Oct 14, 2019   People

[Update] Singer and actor Sulli found dead

Singer-actor Sulli, 25, was found dead Monday at a house in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Provice, police said.　Her manager found her dead on the second floor of the house at around 3:21 p.m. He visited the house as he had been unable to reach Sulli after their last phone call, which ended at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. 　Police are investigating the case, but suspect suicide. A suicide note had not been found as of late Monday afternoon.　“It seems that Choi was living alone at the house,”

Oct 12, 2019   People

Famed skater Lee Sang-hwa, singer Kangnam get married

Former South Korean star speed skater Lee Sang-hwa and singer Kangnam tied the knot on Saturday, their management agencies said.    The two held the wedding at a hotel in Seoul, according to Lee's agency, Bonboo Entertainment, and Kangnam's management, Dmost Entertainment.     They first met on SBS' reality show "Law of the Jungle" in September last year and became a couple. They confirmed their relationship in March.    "We plan t

Oct 11, 2019   People

Ku Hye-sun says she will stop writing about Ahn Jae-hyun

Ku Hye-sun said Friday she would stop writing posts about Ahn Jae-hyun on social media amid a monthslong online feud between the high-profile couple, who are in the middle of a divorce. Ku has been revealing their marital problems on social media, highlighting Ahn's faults. “It is really strange. He was not committed to our marriage, there were situations that made me doubt his fidelity, and he became violent when drunk ... yet people still think I am the one who made him go

Oct 4, 2019   People

Philippine lawmakers join anti-cyberbullying campaign initiated in S. Korea

Philippine political leaders sign pact with Korea’s Sunfull Foundation to prevent malicious online comments

Oct 3, 2019   People

[Herald Interview] ‘What is Korean is what is most global’

After orchestrating efforts behind UNESCO inscription of Confucian academies, Lee Bae-yong seeks to promote Korea through traditional culture

Oct 2, 2019   People

[Herald Interview] ‘Better working conditions for staff lead to better service’

Millennium Hilton Seoul general manager Felix Busch focuses on his team

Sep 6, 2019   People

[Herald Interview] ‘The city of Seoul belongs to us’

Architect Lim Jae-yong delves into notion of ‘Collective City’

Aug 29, 2019   People

Famed skater Lee Sang-hwa, singer Kangnam to marry this year

Former South Korean star speed skater Lee Sang-hwa and singer Kangnam will tie the knot in the fall this year, their management agencies said Thursday.They will hold their wedding on Oct. 12 at a Seoul hotel, according to Lee's Bonboo Entertainment and Kangnam's Dmost Entertainment.They first met on SBS' reality show "Law of the Jungle" in September last year and became a couple. They confirmed their relationship in March. Lee, 30, is the most successful athlete in South Korean speed s

Aug 28, 2019   People

[Herald Interview] YouTuber showcases power of ‘fair’ review of books

Localization expert and translator Pi Eugene pulls no punches in expressing her candid views on English study materials

Aug 21, 2019   People

At age of 100, philosopher says ‘I love; therefore I am’

Widely known as the “100-year-old philosopher,” professor Kim Hyung-seok recently published a collection of essays that delves into the meaning of life. Kim, 100 this year by Korean age, was born in 1920 in Pyongyang, which is now the capital of North Korea. He studied philosophy at Sophia University in Tokyo. After Korea’s liberation from Japan in 1945, he taught at a local middle and high school in Seoul and eventually joined Yonsei University. He is now a professor emeritus

Aug 16, 2019   People

[Herald Interview] Four generations of family carry on Jeju’s brewing legacy

Master Kim Hee-sook sticks to centuries-old brewing-distilling techniques

Aug 13, 2019   People

Cha University provides resource analysis service for SMEs in Gyeonggi Province

Cha University’s resources research center in northeastern Gyeonggi Province aims to help small and medium-sized companies use the region’s resources more efficiently to produce high-value goods.The northeastern part of the province, such as Pocheon and Dongducheon, have had difficulty commercializing natural resources and developing high-value-added businesses due to systemic weaknesses and a lack of technological infrastructure. The biotechnology industry in the area is around 10 t

Aug 12, 2019   People

Gyeonggi Province launches campaigns to boost local tourism

Amid abiding boycott of Japan, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization launches new campaigns, North Korea-related projects to support local tourism

Aug 7, 2019   People

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in "Beloved,'' "Sula'' and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.Publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York after a brief illness."Toni Morrison passed away peacefully last night surrounded by family an