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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 20:25

Unsung heroes in helping stars shine

Unsung heroes in helping stars shine

매니저, 배우가 빛날때 까지 일하다

Shin Jung-soo works the phones in the corridors of MBC Dream Center where “King’s Doctor” is filmed. Actress Kim So-eun stars as Princess Sookwhee in “King’s Doctor,” which will soon air in Japan as well. ...

Kim Ji-soo | 2013-03-13 18:21

Fantagio trains stars' assistants

Fantagio trains stars' assistants

판타지오 기획사 대표 매니저 사관학교 개관하다

Want to get closer to a star? Or get an interview? The first bar to get across are the “managers,” who in the Korean entertainment industry, are recruited and trained in apprenticeship. They are not office-type managers, but those who drive, set the schedule and look after publicity for the stars.

Kim Ji-soo | 2013-03-13 18:17

Trendy, driverless Sinbundang (DX) Line goes global

Trendy, driverless Sinbundang (DX) Line goes global

A trendy driverless train line is attracting many passengers including foreign tourists.

2013-02-27 18:33

Adventure-loving scholar sows hope in East Timor

Adventure-loving scholar sows hope in East Timor

Prof. Choi Chang-won, 43, loves adventures and is taking up a new challenge on an island state a few thousand kilometers south of Korea.

Kim Jae-won | 2013-02-15 16:48

ACRC find itself as a role model

ACRC find itself as a role model

Activities of Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), a government body working toward a corruption-free society, have the potential to establish a new model for the developing world, said Kim Dai-sik, vice chairman of the commission.

Kim Se-jeong | 2011-06-01 16:52

Future Studies Needs People of Various Occupations

Future Studies Needs People of Various Occupations

World Future Society (WFS) President Timothy C. Mack said future studies need to invite people from all sorts of occupations.

2007-06-28 20:17

Who is Timothy C. Mack?

Who is Timothy C. Mack?

Who is Timothy C. Mack?

Editor of Futures Research Quarterly, the oldest professional journal in the foresight area since 1985.

2007-06-28 20:15

Formal Education Fights the Future

Formal Education Fights the Future

Master futurist Jim Dator, 73, sees today’s formal educational institutions as not being in step with a future-oriented society and facing big obstacles in learning and communicating.

Kang Shin-who2007-05-30 17:52

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