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Korea offers a way out of hydrogen’s supply-demand deadlock
South Korea’s efforts to develop hydrogen production and customers together offers a model for an industry struggling to get either side to commit first, according to Hydrogen Council CEO Ivana Jemelkova. But turning coordinated projects into a larger market will require governments to give investors greater certainty about future demand, she told The Korea Herald in a recent virtual interview. Producers are reluctant to build costly facilities without committed buyers, while potential customers
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Beyond WHO approval, EuBiologics targets global typhoid vaccine market
EuBiologics, the Korean vaccine maker known as the largest supplier of oral cholera vaccines to global health programs for less-developed countries, is lining up its recently approved typhoid conjugate vaccine for international procurement to target an initial UNICEF allocation in the latter half of next year. EuBiologics’ typhoid conjugate vaccine, EuTYPH-C, secured the World Health Organization’s prequalification, or PQ in August, becoming the very first vaccine backed by the Research Investme
Sept. 27, 2026 - 13:39:13
TikToker Chambo’s new quest: Building a better home for foreign creators
For about two years, Australian creator Chris Hambarsoomian says he made no money in Korea, even as he was building the online persona that would make him known to millions as “Chambo.” Now, with more than 1 million followers on TikTok, over 600,000 YouTube subscribers and permanent resident status in Korea, the 34-year-old is taking on his next project: building an agency for foreign content creators facing some of the same problems he did. “I feel like the global content creator community in K
Sept. 26, 2026 - 16:00:00
Team spirit: Meet the crew haunting Korean Folk Village
YONGIN, Gyeonggi Province — “Want to be mine?” called out a virgin ghost in a flowing white hanbok, looking for a man after 500 years of being single. Her long black hair blew in the autumn breeze as she moved through the crowd, waving her long white fingernails and slipping between couples whenever she spotted one. Her pale face and blackened eyes turned toward passing men, waiting for a chance to make her move. Behind the ghostly makeup was Kang Yoon-jung, a 22-year-old university student and
Sept. 25, 2026 - 16:00:00
Australia, Korea deepening partnership in education, research
Rebuilding. Innovation. Advanced. These words often accompany modern education, where students now face a new era of learning and working alongside the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence. Technology, therefore, remains one of the biggest driving factors of society. However, one fundamental aspect that society sometimes forgets is the power of education. Access to the right kind of education and research will often change not only individuals, but communities and nations as a whol
Sept. 24, 2026 - 16:00:00
For Gucci Caliente, K-pop went from Microsoft Excel to creative freedom
Norwegian songwriter and producer Gucci Caliente has helped shape some of the most distinctive recent songs from K-pop girl groups Ive and KiiiKiii. The 32-year-old, whose real name is Emily Harbakk, co-wrote Ive's 2023 hit "Kitsch" and later co-wrote and helped produce "Rebel Heart." She also co-wrote and arranged "Fireworks" and "Hot Coffee" in February. Her credits extend to KiiiKiii's recent "Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone," which she co-wrote and produced, as well as songs for artists out
Sept. 23, 2026 - 17:14:56
From shipyards to steel: Why Korea leads humanoid deployment
After humanoid robots took center stage in recent years' AI-driven hype, the critical challenge shifted to real-world deployment — with automotive assembly lines and logistics serving as the primary proving grounds. Michael Perry, head of commercial strategy at Persona AI, however, argues that humanoid robots could have their greatest impact in heavy industries such as shipbuilding and steelmaking. He says they could deliver significant economic value while easing acute labor shortages in hazard
Sept. 23, 2026 - 12:34:59
Why Ji Chang-wook said yes to his first sex scene in 'The Scandal'
