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[CES 2024] [Herald Interview] SK Telecom to bolster AI ties with big tech firms
Technology
Jan 12, 2024
LAS VEGAS -- South Korea's largest telecom carrier SK Telecom is seeking to expand cooperation with big tech firms to fulfill its vision of becoming a "global AI company," according to its AI assistant service chief on Wednesday. "SK Telecom’s AI services are anticipated to achieve effective results based on various possibilities and capabilities both here and abroad. To accelerate our global business expansion, we’ve formed a global tech alliance and cooperated w
[Herald Interview] From Spain to Korea, Grupo Vocal Millennium hopes to rekindle Korean folk music
Music
Jan 12, 2024
Dressed in traditional Korean hanbok, Spanish vocalists serenade audiences with the melodic tunes of Korean folk songs and "Arirang "-- not in Korea, but in Spain. Well before the global phenomenon of K-pop took hold, Lim Jae-sik, the artistic director of Spain's Grupo Vocal Millennium, dedicated himself to getting professional singers in Spain to sing Korean songs. In 1999, Lim, a lifelong member and head of tenors at RTVE Choir, the oldest professional choir in Spain, recruited
[Herald Interview] Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Tae-ri say “Alienoid” is about relationships
Film
Jan 11, 2024
Actors Ryu Jun-yeol and Kim Tae-ri said “Alienoid” wraps up the story on humans’ fate and relationships, which also well-translated the two actors’ close friendship to the screen. “After watching the completed version of part 2, I thought that yes, this is what director Choi wanted to say, a story on relationships and fate,” Ryu said in an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul on Jan. 3. He said that the close friendship between him and Kim was also transla
[Herald Interview] Lotte Biologics' US plant to begin ADC services in early 2025
Industry
Jan 10, 2024
New site in Korea with a production capacity of 120,000 liters expected to break ground in Q1
[Herald Interview] 'Gyeongseong Creature' focuses on human stories of 1945, not monsters
Television
Jan 10, 2024
With a whopping total production cost of 70 billion won ($53 million), the first season of "Gyeongseong Creature," touted as one of Netflix Korea's most anticipated original dramas of the second half of 2023, aired its last episode on Friday. "Gyeongseong Creature" tells the story of Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee) and Jang Tae-sung (Park Seo-joon), who set out on a journey for survival in 1945, during the Japanese colonial period in Korea. Since its release, the drama serie
[Herald Interview] Director Choi Dong-hoon felt like rookie after completing 'Alienoid Part 2'
Film
Jan 9, 2024
Choi Dong-hoon is one of the most renowned filmmakers in Korea today, with two films that attracted more than 10 million moviegoers – “The Thieves” (2012) and “Assassination” (2015) – as well as a huge fanbase for his unique works like “Tazza” (2006) and “Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard” (2009). For this veteran director, the upcoming film, “Alienoid Part 2,” made him feel as if he was a rookie all over again. He debuted in
[Herald Interview] Conductor behind 'Maestra' explores new musical territory
Culture
Jan 7, 2024
ㅡ In the recent TV drama series “Maestra,” South Korea’s prominent actor Lee Young-ae plays a charismatic conductor. Based on a 2018 French thriller “Philharmonia,” "Maestra" centers around world-class conductor, Cha Se-eum, who returns home to lead a local orchestra after conquering New York. Chin Sol, a young South Korean conductor, was responsible for Lee's transformation into a charismatic conductor in a space of a few months. “Actors seem
[Herald Interview] Jeong Sewoon finds joy in bringing diverse colors to music
K-pop
Jan 4, 2024
K-pop singer-songwriter Jeong Sewoon finds joy in making music that comforts his listeners and that joy is amplified when there is personal development at the end of a project. In his sixth EP, “Quiz,” released on Thursday, the artist collaborated with a foreign musician for the first time for “Sharpie,” an experience which helped him expand his musical spectrum. “I worked with American pop band Nightly for the single, ‘Sharpie.’ This was my first time w
[Herald Interview] G Gallery looks ahead with emerging Korean artists
Culture
Jan 3, 2024
Galleries come and go with the changing tides of the art market. When the market booms, new galleries mushroom, but in lean times, many disappear. Chung Seung-jin, director of G Gallery in Seoul, has held on to her commitment to art, and her gallery, for the past 10 years. The gallery was first founded in 2013 in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, and moved to Cheongdam-dong, an affluent neighborhood in southern Seoul, four years later to meet more collectors. “The last 10 years were never easy.
[Herald Interview] Kim Jun-su performs last 'Dracula' with signature red hair
Music
Jan 3, 2024
Kim looks back on 20 years as K-pop singer and musical actor
[Herald Interview] Vietnam sees Korea as ‘good partner’ to boost its economy
Foreign affairs
Jan 2, 2024
Foreign Investment Agency optimistic about reaching trade volume goal of $150b by 2025
[Herald Interview] Palliser CIO skeptical of Samsung C&T stock cancellation plan
Markets
Dec 28, 2023
Ex-Elliott executive denies short-term profit-seeking speculation amid heightened shareholder activism at Samsung’s de facto holding company
[Herald Interview] Zyx Technology aims to shatter AutoCAD dominance
Industry
Dec 26, 2023
South Korean design software developer Zyx Technology plans to enter overseas markets next year with its own computer-aided design (CAD) program as an affordable alternative for budget conscious, small-sized architectural firms. ZyxCAD is a homegrown CAD program developed by Zyx Technology. The design program was launched in August 2022 as an alternative to AutoCAD, an industry-leading software that has dominated the global market for the past few decades. "Many companies are shifting to ch
[Herald Interview] Young leaders of Korea, Indonesia ask: How can we help each other?
Social affairs
Dec 25, 2023
Representatives of two nations' Junior Chambers explore ways to achieve mutual benefits
[Herald Interview] Why Korean teachers are speaking out in English on school reality?
Social affairs
Dec 24, 2023
Some 30 public school teachers create English content to target foreign media attention, saying local news outlets show little interest
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