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Poet Jeong writes about sorrow, love

Poet Jeong Ho-seung, 66, is a representative lyrical poet of Korea. / Courtesy of Jeong Ho-seungJeong’s collection “To Daffodils”Jeong’s collection “People I Love”A Spanish version of “Dying After Having Loved”By Kim Ji-sooKorea’s representative lyrical poet, Jeong Ho-seung, is well known for his poetic inspiration that comforts the readers.“Of the many roles that poetry has, I believe the ability to give comfort is the most precious,” Jeong said.The beloved 66-year-old poet, who debuted in 1973 with the poem “Cheomseongdae,” enjoys a broad base of readers in Korea. The Cheomseongdae is an ancient astronomical observatory inGyeongju.For a poet whose works — for example his 1997 collection “Dying After Having Loved” that sold about 100,000 copies — have provided solace to readers, Jeong is neither a romantic nor a dreamer. He wants his readers to face the inevitable sorrow in human life, to find hope and rapture in it.“People’s lives behold the tragedy; that’s what m

Jun 15, 2016
Poet Jeong writes about sorrow, love

Female officer gets 'top technician' honor

Yoo Ji-hyun / Courtesy of the ROK NavyBy Kim Hyo-jinYoo Ji-hyun, 33, a noncommissioned officer in the Navy, has obtained the certificate of master craftsman for her excellent handling of communication facilities ― the first woman in the Navy to awarded the status.“Chief Petty Officer Yoo Ji-hyun who works on the 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer Yulgok Yi I passed the national license test in late May to become a Master Craftsman of communication facilities,” the Navy said. “She is the first woman to get the license.”Master Craftsman is the highest degree in the technician’s licensing. Only experts who have over five years of field experience or over nine years of related work are qualified to take the test. Noting the expertise of noncommissioned officers is a key to managing a state-of-the-art warship, the Navy said that for Petty Officer Yoo to acquire her license strengthens the combat ability of her ship.“A Navy noncommissioned officer, a technical expert, has to sustain arduous efforts to keep the combat ability of her ship at its best. I went f

Jun 15, 2016
Female officer gets 'top technician' honor

Lee Ji-sun earns social welfare Ph.D. from UCLA

Lee Ji-sunBy Kim Ji-sooLee Ji-sun, 38, a writer and blogger who survived a seven-car collision in 2000, has earned a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of California, Los Angeles, reports said. She graduated on June 10.Lee was a senior at Ewha Womans University in 2000 when she was in a car accident that seriously burned 55 percent of her body. She faced despair and numerous surgeries after the accident, but picked herself up with her mother’s encouragement to discover one thing to be thankful for every day. She has authored a blog and an autobiography “I Love You, Ji-sun,” giving hope to many. On her social media accounts, she thanked everyone for their support of her dream that started 16 years ago in the hospital.After graduating from Ewha, she continued with her studies, earning master’s degrees in counseling at Boston University and social welfare at Columbia University. 

Jun 14, 2016
Lee Ji-sun earns social welfare Ph.D. from UCLA

Blood donation campaign

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical employees participate in a blood donation campaign held in the company’s head office in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, Tuesday. Kwangdong organized the event with Chung-Ang University Hospital’s blood donation center to help children suffering from leukemia./ Courtesy of Kwangdong Pharmaceutical

Jun 14, 2016

Pianist to embark on 'musical pilgrimage'

Pianist Cho Jae-hyuckBy Yun Suh-youngPianist Cho Jae-hyuck said his upcoming concert "Pilgrimage," scheduled for Friday, will be much like embarking on a "musical pilgrimage."He’ll be playing just one piece from Bach and Beethoven each. His Beethoven piece will be the 50-minute-long Piano Sonata No.29 in B-Flat Major."It's a piece that is as difficult to conquer as Mount Everest," said Cho during an interview with The Korea Times."I have left this piece to play when I was older and I decided that now is the right time to finally perform the piece."This piece will be paired with Bach's English Suite No. 2, which he’ll play on a harpsichord in the first half of the concert."I was wondering what to play alongside that masterpiece and thought of the harpsichord, which is an instrument similar to piano but came before it,” he said.“Both of these pieces will be unfamiliar and may be difficult for the audience to grasp. It'll be much like going on a journey or taking a pilgrimage."Cho is a pianist who is active both on and off the stage as a performer and narrator. H

Jun 14, 2016
Pianist to embark on 'musical pilgrimage'

