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LG Uplus CEO leads corporate culture change

LG Uplus Vice Chairman and CEO Kwon Young-soo delivers a speech at the Konjiam Resort, GyeonggiProvince, in this March 3 file photo. / Korea Times fileBy Kim Yoo-chulLG Uplus Vice Chairman and CEO Kwon Young-soo and his senior executives wrapped up their “endless strategy meeting.”There were debates and heavy discussions with tempers lost, something rarely seen in the “top-down” management style in Korean firms, where consensus and face are paramount.After the meeting, the CEO said, “The meeting was nice and very constructive. Things will get better with debates and arguments. You don’t have to think that you’ve crossed a line as I am not in a position to order all things. My role is to find something new on how to make the firm better with full of energy and ideas.”The contretemps well illustrates the cultural shift under way at LG Uplus. The LG Group’s telecommunications unit is on a track to change its rigid management style under Kwon’s leadership.In the Korean telecommunication industry, LG Uplus has been the sector&rsq

May 9, 2016
LG Uplus CEO leads corporate culture change

Plaque of appreciation

Hansung University President Lee Sang-han, left, holds a plaque of appreciation together with The Korea Times Executive Editor Sah Dong-seok at a restaurant in Seoul, Monday. Sah presented the plaque to Lee to thank him for a March 10 interview with the English newspaper. Lee said Hansung University will implement a restructuring program to improve its competitiveness and provide better education. / Courtesy of Hansung University

May 9, 2016

Paying respects

Dongwha Group Chairman Seung Myung-ho, also chairman of The Korea Times and the Hankook Ilbo, pays his respects to the late Bang Woo-young, honorary chairman of the Chosun Ilbo, at a memorial altar in Severance Hospital in western Seoul, Monday. / Yonhap

May 9, 2016

LS Cable honorary chairman dies at 93

By Nam Hyun-wooThe late LS Cable & System Honorary Chairman Koo Tai-hwoiLS Cable & System Honorary Chairman Koo Tai-hwoi died of a chronic disease early Saturday morning, the cable manufacturer said. He was 93.Koo is the younger brother of late LG Group founder Koo In-hwoi and was the only survivor of six brothers of the Koo family, who founded the group.Along with two brothers, the late honorary chairman of E1 Koo Pyong-hwoi and late Yesco honorary chairman Koo Doo-hwoi, the deceased is the founder of LS Group, which was separated from LG Group in 2003.Born in Jinyang, now Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, Koo Tai-hwoi was a six-term lawmaker and served as vice parliamentary speaker in the mid-1970s. At the company, he went through senior posts in the early years of the LG Group. He had been honorary chairman of LS Cable & System since 2002.Unlike other conglomerates in Korea, the Koo family had relatively smooth succession without legal hassles. The three brothers’ will was to have management succession between cousins so that there would be no feud

May 8, 2016
LS Cable honorary chairman dies at 93

Geoje teacher helps immigrant wives

Won Soon-yeonBy Kim Bo-eunWon Soon-yeon, 63, who has lived her entire life on Geoje Island off Korea’s southern coast, has been recognized for her dedication to children for 37 years and her support for immigrant women.She was selected by the Ministry of Education as the “Teacher of May,” ahead of Teachers’ Day which falls on May 15.“I was really surprised when l was contacted and notified of the news,” she told The Korea Times. “I am from the countryside and there are so many great teachers out here.”Won has been acknowledged for her work with immigrant brides on the island, which started when she was invited to speak at a forum on policies for women.She decided she would have to hear from women on Geoje about their needs, and distributed 1,000 questionnaires of which 800 were returned.“I remember seeing uneven handwriting which appeared to be that of a young elementary school student,” Won recalled.“I was confused but later found out that it was written by a woman from the Philippines who was married to a Korean.&rdq

