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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[Herald Interview] Dalchong stands strong by herself for Cheeze
[Next Wave] Watching her bandmates, also her longtime friends, walk out of the band over the past few years has been painful. But the vein of optimism still runs through Dalchong, who declared she would become the one and only vocalist of band Cheeze in January this year. “Looking back, I was full of concerns when I stood solo earlier this year. Standing alone was tough, but I remember that my New Year’s resolution for 2017 was, ‘Let me do whatever I can do as much as I can.’ Come to think of it
PerformanceDec. 25, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Pianist Kim Da-sol returns a young man
[Eye] When a publicist called to say that Kim Da-sol would be performing the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, my first reaction was, “Isn’t he a bit too young?”Alas, I was mistaken. Just as he thinks he stopped growing at 15 when he left for Germany, the image I had of Kim was from all those years ago. In Korea earlier this month for a number of engagements, including two Beethoven piano sonata recitals at the Kumho Art Hall, Kim says he finally feels youthful, not young. Pianist Kim Da-sol pos
PerformanceDec. 22, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Nuclear deterrence is myth says Nobel laureate ICAN
Nuclear weapons as deterrence against war is a myth created through propaganda, and the world must unite to bring about complete nuclear disarmament, says International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Asia Pacific Director Tim Wright. Founded in Australia in 2007, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons works to inform the public about the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons being used. For its work on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted on July 7,
PoliticsDec. 20, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Ha Jung-woo talks about tackling first fantasy role
Ha Jung-woo has come to be known for his intensely natural performances, from the dejected taxi driver in “The Yellow Sea” to the exasperatingly optimistic slacker in “My Dear Enemy.” Though he had debuted years earlier on television, Ha began garnering attention with Na Hong-jin’s 2008 thriller “The Chaser,” which achieved box office success and was invited to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. In the film, Ha gives a forcible performance as a psychopathic serial killer. In past interviews, H
FilmDec. 20, 2017
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[Herald Interview] 'UN to release position on Park detention in January'
The United Nations is set to release its position on the legitimacy of ousted President Park Geun-hye’s detention in mid-January, said MH Group, an international legal group representing Park.In an exclusive interview in Seoul on Monday, Mishana Hosseinioun, president of US-based MH Group, told The Korea Herald that the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has started looking into South Korea’s treatment of Park in jail, following allegations she is being unlawfully detained and her basic rig
Social AffairsDec. 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Alice Martha pursues new markets with no-frills fast fashion
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews with the CEOs of small but aspiring brands that are taking Korean fashion and beauty overseas through online shopping malls. This is the third installment. -- Ed.Kwak Chang-hun is a force of energy, the type of man that seems to speak with his whole body.“You want an Americano? Let me make you an Americano. I just bought this machine,” he said as he bustled towards an espresso machine sitting behind the counter at bag brand Alice Martha‘s off
IndustryDec. 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] North Korea is a glass box: Jung Woo-sung
In the new political thriller film “Steel Rain,” Jung Woo-sung lost weight and adopted the Pyongyang dialect to portray his character, the North Korean special agent Uhm Chul-woo. Uhm is tasked with taking care of the injured North Korean leader when his regime is overthrown in a military coup. He manages to flee to the South with the leader, and desperately seeks a way to at once revive his leader, defend his family up North and wade through global politics. Jung, 44, has never been shy to expr
FilmDec. 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Education key to dealing with bitcoin craze
Following phenomenal bitcoin demand by retail investors in South Korea in the past few weeks, local cryptocurrency exchanges might represent the nation’s potential to take the lead in blockchain technology. But the bitcoin craze does not necessarily mean investors understand the way blockchain works, or that they can even tell the difference between cryptocurrency and blockchain, since they are more interested in high returns than the underlying technology. Cryptocurrencies are digital cur
MarketDec. 15, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Intellectual property is strategic tool for fast-changing modern world'
SINGAPORE -- At the presence of the “fourth industrial revolution,” governments are pressed to come up with a comprehensive technological and economic blueprint to survive in the hectic modern world -- and this is where intellectual property comes into spotlight, according to the chief of a leading international authority group.“One of the core strategies for individual governments is to create a business environment which allows an easy influx and acquisition of advanced foreign technology,” Fr
IndustryDec. 14, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Jung Ryeo-won on the joy of finding strong female character
In the recently concluded drama series “Witch at Court,” Jung Ryeo-won took on a role that is the exact opposite of her nature. Jung, 36, is known as many things in the industry -- former K-pop idol star, fashionista, painter, an actress with a knack for naturalistic portrayals and a rare bohemian free-spirit in mainstream media. In the KBS legal procedural drama, which ran from October to November, she played Ma I-deum, a highly ambitious prosecutor who speaks her mind and is known for her ag
