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Anti-Dictatorship Activist Passes Away

By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter Yoon Han-bong, the last man on a wanted list on charges of leading the May 18 pro-democracy movement and a director of the Future of the Nation Institute, died Wednesday of pulmonary emphysema. He was 59. He received a lung transplant operation, but fell unconscious later in the day. Poet Kim Nam-ju recalled him as a fighter and man with an unyielding will. ``Those values are hard to find among youngsters these days,'' he said in an interview with TV station MBC. Born in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, Yoon dedicated himself to the pro-democracy movement in 1974 when he first got involved in violating martial law with his fellow students of Chonnam National University. He was not among the protesters of the movement back in 1980, but the then Chun Doo-hwan government put him on the wanted list for allegedly delivering two million won from former President Kim Dae-jung, then under arrest, to protesters. He hid in the hull of a cargo ship eating bread and honey for 40 days till he arrived in the U.S. During his life as a refugee, he e

Jun 28, 2007

Germany Foresees More Transparent EU

By Kang Hyun-kyung Staff Reporter A more democratic and transparent European Union (EU) is to come with a new treaty, German Ambassador to Korea Norbert Baas said. The 27 EU leaders reached an agreement on June 23, 2007, which replaced a European Constitution that failed to get approval from voters living in France and the Netherlands in 2005. Germany has led the largest economic bloc in the world since January 2007 as EU president and its six-month tenure ends Saturday. Portugal is to take over the EU presidency until the end of this year. There is no question that the agreed reform treaty is one of the most impressive accomplishments of the German leadership. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has prepared the roadmap and is at center stage of pulling the agreement together. Portugal will put the finishing touches on the hard-won agreement by the end of this year. ``It was particularly tough to reach an agreement in the last round of negotiations, but the member countries helped the German leader move on,'' Baas said in an interview Wednesday. Asked what

Jun 28, 2007

Insooni Becomes Copyrights PR Envoy

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Singer Insooni has been appointed as a public relations envoy to promote the protection of copyrights by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The designation was made to mark the 50th anniversary to legislate the copyright act. The ministry has named Insooni and other celebrities such as R&B group SG Wannabe, singer See Ya and actor Park Kwang-hyun. The designated envoys are expected to take part in promoting copyrights and educational programs related to copyright protection for the next two years. The ministry held the appointment ceremony during a forum to celebrate the anniversary at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul on Wednesday. Insooni, whose real name is Kim In-soon, made her debut in 1978 in the group ``Hee sisters.'' She has released a total of 19 albums including 14 solo records. She is an acclaimed R&B diva, enjoying popularity from a wide range of fans even nearly 30 years after her debut and is one of the few Korean singers who was allowed to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. Insooni won several awards from th

Jun 27, 2007

Korean-American Denim Designer Steps Into Hollywood

By Jane Han Staff Reporter It's easy to see Hollywood stars showing off their toned figures in well-fitted Diesel or Seven Jeans, but recently a new denim name is being tossed around among the leading fashion icons. It's Kasil and the designer and CEO behind the maker is Korean-American David Lim. Starting small in December 2002, Kasil has expanded its line and inched its way to where it stands today, where loyal customers including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Anniston, Lucy Liu and John Travolta are often spotted sporting the denim pants. While Lim is currently designing jeans, the 35-year-old says that he's been around a lot, doing many things that eventually led to his current career. With a degree in painting from San Francisco Arts School, the Los Angeles native first started working as a muralist traveling around the U.S. After dipping into that for three years, Lim returned to Los Angeles to help with his father's tailoring business, and this is where the future designer learned how to work with all sorts of different fabrics.

Jun 26, 2007

Park Opens Own Music Label in US

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Korean entertainment mogul Park Jin-young has started his own music label in the United States, with a private launch party in East Manhattan, New York on June 20. Yonhap News quoted Park as saying he now feels he has made it to the plate at the Major Leagues but he still has to hit a home run. While he is happy to have started his own company in the U.S., Park admitted he ``never was as scared as he is now.'' JYP USA is the American division of JYP Entertainment, the Seoul-based company founded by Park. It is said to be the first Asian recording company in the U.S. Park said JYP USA's goal is to find and nurture the next world star. Noting that the two biggest music markets are the U.S. and China, Park said he is looking for young artists who can speak English and Chinese. He wants to find American artists who speak Chinese, Chinese artists who speak English and Korean artists who speak both English and Chinese. During the launch party, top American music producers and record label executives showed up to support JYP USA.

