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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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South Korea unveils W26tr support program for chip industry
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SM, YG Entertainment’s K-pop groups benefit from troubles at Hybe
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S. Korea to hold rotating presidency of UN Security Council next month
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Student nabbed for biking naked 'due to stress'
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Yoon rejects Lee's proposal for pension reform talks
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Police arrest mastermind behind last year's palace vandalism
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BOK holds rate at 3.5%, ups growth outlook
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‘Design is the starting point of corporate innovation’
Hyundai Card’s design director Joon Oh! said corporate design should be a first priority for a company to build its brand image. “In Korea, companies start considering design after they grow big enough in sales. But design should be the first step for building corporate identity,” he said during his lecture at the Herald Design Forum in Seoul, Thursday. Since joining Hyundai Card in 2009, Oh! has made the company a leading innovator within the credit card industry here, unveiling a series of hit
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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CLAPPING TO THE BEAT
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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AUTOGRAPH SESSION
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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ADVERTISING WIZ
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AT HERALD FORUM
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AT HERALD FORUM — Leading figures from Korean government and businesses attend the opening ceremony of Herald Design Forum held at COEX Auditorium in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Thursday. From left: CEO and publisher of Herald Corp. Lee Young-man, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industries chairman Sohn Kyung-shik, Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik, Herald Corp. chairman Jungwook Hong, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, National Pension Service chairman Jun Kwang-woo, KB Financial Group chai
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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DESIGN INNOVATOR
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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SINGING SENSATION
CultureSept. 20, 2012
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Auction features top designers’ sketches
A private auction featuring drawings by internationally acclaimed designers was held at the Herald Design Forum on Thursday. The sale held along with dinner for VIPs presented a total of four sketches: a drawing of animals by former automobile designer Chris Bangle, a car sketch by design chief of KIA Motors Peter Schreyer and two architectural sketches of Japanese architect Tadao Ando. “We are happy to have Bangle and Schreyer who are present here today and I felt a great passion from audience,
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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Artist’s world of self-discovery
Zhang Xiaogang, one of the best-selling artists in contemporary Chinese art, said he is not swayed by his tremendous success and still follows his heart,“Art is not about business but life. If art were business, I would have studied and followed the example of successful people ― but that just isn’t my way of doing art,” Zhang said in a lecture at the Herald Design Forum 2012 in COEX Auditorium, Seoul, on Thursday.“Whether I can succeed or not, I follow my heart. What really counts in art is how
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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Ad wiz advises simple solutions
Focus on the fundamentals of a project and think in the simplest way possible to address the problem. That was the advice advertising wiz Park Seo-won had for the audience of the Herald Design Forum’s mentoring session on Thursday.Park is a well-known name on the global advertising scene with several international awards under his belt, and currently runs the Big Ant International advertising agency. He is also the man behind a number of familiar advertising campaigns including the anti-war camp
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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Slum presentation takes prize
A four-member team won the top prize at Herald Corporation’s English-language presentation competition for college students on Thursday for their engaging presentation on urban slum transformation.“None of us have studied overseas to learn English,” said Jeong Jun-young, a member of the winning group.“We all learned the foreign language using local resources. So this prize means a lot to us.”The winning team, named “Shall We Design,” consists of students of different majors: French literature, l
PerformanceSept. 20, 2012
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Bangle’s animal spirits
Design might in the near future be leveraged to engage those who feel left out of the global marketplace, stave off riots and even prevent the dispossessed from committing terrorism.If that sounds near-impossible, you may be a “three-headed dog.”These are two of the design concepts explored by Chris Bangle, the man whose innovative designs have been described as “flame surfacing” and who may very well have been the first to adapt the literary theory of deconstructivism to auto design.Bangle exto
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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Good designs have universal appeal
Top auto designers and architect talk about their design philosophiesPeter Schreyer may be best known for leading Audi to become a global premium car brand when he worked as chief designer for the carmaker from 1994 to 2002. Now many Koreans recognize the German automotive veteran as the innovator who has brought freshness to Kia Motors cars, especially the K-series with its signature “tiger nose” radiator grille. The chief design officer of Kia, who joined the company six years ago, hinted at
Arts & DesignSept. 20, 2012
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Deadly night in Vienna’s cafes for crime fiction fans
VIENNA (AFP) ― Dozens of murders in Vienna in one night, and all in the Austrian city’s iconic cafes, sounds alarming. But this was “Kriminacht,” an evening devoted to crime fiction that is unique in Europe.Now in its eighth edition, the event on Tuesday night saw 63 readings from authors ― not just from Austria and Germany but also stars from the United States, Britain and of course Scandinavia ― at 54 locations.In addition to homegrown writers like Eva Rossmann and Andreas Pittler, they includ
BooksSept. 20, 2012
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Novel explores racism and classism
The Cutting SeasonBy Attica Locke (Harper)The intertwining of the past and the present is an ongoing theme of mystery fiction. So many of our actions have a foundation in the past, whether it be a personal history or that of a country.Attica Locke illustrates the changing face of racism and classism in her superb second novel. The inventive plot of “The Cutting Season” is matched by complex, believable characters, some of whom are motivated by the need to have full lives while others have succum
BooksSept. 20, 2012
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Sorman urges Korea to promote its traditional side
French economist Guy Sorman, who also serves as a global advisor to the Lee Myung-bak administration, said Korea needs to promote its traditional culture as well as fine arts ― rather than K-pop and other forms of popular culture ― during a press conference promoting his latest book last week.“In Europe, people consider Korea’s idol groups as pop artists, not necessarily as Korean artists,” the scholar told reporters on Sept. 14 in Seoul. “I don’t think the current K-pop wave in Europe makes Eur
BooksSept. 20, 2012
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Traditional markets rendered in black and white
Juong Young-sin’s photo essay captures Korea’s traditional markets over a quarter of a centuryPhotographer and author Juong Young-sin has been taking photographs of Korea’s regional traditional markets for 25 years.“I just wanted to meet people, and the local market is where you go when you want to do that,” she tells The Korea Herald. “Markets also tell you stories of the real people.”Though she has now published her collection of essays, Juong was only an aspiring writer in 1986. She was deep
BooksSept. 20, 2012
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NYC museum explores Warhol’s impact on artists
NEW YORK (AP) ― Andy Warhol’s far-reaching impact on contemporary art is the subject of a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met calls it the first major exhibition to explore “the full nature and extent’’ of Warhol’s influence.“Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years’’ opened Tuesday and runs through Dec. 31. It juxtaposes 45 Warhol works with 100 works in various media by 60 artists, including Richard Avedon, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and Chuck Close.Among the highlights
PerformanceSept. 20, 2012
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Sade’s 1785 novel banned in Korea
The Korean-language translation of French writer Marquis de Sade’s 1785 novel, “The 120 Days of Sodom,” has been officially banned in Korea, for its “extremely violent” and “disturbing” sexual content. It is the second time that the book, dealing with orgies and torture, has been banned by the government. The book was published here on Aug. 15 by local publishing house Dongsuh Press. Korea Publication Ethics Commission, a state review board, started investigating the book on Aug. 16, after a man
BooksSept. 20, 2012
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Film festival opens in North Korea
PYONGYANG (AP) ― An international film festival opened Thursday in what may seem the unlikeliest of places: North Korea.Held every two years, the Pyongyang International Film Festival offers North Koreans their only chance to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen ― from Britain, Germany and elsewhere (but not America). And it’s the only time foreigners are allowed into North Korean theaters to watch movies alongside locals.This year, festivalgoers will get the chance to see two fea
FilmSept. 20, 2012