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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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N. Korea says Kim guided simulated nuclear counterattack drill
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s forest management know-how going global
A growing number of countries, particularly developing countries in Asia, are seeking to learn about Korea’s forest rehabilitation and forest management know-how. Korea has worked to green up its open spaces over the past 40 years, and its successful reforestation policy has been looked on as a benchmark for countries seeking reforestation in a short period of time.“Inquires from overseas have varied from (questions about) reforestation to forest welfare policies,” Korea Forest Service Minister
May 27, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Candidate promises to revamp Seoul’s ‘rusty’ education system
Koh Seung-duk has seemingly done it all.He was the first person to pass Korea’s state exams for law, public administration and diplomacy. Having spent three decades as a lawyer, while at the same time appearing on TV as a legal expert for 20 years and spending 15 years as a financial adviser, Koh became a member of the National Assembly in 2008.But the 56-year-old is not widely seen as an educator, an irony for someone seeking to become the education chief for a city of 10 million.“It’s a common
NationalMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] New transparency rules key to trust in investor-state settlements
This is the seventh installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.With free trade emerging as a global norm for growth, new U.N. rules on transparency in disputes between investors and host countries will play a key role in bolstering their relations while providing greater public access to arbitration procedures, UNCITRAL’s regional chief said. Debate remains fierce over the role and effect of an investor-state dispute settlement clause since South K
Foreign AffairsMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Financial services broaden Mercedes appeal
Adi Ofek, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Korea, had no hesitations on joining the Korean team in January. Among several options given to the then-chief risk officer of Daimler in Africa and the Asia-Pacific, Korea was almost her own choice, she recalled. “It was because of the people. I felt very much at home whenever I visited Korea on business trips,” the Israeli CEO said in an interview with The Korea Herald on Friday. “Koreans are hard-working people. They always try t
MobilityMay 25, 2014
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[Herald Interview] What Korea can learn from Japan’s lost decade
South Korea can avoid possible economic risks by seeking to gradually transform its economy through structural reforms, rather than depending solely on monetary policies, according to a senior Japanese economist.Such is the lesson that Korea can learn from Japan, despite their complicated historical ties, said Naoyuki Yoshino, professor of economics at Keio University, in a recent telephone interview with The Korea Herald. “Korea can learn from Japan’s mistakes in the past,” he said from Tokyo,
May 22, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Sociopolitical system observed from a breakfast meal
Artist Lee Wan discovered one day that the ingredients of the bread and carrot juice he had for breakfast came from more than 10 countries. The bread was made with flour from the U.S. and cooking oil from Malaysia, baked in China and sent to Korea. For him, the process was incomprehensible and even seemed inefficient. To understand the complex system behind his breakfast, he thought he had to become part of the process. “I decided to become a producer,” Lee said in an interview with The Korea He
PerformanceMay 22, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Foreigners only’ law may dent Korea’s casino plans
MACAU ― The casino business is one of the very few industries that has been enjoying double digit growth over the years, especially in Asia, but whether South Korea will be able to take its share of the pie is yet to be seen.The greatest factor in its chances of success is whether the government will open up the market and end the ban on gambling for Korean citizens, according to a leisure business expert.“Compared to Macau or Singapore, Korea’s gambling market is small, but it offers huge oppor
IndustryMay 21, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Legendary notebook brand thrives in digital era
Moleskine, the Milan-based legendary notebook maker with a more than 200-year history, is sailing through the digital era, evolving into a “platform for creativity.”Under the new brand vision, Moleskine has stopped limiting itself to paper-based black notebooks. “The brand today creates platforms and containers for imagination either online or offline,” Arrigo Berni, CEO of Moleskine, said in a recent email interview with The Korea Herald.So it made sense for him to start seeking opportunities i
BusinessMay 20, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Concentrix seeks to boost service for Korean clients
Concentrix, a global business process outsourcing company, plans to double its sales and staff in South Korea over the next three years as local companies’ demand for administrative processing will increase as they expand globally.“We are very excited to tap into the Korean market, where a number of global industry players are located,” said Christopher Caldwell, president of Concentrix, in a recent interview with The Korea Herald.“Most of our business in Korea will focus on (providing services
IndustryMay 19, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Artistic endeavor to bridge gap on thorny issues
Paintings inspired by the beauty of Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo will be on exhibit at the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza area in August. Given the tension between Korea and Japan over the sovereignty of the rocky islets, the exhibition seems a rather bold move. The artist behind the daring attempt is Jeong Jai-young, 50, who has been painting abstract images of the islets for the last decade. Through his representative Lee Il-young, director of the Korea Art Center, a private gallery in Seoul, t
