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[Herald Interview] Bucheon film fest winner presents personal mental horror

FilmJul 7, 2019

Shotgun blasts rip through the tranquil scene of a coffeehouse to open “Daniel Isn’t Real,” a psychological horror film that recently debuted at the genre-focused Bucheon International Fantastic Film...
[Herald Interview] Living the Korean dream at the pool table

PeopleJul 5, 2019

Sports stars often say they never expected to become such big players. This is easy to believe from Sruong Pheavy, the Cambodian-born Korean billiards star. She had absolutely no reason to believe s...
[Herald Interview] Chef without restaurant but 1 million diners

PeopleJul 4, 2019

Though she does not have a restaurant, there are still nearly 1 million diners who enjoy Gabriela Kook’s food around the globe. More widely known as Kook Gabie, or Gabie Kook, Kook, 30, is a conte...
[Herald Interview] Drag queen singer opens up new future for traditional Korean music

PeopleJul 4, 2019

Korean singer Lee Hee-moon sometimes goes onstage in gender-bending attire. Wearing a curly wig and high heels, Lee commands the stage, backed by a rock band. The music, however, is inspired by trad...
[Herald Interview] ‘Men taking parental leave first step to reducing gender inequality’

Social affairsJul 2, 2019

Men should be allowed and expected to take parental leave and attend to their children’s needs as the first step to achieving gender equality at work, according to a prominent US feminist scholar. T...
[Herald Interview] Observing K-pop crossover from other side

MusicJul 2, 2019

While K-pop crossovers have been enjoying momentum, a columnist shared his opinion on the global phenomenon and its development from the perspective of an outsider looking in. Jeff Benjamin is a fre...
[Herald Interview] Aspiring entrepreneurs discuss startup ecosystem

TechnologyJul 2, 2019

From a student’s perspective, tech-savvy South Korea might be just the place to make a promising start as an entrepreneur. But it also has its limits, despite the unprecedented level of support and ...
[Herald Interview] Woman’s devotion revives art of silver threads

CultureJun 28, 2019

Hong Jung-sil, master of metal inlay arts, hopes for a renaissance of centuries-old craft Inside a building in southern Seoul dedicated to the government-designated national intangible cultural asse...
[Herald Interview] When your hometown is in S. Korea, but homeland is North Korea

North KoreaJun 26, 2019

The idea of a “fatherland” is not much thought or talked about, as it seems so obvious. But for many ethnic Korean residents of Japan, the yearning for the “fatherland” remains, as they strive to mai...
[Herald Interview] Korean grandparents’ Instagram love letters to grandkids

CultureJun 21, 2019

In 2015, it seemed Lee Chan-jae had nothing much to look forward to in life. With his two grown children and three grandsons far away in the US and South Korea, the then-73-year-old Korean immigrant...
[Herald Interview] S. Korea's top IP official vows to create user-friendly patent system

TechnologyJun 13, 2019

South Korean companies will experience faster, more predictable and applicant-friendly patent system in the future both here and overseas as efforts are underway to create an efficient and transpare...
[Herald Interview] Young composer-conductor excited about Seoul-Paris premiere

MusicJun 13, 2019

For composer-conductor Choi Jae-hyuck, this June is a time of anticipation. The winner of the 72nd Concours de Geneve Composition Prize, Choi grabbed the attention of the classical music scene for c...
[Herald Interview] KIS Vietnam to become first foreign brokerage to launch covered warrants in Vietnam

MarketsJun 12, 2019

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam -- In Vietnam, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, investors have been searching for ways to hedge risks in times of equity market volatility. Last year, the bench...
[Herald Interview] US-China trade war limits Seoul's ability to advance nuke talks

North KoreaJun 9, 2019

While the trade war between the United States and China is reshaping the global economy, it is also leaving little room for South and North Korea to move the denuclearization process forward, accordi...
[Herald Interview] 'Robots can not replace human workforce, at least not now'

IndustryJun 6, 2019

Will robots replace human workforce? That is a question constantly raised with the advancement of new technologies that make robots smarter and more autonomous. That is, however, “undue concern,” s...