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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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[Herald Interview] Ghosn puts RSM at frontline of global strategy
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, said Wednesday at a press conference in Seoul that the group will actively support Renault Samsung Motor’s new vision for 2016.Ghosn said he believes RSM will head Renault Group’s current global strategy, “Renault ― Drive the Change,” and play a more vital role in the group’s future.As reflected in the chairman’s words, RSM displayed considerable commitment over the past two years with an intensive revival plan that event
MobilityApril 2, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Procurement agency pledges full support for small businesses
Smaller companies are often at a disadvantage when it comes to competing for government contracts, partly due to heavy red tape. “The main goal of all of our business innovations is so that everyone who is involved may be able to more easily and quickly join the system,” Min Hyung-jong, administrator of the Public Procurement Service, explained in a recent interview with The Korea Herald.Min is one of the few chiefs of the agency who has been promoted from within. In addition to having more than
IndustryApril 1, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Designer Munsoo Kwon adds whimsy to menswear
Munsoo Kwon attracted more viewers than any other rookie designer for his runway show at this year’s Seoul Fashion Week. His show was also frequently mentioned by foreign buyers and press as a favorite during the event. Since his debut with his 2013 fall and winter collection last year, he has become one of the most anticipated young designers in Seoul. His collection, featuring modern silhouettes and fine tailoring with a unique sense of humor, was widely praised by foreign buyers and press. Fo
Arts & DesignApril 1, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Matchmaking website launched to help married people cheat
HONG KONG ― In Korea, where adultery could be prosecuted, an online website arranging extramarital affairs started operating on March 18 to gratify the urge of “some” married people to find happiness in the arms of people other than their spouses. Noel Biderman, founder of online dating site Ashelymadison.com ― and a rather erratic sex liberalist ― believes that his website, notorious for matchmaking married people, could change Korean society, while, of course, bringing him profit. “I have look
IndustryMarch 31, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Changing old habits in equity investment
John Lee left Korea more than three decades ago to study accounting in the U.S. He had a successful career as a fund manager on Wall Street ― he was responsible for some $1.8 billion worth of assets at the time ― and also headed a team of experts focusing on investment in Korea.Having enjoyed such success, Lee, now 56, is back in Korea for a new mission: to create an advanced investment culture in his home country. “I wanted to come back to use my knowledge and experience to help the country’s f
March 31, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Lee Michelle talks empowerment and breaking down stereotypes
Lee Michelle was first introduced to the public eye after auditioning for the first season of popular reality audition program K-pop Star in 2011, and has since further redefined racial stereotypes in Korea. Born to a Korean mother and African American father in the artistic rural town of Paju just north of Seoul, Lee grew up in Korea with her mother and older sister after her parents split. Her father returned to the States before she was born and to this day, Lee has never met him. Lee has alw
March 31, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Technology innovation leads future of Korean agriculture
Gone are the days when urban farming was an arcadian ideal, a hobby for city slickers or a pursuit of self-subsistence communes. It is high time to harness its industrial potential to cope with a growing threat to food security and increasingly fierce competition in agriculture, said Kim Jae-soo, president and CEO of Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corp.“Agriculture doesn’t take place in farmlands anymore. Vertical farming converged with various state-of-the-art technologies will be a new pa
Social AffairsMarch 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] The man behind musical ‘Aida’
Theater director and artist Keith Batten knows what it means to work overseas, especially when it comes to staging some of the most popular musicals in the world. He has directed over 60 productions, including Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical “Aida,” and the Broadway production of “Spiderman,” in 12 countries around the world. His last visit to Seoul took place back in 2005, when he was in charge of directing the local production of “Aida.” The musical, which tells the story of Aida, Nubia’s pr
PerformanceNov. 14, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Chris Bangle, front-runner in innovative design
Bangle to share design vision at second Herald Design Forum Sept. 19-21The following is the first in a series of email interviews with leading designers participating at the Herald Design Forum on Sept. 19-21. ― Ed.As companies try to create competitive advantage with innovative design, new design concepts are fast emerging, according to Chris Bangle, head of the eponymous design brand Chris Bangle Associates, in a recent e-mail interview with The Korea Herald. Just as Bangle said in the intervi
Arts & DesignAug. 14, 2012
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[Herald Interview] FORCA to foster relocation of Japanese firms to Korea
For decades, business associations have been known for aggressive lobbying of policymakers while passively responding to calls for corporate social responsibility. The Korea Foreign Company Association, the largest foreign business community in the country, is seeking to change this image and expand its role to attract overseas businesses.Kim Jong-shik, the newly appointed chairman of FORCA, says the organization is drawing up a plan help transfer the headquarters of Japanese firms to Seoul this
