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Transparent Adoption Vital for Improving Adoption Culture

By Park Chung-a Staff Reporter Stephen C. Morrison, founder of Mission to Promote Adoption (MPAK) in Korea, said promoting transparent adoption is vital toward improving domestic adoption culture in South Korea. ``Korean adoption culture cannot improve as long as you keep secrecy. Adopting a child in secrecy means that you are ashamed of, embarrassed about and afraid of the consequences. As long as people have that kind of mentality, adoption culture cannot develop in a positive way,’’ Morrison said. ``Adoption is nothing that we should be ashamed of. People should know that babies are born of wombs, but also they are born of hearts. Through adoption, they are born of hearts. Adoption is a beautiful thing, it’s a blessing,’’ he said. The 51-year-old Morrison, whose Korean name is Choi Seok-chun, is an adoptee. Born in South Korea, at 14 he was adopted by an American. Today, he is the father of 10-year-old daughter whom he adopted in South Korea. Morrison is receiving an award by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Friday on the occasion of the Adoption Day, for hi

May 10, 2007

Jang Na-ra to Hold Solo Concert in Beijing

By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Singer and actress Jang Na-ra will hold a solo concert at Beijing Exhibition Center June 8 and 9. She will be the first South Korean female singer to do so. ``For the first part of the show, she will sing in Mandarin dressed in Chinese traditional costume, against the stage set decorated in Chinese style,’’ Joo Ho-sung, actor and Jang’s father who heads a company related to his daughter’s entertainment activities in Beijing, was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency. ``In the second part, she will sing and dance Korean songs. The third part will be a theme based on unity, combining the traditional songs and dance from the two countries, as well as Jang’s own songs and dance routines.’’ Jang has gained a sizeable fan base among Chinese-speaking audiences in recent years, releasing Chinese-language albums and appearing in a Chinese drama. The 26-year-old is also an honorary ambassador for promoting the 15th anniversary of South Korea-China diplomatic relations. saltwall@koreatimes.co.kr

May 9, 2007

Korean Girl Gets Bill Gates Scholarship

By Bae Ji-sook Staff Reporter A Korean girl living in the U.S. in a single bedroom apartment with three other family members recently received a scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, showing that diligence is all it takes to achieve one's dream. Korea Times USA on Tuesday reported that 19 year-old Choi Sae-rom was selected as one of the Bill and Melinda Gates scholarship students. She will receive money for both the undergraduate and graduate programs. The foundation's official said that Choi had the leadership, personality and good school grades that were needed to win the scholarship. The soon-to-be graduate of Vermont High School in California has already received admission offers from Stanford and UC Berkeley. What makes Choi's achievement special is that she had to overcome her family's poverty and being an immigrant. When she faced poverty _ where she had to start studying late at night to avoid noise and concentrate on her studying or when she had to borrow textbooks from school library because she could not afford 50 dollar-textbooks _

May 9, 2007

Newcomer Lee Ji-ah to Play Bae Yong-joon’s Love Interest

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia New actress Lee Ji-ah will star opposite hallyu star Bae Yong-joon in the upcoming MBC historical drama ``Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi’’ (The Legend). Lee will play a key role in the drama, as part of a love triangle involving the drama’s lead characters played by Bae and actress Moon So-ri. ``Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi’’ (The Legend) is about the life of the 19th king of Goguryeo and the characters of the Four Gods. Bae plays Dahm Deok, who will become the king, while Moon plays his first love Seo Gi-ha. Lee has been described as having the beauty and charm of top actresses Shim Eun-ha and Go Hyun-jung. The 26-year-old actress is majoring in graphic art design and is reportedly fluent in English. The drama is currently filming on location in Jeju island and will start airing on MBC June 25. ``The Legend” is one of the most anticipated dramas because of its storyline and big budget, which is reportedly around 43 billion won. It is also attracting a lot of attention since it is Bae’s first drama since the Asia-wide hit ``Winter Sonata.” cathy@koreatimes.

May 8, 2007

Duke Shares Values With SNU

By Kang Shin-who Staff Reporter Duke University plans to forge a strong partnership with Seoul National University (SNU), especially in producing business leaders. ``SNU shares our core values and overall mission of preparing business leaders to take on new challenges in a new era,’’ Douglas T. Breeden, dean of the Fuqua School of Business at the university, told The Korea Times in an interview. Under the partnership, students on the SNU global MBA program could continue their studies for one year at the Duke business school and earn the MMS degree. The following is an interview with Breeden. Question: What does Duke expect to obtain through the agreement with SNU? Answer: We want to provide SNU’s new Global MBA students with the chance to pursue the MMS degree at Duke University. We also want to reiterate our strong interest in partnering with SNU in the areas of open enrollment and tailored Executive Education. Duke’s Fuqua School of Business places a high value on diversity of all sorts, and the chance to welcome more students from Asia to our MBA programs furth

