The Korea Herald

[Weekender] Tracing footsteps of March 1 Movement

Feb 28, 2019

Gwanghwamun, Jongno, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung and Seoul Station: These are all places in central Seoul, frequented by thousands of locals and foreigners every day. Some of them are destinations, ...
[Weekender] Notorious colonial-era prison commemorates sacrifices of March 1

Feb 28, 2019

The Seodaemun Prison History Museum, a grotesque shrine dedicated to fallen patriots who fought Japan’s 1910-45 colonization of the Korean Peninsula, is holding an exhibition of artifacts related to ...
[Weekender] How cheese transformed a poor village: The story of Imsil Cheese

Feb 21, 2019

Imsil-gun, a tiny rural village in North Jeolla Province, is a town that most people in South Korea have heard of and precious few have visited. For starters, a trip there via public transportation i...
[Weekender] Korean food industry falls in love with cheese

Feb 21, 2019

Only a few years ago, few could have imagined that gorgonzola cheese pizza would become one of Korea’s favorite dishes. Koreans’ recent enthrallment with cheese can be seen in the country’s annual c...
[Weekender] ‘Freshness differentiates artisanal cheese’

Feb 21, 2019

Where do you buy cheese? Supermarkets are the easiest option, while department stores offer more refined products. Cheese shops provide a more upscale option. What if you are searching for not just ...
[Weekender] Fine dust, a force changing society

Feb 14, 2019

“The first thing I do when I wake up is check the weather report for fine dust and plan the day accordingly,” said Choi Ju-yeon, a 40-year old resident of Paju in northwest Gyeonggi Province. (Yonha...
[Weekender] Reinterpreting taxis in era of sharing economy

Feb 7, 2019

Taxis are more than a means of transport for Koreans. They serve as a platform where people talk about life, societal changes and, of course, politics, with those behind the wheel. On top of their c...
[Weekender] How soon will flying taxis arrive here?

Feb 7, 2019

It is the clash between taxi operators and carpooling services that is making headlines today. But automakers and tech startups around the world are already taking the next step, showcasing the lates...
[Weekender] Carpooling, an option not threat

Feb 7, 2019

Amid the ongoing clash between taxi drivers and those moving to create new technology-based services, the head of a local ride-sharing company has called for ways to coexist, saying that carpooling i...
[Weekender] Why do Korean taxi drivers oppose carpooling?

Feb 7, 2019

In tech-savvy South Korea, ride-sharing and ride-hailing mobile apps are an untouched market due to vehement protest from some 300,000 taxi drivers, who claim new technologies will ultimately wipe ou...
[Weekender] Startup innovation can solve Korea’s quagmire of aging society

Jan 31, 2019

A key hurdle the Korean economy faces is the fast-aging population. One way to coax a soft-landing of this problem is to speed up deregulation so that local startups can carry out innovation and imp...
[Weekender] Pinning fresh hopes on ‘sandbox’ phenomenon

Jan 31, 2019

It’s far from perfect, but South Korea’s latest adoption of a regulatory sandbox may provide some relief to the country’s startups, according to the head of one of the largest and oldest startup asso...
[Weekender] Korea, always in search of the next unicorn

Jan 31, 2019

One of the Moon Jae-in administration’s primary goals has been to create jobs and rejuvenate the economy. However, failing to gain momentum, the nation’s conventional growth engines, such as semicond...
[Weekender] How long can the startup boom cycle last?

Jan 31, 2019

South Korea is riding the global trend of high liquidity in the startup scene. Money is pouring into the sector, and investors are looking for the next big thing to invest in. However, concerns ling...
[Weekender] ‘I want to be pretty like mom!’

Jan 24, 2019

On a Friday afternoon, a customer enters a beauty spa that looks like the whole place has been dipped in pink. The difference from ordinary spas is that everything here at Shushu & Sassy is miniatur...