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DAILY FORTUNE - APRIL 6, 2017

CQ forum on future of translation

Simon Lee, CEO of Flitto, gave a lecture on the future of translation using mobile platform and web online at the Korea CQ forum hosted by Corea Image Communication Institute at Flitto building in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Tuesday. Participants included Chevron Korea Chairman Bill Miner, left in the back row, Turkish Ambassador to Korea Arslan Hakan Okcal, third from left in the back row, Lee, fourth from left in the back row and The Korea Times CEO Lee Chang-sup, right in the back row. CICI President Choi Jung-wha is seen fourth from left in the front row. / Courtesy of CICI

DAILY FORTUNE - APRIL 5, 2017

'I want to spend my life striving for something that matters'

Edward Cannon, president of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC)-US       / Courtesy of FEBC-KoreaFEBC-US President tells faith-led life By Park Jin-haiEdward Cannon, president of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC)-US, came to Seoul with FEBC’s 80 board of directors from around the world to participate in the Christian broadcast’s annual International Council Conference.During the five day conference, which runs under the theme of “pressing on towards the goal” through Friday, at GLAD Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, participants share their thoughts on how to reach larger audiences and spread the word of God in China and other Far East Asian countries.“We are always working on many things in our jobs: how to attract larger audiences, how to comply with different government rules and restrictions, how to raise financial support, and more. Our Mission, however, is to share the good news so as to inspire our listeners to follow Jesus,” Cannon said during the interview with The Korea Times in Seoul, Monday.“My message is, d

DAILY FORTUNE - APRIL 4, 2017

DAILY FORTUNE - APRIL 3, 2017

Nbio markets effective hangover drink

Nbio CEO Kim Yong-hakNbio’s hangover drink, K-coolA new beverage maker, Nbio, has started marketing a hangover-relieving product to help drinkers ease the symptoms of headache, dizziness and drowsiness.The company’s hangover drink, K-cool, is different from products of other firms, Nbio CEO Kim Yong-hak said.“The striking difference is our product contains ingredients extracted from more than 13 herbs, including the flowers of kudzu, honeysuckle, dandelion and chrysanthemum,” Kim said.He added that the natural ingredients have proven to work effectively to ease hangovers, noting that his company developed the product based on Oriental medicine’s method of improving health by keeping the head cool and the feet warm.He pointed out that existing products of other companies are made of extracts mostly from oriental raisin tree, alder and turmeric.K-cool also contains digestive enzymes, including amylase, protease and lipase.Amylase helps the human body break down starch. Protease catalyzes the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller ami

Oriental Treatment of Spinal Stenosis

 by Lee Sung-hunSpinal stenosis is one of the more common spinal illness and according to the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients is on the increase.There were 1.311 million patients treated for spinal stenosis in 2014 compared to 830,000 in 2010, showing a 58 percent increase in just four years. Ninety-four percent of such patients were in or past their 50s and female patients outnumbered males by almost 2 to 1.Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the open space called the “intervertebral foramen” through which nerves travel, leading to pain and various other complex symptoms.It occurs more commonly in the lower back, and thus when most patients are diagnosed with spinal stenosis, they are referring to lumbar spinal stenosis.Common symptoms include back pain along with tingling and numbness in the legs, and coldness and shooting pains in the feet.Characteristically, patients don’t necessarily feel pain while resting, but when walking, they feel radiating pain or numbness.Due to the pain, they walk short dist

DAILY FORTUNE - APRIL 1, 2017

DAILY FORTUNE - MARCH 31, 2017