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Art curator to work for foreign ministry

Sun Seung-hyeBy Kang Seung-woo A renowned Korean-Japanese art curator will assume the job of handling foreign cultural exchanges and cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).According to the ministry, Wednesday, , former director of curatorial affairs at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), has been named director of the Cultural Cooperation Division under the Cultural Affairs Bureau.It is rare for the ministry to fill a director-level position with a non-governmental expert who has not taken the civil service examination.After designating the position last year as being available for only seasoned applicants, MOFA began openly recruiting candidates, leading to their selection of Sun as the first non-civil servant to take the job.“After special consideration, the ministry selected Sun to introduce a culture specialist’s competence to officialdom,” the ministry said.Sun, 45, received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aesthetics from Seoul National University and holds a Ph.D. in Japanese art from Tokyo University.Before her appointment at MO

Mar 16, 2016
Art curator to work for foreign ministry

Former CNN reporter recalls experiences in book

Sohn Jie-ae, former CNN correspondent for Seoul and former CEO of Arirang TV and Radio, is now the author of a new book titled “Sohn Jie-ae. CNN. Seoul.” / Courtesy of Gimmyoung PublishersBy Kim Ji-sooHow does a job that entails eating organic food in North Korea sound? Appealing? Thrilling? Hard work?For former CNN correspondent Sohn Jie-ae, it was all of the above.Sohn was able to sample organic local fare in Sinpo, South Hamgyeong Province, in 1997, while covering a consortium involving South Korea, Japan, the United States and the European Union that aimed to provide light-water nuclear reactors to North Korea in return for halt to its nuclear development program.By “organic food,” Sohn meant the flies that ended up in her mouth, attracted by the light from the camera that was set up earlier in the day in preparation for the coverage that evening, she wrote in her first book, recently published. The book, “Sohn Jie-ae. CNN. Seoul,” provides an account of her experiences covering major events on the Korean Peninsula.“Last year, I

Mar 15, 2016
Former CNN reporter recalls experiences in book

Lawyer sells alternative to US bar exam

Kim Ki-taeBy Kim Jae-wonIn the past, becoming a lawyer in the U.S. was a distant dream for ordinary Korean students and employees. Not only did it require excellent intellectual ability but adequate financial resources to attend a law school in the U.S.But, Kim Ki-tae, a lawyer in New York State, says Koreans can pass the U.S. bar exam without going to a law school there. He is advertizing that Koreans can obtain a law license in the U.S by attending his private academy in southern Seoul and following his recommendations.“The easiest way is to apply for the bar exam is to go to Palau which has a legal system similar to that of the U.S. And then take the bar exam in California, which allows those with a license to practice law in Palau to take the test,” said Kim in an interview with The Korea Times.He said anyone with a bachelor’s degree of law can apply for the bar exam in Palau, and the test is not as difficult as people think. Palau is an island country in the western Pacific Ocean that gained independence from the U.S. in 1994.“The Palau test is similar to

Mar 14, 2016
Lawyer sells alternative to US bar exam

Han Kang makes Man Booker Prize list

By Kim Ji-sooHan KangNovelist Han Kang is among the nominees for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.Han’s “The Vegetarian” is among the 13 books long-listed for the prestigious award. The 13 were chosen from 155 authors from 12 countries by a panel of five judges, ranging from novelists to journalists. Han’s “The Vegetarian” has been well received overseas, where it has become a New York Times bestseller. It is about a modern-day Korean woman, Yeong-hye, who becomes a vegetarian. The protagonist, however, deals with her family and husband who perceive the change in shock and consider it an aberration. Han’s other novel, “Human Acts,” which is about the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, was published to rave reviews in Britain this year. On April 14, a shortlist of six nominees will be announced, with the final winner chosen on May 16.Boyd Tonkin, chair of the judging panel for the annual award, said the long-list reflects not only superb writing but also the sheer diversity of today’s great fiction.

Mar 11, 2016
Han Kang makes Man Booker Prize list

'I want to help those who feel alienated'

By Lee Kyung-minSong SaraBorn and raised in Argentina after her Korean parents moved there in 1996, Song Sara, 20, came here for the first time last July, to attend university.She said she wants to become a nurse and treat not only physical injury but also inner pain, the way her mother did for her.The freshman at Ewha Womans University School of Nursing said she is excited to study nursing in her home country and follow in her mother’s footsteps.“I am truly happy that I was admitted to the school of my dreams, and I look forward to becoming the nurse that I’ve always wanted to be ― the one who takes care of her patients beyond the physical injury, just like my mother,” she said.Song, who has received an Overseas Koreans Foundation scholarship, is fluent in Korean, Spanish and Portuguese. She is also learning French and German. “I am happy that I am able to study here to benefit from advanced education and training programs for nursing than where I lived,” she said.Her mother, 49, who was a nurse here before moving to Argentina, has alway

