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Singing contest winners

A handout photograph made available by Operalia shows Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, center, posing with the winners of the contest, South Korean tenor Kim Keon-woo, right, and French soprano Elsa Dreisig during the 24th International Singing Contest “Operalia” at the Degollado Theater in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday. / EPA-Yonhap

Jul 26, 2016

Sports diplomat counts on new Korean IOC member candidacy

Yoon Kang-ro, president of the International Sport Diplomacy Institute / Courtesy of Yoon Kang-roBy Baek Byung-yeulThe 2016 Summer Olympics are upon us but there’s another global sports issue ― selecting new International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.Before the Summer Olympics kick off in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5 (local time), the 129th IOC Session will be held in Rio on Aug. 2 to 4. There, the executive board of the IOC will propose eight new members for election. Also, during the Olympics period, athletes competing in the Olympics can cast their ballots to name four new IOC members.South Korea currently has two IOC members ― Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee who’s been hospitalized for years and Moon Dae-sung ― in the IOC Athletes’ Commission. As the terms of four members in the IOC Athletes’ Commission, including Moon’s, will expire after the Rio Games, the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) nominated former Olympic table tennis champion Ryu Seung-min as the sole candidate last year to fill in one of the four

Jul 26, 2016
Sports diplomat counts on new Korean IOC member candidacy

Developing cultural programs

George Mason University Korea President Steven K. Lee, front row second from left, and William Kil, to Lee’s left, president of the Foundation for Korean Language and Culture in USA, pose after signing a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation at the university’s Songdo campus in Incheon, July 16. Under the accord, the two organizations will jointly develop global education and Korean cultural programs. They also agreed to cooperate in creating scholarships and conducting joint research. / Courtesy of George Mason University Korea

Jul 25, 2016

Yang pushes for breast milk bank

Rep. Yang Seung-joBy Nam Hyun-wooRep. Yang Seung-jo of the Minjoo Party of Korea on July 20 tabled a revision providing grounds for the establishment of a state-level breast milk bank.A breast milk bank is an institution which collects, screens, processes and distributes human milk donated in order to supply milk to mothers who cannot supply their own breast milk to their children.“Many European countries have milk banks that are actively helping the stable supply of safe breast milk and containing the morbidity and fatality rate of infants,” said Yang. “And their governments are supporting the banks, considering the milk banks as one of the measures to fight low birthrates.”Yang’s proposal came after a series of online breast milk trading cases came to public light. As a growing number of mothers sell frozen packs of milk through the Internet, not only mothers who want breast milk for their babies, but also some men who are seeking the milk as rumors spread that the milk is good for male “stamina.”Concerns have been raised as some of those m

Jul 25, 2016
Yang pushes for breast milk bank

Behind mask is fashion designer

Designer Hwang Jae-keun / Korea TimesBy Kim Se-jeongHwang Jae-keun, 40, is a fashion designer more known for his masks than clothes. His masks are worn by singers on MBC TV’s “King of Mask Singer,” an entertainment program in which celebrities compete in a singing contest with their identities hidden under masks. His masks are enough to effectively conceal their identities but also artistic enough to entertain TV viewers. So far, he has made about 200 masks, ranging from masks resembling cartoon characters to ones depicting a dog, a basketball, a guitar, a shoe and a watermelon. “I try to be as simple as possible and look far and wide around me for ideas,” he said. The show became popular and so did the designer.Now, Hwang has no time to design clothes anymore. He has even hired assistants to help him with his mask-making.Also, he has been invited to work on other masks, including one project with Dongdaemun Design Plaza. He also appears regularly on TV and radio shows. He is currently working on pillow designs for children, which will be available in st

Jul 22, 2016
Behind mask is fashion designer

Reinventing Korea's traditional liquor, food

Chairman Cho Tae-kwon of Kwangjuyo Group / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Kim Ji-sooKwangjuyo’s products — its fine ceramics, delicious Korean cuisine and premium Hwayo soju — are often cited for their quality. But things took a more positive turn recently. For instance, Hwayo sales have surged for the first time in years.“I would say that it is a revitalization of the food culture itself, not only of Hwayo,” said Cho Tae-kwon, 68, chairman of the Kwangjuyo Group, in an interview with The Korea Times. Since it was launched in 2005, Hwayo sales increased slowly but steadily. The brand experienced a breakthrough last year, however, when its sales reached 10.9 billion won, a 32 percent increase over the previous year, according to the company.The chairman said he believes his pursuit of creating a total value has helped the company succeed. By “total value,” he refers to his work of introducing Korean ceramics, food (hansik) and alcoholic beverages, as well as restaurants in a value-added way. Cho said that the fine traditions of Korean cul

