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52nd Korea Times Translation Awards Fiction Commendation Award winner Clare Richards

Fiction Commendation Award winner Clare RichardsClare Richards is a Korean-English translator from the U.K., She earned her bachelor's degree in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University, and master's degree in Korean Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), before studying a year at the Yonsei Korean Language Institute on a Korea Foundation Fellowship. After completing a two-year program at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea) Translation Academy in June of this year, she currently lives in London. Richards first tried her hand at translation while working at the Korean Cultural Centre in U.K. in 2018.“I was part of the film team staff and there were always subtitles, reviews, and so on, requiring translation. This first experience of translating was not only extremely enjoyable and rewarding, but I found myself to be potentially quite good at,” Richards said. “Then I heard about LTI Korea's Translation Academy from a colleague, and that's where my journey into translating Korean literature began.”Richards translat

Nov 23, 2021

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award winner Clare Richards

52nd Korea Times Translation Awards Fiction Commendation Award: Half of His Egg Muffin

Cover of “I've Been Thinking about It for a Very Long Time” by Kim Keum-hee, which includes “Half of His Egg Muffin” / Courtesy of MaumsanchaekWritten by Kim Keum-heeTranslated by Clare RichardsOnce she'd started working for a company in Sinchon, Seonmi usually sorted breakfast on the no. 1000 intercity bus. Something quick―bread, an apple, a boiled egg. An empty stomach gave her heartburn, so she couldn't not eat. One day, however, Seonmi spent the entire bus journey in hell, desperate for the toilet, and from then on refused to have a single sip of water on her morning ride to work. Instead, she left earlier and got something to eat nearby the office. It meant having to wake up at 6.30am, but at that time the main roads were less jammed, and it was also before her bowel movements kicked in, ensuring she wouldn't end up in another awkward situation ― all in all, Seonmi decided she was probably better off this way. But when she woke up in the mornings, rather than moving of her own accord, it felt as if something was extracting her out of the duvet, like a rad

Nov 23, 2021

[52nd Korea Times Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award: Half of His Egg Muffin

Multicultural music radio station marks 13th anniversary

Shin Hyon-ung, back row third from left, the chairman of the Woongjin Foundation, and Kim Choong-hyun, fourth from left, the CEO of Digital Skynet, pose with the radio show hosts of Multicultural Family Music Broadcasting, during a ceremony commemorating the service's 13th anniversary at the broadcaster's studio in Seoul, Nov. 17. Courtesy of Woongjin Foundation

Nov 22, 2021By Kim Rahn

Multicultural music radio station marks 13th anniversary

Experts to discuss Korea-Japan relations at KOR-ASIA Forum 2021

 Ra Jong-yilShigeru IshibaThe Korea Times and its sister paper the Hankook Ilbo will host the KOR-ASIA Forum 2021 at the Westin Josun Seoul hotel in central Seoul, Nov. 25.Under the theme of "New Korea-Japan Relations: For a Future with Cooperation and Respect," the event will review the current diplomatic dynamics between Korea and Japan and explore a new way forward in relations between the neighboring countries.Among the speakers at the forum, Gachon University chair professor Ra Jong-yil, who served as former Korean ambassador to Japan and presidential secretary for national security, and Shigeru Ishiba, former Japanese defense minister and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general, will deliver special lectures on the future of Korea-Japan relations.Shin Kak-soo, a former Korean ambassador to Japan and vice foreign minister, and Shinsuke Sugiyama, a former Japanese ambassador to the U.S., will discuss the "recovery of diplomacy." Rep. Kim Han-jung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and LDP lawmaker Rui Matsukawa will debate the politics of reconciliation.Japanes

Nov 18, 2021

Experts to discuss Korea-Japan relations at KOR-ASIA Forum 2021

Winners of Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021

The Korea Times and the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN) announced the winners of the Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021, Tuesday. They are, from left, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aware winner Philip Chennery, The Korea Times Award winner Lee Sang-ou, and Asia-Pacific Leadership Network Award winner Miriam Astrid Machado Rieback. Courtesy of Philip Chennery, Lee Sang-ou, Miriam Astrid Machado RiebackThe Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of the Korea Times-Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN) Essay Contest 2021 for graduate and undergraduate students writing on the theme of “Youth, Disarmament and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Region.”Philip Chennery, a graduate student at SOAS University of London, won the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Award. Lee Sang-ou, a student at Korea National Open University, won The Korea Times Award, while Miriam Astrid Machado Rieback, a graduate student at Korea University, won The Asia-Pacific Leadership Network Award. Chennery will rece

