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Diplomatic golfing

Honorary consuls and ambassadors to Korea pose for a photo during a golf event at the Lakeside Country Club in Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Twenty three honorary consuls and diplomats participated in the annual golf outing organized by the Corps of Honorary Consuls in Korea headed by Yu Seung-pil, fifth from right in the middle row, honorary consul of Haiti to Korea. To his right is Auditor Yang In-mo, honorary consul of Croatia. / Courtesy of the Corps of Honorary Consuls in Korea

May 12, 2016

Diplomat Lee Si-hyung to head KF

Lee Si-hyungBy Kim Ji-soo Lee Si-hyung, 59, international relations ambassador for Gyeonggi Province, will head the Korea Foundation (KF).Lee will serve the affiliate organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a term of three years. He succeeds Yu Hyun-seok.A graduate of Seoul National University’s diplomatic studies major, Lee passed the foreign service exam in 1980. He has served in numerous posts, including Korean ambassador to OECD from 2013 to 2015. 

May 12, 2016
Diplomat Lee Si-hyung to head KF

SNU Prof. Hyeon is first Korean to win IUVSTA prize

Hyeon Taeg-hwan, SNU professorBy Kim Yoo-chulThe International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) selected Hyeon Taeg-hwan as the winner of this year’s Prize for Technology.Hyeon, a professor at Seoul National University and head of the school’s Nanoparticle Research Center, is the first Korean to win the prize. The IUVSTA, an international federation of 33 national vacuum science organizations, has held the International Vacuum Congress (IVC) every three years since its inception in 1958. It has been giving out the IUVSTA Prize for Technology and Prize for Science to outstanding scientists and engineers in the fields of vacuum science and technology since its 14th congress.Hyeon was selected as the recipient in recognition of his innovative and exceptional research in the areas of the fundamental mechanisms of nanocrystal formation, uniform-sized nanoparticle manufacturing and nanoparticle design for medical applications, the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) said in a statement, Thursday.“His winning reaffirms that Professor Hyeon is a g

May 12, 2016
SNU Prof. Hyeon is first Korean to win IUVSTA prize

Meeting with Kuwaiti education minister

Kookmin University President Yu Ji-soo, right, shakes hands with Bader Hamad Al-Essa, minister of education and higher education of Kuwait, after discussing ways to attract more Kuwaiti students to Kookmin’s specialized programs inbusiness administration, engineering and the natural sciences, on the university’s campus in Seoul, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Kookmin University

May 11, 2016

Nun helps adoptees find roots

Kim Kil-jaBy Kim Hyo-jinKim Kil-ja, a nun who belongs to the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, has been a bridge between Korean adoptees and their motherland over the past two decades.Every year since 1995, the 63-year-old nun has provided consultation for around 100 overseas adoptees with hopes of finding their roots. She has involved herself in helping them search for their biological parents and has successfully arranged 12 reunions between adoptees and their birth families so far.“They’ve got nobody here. Our support in helping them search for their birth parents is as important as the reunions themselves,” Kim said in an interview with The Korea Times. “I want them to feel welcome and see that their motherland is on their side.”The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in the diocese of Daegu ran an orphanage called White Lily Orphanage from 1915 to 1994. Most of the children who went there were sent to overseas countries as adoptees. Many came back to visit the place after growing up, feeling a sense of connection to their home land. As their numbers grew

May 11, 2016
Nun helps adoptees find roots

Anthropology professor named APCEIU board chairperson

Prof. Bae Ki-dongBy Chung Hyun-chaeBae Ki-dong, an anthropology professor at Hanyang University, was named chairperson of the governing board of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), Saturday. His term started on May 7 and continues until May 6, 2019. “I will actively push forward the initiation of global citizenship education programs in domestic and overseas universities as well as global networks in order for APCEIU to become an international organization specializing in global citizenship education,” Bae told The Korea Times. Along with Bae’s appointment, the Ministry of Education also named 10 members of the APCEIU governing board.The board consists of education experts, representatives of the Korean government, UNESCO and its member states. Bae graduated from Seoul National University (SNU) in 1975 after studying archaeology and anthropology. He then received his master’s degree in archaeology from SNU, and was awarded a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988. He has bee

