Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau organized a road show in the Seoul and Busan this week to promote the country’s trade shows as a preferred business platform in Southeast Asia. To make it more attractive, the TCEB has put in place supporting policies for Korean businesses attending such trade shows in Thailand. “Because of our geographical location, we are the gateway into and from Ind...

Professor Kim Rando stresses discovering true potential and pursuing dreams Kim Rando, professor of consumer studies at Seoul National University, calls himself a consumer scientist. His current research focus is on the Chinese consumers, and he plans to publish a book on the subject next year. But Kim is better known as an author of his best-selling book, “Youth, It’s Painful.” Due to the soa...

Contemporary Christian music band Markers, which has sold more than 100,000 albums since its 2007 debut in the Christian music market, is planning an overseas tour to provide English worship services later this year, the leader of the band said. The Korean CCM band was formed in 2003 for a “culture ministry” through which they help lay believers lead a “Christian cultural life” with easy-to-foll...

British alternative rock band to play for first tims in Korea since reunion As the U.K. rock group Suede had a strong presence in the Britpop movement in the 1990s, the disbanding of the act in 2003 was quite disappointing to alternative rock fans around the world. However, the band was reunited last year and is coming to Korea to hold their first here since the reunion. The act is to be on th...

Korean-American professor tells story of man who transcended ethnic rivalry Chang Tae-han, professor at University of California, Riverside, recalled his last visit to Colonel Kim Young-oak, a highly decorated Korean-American war hero, when he was already in a coma at a hospital in Los Angeles six years ago. “I told him that his biography, written in Korean, had just been published in Korea. He...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which provides advice and guidance to donor countries on aid programs to developing nations, is Korea’s key partner in formulating green growth strategies as well. The OECD’s Development Cooperation Directorate tracks aid performance of the OECD member nations, the volume and effectiveness of their aid programs, undertakes peer reviews, ...

Seoul’s eco-friendly bus policy is good inspiration for green efforts by major cities throughout the world, a ranking official of the city government said. “Central governments talk a lot about climate change. But we in the cities are acting,” said Jeong Yon-chan, Seoul City’s assistant mayor of environmental protection headquarters, who attended the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit held in Sao P...

BEIJING ― Acquity Group is an unfamiliar name to Koreans, but it promises to fundamentally change the landscape of corporate Korea’s online marketing. Exclusive brands do not want their brand value diluted by uniformly stacking their goods on the anonymous virtual shelves of eBay or Amazon, according to George Lu, chairman of Acquity Group. Acquity Group is a U.S. company Lu founded in 2001 to ...

IMF, Finance Ministry split on focus of capital control measures Korea should raise its policy rate faster to discourage volatile capital inflows into stocks and boost the effectiveness of capital barriers currently in place, Subir Lall, Internaional Monetary Fund's Mission Chief for Korea said. The head of the IMF delegation here assessed Korea’s capital flow management “effective,” but said m...

With real estate being an essential element in any business that requires stores or offices, the industry ties in to most conventional businesses. Real estate services provider Cushman and Wakefield Korea is taking that natural tie-in a step further. Since last year, the company has been supporting retailers to cross borders. “It’s split into two major sections. We’re helping to export Korean ...

Pianist Lim, violinist Shin to play Saraste, Brahms and Ravel together Pianist Lim Dong-hyek and violinist Shin Hyun-su, the only two Koreans to have topped the prestigious Long-Thibaud International Competition, will stage a flamboyant duo recital as part of the upcoming classical chamber music summer event, Ditto Festival. The triennial competition aims to discover talents in piano and violin...

Former professor from North sends S. Korean media content across border to show the world to North Koreans North Korea is a country that has been almost entirely isolated from news around the world for the past 60 years. The regime in Pyongyang allows Internet access to only a fraction of government officials and its power elite as it prepares for a third-generation hereditary succession to a yo...

Korea’s growing economic muscle and brisk exports will turn the country into a leading global exhibition destination, said Choe Dae-kyu, vice chairman of the Association of Korea Exhibition Industry. Registered under the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the organization promotes trade fairs held here and supports related policies. Its 44 members are largely exhibition hall operators, event organiz...

Indie pop duo to play Olympic Hall on July 16 While idol group-centered K-pop has been heavily covered by the media, the Korean indie music scene has received relatively little attention. Seeking diversity of Korean music, The Korea Herald is starting a series of interview articles shedding light on the Korean indie music scene. ― Ed. The 1990s is often called “golden age of Korean pop” because...

Deploying an industry wide business ethics program for bankers and regulators is imperative to uproot irregularities and cut long-held collusive ties, the chief Asia economist at HIS Global Insight said in Seoul on Tuesday. “Ethics need to be taught and shared among peer groups. Professionals above graduate level often have never had chances to train themselves on what is right and wrong in spec...