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Actress Lee Young-ae donates $50,000 for Ecuador earthquake relief

Lee Young-ae By Kim Ji-sooTop Korean actress Lee Young-ae has donated $50,000 to a Korean international aid agency to be used for relief work for victims of the recent earthquake in Ecuador, reports said.Lee donated the cash to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to help victims stricken by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 16 that has left more than hundreds dead.Lee, 45, a top star and mother of a twin is well-known for the phenomenally popular Korean drama “Jewel in the Palace” (2003). But she has recently been active in charity works as well. Last year, Lee donated 50 million won to support the two Korean soldiers injured in the Aug. 4 blast in the Demilitarized Zone. In 2014, she funded treatment of a premature Taiwanese baby, donated to schools in Harbin, China in 2007 and also to a school in Zeijiang Province, China in 2006.  She is currently filming for an upcoming Korean drama “Saimdang, Herstory,” starring opposite top Korean actor Song Seung-heon. The drama will air in the second half of the year.

Apr 26, 2016
Actress Lee Young-ae donates $50,000 for Ecuador earthquake relief

Courtesy call

French Ambassador to Korea Fabien Penone, left, shakes hands with Korea Times President-Publisher Lee Chang-sup during his courtesyvisit to the English newspaper’s office in Seoul, Monday. / Korea Times

Apr 25, 2016

Pastor helps adoptees find biological parents through DNA testing

Pastor Kim Do-hyunBy Kim Jae-wonPastor Kim Do-hyun is helping adoptees find their biological parents through DNA testing. He said that the tests will change the way adoptees search for their origins, which has so far relied on poorly kept documents from adoption agencies.“We call the DNA test the game changer because we expect this to make a difference in adoptees looking for their biological parents,” said Kim who leads KoRoot, an organization offering shelter for overseas adoptees visiting Korea, in his office in Seoul last week.Kim said that adoptees have had difficulties uncovering their roots because adoption agencies have neglected their bookkeeping duties, losing track of birth certificates of adoptees and identification of their biological parents. Many of them have been discarded, burned and even fabricated, hindering adoptees from finding their biological families, he said.“But, with DNA testing, we have a new method which can identify adoptees’ family members without such documents.”  Kim said that 325KAMRA, an association of adoptees in

Apr 25, 2016
Pastor helps adoptees find biological parents through DNA testing

'I am grateful that I can restart working'

Kim Jung-miBy Lee Kyung-minBarista Kim Jung-mi, Starbucks Coffee’s Gimpo branch assistant manager, greatly appreciates the chance to rejoin the workforce after returning to the job she loves after six years.She began working for the coffee chain in November 2000 and left in October 2007 after getting married.She was rehired under the “returning-mom” program, which is part of a joint effort by Starbucks Coffee and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to boost female workforce participation amid the country’s quickly aging population.Under the program, female employees work between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., with a paid 30-minute break.They are regular workers who receive full company benefits, including incentives and bonuses, and the company helps them pay their children’s tuition. Those who wish to increase their hours can work a maximum of eight a day.Alongside Kim, 71 moms who quit work after marriage and childbirth have returned, Starbucks said. The company received a presidential commendation in recognition of its efforts last month.Had it not been f

Apr 22, 2016
'I am grateful that I can restart working'

Members of Monetary Policy Board bid farewell

Four of the Monetary Policy Board members, who left as their terms expire, gather with other board members and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol, center, after a farewell ceremony held at the central bank headquarters in downtown Seoul, Wednesday. The four members retiring are Chung Hae-bang, secondfrom left, Ha Sung-keun, third from left, Chung Soon-won, fifth from left, and Moon Woo-sik, sixth from left. / Courtesy of Bank of KoreaBy Yoon Ja-young Four of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Board members left the central bank, Wednesday, with the expiration of their four-year terms. The country’s key rate was cut to 1.5 percent from 3.25 percent since their inauguration in April 2012. They slashed the key rate seven times to boost the economy."At the inauguration four years ago, I said that I had a big responsibility on my shoulders. It turned out that the responsibility was heavier than I'd expected," said Ha Sung-keun, professor emeritus of Yonsei University who was among the four. The board is chaired by the Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol and is comprised of

