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Ex-presidential official’s leaked phone call rattles conservative bloc
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Pay debate plagues foreign nanny pilot
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35% of S. Koreans view unification 'unnecessary'
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Slew of top K-pop stars ready to return from military
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S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
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[Reporter’s Notebook] Was Netflix film opening BIFF really a bad thing?
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N. Korean leader's sister derides Seoul's Hyunmoo-5 missile as 'useless'
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Controversial cult leader’s sentence reduced to 17 years
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Concerns raised over chronic labor shortage at state-run center for digital sex crime victims
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[KH Explains] Is private equity giant MBK a risk-taker or renegade?
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[Herald Interview] ‘Foreigners only’ law may dent Korea’s casino plans
MACAU ― The casino business is one of the very few industries that has been enjoying double digit growth over the years, especially in Asia, but whether South Korea will be able to take its share of the pie is yet to be seen.The greatest factor in its chances of success is whether the government will open up the market and end the ban on gambling for Korean citizens, according to a leisure business expert.“Compared to Macau or Singapore, Korea’s gambling market is small, but it offers huge oppor
IndustryMay 21, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Legendary notebook brand thrives in digital era
Moleskine, the Milan-based legendary notebook maker with a more than 200-year history, is sailing through the digital era, evolving into a “platform for creativity.”Under the new brand vision, Moleskine has stopped limiting itself to paper-based black notebooks. “The brand today creates platforms and containers for imagination either online or offline,” Arrigo Berni, CEO of Moleskine, said in a recent email interview with The Korea Herald.So it made sense for him to start seeking opportunities i
BusinessMay 20, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Concentrix seeks to boost service for Korean clients
Concentrix, a global business process outsourcing company, plans to double its sales and staff in South Korea over the next three years as local companies’ demand for administrative processing will increase as they expand globally.“We are very excited to tap into the Korean market, where a number of global industry players are located,” said Christopher Caldwell, president of Concentrix, in a recent interview with The Korea Herald.“Most of our business in Korea will focus on (providing services
IndustryMay 19, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Artistic endeavor to bridge gap on thorny issues
Paintings inspired by the beauty of Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo will be on exhibit at the heart of Tokyo’s Ginza area in August. Given the tension between Korea and Japan over the sovereignty of the rocky islets, the exhibition seems a rather bold move. The artist behind the daring attempt is Jeong Jai-young, 50, who has been painting abstract images of the islets for the last decade. Through his representative Lee Il-young, director of the Korea Art Center, a private gallery in Seoul, t
PerformanceMay 18, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Florist Audrey Oh on haute world of flowers
In her newly minted shop in Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong, florist Audrey Oh starts arranging marigolds, blue delphiniums, shepherd’s purse and stonecrop into a vibrant, spring-appropriate bouquet.The veteran floral designer’s swift movements make it look deceptively easy, yet the marriage of near-violet blue with ruffled golden orange, the carefully spaced exclamations of yellow-green, are portrait-worthy, serving as a testimony to her years of experience.“I like natural and simple designs,” said Oh,
Arts & DesignMay 14, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Erasing brand barriers for the sake of shopping
When The Galleria Department Store in southern Seoul on March 13 tore down the barriers between different brands for the first time ahead of its bigger competitors Lotte or Shinsegae, industry insiders were puzzled.Fashionable and contemporary designer garments, jeans, shoes, bags, hosiery, accessories and underwear were piled up in independent sections regardless of brand, making it difficult to tell which brand was which without careful observation. At the same time, the brand image of Galleri
BusinessMay 13, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Bridging digital divide in Asia-Pacific
This is the sixth installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.For Rhee Hyeun-suk, knowledge-sharing has been a lifelong task. She spent more than 20 years teaching information technology management at universities and helping Africa to improve its digital infrastructure at a U.N. agency in Addis Ababa. Now as chief of the UN-APCICT in Incheon, her mission hovers between continents on a daily basis: to help developing countries to build their human,
Foreign AffairsMay 11, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Story of sexual surrogate tackles themes of urban life, human intimacy
JEONJU, North Jeolla Province ― In filmmaker Anja Marquardt’s feature debut “She’s Lost Control,” the protagonist Ronah (Brooke Bloom) works as a sexual surrogate while completing her master’s thesis in psychology in New York. She seems to be isolated from her own family ― her mother is ill and her brother is rather weary of taking care of her alone ― and often dines by herself in her depressing flat where a leak leads to a huge hole in the bathroom wall.The film, which won the Best Film prize i
FilmMay 11, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IoT boom in the offing
When Jim Clark, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who started Netscape, set out to build his high-tech yacht called the Hyperion that could be controlled via sensors connected to a computer network, the market viewed his grand plan as no more than a dream.But the idea that objects and solutions can be connected to and operated through wireless networks is becoming a reality, thanks in part to the emergence of mobile technology.Further progress is needed to prepare for the Internet of Things and ev
