Later, it was acquired by the Korea International Trade Association and became 'The daily Naewoe Economic Newspaper', and it was later renamed 'The Herald Business'.
In 1973 The Korea Herald began issuing domestic daily newspaper with a special emphasis on business and economic news.
In addition Herald has been appointed the official English publisher for many notable events such as the Seoul Asian Games(1986), Daejun Expo(1992), General Assembly of Universal Postal(1994), Winter Universiade events(1997), Busan East Asian Games (1997).
Starting in 2012, under the slogan “Within nature lies a cure for humanity”, Herald has invested heavily in procuring and solidifying various ecofriendly businesses.
Established in 2012, Herald Ecochem was successful in developing Korea's first oxidizing biodegradable plastic film and is currently in the process of launching a variety of eco-friendly packaging materials.
In addition Herald is the first Korean media company to establish a partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)[1].
The Korea Herald is currently being distributed in over 80 countries around globe and over 1 million readers visit the online edition of the paper on a daily basis.
The online edition of the paper was established in 1999 and has shown exponential growth since as it currently boasts an average 15 million page views per day.
In 2005, The Herald Business (USA) was established to provide news to Koreans living in the United States.
The English Villages are located in Seoul (Pungnap, Gwanak), Busan, Mokpo, Geoje, and Pyeongtaek.
In 2013, Herald acquired Cheonbo Natural Foods, previously Korea's largest environmentally friendly grain company, and launched its business as Organica.
The company utilizes high-pressure processing (HPP) that allows the juices to be sterilized and preserved without compensating their flavors and nutrients.
Herald Ecochem, established in May 2012, is an environmentally conscious company that manufactures plastic materials for food, electronics, and other products.
In addition in 2015, Ecochem became the first Korean company to receive a “Green Label’, which is Singapore's ecofriendly approval certificate.
Herald Artday has followed the initiative to bring art to the public through hosting fair online auctions and providing credible mobile content.
A non-profit organization promoting classics publication and education by offering Olje Classics and Olje Selections - a carefully curated series of Western and Eastern literature, philosophy, religion, and history books - to the public at low costs and donating 20% of the books to schools, libraries, armed forces, prisons, etc.