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Lee Jae-rok's books featured at Int'l Christian Show

Noh Kyung-tae, left, CEO of Urim Books USA and Urim Books (Korea), talks with Curtis Riskey, president and CEO of the Christian Booksellers Association, at the Urim Books USA booth during the International Christian Retail Show at Cincinnati, Ohio. / Courtesy of Urim Books The International Christian Retail Show 2016, organized by Christian Booksellers Association (CBA), was held from June 26 to 29 at Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.New York-based Urim Books USA, an affiliated publisher with Seoul-based Urim Books, participated in the show and exhibited the books of bestselling Christian author Dr. Jaerock Lee. Lee is one of the most famous pastors according to ranker.com, and the senior pastor of 120,000 at Manmin Central Church, Seoul, South Korea.Some of the books that were showcased at the company booth include “The Message of the Cross,” which has been translated into 60 languages and “Heaven,” which has been translated into 26 languages.The company also displayed bestselling books from Kyobo Book Center, including “Professions,” &ld

Jul 8, 2016
Lee Jae-rok's books featured at Int'l Christian Show

Jang helps office workers explore career paths

Jang Soo-han helps office workers wishing to quit their jobs explore career paths by linking them withthose who did this earlier. / Courtesy of Jang Soo-hanBy Kim Bo-eun Jang Soo-han, 31, worked for Samsung Electronics for over four years, but realized that he didn’t wish to spend the rest of his life there.He quit and spent some time thinking and writing about the company, its organizational culture as well as the structure of Korean society where the ideal career path for the majority of young people is limited to either being an employee of a conglomerate or becoming a civil servant.“Based on the response I got from readers, I was able to confirm that I wasn’t the only one thinking this way,” Jang said.“Office workers in Korea feel stifled and have a hard time working, and as one who made the decision to quit in search of a better life, it occurred to me that education and knowhow would be crucial for others in similar situations,” he said.This is how Jang started with what he calls his “How-to-quit-the-company school.”The &ldqu

Jul 8, 2016
Jang helps office workers explore career paths

Joint drug distribution

Green Cross President Huh Eun-chul, left, poses with Isu Abxis CEO Kim Dae-sung, after signing a business alliance agreement to jointly market medicines for rare diseases at the Green Cross headquarters in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Under the accord, Green Cross will distribute Abcertin, Isu Abxis’s drug for Gaucher’s disease. The firm has distributed Fabagal, Isu Abxis’s medicine for Fabry disease, since 2014. / Courtesy of Green Cross

Jul 7, 2016

Korean chipmakers face Chinese threat

SK hynix CEO Park Sung-wookBy Kim Yoo-chulThe “New Memory Paradigm” is now dead, ushering in a new leg of the “Old Memory Paradigm.” Although the global memory chip industry has fundamentally changed after significant consolidation and a slowing retraction, there are several recent developments that are conspiring to reduce profitability and significantly cut investor confidence in within the year.Amid the new market order, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the world’s two biggest memory chip producers, had expected to win more benefits than their rivals.But growing appetites by Chinese companies for entry into the memory chip market on the back of huge subsidy programs by the Chinese government are posing a “real threat” to the leading Korean chip fabricators.Beijing, which has established a national fund to support the semiconductor sector, has also pushed technological self-sufficiency following Edward Snowden’s revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency went through the backdoor in making some U.S. technology products to spy

Jul 7, 2016
Korean chipmakers face Chinese threat

Ji Sung with Ryu Hyun-jin

Korean actor Ji Sung, right, walks off the field with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin after throwing the ceremonial opening pitch before a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles at Dodgers Stadium, Tuesday (local time.) / Yonhap

