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GS chief reelected FKI chairman

Huh Chang-sooGS Chairman  By Kim Yoo-chulGS Chairman Huh Chang-soo has been reelected as the 35th chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the FKI said Thursday.The board of the nation's most powerful business lobby, representing interests of conglomerates, reappointed him as chief without any objection from its members.Huh, whose two-year tenure expires on Feb. 10, will have his third term since 2011."The FKI will hold a general meeting and we believe GS Chairman Huh will accept the position," a spokesman for the lobby group said.He said senior advisors at the FKI also agreed with extending Huh’s term. The FKI chairman will talk about his vision and business plans that need to be addressed during his term to reporters after the meeting, said the spokesman. GS runs retail, engineering and construction businesses. Huh will be tasked with persuading the government to ease regulatory hurdles to help big companies invest and hire more and not to impose more corporate tax, the spokesman said.The FKI plans to expand the number of its membership to 50 from 30 i

Feb 5, 2015By Kim Yoo-chul
GS chief reelected FKI chairman

Tips for enjoying fresh coffee

Sherri JohnsBy Kang Hyun-kyungARAXA, Brazil – Always, check if coffee you are buying is fresh enough and once you buy it, don’t put it in the refrigerator.These are some pieces of advice that Sherri Johns offered to help Koreans enjoy fresh, quality coffee. She has 38 years of extensive experience in the coffee industry as a roaster, cupper, as well as contributing writer to food and coffee publications.“If you are going to brew coffee at home, I recommend that you buy fresh coffee beans roasted within two weeks,” she told The Korea Times on Jan. 25. “Coffee is perishable. It is not fresh forever.”Johns, a marketing director of the Oregon-based non-profit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), which owns and manages the specialty coffee contest “Cup of Excellence”, noted that preservation of coffee also affects the flavor and taste.She said putting it in the refrigerator is a bad idea. “There is so much humidity in the air and coffee absorbs it. Once coffee has some moisture in it, it freezes, crystallizes and creates cracks which

Feb 4, 2015By Kang Hyun-kyung
Tips for enjoying fresh coffee

Opera director defends herself against critics

Korea National Opera general director Han Ye-jin speaks at a press conference at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul on Tuesday. / YonhapBy Baek Byung-yeulAfter cancelling twice, new Korea National Opera (KNO) general director Han Ye-jin finally met reports Tuesday for the first time since her surprise appointment last month.Normally new directors have introduced their vision during their first press conference, but Han spent more time explaining what she calls misunderstandings surrounding her appointment.The opera community, which has strongly protested the new KNO director, has claimed that she does not have the academic or professional background befitting the chief of the nation’s top opera house.“I take those opinions as an encouragement and will do my best as a new director,” she said during a press conference at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Tuesday.While she has sung in Korean opera houses, Han admitted that she has no experience in opera production. The opera community is demanding that she step down and filed a com

Feb 3, 2015
Opera director defends herself against critics

Former Air Force chief of staff dies at 91

Jang Ji-liangBy Kim Hyo-jinA former Air Force chief of staff, who contributed to establishing the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF), died of natural causes Monday. He was 91. Retired Lt. Gen. Jang Ji-liang pushed to establish the Army Air Base Command as part of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) in 1948, which a year later became the ROKAF. Born in Naju, South Jeolla Province in 1924, Jang graduated from the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) Officer Training School in 1948. After he began working for the National Defense Guard in 1948, he realized that Korean forces needed an independent air force headquarters. Serving as the first Air Force Headquarters Chief of Staff for Operations, he actively drew up a plan to import 100 F-51D Mustang fighter-bombers to secure ten airfields.  Jang flew the aircraft as chief of operations during the 1950-53 Korean War. When communist guerrillas sneaked onto Mount Jiri in South Gyeongsang Province in August, 1951, the United States Command, who then led the war, ordered Jang to bomb the surrounding area of Haein Temple, widely known as the UNESC

Feb 3, 2015
Former Air Force chief of staff dies at 91

Korean Chinese nominated for 'Inspiration China'

Kim WookBy Jhoo Dong-chanA Korean-Chinese man, Kim Wook, 44, has been nominated as one of this year’s 10 most inspiring people in China for his efforts to help the disabled. Since 2002, China’s state broadcaster CCTV has selected 10 people every year for the “Inspiration China,” or “Gandong China,” award. (Gandong implies inspiration.)Public figures, who contribute to Chinese society or move people’s hearts, have been nominated for the award.Twenty-seven candidates were shortlisted for this year’s award, and Kim took the ninth place by winning some two million votes out of nearly 60 million online poll participants. Kim was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident 20 years ago. Desperation even drove him to consider suicide he once said.However, his life has been changed by a computer his parents bought him. In 2000, Kim built a computer school in Yenji, Jilin Province, northeastern China, providing free education for fellow disabled people. Kim’s school benefits economically poor students by providing the

Feb 2, 2015By Jhoo Dong-chan
Korean Chinese nominated for 'Inspiration China'

Sogang professor heads state institution for small firms

Lim Chae-unBy Lee Hyo-sikA former Sogang University professor has been appointed to head the Small and Medium Business Corp. (SBC), which facilitates the growth of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here. An inauguration ceremony was held for Lim Chae-un, 59, at the company’s headquarters in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, on Jan. 19.Born in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, Lim received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Sogang University in 1980 and a Ph.D. from Minnesota University in 1991. He was a professor of business administration at Sogang University from 1995 until he became the SBC CEO. Lim also served as the chairman of the Korea Distribution Association.“Small companies are struggling to make ends meet amid sluggish domestic consumption. They are also having a hard time in finding workers,” Lim said. “We all have an important task of resolving a host of problems facing small businesses and helping boost the sagging domestic economy.”The SBC is a government-funded organization set up in 1979 to provide financial, m

Feb 2, 2015By Lee Hyo-sik
Sogang professor heads state institution for small firms
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