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[Herald Interview] Life beyond the lens

Fashion photographer Hong Jang-hyun ready for second chapter in life

Jan 10, 2019
People
Local chocolatier, local ingredients, local flavors

Adore Chocolaterie finds inspiration in Korean cinnamon punch and more

Jan 10, 2019
Food
Sudden heart problems kill 3.6 times more people than car crashes

More than 18,000 people died from sudden cardiac arrest without previous symptoms or warning signs in 2017 -- making it a bigger cause of death than lung cancer, at 17,980, and road traffic accidents...

Jan 10, 2019
Health
Sejong Center promises improvement in 2019

The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts plans to become an artistic landmark of Seoul in 2019 by improving the center’s environment and offering diverse quality performances. The arts center, affi...

Jan 9, 2019
Culture
Henry appointed Goodwill Ambassador for International Vaccine Institute

Singer-actor Henry Lau, better known as Henry, was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the International Vaccine Institute at a ceremony at the IVI’s headquarters in Seoul on Tuesday. Founded by the UN ...

Jan 9, 2019
People
A look back on Korea’s history through its little-known kingdoms

Projects related to the Gaya Confederacy among major tasks in the culture sector this year Finding and studying the remnants of ancient kingdoms will be one of South Korean culture authorities’ main...

Jan 8, 2019
Culture
Bench parkas and Korean students: Fashion trend or status symbol?

Bench parkas, widely known in South Korea as “long padded coats,” have become must-have winter fashion items in recent years. The parka trend transcends age boundaries but is especially strong among...

Jan 8, 2019
Culture
Exhibition ‘Matters of Women’ shows female artists’ takes on lives of women

Roh Seung-bok’s pigment prints titled “1366 Project” are lined up on the wall. The warm toned prints that employ red, purple and pink are abstract at first sight. In fact, the prints are close-up im...

Jan 7, 2019
Arts&Design
Novel about love for all living creatures wins Yi Sang award

Yoon Yi-hyung’s ‘Their First and Second Cat’ centers on people who find new life through death

Jan 7, 2019
People
Renowned fashion designer, actor Ha dies of cancer

Ha Yong-su, a renowned fashion designer and actor, died of liver cancer early Saturday morning, sources have said. He was 69. His memorial altar is expected to be set up at Soon Chun Hyang Universit...

Jan 5, 2019
Fashion
Gracias Choir of Korea performs in Uganda

The Gracias Choir of Korea performed at the “Passover Festival,” a massive religious year-end event in Uganda, at the Mandela National Stadium in the African country on the last day of 2018, organize...

Jan 4, 2019
Culture
[Herald interview] Changing lives, one building at a time

Architect Seung Hyo-sang believes in power of architecture to bring happiness

Jan 3, 2019
Arts&Design
[Eye Plus] Flights of fancy at Joseon archery range

On a chilly day in December, a group of people gathered in a grass field in downtown Seoul to practice what was one of the most sought-after pastimes in the Joseon era: archery. After notching the...

Jan 3, 2019
Culture
Story of 12 animal guardians

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a rat, Michael Jackson was a dog. His little sister Janet is a horse and Beyonce is a rooster, as is her husband Jay-Z. No, the “King of Pop” was not literally man’s bes...

Jan 3, 2019
Culture
Lotte Foundation for Arts appoints new chief

The Lotte Foundation for Arts has appointed Kim Sun-kwang as its new head, according to the foundation on Wednesday. Kim, 60, formerly managed the retail business of Mario Outlet before being appoin...

Jan 3, 2019
People

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