The alumni association of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies will present “proud alumni” awards to four graduates in a ceremony in a Seoul hotel on Tuesday.The recipients will be Hyundai Oil Bank CEO Kwon Oh-gap, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Min Dong-seok, Industrial Bank of Korea president Cho Joon-hee and Senior Cheong Wa Dae Secretary for Public Relations Hong Sang-pyo.Th

Lee Soon-dong, honorary president of the Korea Advertisers Association, was elected new chairman of the Korea Federation of Advertising Associations in its annual assembly in Seoul on Friday.He holds a BA and a master’s degree in political science from Yonsei University and a Ph.D. in journalism from Hanyang University.  Lee Soon-dongThe 64-year-old new chairman started his career with a JoongAng

After his seven years as California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger is high with hopes to return to acting. According to the Los Angeles Times, his personal aide, Daniel Ketchell, confirmed on Friday that Schwarzenegger has signaled through his Twitter account that he will consider Hollywood roles.  Arnold Schwarzenegger“Exciting news. My friends at CAA have been asking me for 7 years when they

LOS ANGELES ― No place tells the story of modern aviation better than the skies over the desolate Mojave Desert surrounding Edwards Air Force Base.This is where a 24-year-old Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier flying a fat orange jet called the Bell X-1 in 1947, and where the sleek rocket-powered North American X-15 became the first airplane to reach outer space in 1963. The space shuttle made i

Korean companies strive to foster English-speaking workforceKim Hyun-joo, an employee of Samsung Electronics’ marketing team, has fond memories of the 10 weeks she spent at Samsung’s foreign language institute, remembering the time as grueling but worthwhile. “Of course I can’t say I won’t need any more English training from now ever again, I can definitely say I’m good for now,” Kim told The Kore

Alan Heyman donates his collection of musical treasures to National Gugak CenterMost American musicians nominate the guitar, piano or drums as their favorite instrument. But 79-year-old Alan Heyman much prefers Korean conical oboes and the 12-stringed Korean gayageum, and has dedicated his life to learning all there is to know about traditional Korean music and dance. After more than 50 years of l

Peter S. Kim, 53, president of Merck Research Laboratories, will become an honorary doctor of science at Pohang University of Science and Technology.POSTECH said Wednesday that it would award an honorary doctoral degree in science to Kim during the graduation ceremony on Friday. He will be the third honorary doctorate of science at the university. The second-generation Korean-American earned his B

Daniel D. Yoo, a Korean-American Marine Corps Colonel, has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier general.According to a U.S. Department of Defense press release Wednesday, Yoo has been nominated as one of the 12 colonels for brigadier general. He is currently serving on the military fellows council on foreign relations in Garden City, New York. The U.S. rank of brigadier general

Aekyung Chairwoman Chang Young-shin and four others will receive honorary doctoral degrees from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology on Friday.The university said Tuesday it would confer honorary Ph.D.s to Chang, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Handong University Kim Young-gil, and philanthropists Oh Yi-won and Cho Chun-shik. (From

KABUL, Afghanistan ― The master sits in a newly painted house on Kharabat Street, in the oldest quarter of this ancient city in the mountains.He plies his craft with his fingers, palms and wrists, beating, tapping and scraping the oiled surface of his drums as if he were listening to the secret pulse of the universe. Daw-tiki-tak, tiki-tiki, daw-tiki-tak, tiki-tiki, the beat goes.“Tabla has its ow

Sister meets brother in U.S. after 37 years missing due to separate adoptionLOS ANGELES ― One night in August, after his wife and 2-month-old boy had long fallen to sleep, Steve Inman got to thinking about family and heredity. With a rare moment to himself, he pulled a box of photo albums out of the hall closet at his home in Fontana, California.He found an old picture of himself as a boy and laug

Korea University President Lee Ki-soo has been appointed a distinguished visiting scholar at George Washington University Law School, Korea University said.His term as the scholar of international and comparative legal studies at GWU Law School runs from next month to Feb. 28, 2012. Lee Ki-sooEarlier, Lee had been named as an honorary citizen and goodwill ambassador of City of Huston, Texas, on Fe

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The Korean girl group 4Minute won “K-pop New Artist of the Year” award at the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards on Sunday.Their agency, Cube Entertainment, said Monday that the award was presented to the five-piece group in Tokyo’s Midtown Hall in recognition of their prominent performances as Korean singers who debuted in Japan last year. 4Minute at the Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 in Tokyo