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Korean immigrant honored in Australia

Kang Ji-seok, 27, poses after receiving a plaque for being named a “Young Gun of the Year,” an honor given to young lawyers who achieve great success in the first few years in their profession, at the 15th Australia Law Awards ceremony at the Westin Sydney hotel in Australia on Sept. 17. / YonhapBy Kim Hyo-jinA Korean immigrant has won a prestigious Australian Law Award, one of the top honors in the country’s legal profession.Kang Ji-seok, or Samuel Kang, 27, was named “Young Gun of the Year,” according to the event organizer, Lawyers Weekly. He is the first Korean to win the award.The Australian Law Awards recognize 25 top lawyers from senior to junior ranks across the nation. The “Young Gun of the Year” is given to professionals who achieve outstanding performances during the first few years their legal careers. “I guess the side of me working hard on whatever I take on was recognized,” Kang, who has four years’ experience as a lawyer, said. He now works at Gilbert and Tobin, one of Australia’s premier corp

Oct 7, 2015
Korean immigrant honored in Australia

Actress Park in Paris

Actress Park Shin-hye poses before the Chanel 2016 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show at the Grand Palais in Paris, Tuesday. / AFP-Yonhap

Oct 7, 2015

Yonsei University celebrates campus facelift

Yonsei University President Jeong Kap-young, center, cuts the ribbon to reopen Baekyangro, the main road on the school’s campus in Seoul, Wednesday. / Courtesy of Yonsei UniversityBy Chung Hyun-chaeYonsei University celebrated the reopening of its 550-meter-long main road Baekyangro passing through the heart of its campus in Seoul, Wednesday.“Given that Baekyangro represents the history and tradition of our school, I am happy to announce the reopening of the road, marking the 130th anniversary of the school’s founding,” President Jeong Kap-young said during the celebration. “I hope the new Baekyangro will raise pride in Yonsei University.”The school completed the campus facelift project, which started in August 2013, to make a better use of the ground space and create underground facilities. As a result, the portion of green space on the campus has been increased from 5 percent to 32 percent, while that of the tarmac road decreased from 56 percent to 9 percent.“We believe the project has dramatically changed the campus,” a school o

Oct 7, 2015
Yonsei University celebrates campus facelift

Green Cross' 48th anniversary

Green Cross Corp. Chairman Huh Il-sup, center in the first row, and Choe Sen-yon, to Huh’s right, president of the Mogam Biotechnology Institute, sing with the company choir, Giocoso, during the pharmaceutical firm’s 48th anniversary celebrations at its headquarters in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. They sang several songs, including “You Raise Me Up.”/ Courtesy of Green Cross

Oct 6, 2015

Cho has faith in new restaurant guide

Cho You-mi, head of the KOREAT organizing committee and CEO of Welcomm Publicis, speaks during an interview at her office in Seoul. / Korea Times photo by Yun Suh-youngBy Yun Suh-youngOn Sept. 16, a restaurant guide to be considered the "Korean version of the Michelin Guide" was launched in Seoul.KOREAT was the name, a portmanteau of "Korea" and "eat," and it is expected become an authoritative restaurant ranking guide to be compared with none other in the country. It is the first of its kind to be introduced in Korea backed by a committee of credible sponsors.KOREAT has an organizing committee and a ranking committee consisting of 100 experts in the field who choose the top 50 restaurants. Ranking committee members consist of chefs, media personnel, and restaurateurs. KOREAT started out by ranking the top 50 in its debut year but may expand to ranking the top 100.Welcomm Publicis, headed by Cho You-mi, is one of the main organizers and sponsors which holds the largest share of responsibility amid the organizing committee members. Welcomm Publicis is a Korean branch of the Frenc

Oct 6, 2015
Cho has faith in new restaurant guide

Sookmyung to transfer technology to local firm

Yoon Suk-joon, right, professor of biological science at Sookmyung Women’s University, poses with Qurient Chairman and CEO Nam Ki-yean after signing a technology transfer contract on the school’s campus in Seoul, Sept. 25. /  Courtesy of Sookmyung Women’s UniversityBy Chung Hyun-chaeSookmyung Women’s University signed a technology transfer contract worth 300 million won ($257,000) with Qurient, a medicine research and development company, a school spokesman said Tuesday.He said the technology is useful in creating new anticancer drugs by analyzing biometric big data. He also said the contract will help Sookmyung expand academic-industrial cooperation.Funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Yoon Suk-joon, a professor of biological science at the university, has worked to develop the technology since 2011.“Cancer begins when a mutation occurs in some genes of a cell. Through this technology, we can observe whether a certain drug is effective in finding those kinds of genes and fighting them,” Yoon said.  &

