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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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[Herald Interview] ‘Flexible employment crucial for Korea’ : ManpowerGroup
The Korean government’s push to create a more flexible labor market, which includes plans to ease employment regulations and expand the use of temporary workers, has been hotly debated in the country over the past few years. Despite controversy, President Park Geun-hye’s proposed labor reforms are aligned with the structural changes that labor markets around the world are now undertaking, according to the chief of U.S.-based global staffing agency ManpowerGroup. “We think that Korea’s proposed l
IndustryApril 11, 2016
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[Herald interview] Andrea Bocelli talks Seoul concert, new album
Andrea Bocelli, the internationally acclaimed blind Italian classical crossover tenor, is gearing up for a solo concert in Seoul next month -- his first in Korea in six years. “I am excited and happy to come back. The love your people have shown me is hard to forget,” said Bocelli in an e-mail interview with The Korea Herald. Best known for his repertoire of classic operatic arias and classical-inspired contemporary pieces, the 57-year-old Grammy nominee last year released his 15th solo album,
PerformanceApril 7, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Shaping Korean start-up scene
Since its launch a decade ago, Pangyo Techno Valley in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, has grown to become the largest venture hub in South Korea. It houses more than 1,000 companies in different industrial categories -- ranging from information technology to biotechnology -- and employs about 70,000 people, generating 70 trillion won ($60 billion) in combined revenues last year. This accounts for more than 20 percent of the entire gross domestic product of the largest province in Korea.
TechnologyApril 7, 2016
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[Herald Interview] CEO data crucial to transform companies
Every Monday morning, Park Ju-gun, co-chief executive of CEO Score, chairs a brainstorming session to discuss timely content about the corporate world and its executives, before pushing out related insights. CEO Score is a four-year-old venture firm whose main business is to mine and analyze data about the top 500 South Korean companies and chief executives.Park Ju-gun, co-chief executive of CEO ScoreFollowing this meeting on the first day of the week, the company prepares a press release based
BusinessApril 6, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Balanced education helps liberal arts students thrive
Located east of downtown Los Angeles -- widely considered a liberal stronghold -- Claremont Mckenna College is often considered more conservative than its neighbors, given its middle-of-the road faculty members and prominent alumni including politicians from the Republican Party. But the CMC president Hiram Chodosh highlighted that “the balance” in the breakdown of its faculty, staff and students allows for a more effective liberal arts education for graduates in challenging various transformati
Social AffairsApril 4, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Supplements no magic bullets: Nutrilite strategist
With health becoming a priority for most people around the world, some turn to taking dietary supplements as a potential means to make up for their otherwise unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles. However, supplements are by no means a substitute for a balanced meal or physical activity as there are absolutely no shortcuts to health, according to Amway-based Nutrilite Health Institute’s technology strategist. “Supplements are not magic bullets. They are not miracles. They are merely products m
IndustryApril 3, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Caffe Bene seeks rebound with Korean-style ‘indulgence’
In mid-March, financially ailing coffee chain Caffe Bene secured a $13 million investment from an overseas partner with an interesting name: Hallyu Ventures.The company is a joint operation between Singaporean global food chain Food Empire and the Salim Group from Indonesia. It was named by Food Empire’s executive chairman Tan Wang Cheow himself. Food Empire executive chairman Tan Wang Cheow speaks to The Korea Herald at the InterContinental Seoul Coex. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)The reason
IndustryMarch 31, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Serbia looks to Korea for government reform
Amid a bold public administration and economic push, Serbia is ready to boost cooperation with Korea on e-government, trade and other areas that could be a catalyst to its ongoing recovery and bid to join the European Union, the country’s deputy prime minister told The Korea Herald. While Europe offers a broader pathway to growth, the Korean model involving government consolidation and a market-driven economy caters to Belgrade’s ongoing drive to streamline public administration and pare debt, K
Foreign AffairsMarch 28, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korea's first female chief conductor leads Gyeonggi Philharmonic at TIMF
TONGYEONG, South Gyeongsang Province -- This year’s annual Tongyeong International Music Festival opened its curtains Friday, celebrating its new theme, “Sounds of Tomorrow” with a performance by Korea’s first female-led orchestra. Looking to showcase a mix of classic and modern compositions that are rarely heard nowadays, TIMF is holding performances daily until Thursday at the Tongyeong Concert Hall in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province. Opening this year’s international festivities was the
PerformanceMarch 27, 2016
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[Herald interview] Luxury shopping evolves in digital era
Businesswomen are usually so strapped for time that it is hard to fit shopping into their busy schedules. Furthermore, visiting several stores to track down the perfect trench coat for spring is often a luxury. Online luxury shopping malls, especially multi-brand stores, cater to the needs of such time-pressed professional women, making shopping convenient for them, said Michal Kliger, president of mytheresa.com, a Munich-based online multi-brand shopping website for luxury women’s fashion. “O
