Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee has been ranked 41st by Forbes on its list of the world’s most powerful people of this year. President Park Geun-hye was placed at No. 52, 11 notches below the business mogul. The economic magazine ranked top 72 power brokers ― 1 for every 100 million people on Earth ― and released the annual list along with their snapshots on Wednesday. Lee and Park were among 13 newcomers. Park was also one of only nine women who made the cut. The title of the world’s m

Jeju Olle walking trail courses 7 and 8 boast a variety of landscapes from rocky seashore, volcanic wonders, small hills to local villages and ports

Jeju Island is known for the abundance of rocks, women and wind, earning it the moniker “Samdado Island,” for having plenty of the “three features.” But another feature to add is its food. The island, surrounded by the sea with Hallasan Mountain in the center and vast stretches of fields growing vegetables, boasts a wide variety of natural produce. However, seafood dishes are not to be missed on Jeju Island. And if one faces a difficult decision of what to choose among hundreds of seafood specia

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President of the Constitutional Court Park Han-chul has criticized the Japanese government sharply for denying the historical fact that its military had forced women into sexual slavery during World War II.His remarks came in a special lecture he gave at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday.Park is the first president of the Constitutional Court of Korea to have given a lecture at the school.In the lecture, titled the “State’s duty to protect women from human rights violation,

Gil Hwan-young, president and CEO of state-run broadcaster KBS, was elected the 14th president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, KBS said Tuesday. Gil was elected in a unanimous vote at the organization’s general assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam. He will serve a three-year term until the end of 2016. “I will seek unity of our members and put efforts into leading the ever-changing broadcasting environment in the digital era,” Gil said during his acceptance speech. As president of the union, Gil w

In the Protestant church alone, there are more than 345 denominations and no one knows the exact amount of religions on Earth. People with different beliefs have been indifferent or in conflict over religion for a long time, yet very little effort has been made to seek a solution.Amid global tension over religion, the Catholic Church has been taking steps towards reconciliation, seeking “deepened dialogue among different ideas.” Since the Second Vatican Council from 1962 till 1965, which address

CEO Eric Schmidt praises Korean alphabet, cultural heritage

Two expat filmmakers are out to show the world that there is more to Korea than K-pop.Producer Aurelien Laine and director Dan Smukalla have been traveling across Korea interviewing Koreans of different generations and filming for “Sedae,” a new documentary due out next year. Laine said it was quite common to portray Korea in simplistic outlines, such as its plastic surgery or educational craze, and that the idea of this documentary was to show a much broader range of people.“When we think about

Seoul International Women’s Association will host the annual SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar on Nov. 5 to raise money for local good causes.More than 40 embassies and clubs will be joined by charities and individual vendors at the event to sell handmade products, cultural items and foods from around the world. SIWA public relations and SNS chair Pilar Perez-McKay said that the bazaar raised about 100 million won ($90,000) each year, and this was distributed to about 30 charities, particular

Exhibition shows quintessential Silla burial, Buddhist customs