TelevisionDec. 14, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Smart city to take center stage at CES
With smart cars stealing the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show in recent years, next year attention may shift to smart cities which aim to connect cars, homes and devices, according to a vice president of international sales in the Consumer Technology Association.Every year the CTA holds the CES, the world’s biggest technology event, which is set to kick off Jan. 9 until Jan. 12 in Las Vegas. Brian Moon, a vice president of international sales in the Consumer Technology Association“The
IndustryDec. 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] 8Percent leverages power of platform
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the sixth installment. — Ed.Peer-to-peer platform can be a destination not only to retail investors seeking higher yields, but also for borrowers taking loans for their business which would face more expensive options from conventional financiers, 8Percent, a South Korean P2P lending platform, said.The power of such a platform is particularly attractive to borrowers holding midrange
MarketDec. 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] K-pop has sparked interest in Korean studies, but it’s not the end: Ross King
K-pop may have led to an increased interest in Korean among foreign students, but those seeking to study the language in higher level education still face huge obstacles, according to professor Ross King. King, a Canadian national who has been helming the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia since 2008, says that compared to nine years ago, “the base has expanded” for Korean studies abroad. The rise of K-pop has been a contributing factor, he says.“K-pop is definite
CultureDec. 10, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Korean creators capable of global growth: Collab Asia CEO
South Korean content creators show potential for global growth particularly in gaming, K-pop and beauty-related content, through which they would be able to stabilize income from platforms, according to the head executive of Collab Asia Friday.“By bringing in more viewers from abroad, Korean creators can increase their stable income through YouTube,” Eugene Choi said in a group interview Friday. Choi visited Korea as part of the CKL Live Talk, a two-day forum for content start-ups hosted by the
IndustryDec. 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Choi Gonne reflects on last year’s ‘Candlelight Revolution’ in ‘Highlander’
Months have passed since hundreds of thousands of candle-holders declared victory for people power after months of protests to oust President Park Geun-hye in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square. The air was icy, but what Choi Gonne remembers from the demonstrations is neither hatred nor rage. What she saw were people united, regardless of age or gender, bundled up in coats, singing and chanting tunes calling for Park’s ouster, street vendors selling mattresses and hot snacks and young students marching
PerformanceDec. 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Preparing students for unpredictable future
The traditional concept in the landscape of work is that the job you currently have is a permanent fix. But with robots and artificial intelligence forecast to replace humans in many job fields, it is increasingly becoming a bygone notion. Frederick Hill, the incoming head of Chadwick International, a US-based international school in South Korea, says today’s students must be prepared for what the future holds and schools have a tremendous role to play in it. “Your parents might have started out
Social AffairsDec. 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview]‘Pre-emptive strike against North Korea is impossible’: Japanese scholar
TOKYO -- Without the consent of the South Korean government, it is “impossible” for the US to carry out a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, a renowned Japanese security scholar said, amid growing calls in the US for a more assertive stance against the North following its latest ballistic missile launch. Narushige Michishita, a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, asserted that any pre-emptive strikes targeting the communist regime’s missile and nuclear sites
North KoreaDec. 5, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Coinplug pioneers blockchain-powered security
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the fifth installment. -- Ed. When it launched a bitcoin exchange in January 2014, blockchain startup Coinplug was well aware of the volatility of the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin had hit $1,000 for the first time in history a few months earlier, and the price had risen by tenfold in the span of less than a year. The company also witnessed Mt. Gox, then a bitcoin exchange powerhous
MarketDec. 5, 2017
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[Herald Interview] The price of faith for conscientious objectors
Born to a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Baek Jong-keon realized the price of his faith in South Korea at an early age. His father had gone to jail for refusing to take up arms, and his three older brothers chose the same path when the time came for them to serve their mandatory military service. Baek Jong-keon works as an assistant at a law firm in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Bak Se-hwan/The Korea HeraldIn a country where all able-bodied men are required to serve in the military to defend agai
Social AffairsDec. 5, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korean startups should think about global market’
Like other parts of advanced markets in the world, expectations have been growing for budding enterprises in South Korea for their roles of creating unique ideas. Some of them have high potential to start in the Korean market, with the possibility of expanding globally afterward, an expert in startup accelerator program in Hong Kong said. But designing the product or service by having global expansion in mind from the beginning will bring differences afterward."One point of advice I would like t
MobilityDec. 4, 2017