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Yoon sorry for shortcomings but insists policies were right
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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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S. Korea ‘strongly’ protests Japan’s claim over Dokdo in diplomatic bluebook
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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Korean won weakens amid heightened uncertainty
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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Seoul says will cut power to porn festival planned on Han River
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Sewol victims commemorated on tragedy's 10th anniversary
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Chanel, Louis Vuitton see muted growth in Korea
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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[Herald Interview] The professor campaigning for human rights in cyberspace
A man put a question to a group of anonymous people. He asked, “Should I die?” One person replied, “Yes, you should.” Another said, “Why don’t you give me your iPhone before you kill yourself?”These comments posted to an online chat site in an Asian country. The man claimed that he had broken up with his girlfriend.“(After a variety of comments were posted), the man was found to have really killed himself,” Min Byoung-chul, professor at the College of International Studies at Kyung Hee Universit
CultureOct. 20, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Korea should take leadership in the world intellectual property sector’
Having risen to one of the global technology innovators within a relatively short period of time, South Korea holds a unique position in the intellectual property sector, acting as a bridge between developing nations and advanced ones.Recognizing its strength and challenges, the country should now focus on increasing its leverage in the international intellectual property realm, according to the chief of the Korea Intellectual Property Office.“In step with key technological development suc
EconomyOct. 19, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Block B’s U-Kwon seeks to make name for himself
U-Kwon is not the first name that pops into your head when you think about Block B. Odds are that it is not even the second or third. But the 25-year-old K-pop star says he wants to be remembered as more than the top dancer of his group, seeking to establish himself as an artist by honing his skills as a musician. “When I look back at the past seven years, I wasn’t the most notable member of the team. I’ve never been the leader,” U-Kwon said, in an interview a month before Block B’s next release
PerformanceOct. 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Girls’ Generation’s stylist caps K-pop fashion industry over years
After over eight years of curating the looks of K-pop fashion icon Girls’ Generation, stylist Seo Soo-kyung is often called the ninth member of the group for her family-like bond and history with the members. Since her initial engagement with the sensational girl group for its third full-length album “The Boys” in 2011, Seo has evolved side by side with Girls’ Generation to become a super-stylist who now has an impressive portfolio highlighted by partnerships with global stars Psy and Seventeen.
CultureOct. 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] For green cars, UK seeks Korean talent
The United Kingdom has been enjoying rapid market growth and demand on British cars in recent years. But at the same time, the rise of future technology, particularly on green cars, has been a big concern. Based on its long history and heritage, the UK has been a major producer of internal combustion engines, making 2.5 million engines a year, which is higher than the 2 million vehicles that the country manufactures annually.But in fear of losing that proportion of petrol engines to electric bat
MobilityOct. 18, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Virtual reality is the next great art form: Eugene Chung
BUSAN -- Virtual reality has been grabbing attention as the “next big thing” in film. Busan International Film Festival is operating a VR theater this year; Venice’s Biennale became the first major film festival to incorporate an award category for VR films. Eugene Chung, VR filmmaker and CEO of Penrose Studios, believes the new medium will impact the film industry in profound ways. “My entire life I was very interested in the idea of how art forms change over time. But I never thought I’d live
FilmOct. 17, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Christoph Terhechte says Korean cinema ‘still has surprises’
BUSAN -- Christoph Terhechte, the recipient of this year’s Korean Cinema Award, says he’s become “addicted” to the films of auteur Hong Sang-soo. “It seems like he’s making the same film over and over again, but with beautiful variations, enlarging the picture with every film he makes. You want to see more of his universe,” he tells The Korea Herald in an interview Saturday at the Busan Cinema Center.Terhechte, who since 2001 has been head of programming for the Berlin International Film Festiva
FilmOct. 16, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Tip of iceberg’: Sundance co-founder speaks out against Weinstein
BUSAN -- Sundance Film Festival co-founder Sterling Van Wagenen joined the growing number of film industry insiders speaking out against film producer Harvey Weinstein, whose long history of sexual harassment has shaken up Hollywood.“I think it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” Sterling told The Korea Herald in Busan on Friday, addressing revelations made by the New York Times and New Yorker as well as numerous actresses. Sterling Van Wagenen speaks with The Korea Herald at Novotel Ambassador Haeu
FilmOct. 13, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Analytic tools crucial in improving regulatory practices: US adviser
Amid Korea’s continued strive for increased transparency and regulatory business reforms, the Fair Player Club and US Embassy Seoul hosted a joint seminar on better regulatory compliance in Seoul on Thursday. The seminar invited keynote speaker Aaron Szabo, senior adviser for International Regulatory Cooperation of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in Washington, who shared the US’ approach for establishing analytic tools for regulatory design and review. “The
EconomyOct. 13, 2017
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[Herald Interview] GOT7 veers away from past to embark on new chapter
