Hwayo range of premium soju by KwangJuYo (KwangJuYo)Premier Korean liquor brand Hwayo is now available in Hong Kong at celebrity chef Judy Joo’s newly opened contemporary Korean restaurant, Jinjuu.The Korean-American “Iron Chef” winner Joo celebrated the grand opening of her restaurant on Tuesday in Central Hong Kong’s California Tower, where she will be serving up Korea’s top-shelf Hwayo soju. Offering a modern twist on traditional and modern Korean food, the chef opened up her flagship Jinjuu

Food Dec. 2, 2015

Imagine a world where anyone can print out all their travel necessities with just a few digital files, making packing luggage obsolete. Digital sculpting visionary Janne Kyttanen shook up all that we know about the world of 3-D printing as one of the distinguished speakers at this year’s Herald Design Forum, held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Tuesday. “What if we could make anything we needed at home and recycle all our creations into something new? What if inventory was obsolete? Could transporta

Life&Culture Nov. 10, 2015

Celebrating a decade since its first Korean premiere in 2005, the French cast of the famed novel-turned-musical, “Notre Dame de Paris,” has returned to Seoul, doling out unforgettably stellar performances of song, dance and even some acrobatics. Not to be confused with the Disney remake, the musical production is based on the eponymous novel by Victor Hugo, with music by Riccardo Cocciante. Without delving too much into spoiler territory, the musical’s storyline is actual

Performance Oct. 25, 2015

About 600 businesspeople and 5,000 organic lifestyle experts will gather in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, for the ISOFAR 2015 Goesan International Organic Expo and Industry Fair from Sept. 18 through Oct. 11.Under the theme of “Organic Life, Science Meets the Public,” the world’s first expo on organic lifestyle is expected to raise public awareness toward environmentally-friendly and organic way of living.Organic farming refers to a technique replacing the use of chemical pesticides and fe

Industry Sept. 2, 2015

Despite July customarily being one of Seoul’s busiest holiday months, on a bright sunny Monday afternoon the city’s largest palace and tourist hot spot, Gyeongbukgung Palace, was virtually devoid of international tourists.Myeong-dong -- Seoul’s shopping mecca that is typically teeming with tourists -- and the duty-free shops in Lotte Department Store’s main branch are experiencing rare quiet months in the height of the summer season.Following the start of the peninsula’s Middle East respiratory

Travel July 7, 2015