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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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[Herald Interview] ‘Central oversight essential to move Saemangeum forward’
Creating land about two-thirds the size of Seoul is not an easy job. Saemangeum Project, a mega project designed to turn a sea area into 283 square kilometers of reclaimed land, is the biggest land development in Korea so far. But to successfully complete the project, it must have a central authority to oversee it, in light of the overlapping authorities of related ministries and municipalities, said the head of the development agency.“It’s a structural problem,” Saemangeum Development and Inves
IndustryMay 4, 2017
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[Herald Interview] First rock band to play Pyongyang lights up Jeonju film fest
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- The Jeonju International Film Festival invited a few guests with an interesting perspective this year -- the first foreign rock band to perform in North Korea and the team that documented the occasion. “We had the feeling that they were pretty tense about having us here,” Morten Traavik, director of documentary musical “Liberation Day,” says of the festival organizers to The Korea Herald. “We really have the clear feeling that they are a little bit on edge.” Traa
FilmMay 4, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Barrage’ delves into motherhood at Jeonju film fest
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province -- Director Laura Schroeder has grabbed attention with her second feature film, “Barrage,” bringing together the real-life mother and daughter pair of French star Isabelle Huppert and Lolita Chammah. The film had its Asian premiere Friday and is competing against nine others in the international competition of the Jeonju International Film Festival. Schroeder spoke with The Korea Herald there at a coffeehouse on Saturday.Laura Schroeder, director of “Barrage” (JIFF)
FilmApril 30, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Chefs ferment chemistry between Korean, Western cuisines
Chef Federico Heinzmann each day cherry-picks nature’s best ingredients, cooks them using ingenious recipes and delivers his creations on the table in ways uniquely Korean and earthly at the same time. Working with Korea’s renowned Buddhist monks, the Argentine executive chef at Park Hyatt Seoul’s The Lounge has dug deep into the country’s culinary roots in search of innovations, which would satiate even the trickiest bon vivants worldwide.Heinzmann came to Korea seven years ago from his multicu
FoodApril 28, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Sechs Kies back with ’90s memories
The legendary K-pop group Sechs Kies has returned with a new album to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a group. Called a “first-generation” boy band here, the group had sensational popularity in the late 1990s, with fans waiting in lines to buy its cassette tapes and camping out at its concert venues all night. Catering to those who have nostalgic memories of the band, the five members -- most of them in their late 30s now -- released the album “The 20th Anniversary” on Friday. Sechs Kies memb
PerformanceApril 28, 2017
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[Election 2017] [Herald Interview] ‘Moon craves admiration, Ahn recognition’
Second-guessing the psychology of prospective presidents is always a difficult task, and can result in misconceptions.Kim Tae-hyung, psychologist and author of “Psychology in Choosing a President,” told The Korea Herald in an interview that he had until recently held to the principle of not analyzing a public figure’s psychology while they were still alive.However, the extensive corruption scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye changed his mind.When asked to define the psychological st
PoliticsApril 27, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Nexon eyes innovation with ‘crazy experiments’
Nexon will continue to commit to developing new digital games that push the boundaries of established game genres despite the risks, as the company sees innovation as an underpinning component of its future competitiveness, its chief executive said Tuesday.“We’re doing a lot of experimentation with new games that are pushing current genres or creating entirely new genres outside of Korea,” Nexon CEO and President Owen Mahoney said during an interview with the local press at this year’s Nexon Dev
TechnologyApril 26, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Shim Eun-kyung, between innocence and experience
In the 2011 film “Sunny,” the nostalgic coming-of-age flick about a group of friends at an all-girls high school in the 1980s, Shim Eun-kyung plays a shy, possessed student. When the spirit inside her manifests itself, Shim’s character becomes comically violent, scaring off the school’s bullies and rescuing her friends. Bursting onto the Korean film scene with this role, Shim has since become a symbol of innocent youth and sprightly whimsy. In her breakout role in the 2014 comedy “Miss Granny,”
FilmApril 25, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Samsung confident of better second half in European TV market
LISBON, Portugal -- Despite slowing growth in Europe’s premium TV market in the first half of the year, Samsung Electronics still sees potential for the second half with its latest QLED TV lineup, the regional chief of the South Korean tech giant’s TV business said.“We have no soccer championship this year, so the first half will be weaker than last year for the whole European market,” Michael Zoeller, head of visual display at Samsung Electronics Europe, said during an interview with The Korea
TechnologyApril 23, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Documentary reopens nearly forgotten history
When filmmaker Jolanta Krysowata arrived in Korea in early April, she didn’t expect people here to be zealous about communism or humanitarianism, the subtexts of her documentary about North Korean orphans who settled in Poland in the 1950s. “I heard in Poland and here that South Koreans weren’t much interested in North Korea or unification. But after watching audiences break down in tears during the film screening, I realized that’s not true,” the director told The Korea Herald at the Polish Emb
