In Korea’s turbulent path toward independence and nation building, there were foreign nationals who stood steadfastly by the Korean people, although their contributions have been largely overshadowed by those of Korean patriots. The Korea Herald, in partnership with the Independence Hall of Korea, is publishing a series of articles shedding light on these foreigners, their life and legacies here. This is the sixth installment. ― Ed.Zhou EnlaiMany Koreans are well aware of Zhou Enlai as a represe

2014 Herald Design ForumThe annual Herald Design Forum returns for its fifth edition on Nov 10, bringing together the design world’s big names to Seoul. This year, the forum will explore the potential of design when it integrates with other fields such as technology, management, psychology, humanity and art. It will focus on how design acts as an intermediary and comprehensive platform between different industries, merges them, and creates new values in the process. The forum signals the start o

Upcoming fashion events are set to turn the capital city of Seoul into a style destination. Celebrities and models will present creations of talented Korean designers during Seoul Fashion Week as fashionistas and photographers take to the streets of Seoul to keep the festive mood. Buyers from leading stores around the world will be on a hunt to discover young emerging talents in Korea.  Models present creations during a previous Seoul Fashion Week. (SFW)Seoul Fashion Week, one of the biggest fas

Seoul Fashion Week, Fashion KODE to present creativity and uniqueness of Korean fashion

Two old and modern archive holdings of Korea were recognized as valuable documentary heritage by UNESCO on Saturday. The two Korean additions to the UNESCO Memory of the World are Confucian printing woodblocks of the Joseon era and the archives of the 1983 KBS special live broadcast “Finding Dispersed Families.” The decision was made at the three-day meeting of UNESCO’s International Advisory Committee that considered 87 nominations from 61 countries in Abu Dhabi from Oct. 4-6.  One of the 64,22

　Skin care products have been evolving as consumers crave new ones, and so has the facial mask, one of the most common skin care products here.　K&C International has recently introduced a facial mask product, dubbed the “18-Minute Mask Pack,” containing an enriched peptide extract. Peptide is a type of protein consisting of two amino acids and is said to help regenerate skin cells with just a small amount.  K&C International`s 18-Minute Mask Pack. (K&C International)　The amount of the peptide he

 

The annual Herald Design Forum will return for its fifth edition on Nov. 10, bringing together the design world’s big names to Seoul. Since its launch in 2011, the forum, organized by Herald Corp., has been more than a celebration of past design accomplishments, presenting to designers, industry insiders as well as the general audience the most relevant topics on the future of design. This year, the forum will focus on how design acts as an intermediary and comprehensive platform between differe

This is the first in a series of articles introducing key features at the upcoming Herald Design Forum 2015 to be held in Seoul on Nov. 10. ― Ed. Steve Jobs might have been the face of Apple, but even after the legendary CEO passed away, Apple remains to be one of the most valuable companies in the world. Thanks to Sir Jonathan Ive, many would say. The chief design officer, over the last two decades, not only designed ― or as he would prefer to say, “made” ― iMacs, iPhones and the Apple Watch, b

More than 120 music acts will converge on Itaewon next week, as HBC Fest marks the 10th anniversary of its fall festival.The festival, which started with a few venues along the main street of Haebangchon, just north of Noksapyeong Station, has grown to 18 venues in the area and in adjacent Gyeongnidan.But aside from growing in size, organizer Lance Reegan-Diehl said the festival still had the atmosphere it started with. The LRD Band, led by HBC Fest organizer Lance Reegan-Diehl (right), will be

Daegu Art magazine (b)racket opened its annual group exhibition on Saturday, with the participation of 30 artists from six countries.The (b)racket International Exhibition includes work by artists from Korea as well as South Africa, Canada, the U.S., U.K. and Honduras, in a variety of genres from sculpture and painting to photography.“The Archaeologist” by Amy Smith and Tony Clavelli“This exhibition, like the magazine, was started for the purpose of giving artists a platform to display their wor

DAEGU -- This landlocked city in the country’s southeast stands out for its economic strength and uniqueness in traditional oriental medicine among the region’s industrialized cities such as Busan, Pohang and Ulsan. Daegu is also actively seeking to build its IT start-up ecosystem amid the government’s policy promoting a creative economy.View of Daegu City from Apsan Park’s observatory platform (Lieto)But lesser known is that Daegu prides itself for having and serving the region’s most delicious