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Saenuri's young blood seeking upset in April election

Lee Jun-seokBy Kang Seung-wooLee Jun-seok, a 30-year-old political rookie of the ruling Saenuri Party, will face off with political bigwig Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo in his Seoul district during the April 13 general election.The Harvard graduate launched his bid to participate in the ruling Saenuri Party’s internal race to become its candidate for the Nowon C district in Seoul, where he will vie with Rep. Ahn, a presidential hopeful, should he survive the primary election.Lee burst onto the political scene in late 2011 after Park, then a presidential candidate, scouted him as the head of her subcommittee for online communications. At that time, Lee was running an Internet-based education firm.Lee was known to have initially turned down the offer to join the council of the Grand National Party, the predecessor of the Saenuri Party, but accepted after Park called him in person.After the general and presidential elections in 2012, Lee mostly stayed away from politics, aside from TV appearances as a political commentator, but speculation was rife that he would run in this year’s elec

Jan 27, 2016

Italian TV personality promotes Korean culture

Alberto MondiBy Kim Jae-heunAlberto Mondi, a popular Italian TV personality in Korea, never planned to become a celebrity when he first arrived in Korea eight years ago.Mondi is a person full of curiosity who likes to put himself in new environments. Growing up in a small town in Italy, his desire to learn about Asia took him to China after graduating from university, but would soon bring him to Korea where his participation in the talk-variety TV show “Non-Summit” turned him into a local celebrity.“When I left Italy for China, then Korea, I wanted to learn something new. I wanted to learn something that I can’t learn by myself,” said Mondi during an interview with The Korea Times, Thursday. “For example, culture is something that people need to teach me.”Back in Italy, he majored in Chinese language and culture before spending one year studying in China.“But I enjoyed traveling and discovering new things, and I came to Korea,” added Mondi.The Italian first planned to stay here for a year, but his plan changed when he met Prof. Ko

Jan 26, 2016
Italian TV personality promotes Korean culture

NMC chief thanks veterans of Jutlandia

Ahn Myoung-ock, left, head of the National Medical Center, poses with Ma Young-sam, Korea’s ambassador to Denmark, at the Korean Embassy in Denmark. Behind them is seen Jutlandia Hall within the embassy which commemorates the service of a Danish medical ship during the Korean War. / Courtesy of National Medical CenterBy Yoon Ja-young Ahn Myoung-ock, chief of the National Medical Center, paid a special trip to Denmark to meet veterans of the MS Jutlandia, a Danish medical ship which was deployed to save lives during the Korean War (1950-53).After the outbreak of war, the Danish government decided to help by deploying a medical ship to support Korea ― its only contribution, but one that made a huge difference. It borrowed a private ship and outfitted it into a medical ship with four operating rooms and 365 beds.Jutlandia left for Busan from Copenhagen in January 1951, with a crew of 187 as well as 91 doctors and nurses. It treated around 5,000 soldiers and more than 6,000 civilians including war orphans during its three-year tour of duty around Korea.Ahn

Jan 25, 2016
NMC chief thanks veterans of Jutlandia

미국 '푸드트럭' 대부 한국계 로이 최의 '패스트푸드 혁명'

Roy Choi / Screen capture from Facebook미국 '푸드트럭'의 대부로 불리는 한국계 셰프 로이 최(46)가 빈곤층 이웃에게 건강한 패스트푸드를 제공하는 뜻깊은 사업에 나섰다.    일간지 로스앤젤레스 타임스는 23일(현지시간) 로스앤젤레스 남부 와츠 지역에 '로콜'(Locol)이라는 신개념 패스트푸드 가게를 연 로이 최의 이야기를 소개했다.    서울 태생으로 1972년 도미한 로이 최는 2008년 말 로스앤젤레스 지역에서 '고기 트럭'을 끌고 다니며 김치와 불고기에 멕시코 음식 타코를 접목한 '한국식 타코'를 선보여 일약 스타덤에 올랐다. 흑인 밀집 거주 지역인 와츠에서는 지난 1965년 큰 폭동이 일어나 34명이 숨지고 1천 명이 넘게 다쳤다. 별반 나아지지 않은 열악한 환경 탓에 이 지역은 신선한 음식을 사기 어렵거나 터무니없는 비싼 돈을 주고 사야 하는 '식품 사막'(food desert)으로 불린다.    이런 곳에 로이 최는 샌프란시스코에서 유명 레스토랑 '코이'를 운영하는 대니얼 패터슨과 의기투합해 '로콜'을 세웠다.    '로콜'은 '미쳤다'는 뜻의 스페인어 로코(loco)와 영어 단어 '지역'(local)을 합친 말이다.    로이 최는 2013년 덴마크 코펜하겐에서 열린 매드(MAD) 총회에서 충분히 대접받지 못하는 로스앤젤레스 빈곤층의 사례를 슬라이드로 보여주며 배고픔과 시민의 책임이라는 주제로 열띤 강의를 펼쳤다.    음식이라는 덴마크 어에서 따온 MAD는 일상에서 더 나은 음식의 조리와 제공을 위해 설립된 비영리 단체로 적지 않은 요리사들이 이 총회에 참석한다.    상대적으로 풍요롭지 못한 저소득층도 건강하고 맛있는 음식을 먹을 수 있도록 앞장서자는 로이 최의 연설에 감명을 받은 패터슨이 힘을 보태면서 둘은 2014년 MAD 총회 때 '로콜'의 출범을 알렸다.    크라우드펀딩으로 모은 12만 8천달러(약 1억 5천347만 원)를 종자돈 삼아 1년 반의 준비 끝에