Jul 6, 2016

NGO leader to expand NK aid projects

Yi Il-ha, chairman of the board of aid group Good Neighbors, meets a student in April at a Malawi school during his visit to the African country. / Courtesy of Good NeighborsBy Kim Hyo-jinYi Il-ha, chairman of the board at the international relief and development organization Good Neighbors, plans to expand aid projects for North Korea. He believes potential projects should be devised in ways that will strengthen economic cooperation between the two Koreas and can pave the way for unification.“We should prepare for the moment,” Yi told The Korea Times, Tuesday. “For that purpose, the key is not simple humanitarian aid, but projects that can lead to inter-Korean economic cooperation.”Yi, 69, had been at the forefront of international aid for over two decades. But the relief group founder recently handed its presidential post over to another activist, becoming chairman of the board. Yi said he now plans to focus more on projects for North Korea while involving the organization in the work of its U.S. corporate body. Noting that the non-governmental organiza

Jul 6, 2016
NGO leader to expand NK aid projects

Cosmetics CEO started small, but dreams big with collagen

Beautee Collagen’s CEO Lee Kyoung-sookBy Kim Ji-sooCHEONGJU, North Chungcheong Province — Lee Kyoung-sook, 52, didn’t envision herself running a “K-beauty” or Korean cosmetics company.A Korean literature major at Chungbuk National University, Lee worked as a journalist for nearly a decade with a local newspaper. But the world of business piqued her interest in 1999, after she married a researcher and entrepreneur who had started a business that processed pig oil and later made a foray into processing collagen, mostly marine collagen used for the products of Beautee Collagen.Today, people are more or less familiar with the word collagen, which is in fact a major structural protein that strengthens and supports body tissues. After 25, the body stops producing collagen, which is important for maintaining supple skin. Therefore, collagen is also a preferred ingredient in skin products.“Collagen, as you know, is a leader in revitalizing cells. Our products are known for their effects on restoring cells and treating wrinkles. Our best-sellers are the Cel

Jul 6, 2016
Cosmetics CEO started small, but dreams big with collagen

MC Ding Dong, biggest star hosting live shows

MC Ding Dong / Courtesy of Happy ComFunnyBy Kim Jae-heunThere is always a hidden hero behind every show.  MC Ding Dong is everywhere, from TV shows to K-pop showcase events, either as a warm-up act or host.MC Ding Dong, 38, currently hosts most K-pop idol press meetings and appears on three TV shows.Although he is not well-known by his name yet, people who have been in studio audiences for “Saturday Night Live Korea” (SNL Korea) or “You Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook” can easily recognize his face. The emcee has been appearing in scenes for over four years to entertain audiences and give studio audiences instructions before the TV show shooting begins.“I can be a TV show host or I can be an emcee on stage,” said MC Ding Dong during an interview with The Korea Times on June 20 in a cafe near Hongik University, western Seoul. “I do serve as warm-up comedian for shows, but it doesn’t mean that I am no longer a host when the shooting begins. I do more talking than the actual show hosts like Shin Dong-yup or You Hee-yeol.”It seemed l

Jul 5, 2016
MC Ding Dong, biggest star hosting live shows

Game publicist awarded for cultural heritage protection

Karen Koo, senior public relations manager at Riot Games, receives a citation by the Cultural HeritageAdministration (CHA) at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Saturday,for her contributions to the protection of cultural assets. / Courtesy of Riot GamesBy Yoon Sung-wonKaren Koo, senior public relations manager at Riot Games, has received a citation from the nation’s Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) for protecting cultural assets, the gaming company said Monday.Koo has taken a leading role in planning and implementing the company’s social responsibility activities protecting Korea’s cultural heritage assets and her personal contribution has been recognized by the CHA.She pledged to continue her efforts to promote cultural heritage preservation not only in her work but also personally.“It is a great honor to receive the citation after working for years to protect Korea’s cultural heritage assets, which has also been very meaningful personally,” Koo said in a telephone interview, Monday.Koo, who had previo

Jul 4, 2016
Game publicist awarded for cultural heritage protection

Celebrating Independence Day in Seoul

Defense Minister Han Min-koo, right, makes a toast with U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert, center, and U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks during a ceremony for the early celebration of the 240th anniversary of the Independence Day for the United States at Some Sevit on Banpo Hangang Park in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, Friday. / Yonhap 

Jul 1, 2016
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