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Pop singer mulls modes of donation

Mar 17, 2011

Kim’s Dokdo role means careful consideration over Japan quake aidThere is a famous Bible verse on doing good deeds. It states: “When you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” Kim Jang-hoon, the pop singer dubbed the “angel of donation” for his generous giving to society, agrees partially with the statement. “There are two genres in donations. One is
Singer Park explains abrupt departure

Mar 16, 2011

K-pop icon cites mistake, bad publicity, private blunder and ‘more’Many reasons have been suggested as to why he bolted from 2PM in his heyday, including “bad online publicity” and a “private blunder.” Now the K-pop singer and b-boy, Park Jae-beom, has finally spoken up. In an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald, he said his abrupt departure was not caused by one reason alone. “There is more
Stars pledge support for Japan

Mar 16, 2011

Hallyu stars are taking action for their beloved fans in Japan. South Korean stars Bae Yong-joon, Kim Hyun-joong, Ryu Shi-won, Jang Geun-seok, Song Seung-heon and Choi Ji-woo donated hundreds of millions of won to help quake and tsunami-hit Japan and expressed their condolences. Bae Yong-joonActor Bae, better known as Yonsama among his Japanese fans, offered 1 billion won ($887,000) Monday for aid
Holocaust survivor and author dies

Mar 16, 2011

Czech author and Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig, who launched the first Korean translations of his work in Seoul last September, died on Saturday, aged 84. He had been battling cancer for five years.The Pulitzer-nominated and Franz Kafka Award-winning writer penned over two dozen books, many of which drew on his experience of imprisonment at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. In 1945,
HUFS EU Center aims to bridge gaps

Mar 15, 2011

Hankuk University European Union Center will help bridge Korea with the largest economy in the world, according to the center’s president Park Chul.The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies EU Center aims to contribute to overcoming the limited awareness and understanding of the European Union as a whole, its institutions and its policies in Korea. The center, which opened yesterday, will extend it
Romantic comedy no laughing matter

Mar 13, 2011

Jung makes debut highlighting social problems through the ‘difficult’ genreFilm director Jung Woo-cheol does not take the romantic comedy genre lightly.In fact he believes the genre is the most difficult to succeed in.“Anything epoch-marking would make the genre rather cumbersome, but at the same time, unconventional items would make the film lose its focus too. Romantic comedy is probably the tou
Constitutional Court Justice Lee retires

Mar 13, 2011

Constitutional Court Justice Lee Kong-hyun retired on Friday, completing his six-year term.His retirement ceremony took place at an auditorium of the court in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Friday. Lee Kong-hyun“Democracy cannot be achieved without constitutional court trials,” the 62-year-old Lee said in his retirement address. “Were it not for the court as it is, there would be no guarantee that we could n
Japanese to erect Ahn memorial

Mar 13, 2011

Dozens of Japanese are to erect a memorial monument for Ahn Jung-geun, a Korean independence fighter who advocated peace in Asia.The Ahn Jung-geun Peace Foundation Youth Academy said on Friday that Japanese living in Fukuoka and Saga Prefectures would erect the Ahn Jung-geun memorial at the entrance of a temple in Saga, Japan, on March 25 to mark the 101st anniversary of his death.About 10 members
Veggie meisters play link for produce

Mar 10, 2011

Korea’s first accredited vegetable sommelier pushes the profession to the foreWhen Ludwig Andereas Feuerbach proclaimed “man is what he eats” in his 1863 essay on spiritualism and materialism, he did not mean it to be taken literally.He meant that the food one eats has a bearing on one’s state of mind and health. Kim Eun-kyung, Korea’s first accredited vegetable sommelier, takes it literally. “I c
Chung reelected to head PR association

Mar 10, 2011

Chung Sang-kook, executive vice president of LG Corp., was reelected president of the Korea Public Relations Association on Wednesday.The association reelected Chung at its annual general meeting at the Press Center in Seoul.Chung has led the association since 2009 as the 20th president. Chung Sang-kookHe said that he would seek to establish a PR training center, certify PR experts and publish PR
No student athlete left behind

Mar 8, 2011

English instructor uses sports to motivate and encourage learningAthletic performance and academic motivation for Korean student athletes are often thought to be in inverse proportion to one another. But Hwang Sung-ah, an English instructor at a middle school attached to Dongguk University, has proven that perception wrong by getting the school soccer team eager to learn the language. In Korean sc
Philippine blogger stirs a fashion revolution

Mar 8, 2011

MANILA (AFP) ― Philippine blogger Bryan Yambao went from reading his mother’s magazines to the front rows of the world’s top catwalks at warp speed, as the Internet demolishes the exclusive barriers of high fashion.Supermodel-thin and fond of wearing colorful hats, fur-collared cardigans and handbags, the 24-year-old is now an industry heavyweight who hangs out with the likes of supermodel Naomi Campbell and designer Marc Jacobs.“If you ask me, all of my dreams have already come true. What else
Youngest Korean-American group leader

Mar 8, 2011

Korean-Americans in Howard County, Maryland, have elected the youngest leader of a Korean-American community in the 108-year history of Korean immigration to the U.S.Charley C. Sung, a 36-year-old born in Korea to first generation immigrants, took office March 1 as the sixth president of the Korean-American Community Association of Howard County, Yonhap news agency reported. Charley C. SungIn Janu
Poet Ko Un receives America Award

Mar 8, 2011

Poet Ko Un has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 America Award to be given by the U.S. Contemporary Arts Educational Project, the renowned poet said Monday.The 78-year-old poet said he was notified last month that he had been picked as the award winner. The America Award has been presented annually since 1994 to those who devote their lives to world literature. Ko UnThe previous 17 recipi
Kim Ki-woong to head Korea Economic Daily

Mar 8, 2011

Kim Ki-woong, chief executive officer of Korea Business News, a business news cable TV channel, was named president of the Korea Economic Daily at meetings of the daily’s shareholders and board on Tuesday. Kim Ki-woongThe 59-year-old new president graduated from Hanyang University with a journalism major, and joined the Korea Economic Daily in 1980, where he held various positions including managi