Intangible Cultural Property title holder Ahn Sook-seon pushes the boundaries of the traditional epic narrative form

While the recent inauguration of US President Donald Trump has the local business community in a frenzy, anticipating drastic alterations to the Korea-US free trade agreement, the roughly 2,500 European companies currently operating in Korea have their focuses set elsewhere. 　In an annual Business Confidence Survey conducted late last year by the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea and Roland Berger, the majority of European businesses in South Korea voiced concerns over the increasing difficu

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Ever since Levi’s first introduced denim jeans in the late 1800s, the denim industry has continued to grow regardless of the economic situation, according to Jung Jang-geun, a veteran financial investor based in Seoul. “As long as the population grows, it is impossible to see the denim industry slowing,” Jung said in an interview with The Korea Herald. “Denim jeans may be a fashion item in developed countries now, but they are still work wear for laborers in emerging countries.” Jung Jang-geun,

Frustration is now running deep in South Korea, with the scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. Furthermore, uncertainties about the country’s diplomacy and economy are also rising after Republican Donald Trump’s upset win in the US presidential election. The unexpected developments at home and abroad are fueling public anxiety and discontent.However, for Tibetan monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the biggest source of worry is less about the turbulent su