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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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[Herald Interview] Line pushes Thai startups to scale up
BANGKOK -- Thailand, an ASEAN country with a population of 69 million, is messenger platform Line’s second-largest market after Japan. In fact, 90 percent of the country’s mobile internet users are connected via Line, with the monthly number of active users amounting to 44 million. However, the company is now shifting from a messenger tool to an all-in-one app that provides various services ranging from e-commerce to contents. This not only corresponds to the increasing demand by c
TechnologyMay 18, 2019
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[Herald Interview] What makes a good bar, and a good bartender
When veteran bartender Keith Motsi goes to a new bar, he orders beer. “Always, beer first,” said Motsi, the new head bartender at Charles H. in the Four Seasons Seoul. “You see what you get when you order something so simple.” Head bartender Keith Motsi (Four Seasons Seoul)With beer, he added, a smile and the coldest glass will do. “If they cannot do it (right), do not bother. Just don’t go there.”According to him, bars are not just about the drinks. They are about hospitality and making people
FoodMay 16, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘Fortnite billionaire’ envisions VR social media
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney believes the next thing users need is a 3D virtual reality social media service.“There is something missing in conventional social media right now. We have social networks like Facebook, KakaoTalk, Twitter and Naver for communication. But they’re all based on text, pictures and movies,” Sweeney said in an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald. He was in Seoul to attend the company’s “Unreal Summit 2019” held Tuesday-Wednesday at Grand Intercontinental Parnas. Unrea
TechnologyMay 15, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Why correct information on clean air matters
In March, when Seoul encountered its worst-ever fine dust pollution levels for seven consecutive days, Derek Fichtner, who runs a Facebook community called Clean Air Ideas in Korea, spent a weekend encouraging people to use air purifiers. “At one time, I had three different people chatting with me as they stood in three different department stores, asking me all types of questions about which model they should purchase,” Fichtner said in an interview. “It was difficult to keep everyone straight.
TechnologyMay 15, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘Sons of Denmark,’ a glimpse into a dystopian future
Danish director discusses his debut feature, a political thriller about a future marred by extremismJEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- There is a thin line between standing up for what you believe is right and extremism, a line that fades when the safety and security of the ones you hold dear are on the line. This is realm the young director Ulaa Salim ventures into in the film “Sons of Denmark,” set in 2020s Denmark, where a terrorist attack by an extremist group sends the country spiraling down
FilmMay 13, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Clean Bandit supports ‘expandability’ of Seoul Jazz Festival
Clean Bandit’s Seoul performance is drawing near with the 2019 Seoul Jazz Festival slated to take place in late May. The British band’s performance is much anticipated by the South Korean audience, as last year’s appearance was canceled at the last moment. “Very excited. I have been to Korea once before, but we had to leave almost immediately after the show so I was disappointed,” Grace Chatto said via email, representing the trio of three siblings -- herself and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson
PerformanceMay 12, 2019
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[Herald Interview] [Bio Startups] Buying and selling technology vital to ABL Bio business model
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with up-and-coming startups in the biotech sector in cooperation with the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization. -- Ed. The development process for a novel drug -- from the discovery of a drug candidate through the preclinical trial phase, on to clinical trial phases 1, 2 and 3 and finally commercialization -- normally requires 10 years and at least 1 trillion won ($858 million).What innovative biotech startups do to sustain their busines
IndustryMay 12, 2019
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[Herald Interview] A walking canvas of tattoos
In a country where tattoos are widely frowned upon, Ahn Li-na, 25, catches attention as a walking canvas of body art, with nearly 80 percent of her skin inked. “The value of all my tattoos, if combined, could easily match that of quite an expensive car,” said Ahn, a tattoo artist herself, adding that only her face, scalp, front neck, knuckles and soles of her feet are left untouched. Living with such overt body art comes with a hefty price here, as tattoos are often associated with deviant behav
PeopleMay 10, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Jeju strives to be global benchmark with carbon-free project
SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island -- The resort island of Jeju is striving to be the global benchmark for sustainable development with its carbon-free project that includes plans to boost the use of renewable energy and eco-friendly vehicles, according to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Gov. Won Hee-ryong.Won, who has used three electric vehicles since taking office in 2014, holds the honorary status of being the first provincial governor to use an official green car.“The change from gasoline cars to E
IndustryMay 8, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Stop blaming technology, it’s on people who use it’
South Korea has been seeking to outperform global competitors with many futuristic innovations, but cryptocurrency is not one of them. Alarmed by the massive price fluctuations of bitcoins, the Korean government has taken a cautious approach toward cryptocurrencies. Their trading has yet to show full signs of recovery since the government banned initial coin offerings in 2017. The measure had sparked intense debate over how to treat blockchain technology that underlies cryptocurrencies. While th
