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Profs Eager to Have Home Page

Domestic college professors are now eager to have their own Internet home page. They certainly would like to install one, in order to openly obtain appreciation. A Sociology professor at Korea University, Hyon Taek Soo, said, 'Students who come into my cyber class already went over the borderline. So far, lots of American and Canadian students have become my fans.' He has started his own cultural criticism site on the Internet and has exch…

Mar 17,1999
Electrical Emile Bell Revived

'Ding, Dong, Dang' The sound of the bell lasts for only 30 seconds each time its rung; nevertheless, it incorporates 1,000 years of the Shilla Dynasty's breath. The 'Emile Bell' is far more than just a hunk of metal but the stuff of legends. During the Shilla Dynasty a special bell was ordered to be made for a Buddhist temple. When the bell was finished it apparently did not sound right. A second bell was requested. Legend has it that the f…

Mar 17,1999
Bruce Pulton Brings Korean Literature to the World

Bruce Pulton, who at the age of 51, is trying to translate and make Korean literature known all over the world. He is planning to hold public readings of Korean literature with award-winning Korean writers such as Park Whan Su and Choi In Ho, in November of this year. Pulton, who is from the United States, has translated numerous short stories and longer works written by many of Korea's contempary writers. He began by translating and publishi…

Mar 15,1999
Seoul"s Seventh Castle Found

The site of Seoul's seventh castle was found at Daemo mountain area in Kangnam district on March 5. It is believed to have been built sometime during the Three Kingdoms Period (57 B.C.- 688 A.D.). Professor Kang Chan Sok of Chungang University had been searching for the castle since 1996. Professor Choi Jong Pil of Sejong University said, 'There were a lot of china fragments around the area which leads me to believe it was constructed by the Sh…

Mar 05,1999
Tae-Bo Video Tops in U.S. market

The latest exercise craze in the U.S. is an interesting amalgam of East and West. The top exercise video in the U.S. market is called 'Tae-Bo', which is a combination of Korean Taekwondo and western boxing that is designed for an aerobics workout. The Los Angeles Times on March 4 reported that Tae-Bo is booming since its debut last fall. The video has sold 1.5 million copies, and is unquestionably a bestseller. It quickly rose to the #1 positio…

Mar 04,1999
Pipe Organ Meets Orchestra

The biggest organ in Korea resides at Sejong Cultural Hall. The organ was especially designed for the Sejong Cultural Hall when it opened in 1978, and at that time it was the biggest organ in all Asia. England's prime minister, Edward Heath, who was an amateur organist, played Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 2 , that very same year. The pipe organ has 8,898 pipes and 98 stops which change the tone. Due to its complexity, few organists are capable of u…

Mar 03,1999
Korea Wants Dolmens and Kyongju Namsan Declared World Heritage Sites

The Bureau of Cultural Properties (BCP) announced on March 2 that it will try to have dolmens in Kochang, Hwasoon, and on Kwanghwa Island placed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s World Heritage List. Dolmens are two or more large upright stones separated by a space and capped by an equally large horizontal stone. They are regarded as tomb-sites. The BCP had formed a special Cultural Committee to…

Mar 02,1999
Both Koreas" Religious Leaders to Meet

North and South Korean religious leaders will meet in Tokyo to attend the 'Religious Leaders' Tokyo Peace Meeting' which is scheduled from March 13 to 19. At this meeting, a 14-member South Korean delegation from the Korean Conference for Religion and Peace(KCRP) and a six to eight-member North Korean delegation from the Korean Council of Religionists(KCR) will take part along with a Japanese delegation. They will participate in a seminar title…

Feb 19,1999
Daesan Foundation to Receive Applications for Grants

The Daesan Foundation will receive applications for 'Grants for the Translation of Korean Literature' and 'Daesan Literary Awards'. 'Grants for the Translation of Korean Literature', established to encourage the globalization of Korean literature and higher estimation of Korean culture, are intended to assist the dissemination of our literature in the outside world. Target languages are English, French, German, and Spanish. Applications : …

Feb 18,1999
Chaebol, Press And Foreigners Can Start Satellite Broadcasting

Chaebol groups, newsmedia companies and foreigners can now take part in the satellite broadcasting business. The Broadcasting Reform Committee(BRC) announced on February 11 that big business groups(chaebol), newsmedia companies, and foreigners can invest up to 33 percent in businesses which own satellites or in those companies which lease satellite broadcasting. They can also own up to 33 percent of companies which supply programs by renting cha…

Feb 11,1999

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