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Golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87

Arnold Palmer / Courtesy of TwitterBy Lee Han-sooLegendary U.S. golfer Arnold Palmer, credited with bringing the sport into the mainstream, has died at 87, according to the U.S. Golf Association. “We are deeply saddened by the death of Arnold Palmer, golf’s greatest ambassador, at age 87,” the USGA said in a statement posted on Twitter. The exact cause of his death was not immediately known. Palmer woncaptured seven major tournaments, during his illustrious career, taking The Masters four times (in 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964), the British Open twice (in 1961 and 1962) and the U.S. Open once (in 1960). Including them, Palmer has won 95 professional wins during his career.Nicknamed “The King,” Palmer is recognized as alongside with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player for commercializing and popularizing golf in the 1960s. Nicklaus, Palmer’s long time rival and friend, Jack Nicklaus said, “The game has given so much to Arnold Palmer, but he has given back so much more,” according to USA Today.

Sep 26, 2016
Golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87

Singaporeans support Korea

Kang Ju-hong, center in the first row, deputy chief of mission minister and consul general at the Korean Embassy in Singapore, raises his fist with young Singaporeans at the official residence of the Korean Ambassador to Singapore, Thursday, after hosting the 2016 K-S (Korea-Singapore) Supporters’ Appointment Ceremony. Thirty Singaporean supporters will participate in various activities in Korea Festival 2016, which will officially kick off with a Korean National Day event Sept. 29. The festival will last through the end of November./ Courtesy of Korean Embassy to Singapore

Sep 23, 2016

Chef who makes birthday dinner for singles

Cha Hae-youngBy Kim Se-jeong Wooya Restaurant is not an ordinary restaurant.Located in a residential quarter of Yeonnam-dong, Mapo district, the restaurant has only a single table with a tiny kitchen. It has no sign outside.It is a project for Cha Hae-young, 30, who lives there. This is her home, and she cooks for single who eat alone on their birthdays.“For those who live alone, cooking is a rare thing to do and their birthdays are no exception. But cooking is so important for your health and mental wellbeing, and it is a way to love yourself.” Cha said. “I want single people to eat well, at least on their birthdays.”Her fee is very modest ― mostly 10,000 won, and she invites the client to her restaurant. “I only charge for ingredients.”The project began about two years ago, and the most recent meal she prepared was one in August. “It was my birthday. I invited people with birthdays in August. It was a great party.”Not all her clients are single, though.In February, she had a request from a man who wanted to have a birthday m

Sep 23, 2016
Chef who makes birthday dinner for singles

Korean food foundation promotes refined hansik

Yoon Sook-ja, head of the Korean Food Foundation poses in this file photo. Courtesy of Korean Food FoundationFood foundation head to update Korean cuisine, co-hosts 2016 Hansik FestivalPoster for 2016 World Hansik FestivalBy Kim Ji-sooYoon Sook-ja, chairwoman of the Korean Food Foundation, remembers the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games like it was yesterday. At the time, she was teaching at a college in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, when she was one among several experts called by the government to oversee the meals for participating athletes and officials at the first Olympic Games ever hosted in Korea.“I still remember how one athlete took a pile of kimchi on his plate despite our warning that it could be spicy,” Yoon said last week. “The athlete, however, ate it all, sweating (from the spiciness), and that’s when I knew Korean food would appeal globally.”During the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the then government of Roh Tae-woo envisioned and worked to create a door through the sporting event to show that the new Korea was slowly stepping away from its authoritarian p

Sep 23, 2016
Korean food foundation promotes refined hansik

Expert stresses effectiveness in combating money laundering

Kevin Stephenson, inaugural director of the Financial Action Task Force’s Training andResearch Institute, speaks during a press conference at the Press Center in central Seoul, Monday./ Courtesy of Financial Services CommissionBy Nam Hyun-wooThe paradigm of combating money laundering is changing from technical compliance to effectiveness in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, says Kevin Stephenson, inaugural director of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Training and Research Institute (TREIN).The 54-year-old American, a former executive secretary of Egmont Group, has been tapped as the inaugural head of the anti-money-laundering institute which opened in Busan on Tuesday.FATF is a Paris-headquartered international organization mandated to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism. Currently, it is headed by Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano from Spain who succeeded former Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Shin Je-yoon.During his term, Shin proposed the idea of establishing a research and training institution and the Korean gover

