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Doosan chief to head Korean Business Council for the Arts

PeopleFeb 21, 2012

Park Yong-hyun, chairman of Doosan Group, was appointed on Tuesday as the 8th president of Korean Business Council for the Arts. Park will lead the council for three years. Park has been expanding Doosan’s mecenat programs since becoming chairman in 2009. The surgeon-turned-CEO graduated from Seoul National University Medical School in 1968 and worked as a surgeon until 2007. He served as the head of Seoul National University Hospital from 1998 to 2004. “The level of culture and art should follo
French pastry cooking classes

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Seorae Global Village Center is offering French pastry cooking classes on Feb. 28, March 7 and March 9.Students will make two mini pies from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. On March 7 they will learn how to make cream puffs with chocolate from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on March 9 they will cook Breton pancakes from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The fee is 7,000 won per person on Feb. 28 and 5,000 won each on March 7 and 9.Each class is limited to 15 people and children less than 12 years old should be
Seorae GVC running Jirisan hike

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Seorae Global Village Center is organizing a hiking trip to Mount Jiri in South Gyeongsang Province from March 10-11.Mount Jiri spreads across three provinces and is the country’s first and largest national park. Participants will meet at Nambu Bus Terminal at 6:45 p.m. on Mar. 10 and stay at a motel in Jinju after visiting Jinju Fortress at night. On the following morning, they will climb Mount Jiri and have lunch at Cheonwangbong. The visitors will come back to Seoul, arriving at 11 p.m. on Ma
Come Together: Gwangju Performance Project

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Come Together is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Travis Major of Gwangju Performance Project●Name of Club: Gwangju Performance Project●Locations: Gwangju, South Jeolla Province●Number of members: Around 20, but it depends on the project. ●Started: Early 2011. Who is it for? Theater lovers in Gwangju, or just anyone who is looking to take part in a unique, creative, collaborative project. Our audience is about 70/30 Kor
Expat football leagues kick off 2012 seasons

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Expat Sunday and Saturday soccer leagues are set to start their seasons this week and next.In the Seoul Saturday Soccer League, which starts this weekend, current two-time champions Falcons take on the Outkasts, while last season’s Division 2 winners Yaletown Riot begin their top division campaign against the Seoul Villans. SSSL, which started with just four teams in 2005, now boasts 16 across two divisions. Marc Harrison, the league secretary and captain of Seoul International Soccer Club, one
Spouses share their tales of life wedded to Koreans

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

When strangers stare at Christine Kathurima Lee on the subway or try to touch her dark skin, her Korean husband puts it down to her being special. While the stares from people on the street unused to foreigners can try her patience sometimes, the Kenyan radio presenter said husband Rich has his own take on things. “He’ll say: ‘It just reminds me that you are unique,’” said Christine, who moved to Korea with him in 2010 after wedding while attending university in the U.S.By then she had already o
Mild dehydration can affect mood, thinking

HealthFeb 21, 2012

Even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood, energy level and ability to think clearly, but the effect might be more acute in women, U.S. researchers said.Lawrence E. Armstrong, a professor of physiology at the University of Connecticut, said two studies affirm the importance of staying properly
Global centers to start Korean classes

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Gwangju International Center and Seoul Global Center are running Korean courses starting in March. SGC is running customized Korean classes from March 4 until July 22.Registration takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.The classes are generally at a very basic level. There is a very basic class for everyone and classes designed for foreign spouses on Saturdays, and others tailored to migrant workers on Sundays. Sundays also have classes for the Test of Proficiency in Korean at
Olympia theft worse than originally reported

CultureFeb 21, 2012

Police in Greece say 77 artifacts were stolen by armed robbers last week at a small museum in Ancient Olympia -- the birthplace of the ancient games -- revealing that the extent of the theft was worse than originally reported.Police and the Culture Ministry had initially estimated that some 65 objects up to 3,200 years old were taken in Friday’s raid, when two masked gunmen tied up a museum guard and used a sledgehammer to smash display cabinets at the southern Greek museum.Most of the items on
Spouses share their tales of life wedded to Koreans

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

When strangers stare at Christine Kathurima Lee on the subway or try to touch her dark skin, her Korean husband puts it down to her being special. While the stares from people on the street unused to foreigners can try her patience sometimes, the Kenyan radio presenter said husband Rich has his own take on things. “He’ll say: ‘It just reminds me that you are unique,’” said Christine, who moved to Korea with him in 2010 after wedding while attending university in the U.S.By then she had already o
Seoul football leagues kick off 2012 seasons

Expat LivingFeb 21, 2012

Expat Sunday and Saturday soccer leagues are set to start their seasons this week and next.In the Seoul Saturday Soccer League, which starts this weekend, current two-time champions Falcons take on the Outkasts, while last season’s Division 2 winners Yaletown Riot begin their top division campaign against the Seoul Villans. SSSL, which started with just four teams in 2005, now boasts 16 across two divisions. Marc Harrison, the league secretary and captain of Seoul International Soccer Club, one
Long-term foreign workers suffer from more ‘adult diseases’

PeopleFeb 20, 2012

The longer foreign workers stay in Korea, the more they contract “adult diseases” such as hypertension, a study suggested Monday. Severe stress in adapting to Korean life may have driven them to fragile health, professor Hong Seung-kwon of the Catholic University Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital said in his research paper on 2,459 foreigners who received free medical checkups between 2004 and 2008. The foreigners whom Hong studied came to Korea to work under the employment permit system or to marry K
Bank manager gets Ph.D. in North Korean studies

PeopleFeb 20, 2012

Kim Hee-chul, a branch manager at Kookmin Bank, became the country’s first bank employee to obtain a doctorate in North Korean studies.Kim obtained the degree from Dongkook University with his thesis on expenses arising from unification of the two Koreas that examines estimates of the costs and measures for raising the funds. The thesis also put forward new ideas such as gift vouchers for raising capital to fund the unification of the peninsula.Kim chose to study North Korean studies after he re
Yu appointed SAC executive director

PeopleFeb 20, 2012

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed on Monday Yu In-chon, special presidential aid for cultural affairs, as the executive director of the Seoul Arts Center. Yu will lead the SAC for three years.Yu, 61, served as culture minister from 2008 to 2011. He also headed the Seoul Foundation of Arts in 2004 and served as the vice chairman of the 17th Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2008. Yu was a top actor who appeared in many TV dramas and movies over about 35 years. He founded Yo
Hong appointed NMC vice chief

PeopleFeb 20, 2012

The National Medical Center has appointed Hong In-pyo, head of its plastic surgery division, as vice president, the hospital said Monday. Hong has been working at the hospital since 1990 and is keen to treat multicultural families and North Korean defectors. He was appointed chief of the Korean Society for Public Health and Medicine earlier this year. “As vice president, I will place priority on enhancing communication among workers in order to facilitate organizational innovation,” Hong said. “