Mar 11, 2016
'I want to help those who feel alienated'

CEOs pitch community programs

G-CEO Chairman Kim KyungBy Lee Hyo-sikThe Global Enterprise CEO Association (G-CEO) in Korea, representing the heads of global firms operating here, will implement more community service programs to fulfill the idea of “noblesse oblige,” its new chairman said Thursday.G-CEO Chairman Kim Kyung said the heads of 410 member companies will spare more time helping young jobseekers find employment, as well as assisting housewives who gave up their careers for marriage or childcare return to work.Kim was elected as G-CEO’s fourth chairman on Jan. 4, for a three-year term with the group that was founded in 2005.“Our members meet once each month and the gathering has been mostly for friendship and network building,” Kim said. “But what I would like to do is organize lectures given by professionals from different walks of life so that our members can learn something new every time we meet.”At the same time, the chairman hopes to more actively involve member CEOs in volunteer programs through which they can donate their talents.“G-CEO members can

Mar 10, 2016
CEOs pitch community programs

Courtesy call

Thailand Ambassador to Korea Sarun Charoensuwan, left, shakes hands with Korea Times President-Publisher Lee Chang-sup during hiscourtesy visit to the English newspaper’s office in Seoul, Wednesday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Mar 9, 2016

Korean chef brings taste of Spain to Seoulites

Kim Mun-jungBy Kim Hyo-jinTrue to its name, Tapas Gourmet, one of the few Spanish restaurants in Seoul, has captivated the palates of local gourmets.A restaurant with the ambiance of a traditional Korean home, in an old part of Seoul, Seochon, actually serves the most genuine taste of Spain, its guests and food critics say.“I tell people not to call me a chef,” Kim Mun-jung, the 39-year-old who runs Tapas Gourmet told The Korea Times in a recent interview. That might be funny to hear from someone who cooks at the kitchen of a top-ranked restaurant in Seoul and has published two books about cooking. She says, though, that she is merely a fan of Spanish food.Kim’s genuine fondness for the cuisine, however, doesn’t come out of thin air. She spent about 12 years in Spain, immersing herself in cooking while she was there.The first Korean to graduate from Hofmann Culinary School, she opened a one-table restaurant in Barcelona in 2007, called Casa Gourmet. The restaurant, run with a guesthouse, became famous through word of mouth while receiving accolades from guests

Mar 9, 2016
Korean chef brings taste of Spain to Seoulites

11 Asian foreign language universities form network

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) President Kim In-chul, center, poses with presidents and vice presidents of 10 other universities of foreign languages in Asia during their forum at Westin Chosun Seoul, Wednesday. They are, from left, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Vice President Toshiki Kumagai, University of Humanities in Mongolia Vice President Chuluundorj Begz, University of Languages and International Studies-Vietnam National University President Do Tuan Minh, Busan University of Foreign Studies President Chung Hae-lin, Beijing Foreign Studies University Council President Zhen Han, HUFS President Kim, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies President Hirotaka Tateishi, Daegu University of Foreign Studies President Kim Soo-il, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages President Ganisher Khudoykulovich Rakhimov, Shanghai International Studies University Vice President Li Yang and Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Vice President Cho Jang-youn. / Courtesy of HUFSBy Chung Hyun-chaeThe Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS)

Mar 9, 2016
11 Asian foreign language universities form network

WWF awards Korean office chairman, 2 board members

Kang Hee-chul Yang In-moLee Jang-mooBy Kim Bo-eunThe World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) awarded the Korea office's chairman and two board members for their contributions to the organization, Sunday. Yang In-mo, honorary consul general of Croatia to Korea; Kang Hee-chul, a partner at Yulchon and Lee Jang-moo, chairman of the board of directors at KAIST, were awarded plaques of appreciation for their role in helping get the Korean office settled, at an event held on the sidelines of a regional meeting of WWF Asia representatives.It has only been two years since the WWF Korea office opened in 2014, but it is functioning well, due to the contributions of the three awardees, WWF said."The WWF, one of the largest global environmental groups, is rational and systematic in its efforts to protect the environment," Kang said."It has been rewarding to see the development of WWF Korea and I will continue to play my role as long as circumstances allow."Yulchon has been providing the organization free legal consulting services since the office opened.

Mar 8, 2016
WWF awards Korean office chairman, 2 board members
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