Korea Herald
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The Korea Herald is a daily English-language
newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul
, South Korea
. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press
.
The Korea Herald is operated by Herald Media
. Herald Media also publishes The Herald Business, a Korean-language business daily, The Junior Herald, an English weekly for teens, The Campus Herald, a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language
sector, operating a chain of hagwon
s as well as an English village
.
The Korea Herald is a member of the Asia News Network
.
The Korea Herald has thus far published eight books under this series -- "Insight into Korea," "Social Change in Korea," "Political Change in Korea," "A New National Strategy for Korea," "Korean Wave," "Big Bang in Capital Market," "Financial Industry at a Crossroads" and "Insight into Dokdo."
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
.
The Korea Herald is operated by Herald Media
Herald Media
Herald Media is a newspaper corporation located in Seoul, South Korea. It publishes the Korea Herald, Herald Business, Junior Herald, and Campus Herald....
. Herald Media also publishes The Herald Business, a Korean-language business daily, The Junior Herald, an English weekly for teens, The Campus Herald, a Korean-language weekly for university students. Herald Media is also active in the country's booming English as a foreign language
English language learning and teaching
English as a second language , English for speakers of other languages and English as a foreign language all refer to the use or study of English by speakers with different native languages. The precise usage, including the different use of the terms ESL and ESOL in different countries, is...
sector, operating a chain of hagwon
Hagwon
Hagwon is the Korean-language word for a for-profit private institute, academy or cram-school prevalent in South Korea. The term is also sometimes used to describe similar institutions operated by Korean Americans in the United States...
s as well as an English village
English village
English villages are language education institutions which aim to create a language immersion environment for students of English in their own country....
.
The Korea Herald is a member of the Asia News Network
Asia News Network
The Asia News Network is a network of Asian daily newspapers that share editorial content with each other, including news stories, feature articles, editorials and personality profiles...
.
The Korean Republic
The Korea Herald began in August 1953 as The Korean Republic, a 4-page tabloid English-language daily. In 1958 the Korean Republic published its 5th anniversary issue of 84 pages, the largest ever in Korea. In 1962 The Korean Republic published its 1st daily educational supplement and launched the Korean Republic English Institute (the Korea Herald Language Institute).The Korea Herald
Then, in 1965, The Korean Republic was renamed The Korea Herald. In 1973, The Korea Herald opened a branch office in Los Angeles, the United States. In 1975 The Korea Herald introduced Korea's 1st computerized typesetting system. In 1982 the daily international edition of The Korea Herald was launched as an 8-page tabloid.Internet
The Korea Herald launched its website in 1995. In 1996 the publishing process for The Korea Herald was computerized. In 1997 the company published the official newspaper of the 18th Winter Universiad. In 1997 Korea Telecom selected The Korea Herald as the official public database partner. The first Herald School, a franchised English education center for children, opened as the Herald Academy Inc. in 2000. In August of the same year, The Korea Herald began to publish 20 pages daily.The Junior Herald
In 2004, Herald Media won the right to manage the Seoul English Village, an English language immersion school set up by the Seoul Metropolitan City government. Later that year, The Junior Herald, an English-language newspaper for preteens, was launched."Insight into Korea" book series
The Korea Herald launched a book series in 2007 to mark the 20th anniversary of the civilian uprising in June 1987, which put Korea on a path to democracy. The purpose of the project was to present a comprehensive analysis of Korean society's transformation during the past two decades.The Korea Herald has thus far published eight books under this series -- "Insight into Korea," "Social Change in Korea," "Political Change in Korea," "A New National Strategy for Korea," "Korean Wave," "Big Bang in Capital Market," "Financial Industry at a Crossroads" and "Insight into Dokdo."