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In Korea, where capitalism is tantamount to religion, every 14th of the month is another chance for companies to hawk their wares -- with a special theme to justify it.The corporate trend likely stems from the commercial success of Valentine’s Day, which comes every Feb. 14. At least five different themes are contending for supremacy of the Nov. 14 slot. The five ways to enjoy the 14th of November: 1. Movie Day -- for lovers to watch films of an, ahem, “adult theme” together 2. Cookie Day -- to

A child violinist battling leukemia had the chance of a lifetime when his musical hero Itzhak Perlman gave him a special one-on-one master class.Cha Hee-su, 8, was greeted at the waiting room where Perlman was resting after his concert at Seoul Arts Center on Sunday.Cha played “Humoresque,” a piece he had been practicing 20 minutes a day the last three days, which require great effort given his weak physical conditions. Perlman carefully listened to him playing and offered advice on his posture

Trevari is different from most people’s idea of a conventional book club. Instead of a single group of people who enjoy books, Trevari does things on a much bigger scale. The company does all the “annoying administration” of running and managing 111 separate reading groups so people can just enjoy being members. “For a regular meeting to occur with a group of people, it is important that someone manages the schedule and reminds members of the topics. And a lot of people don’t realize that it is

A greenhouse called “Daeonsil” at Changgyeonggung reopened to the public Friday after a 15-month makeover. (Cultural Heritage Administartion)A greenhouse called “Daeonsil” at Changgyeonggung reopened to the public Friday after a 15-month makeover. Daeonsil was built in 1907 as the first modern Western-style greenhouse of its kind in the nation. Its elegant glass structure is indicative of the then-popular Victorian style represented by the likes of the Crystal Palace, which housed expositions ac

More than 70 percent of foreign visitors who come to South Korea for Korean Wave events are Japanese, a study said Thursday.An analysis by Kwon Tae-il of the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute showed that among tourists who participated in K-pop, traditional festivals and other cultural events that are broadly called "hallyu," 74.8 percent are from Japan. Chinese visitors come next with 18.4 percent, followed by 3.8 percent from Hong Kong, 0.8 percent from Malaysia, 0.7 percent from Thailand an

Leading minds in architecture and product design from around the world gathered at the Herald Design Forum 2017, to discuss the concept of design thinking and the significance it holds in the industry today.“Design thinking, for me, is about dreaming how you want the future to be. While business people focus on predicting the next jackpot, designers, they can imagine how life would be in next 10 and 20 years,” said Aernout Dijkstra-Hellinga, design director of Bugaboo International, at a Design

Design gurus from Spain, Italy and Japan sat down to discuss ways to harmonize fine art and industrial design, as well as how design should navigate in the face of technological development, at the seventh annual Herald Design Forum in Seoul on Tuesday.“Fine art and design for industrial production differ from each other in that the former allows more freedom to designers. As for designing for production, we work within boundaries as we have to consider both the users and companies,” said Jaime

The seventh annual Herald Design Forum kicked off Tuesday morning with the slogan “Design for Humanity.”“Last year, we sparked a conversation about the integration of technology and design. This year, we are talking about the importance of putting people at the center of design no matter what new technology is introduced,” said Herald Corp. CEO Kwon Chung-won in the opening address.This year’s forum was held at The Shilla Seoul and drew over 700 audience members. Leading designers from all over

South Korea said Tuesday it has been selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to establish an institute for its documentary heritage register. The International Center for Documentary Heritage will be built in Cheongju, 137 kilometers south of Seoul. The proposal was approved at the 39th general meeting of the UNESCO held in Paris on Monday (Paris time), according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.  (Yonhap)The ICDH is designed to maintain and saf

Star pet trainer Kang Hyeong-uk talks about life, dogs and pet culture in South Korea

Herald Design Forum 2017 to be hosted on the theme of “Design for Humanity”

Researchers attempt to create artistic AI that writes music, dance moves and more