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Winners of 11th English Economic Essay Contest

Lim Jee-sooTuneer DeThe Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of the 11th English Essay Contest for university students on two subjects related to the ways to enhance competitiveness of Korean banks and to apply financial technology to financial services — one for foreign students and the other for domestic students.One of the two Grand Awards goes to senior student Lim Jee-soo who studies international studies at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College, the winner from Korean entries. The other goes to sophomore Tuneer De who majors in economics in the University of Chicago of the United States from the international entries.Lim will receive a round-trip ticket from Incheon to Los Angeles and Tuneer will receive a round-trip ticket from Chicago to Incheon.There is only one runner-up: Nigerian native Princewill Udom who he says is currently undertaking higher education training in Nigeria with an aim to lecture in the

Oct 29, 2015

Winners of 11th English Economic Essay Contest

'Homeless billionaire' becomes honorary Seoul citizen

Nicolas Berggruen, left, poses with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon during a ceremony at Seoul City Hall, Thursday, after receiving a certificate of honorary Seoul citizenship. / YonhapBy Park Si-sooNicolas Berggruen, 54, a businessman with American and German citizenships who is widely known as the “homeless billionaire,” has become an honorary Seoul citizen.He was awarded a certificate of honorary Seoul citizenship by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at Seoul City Hall Thursday. Afterward, the two had a roundtable discussion about city governance and related issues.Berggruen is the founder and president of Berggruen Holdings, a private investment company, and the Berggruen Institute, a think tank related to governance issues.He was nicknamed “the homeless billionaire” because he lives in hotels and does not own a home. His fortune is estimated at $1.56 billion.“His visit to Seoul this time will help bolster the partnership between Seoul and the Berggruen Institute,” Park was quoted as saying in a press release. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon awards an ho

Oct 29, 2015

'Homeless billionaire' becomes honorary Seoul citizen

기부천사' 김해림 "우승 상금 전액 기부 약속 실천하고파"

한국여자프로골프(KLPGA) 시즌 마지막 메이저대회인 KB금융스타챔피언십에서 최종 라운드 단독 선두를 지키고 못하고 전인지(21·하이트진로)에게 역전 우승을 내준 김해림(26·롯데)은 사실 우승만 없을 뿐 데뷔 이래 눈부신 시즌을 누리고 있다.김해림은 작년부터 팬클럽 회원도 부쩍 늘었다. 팬클럽 공식 명칭은 '해림바라기'를 줄인 '해바라기'지만 팬클럽 응원복은 등번호 '1004'를 단 프로야구 롯데 유니폼 상의이다. 김해림이 '기부천사'라는 점에 착안한 것이다. 팬클럽 '해바라기'도 김해림이 버디를 할 때마다 1천원씩 돈을 내 기부하기로 했다.김해림은 아바쿠스(abacus / www.abacusgolf.co.kr)와도 함께했다회사명이자 동시에 브랜드명인 아바쿠스는 자연을 닮은 편안한 느낌의 스웨덴 이미지와 닮은데가 많으며, 유러피안 감성의 Urban Look 스웨덴 골프웨어 브랜드로 골프 플레이를 하기에 훌륭한 기능성과 더불어 착용 시 고급스럽고 세련된 스타일을 연출 하는것이 특징이다.아바쿠스는 Ryder Cup 과 Solheim Cup을 공식 후원하는 브랜드이며 기부천사로 유명한 김해림 선수를 향후 지속적으로 응원할 예정이다.비록 이번 KB금융 스타챔피언십에서 아쉽게 준우승에 머물렀지만, 아바쿠스는 이런 김해림 선수에게 큰 박수와 첫 우승을 더 간절히 고대하고 있다.그의 앞날에 항상 아바쿠스(abacus / www.abacusgolf.co.kr)가 같이하길 바람한다.

Oct 29, 2015

Int'l partnership offers new opportunities

Rosanne Somerson, fifth from left in the first row, president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), poses with the school professors and alumni at an alumni event celebrating her inauguration at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, Monday. Sitting with Somerson are Hongik University Prof. Cathy Lee, left; Kookmin University Prof. Kim In-sook, second from left; Lee Se-ung, fourth from left, RISD lifetime honorary board member and board chair of Seoul Cyber University; Cho Hae-hyung, fifth from right, chairman of Nara Holdings; Hongik University Prof. Chung Kyung-yeon, third from right; and RISD Prof. Peter Tagiuri, second from right. / Courtesy of Seoul Cyber UniversityRhode Island School of Design runs joint program with Ewha Womans UniversityBy Chung Hyun-chaeRosanne Somerson, president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)Rosanne Somerson, president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), said Seoul is a global hub for the school where it is looking at new ways to connect with its broad network of alumni through new programs and partnerships.“