Ex-KT vice president pledges to end software regulations

Song Hee-kyung, lawmaker of ruling Saenuri PartyBy Lee Min-hyungSong Hee-kyung, a newly elected lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party, is moving to put an end to the nation’s decades-long regulation of the software industry.Song, 52, is one of Korea’s few female IT experts, previously serving as the vice president of KT’s Internet of Things (IoT) business division.She took various key posts at the nation’s second-largest mobile carrier, including heading the firm’s software development center and business-to-business (B2B) IT service unit.In particular, she was the nation’s first female official promoted to a company’s vice presidency in the IT development industry.In March, the ruling party nominated Song as a proportional representative for the April 13 general election, citing her specialty and willingness to contribute to the development of the domestic software industry.Upon winning the election, she has pledged to devote her life to generating infrastructure for the nation’s slowly growing software industry.Toward that end, sh

Jun 13, 2016
Ex-KT vice president pledges to end software regulations

Lee, Song to return to small screen

Actor Song Seung-heon, left, and actress Lee Young-ae attend a press conference in Gangneung, GangwonProvince, on Nov. 30, 2015, to promote SBS TV’s new drama, “Saimdang, Diary of Light.”  / YonhapBy Kim Ji-soo Top hallyu actors Lee Young-ae and Song Seung-heon will return to the small screen in October, as the network SBS has scheduled “Saimdang, Diary of Light” to air in October.Lee and Song have concluded filming for the much-anticipated drama about Shin Saimdang (1504-1551). Shin is a respected painter and mother of the renowned Confucian scholar Lee Yul-gok of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910).The drama will air under the new Korean title “Saimdang, Diary of Light” from its tentative title “Saimdang, the Herstory.” In the drama, Lee, 45, plays a double role as Shin Saimdang and the modern-day Seo Ji-yoon who stumbles upon the diary of Saimdang.Lee has starred in numerous Korean dramas and films including the world-wide hit “Jewel in the Palace” (2003). Song will play the artist Lee Gyeom. Song also has an a

Jun 10, 2016
Lee, Song to return to small screen

Author releases book, album on postpartum depression

Joung SaenansulBy Lee Kyung-min  Postpartum depression should be addressed more openly to encourage young mothers to seek treatment instead of feeling shame, said Joung Saenansul, an illustrator, writer and singer-songwriter.She recently wrote a book called “Da Keun Yeoja,” roughly translated as “A Grown Woman,” to discuss her early rebellious life, marriage, childbirth, divorce, postpartum depression, suicide attempt and thoughts on life. She also released an album with the same title.“Many women suffering from depression do not dare come forward, instead sitting at home alone, quiet, unable to improve the situation,” she said.  While she was going through emotional turmoil following the birth of her daughter, the depression worsened because she had no one to rely on.“I once roamed around my home crying, holding my baby, feeling absolutely lost. I had no sense of what I was supposed to do. I had a newborn that came out of my body, but I was overwhelmed by the uncontrollable outpouring of emotions, the unidentifiable, indescribable

Jun 10, 2016
Author releases book, album on postpartum depression

Aerospace expert to head institute in Ethiopia

Lee In, honorary professor at KAISTBy Yoon Sung-wonLee In, 67, an honorary professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has been named as the head of a national research center in Ethiopia, according to KAIST, Thursday.He will be inaugurated as the head of Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT) in Ethiopia in August this year. His term will expire on July 31, 2018 but it can be extended for up to five years, the Korean science institute said.KAIST said Lee’s appointment is being made as the Ethiopian government is eager to promote science and technology.“Under the goal of fostering AAiT as a university specialized in science and technology, the Ethiopian government last year requested Korea to recommend a qualified figure for the position,” KAIST said in a statement. “Ethiopia recognizes that the country’s future depends on the advancement of science and technology.”AAiT is an affiliated research center of Ethiopia’s state-run Addis Ababa University and specializes in engineering education and research. More

Jun 9, 2016
Aerospace expert to head institute in Ethiopia

Kim Dong-ho, back to BIFF

 Kim Dong-ho, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Busan International Film Festival / Courtesy of Kim Dong-hoBy Kim Ji-soo Everyone loves movies, including Kim Dong-ho, founder and now chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Busan International Film Festival.“As they say, movies are the summation of the creative efforts of people in their respective fields,” said Kim, giving  a standard definition of movies when asked what they mean to him. Then, the former veteran administrator and director disclosed a bit more. “For me, movies are the medium that allowed me to start the second chapter of my life,” he said.Kim, 79, has returned to the film festival he cofounded and headed for 15 years, perhaps, to give back to the medium and the festival itself. BIFF, which will enter its 21st year in October, ran into a major crisis last year. International film festivals sometimes run into disagreements with governments about freedom of expression, and BIFF was not an exception.The crisis centered around the film “Diving Bell,” a docum

Jun 8, 2016
Kim Dong-ho, back to BIFF
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