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[Herald Interview] Startup mixes Korea’s strongest areas: math and tech

TechnologyJun 14, 2020

The day will soon come when artificial intelligence provides a full-length explanation for all math problems and even inspire the students to do better, at least according Lee Yong-jae and Lee Jong-h...
[Herald Interview] ‘Start saving as early as possible for financial freedom in later years’

MarketsJun 14, 2020

Many Korean investors still strongly believe that real estate investment will bring higher returns than any other financial product. About 75 percent of the nation’s household assets are real estate,...
[Herald Interview] ‘Time is ripe for Korean pharmas to go global’

IndustryJun 11, 2020

“We must strike the iron when it’s hot,” said Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association Chairman Won Hee-mok, referring to the overseas expansion of Korean pharmaceutical firms. ...
[Herald Interview] Focus on viewer empathy, attention to details spell success

TelevisionJun 10, 2020

“I recently watched some of the review content created by doctors. There were moments when I couldn’t understand what the professor was talking about as we made the drama, and the review content help...
[Herald Interview] ‘Retail investors’ impact grows more powerful in Korea’

MarketsJun 10, 2020

South Korea’s stock market still remains more vulnerable to global crises than its neighboring country, namely Japan. But its fast recovery from the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was buttr...
[Herald Interview] 'COVID-19 speeds up revolution in education'

Social affairsJun 9, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward much-needed revolution in education. Ready or not, the schools have moved online, opening a new space for both education equality and inequality, said Seoul...
[Herald Interview] Natty makes miraculous debut after six years

K-popJun 8, 2020

Natty is a super rookie in the K-pop world who debuted only a month ago with the single “Nineteen.” Among fans of the genre, however, her name is not unfamiliar. Having been an idol trainee for six ...
[Herald Interview] Shin Hyun-bin, the Korean actress chameleon

TelevisionJun 4, 2020

The 34-year-old actress debuted in 2011 with comedy film “He’s on Duty,” which dealt with the issue of migrant workers. Shin received critical acclaim for her role as a Vietnamese woman and won best ...
[Herald Interview] Finding talent amid COVID-19 outbreak with ManpowerGroup

IndustryJun 1, 2020

ManpowerGroup’s expertise has been recognized by top industry analysts. From 2010 to 2020, industry analyst Everest Group named ManpowerGroup Solutions as a global leader in RPO for 11 consecutive ye...
[Herald Interview] Han So-hee says ‘The World of the Married’ changed her life

TelevisionMay 30, 2020

Although she felt doomed at first, working alongside such big-name actors, Han said it was Kim and Park who helped her stay stable throughout the shooting. “Kim would come for shooting perfectly set...
[Herald Interview] JANDI: Usurping KakaoTalk in Korea’s work communication

TechnologyMay 27, 2020

Toss Lab, the maker of innovative collaboration tool JANDI, has established itself at the top of South Korea’s growing work communication platform market. The fledgling company, in just six years, h...
[Herald Interview] All it takes is a page a day

CultureMay 26, 2020

South Korean startup Espressobook CEO Hwang Sang-chul says with his company’s app, Harubook, anyone can become an author and publish a physical book. Using the app, whose name means “one-day book,” ...
[Herald Interview] Linkflow seeks to be Korea’s first hardware unicorn with 360-degree wearable cameras

TechnologyMay 25, 2020

They may look like Bluetooth neckband headsets, but Linkflow’s FITT360 and NEXX360 are cameras that allow users to capture 360-degree shots of their surroundings. FITT360 and NEXX360 each have four ...
[Herald Interview] Ocado Solutions in talks with retailers to enter Korea

RetailMay 21, 2020

Inside Ocado’s automated warehouses, only box-shaped robots move around on a grid-like structure to sort out and move groceries. Jensen explained that it takes only six minutes to pick up an order of...
[Herald Interview] Yubin, CEO and artist, is happier than ever

K-popMay 21, 2020

Yubin may be having the busiest year of her career, establishing her label rrr Entertaiment in February and now putting out a new digital single “Me Time.” Its release date, May 21 (521), read backw...