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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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[Herald Interview] Casino expert stresses convergence of gaming and nongaming industry
MACAU -- Amid Macau’s gaming revenue comeback this year following three consecutive years of financial blunders, the annual three-day Global Gaming Expo Asia concluded Thursday with experts eager for the future of Macau beyond a gambling destination. In an industry that has heavily relied on high-rollers and VIPs to account for the vast majority of its revenue, Macau’s gaming heads are looking to establish a more mass market tourism appeal and nongaming amenities to revitalize its economic turna
IndustryMay 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Norway shows way to thrive outside European Union
When Norway voted for the second time not to join the European Union through a referendum in 1994, the country had just brokered the Oslo peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians and hosted the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Confidence was in the air, recalled Norwegian Ambassador to Korea Jan Grevstad. Norway, an affluent, benevolent and confident country always “on the doorstep” of the EU, but adroitly outside, had since moved on without regrets, the envoy said in an interview.“T
Foreign AffairsMay 16, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Coway on course to solidify lead in Malaysian market
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- When Korean water purifier company Coway first entered the Malaysian market in 2006, household water purifiers were something of a status symbol. Before Coway, the existing water purifier companies in Malaysia were selling the machines outright, rather than offering them at low-cost monthly leases.“The fact that we brought our Korean rental scheme here was important,” Choi Ki-ryong, the managing director of Coway in Malaysia, told The Korea Herald during an interview at
IndustryMay 16, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Im Si-wan didn’t know how dark he could go
Im Si-wan is among the few Korean entertainers who have completed their transition from K-pop singer into actor, but the 28-year-old is careful not to overestimate himself or his sensibilities. The fact that his latest film, the upcoming crime flick “The Merciless (Bul Han Dang),” is set to screen at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival still feels surreal to him, the actor said in an interview at a cafe in Samcheong-dong, Seoul last Thursday. “I’m not sure what to expect,” said Im, whose atten
FilmMay 14, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Uncertainty Korea’s biggest economic challenge’
Export-reliant Korea’s overall economic growth in past years has been clouded by a prolonged weakness in global trade, a report by the United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific stated earlier this month.While the economies of the Asia Pacific region are expected to achieve a 1.2 percentage point lower economic growth on average this year, uncertainty will be the biggest challenge for South Korea, an expert from a UN panel said Friday.According to Kilaparti Ramakrish
EconomyMay 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] HyunA-led Triple H goes us-against-the-world with ‘365 Fresh’
“Us-against-the-world” spirited trio Triple H, a new group to the Korean music scene, stood firm in the face of a controversy surrounding its recently released debut single “365 Fresh.” The collaborative group, consisting of HyunA of disbanded girl group 4Minute and her Cube Entertainment labelmates Hui and E’Dawn of boy band Pentagon, opened up about the new track from debut album “199X” that is being assailed for its controversial music video, at an interview in Seoul on Wednesday. Triple H (C
PerformanceMay 11, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘The Merciless’ shows a new Seol Kyung-gu
Seol Kyung-gu is an actor who possesses a “strange kind of charisma,” whose mere presence on camera evokes a sense of pathos, according to director Byun Sung-hyun of upcoming action flick “The Merciless (Bul Han Dang).”Having tackled a diverse array of roles and now in the 24th year of his career, Seol is a formidable figure in Korean cinema. But the actor will be the first to admit that his filmography by no means reflects a pristine track. There were periods when he fell into complacency, foll
FilmMay 10, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Riding on SUV boom, FCA scores in Korea
When looking back over the past five years in South Korea, Pablo Rosso, president of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Korea, sees a clear change in the local automobile market. Not only has the number of foreign cars surged, from 10 percent in 2012 to 14.3 percent in 2016, but market demand for unique cars -- in color and features -- has grown as an alternative to mass-produced domestic sedans. And that is what FCA could offer best, he said. Pablo Rosso, president of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Korea (P
MobilityMay 9, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Public diplomacy key to underpinning ties amid rows
After basking in its peak years, the relationship between South Korea and China has been going downhill rapidly in recent months, as Beijing embarks on economic retaliation over Seoul’s decision to host the US’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile shield. Concerns are growing the diplomatic strains may spill over into sociocultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries despite their deepening economic interdependence. Alarming signs have already surfaced from both sides
Foreign AffairsMay 7, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Central oversight essential to move Saemangeum forward’
Creating land about two-thirds the size of Seoul is not an easy job. Saemangeum Project, a mega project designed to turn a sea area into 283 square kilometers of reclaimed land, is the biggest land development in Korea so far. But to successfully complete the project, it must have a central authority to oversee it, in light of the overlapping authorities of related ministries and municipalities, said the head of the development agency.“It’s a structural problem,” Saemangeum Development and Inves
