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[Herald Interview] JANDI: Usurping KakaoTalk in Korea’s work communication

TechnologyMay 27, 2020

Toss Lab, the maker of innovative collaboration tool JANDI, has established itself at the top of South Korea’s growing work communication platform market. The fledgling company, in just six years, h...
[Herald Interview] All it takes is a page a day

CultureMay 26, 2020

South Korean startup Espressobook CEO Hwang Sang-chul says with his company’s app, Harubook, anyone can become an author and publish a physical book. Using the app, whose name means “one-day book,” ...
[Herald Interview] Linkflow seeks to be Korea’s first hardware unicorn with 360-degree wearable cameras

TechnologyMay 25, 2020

They may look like Bluetooth neckband headsets, but Linkflow’s FITT360 and NEXX360 are cameras that allow users to capture 360-degree shots of their surroundings. FITT360 and NEXX360 each have four ...
[Herald Interview] Ocado Solutions in talks with retailers to enter Korea

RetailMay 21, 2020

Inside Ocado’s automated warehouses, only box-shaped robots move around on a grid-like structure to sort out and move groceries. Jensen explained that it takes only six minutes to pick up an order of...
[Herald Interview] Yubin, CEO and artist, is happier than ever

K-popMay 21, 2020

Yubin may be having the busiest year of her career, establishing her label rrr Entertaiment in February and now putting out a new digital single “Me Time.” Its release date, May 21 (521), read backw...
[Herald Interview] Sujeong of Lovelyz takes a leap as a solo musician

K-popMay 20, 2020

Sujeong of girl group Lovelyz returned to the music scene but on her own. It is the first time she is going solo since debuting in 2014 as the lead vocalist of the eight-piece band. Her first solo E...
[Herald Interview] ‘Startups, SMEs hold key to Korea’s future’

IndustryMay 20, 2020

Since Minister Park Young-sun took the helm of South Korea’s SMEs and Startups Ministry in April 2019, a lot has happened. For one, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel all industries worldwide,...
[Herald Interview] Rapper Cheetah makes film debut with ‘Jazzy Misfits’

FilmMay 20, 2020

According to Kim, she fell for Nam for his gentle and inclusive attitude toward everyone on his team, making it possible for “no one to get hurt in the process of making a film.” She said he’d broken...
[Herald Interview] Transforming Korea’s traditional arts

MusicMay 19, 2020

Since the age of 5, percussion master Kim Duk-soo has dedicated his life to Korea’s traditional performing arts. Now, more than 60 years later, his dedication is as strong as ever. Kim, 67, is the f...
[Herald Interview] ‘Seoul should focus on national objective in post-pandemic, US-China spat’

Foreign affairsMay 19, 2020

Seoul has long been in a tricky position as a result of the great-power contest between Washington and Beijing. South Korea has preferred to maintain a balance between its longtime security ally ...
[Herald Interview] ‘Long-term views are critical to survive crisis like coronavirus’

MarketsMay 18, 2020

Since its first outbreak was reported in South Korea in January, COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on the nation’s economy, forcing factories to suspend operations and claiming jobs in a wide range of...
[Herald Interview] Writer says ‘Extracurricular’ digs into society’s wounds

TelevisionMay 18, 2020

Jin says his creation also reflects another cold reality of our society -- the way adults turn a blind eye to the struggles that teenagers face. “Everyone turns into an adult with time. Naturally, p...
[Herald Interview] What US-China rivalry means for South Korea

Foreign affairsMay 18, 2020

Pyongyang has yet to respond to Seoul’s offer of cooperation on efforts to contain COVID-19, but Seoul should keep floating the proposal despite the prolonged silence, according to Hwang, who added t...
[Herald Interview] ‘Never too early to start preparing for next epidemic’

HealthMay 17, 2020

A seasoned health official who was a key player in South Korea’s response to Middle East respiratory syndrome in 2015 said the novel coronavirus crisis could prove to be an opportunity for the health...
[Herald Interview] Tyler Rasch on escaping ‘The Box’

TelevisionMay 17, 2020

The project idea naturally came to Rasch following his 10-year stay in Korea, as his experience here helped him break out of his own mold. “Korea has shown me that I am able to do anything I wish an...