Oct 6, 2015
Sookmyung to transfer technology to local firm

Professor honored with top design award

Chung Kyung-won, left, an emeritus professor of industrial design at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) speaks after receiving a top award from the Design Management Institute at the Royal Serena Hotel in Boston on Sept. 28 for his dedication to the development of the sector. / Courtesy of KAISTBy Yoon Sung-wonChung Kyung-won, an emeritus professor of industrial design at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has received a top award in the design industry in the United States, the institute said Monday.The professor was awarded the prize by the Design Management Institute (DMI), an international organization for the industry, on Sept. 28 at the Royal Serena Hotel in Boston for his dedication to promoting the value of the design industry worldwide, according to KAIST.“It is a great pleasure to receive the prize, which is like the Academy Award in the design management sector,” the professor said. “I hope this will serve as a chance for Korea’s design industry to raise its profile on the global sta

Oct 5, 2015
Professor honored with top design award

Man in love with Upo Wetland

Lee In-sikBy Kim Se-jeongLee In-sik, 63, a retired school teacher, moved to the Upo Wetland in Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, five years ago.Lee bought an empty storage space there, spending all of his severance pay. He used that space to teach visitors about the importance of wetlands, and he opened a library inside the space on Aug. 29. On the same day, his book on Upo was published.The book, “The Secret Garden, Upo,” is an essay and a collection of his 5-year-long work at Upo, the nation’s largest inland wetland and one of eight on Ramsar’s wetland list in Korea.He goes out to the 2.13-square-kilometer wetland twice a day, acting like one of its guardians.Lee’s dedication to Upo has continued for the last 24 years.He was behind the effort to put Upo on the list of Ramsar wetlands. He urged Changwon, a city near Upo, to host the Ramsar International Convention and made it happen in 2008. He also writes for local newspapers and accepts invitations to speak about the wetlands.Asked about his motivation, he cited a toxic chemical spill in the Nak

Oct 2, 2015By Kim Se-jeong
Man in love with Upo Wetland

Korean-Australian elected mayor of Sydney suburb

Ok Sang-dooBy Park Si-sooKorean-Australian Ok Sang-doo, 62, was elected mayor of Strathfield, an urban city populous with Korean immigrants in Australia, local media reported Thursday. His term is one year.Ok is the second Korean-Australian to assume the position. Kwon Gi-bum had the same job in 2008.Strathfield is located 14 kilometers west of Sydney and about 10 percent of its 40,000 citizens are Korean.“I will try hard to create an environment in which citizens get harmonized peacefully regardless of cultural background,” the new mayor was quoted as saying.He expressed his hope of being elected to the Australian parliament.Ok moved to Australia in 1985 after graduating from Sogang University in Seoul with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He then studied politics at the University of New South Wales.In 2012, he was elected as a member of the Strathfield Council. The following year, he was elected deputy mayor of the Sydney suburb.Ok has served as a business consultant for the Korean International Business Corporation for many years. 

Oct 1, 2015
Korean-Australian elected mayor of Sydney suburb

Navy officer helping Antarctic research

Senior Chief Petty Officer Lee Ki-young of the Navy’s Ship Salvage Unit (SSU) /  Courtesy of the NavyBy Kang Seung-woo One of the military’s missions is to protect citizens overseas and this even reaches out to the Antarctic, with a noncommissioned Navy officer helping researchers studying there.Senior Chief Petty Officer Lee Ki-young of the Navy’s Ship Salvage Unit (SSU) helps researchers and transports supplies for the King Sejong Station as the only Korean military person there. King Sejong is the nation’s first Antarctic research base and is located on King George Island, some 17,240 kilometers from Seoul.Since 2009, the Navy has sent a member of the underwater demolition team (UDT) or the SSU to the research station every year and Lee, 39, was selected for the mission in November last year.The transportation of supplies is an especially tough mission for Lee due to the weather conditions.The island has sub-zero temperatures all year, which prevents the building of a concrete dock, so rubber boats are the only tools to carry supplies.However, the

Sep 30, 2015By Kang Seung-woo
Navy officer helping Antarctic research
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