Veering away from its hip-hop-focused past, GOT7 is all set to embark on a new chapter with its recently released seventh EP “7 for 7,” which features the lead track “You Are.” This time, the seven-piece group is more laid-back and introspective in its musical style, with JB and Jinyoung -- members of the group’s subunit JJ Project -- joining GOT7 for the latest album after wrapping up the duo’s most recent activity for “Verse 2” in August.“It’s true that the sonic path of ‘7 for 7’ was somewhat
PerformanceOct. 12, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Lumens to launch world’s first HD HUD using Micro-LED this year
Market interest toward Micro-LED panels has risen in recent years, following news of Apple working to develop the next-generation display. Micro-LED panels, which feature miniature light-emitting diode arrays with smaller, brighter modules and improved response speed, are also the next-generation target for Samsung and Facebook’s Oculus, but still remain rare in the market due to technical challenges. Samsung’s long-term LED partner Lumens is one of a handful of companies that are ready to comme
IndustryOct. 11, 2017
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[Herald Interview] P2P lending can help curb national debt with data: Lendit
The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the 2nd installment. -- Ed. To a peer-to-peer lending platform, a full-grown set of database plays a crucial role in providing individual lenders or investors higher return and lower risk, and borrowers with low interest rate loans, while at the same time, better assessing borrowers‘ debt serviceability. One of South Korea’s leading P2P lending platform operator Lendit appears to have ta
TechnologyOct. 10, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Latvian leader backs PyeongChang
RIGA, Latvia – Latvia will participate in next year’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics despite security concerns over North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program, its president Raimonds Vejonis has confirmed. In an interview with Korean media, the leader also confirmed his official visit to South Korea in February, timed to coincide with the sports event. Latvian president Raimonds Vejonis (Yonhap)“I will be the first Latvian president to visit your country,” Vejonis told a group of Korean repo
Foreign AffairsOct. 9, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Bayer eyes Korea’s ‘deep tech’ startups for digital health care push
In the age of “digital health care,” high-tech wearables, cutting-edge medical devices and integrated apps combined with major breakthroughs in data computing and analytics capabilities are set to pave new frontiers in the health care sector. And in the global race to take over this emerging industry, South Korea’s innovative tech startups with an expertise in so-called “deep tech” involving complex engineering skills and software expertise could gain an upper hand, according to the founding chi
TechnologyOct. 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Why Park Hae-il is called a ‘blank sheet’
Directors have called Park Hae-il a “blank sheet,” an actor who absorbs and completely transforms through the roles bestowed upon him. With boyish features and a difficult-to-fathom aura about him, Korean film fans say he possesses a Janus-like charm, similar to the Roman god of duplicity – you can’t quite tell whether he embodies good or evil. Park says he’s familiar with the description. “Director Yim Soon-rye told me I was like a white canvas that could become any color, after filming ‘Waikik
FilmOct. 4, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘Germany, Korea shape globalization for sustainable future’
With the recent re-election of Angela Merkel as Germany’s chancellor, Germany and Korea are poised to continue their commitment to a rules-based international order prioritizing peace and security, multilateralism, democracy and liberal trade, the country’s top envoy to Korea told the Korea Herald, noting the two countries could spearhead the “fourth industrial revolution” together. Speaking ahead of the Day of German Unity on Tuesday, German Ambassador Stephan Auer stressed the two nations have
Diplomatic CircuitOct. 2, 2017
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[Herald Interview] China’s Ecovacs vows to provide Koreans with smaller, quieter robots
Like other fast-growing tech companies in China rapidly chasing and surpassing global leaders, Ecovacs of China is confident that it can provide robot vacuum cleaners that better suit households here than those by strong Korean competitors Samsung and LG.“According to our study, Samsung and LG products are bigger and louder than ours, which are more perfect for European and US households than Asian,” said David Qian, president of the international business unit at Ecovacs, expressing his confide
TechnologyOct. 1, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Imagining hanbok as everyday wear
Hanbok designer Damyeon Lee Hye-soon made headlines a few years ago when it became known that a restaurant at a five-star Seoul hotel had refused to let her in on grounds that her hanbok posed a danger to herself and fellow diners. Apparently, the restaurant was concerned that someone might trip over Lee’s skirt.That episode brought to light the prejudices that many Koreans harbor about hanbok and how poorly we treat our own traditional clothing. Hanbok designer Damyeon Lee Hye-soon speaks at h
Arts & DesignSept. 29, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Kim Yoon-seok on playing principled Joseon minister
Kim Yoon-seok’s criteria for choosing film projects is simple. “I pick the best scripts,” he said in an interview Tuesday at a cafe in Palpan-dong, Seoul. The acclaimed actor, known for his gloomy gravitas, has starred in films such as Na Hong-jin’s 2008 thriller “The Chaser.” French novelist Guillaume Musso proclaimed himself a fan of Kim, which is how Korean producers were able to obtain remake rights for Musso’s novel “Will You Be There?” The film, with Kim taking the lead role, opened in K
FilmSept. 27, 2017
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[Herald Interview] US deputy governor upholds S. Korea-US alliance, FTA
US President Donald Trump‘s use of personal communications channels to voice views on North Korea is a cause of concern, state of Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib says. “I have had the privilege of being briefed by the Council on Foreign Relations and nobody that I know of in the diplomatic or foreign relations community believes it is helpful for President Trump to be using his personal communication channel in this fashion in resolving this conflict,” said Habib, who is a CFR member, while sitt
Foreign AffairsSept. 26, 2017