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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] CHA head reveals ambition to promote Korean cultural heritage worldwide
Cultural Heritage Administration head Chung Jae-suk on Monday talked about her ambition to play a more active role in promoting Korean cultural heritage around the world. “The CHA’s role has been restricted to preserving cultural heritage. Even now this role accounts for a large part of our work, up to 70-80 percent of our budget. I understand the importance of preserving cultural heritage but from now on we have to also consider how we will promote these items,” Chung said
CultureJune 24, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Lithium-ion batteries are approaching theoretical limits on energy density’
Rules in the electric vehicle race are simple: one with the longest range wins. However, reaching such a goal hasn’t been easy, as making current lithium-ion batteries more powerful increases the risks of explosions. For this reason, automakers have been seeking alternatives, and they may have found one: solid-state batteries. Also dubbed as dry batteries, they use solid electrodes and electrolytes instead of the liquid or polymer gel electrolytes found in lithium-ion or lithium polym
IndustryJune 24, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Former nuclear envoy raps Moon’s policy on N. Korea
Inter-Korean relations under the Moon Jae-in administration were never going to work, as they were built on a misguided belief, as worded by Moon in 2018, that North Korea would dismantle its nuclear arsenal for peace, said Cho Tae-yong, a former South Korean nuclear envoy and deputy national security adviser. “The nuclear talks were headed to a failure from the inception,” Cho said, citing former US national security adviser John Bolton, who in his forthcoming memoir described the
North KoreaJune 23, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korea demonstrated global citizenship in times of COVID-19, but there’s room for improvement’: APCEIU chief
South Korea has demonstrated leading global citizenship since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, but has also been reminded of its shortcomings on cultural diversity, said Lim Hyun-mook, the Director of Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding. “I think that the Republic of Korea has much to be improved with respect to cultural diversity. As we saw in the recent case of some visitors to Itaewon establishments who tested positive for COVID-19, Korean society s
Social AffairsJune 22, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Former combined forces No. 2 defends pact with N. Korea
Kim Byung-joo, former deputy commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command, said South Korea should manage military tensions to prevent them from getting out of control, while remaining on guard against aggression from North Korea. Despite the North’s escalating threats to undo all the progress both sides have made toward peace and reconciliation, Seoul should continue to honor its agreements with Pyongyang, he added. “Returning to confrontation would further jeopardize the saf
North KoreaJune 22, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Spinning cord blood into stem cell therapies
Cord blood-originated stem cell therapeutics firm Medipost’s CEO Yang Yoon-sun recounts 20 years of her entrepreneurship as being dotted with incessant challenges. Her journey as a professor of pathology at Samsung Medical Center to head of a cord blood stem cell research company at the age of 37 came with prejudices, challenges and pitfalls, but also with encouragement, conviction and immense potential. Cord blood is that inside the umbilical cord that connects the baby and mother
IndustryJune 22, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Protest louder about Japan’s breaking of UNESCO promise’
Another diplomatic spat broke out between South Korea and Japan this month after the public opening of the Industrial Heritage Information Center in Tokyo. Contrary to what Japan said it would do, the center mostly focused on highlighting achievements of Japan’s industrial revolution while giving hardly any retribution to the sufferings of Koreans during the time period as forced wartime laborers. Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accuses Japan of breaking its own promise. When
Foreign AffairsJune 21, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s data economy drive strengthens amid pandemic
South Korea is making all-out efforts to accelerate digital transformation in the financial sector, having launched a data exchange platform last month for convenient transactions. From credit card transaction histories, spending trends in online shopping malls to transport payments, data processed for marketing and research purposes is now being traded without having to worry about security breaches, on FinDX. FinDX is Korea’s first financial data exchange platfor
MarketJune 21, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Yoo Ah-in talks about being alive
Yoo Ah-in says the main theme of his life these days is being relaxed, and his acting as Jun-woo in the upcoming thriller film “#Alive” also comes in line with this relatively new attitude towards life. “(Jun-woo) Is a not-so-special guy who is pushed to the most extreme situation in the film, and I wanted to show his emotional changes rhythmically and naturally. Personally, the essence in acting Jun-woo was making him seem comfortable and loveable to the viewers. I wished pe
FilmJune 19, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Unfazed by warnings, defector vows to continue leaflet campaign
The practice of sending anti-North Korean propaganda flying across the border attached to hot air balloons has become a thorny issue amid worsening tensions between the two Koreas. Enraged by the defector groups sending leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the country’s reclusive regime, Pyongyang publicly blew up the inter-Korean liaison office in its border city Kaesong on Tuesday, and warned that it would take further action if Seoul failed to stop the balloon lau
North KoreaJune 18, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Onewe still adapting to idol system, but have never been happier to do music
Many popular bands tell a story of how childhood friends from a same block or classmates who shared musical passion started out as an underground band. Onewe, a five-piece band under RBW Entertainment, also evolved from years of friendship, playing music together since middle school. After busking in streets and playing gigs on small stages countless times, the bandmates found a new musical nest at their current agency, which is also home to acts like Mamamoo and Oneus. “We always talk
K-popJune 18, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s top infectious disease expert calls COVID-19 ‘trickiest foe yet’
When it comes to epidemics, it’s hard to find someone with a bulkier resume. From severe acute respiratory syndrome to swine flu to Middle East respiratory syndrome, he was there at the front lines of each alarming outbreak that has surfaced in recent decades, either advising or spearheading South Korea’s response. Dr. Kim Woo-joo, the nation’s leading expert in infectious diseases, said the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been his “trickiest foe yet.”
