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KT columnist publishes his new book on Korea

Andrew Salmon poses with his latest book “Modern Korea: All That Matters.”By Yi Whan-wooAndrew Salmon, a British columnist for The Korea Times, says the publication of his new book, titled “Modern Korea: All That Matters,” is evidence of greater international interest in Korea.Published in August, the book explains key themes related to South and North Korea. They include the democratic South’s economic success, advanced technology, pop culture, “jaebeol” or family-owned conglomerates and anti-Japanese sentiment, as well as the communist North’s political and economic failures.Salmon, 47, said he was surprised when the book’s publishers, Hodder-Stoughton in the United Kingdom and McGraw-Hill in the United States, asked him to write it as part of a series called “All That Matters.” The series includes about 30 titles ― among them are “Modern China,” “Modern Japan,” “Ancient Egypt,” “The Romans,” “God,” “Buddhism,” “Muhammad” an

Sep 17, 2014By Yi Whan-woo
KT columnist publishes his new book on Korea

Agriculture training for Vietnamese officials

Lee Dong-jin, second from right in the front row, head of international cooperation on agriculture at Dankook University, poses with Vietnamese government officials and Vietnamese farmers during an opening ceremony for a 13-day training program at the school’s campus in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. They are, from left in the front row, Nguyen Van Phu, director of Hai Duong’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen The Yen, vice director of the science and international cooperation department at the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Nguyen Tri Hoan, director of the Field Crops Research Institute; Lee; and Vuong Dac Hung, deputy director of Hoa Binh’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The university organized the program to transfer Korea’s advanced agricultural technologies to Vietnam. The Vietnamese participants will receive lectures and have field trips./ Courtesy of Dankook University

Sep 16, 2014

Aspiring to become naval officer

Chey Min-jeong, right, second daughter of SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, stands with Roh So-young, left, her mother and daughter of ex-President Roh Tae-woo, and Roh Jae-hun, her uncle, after attending a ceremony for the initiation of an 11-week training course at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) in the Korea Naval Academy, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Monday. She is the first among the daughters of any family running conglomerates, known as chaebol, to apply to become a military officer. Chey, 23, a Peking University graduate, passed a physical checkup and interview in July. If she completes the course, she will be commissioned as an ensign, on Dec. 1, for a three-year term of service. / Yonhap

Sep 15, 2014

Macoll Consulting Group establishes Jeju branch

Lee Yun-hee, CEO of Macoll Consulting GroupBy Park Yoon-baeMacoll Consulting Group opened a Jeju branch in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City, and started business Monday, the group said.The group provides specialized communication consulting services in the Jeju Free International City.The branch will offer locally optimized service in policy and regulations, risk management and other areas for the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, relevant government authorities, and domestic and foreign companies.“As more foreign-invested companies extend their businesses on Jeju Island, their communication with the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and local communities becomes more important. Especially on Jeju Island, it is necessary to communicate considering the distinct characteristics of the area,” Lee Yun-hee, the group CEO, said.“For the success of foreign firms, locally customized communication services should be quickly provided at the right time. I expect that our services contribute to the mutual benefit and development between companies and the province,” she add

Sep 15, 2014
Macoll Consulting Group establishes Jeju branch

Goodwill ambassador for peace

Poet Ko Un, right, receives a plaque from Min Dong-seok, secretary generalof the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, marking his appointment as goodwill ambassador for peace at the commission’s building in Seoul, Monday. Ko is the first peace ambassador to be named by UNESCO’s Korea branch. He recited his poem, “To UNESCO,” during the ceremony. / Yonhap