Arts & DesignMarch 24, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Sharing experience, wisdom with female migrants
When Do Thanh Quy gave birth to her first child 17 years ago in South Korea, she was made to eat “miyeokguk” by her Korean in-laws. The Korean seaweed soup is traditionally served on birthdays and to women who have just given birth. The Vietnamese-born worker married her Korean husband in 1998, after spending four years as a factory worker. “I couldn’t bear the smell of the soup, especially just a few hours after delivery,” Do said in an interview with The Korea Herald. After spending more than
Social AffairsMarch 21, 2016
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[Herald interview] Pianist Aviram Reichert, witness of sea change in Seoul’s classical scene
Following a landmark win at Seoul’s inaugural international piano competition two decades ago, Israeli-native and longtime Seoul National University music professor Aviram Reichert continues to leave his mark in the local classical music scene. “I moved to Korea in 2009 to assume the position as a professor at Seoul National University, but what first brought me here, it all started in 1996,” Reichert told The Korea Herald on Thursday. “That was the year they had Seoul’s first international pia
PerformanceMarch 17, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Defining and redefining Sohn Jie-ae
Sohn Jie-ae, who has spent 30 years in the English-language media, has written a memoir chronicling her journey. Published last month, “Sohn Jie-ae. CNN. Seoul” resembles its writer: It is ambitious and expansive, touching on everything from career advice to journalism, government work, North Korea, feminism and family life. “So many people seem to think to themselves, ‘This is it for me. This is the end of my capacity,’” Sohn told The Korea Herald in an interview in Seoul on Tuesday. “I hope
BooksMarch 17, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Pyeongtaek Port aims to be harbor logistics hub
Pyeongtaek Port aims to lead Korea‘s ports and logistics industry by strengthening a partnership with Chinese companies and focusing on the port’s hinterland complex. “We have a goal of handling a total volume of 600,000 20-foot (6.1 meters) equivalent units this year,” Choi Gwang-il, CEO of Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Corp. said in an interview with The Korea Herald this week. Choi Gwang-il, CEO of Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Port Corp.“In order to achieve the goal, we will continue to strengthen the par
IndustryMarch 16, 2016
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[Herald interview] A violinist’s relentless pursuit of joint South -North Korea orchestra
Even after eight years of dedicated struggle and failed attempts to hold a unified South and North Korean orchestra performance, violinist and human rights activist Won Hyung-joon has not lost hope. Inspired by the work of Daniel Barenboim, who in 1999 founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra composed of Israeli and Palestinian musicians, Won established the Lindenbaum Music Company in 2009, combining his musical and humanitarian efforts to forge a historic orchestra alliance between the two ho
PerformanceMarch 15, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Sri Lanka touts South Korea as ideal investment partner
Moving past three decades of civil war, Sri Lanka is transforming itself into a vibrant commercial hub in South Asia, and reengaging the international community and furthering bilateral ties are key, the nation’s top envoy said.“As Korea has made miraculous progress in democracy and economy in such a short period of time, it is an exemplary model for Sri Lanka, which is starting its journey toward economic prosperity,” said Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in an interview with The Korea Hera
Foreign AffairsMarch 14, 2016
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[Herald interview] Opera director Umberto Fanni to attempt first world opera production
Italian pianist-turned-artistic director Umberto Fanni has his eyes set on premiering the world’s first global opera production. Once a touted concert pianist, Fanni is currently director general of the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, where he is working on his latest large-scale international project, looking to bridge the gap between global opera performances. During his first visit to Korea, Fanni is consulting with the head of the Korea National Opera about the state-run opera’s partici
PerformanceMarch 14, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Angolan artiste Coreon Du talks Seoul Drama Awards win
To the locals of Angola, Coreon Du needs no introduction. The 31-year-old artiste is widely talked about in Africa -- he is a singer, musician, TV producer and fashion designer.Last year, he was named by Forbes Magazine as one of 15 Young Africans Rebranding Africa. His critically-acclaimed 2010 debut album “The Coreon Experiment,” fused the sounds of his Angolan culture with Kilapanga -- a type of traditional folk music --and global influences such as pop, semba and jazz. His telenovelas “Winde
TelevisionMarch 13, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] En route to a ‘breathing battery’
Imagine a sunny day, a family gets in a car on their way to the countryside for a weekend getaway. What promises to be a beautiful scenic drive is abruptly interrupted by their environment friendly electric car running out of battery and stopping dead in the middle of the road.Durability has always been one of the biggest issues preventing electric cars from being used by more people. As of now, the longest-lasting electric vehicles running on commercial lithium-ion batteries can run for about 1
TechnologyMarch 13, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Lim Ji-young talks life after Queen Elisabeth violin crown
Violinist Lim Ji-young has made her way back home after becoming the first Korean violinist to win the highest honor at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium last May, performing Brahms’ Concerto in D, op. 77. One of the classical world’s big three music competitions, last year’s Queen Elisabeth contest for violin featured 69 players of 20 nationalities, including 17 violinists from Korea. “It has been almost a year since winning at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition a
PerformanceMarch 9, 2016