Apr 21, 2016
Members of Monetary Policy Board bid farewell

Ex-lawmaker at forefront of fighting poverty

Kang Myung-soon, a politician-turned-civic activist, builds handcraft with a child at a youth camp held in Seoul in this July 31, 2015, file photo. / Courtesy of Kang Myung-soonBy Kim Hyo-jinFighting poverty is a lifetime mission for Kang Myung-soon. She has done everything she can to help the poor, starting off as a social worker, then as a lawmaker and now as a civic activist.Kang, 65, embarked on the ambitious goal of reducing poverty across the country when she was a member of the 18th National Assembly and took the initiative in helping enact the anti-poverty law.After her four-year term, Kang went to the front lines in her efforts to fight poverty. She is now leading the grand campaign to end poverty by 2020 as head of the non-governmental organization World Community for Ending Poverty (WCEP).“Some view it as an unrealistic, lofty goal but it’s a mandatory mission to ease related social issues such as suicide or child murder,” Kang said during an interview Tuesday. When the recent child abuse cases went viral, she tried to shed light on the causes, many

Apr 20, 2016
Ex-lawmaker at forefront of fighting poverty

Lee So-yeon speaks out for NK female defectors

Lee So-yeon, head of the New Korea Women’s Union, talks about the work of the union that publicizes the plight of North Korean female defectors, at her office in Dangsan-dong, western Seoul. / Korea Times photos by Kim Ji-sooBy Kim Ji-sooLee So-yeon, 40, remembers her hometown of Hoeryeong, North Hamgyeong Province, North Korea, as a town of white apricots.“White apricots, not the usual orange ones, which people used to say would make you a beauty,” she said, smiling faintly.It is a place she will not be able to visit unless the two Koreas are united. Until that time, Lee, as head of the New Korea Women’s Union, aims to speak about human rights violations, particularly of women in North Korea, and hopes that people will listen and act. Founded in 2011, the group hosts talks at schools and other groups, and provides job training and psychological counseling to defectors as well. What makes Lee, a defector, stand out is that she comes forth to speak about the ordeals of women defectors from North Korea.“Whether it’s in the restaurant business, i

Apr 20, 2016
Lee So-yeon speaks out for NK female defectors

Sumi Jo wins for 'Simple Song #3' at Donatello Film Festival

Korean soprano Sumi Jo won an award for the song “Simple Song #3,” the theme from Paolo Sorrentino’s film “Youth” at an Italian film festival, Yonhap reported Tuesday.The movie was nominated in 14 categories including best film, best director and best original song at the David di Donatello Awards. The film festival, which began in 1955, is an authoritative award ceremony in Italy often dubbed the “Italian Oscars.”At the awards ceremony at Rome’s Tiburtina Studios, Jo performed “Nella Fantasia” to commemorate Italian composer Ennio Morricone.The song was also nominated at the 88th Academy Award for Best Original Song, the 73rd Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 21st Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Song. 

Apr 19, 2016

Research on Zika virus

Green Cross Holdings President Rhee Byung-geon, right, shakes hands with Jerome Kim, director generalof the International Vaccine Institute, at the company’s R&D center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday, after signing a memorandum of understanding for cooperation on Zika virus research. Green Cross agreed to share its technology with the institute for joint research on the Zika virus which may lead to the development of a vaccine. / Courtesy of Green Cross

Apr 19, 2016

UAE doctor visits Korea for training

Nourah Rashid Al ShamsiBy Kwon Mee-yooNourah Rashid Al Shamsi, 27, is a third-year resident in Ambulatory Health Services at the Seha Emirates Hospital in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Currently she is in Korea with her family to take part in an exchange program at the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) Health Promotion Center.Shamsi said Korea is popular in the UAE for tourism, medical treatment and work experience. Combining her career and her interest in Korea, Shamsi decided to visit not to travel, but to learn her way around the Korean medical industry."My family have been very supportive for me to come for this training program and that is why my mother, sister and brother have joined me for the whole period of a month to stay in Seoul, also to enjoy the great weather and the cherry blossom season," Shamsi said in an interview with The Korea Times.Shamsi is from Sharjah, the UAE’s third-largest emirate, and studied medicine in Abu Dhabi. At first, Shamsi's love for Korea began with watching Korean dramas and listening to K-pop, but soon her interest sh

Apr 19, 2016
UAE doctor visits Korea for training
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