FilmApril 21, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Celltrion out to eat J&J's lunch with Remsima
SONGDO, Incheon -- South Korea’s Celltrion will take away half of Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade market in the US with its biosimilar drug that hit the country last year, the company’s CEO said, citing its price competitiveness and quality assurance.“We expect to take away around 40-50 percent of Remicade’s market share in the US at a faster pace than we did in Europe,” said Celltrion’s Chief Executive Officer Kim Hyoung-ki in an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald and The Investor at the co
IndustryApril 19, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Police should enable, not limit protests’
In recent months, the world witnessed South Koreans take to the streets weekend after weekend intent on ousting President Park Geun-hye from power. The demonstrations were hailed as a sign of a maturing democracy, but the country’s rallies have not always been peaceful. They have at times been marred by clashes between police and protesters, triggering debate over who is to blame for the eruptions of violence. Protesters supporting ousted President Park Geun-hye attempt to march towards the C
Social AffairsApril 19, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Kim Ki-soo, blurring gender barriers with makeup
Kim Ki-soo makes sure to captivate the audience when he films a makeup tutorial: he winks, chortles, bats his eyelashes and daintily lifts a brush with impeccably manicured fingers. “Smudge, smudge, smudge,” he repeats, patting pigment onto his eyelids. “Touch, touch, touch,” he chants while coloring his cheeks in rhythmic strokes. “I’ve given my eyes a feline flick today,” he said at an interview with The Korea Herald last Thursday. The 39-year-old comedian-turned-beauty creator walked into the
CultureApril 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Australia, Korea can progress across Indo-Pacific’
The defining axis of global growth over the next 25 years will be the “Indo-Pacific” region, encompassing rising India and Southeast Asia, a renowned political scientist forecast, urging Seoul to harness a future-oriented strategy that involves strengthened cooperation with Australia. As China’s growth falters and India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations amass industrial weight and abundant labor, the world economy’s center of gravity will drift toward the Indo-Pacific, according to
Foreign AffairsApril 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Malaysia, Korea are partners in innovation’
Dato Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Malaysian minister of international trade and industry, believes Malaysia and Korea can skillfully navigate the volatile world economy by enhancing partnerships tailored to 21st-century commerce.Since assuming his post in 2009, the economics-trained politician has striven to raise the competitiveness of Malaysian enterprises and bureaucracies, with an emphasis on attracting quality foreign direct investments. The key objective of the Malaysian government is to uplif
Foreign AffairsApril 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Future is female: Puma Korea chief
The future of athletic wear in Korea hinges on the female consumer, according to the general manager of Puma Korea.“The female consumers are spending more money than the men. They’re very trend savvy, and I think that the current athleisure trend is one that has performance and fashion meeting each other,” said Rasmus Holm, Puma Korea’s GM, in an interview with The Korea Herald. Puma Korea CEO Rasmus Holm at Puma’s showroom in Dongjak-gu, Seoul (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)According to Danish
IndustryApril 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korea sees new paradigm in democracy via nonviolent vigils’
South Korea’s democratization has been fueled by citizens’ protests against corrupt politicians over the past few decades.The mass uprising in 1960, called the April 19 Revolution, which thousands of students had marched from Korea University in eastern Seoul to the presidential office, ended the autocratic First Republic of South Korea ruled by the nation’s first president Syngman Rhee. Although the hard-won democracy was short-lived, subsequent military regimes of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-h
PoliticsApril 14, 2017
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[Herald Interview] How Namgoong Min became the office eccentric in ‘Good Manager’
The protagonist of “Good Manager,” the latest office satire to win Korean viewers’ avid approval, is by no means the quintessential good guy. A sassy accountant who speaks his mind and devises increasingly creative insults for his bosses, Kim Sung-ryong is an accidental hero portrayed by Namgoong Min. “He’s the kind of person who laughs when someone falls down,” the actor said in an interview at a cafe in Nonhyeon-dong on Tuesday. Unlike the fast-talking character whose face alternates between
TelevisionApril 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Moon vows all-out efforts to resolve NK nukes
Liberal presidential candidate Moon Jae-in has vowed all-out efforts to resolve military tension on the Korean Peninsula, if elected, expressing confidence in dealing with both North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Korea Herald on Monday, the leading candidate said South Korea has been reduced to a “spectator” in the issue of its own survival, pledging to step up diplomacy and take the lead in any talks for peace on the peninsula. “The issue
PoliticsApril 10, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korean poems delight global sense and sensibility’
While the world’s eyes are gradually turning away from poetry, Korea’s poems are leaving their marks in the pantheon of international literature, acquainting readers with their ethereal elegance. Unlike in the West, where many illustrious poets self-publish, some writers in Korea have become so popular that they earn considerable royalties, deemed “unimaginable” elsewhere, says Kim Seong-kon, president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. The institute recently collaborated with fam
BooksApril 6, 2017