TechnologyMay 7, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Korea can help bridge development gap: ADB
ASTANA, Kazakhstan ― Asia has served as the world’s main growth engine since the global financial crisis in 2008. However, many countries in the region still suffer from extreme poverty. ‘‘Poverty still remains a fundamental and critical challenge ... (that lies) ahead (for) the region,” a top official from the Asian Development Bank said.The data from the Asian Development Bank found that more than 700 million Asians still live in extreme poverty and the more than 1.6 billion who live on less t
May 2, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Author calls for new growth approach from Hyundai Motor
“Speed” is the key to explaining Hyundai Motor Group’s stunning growth over the past decade. The rapid decision-making under the charismatic leadership of chairman Chung Mong-koo has been crucial for its global expansion.But Don Southerton, author of the recent book “Hyundai Way: Hyundai Speed,” says a more cross-cultural approach is now needed for the Korean auto giant to keep going at its current speed. He recalled a 2005 training session he held at Hyundai Motor’s newest plant in Montgomery,
IndustryApril 30, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Envoy seeks green partnership with Kuwait
As Kuwait seeks to diversify its oil-heavy economy, Korea is ready to help expedite the transition by fostering partnerships in low-carbon technologies and the service and other knowledge-based industries, Seoul’s new envoy to the Gulf country said. Shin Boo-nam, former ambassador for climate change and green growth, is anchoring his hopes on Korea’s knowhow in education, healthcare and green technologies, citing these as promising areas for collaboration. “Kuwait is striving to chart its path t
Foreign AffairsApril 29, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Kwangjuyo devoted to high-end Korean cuisine
Korean food is gaining popularity abroad and is acclaimed for being healthy, but there is a definite need to nurture high-end Korean culture and related products if the country really wants to globalize its food, according to a CEO who has devoted his life to promoting premium ceramics and liquor and enhancing Korean food culture. “Embracing the upscale parts can bring diversity and dynamicity to the culture, which is an essential factor to attract foreigners seeking something new,’’ Cho Tae-kwo
BusinessApril 29, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘For Xi, summit with N. Korean leader may be diplomatic card’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be using the possibility of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a diplomatic card to pressure the isolated, impoverished neighbor to behave, a U.S. scholar said.In a recent interview with The Korea Herald, Bonnie Glaser, senior advisor for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, also noted that despite Pyongyang’s aberrant behavior, Beijing would continue to prioritize maintaining stability in the North.“I think Xi Jinping recognizes
North KoreaApril 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IFA to shift focus back to consumer electronics
BELEK, Turkey ― Jens Heithecker, executive director of the Internationale Funkausstellung, believes the IFA will continue to be the world’s exhibition platform for promoting consumer electronic goods rather than being distracted by other products.“The last International CES trade show was dominated by car manufacturers,” Heithecker told the press, calling it “crazy.”Four of the top 10 participants at the CES held in Las Vegas in January 2013 were automakers. Another four were software manufactur
TechnologyApril 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Author chronicles mother’s remarkable journey
In 1961, at age 25, Faye Pinchbeck crossed the Pacific Ocean to be with her beloved, a Korean man 15 years her senior. The American woman from Connecticut met Stephen Moon (Moon Tong-hwan), well-known pastor and social activist, while studying to be a social worker at Hartford Seminary in the U.S., where Moon was working on his doctorial thesis in Christian Education as an international student. After landing in the port of Busan, Faye married Moon in Seoul on a snowy day. So began a remarkable
BooksApril 28, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘E-government key to good governance’
This is the fifth installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.With Korea’s advanced information technology, its know-how in e-government services could provide a key tool for developing countries to help achieve good governance and effective public administration, the head of the U.N. Project Office on Governance said. “E-government is one of the best paths to good governance that the humans have found so far, playing a key role in achieving a wide
Foreign AffairsApril 27, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Ahn Trio returns
In their teen years, the three sisters Maria, Lucia and Angella Ahn, a.k.a. the Ahn Trio, graced the cover of Time Magazine as “Asian-American whiz kids.” In their 20s and 30s, this classical trio built a reputation in the classical music world and beyond, with genre-crossing programs, collaborations with a variety of artists ― not just musicians but dancers, visual artists and many others ― and their attractive looks and fashion. Now in their 40s, the trio is coming back to Korea, their birth c
PerformanceApril 27, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Seoul hotels should seek premium edge’
The future of Korea’s hotel industry lies in “going upscale” to establish global and premium-brand hotels satisfying the needs of the spiraling number of business travelers to the country, an expert on the hospitality industry said. Despite the plethora of budget hotels targeting holidaymakers, the key will be to capture the business travelers who are less sensitive to economic ups and downs, said Akshay Kulkarni, regional director of hospitality at South and South-East Asia of Cushman & Wakefie
BusinessApril 22, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Keep English learning fun for kids’
As U.S. President Barack Obama had once pointed out, South Korean’s zeal for education is second to none. But English language education author Patrick Jackson said effort alone is not enough when vying to become a polyglot. For young language learners, the key is to keep the work interesting, enjoyable and connected to the real world. “The amount of content (Korean) students go through in a year is much more than any other place I know, more than possibly anywhere in the world,” he said. “But i
PeopleApril 22, 2014