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2000YEAR
- Jan. 2000 Korea Now, a biweekly news magazine, replaces Korea Newsreview.
- Mar. 2000 The Naeway Economic Daily begins to publish 28 pages daily June 2000 Kids Herald, the first English newspaper for children, is launched (discontinued in Dec. 2002).
- July 2000 Herald Academy Inc. is established. The first Herald School, a franchised English education center for children, opens.
- Aug. 2000 The Korea Herald begins to publish 20 pages daily.
- Sep. 2001 The Company publishes the official English-language newsletter of the 2002 World Cup in Korea.
- Sept. 2002 The Company publishes the official English-language newsletter of the 14th Asian Games in Busan.
- Dec. 2002 KARIA. Ltd takes over the Company, Hong Jung-wook is appointed as the 20th CEO of the Company.
- Jan. 2003 The Company opens a branch office in Shanghai, China.
- Mar. 2003 The Company begins compiling its history to mark its 50th anniversary.
- May 2003 The Naeway Economic Daily is renamed The Herald Business, which increases the number of pages to 40.
- May 2003 The Korea Herald and The Naeway Economic Daily Inc. is renamed Herald Media Inc.
- June 2003 Digital Herald Inc. is established and Korea Herald Premier Service is launched.
- July 2003 The Company acquires a majority control of Herald Academy Inc.
- July 2003 Herald China Inc. is established.
- April 2004 The Company wins the management rights to run the Seoul English Village.
- May 2004 The Junior Herald, an English-language newspaper for preteens, is launched.
- June 2004 Separate corporate identities designs are integrated.
- Aug. 2004 Gyeonggi, the official magazine of the Government of Gyeonggi Province, is launched.
- Sep. 2004 The newspaper distribution system is revamped for the first time among domestic media companies to the direct distribution system.
- Oct. 2004 Real-time entertainment news “Herald Premium News” is made available on a paid basis on major portals such as Naver and Yahoo.
- Dec. 2004 The Seoul English Village is opened in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu.
- July. 2005 Korea Herald Business, a U.S. edition of The Herald Business, is launched in Los Angeles
- Mar. 2006 Campus Herald, a weekly magazine for college students, is launched
- Sept. 2006 The Ansan English Village is opened in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province
- Dec. 2006 The Mokpo English Village is opened in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province.
- May 2007 The magazine “Spirit of the Times” is published.
- Oct. 2007 The company takes over Donga TV.
- Feb. 2008 Park Haeng-hwan is appointed as CEO.
- Mar. 2008 The Gangjin English Village opens in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province
- July 2009 English Villages in Geoje Island and Busan open.
- Mar. 2010 The company wins the contract for Seoul City’s foreign press promotion project, and the foreign language-based Daegu city website integration, renovation, and maintenance project
- April 2010 The next generation IT system is launched.
- July 2010 A smartphone application for the Herald Business is launched.
- Dec. 2010 The Internet broadcast “Herald News 24” is launched.
- Mar. 2011 Yoo Byung-chang is appointed CEO.
