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German Embassy Here Opens New Web Site

By Kim Se-jeong Staff Reporter With the opening of www.germany-in-korea.or.kr, live and moving images of Germany are now just clicks away. The Web site, which had its grand opening Monday, provides viewers with images in a moving 360-degree panorama. From a museum in Berlin to an arboretum in Frankfurt, the site has a pool of 60 different images of Germany to be updated on a monthly basis, said Anton Scholz, who designed the Web page. The images are selected according to the interests of Korean tourists, he added. The virtual images drew a pile of exclamations from the audience during the launching presentation at Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul. The site has been a long time coming. In 2006, the embassy conducted a survey revealing Koreans' knowledge of Germany was relatively shallow. ``Through the opening of ``Germany in Korea,'' the embassy wants to enhance the knowledge of Germany among Korean people,'' German Ambassador Norbert Baas said. He added the embassy aims particularly at appealing to young Koreans. The site is only in Korean, offering info

Apr 6, 2009

Actor Joins Air Force

By Lee Hyo-won Staff Reporter Actor Zo In-sung entered a training program Monday before joining the South Korean Air Force in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province. The star of ``A Frozen Flower'' appeared before the press sporting a short haircut and wearing black sportswear. Some 200 reporters and 300 fans, including over 100 Japanese women, crowded the venue. ``I'm not the only one entering the military, and so many fans have come to support me,'' he said. ``I apologize for inconveniencing others by becoming a soldier. I'm actually feeling much more at ease now that military service has become a reality. I sincerely thank everyone who came today and I will come back after doing my best in the military'' The 27-year-old entered a weeklong session, including physical exams, a personality test and other formal procedures. Afterward, he will participate in a five-week preliminary training program before entering the Air Force for a 25-month stint of service. South Korean men are obligated to complete a mandatory two-year period of military service before the age of 29. The

Apr 6, 2009

Taekwondo Leader to Publish Books

By Kang Seung-woo Staff Reporter World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Choue Chung-won will release an English book titled ``Peace in Mind, Sports at Heart,'' in a ceremony Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Crystal Ball Room on the third floor of the Jamsil Lotte Hotel in Seoul. In the work, Choue outlines his thoughts on how to further develop taekwondo and the WTF. The 223-page book contains his ideas on the globalization of taekwondo, the creation of a new taekwondo image, and a vision of sports and peace, as well as his reflections on life. The publication also highlights the reason why the WTF headman launched the Taekwondo Peace Corps last summer and the ongoing WTF efforts for fair judging and refereeing.

Apr 3, 2009

Legendary Singer Lee Aerisu Dies at 99

By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Singer Lee Aerisu, who sang the 81-year-old song ``Hwangsung Yetteo,'' or ``Hwangsung Ruins,'' died of old age Tuesday. She was 99. Born Lee Eum-jeon in Gaeseong, North Korea, she joined a theatrical group and started acting and singing at the age of nine. Hwangsung Ruins was the nation's first pop song, composed and written by Wang Pyeong and Jeon Su-rin. The song expresses the sorrow of the Korean public under Japanese colonial rule. It made its debut in 1928 sung by the 18-year-old Lee, and was adored by the public for its lyrics and melody. With the success of the song, Lee became one of the first female stars among the Korean public. Expressing the sadness of being invaded by another country, the song touched the hearts of many, and sold 50,000 copies in 1932 despite being banned by the Japanese colonial government. Lee, however, got married when she was 22 and has been absent from the spotlight ever since, leading many to believe she had already died. It was revealed last year that she was living in a nursing home in Ilsan being

Apr 1, 2009

Former Miss Korea Kim Ties Knot in August

By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter Actress Kim Yeon-ju, 29, a former Miss Korea, will get married to an unidentified businessman at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul at 6 p.m. on Aug. 28. Kim and the would-be-husband met at the end of last year following a friend's introduction, according to Kim's agency. She started her entertainment career after winning first place at the beauty pageant in 1999 as a college student. She starred in movie ``Shin Suk-ki Blues'' and several soap operas including ``Sad Love Story,'' ``Pearl Necklace'' and ``Ice Flower.'' rahnita@koreatimes.co.kr

