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Powerful female vocalists to take to Seoul stage

MusicMar 1, 2011

World musician Kidjo and jazz singer Nah Youn-sun bring their unique sound to SeoulThose tired of Seoul’s brutally cold winter may want to check the upcoming concerts by two female vocalists, Angelique Kidjo from Africa and Nah Youn-sun from Korea, at the LG Arts Center in southern Seoul.Their powerful and energetic voices, combined with experimental and fun music will melt and unlock the most fro
Rain, SNSD among winners of 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award

CultureMar 1, 2011

Girls' Generation (Yonhap News) The Korean entertainers considered to have advanced Korean art and culture in 11 categories last year gathered at the Olympic Gymnastics Stadium in southeastern Seoul to receive the 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award on Monday.Attendees to 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award ceremony pose for a photo at Olympic Park in southern Seoul, Monday. (Yonhap News)Rain picked up the
[Herald interview] Confucianism helped Korea in financial crisis: scholar

PeopleFeb 27, 2011

Chinese professor Tu Weiming says willingness to work without immediate reward, government-corporate cooperation fueled recoveryChinese neo-Confucianism scholar Tu Weiming said Korea was able to overcome the recent global financial crisis due in part to Confucian influence on Korean society, where people generally work hard without expecting immediate reward.Tu, director of the Institute for Advan
S&P remains negative on Hana Bank's expected acquisition of KEB

Feb 26, 2011

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Saturday that it continues placing Hana Bank on its "negative watch" list as the lender is getting closer tocomplete the acquiring of Korea Exchange Bank.Hana Financial clinched a deal last November with U.S. buyout fund Lone Star Funds to buy South Korea's fifth-largest lender for 4.69 trillion won ($4.19 billion), which it said would be paid with internal
U.S. freezes Gadhafi assets, closes Libya embassy

World NewsFeb 26, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration froze assets of the Libyan government, leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children, just hours after it closed the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and evacuated its remaining staff. U.S. officials said announcements of the steps were withheld until Americans wishing to leave the country had departed as they feared Gadhafi might retaliate amid worsening viole
U.N. agrees to meet Saturday on Libya sanctions

World NewsFeb 26, 2011

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council agreed Friday to urgently consider sanctions against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime to try to end its bloody crackdown against anti-government protesters.Under pressure from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take "concrete action'' to protect civilians, the council decided to meet again Saturday morning to discuss options. Brazil's U.N. Ambas
New Zealand earthquake toll at 145 dead

World NewsFeb 26, 2011

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Fresh aftershocks sent masonrytumbling among rescuers in New Zealand's quake zone and a cat sparked false alarms Saturday of a possible survivor, as the disaster's death toll rose to 145 with more than 200 missing.Grim assessments emerged for the fate of the central business district in devastated Christchurch, with engineers and planners saying it will be unusabl
Engine problem with KTX train forces hundreds of passengers to change trains

Social affairsFeb 26, 2011

An apparent engine problem with a KTX train forced hundreds of passengers to change trains in the middle of their journeys on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a recent series of incidents involving the high-speed trains.A KTX-Sancheon train encountered an engine problem after departing from the southeastern city of Daegu on Saturday morning.The Seoul-bound train arrived in Daejeon, about ha
Disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang among S. Korean evacuees from Libya

Social affairsFeb 26, 2011

Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk had been in Libya at the invitation of a state research institute in the North African nation, sources close to him said Saturday.Hwang was seen among 198 South Koreans evacuated from Libya on a charter flight to Cairo on Friday, raising questions about why he had been in the country. Hwang's activity has drawn attention after his purported breakthrou
Second charter flight brings S. Koreans out of turmoil-battered Libya

Foreign affairsFeb 26, 2011

A second South Korea-chartered plane has flown out of Libya as part of Seoul's efforts to evacuate its nationals from the North African nation engulfed in bloody clashes between protesters and government forces, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.The special Korean Air flight left the Libyan capital of Tripoli with 236 South Koreans on board around 11 p.m. Friday (6 a.m. Saturday Korean time) befo
Around the hotels

Feb 25, 2011

Sheraton Incheon HotelThe hotel has appointed Jeon Ha-ryong as its new executive chef of its Chinese restaurant, YUE. Prior to joining the hotel, he built his career in deluxe hotels in Seoul specializing in Chinese and Asian cuisine. Working for the Sheraton Incheon Hotel, Jeon said he will focus on introducing original tastes and recipes in Chinese cuisine. For reservations, call YUE at (032) 83
‘More Koreans enjoy cultural life’

CultureFeb 24, 2011

Marginalized people have had more opportunities to enjoy arts performances in the past three years, according to a new report.About 25 percent of households earning less than 1 million won per month went to see cultural performances in 2010, an increase from 19 percent in 2008, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism report released Thursday showed.Among people living in counties, who are less
Alternative labor bank fills ‘working mom gap’

Social affairsFeb 24, 2011

Ministry creates temp system to provide maternity cover for public sector workersReturning from a three-month maternity leave after the birth of her first child, Yun Yeo-jin, 32, is just three weeks back into her job as an official at the public service department of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.Unlike her friends working for private companies who felt guilty about offloading
Korea urged to promote culture more subtly

CultureFeb 23, 2011

KOCIS to open eight cultural centers abroadNon-Korean and Korean culture experts, including directors of foreign cultural centers in Seoul, professors and foreign correspondents, advised the Korean government to promote its culture in a more smart and subtle way.Their advice came as the Korean Culture and Information Service, affiliated under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, held a pol
Four Koreans rescued from quake-damaged hotel in New Zealand

Foreign affairsFeb 23, 2011

Emergency services search the rumble for survivors of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch's business district, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Search teams using dogs, heavy cranes and earth movers worked through dawn Wednesday in one of New Zealand's largest cities, trying frantically to find survivors amid the crumbled concrete, twisted metal and huge mounds of brick left by a powerful earthquake