Jun 26, 2007

Violinist Bell Exploring New Talent

By Bae Keun-min Staff Reporter Classical musicians usually earn fame for their original interpretation of existing musical pieces and formidable performance techniques, and so did violinist Joshua Bell. However, Bell is looking to captivate people's hearts with a different side of his unique musicality _ as a composer. ``One of my goals for the next couple of years is to write my own music. My first solo violin sonata will come out next year,'' Bell said in a telephone interview with The Korea Times last week. ``Because of my busy touring schedule, I am working on it slowly.'' For the 39-year-old virtuoso, musical composition is not an overnight dream coming from nowhere. He has been warming up for his goal throughout his career; he composed cadenzas himself for his concerto performances on stage and in recordings, including ``Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story Suit,'' and arranged music for the violin. Bell is like a rock star in the classical world. He is a single man of great musicality with handsome looks, which has made female fans' hearts flutter. This heartt

Jun 26, 2007

Korean Ballet Dancers Sweep Awards in NY

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Six South Korean participants garnered precious awards at the New York International Ballet Competition, a biennial competition program of young dancers aged 17-24. The competition ended Sunday. Ha Eun-ji, 23, scored gold in the women's competition. Ha studies at the Korean National University of Arts (KNUA) and is also a member of the Seoul-based Universal Ballet Company. Kim Na-eun from the same university and company, also 23, won the silver, while Shin Seung-won, a 20-year-old third-year student at KNUA, garnered the bronze. In the men's competition, Park Kwi-sup of the Korea National Ballet Company, 23, received the bronze, while Lee Young-do, 21, and Jung Young-jae, 23, were given special awards. The three all studied at KNUA. A total of 54 young dancers from 19 countries, including the United States, Japan, China, Brazil and Russia, took part in the competition. From South Korea, seven participated in the intensive three-week program at Lincoln Center, all making it through the preliminary round. saltwall@koreatimes.co.kr

Jun 25, 2007

US University Targets Korean Teachers

By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter The head of a U.S. university is attempting to attract Korean English teachers who hope to get certification for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). David Nunan, president of Anaheim University, told The Korea Times that the school would launch online master’s programs for TESOL as soon as next year in Korea. He was visiting Seoul last week to promote the programs. ``We introduced the first online master’s degree for TESOL. Korean teachers can learn English teaching skills and immediately apply them to their classes through the programs,’’ Nunan said. ``Also, I can recruit the best professors from around the world. That’s another big advantage that Korean students can get through the online programs,’’ he added. The school provides 10 courses for the TESOL degree with the two-year program costing $12,000. Nunan emphasized that Korean English teachers should do away with the thought that they should have perfect English skills. He also advised them that the English language should take a major place in English

Jun 25, 2007

Pilz Way: Running Company like Home

By Cho Jin-seo Staff Reporter These days, Renate Pilz is excited that her two-year-old grandson Peter is moving closer to her. Peter used to live two hours away from her home in southern Germany, but soon he will move to Stuttgart which is just 20 minutes away from his grandma. ``It's a wonderful experience to have a grandchild. It changes your life,'' she says with her mellifluous voice during her stay in Seoul last week. Like many other women of her age, Pilz likes to garden, likes to listens to classical music such as Bach and Mozart and cannot wait to see her lovely grandson. But time is always a constraint to the 67-year-old. Other than the baby Peter, she has some 1,200 people to look after scattered all over the world _ employees of the company that her father-in-law established in 1948. Pilz is in fact the president and CEO of Pilz, an industrial safety equipment maker headquartered in Ostfildern, Germany. Her case epitomizes how good management philosophy and focused R&D can grow a small local enterprise into a global market leader, while keeping its iden

Jun 24, 2007

Essay Contest Winner Donates Prize Money

By Jung Sung-ki Staff Reporter JEJU ISLAND _ A high school student who won first prize in the Peace Festival Essay Contest has donated her prize money to South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The contest was organized by the East Asia Foundation. ``I didn’t expect any awards for my essay, so I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the first prize. I’m very thankful for that,’’ Kim Eun-ji, 17, said in an interview with The Korea Times on Friday. ``As the main subject of my essay is war and peace, I decided to donate the prize money to the Korean victims of the war,’’ said Kim, a second grader at Gimhae Foreign Language High School in South Gyeongsang Province. The award ceremony was held at Haevichi Hotel in southern Seogwipo on the sidelines of the fourth Jeju Peace Forum. Kim won the one million won ($1,000) prize money for her essay, titled ``The Korean War Memorial that Stands in a Small Town.’’ In her work, she described impressions of the war and peace after participating i

Jun 24, 2007
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