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[Herald Interview] Finding way home in ‘1945’

The Korea National Opera, led by 52-year-old director Koh Sun-woong, will take the stage Friday and Saturday at the Seoul Arts Center with the original opera “1945,” which depicts the lives of ordina...

Sep 22, 2019

[Herald Interview] Local mindset behind global market clout: Schneider CEO

SINGAPORE -- Roughly 30 percent of France-based Schneider Electric’s revenue came from the Asia-Pacific region in 2018. Another 30 percent came from North America and Western Europe, respectively, wi...

Sep 19, 2019

[Herald Interview] Once labor-intensive, shipbuilders in race for digital transformation

SINGAPORE -- Traditional methods for cost efficiency in the labor-intensive field of shipbuilding and marine engineering will give way to digital solutions that are already quietly permeating the ind...

Sep 15, 2019

[Herald Interview] Yie Sun-yuul has the world at her heels

In today’s fashion scene, heels are getting lower and lower. But that doesn’t mean they’re going out of style. Rather, there’s more room to experiment with lower and thicker heels. Yie Sun-yuul, hea...

Sep 15, 2019

[Herald Interview] ‘Corruption cannot be eradicated, only contained and controlled’

Amid the efforts of governments worldwide to tackle corruption, Daniel Li, vice chairman of the advisory board of the International Anti-Corruption Academy, said corruption cannot be completely eradi...

Sep 9, 2019

[Herald Interview] New Busan-Jinhae FEZ chief seeks paradigm shift

For the past 15 years, the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone in South Gyeongsang Province has succeeded in developing infrastructure and creating a suitable business environment for investors. And now ...

Sep 8, 2019

[Herald Interview] Orsted sees market potential in Korean offshore wind power

Denmark’s state-run energy company Orsted sees high potential in the Korean offshore wind power market, intending to build long-term, sustainable relationships with the Korean government and companie...

Sep 6, 2019

[Herald Interview] ‘The city of Seoul belongs to us’

Though dwellings are important, cities matter a great deal in determining people’s lifestyles. Delving into the notion, the 2019 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism will take place from Satu...

Sep 2, 2019

[Herald Interview] Seoul’s efforts to root out sexual violence in conflict zones compelling: OECD DAC chair

With its own painful history of wartime sexual assault during the Japanese colonial era, South Korea’s efforts to protect women in armed conflicts is more compelling in the eyes of the world, the cha...

Sep 1, 2019

[Herald Interview] Avellino Labs confident in 3-pronged strategy

US ophthalmologic gene diagnosis company Avellino Labs is preparing for its initial public offering on the Kosdaq, South Korea’s secondary bourse. It expects to be listed in the fourth quarter of thi...

Aug 30, 2019

[Herald Interview] Lawyers probing NK waitresses’ defection blast ‘uncooperative’ S. Korean officials

The mass defection by North Korean restaurant workers in 2016 may have been orchestrated by South Korean authorities for political reasons, according to two lawyers from an international fact-finding...

Aug 30, 2019

[Herald Interview] Fine lines and finer art

To call Kim Kyeong-ho a master calligrapher seems like an understatement. “I always work at night. Through the night. Straight for six to 10 hours. I don’t allow anything to interrupt,” he said. Th...

Aug 28, 2019

[Herald Interview] YouTuber showcases power of ‘fair’ review of books

In Korea’s sluggish publishing industry, YouTubers are emerging as new power players through their personal book recommendations, which translate into real sales figures at both offline and online bo...

Aug 27, 2019

[Herald Interview] Health Ministry pursues ‘people-first’ diplomacy in Vietnam through health care partnership

Health authorities of Korea and Vietnam are seeking to expand collaboration to boost the adoption of affordable health care and facilitate medical exchanges during an upcoming visit to Vietnam by a d...