IndustryMay 4, 2017
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[Herald Interview] First rock band to play Pyongyang lights up Jeonju film fest
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- The Jeonju International Film Festival invited a few guests with an interesting perspective this year -- the first foreign rock band to perform in North Korea and the team that documented the occasion. “We had the feeling that they were pretty tense about having us here,” Morten Traavik, director of documentary musical “Liberation Day,” says of the festival organizers to The Korea Herald. “We really have the clear feeling that they are a little bit on edge.” Traa
FilmMay 4, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Barrage’ delves into motherhood at Jeonju film fest
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- Director Laura Schroeder has grabbed attention with her second feature film, “Barrage,” bringing together the real-life mother and daughter pair of French star Isabelle Huppert and Lolita Chammah. The film had its Asian premiere Friday and is competing against nine others in the international competition of the Jeonju International Film Festival. Schroeder spoke with The Korea Herald there at a coffeehouse on Saturday.Laura Schroeder, director of “Barrage” (JIFF)
FilmApril 30, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Chefs ferment chemistry between Korean, Western cuisines
Chef Federico Heinzmann each day cherry-picks nature’s best ingredients, cooks them using ingenious recipes and delivers his creations on the table in ways uniquely Korean and earthly at the same time. Working with Korea’s renowned Buddhist monks, the Argentine executive chef at Park Hyatt Seoul’s The Lounge has dug deep into the country’s culinary roots in search of innovations, which would satiate even the trickiest bon vivants worldwide.Heinzmann came to Korea seven years ago from his multicu
FoodApril 28, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Sechs Kies back with ’90s memories
The legendary K-pop group Sechs Kies has returned with a new album to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a group. Called a “first-generation” boy band here, the group had sensational popularity in the late 1990s, with fans waiting in lines to buy its cassette tapes and camping out at its concert venues all night. Catering to those who have nostalgic memories of the band, the five members -- most of them in their late 30s now -- released the album “The 20th Anniversary” on Friday. Sechs Kies memb
PerformanceApril 28, 2017
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[Election 2017] [Herald Interview] ‘Moon craves admiration, Ahn recognition’
Second-guessing the psychology of prospective presidents is always a difficult task, and can result in misconceptions.Kim Tae-hyung, psychologist and author of “Psychology in Choosing a President,” told The Korea Herald in an interview that he had until recently held to the principle of not analyzing a public figure’s psychology while they were still alive.However, the extensive corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye changed his mind.When asked to define the psychological st
PoliticsApril 27, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Nexon eyes innovation with ‘crazy experiments’
Nexon will continue to commit to developing new digital games that push the boundaries of established game genres despite the risks, as the company sees innovation as an underpinning component of its future competitiveness, its chief executive said Tuesday.“We’re doing a lot of experimentation with new games that are pushing current genres or creating entirely new genres outside of Korea,” Nexon CEO and President Owen Mahoney said during an interview with the local press at this year’s Nexon Dev
TechnologyApril 26, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Shim Eun-kyung, between innocence and experience
In the 2011 film “Sunny,” the nostalgic coming-of-age flick about a group of friends at an all-girls high school in the 1980s, Shim Eun-kyung plays a shy, possessed student. When the spirit inside her manifests itself, Shim’s character becomes comically violent, scaring off the school’s bullies and rescuing her friends. Bursting onto the Korean film scene with this role, Shim has since become a symbol of innocent youth and sprightly whimsy. In her breakout role in the 2014 comedy “Miss Granny,”
FilmApril 25, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Samsung confident of better second half in European TV market
LISBON, Portugal -- Despite slowing growth in Europe’s premium TV market in the first half of the year, Samsung Electronics still sees potential for the second half with its latest QLED TV lineup, the regional chief of the South Korean tech giant’s TV business said.“We have no soccer championship this year, so the first half will be weaker than last year for the whole European market,” Michael Zoeller, head of visual display at Samsung Electronics Europe, said during an interview with The Korea
TechnologyApril 23, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Documentary reopens nearly forgotten history
When filmmaker Jolanta Krysowata arrived in Korea in early April, she didn’t expect people here to be zealous about communism or humanitarianism, the subtexts of her documentary about North Korean orphans who settled in Poland in the 1950s. “I heard in Poland and here that South Koreans weren’t much interested in North Korea or unification. But after watching audiences break down in tears during the film screening, I realized that’s not true,” the director told The Korea Herald at the Polish Emb
FilmApril 21, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Celltrion out to eat J&J's lunch with Remsima
SONGDO, Incheon -- South Korea’s Celltrion will take away half of Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade market in the US with its biosimilar drug that hit the country last year, the company’s CEO said, citing its price competitiveness and quality assurance.“We expect to take away around 40-50 percent of Remicade’s market share in the US at a faster pace than we did in Europe,” said Celltrion’s Chief Executive Officer Kim Hyoung-ki in an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald and The Investor at the co
IndustryApril 19, 2017