Jan 24, 2016
미국 '푸드트럭' 대부 한국계 로이 최의 '패스트푸드 혁명'

KATUSA award goes to CBS chief

Han Yong-gil, second from right, CEO of the Christian Broadcasting System (CBS), poses with KATUSA Veterans Association Chairman Kim Jong-wook, left, Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux, right, the commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Merritt after receiving the Staff Sgt. Kim Sang-won Distinguished Former KATUSA Award at Yongsang Garrison in Seoul, Thursday. / Courtesy of KVABy Kang Seung-woo Han Yong-gil, CEO of the Christian Broadcasting System (CBS), has received an award commemorating KATUSA veterans for their contribution to the ROK-U.S. alliance.The KATUSA Veterans Association (KVA), chaired by Kim Jong-wook, held a New Year’s reception at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, including the awards ceremony.Ranking U.S. and Korean service personnel, including Lt. Gen. Bernard Champoux, the commander of the Eighth U.S. Army (EUSA), attended.The Staff Sgt. Kim Sang-won Distinguished Former KATUSA Award, established last year, is presented annually to a KATUSA veteran who has distinguished himself in his career and for his contribution to Korean society

Jan 22, 2016
KATUSA award goes to CBS chief

Mechanical engineer fixes graphene production flaws

Kim Taek-soo, mechanicalengineering professor at KAISTBy Yoon Sung-wonKorean mechanical engineering expert Kim Taek-soo and his research team have developed a technology that can fix flaws in graphene production, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Thursday.The KAIST professor said the new technology is expected to facilitate the use of graphene, which is considered a next-generation nanomaterial. Graphene is expected to revolutionize a wide variety of products, from flexible displays and batteries to wearable devices and even condoms.“Our research has led to the development of original technology that can easily fix the flaws of graphene to improve its electrical and mechanical attributes,” Kim said. “The technology is expected to contribute to the practical use of graphene.”Kim majored in mechanical engineering at Yonsei University and acquired master’s and doctoral degrees in the same subject at Stanford University in 2006 and 2010, respectively. After completing the postdoctoral research fellow course at Stanford, he

Jan 21, 2016
Mechanical engineer fixes graphene production flaws

Austrian nuns to be recommended for Nobel Peace Prize

Sisters Marianne Stoeger, back row right, and Margareta Pissar, back row left, pose with co-workers treating leprosy patients on Soroko Island off the southern Korean coast in this picture taken in 1970 at the Sorokdo National Hospital. / Courtesy of Goheung County OfficeBy Kang Seung-woo A local county office will recommend two Austrian nuns for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their devotion to treating leprosy patients for over 40 years on a remote island off the southern Korean coast.According to the Goheung County on Wednesday, South Jeolla Province, it plans to recommend Sisters Marianne Stoeger and Margareta Pissar for the prestigious prize, among others, in its program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Sorokdo National Hospital that falls on May 17. Sorok is an island located about 1 kilometer off the mainland.Stoeger and Pissar came to Korea in their late 20s, in 1959 and 1962 respectively, to work as nurses at the state-run leprosy hospital established in 1916 and treat patients suffering from the disease.  Since then, they’ve committe

Jan 20, 2016
Austrian nuns to be recommended for Nobel Peace Prize

Director brings poet's life to big screen

Actor Kang Ha-neul, left, director Lee Joon-ik, center, and actor Park Jung-min stand together during a press conference announcing the completion of the upcoming biographical film “DONGJU: The Portrait of a Poet” at a theater in Dongdaemun, Seoul, Monday. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulLee Joon-ik, director of the hit movie “King and the Clown,” will bring the life of the renowned patriotic poet Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945) to the big screen.At a press conference announcing the completion of “DONGJU: The Portrait of a Poet” on Monday, Lee said that the initial question that arose when deciding to make a biographical film of Yun was “why there has been no film or drama about the life of such a hugely popular poet so far.”“Everyone knows him, but we haven’t had any chance to meet him in a film or drama. That was the beginning of this film,” Lee said at a theater in Dongdaemun, Seoul.Born and raised in northern Manchuria, Yun has been highly recognized in Korea for his politically-resistant poems while the country was under J

Jan 19, 2016
Director brings poet's life to big screen
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