Oct 28, 2015

Int'l partnership offers new opportunities

Ballerina teaches soldiers to dance

Park Sun-woo, a ballerina who studies dance at Sookmyung Women's University, teaches ballet to soldiers of the 56th Infantry Division at the Namyangju City Youth Center in Gyeonggi Province on Oct. 3. / Courtesy of Park Sun-wooBy Kim Hyo-jinA ballerina meets a group of soldiers every Saturday to teach them ballet dancing. Park Sun-woo, a 29-year-old ballerina in the graduate dance program at Sookmyung Women's University, established a ballet club for the Army’s 56th Infantry Division and has been teaching ballet to 30 soldiers since July. She said she volunteered for the job hoping to help the soldiers heal both physically and mentally. “While listening to a series of news reports about soldiers being beaten to death at military camps and of abused soldiers going on shooting rampages, I felt pain through my whole body and I wanted to do something about it,” Park said in an interview with The Korea Times, Tuesday. With a strong belief in the healing effects of ballet, she knocked on the door of the Ministry of National Defense, asking if there was any way f

Oct 28, 2015

'Keep dream big and work hard'

Steve Martino, center, director of “The Peanuts Movie,” Sung Ji-yeon, left, lightening supervisor at Blue Sky Studios, and cartoonist Kim Poong take a selfie during a discussion about the upcoming animated feature based on Charles Schulz’s comic strip “Peanuts” at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, on Oct. 15./ Courtesy of 20th Century Fox KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulAs animation has emerged as a major cultural product in Korea, more people attempt to map out their career paths to become animators.For future aspiring animators, American animation director Steve Martino, who recently visited Korea to promote an upcoming animated feature version of Charles Schulz’s famous comic strip “Peanuts,” advised them to keep “their dream big and work hard.”“What I learned from Charles Schulz is he did the work. He went to his drawing table every day for 50 years. Keep your dream big and work hard,” Martino said to future animators at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, on Oct. 15.The director, best known for directing the 2012 3D

Oct 27, 2015

House-repairing volunteer work

Executives and employees of Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical and volunteers from the Hopeful Lovehouse Corp. pose after repairing a rundown house where an 88-year-old woman was living alone in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday. The company has helped those in need by repairing their dilapidated houses since it formed sisterhood ties with the volunteer organization in 2008.           / Courtesy of Kwang Dong Pharmaceutical

Oct 26, 2015

Official devotes life to environment

Shim Moo-kyung, vice president at the Korea Recycling Service Agency, poses at his office in Yeouido, Seoul, Monday. / Courtesy of Korea Recycling Service Agency By Lee Min-hyungA red tide was what made Shim Moo-kyung devote his entire life in solving environmental issues.“Back in the 1970s, the southern coast suffered a serious problem of blooming algae, causing immense damage to the nation’s fisheries industry,” said Shim, vice president at the Korea Recycling Service Agency (KORA), in an interview. “Since then I have wanted to resolve issues regarding ocean pollution.”Shim, 57, studied environmental engineering at Pukyong National University. He has since dreamed of becoming a “red tide expert.”“Environmental engineering was not a promising major, but I wanted to do something different, so I chose it,” he said.Shim started his career as an employee at the Ministry of Environment in 1982. He then became one of the few high-ranking officials who did not take the state examination for higher civil service. This is a rare case

Oct 26, 2015

Travel award

Sho Jae-pil, right, poses with Darren Ng, representative and managing director of TTG (Travel Trade Gazette) Asia, while receiving the 2015 TTG Pioneer Award at the Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World on Oct 12. Sho, the publisher of TRAVEL PRESS-Korea, is the first travel journalist selected from the Asia-Pacific region to win the award, which is given to those recognized for their lifetimeachievements. Established in 1989, the TTG Travel Awards are presented by TTG Asia, an English newspaper noted for its achievements in the extensive coverage of Korea’s major developments, including the Asian Games in 1986, the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and the Korea-Japan World Cup in 2002. 

Oct 23, 2015

Sense of community key to changing world

Global Civic Sharing Chairman Park Myung-kwang speaks at his office. / Courtesy of Global Civic Sharing By Lee Kyung-min  Park Myung-kwang, chairman of Global Civic Sharing (GCS), an organization that helps developing countries overcome poverty, said fostering a sense of community is a key step toward changing the world for the better.“The role of civic groups will increase in the future, which in turn would foster people to have a more engaging attitude in everyday life,” he said. “Such grass-root efforts would help people care more about the society.”Park, a former lawmaker, said sustainable growth has been a passionate subject for him since early in his academic years.“I once co-managed an academic forum with the club of Rome at Kyung Hee University when I was an assistant professor there in 1979,” he said. “The chairman of the club at the time was Aurelio Peccei, a vocal advocate of capacity building aimed at overcoming the current challenges for humanity. That experience inspired me to pursue a similar initiative.”He

Oct 23, 2015By Lee Kyung-min

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People & Events

Winners of 11th English Economic Essay Contest

'Homeless billionaire' becomes honorary Seoul citizen

기부천사' 김해림 "우승 상금 전액 기부 약속 실천하고파"

Int'l partnership offers new opportunities

Ballerina teaches soldiers to dance

'Keep dream big and work hard'

House-repairing volunteer work

Official devotes life to environment

Travel award

Sense of community key to changing world

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