TechnologyMay 7, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time to nurture investment culture in S. Korea’: KVCA chairman
South Korea’s venture capital industry finally appears to be headed toward a boom, after going through a rough patch during the dot.com bubble in the early 2000s and the global financial crisis that started in 2008. Last year alone, the country saw a record inflow of 3.8 trillion won ($3.2 billion) of venture investment. The figure for the first quarter of this year is poised to set a quarterly record. Based on such explosive growth, veteran venture capitalist Chung Sung-in, who took t
IndustryMay 7, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Turning the tables on geomungo
Much like other Korean instruments, the geomungo is considered an instrument of the past -- one of royal court music and traditional compositions.But here is a musician who has turned the tables on those preconceptions. Park Woo-jae literally turns the 2,000-year-old instrument around, opening up a whole new dimension to how it sounds. After a five-year absence from performance in Korea, the musician recently held a solo recital at Seoul Namsan Gukakdang. In recent years, he has mostly performed
PerformanceMay 6, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Artistry of movie makeup
Film makeup artist Cho Tae-hee shares stories on his work, ambition to shake up the industry Being a makeup artist for movies takes on a multitude of challenges -- one has to create the perfect look that reflects a character’s personal traits, yet does not leave any impression. “I have to make sure that (the audience) is not aware of the makeup. If the makeup, a costume or a scar lingers in their memories, I feel like I’ve caused trouble for the film. The best makeup is one that is absorbed by t
PeopleMay 2, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘To me, a car is just one of many designs’
Not all automotive designers are typical “car guys” well versed in the history of cars and models on the street.Because Kim Nury, an automotive interior designer at BMW’s Munich headquarters, definitely does not fit that stereotype. “A car is, to me, just one of many designs. I do not have an extensive knowledge about cars or know A to Z about different models -- I do not drive -- but cars are like what I play with as if I’m in a game finding solutions to producing one,” said Kim during an inter
MobilityApril 29, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn talks band, K-pop, future plans
Being in a band is cool, especially if the band is Linkin Park. The iconic American rock band has produced numerous hits, including “In the End” and “Numb,” since its debut in 1996 and boasts a long list of awards. Since the tragic loss of its vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017, the band is on hiatus. Still, the band exists and Joe Hahn has been part of its miraculous journey through the years, standing in the back as the DJ. The 42-year-old Korean-American artist is now stepping forward in Sou
PerformanceApril 26, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Korea aims to go global with IP system
South Korea recently signed a memorandum of understanding worth $3.2 million with Saudi Arabia to help establish an ecosystem for intellectual property. It was an outcome of efforts by Asia’s fourth-largest economy in expanding global partnership to share its intellectual property system, according to the chief of the nation’s top IP office. “The deals with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will work as a prime opportunity to promote our IP administration service to the world,” Korean In
IndustryApril 24, 2019
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[Herald Interview] PPS chief to strengthen procurement exports by emphasizing innovative growth
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the launch of South Korea’s state-run Public Procurement Service, the organization has placed special emphasis on creating a variety of opportunities for domestic companies, particularly the smaller venture firms and startups, to step up exports with innovative technologies.In an interview with The Korea Herald, PPS Administrator Jung Moo-kyung said his drive for innovative merging of technologies and active support from the organization on the occasion
EconomyApril 23, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Diminutive ‘Kids Creators’ inject fresh perspective into YouTube
Twenty years ago, celebrity and K-pop idol crept up the list of dream jobs for children in Korea – a list formerly occupied by doctor, scholar, politician or government official. What followed were a flood of TV talent shows and reality programs on youth aspiring for the limelight. Recent surveys suggest the times are changing once more, as children are opting to perform in front of the much smaller camera of a personal computer as a YouTuber, or as it is more commonly known here, “YouTube Cr
PeopleApril 21, 2019
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[Herald Interview] Rethinking amputee status, prosthetics market in Korea
Why don’t we see amputees in professional fields of work in South Korea? Where do all the patients who have lost limbs in an accident, or to diabetes, disappear here? Kang Yeoun-seung, 52, a rehabilitation medicine and certified ortho-prostheticts doctor, has grappled with this issue for long.According to the Ministry of Welfare data, the number of people with physical disabilities in Korea was over 1.2 million as of December. Those with visual or hearing impairment, brain lesions or cardiac dis
IndustryApril 21, 2019
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[Herald Interview] George Mason University's Korea campus to expand student quota
The new dean of George Mason University’s Korea campus, Robert Matz, said he seeks to advance the school’s mission and to fuel its growth momentum by expanding the student quota and boosting collaboration with the US campus.During a press conference Wednesday at the Incheon Global Campus, Matz introduced his plans as the new dean of the Korean campus of the US university. Matz was appointed in February.Dean of George Mason University Korea Robert Matz (George Mason University Korea)“I am delight
Social AffairsApril 19, 2019