Apr 1, 2009

Minister, Comedienne Promote Childbirth

By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Health Minister Jeon Jae-hee and comedienne Kim Ji-sun will hold radio campaigns from this month to ``boost the country's birthrate,'' the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said, Tuesday. Jeon, who herself is a working mother of two, pledged to make the country a birth-friendly place. ``The government will take steps to make you feel comfortable having children ― we will support your childcare and education,'' she said in a recording for the radio campaign. Kim, who gave birth to three children over five years and is three months pregnant with her fourth, tells her own story. ``Some people are startled when I tell them that I am having a fourth child. But you know what? The best thing I have ever done is giving birth to them. My husband tells me so, too. I am sure all mothers agree with me,'' she said in the recording. The ministry explained that Kim was the perfect fit for the campaign since she smiles so much and talks positively about having a large family on television and radio. She's also a dedicated philanthropist w

Mar 31, 2009

Chang Renamed Chairman of Seoul Economic Daily

Chang Jae-ku, chairman of the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, the parent company of The Korea Times, was reappointed as the CEO and chairman of the Seoul Economic Daily, a Korean-language sister publication, in a meeting of shareholders, Monday. Chang Jae-min, chairman of The Korea Times USA and Jung Seong-hwan, were also renamed as board members and executives of the business daily. Hong Won-ki was reappointed as the auditor of the Hankook Ilbo Media Group in a separate meeting of shareholders.

Mar 30, 2009

Prof. Suh to Head IUCN Asia Regional Committee

By Park Si-soo Staff Reporter Prof. Suh Young-bae of Seoul National University's natural products research institute was named the inaugural chairman the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia regional committee, the Ministry of Environment said Monday. The committee comprises of 23 Asian countries including North Korea, China, Japan and India. The 52-year-old environmentalist will govern the organization until 2011. ``With nearly 60 percent of global population living in Asia, finding ways to harmonize economic development and environmental protection in Asian region is very urgent,'' Suh told The Korea Times. ``As a leader of the committee, I will do my best to find the solution.'' Born in 1956, he graduated from Seoul National University (SNU), majoring in botany. He also earned his masters and doctorate degree in botany from SNU and University of Texas at Austin, respectively. IUCN, founded in 1948, is a major international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. pss@koreatimes.co.kr

Mar 30, 2009

Kang Becomes First Female KTX Engineer

By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter A female engineer will operate the high-speed KTX starting April 1, making her the first female KTX captain. ``As a train engineer, it is an honor to become one for the bullet train. I feel as though I've scaled a big mountain and I'm about to face another,'' Kang Eun-ok, 41, said. Kang will be the first and only female KTX operator since the launch of the bullet train service here five years ago. Three hundred and seventeen other KTX engineers are male. Kang, who became an engineer in 2000, was also the first female engineer for other types of trains in Korea. She entered the Korea National Railroad College's railroad operation mechanism department in 1996 when the college first allowed admission to women, and joined Korail in 1998. To become a KTX captain, an engineer is required to have operated other types of trains for more than three years and on more than 100,000 kilometers of routes, and needs special education and training for over 12 weeks to obtain a KTX operation license administered by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritim

Mar 30, 2009

Elderly Overuse Antibiotics, Shots

By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Senior citizens prefer taking shots at hospitals for ailments and bringing strong medicine home, which often leads to the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment service (HIRA) said Tuesday. Since many doctors give into their elderly patients' ``requests'' from time to time, the antibiotics prescription rate here is far higher than any other country, the state-run agency said. According to its research for the third quarter last year, the antibiotics prescription rate for colds, flu and other respiratory diseases in South Jeolla Province, which has the highest elderly population in the country, marked 62.4 percent. Gwangju, the capital city of the region, marked 64.3 percent, compared to 51.5 percent in Daejeon and 52.9 percent in North Jeolla Province. ``We have not yet determined the exact reason for the rate difference, but we think senior patients in the regions strongly request doctors to prescribe them antibiotics,'' HIRA official Sohn Gyeong-ae said. ``Since many have strong opinions of the

Mar 29, 2009
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