IndustryMarch 27, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Shinwon eyes another big leap with luxury fashion
Chairman confident of economic benefits from having production lines in N.K.’s Gaeseong Industrial ComplexShinwon Group, a leading fashion retailer, was one of the first South Korean companies to enter the inter-Korean industrial complex in Gaeseong, the North Korean border town, in 2004.Despite the political tension between the two Koreas, Shinwon chairman Park Sung-chul still has no doubts about the decision he made eight years ago.“North Koreans are skilled workers as they are willing to work
IndustryMarch 6, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Resources diplomacy takes time, patience: ambassador
In the wake of the CNK International stock-rigging scandal, South Korea’s so-called “resources diplomacy” has become a point of contention due to the high risks and low efficiency in searching for oil and other energy resources overseas.Questions were raised whether Korea’s signing of an MOU with the United Arab Emirates early last year to develop three oil fields in Abu Dhabi was overblown, because neither side has announced the signing of an official deal yet.However, resources diplomacy takes
Foreign AffairsFeb. 26, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Philippine envoy welcomes speedy return for migrant workers
The Philippine ambassador has welcomed revised laws to help migrant workers renew their employment contracts here, but has also called for amnesty for those who have already overstayed their visas. While Luis T. Cruz said South Korea and the Philippines shared the common goal of “the rights and welfare of the workers,” he also called for further improvements to the law on Korea’s Employment Permit System. EPS allows Korean employers to hire temporary foreign workers for jobs they have not been a
Foreign AffairsFeb. 26, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Korea needs to be more assertive on Japanese rule
The rights of Korean victims of Japan’s colonial rule to seek compensation remain intact, said Park In-hwan, the new chief of the Prime Ministerial commission on investigating issues regarding forced labor during Japan’s occupation of Korea.“The rights of the individuals to seek compensation still stand. No comfort woman said entrusted their rights to the Korean government and no-one waived these rights,” Park said.“Even some Japanese lawyers agree to this. All conscientious people agree to this
Social AffairsFeb. 21, 2012
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[Herald Interview] LS Group taps into emerging markets
Chairman John Koo says companies’ social contribution is mandatory investmentLS Group, unrivaled in Korea for industrial cables and electrical systems, is aggressively expanding abroad with a focus on green businesses, such as smart grid, renewable energy, electric car parts and resource development. With LS Cable & System and LS Industrial Systems as its two main pillars, LS has grown into the nation’s 13th largest conglomerate in terms of asset value in the nine years since it spun off from LG
IndustryFeb. 20, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Koo champions LS Group’s expansion, shared growth
Chairman says LS is fattening investment in Silicon Valley to find business modelThe following is a transcript of The Korea Herald’s interview with LS Group chairman John Koo. ― Ed.KH: How do you forecast the domestic and international management environment this year or for the next few years?Koo: I expect a time of extreme volatility as the global economic cycle accelerates. Increased uncertainties due to the eurozone debt crisis and instability in the Middle East will raise the volatility of
IndustryFeb. 20, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Performing arts congress to focus on ‘cultural shifts’
ISPA CEO David Baile says Korean arts scene ‘progressive’The month of June will be an exciting month for Korea’s performing arts scene as the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress will held in Seoul for the first time. The six-day event will bring some of the most influential performing arts figures together here, including Sydney Opera House’s chief executive Richard Evans, New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s executive director Zarin Mehta and Singapore’s Esplanade CEO Be
PerformanceFeb. 14, 2012
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[Herald Interview] KLTI reaches out to global literary market
Translation institute’s new director Kim stresses importance of international promotion of Korean literatureMore international networking and aggressive marketing are needed to better promote Korean literature overseas, said the newly appointed director of Korea Literature Translation Institute on Wednesday.“What local critics consider as an exceptional piece of literary work here may not be regarded the same way overseas,” Kim Seong-kon told The Korea Herald in his office in Samseong-dong, Seou
BooksFeb. 9, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Reviving past glory
Former Uzbekistan coach aims to help Korea win boxing gold in LondonHe can’t speak a word of Korean, and knows little about this country, but former Uzbekistan boxing coach Mars Kuchkarov says his current goal is to take the Korean national boxers to the London 2012 Olympics.His name may not be familiar to most people here, but the former Uzbekistani national team coach is one of the biggest names in boxing. Now, 55, Kuchkarov has established himself over the past two decades as a master of boxi
More SportsFeb. 9, 2012
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[Herald Interview] KLTI reaches out to global literary market
Translation institute’s new director Kim stresses importance of international promotion of Korean literatureMore international networking and aggressive marketing are needed to better promote Korean literature overseas, said the newly appointed director of Korea Literature Translation Institute on Wednesday.“What local critics consider as an exceptional piece of literary work here may not be regarded the same way overseas,” Kim Seong-kon told The Korea Herald in his office in Samseong-dong, Seou
BooksFeb. 9, 2012