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Inje County to establish Marilyn Monroe monument

Marilyn MonroeInje County in Gangwon Province is establishing a monument in commemoration of the late Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), who visited the area shortly after the Korean War to perform for U.S. soldiers.It will be set up in front of Inje Cathedral where the actress performed in February 1954.The monument will have a picture of Miss Monroe performing at the time, together with an account of her visit.The actress had tied the knot with Joe DiMaggio, the American Major League Baseball player, in January 1954 and was in Japan for their honeymoon, when she was asked by an officer there to perform for the soldiers in Korea.She visited Inje a month later and performed on a makeshift stage behind the cathedral.The actress was in Korea for four days and held around 10 performances in Inje, Dongducheon, Seoul and Daegu.

Apr 15, 2015By Kim Bo-eun
Inje County to establish Marilyn Monroe monument

Journalist worried about freedom of expression

Jim Boumelha, president of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), delivers an opening speech during the World Journalist Conference at the Korea Press Center, Seoul, Monday. / Courtesy of the Journalists Association of KoreaBy Kim Hyo-jinThe leader of an international journalist group voiced concerns that freedom of expression is under attack, as evidenced in part by an increase in violence against reporters.“We have been publishing a list of the journalists killed every year. Last year, 118 journalists died,” Jim Boumelha, the president of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said during an interview with The Korea Times. “Our calculation of the deaths of journalists over 10 years reaches about 1,000, so if you calculate the average, two journalists die every week.”Boumelha brought up the issue of journalist safety at the World Journalist Conference, which will run through Saturday in Korea. The annual event aims to build a sense of solidarity among worldwide journalists on issues facing them.In January, a fatal shooting attack

Apr 15, 2015
Journalist worried about freedom of expression

Entertainer Kim Gu-ra's son to make a singing debut

Kim Dong-hyun, right, the son of comedian Kim Gu-ra, poses with rap singer San E in an image released by local record label Brand New Music./ Courtesy of Brand New MusicBy Baek Byung-yeulKim Dong-hyun, an outspoken 16-year-old television personality whose father is the popular comedian Kim Gu-ra, is set to make his debut as a rap singer.Local hip hop record label Brand New Music announced Tuesday that Kim will feature in a song that on rapper San E’s first studio album.In the album titled, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” Kim added his voice to the song “On Top of Your Head” under his new stage name “MC Gree.”“This song marks Kim’s debut as MC Gree and tells the life story of rapper San E,” the company said in a statement. The company added that the song will be released on Wednesday.Kim joined the label last November.Making his television debut in 2006 as a guest star of KBS’s talk show “Bad Dad Club” along with his father, Kim has appeared in many television shows and has gained popularity for his witty comments

Apr 14, 2015

Attending World Water Forum

Melanie Schultz van Haegen, third from left, minister of infrastructure and the environment of the Netherlands, poses with Choe Chong-dae, second from left, president of the Daekwang International Co. and a Korea Times guest columnist, at the Dalgebi Conference House in Seoul, Friday. The minister is visiting here to attend the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu andGyeongju from April 12 to 17. Choe has worked on enhancing cultural exchanges between Korea and the Netherlands for decades. / Courtesy of Choe Chong-dae

Apr 13, 2015

'10 minutes decide your charm'

L’Oreal manager underscores importance of cleansing; hair setting is secondaryPark Kang-wookBy Park Si-sooPark Kang-wook, brand general manager of L’Oreal Korea, said boosting attractiveness should start with making your skin clean and free from beauty products.“How to wash is much more important than what to apply,” Park told The Korea Times recently at the firm’s office in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. “I spend at least twice as much time washing my face, hair and body than applying something to them.”Many women seem to be well aware of the importance of cleansing but it is unlikely that men do, said the 34-year-old who looked younger than his age thanks to his stylish fashion and hairdo.Park joined L’Oreal, the world’s biggest cosmetics brand, in 2004 and has built extensive field experience in hair products. He was dispatched to the firm’s international headquarters in Paris between 2011 and 2013. He is currently in charge of brand management of Kerastase, a hair treatment and styling brand.He said hair style decides me

Apr 13, 2015
'10 minutes decide your charm'

J.K. Rowling at Empire State Building

Author J.K. Rowling appears at the Empire State Building during a lighting ceremony and to mark the launch of her non-profit children’s organization Lumos in New York, Thursday./ AP-Yonhap

Apr 10, 2015

Stranded dolphins

People attempt to save stranded melon-headed whales at the shore in Hokota, 100 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, Friday. As darkness fell, local officials in Hokota said they had been able to save only three of the 149 dolphins that had beached and that the rescue effort had been called off. / AFP-Yonhap

Apr 10, 2015

Lawyer supports multiethnic students

Kim Jong-ju By Jhoo Dong-chanLawyer Kim Jong-ju recently received a bouquet from a group of students from multiethnic families for his longtime support of their school, the School of Global Sarang.Kim has donated two million won ($1,830) every month to the school for more than four years ― for a total of more than 100 million won ($91,690).“I just did what I can do for people in need,” Kim told The Korea Times.Kim’s charity activities date back to 2004, when he was a second-year trainee at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. While many of his colleagues chose big law firms for their field training, he chose an NGO named Global Sarang, which runs the school.“Undocumented workers were having hard times in places where there were no rights and support for them,” Kim said. “I believed that it was my job to help them.”Even after he started practicing law, Kim provided free legal counseling for immigrant workers who often suffered from overdue wages, industrial accidents and violence in their workplaces.In 2011, Kim filed a petition

Apr 10, 2015
Lawyer supports multiethnic students

Air Force's honorary ambassador

Realty TV star Kim Byung-man, left, and TV announcer Jang Ye-won,right, pose with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Choi Cha-gyu after they were named honorary ambassadors for the Air Force at the Air Force Club in Seoul, Friday. They will attend events to promote the Air Force. / Yonhap

Apr 10, 2015

POSTECH professor makes search engines smarter

Professor Hwang Seung-wonBy Bahk Eun-jiProfessor Hwang Seung-won at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has been working to make Internet search engines more intelligent with the use of big data.When Internet users try to search for someone or something popular, the results come flying back instantly.However, queries with vague terms are often automatically reformulated into complicated ones that take longer to provide results.Hwang and her team have sought to use big data to come up with solutions to respond more effectively and more quickly to various types of users’ queries.Achieving a consistently fast response time, regardless of the obscurity of the search term, is a challenging goal for her.To tackle this challenge, she has joined with Microsoft Research.Microsoft Research has been running a talent training platform over the last 10 years to support joint research between business and academia in Korea.It has been running more than 200 research projects to support the program at schools for students in the engineering and IT fields.Hwang’s res

Apr 9, 2015
POSTECH professor makes search engines smarter
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