May 8, 2007

Actor Yoon Ties Knot With Businesswoman

By Chung Ah-young Staff Reporter Actor Yoon Da-hoon, 43, Monday married businesswoman Nam Eun-jong, who is 11 years younger than he. The ceremony took place at Imperial Palace Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong in southern Seoul. The ceremony was hosted by actors Kim Min-jong and Jung Joon-ho and top singers Kang Ta, Shin Hye-sung, Lee Ji-hoon and Sung Si-kyung sang nuptial songs for the couple. It was not open to the public. The couple left for a honeymoon trip to the United States for 20 days right after the wedding. They plan to take a cruise trip to Europe at the end of this year. Nam, 32, is a restaurant owner in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul. The 43-year-old actor met Nam two years ago, but have been dating seriously for two months. Yoon gained popularity with the MBC popular comic sitcom, ``Three Friends" in 2000, and several dramas such as ``Let's Get Married," ``Guardian Angel" and ``Don't Worry." Last year, he appeared in the latest hit SBS drama ``Please Come Back, Miss Soon-ae" and the cable show ``Hyena," which is a Korean male version of the American series

May 7, 2007

Drama Touches Singaporeans’ Heart

By Kim Rahn Staff Reporter A Korean soap opera ``Jewel in the Palace'' has given many people courage with the story of a woman named ``Janggeum'' who becomes a royal chef and doctor against all odds. And the drama has touched not only Korean people's minds but also Singaporeans. The actress playing the heroine of the soap opera encouraged a Singaporean woman suffering from cancer during a visit to Singapore. Now on a visit to Korea to meet the actress, the woman is cured. Cheong Yu Chee, 67, and her daughter, Anna Quek, 44, came to Korea on May 1 for a reunion and a one-week tour here. The special relationship started last year. Quek sent the Singapore branch of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) a letter that said her mother, a big fan of ``Jewel in the Palace,'' wanted to visit Korea despite suffering from lung cancer. But Cheong's condition became serious and she could not travel. The KTO branch then arranged a meeting between Cheong and Yang Mi-kyung, one of main characters, when Yang visited Singapore last August. Yang visited Cheong's house and prayed for h

May 7, 2007

Seoul Arts Center CEO Seeks Cheaper Tickets

By Bae Keun-min Staff Reporter The newly appointed president of Seoul Arts Center unveiled his vision for the complex to become one of the world's foremost art halls, in his first press conference at the Press Center in downtown Seoul, Monday. As an initial step, a renovation plan worth over 80 billion won will soon be announced, including an overhaul of its opera house, calligraphy art museum and extension work for the main entrance, said Seoul Arts Center president Shin Hyun-taek. ``Due to budgetary issues, it is impossible to refurbish all the facilities at a time. The opera house alone needs some 50 billion won. For the coming three years, the renovation will be made step by step,'' said Shin, former Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family. ``A mid- and long-term blueprint will be revealed as early as at the end of this month.'' The Ministry of Culture and Tourism tapped Shin for the public post on May 3. He will serve a three-year tenure. ``For the past 20 years, the center has built a reputation as the nation's top art complex and garnered know-how,'' sa

May 7, 2007

Former Ambassador Dreams of Cultural Place to Rest, Enjoy

By Kim Sue-young Staff Reporter A silver haired man's rough hand reaches out for a blooming flower in his garden full of young greens. Dressed in a red-checkered shirt, he fluently lists names of all the flowers and trees taking full cover. The 76-year-old man shines a quick smile _ a retired gardener you ask? Far from it. Former ambassador Lee Bok-hyung just stepped into the biz. ``I am a happy, hard-working gardener without payment. While taking care of the grounds at the center, I can forget about worldly matters,'' said Lee, who is the co-founder of the Latin American Cultural Center and Museum. He is hard at work extending the center beyond just a museum into a place one can let go in and relax. Lee, who had worked as an ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Mexico, and also the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean opened the center on Oct. 6, 1994 on retiring. The center, which mainly consists of a museum, gallery and sculpture park, boasts one of the largest private collections in the country. He said he could not have achieved what

May 3, 2007

Las Vegas Seeks Korean Investment

By Kang Shin-who Korea Times Correspondent Anaheim _ As a visa-waiver program between Korea and the U.S. gets under way, more Korean investors are turning their eyes to the big country. As for Las Vegas, a tourist city, condo-hotels are highly recommended for Koreans who are interested in real estate investment, Terry Jicinsky, a senior vice president of marketing at Convention and Visitors Authority of the city, said. ``The biggest business opportunity in Las Vegas is the investment in condo-hotels. People can buy and invest in new properties under construction, and then actually own a piece of that new property they can use for not only a vacation for themselves but also as a real estate investment,'' Jicinsky said in an interview with The Korea Times during the ``International Pow Wow'' event held at the Anaheim Convention Center last week. Although there is a risk in any investment, the vice president was confident that the city is a leader in the investment community today and it is growing fast. Jicinsky stressed that Las Vegas has driven to shake off the image

May 3, 2007
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