Ji Chang-wook — the A-lister behind hit K-dramas such as "Welcome to Samdal-ri" and "The Worst of Evil" — had often wondered what his first sex scene would be like, and whether he could even do one. That pivotal career juncture finally arrived with Netflix’s steamy period drama "The Scandal." "I thought several times about whether I could do a sex scene. If I were to do one, what kind of project would it have to be? And what would be my reason for doing it? I actually spent quite a lot of time t
Sept. 23, 2026 - 11:57:25
For Yoon Seok-kwan, art emerges from creative tension with AI
Artificial intelligence can generate polished images in seconds. For Yoon Seok-kwan, better known as “AI artist” Keepkwan, that is where the real creative process starts. Yoon uses AI to reimagine Korean traditions in forms that go beyond the digital screen — from wearable interpretations of hanbok to visual works inspired by scent. His process is less about getting AI to produce a finished image than about seeing what he can do with what the technology gives him. “AI can make something visually
Sept. 20, 2026 - 10:38:37
Keeping Haebangchon's spirit alive, one block party at a time
Last weekend, Haebangchon's bars, clubs and performance spaces played host to more than 100 live acts, ranging from punk bands and DJs to drag performers, wrestlers, magicians and swing dancers. More than 1,000 people bought tickets to the fifth Block Party, held Sept. 11-13, making it the annual event's biggest edition yet, according to founder and main organizer Jamie Finn. The festival is growing. But so is the attention surrounding the neighborhood it calls home. "It's no secret to say that
Sept. 19, 2026 - 16:00:00
With Hanwha’s backing, LGI targets Indonesia’s top five
Lippo General Insurance is targeting a place among Indonesia’s top five general insurers within three to five years, after an overhaul under controlling shareholder Hanwha Insurance turned its loss-making health business into its biggest earnings contributor. “Our priority is not simply to grow in size or improve our ranking,” LGI President Director Agus Benjamin said in a recent interview with The Korea Herald. “We want to achieve sustainable growth based on the profitability-focused strategy w
Sept. 17, 2026 - 09:00:05
Green transition requires more than renewable power, Jeju governor says
SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island — Jeju must move beyond expanding wind and solar capacity by building the infrastructure and industries needed to put its clean power to work, Gov. Wi Seong-gon said Tuesday. Jeju aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2035, 15 years ahead of Korea’s national target. Since taking office July 1, Wi has put climate policy at the center of his administration, creating the island’s first deputy governor post dedicated to climate and the economy. During an interview with a media
Sept. 16, 2026 - 14:48:14
Lee Min-ho knows he looks like money
Picture a newspaperman in a movies set in the 1970s -- what probably comes to mind is a rumpled shirt, a few days' stubble and a cigarette burning down in an ashtray on a cluttered desk. In "The Assassin(s)," Lee Min-ho is anything but. In director Hur Jin-ho's newsroom thriller based on real events, the K-drama superstar plays a rookie reporter who comes to the job with a trust-fund pedigree and movie-star looks. His Young-il is the youngest brother in a chaebol family who joined the fictional
Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:57:57
German economic counselor urges long-term approach to Honam chip cluster
Jeonnam-Gwangju should develop research, supplier and workforce networks alongside new semiconductor fabs if it wants the planned cluster to remain competitive over the long term, Germany’s economic counselor in Seoul said Thursday. Dennis Bloch, counselor for economic affairs at the German Embassy in Seoul, made the remarks at the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special Metropolitan City Semiconductor and AI Transformation Global Forum in Gwangju. He drew on his experience of Silicon Saxony, Europe’
Sept. 13, 2026 - 11:14:46
All’N goes ‘all in’ on building his own K-pop path
For All’N, “going all in” on music now means betting on more than his ability as an artist. The Korean American soloist, who debuted in April with “We Up,” describes himself simply as a “violin-driven K-pop soloist.” But behind that description is an unconventional path spanning a US university, China’s idol industry, a stint as a violin-playing DJ and the startup world before he eventually founded his own company, SKS Entertainment, and debuted himself. “When I chose the name All’N to mean ‘goi
Sept. 12, 2026 - 16:00:00