Sep 22, 2016
Expert stresses effectiveness in combating money laundering

NGO seeks global support for unification

Seo In-teck, co-chairman of Action for Korea United (AKU), speaks at the United Nations GeneralAssembly hall on Aug. 16. / Courtesy of AKUBy Kim Hyo-jinWhile the world is moving to slap the toughest-ever sanctions on North Korea following its latest nuclear test, a South Korean NGO is calling for unification of the two Koreas louder than ever. Seo In-teck, co-chair of Action for Korea United (AKU), launched a global campaign for reunification of the two Koreas and introduced it during an International Young Leaders Assembly (IYLA) held at the United Nations Aug. 16. Seo, who participated as a South Korean representative at the summit, said AKU will create a cultural platform that seeks support from global citizens for reunification of the Korean Peninsula.As part of such efforts, AKU plans to publish a song in collaboration with world-famous music producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis by next year, he said.Jam and Lewis, who made a joint speech later that day, vowed to make a song that has an “impact beyond the charts,” exemplifying Michael Jackson’s “We are the

Sep 21, 2016
NGO seeks global support for unification

Korean-Japanese Ahn to perform pansori

Ahn Sung-minBy Kwon Mee-yooAhn Sung-min, a third-generation Korean-Japanese pansori performer, will sing the full-length "Sugung-ga" at the Korea Cultural House in southern Seoul, Wednesday.Ahn, 50, has been learning pansori, a traditional Korean narrative musical genre, for 18 years, splitting her time between Korea and Japan and becoming the first Korean-Japanese to master the Intangible Cultural Property No. 5 pansori earlier this year.Full-length pansori performances take hours and it is more common these days to perform only highlights instead of the full version. Only those very skilled and masterful can perform full-feature pansori and this is Ahn's first time doing it. "Sugung-ga" is one of the five surviving pansori plays, revolving around the tale of a cunning rabbit's visit to the Dragon King of the Sea."I was overwhelmed by the sound of pansori at first, but as I learned the craft, I became fascinated by the life story embodied in the lyrics," Ahn said.Though she holds Korean citizenship, Ahn did not speak Korean at all until she entered university. She entered a club of

Sep 20, 2016
Korean-Japanese Ahn to perform pansori

VANK founder promotes hidden heroes

VANK founder Park Gi-taeBy Kim Tae-gyuVoluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) founder Park Gi-tae will embark on a campaign of letting youngsters learn about those who fought for the independence of the country from the Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945).VANK is a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting a positive image of Korea. With about 130,000 members, it carries out various projects such as asking overseas Internet sites to correct false data about the nation.“We know that many of our ancestors shed their blood to attain independence but few know exactly who they were. Accordingly, we will start a promotional campaign to highlight them,” Park said. “Specifically, we will make a 10-minute video clip each month on independence activists and share them with everybody. It will be provided in Korean and there will also be a version with English subtitles available on YouTube.”The first video footage this week will be about Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, who shot and killed American diplomat Durham Stevens in the United States in 1908.Empl

Sep 19, 2016
VANK founder promotes hidden heroes

Kwangdong wins design award for nutritious tonic product

Kwangdong Pharmaceutical’s nutritious tonic product Kyungokgo / Courtesy of Kwangdong PharmaceuticalBy Chung Hyun-chaeKwangdong Pharmaceutical received an award at a domestic design competition, K-Design Award 2016, for the packaging of its nutritious tonic product. The product is Kyungokgo which won the Gold Winner prize in the communication category of the award. It is an over-the-counter drug that helps users fight fatigue and weariness. Its ingredients include ginseng, honey, crudus and hoelen.“I believe that changing its packaging to a type of pouch has contributed to improving the product’s brand image,” said Lee Sang-min, creative director of the design center. In the past, Kyungokgo was packaged in a jar requiring spoons to consume, which was inconvenient for consumers. It debuted in 1963 when Kwangdong was founded.“We also used a traditional Korean font to help improve the image of the drug and its credibility,” Lee said. The color of the packaging was changed to black and gold, which gives a feeling of exclusivity, he added. &ld

Sep 19, 2016
Kwangdong wins design award for nutritious tonic product
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