TechnologyJune 17, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Violinist to go on music journey with Bach, Ysaye
A violinist will perform the solo repertoires of Bach and Ysaye, to take the audience on a “music trip” to Europe in July. Violinist Lim Ji-young, 25, will present the unaccompanied violin sonatas by Bach and Ysaye at central Seoul’s Seoul Anglican Cathedral on July 1 and the Seosomun Shrine History Museum on July 11. Lim rose to stardom in the classical music scene as the first Korean violinist to win the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, Belgium. Since then,
PerformanceJune 16, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Vegan kimchi seasoning captures global palate
While hot sauces like Tabasco and Sriracha have captured the international palate with a spicy kick, kimchi seasoning is likewise poised to earn its place in the culinary scene. With kimchi being a staple of Korean cuisine, food entrepreneur An Tae-yang, better known as Sun An, hopes to entertain the global palate with kimchi-flavored sauces. An, the CEO of Food Culture Lab, launched a kimchi seasoning mix in 2019. An was the head of a Korean food franchise based in the Philippines, bu
FoodJune 16, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Meet the couple behind BTS and TXT’s latest hits
LA-based songwriter Melanie Fontana and producer Michel “Lindgren” Schulz have long produced hit tracks for leading groups such as Girls’ Generation and f(x). With their recent work with Big Hit Entertainment’s beloved bands BTS and TXT, the couple is further cementing their presence in K-pop and becoming a formidable duo. Their history with the label started when Fontana wrote “Euphoria” with her friends DJ Swivel and Candace Sosa, without knowing it woul
K-popJune 15, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Startup mixes Korea’s strongest areas: math and tech
The day will soon come when artificial intelligence provides a full-length explanation for all math problems and even inspire the students to do better, at least according Lee Yong-jae and Lee Jong-heun, the founding CEOs of South Korea’s up-and-coming educational technology startup Mathpresso. Mathpresso is a startup that operates AI-powered edtech platform Qanda, through which the company raised a total of around 70 billion won of investment since its establishment five years ago. Mat
TechnologyJune 14, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Start saving as early as possible for financial freedom in later years’
For many people in advanced economies, retirement means freedom. But for South Koreans, it means deteriorating health and reduced financial independence. Asia’s fourth-largest economy has its own pension system, a subscription-based national pension program and the basic income support for senior citizens living in poverty. Together they serve as an important social safety net. But that is not enough to ensure a healthy and independent life, according to Park Jin, who studies the rela
MarketJune 14, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time is ripe for Korean pharmas to go global’
“We must strike the iron when it’s hot,” said Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association Chairman Won Hee-mok, referring to the overseas expansion of Korean pharmaceutical firms. “In more ways now than ever, people are sharply aware of the importance of health care due to the coronavirus pandemic,” Won said in an interview with The Korea Herald. This year will be remembered as a fork in road where the blueprints for future growth took a turn to
IndustryJune 11, 2020
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[Herald Interview] Focus on viewer empathy, attention to details spell success
Just as they did with their previous shows, including the three “Reply” series and “Prison Playbook,” producer Shin Won-ho and screenwriter Lee Woo-jung captured the hearts of viewers with likeable characters and heartwarming stories in “Hospital Playlist.” The 12-episode series racked up a 14.1 percent viewership rating on its final episode last month. “I feel relieved. While my previous works left me feeling ‘done’ with them, because &ls
TelevisionJune 10, 2020
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[Herald Interview] ‘Retail investors’ impact grows more powerful in Korea’
South Korea’s stock market still remains more vulnerable to global crises than its neighboring country, namely Japan. But its fast recovery from the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was buttressed by the powerful influence of local individual investors, dubbed ant warriors, and that was an impressive event to mark, a foreign analyst in Seoul has said. As global stock markets rallied on rising hopes on a possible exit from the coronavirus shock, South Korea’s stock market r
MarketJune 10, 2020