An Afghan national evacuated to South Korea five days ago has told the Korea Herald that he feels “totally safe” after arriving here. “Outside the facility where I stay now, I see a flag in my language Farsi that ‘Don’t be disappointed. Korea supports you.’ When I see these kinds of flags, these kinds of messages from Korean people, I don’t know how to thank them,” he said by phone from his acco...

Meanwhile, Lozano, 86, said he had not known of Korea but his friend inspired him to step up. Lozano volunteered for the Korean War as a conscript in the army and fought the first battle here with that friend, who did not survive it. “When I was young, I had always wanted to apply myself. So when a friend of mine told me about this Korean War, I knew I had to act,” Lozano said Lozano and Rodrig...

His cover of girl group Aespa’s “Next Level” was also quite a shock to many of his fans, but to him, just another exciting attempt. But while he talks of resistance and fighting back, he says a message of love lies behind it. “I think what the world needs the most right now is love, and the people who could really make the value resonate in people’s hearts are pop-culture artists, whether it be...

For example, private equity fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement’s high-profile bid to take over Hanjin has fallen by the wayside. Building a coalition with a more than 40 percent stake in the group’s holding company Hanjin KAL, the activist fund conceded defeat to the group’s Chairman Cho Won-tae in a tight vote in March 2020, a year after the death of his father Cho Yang-ho, who was ous...

Forestry body chief talks multiple green projects and goals during his tenure Amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, more South Koreans are rediscovering the joy of immersing themselves in nature, heading out to rugged mountains away from crowded cities. With some 63 percent of its land covered in forest, as opposed to the global average of 30 percent, Korea is indeed a country for hikers, wi...

“I think it is a miracle that we can release the film now. Maybe it was only possible due to COVID-19. For a low-budget film, it is difficult to be released during this time of the year, when tentpole movies are usually released,” Ko said. But Ko added that the low-budget movie industry was suffering and said he hoped the virus situation would improve soon. “I heard that musical theaters are fi...

During the interview, Cha also talked about the message he wants to deliver to generations of young people today. “It was never easy for us either. But it seems like it is tougher for them now. I don’t want to say things like ‘don’t lose hope’ to people who are suffering. Because I think that it is our generation’s fault,” he said. “I hope that they can go through it like how we do it in the mov...

Gangwon Province will achieve carbon neurality in 2040 and lead South Korea into a more eco-friendly future, says Choi Moon-soon, the province’s governor. Speaking on the sidelines of JeongSeon Forum 2021, which aims to develop solutions to achieve carbon neutrality and weather the climate crisis, Choi said that new technologies coupled with the province’s natural assets will help make the goal ...

Kim said four bodies -- the CHA; the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; the Ministry of National Defense; and the Seoul Metropolitan Government -- were looking closely into the buildings at the former US military base in Seoul. When asked about the recent controversies between Korea and China over Chinese claims to Korean cultural icons such as kimchi and hanbok, Kim emphasized th...

When travel and leisure platform operator Yanolja raised $1.7 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 last month, it drew comparisons with e-commerce giant Coupang, drumming up excitement over the recent startup boom in South Korea. “We have the super app Yanolja at home and a cloud-based automation solution for the international market. They are fast-growing markets with great potential and we beli...

Rep. Ryu Ho-jeong of the Justice Party speaks in an interview with The Korea Herald in her office at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) South Korea’s youngest member of parliament believes the National Assembly should be more inclusive and represent the diversity of the Korean public, not just middle-aged men. “They say the National Assembly should resembl...

Park thinks it a fortunate miracle that her children, who grew up in mostly white neighborhoods and now live in a Los Angeles suburb, love Korean food and culture. “They were reluctant to learn all these when growing up, but now ask me to teach their children the Korean language,” Park said, mentioning how for early immigrants, the sense of bonding and willingness to learn about their roots has t...

Say Sue Me is working on its third album, aiming for an early 2022 release. “We hope that everyone around the globe is staying safe from the COVID-19 and enjoying our music in online. I am currently recording a song for the new album, so I hope our fans continue to show their interest and support our band,” said Choi.

South Korea and the US should not miss a rare opportunity to gradually turn North Korea into their ally by helping out Pyongyang, which is desperate to find a way out of its worst economic crisis, said Leem Ho-young, former deputy commander at the allies’ Combined Forces Command. “Let’s think beyond denuclearization. We have to eventually bring North Korea to the alliance-led order. That’s the ‘...

Toward the end of the interview, he also talked about the popular TV show “Running Man,” which he stepped away from in May after 11 years. Lee gained fame internationally through the show. “‘Running Man’ is the first show that I ever took part in. Over the last 10 years or so, I learned how to be part of the show from the cast and crew,” he said. Lee added that he had no plans to become a regul...