May 21, 2020   Retail

[Herald Interview] Ocado Solutions in talks with retailers to enter Korea

Inside Ocado’s automated warehouses, only box-shaped robots move around on a grid-like structure to sort out and move groceries. Jensen explained that it takes only six minutes to pick up an order of...

May 21, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] Yubin, CEO and artist, is happier than ever

Yubin may be having the busiest year of her career, establishing her label rrr Entertaiment in February and now putting out a new digital single “Me Time.” Its release date, May 21 (521), read backw...

May 20, 2020   K-pop

[Herald Interview] Sujeong of Lovelyz takes a leap as a solo musician

Sujeong of girl group Lovelyz returned to the music scene but on her own. It is the first time she is going solo since debuting in 2014 as the lead vocalist of the eight-piece band. Her first solo E...

May 20, 2020   Industry

[Herald Interview] ‘Startups, SMEs hold key to Korea’s future’

Since Minister Park Young-sun took the helm of South Korea’s SMEs and Startups Ministry in April 2019, a lot has happened. For one, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pummel all industries worldwide,...

May 20, 2020   Film

[Herald Interview] Rapper Cheetah makes film debut with ‘Jazzy Misfits’

According to Kim, she fell for Nam for his gentle and inclusive attitude toward everyone on his team, making it possible for “no one to get hurt in the process of making a film.” She said he’d broken...

May 19, 2020   Music

[Herald Interview] Transforming Korea’s traditional arts

Since the age of 5, percussion master Kim Duk-soo has dedicated his life to Korea’s traditional performing arts. Now, more than 60 years later, his dedication is as strong as ever. Kim, 67, is the f...

May 19, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Herald Interview] ‘Seoul should focus on national objective in post-pandemic, US-China spat’

Seoul has long been in a tricky position as a result of the great-power contest between Washington and Beijing. South Korea has preferred to maintain a balance between its longtime security ally ...

May 18, 2020   Markets

[Herald Interview] ‘Long-term views are critical to survive crisis like coronavirus’

Since its first outbreak was reported in South Korea in January, COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on the nation’s economy, forcing factories to suspend operations and claiming jobs in a wide range of...

May 18, 2020   Television

[Herald Interview] Writer says ‘Extracurricular’ digs into society’s wounds

Jin says his creation also reflects another cold reality of our society -- the way adults turn a blind eye to the struggles that teenagers face. “Everyone turns into an adult with time. Naturally, p...

May 18, 2020   Foreign affairs

[Herald Interview] What US-China rivalry means for South Korea

Pyongyang has yet to respond to Seoul’s offer of cooperation on efforts to contain COVID-19, but Seoul should keep floating the proposal despite the prolonged silence, according to Hwang, who added t...

May 17, 2020   Health

[Herald Interview] Boosting Korea’s epidemic preparedness

A seasoned health official who was a key player in South Korea’s response to Middle East respiratory syndrome in 2015 said the novel coronavirus crisis could prove to be an opportunity for the health...

May 17, 2020   Television

[Herald Interview] Tyler Rasch on escaping ‘The Box’

The project idea naturally came to Rasch following his 10-year stay in Korea, as his experience here helped him break out of his own mold. “Korea has shown me that I am able to do anything I wish an...

May 13, 2020   Markets

[Herald Interview] ‘Private investor engagement key to climate-resilient world’

In the climate finance world, money goes not only to the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, but also to innovative, eco-friendly infrastructure projects that help the world r...

May 11, 2020   Culture

[Herald Interview] A principal’s vision: From teaching to coaching students to develop games

To explain the role that the school’s graduates will play in the industry, Chung pointed out some of the problems that the South Korean gaming scene may face in the future. “On the surface, the gamin...