Jul 22, 2016
Reinventing Korea's traditional liquor, food

George Mason University Korea offers diverse opportunities

By Chung Hyun-chaeAnastasia GogiashviliAnastasia Gogiashvili, 20, a sophomore studying global affairs at George Mason University Korea, said she has enjoyed diverse opportunities provided by her university.“Since the university is still in the process of advancement, it values the opinions of the students by closely listening to them,” Gogiashvili told The Korea Times. “For example, students are allowed to create new clubs, their own school jacket design and organize events in order to bring the Mason community together.”For Gogiashvili, who is dreaming of working for world peace by mediating and solving conflicts, the international environment that George Mason University Korea provides is advantageous in that she can meet different people from various cultures.“I was attracted by the fact that the university shares a campus with three other distinguished universities at the Inchon Global Campus,” she said.The Incheon Global Campus (IGC) is currently hosting campuses of the State University of New York Korea, the University of Utah, Ghent Universi

Jul 21, 2016
George Mason University Korea offers diverse opportunities

Retiring policewoman donates 100 million won

Retiring policewoman Park Soon-ja, 61, left, poses during a donation agreement ceremony at a local welfare center in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. / YonhapBy Jhoo Dong-chanRetiring policewoman Park Soon-ja has joined the “Honor Society” for donating 100 million won ($87,000) to a local welfare center in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. The honor is bestowed upon those whose donations surpass 100 million won by the Community Chest of Korea, the largest nonprofit welfare institution in Korea.The 61-year-old outgoing superintendent said she owes a debt of gratitude to society.“For nearly 40 years while serving as a police officer, I have received many honors from the country,” said Park.“As I leave the force I feel strongly that it’s time for me to help the needy neighborhoods where I have served.” Park served as a police officer for 37 years. She first joined the Masan Jungbu Police Station as a constable in 1979, one of the few female police officers at the time. Having served various posts including the 112 emer

Jul 21, 2016

Writer foretells THAAD deployment in novel 2 years ago

Fiction writer Kim Jin-myung / Korea Times FileBy Jun Ji-hye  In a book published in August 2014, fiction writer Kim Jin-myung wrote that the United States would ask South Korea to allow American armed forces to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) unit on Korean soil in order to hold China in check.He also forecast that Washington will cite growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea as an ostensible reason for the deployment. Obviously, his imagination has become reality as Seoul and Washington officially announced their decision on July 8 to deploy a THAAD unit on Korean soil next year to defend the country from the North’s evolving threats.At the time of publication, his book, “THAAD,” started a lot of talk and rapidly became one of the bestsellers in major bookstores.The novel is recently regaining popularity since the government’s announcement of deployment of the U.S. advanced anti-missile defense system.But the writer expressed concerns over unpredictable changes that the deployment would bring to the Korean Peninsula

Jul 20, 2016
Writer foretells THAAD deployment in novel 2 years ago

UNHCR Korea representative calls for more support for refugees

UNHCR Korea Representative Naveed Hussain talks about the unprecedented refugee crisis in the world, and asked for more support from the Korean government during an interview with The Korea Times. / Courtesy of UNHCR KoreaBy Kim Ji-sooOne of the first order of business for Naveed Hussain, representative of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Korea, after taking office in May was raising attention to the Syrian refugees detained at the detention center at Incheon International Airport.Twenty-eight Syrians were detained at the Incheon Airport Waiting area for as long as six months and subsequently denied entry. Recently, 26 of the refugees won the lawsuit to apply for refugee status. Permission for two was withheld after they were found to have stolen a tourist’s cell phone.“We are very pleased that the court made the decision, and the government decided to allow them to enter the country. It was a positive step,” said Hussain, 57, at his office in downtown Seoul.“It was our belief that the case could have been done in a different way. There was no p

Jul 20, 2016
UNHCR Korea representative calls for more support for refugees
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