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- Kim Yeon-su, a novelist who aspires to do something new
- May 03, 2012
- “Would you introduce yourself for the readers of KOREA?” Your reporter immediately poses a blunt question to the novelist, Kim Yeon-su. He looks fazed for a moment, but soon starts relating his story with composure, saying, “I want to be a novelist who continues to write what he ...
- Expat homebrewers introduce craft beer to Korea
- May 02, 2012
- For decades, beer drinkers in Korea have had limited options. But as Korea becomes increasingly interconnected with the outside world, more and more alternatives are becoming available to its residents. More and more imported beers can be found in grocery stores, and microbreweri...
- Korean-American Jim Yong Kim new World Bank chief
- Apr 27, 2012
- Korean-American Jim Yong Kim will begin his five-year term as president of the World Bank in July 2012 (photo: Weekly Gonggam) Korean-born physician and president of Dartmouth College Jim Yong Kim has been selected as the next president of the World Bank. Kim, who was nominated b...
- Korean and Irish film festivals team up
- Apr 27, 2012
- Korea was not quite like Grainne Humphreys first expected, and that’s a good thing. Humphreys, the program director of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) in Ireland, was introduced to Korea through cinema, particularly the films Oldboy and Sympathy for Mr. Ven...
- My disability is God's ability
- Apr 26, 2012
- Dr. Young-woo Kang was the first Korean-American policy advisor to the U.S. White House. He was blind for most of his life, but before finally succumbing to pancreatic cancer this past Febrary, he recalled on his deathbed that he had lived a blessed life.“I hope you won’t feel so...
- Seoul Players make you think, laugh, and cry
- Apr 23, 2012
- Almost eleven years ago, a small group of expats in Seoul gathered to talk about forming a theater company. Built with only a passion for plays and theater, the theater company Seoul Players is already celebrating its eleventh year in 2012. In the last ten years, it has staged at...
- Royal Asiatic Society explores Korea’s hidden depths
- Apr 19, 2012
- For over a century, the Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch has gathered various foreign residents of Korea -- missionaries, diplomats, Peace Corps volunteers, and various other adventurers. Today, the RASKB offers a variety of activities to its members and the general public, inc...
- Australian doctor received posthumous honor in Korea
- Apr 16, 2012
- The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MW) recently started a campaign to award national meritorious contributors in Korea and share their unknown stories with the world. Among more than 200 award-winners is the late Dr. Helen Pearl Mackenzie who received the Order of Civil Mer...
- World Bank head candidate visits Korea
- Apr 03, 2012
- Dr. Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College and the US nominee for presidency of the World Bank arrived in Seoul last Sunday. During his visit, the Korean-born candidate discussed the policy direction of the World Bank with President Lee Myung-bak and Minister of Strategy an...
- Summit will heighten political will to fight nuclear te...
- Mar 25, 2012
- *This is the tenth in a series of interviews with ambassadors from countries participating in the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26 and 27.10. Arias-Romero Luis, Spanish Ambassador Spain believes the coming nuclear summit could best serve as a catalyst to heighten the i...
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