May 6, 2016
Geoje teacher helps immigrant wives

Ha finds response in general election

Ha Seung-soo, co-chairman of the Green PartyBy Kim Ji-soo The April 13 general election had interesting elements other than the result that produced the Minjoo Party of Korea as the dominant party while the ruling Saenuri Party lost its majority. Throughout the elections, voters noticed numerous political parties, including the Green Party Korea.  The party fielded five candidates in electoral districts and listed five proportional representation candidates. None of the five won, including Ha Seung-soo, co-chairman of the Green Party, who ran in Jongno. The result dented the party’s objective to obtain 3 percent of party-preference votes so it could produce proportional representative lawmakers. But he sees a future possibility.“We saw a positive response from the women and young voters during the campaign,” Ha said Wednesday. “And we earned 0.76 percent in party-preference votes. But in Seoul, the vote for the party recorded 1.13 percent.”He said these voters were concerned with the values of life, security and sustainability that the Green Pa

May 5, 2016
Ha finds response in general election

Ex-Incheon vice mayor named Korail chief

Hong Soon-manBy Lee Min-hyungHong Soon-man, a former vice mayor of Incheon, has been named head of the state-run Korea Railroad Corp. (Korail).Hong, 60, will start as early as next week, after President Park Geun-hye officially nominated him, according to reports, Thursday.The position has been vacant since Choi Yeon-hye resigned as Korail president to become a ruling party proportional representation candidate in the April 13 general election.The government started accepting applications for the vacancy last month and 16 people applied.Hong has had key positions in state-run organizations including the Ministry of Construction and Transportation and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. He is best known for serving as head of the Korea Railroad Research Institute.Yonhap News Agency quoted a government official as saying the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recently drew up a shortlist and recommended Hong to Cheong Wa Dae as the sole candidate.The decision is interpreted as the government’s move to halt growing criticism over “parachute appo

May 5, 2016
Ex-Incheon vice mayor named Korail chief

Joint research agreement

Sungshin Women’s University President Shim Hwa-jin, left, poses with Carlos Ramos, vice president of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto in Portugal, after signing a joint research agreement, at her university’s campus in northeastern Seoul, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Sungshin Women’s University

May 4, 2016

Singer Hyun Sook donates 13th bath car to Cheongsong county

Singer Hyun Sook, third from left, poses with a bath van she donated to Cheongsong County in North Gyeongsang Province, along with county officials Tuesday. / YonhapBy Kim Ji-sooShe always has the word “filial” singer before her name, Hyun Sook. Not surprising as she donated her 13th bath motor vehicle to Cheongsong County in North Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday, ahead of Korea’s Parents’ Day that falls on May 8.The mobile bath van, that enables the elderly to bathe, costs about 42 million won. The county, which has a population of about 22,000, has only two such vans while 30 percent of its population are 65 years and older.“With this vehicle, we can provide baths to about four elderly residents a day,” said Shin Yong-beum, an official at the county.The Korean folk pop singer has been donating a van every year for the past 12 years. She said that personally she wants to donate one every season; spring, summer, fall and winter, rather than just one a year. She started out in 2004 by donating the first bath van in her hometown of Gimje, North J

May 4, 2016
Singer Hyun Sook donates 13th bath car to Cheongsong county

Lee Kwang-soo's emoticons debut on We Chat

By Kim Ji-sooLee Kwang-soo of the popular entertainment program “Running Man” will interact with Chinese fans using emoticons on We Chat, Yonhap reports Tuesday. Lee is often referred to as “Prince of Asia,” because of his popularity on the entertainment program in which he appears with other top hallyu stars such as his friend the actor Song Joong-ki. Insiders speculate that Lee is paid hundreds of millions of won for his appearances at special events.Lee’s talent agency King Kong Entertainment said that one set of emoticons expresses the entertainer’s various smiles. Another set comprises 24 different styles and expressions.Lee is the first Korean entertainer to have his emoticons produced in China. We Chat, run by the Chinese Internet company Tencent, has about 650 million users.The 31-year-old is currently starring in the Friday/Saturday drama “Dear My Friends,” written by star writer No Hee-gyeong on the cable channel tvN. In addition, he appears in KBS’s web drama titled “The Sound of the Heart.”

May 3, 2016
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