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[Herald Interview] Lee Byung-hun talks about playing controversial president’s assassin

FilmJan 17, 2020

The upcoming film “The Man Standing Next” goes back to the darkest period of South Korea’s democracy, actor Lee Byung-hun said at a group interview in Seoul on Friday. Directed by Woo Min-ho, the mo...
[Herald Interview] After court clears him, man vows to continue campaign to out deadbeat dads

Social affairsJan 15, 2020

A man who publicly identified parents owing child support on an online platform vowed to continue his campaign to raise awareness about the issue, after a local court cleared him of defamation charge...
[Herald Interview] Bangladesh’s top envoy expresses hope for Moon’s visit

Diplomatic CircuitJan 13, 2020

Bangladesh’s Ambassador to South Korea Abida Islam, who is more than halfway into her term in Seoul, expressed hopes for President Moon Jae-in to visit the South Asian country in the near future. Pr...
[Herald Interview] ‘Philips has same DNA as Korea in innovation’

TechnologyJan 12, 2020

LAS VEGAS -- Roy Jakobs, head of the personal health business of Royal Philips, believes today’s innovation is not just about individual products. Innovation involves building a new ecosystem and ga...
[Herald Interview] Canadian envoy on Korea in the ’90s, the maturing of bilateral ties and future partnerships in AI

Diplomatic CircuitJan 6, 2020

Canadian Ambassador Michael Danagher first came to South Korea in 1992 and began nearly three decades, on and off, of interaction with “fun and loving” South Koreans. After two stints here in the 19...
[Herald Interview] Han Suk-kyu discusses finding the man within the great monarch

FilmDec 23, 2019

“Forbidden Dream” is a period piece about King Sejong of Joseon and his inventor Jang Yeong-sil that focuses on the personal relationship between the two that share a dream. Han Suk-kyu, playing Kin...
[Herald Interview] ‘Korean firms should raise voice on digital tax’

IndustryDec 23, 2019

South Korean companies should be more vocal in the global discussion on digital tax before it becomes too late, said a partner lawyer at a local law firm. As the world faces a new paradigm where mor...
[Herald Interview] ‘Transformation’ to be keyword for 2020s leadership

IndustryDec 22, 2019

Different forms of leadership have shaped nations and companies for centuries. And for the coming decade, “transformation” would be the keyword for leadership, Eugene Kim, the managing partner of le...
[Herald Interview] N. Korea’s demand for halt of US-S. Korea military drill shows desperation for economic growth: ex-minister

North KoreaDec 19, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been calling on the US to suspend its joint military exercises with South Korea so that it can direct resources into the regime’s economic development, a former un...
[Herald Interview] Photographer dedicates sunset years to int’l competitions

Arts&DesignDec 18, 2019

In his sunset years, a civil engineer-turned-photographer has been making his name at international photography competitions. Over the past five years, professional photographer Ryu Shin-woo, 76, ha...
[Herald Interview] ‘Multiculturalism is inevitable in Korea’s future’

Social affairsDec 17, 2019

Over 2 million residents now live in Korea, according to government data. This is more than double the figure in 2007 when the number hit 1 million for the first time. “Multiculturalism is inevitabl...
[Herald Interview] ‘In influencer-economy era, even internet giants require 3rd-party big data’

IndustryDec 17, 2019

When Korean telecom firm KT decided to open a platform leveraging its big data on consumer behavior, it searched for other models to benchmark, but found it difficult. It finally zeroed down on the ...
[Herald Interview] ‘Koreans are like the Latin people of Asia’

PeopleDec 9, 2019

A fitness instructor who challenged the notion that workouts are supposed to be painful and boring, now runs a successful global fitness brand that focuses on making people healthy and happy. Colomb...
[Herald Interview] Electricity market competition, price hike needed for green energy expansion

IndustryDec 8, 2019

South Korea’s efforts to tackle environmental issues related to power generation using conventional technologies are no longer sustainable, and the only way forward -- apart from expanding renewable ...
[Herald Interview] China’s No. 1 aesthetic laser firm sees Korea as bridge to Asian markets

IndustryDec 3, 2019

Israeli company Alma Lasers, a leading player in China’s skin rejuvenation market, is undertaking an aggressive expansion into South Korea, viewing the country as a strategic market for its brand ima...