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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 ...

Dec 5, 2017
Social affairs
[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...

Dec 4, 2017
Automode
[Herald Interview] Life on street in North Korea

Born into a prestigious family in North Korea, Lee Sung-ju enjoyed an idyllic childhood of the selected few. Living in a three-bedroom apartment in Pyongyang, he attended Taekwondo classes, visited p...

Dec 1, 2017
North Korea
[Herald Interview] ‘Mic Drop’ director hopes BTS breaks free of social fetters

Continuing from “Dope,” “Save Me,” “Young Forever” and “Not Today,” music video director Kim Sung-wook has added “Mic Drop” to the list of music videos for global K-pop act BTS. In what could be the...

Nov 28, 2017
Music
[Herald Interview] What Britain’s liberal air taught Thae Yong-ho

After Thae Yong-ho, former deputy chief of the North Korean Embassy in London, defected to South Korea in the summer of 2016, UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field had a chance to ...

Nov 27, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] Ahn calls for stronger stance on North’s violation of armistice agreement

The South Korean government must take on a firmer stance on North Korea, according to Ahn Cheol-soo, the chairman of the minor opposition People’s Party. Ahn, who ran against President Moon Jae-in i...

Nov 26, 2017
Politics
[Herald Interview] China chip tech to catch up by 2035: expert

[Reshaping Semicon Map] The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles dissecting the status and plans of South Korea’s leading semiconductor businesses that are shifting the shape of the globa...

Nov 26, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] Ushering in a 5G world

Oh Seong-mok, president of KT’s network business, says one of his most unforgettable memories is of when he was with a group of engineers from mobile chipset makers and KT officials, standing on a sk...

Nov 24, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] ‘Religious tolerance is a test of democracy in Indonesia’

Indonesia, by virtue of its geography as a vast nation of 17,000 islands, couldn’t isolate itself from waves of Islamic influence that started arriving on its shores largely since the late 13th centu...

Nov 20, 2017
Diplomatic Circuit
[Herald Interview] From Mexican copper mine to Korean entertainment scene

Before arriving in Korea, Christian Burgos worked as a Korean-language interpreter at a copper mine in Mexico. The sweat-soaked days at the dusty mine often pushed him to the edge, but he clung to t...

Nov 20, 2017
Television
[Herald Interview] Dayli Marketplace opens doors to youth money management

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the fintech industry. This is the 4th installment. -- Ed. For young adults at the beginning stage of their financial ac...

Nov 19, 2017
Technology
[Herald Interview] ‘Seoul taking its rightful place in gastronomical scene’

When the Michelin Guide launched its first Seoul edition last year, it was greeted with enthusiasm by foodies but it also spawned skepticism as well. “First editions provoke passionate debate and we...

Nov 17, 2017
People
[Herald Interview] ‘Social media will propel Korean wine market’

The Korean wine market that has only recently been growing will develop and evolve rapidly through the informing effects of social media, said the wine director with a British wine and spirits mercha...

Nov 16, 2017
Industry
[Herald Interview] Jung Yong-hwa on travelers’ romance and reality

In Korea, the country with the longest working hours among OECD nations, traveling abroad and escaping the everyday holds a special meaning. And this was the idea behind the JTBC drama series “The Pa...

Nov 16, 2017
Television
[Herald Interview] Reaching out to Indian consumers with K-Beauty

China has for years appeared to be an unchanging target for South Korea’s cosmetics export realm, but for market pioneers, India is the way to go, according to an entrepreneur specializing in Indian ...

Nov 14, 2017
Industry

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