mulls investment in foreign venture capital
Korea’s Military Mutual Aid Association, one of the largest institutional investors in the country with 9.4 trillion won ($8 billion) under management, is reviewing plans to invest in foreign venture capital to secure higher returns, the association’s investment chief said.“We may open opportunities not only to private equities, but to venture capital next year when investing in overseas blind pool funds,” Lee Sang-ho, the chief investment officer of the association, said in an interview with Th
June 21, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Soprano Kim Eun-kyung discusses homage to childhood
Once again tackling nonclassical operatic repertoires, Baekseok Arts University professor and soprano Kim Eun-kyung has returned to the music scene with “Beautiful Season,” a homage to the sounds of her childhood. The album, which was released on June 9, comes more than four years after her first studio album “The Letters,” which featured operatic renditions of Korean song-poems. Veering away from the stereotypical opera album that features modern interpretations of classical scores by maste
PerformanceJune 21, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Generous state investment buoys Norwegian literature
When Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder set out to work on what would become the international classic “Sophie’s World” in the early 1990s, he had no other option but to write it quickly. As a well-versed but cash-strapped teacher, time was not on his side. In a matter of weeks, Gaarder authored the philosophical tome, making thrifty use of a government scholarship for writers. “Sophie’s World” -- a surreal fantasy about a teenage girl in Norway who is tutored on philosophical thinking and the his
Foreign AffairsJune 20, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Youths are solution to faltering democracy: Lawmaker
One of the most talked-about campaign ads in the last general election featured a candidate mimicking the main character of “House of Cards,” a popular U.S. show depicting the behind-the-scenes power struggle in the world of politics. In a parody video clip that went viral, then-candidate Keum Tae-sup plays Frank Underwood, a Machiavellian politician played by actor Kevin Spacey. As the main theme music of the show plays in the background, Keum exchanges text messages with one of his campaigner
PoliticsJune 16, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] ‘Long-term engagement key to investing in Iran’
Following the lifting of international sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program, fresh opportunities have dawned across the country’s vast, rising economy, opening doors to long-term investments, according to the top Iranian envoy to Korea. In an interview with The Korea Herald, Iranian Ambassador Hassan Taherian stressed that in order to make the most out of the second-largest market in the Middle East and North Africa region, Korean companies should have a long-term vision for business engagement.
Foreign AffairsJune 12, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Mobile app brings change in used-car market
Mobile app-based start-ups offering a business platform are changing the used car market, attracting car buyers seeking a better deal.Mobile trading is a new growth area for the used-car market in Korea, which has long been dominated by the traditional offline dealer-based transactions. Hey Dealer is one such newly created mobile application offering O2O services to used-car buyers. “Hey Dealer seeks to match offline used-car dealers with customers who want to sell their cars with minimal effort
MobilityJune 12, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Jambinai instills 'gugak' with new life
Breaking barriers between the old and new, Jambinai presents innovative sounds with traditional Korean musical instruments piri, haegum and geomungo. Jambinai, an award-winning band inspired by Korean traditional music, or “gugak,” was formed in 2009 by the three members -- Lee Il-woo, Kim Bo-mi, and Sim Eun-yong -- who met as gugak students at Korea National University of Arts. Lee plays the piri, a reed flute, Kim plays the haegum, a bowed instrument with two strings and a hollow wooden sound
PerformanceJune 9, 2016
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[Herald Interview] World Bank executive hails Korea's green growth trust fund
Korea has operated its green growth trust fund successfully to help developing countries attain more financing from the World Bank for their sustainable development, an executive at the bank said.The Korea Green Growth Trust Fund was created in 2011 in partnership between the Korean government and the World Bank Group originally for a four-year program with $40 million from 2013 to 2016. Recently, the government replenished the fund with another $48 million with its operation extended to 2021.Zo
June 5, 2016
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[Herald Interview] A ‘good messy’ mix of jazz and soul
In the world of digitalized everything, soul singer Kandace Springs is drawn to music that is “stripped bare” and natural. “It’s kind of a crossover between jazz and soul. It’s really organic, all live instruments,” the Nashville, Tennessee native said of her music when she met with The Korea Herald in southern Seoul last Monday. Springs was in town to perform at the Audi Lounge stage at Club Octagon that night. Nashville-based soul singer Kandace Springs sits with The Korea Herald for an inter
PerformanceMay 30, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Former New Zealand P.M. calls for inter-Korean talks
While ramping up global pressure is key to hampering Pyongyang’s nuclear development, Seoul should chart a path to restart denuclearization talks to defuse tension and move toward an ultimate reunification, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger said Friday. “The crucial question is, what are the circumstances of starting dialogue? My observation is that it’s always sooner rather than later,” he told the Korea Herald in an interview on the sidelines of the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperi
Foreign AffairsMay 29, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Ex-top U.N. official urges tighter sanctions against N.K.
Despite the recent passage of strengthened sanctions over North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests, the United Nations should further tighten its squeeze on Pyongyang’s trade and financial networks to thwart its military ambitions, a former top U.N. official said.Nobuyasu Abe, who served as under-secretary-general for disarmament affairs at the multinational body from 2003-2006, showed regret over past botched efforts to dissuade Pyongyang from building atomic bombs in return for economic
Foreign AffairsMay 29, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korean collector brings French art to Korea
Major works of French contemporary art will go on exhibition in Korea in December as part of the Korea-France Year celebration aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between the two countries. Among the many French cultural events being held this year in Korea, the upcoming exhibition is one of the largest events, introducing more than 50 French contemporary artists. The show has been put together by acclaimed French art critic Gerard Xuriguera and avid Korean art collector Moon Duck-hwa, CEO o
PerformanceMay 26, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Former Samsung engineer develops translation solution to break down language barrier
Living in a world without language barriers is not a far-fetched idea at all thanks to technological advancement, according to a big data expert in linguistic analysis. “It would be fair to say that translation technology for written language is now fully mature, and translation solutions for written language -- not for spoken language though -- are widely deployed in both the public and private sectors,” said Lea Jong-ho, chief technology officer of Seoul-headquartered translation and interpret
TechnologyMay 25, 2016