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Reading poem for peace

Korean poet Ko Un reads his poem on global peace at the headquarters of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, Sunday. / Yonhap

Nov 2, 2015

Former IT minister appointed as cable TV agency chief

Kim Dong-sooBy Yoon Sung-wonFormer vice minister of information and communication Kim Dong-soo has been inaugurated as head of Korea Digital Cable Laboratories (KLabs).Starting from Monday, Kim will head the research and development agency for two years, replacing Kim Chang-gon, who also was a former vice minister of the same ministry.“The cable industry expects that Kim, who has played a key role in establishing plans to foster the nation’s IT industry, will lead KLabs as the headquarters of cable services research and development here,” said a representative of the organization.Kim, 59, was born in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, and passed the Highest Civil Service and Public Administration Examination in 1979. Before joining the Ministry of Information and Communication, now the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, he headed the Chungju Post Office in 1990.In 2006, he acquired a doctoral degree in science of public administration at the graduate school of Hanyang University.Kim also worked as an IT sector adviser at law firm Lee & Ko and was a

Nov 2, 2015
Former IT minister appointed as cable TV agency chief

commendation award 3

Author Kim SoomKim Soom’s “Left-handed Woman” translated by Christine Kwon and Park Chul-hwanPark Chul-hwan, right,  is an in-house translator and Christine Kwon is a freelance translator. Former co-workers, the two decided to try translating as a team because of their shared interest in literature. "While somewhat nervous about the critical feedback we will be given, we are truly grateful for the opportunity to receive the judges' earnest and knowledgeable assessment, and we hope to be able to continue translating literary works."Left-handed Woman When my wife first began insisting her left hand had disappeared, I didn’t think much of it. It was an uneventful Sunday night, and a dull lethargy had settled over me. And far from being gone, her left hand, like its twin, was very much attached to her body.“Where is it…?”I heard her murmuring from the kitchen where she was preparing dinner. I assumed she was looking for her phone. She looked in the refrigerator and around the dining table before busily scouring the rest of the apartmen

Nov 1, 2015
commendation award 3
  • Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards
  • Commendation award 1

Commendation award 2

Author Lee Seung-uLee Seung-u’s “The Old Diary” translated by Helen ChoHelen Cho received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from University College London, the United Kingdom. She currently works as a freelance translator and broadcaster based in Seoul and regularly participates in literary translation workshops at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.The Old Diary Part OneIt was Gyu’s wife who gave me the news that he was in such a critical condition that there was nothing the hospital could do for him. Having lost contact for goodness knows how long, I failed to recognise her voice straight away when she said, “This is Jun-young’s mum.” Besides her voice, it was embarrassing that I did not immediately think of Gyu upon hearing the name Jun-young. Although the fault was not entirely mine, I couldn’t help but feel ashamed. In a lifeless voice, she asked me to drop by the hospital to see Gyu before the worst happened. She wasn’t sure how much longer he would hold out. Puzzled,

Nov 1, 2015
Commendation award 2
  • Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards
  • Commendation award 1

Commendation award 1

Author Lee Jang-wookLee Jang-wook's "More than Half of Haruo" translated by Jung Sl-in More than Half of HaruoJung Sl-in completed the Regular Course at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea in 2014. Jung is the winner of the 13th Korean Literature Translation Award for New Career Translators. She is currently in the Interpretation and Translation program at the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.-1- My Japanese friend’s name is Takahashi Haruo. Unusually for a Japanese person, he was very fond of traveling, and as a result, had friends all over the world. In his own words: I, Haruo, have more friends overseas than in Japan.He said he had never actually tried to count them, but I'm sure he's right. In any given year, he spends more time overseas than in Japan. And when he’s back in his home country, he lives a dead life. He meets no one and does nothing. Of course, this wasn’t his intention―things always just turned out that way. And as he became like a deep-sea fish or a sea turtle, he would s

Nov 1, 2015
Commendation award 1
  • Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards
  • Commendation award 2
  • commendation award 3

Seung Myung-ho named chairman of Korea Times

Seung Myung-hoHankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, 59, was named chairman of The Korea Times, Sunday.He joined Dongwha Enterprise in 1984, and became CEO of the nation’s leading wood materials manufacturer in 1993.He is chairman of Dongwha Group, the largest shareholder of the Hankook Ilbo.Seung has been chairman of the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, since Feb. 2 this year.

