The Korea Herald

[Herald Interview] Why Korea needs a bank for modern-day Jean Valjeans

PeopleDec 1, 2020

“Welcome to our bank that’s always running out of money!” said Hong Se-hwa. Despite its precarious situation, the 74-year-old head of Jean Valjean Bank seemed cheerful. Hong, who runs the bank as a ...
[Herald Interview] From former epicenter to zero cases, Daegu vows lessons won’t go unlearned

Social affairsDec 1, 2020

“We are more than happy to accommodate them and return the help Daegu received when it was the epicenter of Korea’s epidemic,” he said. In spring, about 2,080 health care workers from around the cou...
[Herald Interview] ‘Forestry crucial for healthy, sustainable future of humanity’

IndustryNov 29, 2020

Environmental degradation has become one of the greatest threats to humankind over the past decades. For one, the world is suffering from worsening air pollution, which is linked to deforestation, an...