May 11, 2016
Anthropology professor named APCEIU board chairperson

Kang Young-hoon, ex-PM dies at 94

Former Prime Minister Kang Young-hoonBy Kim Ji-sooFormer Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon, who served as the nation’s prime minister under President Roh Tae-woo, passed away Tuesday. He was 94.Korean Red Cross officials said that Kang passed away at Seoul National University Hospital.Born in Changseong County, North Pyeongan Province in present-day North Korea, Kang served as the head of the Korean Red Cross, lawmaker and militaryman throughout his life. He also served as a diplomat, as Korea’s ambassador to Britain and the Vatican.He fought in the 1950-1953 Korean War as a deputy corps commander in the Korean Army. He was imprisoned for rejecting the May 16 military coup by Park Chung-hee.After his discharge in 1961, he served as a diplomat. In 1988, he entered the National Assembly as a Democratic Justice Party lawmaker. He was appointed prime minister by President Roh Tae-woo in 1988 and served until 1990. In September 1990, he engaged in the first inter-Korean prime ministerial talks held in Seoul. In October that year, he visited Pyongyang, North Korea, along with then

May 10, 2016
Kang Young-hoon, ex-PM dies at 94

Former PM Kang Young-hoon dies at age 94

Former Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon/YonhapFormer Prime Minister Kang Young-hoon, who met with his North Korean counterpart in 1990 in the first talks between the prime ministers of the two Koreas in nearly a half century, died Tuesday. He was 94.Kim, who had been hospitalized at Seoul National University Hospital, died at around 3:07 p.m., Red Cross officials said.Kang served as South Korea’s No. 2 official from 1988 to 1990 for then President Roh Tae-woo.Kang met with his North Korean counterpart in September in 1990, the first such meeting following the division of the Korean Peninsula. Kang also traveled to Pyongyang a month later and met with North Korea’s founder Kim Il-sung, the late grandfather of the current leader Kim Jong-un.Kang later headed South Korea’s Red Cross, which provided humanitarian aid to North Korea, from 1991 to 1997.Kang is survived by his wife, son and two daughters. (Yonhap)

May 10, 2016
Former PM Kang Young-hoon dies at age 94

Making Ultra Korea into exciting EDM fest

Richard JungBy  Park Jin-haiRichard Jung said when he first witnessed an electronic dance music (EDM) festival, he experienced culture shock.“When I first saw the edited video clip of Tiesto and Diplo performing the same song C’Mon in day time and night during the 2010 Ultras Music Festival (UMF), my adrenaline pumped wildly,” said Jung, who is now CEO of UC Korea which organizes the Ultra Korea festival in Seoul.Started in 1999, the UMF brings the greatest EDM artists to the city of Miami, Florida, every March. Armed with cutting-edge productions and the hottest EDM lineups, it is currently held in 19 cities, including Ibiza, Spain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina.“The DJ was at the center of a spectacular stage, lighting and excited crowds of people. It came as a fresh culture shock to me,” he said. “I made up my mind to bring the world’s largest EDM festival to Korea.”His wish came to fruition in 2012, when his company brought the UMF to Korea, its first Asian destination.But the process was not easy at all, h

May 10, 2016
Making Ultra Korea into exciting EDM fest

Crush's new mini-album 'Interlude' gains favorable response

CrushAn album by singer Crush called “Interlude” is winning recognition from colleagues.Fellow hip-hop musician Jay Park commented “Yes…This is It” on social media regarding the 24-year-old’s mini-album. Rapper Gaeko of Dynamic Duo who features on the songs “9 to 5” rallied for the singer by posting a dragon emoticon identified with Crush.The album contains five songs ― “Woo Ah,” “Castaway,” “In the Air,” 9 to 5” and “Dust.” It was digitally released on Friday while the physical album hit the shelves Monday. “Woo Ah” had as of 3 p.m. Friday topped four music charts including Mnet.com, Olleh Music, Genie Music and Bugs.  The song remained within the top 5 on these sites over the weekend to Monday.Crush, whose real name is Shin Hyo-sub, was a well-known underground musician before he released his well-received first full-length album “Crush On Me” in June 2014.

May 9, 2016
Crush's new mini-album 'Interlude' gains favorable response
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