Nov 17, 2021By Kim Rahn

Winners of Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021

Huneed chairman receives award for defense industry contribution

By Kim Bo-eunHuneed Technologies Chairman Kim Eugene, right, poses after receiving the 2021 “Pride of Korea” Defense Industry Achievement Award at the Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies' 30th anniversary event held Oct. 28 at the Army Hall in central Seoul. Courtesy of Huneed TechnologiesHuneed Technologies Chairman Kim Eugene has been recognized for his efforts in developing Korea's defense industry.The Korea Association of Defense Industry Studies awarded him the "Pride of Korea" Defense Industry Achievement Award on Oct. 28. Kim is also chairman of the Korea Defense Industries Association.The award honors those who have contributed to the development of the defense industry or defense-related academics and technology.Kim was awarded based on Huneed's contributions to the local defense industry, the association said. He was acknowledged for improving Korea's national defense capabilities through research and development of tactical communications systems and command and control system equipment using in-house technology over the last 20 years.Under Kim's lead

Nov 15, 2021By Kim Bo-eun

Huneed chairman receives award for defense industry contribution

Winners of 17th Economic Essay Contest announced

Lee Jae-hyeon, left, and Kyle WardwellThe Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 17th English Economic Essay Contest for university students written on one of two subjects: “Do you agree with the idea of institutionalizing a basic income system?” or “What are your suggestions for co-prosperity between people and artificial intelligence?”Lee Jae-hyeon, who is an undergraduate studying at KAIST's Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, and Kyle Wardwell, an MBA student at Sungkyunkwan University's Graduate School of Business won the Grand Prize awards.Each will receive 3 million won and an award plaque.The runners-up were Hwang Jee-seon, who studies international relations at Seoul National University, and Koh Woo-sung, who studies economics and computer science at Yonsei University.Each will receive 2 million won and an award plaque.Commendation awards went to Samuel Wilson, a George Mason University Korea student specializing in conflict analysis and resolution, and Lee Yoon-ki, a student of Hanyang University's School of International Studies.

Nov 11, 2021By Park Jae-hyuk

Winners of 17th Economic Essay Contest announced

Exhibition 'Kandinsky, Malevich & Russian Avant-Garde' to be held in Seoul

The Korea Times and its sister paper Hankook Ilbo will host the “Kandinsky, Malevich & Russian Avant-Garde” art exhibition at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, from Dec. 31 to April 17, 2022.The Russian avant-garde movement enjoyed its heyday in the early 20th century. But after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin labeled the movement as “bourgeois,” the artwork had to be locked away in the museums’ storage vaults, away from public view, for more than six decades.It was only after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that this pioneering genre of art gained the global spotlight and became known for its influence in 20th century art, architecture and design.The works of renowned Russian avant-garde masters that will arrive in Korea this December gained recognition at the 2018 exhibitions held at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. They have also been exhibited in Hungary and the Czech Republic.The featured painters will include abstract art pioneer Wassily Kandinsky (“Improvisation&r

Nov 5, 2021

Exhibition 'Kandinsky, Malevich & Russian Avant-Garde' to be held in Seoul

Winners of 52nd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

Fiction Grand Prize winner Youngjae Josephine BaeThe Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 52nd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards.This year, the Grand Prize in fiction, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, goes to Youngjae Josephine Bae for her translation of novelist Park Hyoung-su's “The Tall Dwarf.” The Grand Prize in the poetry category is awarded to Joanne Park for her translation of poems by Yu Hyoung-jin, including “Adolescence.” The Commendation Award winner for fiction is Clare Richards for her translation of Kim Keum-hee's “Half of His Egg Muffin.”We congratulate all participants and winners for their hard work and hope for more entries next year, as Korean literature needs more skilled translators to reach a global audience. The awards are sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and KB Financial Group.Poetry Grand Prize winner Joanne ParkGrand Prize in fiction: Youngjae Josephine Bae (Park Hyoung-su's “The Tall Dwarf”)Grand Prize in poetry: Joanne Park (Yu Hyoung-j

Nov 1, 2021By Kwak Yeon-soo

Winners of 52nd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

Wife of independence activist An Jung-geun's nephew dies

The bereaved family members of Park Tae-jeong, wife of the nephew of Korean independence activist An Jung-geun, carry Park's photo and coffin during her funeral ceremony at Ewha University Seoul Hospital in Gangseo District, Seoul, Monday. Yonhap.By Nam Hyun-wooPark Tae-jeong, the wife of the nephew of Korean independence movement activist An Jung-geun, has died at the age of 91. Among An's surviving family members, she was the closest to An, and was known to have suffered financial problems until her final days.According to the Center for Historical Truth and Justice, Park died Saturday after a month of treatment for cerebral infarction. Her funeral ceremony was held at Ewha University Seoul Hospital in Gangseo District, Seoul, Monday, and she was buried in a Catholic cemetery in Gyeonggi Province. Park was a daughter-in-law of An Jeong-geun, the second younger brother of An Jung-geun. Jeong-geun was also an independent activist who served in the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, which existed from 1919 to 1948, when the country was und

Oct 27, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo

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