PerformanceMay 18, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Florist Audrey Oh on haute world of flowers
In her newly minted shop in Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong, florist Audrey Oh starts arranging marigolds, blue delphiniums, shepherd’s purse and stonecrop into a vibrant, spring-appropriate bouquet.The veteran floral designer’s swift movements make it look deceptively easy, yet the marriage of near-violet blue with ruffled golden orange, the carefully spaced exclamations of yellow-green, are portrait-worthy, serving as a testimony to her years of experience.“I like natural and simple designs,” said Oh,
Arts & DesignMay 14, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Erasing brand barriers for the sake of shopping
When The Galleria Department Store in southern Seoul on March 13 tore down the barriers between different brands for the first time ahead of its bigger competitors Lotte or Shinsegae, industry insiders were puzzled.Fashionable and contemporary designer garments, jeans, shoes, bags, hosiery, accessories and underwear were piled up in independent sections regardless of brand, making it difficult to tell which brand was which without careful observation. At the same time, the brand image of Galleri
BusinessMay 13, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Bridging digital divide in Asia-Pacific
This is the sixth installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.For Rhee Hyeun-suk, knowledge-sharing has been a lifelong task. She spent more than 20 years teaching information technology management at universities and helping Africa to improve its digital infrastructure at a U.N. agency in Addis Ababa. Now as chief of the UN-APCICT in Incheon, her mission hovers between continents on a daily basis: to help developing countries to build their human,
Foreign AffairsMay 11, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Story of sexual surrogate tackles themes of urban life, human intimacy
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province ― In filmmaker Anja Marquardt’s feature debut “She’s Lost Control,” the protagonist Ronah (Brooke Bloom) works as a sexual surrogate while completing her master’s thesis in psychology in New York. She seems to be isolated from her own family ― her mother is ill and her brother is rather weary of taking care of her alone ― and often dines by herself in her depressing flat where a leak leads to a huge hole in the bathroom wall.The film, which won the Best Film prize i
FilmMay 11, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IoT boom in the offing
When Jim Clark, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who started Netscape, set out to build his high-tech yacht called the Hyperion that could be controlled via sensors connected to a computer network, the market viewed his grand plan as no more than a dream.But the idea that objects and solutions can be connected to and operated through wireless networks is becoming a reality, thanks in part to the emergence of mobile technology.Further progress is needed to prepare for the Internet of Things and ev
TechnologyMay 7, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Korea can help bridge development gap: ADB
ASTANA, Kazakhstan ― Asia has served as the world’s main growth engine since the global financial crisis in 2008. However, many countries in the region still suffer from extreme poverty. ‘‘Poverty still remains a fundamental and critical challenge ... (that lies) ahead (for) the region,” a top official from the Asian Development Bank said.The data from the Asian Development Bank found that more than 700 million Asians still live in extreme poverty and the more than 1.6 billion who live on less t
May 2, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Author calls for new growth approach from Hyundai Motor
“Speed” is the key to explaining Hyundai Motor Group’s stunning growth over the past decade. The rapid decision-making under the charismatic leadership of chairman Chung Mong-koo has been crucial for its global expansion.But Don Southerton, author of the recent book “Hyundai Way: Hyundai Speed,” says a more cross-cultural approach is now needed for the Korean auto giant to keep going at its current speed. He recalled a 2005 training session he held at Hyundai Motor’s newest plant in Montgomery,
IndustryApril 30, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Envoy seeks green partnership with Kuwait
As Kuwait seeks to diversify its oil-heavy economy, Korea is ready to help expedite the transition by fostering partnerships in low-carbon technologies and the service and other knowledge-based industries, Seoul’s new envoy to the Gulf country said. Shin Boo-nam, former ambassador for climate change and green growth, is anchoring his hopes on Korea’s knowhow in education, healthcare and green technologies, citing these as promising areas for collaboration. “Kuwait is striving to chart its path t
Foreign AffairsApril 29, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Kwangjuyo devoted to high-end Korean cuisine
Korean food is gaining popularity abroad and is acclaimed for being healthy, but there is a definite need to nurture high-end Korean culture and related products if the country really wants to globalize its food, according to a CEO who has devoted his life to promoting premium ceramics and liquor and enhancing Korean food culture. “Embracing the upscale parts can bring diversity and dynamicity to the culture, which is an essential factor to attract foreigners seeking something new,’’ Cho Tae-kwo
BusinessApril 29, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘For Xi, summit with N. Korean leader may be diplomatic card’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be using the possibility of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a diplomatic card to pressure the isolated, impoverished neighbor to behave, a U.S. scholar said.In a recent interview with The Korea Herald, Bonnie Glaser, senior advisor for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, also noted that despite Pyongyang’s aberrant behavior, Beijing would continue to prioritize maintaining stability in the North.“I think Xi Jinping recognizes
North KoreaApril 28, 2014