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June 15, 2018 People

[Herald Interview] Violist with a big heart

Receiving an email a few weeks ago that violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill’s press conference for this year’s Ditto Festival would take place in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, my immediate reaction was “Why?...

Korea helps Myanmar launch new legal database system

Korea’s Legislation Ministry shared its technology to launch a new legal database access system in Myanmar, the ministry said on Tuesday. On May 24, Myanmar launched Myanmar Law Information System w...

May 30, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘Traditional media the only source of reliable information’

World-renowned French intellect and author Guy Sorman has been a longtime observer of Korea -- and at times its sharp critic. Sorman’s connection to Korea goes back to his friendship with the late v...

May 3, 2018
People
Prosecutor quits after misusing parking lot for disabled

A prosecutor who misused parking space for the disabled has resigned after an inspection found he was having an extramarital affair. The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission received a compla...

April 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Small is beautiful’

It was over a meal with a foreign friend that Yeol Chairwoman Kim Young-M’Young’s interest in conserving Korean culture was sparked. Today, what originated from three friends brainstorming has grown ...

March 30, 2018
Culture
Ex-president Lee files suit against prosecution

Former President Lee Myung-bak filed an administrative lawsuit against the prosecution over its use of presidential office documents in the investigation into corruption allegations involving him. D...

March 2, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] ‘Sunday Paintings’ record life of artist

In this age of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, people’s lives seem to be fully on display, feeding our exhibitionist and voyeuristic tendencies at the same time. To be seen and to see has come to de...

February 23, 2018
Culture
Safety checks on ‘high-risk’ facilities begin next week

Some 60,000 facilities used by the public, such as hospitals and traditional marketplaces across the country, will undergo safety checks starting next week, the government said Friday. The inspectio...

February 2, 2018
Social affairs
Ex-President Lee’s brother found unconscious amid probe into alleged bribery

The man known as former President Lee Myung-bak’s “butler” reportedly told prosecutors that he received the state spy agency’s funds under Lee’s orders, recanting his earlier denial of the allegation...

January 24, 2018
Politics
[Herald Interview] A young pianist with an old, romantic soul

Korea is probably one of the few countries in the world where classical musicians can become household names. Here, the name Sunwoo Yekwon elicits the response, “Ah, that young pianist,” even from th...

January 19, 2018
Culture
[Herald Interview] Studying North Korea should not be about gazing into a crystal ball

Studying North Korea, the notoriously isolated and closed country, poses many challenges, the most basic of which is the lack of reliable data. Data from North Korea is incomplete at best -- if not ...

January 12, 2018
North Korea
Prosecutors search auto parts maker linked to ex-President Lee

Prosecutors raided the headquarters of an auto parts supplier Thursday as part of a probe into suspicions that the company managed a slush fund for former President Lee Myung-bak. Investigators from...

January 11, 2018
Social affairs
Park’s lawyer accused of collaborating in criminal act

A group of lawyers accused former President Park Geun-hye’s defense attorney of collaborating in Park’s alleged criminal activity, calling on the Seoul Bar Association to punish him for violations of...

January 11, 2018
Social affairs
[Herald Interview] Pianist Kim Da-sol returns a young man

[Eye] When a publicist called to say that Kim Da-sol would be performing the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, my first reaction was, “Isn’t he a bit too young?” Alas, I was mistaken. Just as he thi...

December 22, 2017
Music
[Kim Hoo-ran] Get ready to enjoy PyeongChang Olympics

The proverbial “third time’s the charm” proved true for PyeongChang, which was finally chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympics after two unsuccessful bids starting in 2003. With 50 days to go before ...

December 20, 2017
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