Italian fashion figure Alberto Scaccioni to showcase some 20 Italian brands in SeoulSome are able to express themselves through clothing while others simply find their dresses a uniform or a shelter, said Alberto Scaccioni, chief executive officer of Ente Moda Italia. Ente Moda Italia is an Italian company which organizes fashion trade fairs abroad to help the globalization of small and medium sized Italian enterprises.“I think that the real challenge for us who work in the fashion system is to

The Ho-Am Foundation announced the five 2012 Ho-Am Prize recipients who will be given support funds worth a total of 1.5 billion won ($1.33 million) on Tuesday.The foundation said the awards were given to Kim Min-hyong in the field of science, Hyeon Taeg-hwan in engineering, Jung Jae-ung in medicine, Chin Un-suk in arts and Lee Dong-han in community service.“The recipients were selected from candidates recommended by leading organizations and experts in each professional field through a strict f

Experts call for government support for cultural exchanges to prevent anti-Korea movementThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday launched an advisory committee of 19 leading figures in the country’s cultural scene to discuss ways for Korea to keep hallyu going and also to introduce the lesser-promoted cultural sectors to the world.The advisory committee will hold monthly meetings to share ideas on developing high-quality and consistent cultural products, revising the legal framewo

Singer’s search to find family takes her through emotional journey around the worldThree months ago, Metta Carter knew next to nothing about her Korean heritage.All she had was her memory of an old black and white picture of a woman in hanbok that she lost when she was 23 years old. It was her mother.“And she was sitting in one of these hanbok, with her hair tall, like this, really tall,” she said, her eyes twinkling as she motioned with her hands. “It was so beautiful. A very special picture.”

Popular girl group KARA announced on Tuesday they will launch their first signature fragrance, becoming the first Asian celebrity to introduce a cosmetic product named after them and created with their input.“We have been working for a long time on developing K5J and are so excited that our signature fragrance is now a reality,” said KARA members in a statement.“We wanted our fragrance to be truly special, and created K5J to bring us even closer to our fans,” they said.The perfume named “Kara 5

Danielle Arsenault is always on the move.“I have so much energy, even when I’m sitting,” she says. “When I go out with a group of friends I often stand because I just can’t sit very well.”She doesn’t stand, thankfully, for the interview, but the list of her activities suggests she rarely has a minute to spare. Arsenault hosts shows, is writing a series of cookbooks and this Saturday is launching an album, “Saving Earthworms from Sun-Scorched Death,” under the pseudonym Mustache Fable. She is lea

Seok Tong-youn, former international advisory ambassador of Gyeonggi Province, has been appointed the new secretary general of the Northeast Asian History Foundation, the state-run history research institute announced last week.Considered one of the leading experts on Korea-China relations, Seok served as the spokesperson of Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2002 to 2003, deputy chief of mission at the Korean Embassy in China from 2003 to 2006, and consulate general in Hong Kong