Sep 15, 2014

Memebox CEO seeks to help globalize K-beauty products

Ha Hyung-seok By Bahk Eun-jiIt’s been three years since Ha Hyung-seok, the 30-year-old CEO of Memebox, set up the company selling an assortment of beauty products.To offer the best Korean cosmetics products to global consumers, Ha entered the company into the U.S. market last year and set up its head office in Silicon Valley, a dream location for startups.Memebox (pronounced “mimi;” “mi” means beauty in Korean) is similar to Birchbox, a New York City-based online monthly subscription service from which people can purchase a box of several selected cosmetic samples or other beauty products.Subscribers to Memebox pay around 16,000 won ($15) per month and get a variety of makeup products worth 70,000 to 80,000 won.It now has more than 300,000 subscribers both at home and abroad, with about 1,000 customers who sign on for the service daily. About 20,000 subscribers live in the U.S.Its sales rose to 5 billion won last year from 1 billion won in 2012. Memebox offers 680 kinds of Korean brand cosmetics.Ha said the Korean company targets a niche market in t

Sep 15, 2014By Bahk Eun-ji
Memebox CEO seeks to help globalize K-beauty products

Students raise awareness about survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery

Four high school students pose during an exhibition of portraits of wartime sexual slavery survivors at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul, Aug. 5.  They are, from left, Kim Dong-ho, Hannah Lee, Jessie Park and Alberta Yoo. The students painted the portraits to raise awareness of the trafficking of women and young girls for sexual purposes by the Japanese military from 1930 to 1945. / Courtesy of Seo Min-jungBy Kim Se-jeong Jessie Park, 17, Alberta Yoo, 16, Kim Dong-ho, 18, and Hannah Lee, also 18, are old friends ― one lives in Korea and the other three in the United States.They stay connected through a project they started together in January. Their blog, www.justiceforcomfortwomen.org, raises awareness about the elderly survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery and their struggle for justice.The bloggers’ friendship has grown along with their dedication to their cause.The four take turns updating the blog after monitoring online news and analyses about the sexual slavery issue. They also post original content, either content they have created or c

Sep 12, 2014By Kim Se-jeong
Students raise awareness about survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery

Korean-American named US deputy assistant attorney general

Suh Sung-hee By Park Si-sooKorean-American Suh Sung-hee has been appointed deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Justice Department.She will be tasked to oversee appellate, capital cases and the fraud division, the ministry said in a statement.Suh previously worked for 15 years at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a New York-based law firm, as a litigation partner. There she focused on financial institutions, securities enforcement, white-collar defense and compliance.Her work at the firm also included pursuing corruption in the public sector, healthcare fraud and securities fraud.“She’s been my go-to person for many years,” Betty Santangelo, a close aide, was quoted as saying in a news report. “This department is very lucky to have her.”Leslie Caldwell, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division at the Justice Department, referred to Suh as “an exceptional attorney with a depth of experience across the spectrum of the department’s practice areas.”Before her stint at Schulte Roth, Suh served in the U.S. A

Sep 11, 2014
Korean-American named US deputy assistant attorney general

Air Force official talks suicide prevention

Kwon Sun-jung, suicide prevention instructor for Air Force By Kang Seung-woo Kwon Sun-jung, a civilian employee working for the Air Force who lost both her parents to suicide while in her teens, in 2007 began voluntarily posting notices of advice and encouragement on the service’s anti-suicide intranet page to help prevent personnel going through similar circumstances.Following these efforts, Air Force headquarters appointed Kwon as a suicide prevention instructor and she visited more than 70 Air Force units to provide education on the issue between 2007 and 2009.Kwon’s dedicated efforts resulted in her receiving an award for enhancing the Air Force’s reputation in 2009 and she was also honored for her commitment by the defense ministry.The 41-year-old was named the Air Force's suicide prevention instructor at its headquarters in February 2011 ― the first of its kind in any branch of the military.By the end of August this year, Kwon had given anti-suicide lessons to some 160,000 airmen and officials on 654 occasions.“After my parents killed

Sep 10, 2014By Kang Seung-woo
Air Force official talks suicide prevention

For 'free learning' semester

Cho Hee-yeon, right, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, poses with Chun Jang-ho, president of Kwangwoon University, after signing an agreement to help middle schools adopt a “free learning” semester system, at the educational office in Seoul, Thursday. The systemis a pilot program to allow middle school students to spend one semester without having tests to explore their future career path./ Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

Sep 10, 2014
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