Nov 1, 2015
Seung Myung-ho named chairman of Korea Times

Grand prize in poetry

Author Jin Eun-youngGrand Prize in poetryJin Eun-young's poems translated by Sophie BowmanSophie Bowman is a translator and masters student of Korean literature at Ewha Womans University. She has attended the regular course, special course and translation atelier at the translation academy of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea. Bowman translated an anthology of poetry by poets with disabilities titled “Let Me Linger as a Flower in Your Heart” last year. She is a recipient of the International Communication Foundation Korean literature translation fellowship and is currently translating a collection of three novellas by Jon Kyong-nin including “The Goat Herding Woman.”When You Were a Boy You liked the imprisoned maiden and small windows and spinning tops.False names of various colours, apple vinegar and rafts that fell apart at songs with even just a tinge of sadness.Running down wooden stairs with your eyes closed the sheer beauty of that creaking sound. You hated the baddies, the oil wars and explaining yourself. The ice star tremble

Nov 1, 2015
Grand prize in poetry
  • Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

Korea Times Translation Awards 2015: Judges' Report

Brother Anthony, professor emeritus at Sogang UniversityJung Ha-yun, professor at Ewha Womans UniversityMin Eun-kyung, professor at Seoul National UniversityBy Brother Anthony, Jung Ha-yun and Min Eun-kyung What are the judges in The Korea Times Translation Awards expected to look for? The answer might seem obvious: the best translations among those submitted. But how are we going to decide whether a translation is “good” and what is going to make one translation “better than the others” when each translator has translated a different work in a different way? What do we mean by “a good translation?” Every year we start again with these questions. This year we were asked to read eight poetry entries and 10 translations of works of fiction. Clearly, all the translators had tried hard to “do their best” but we were going to have to choose some award-winners among them. On what basis?Our starting point is to read the English translation without looking at the Korean original. At this stage, it often becomes clear that some of the

Nov 1, 2015
Korea Times Translation Awards 2015: Judges' Report
  • Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards

Sophie BowmanThe Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of the 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards.The Grand Prize winner for poetry, receiving 2 million won, is Sophie Bowman for her translation of a collection of poems by Jin Eun-young, including “When You Were a Boy.”Winners of the 2million won commendation awards in fiction are Jung Sl-in for her translation of Lee Jang-wook’s “More Than Half of Haruo”; Helen Cho for her translation of Lee Seung-u’s “The Old Diary”; and the team of Christine Kwon and Park Chul-hwan for their translation of Kim Soom’s “Left-handed Woman.”We congratulate all winners and hope for a greater number of entries next year. The contest was sponsored by the Hana Financial Group.Grand Prize: Sophie Bowman (Poems by Jin Eun-young)Commendation Awards: Jung Sl-in (“More Than Half of Haruo”); Helen Cho (“The Old Diary”); and Christine Kwon and Park Chul-hwan (“Left-handed Woman”)Judges: Brother Anthony (professor emeritus at Sogang Universi

Oct 30, 2015
Winners of 46th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards
  • Korea Times Translation Awards 2015: Judges' Report
  • Grand prize in poetry
  • Commendation award 1
  • Commendation award 2
  • commendation award 3

Police officer playing guitar for students

Police lieutenant Song Jun-han plays the guitar on a street near Hongik University, Seoul. / YonhapBy Chung Hyun-chaePolice lieutenant Song Jun-han has been using his musical talent to prevent school violence and guide troubled children onto the right path since 2012. “One of my colleagues asked me to donate my ability to play the guitar when conducting a school violence prevention campaign, and I readily accepted that,” Song, 49, of Seoul Mapo Police Station, told The Korea Times.He plays the guitar whenever he takes part in the school violence prevention programs to generate a sense of connection with students.“It really works positively as students start to open their minds to us,” Song said.He also gives guitar lessons once a week to underprivileged students who are interested in music. He has taught more than 70 children so far.“I remembered one middle school student who was a victim of domestic violence and school bullying at the same time,” Song said. “After he learned the bass from me, he did not cause any problems at school.”Th

Oct 30, 2015
Police officer playing guitar for students
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