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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
Korean Broadcasters Start "Closed-Captioned Broadcasting"

Television was created for the masses, but in Korea a sizeable segment of the population has been excluded from enjoying TV. However, that situation has now been rectified. The hearing-impaired will be able to enjoy or disparage TV programs like normal viewers because all three Korean network broadcasters have decided to start 'Closed-Captioned Broadcasting'. Closed captioning displays subtitles on the bottom portion of the TV screen. Munhwa Br…

Feb 10,1999
TV Program Rating System Will Be Enlarged

The TV program rating system which previously only applied to movies will be expanded to almost every network TV program excluding news and sports programs. The Broadcasting Reform Committee announced on February 4, 'We have continuously sought to improve the state of broadcasting and we are introducing the TV program rating system so as to guarantee a safe viewing time period.' Under this system TV programs will clearly post the recommended ag…

Feb 04,1999
Korean Filmmakers to Forge United Front against US

Korean filmmakers ended a 63-day-long sit-in protest against Hollywood, in their fight to keep the 'Screen Quota System' which prescribes that all Korean theaters should screen Korean films at least 100 days a year. An 'Emergency Committee to Secure Screen Quota'(ECSSQ) said in a press conference on February 2, 'We decided to return to work, but to make every effort to forge a united front against the U.S. in cooperation with other countries.' …

Feb 02,1999
100th Anniversary of Korean-German Author Mirok Li"s Birth

The 100th anniversary of the birth of the late Dr. Li Mi Rok, also well-known by Mirok Li, on March 8 is triggering a 'Mirok Li Boom' in Korean cultural society. Dr. Li was more famous in Germany than in his native Korea because he wrote his novels in German and he had resided in Germany since he was granted political asylum in 1919. Born in Haeju, Hwanghae Province, now in North Korea, in 1899, he participated in the March 1 Independence Movem…

Jan 25,1999
Antiwar Singer Park to Hold Concert

Park Chi Eum, a famous Korean antiwar and antinuclear singer, will hold a concert at the Live Theater on Taehakro(University Street) on February 1 to 2. The title of this performance, 'Hyuk, Nu, Mang, Un-Park Chi Eum Concert, 1999' or in English 'Revolution, Falsely Charged, Exile, Destiny' symbolizes the antiwar movement and the plight of those who opposed the development and build up of weapons of mass destruction. This concert consists of tw…

Jan 22,1999
Movement to Ban Copying TV Programs

Civil-rights groups began a full-scale movement to ban plagiarism on TV programs. The Seoul YMCA Viewers Civilian Movement Center announced on January 21 that it will begin a campaign to eliminate the blantant copying of Japanese TV programs by Korean TV networks. Protestors plan to hold a conference and will bring examples of Korean TV programs that bear a more than passing resemblance to Japanese ones. They will also send a petition to the Ko…

Jan 21,1999
Late Kim Jeong Sook"s Sculptures Donated to Seoul City

Around 180 pieces of sculpture of Kim Jeong Sook, who died in 1991, were donated to the Seoul City Museum. Her son, Professor Kim In Hoi of Yonsei University, met with Seoul Mayor Mr. Ko Gun and revealed his intention to donate these sculptures. Kim was the first Korean woman sculptor to introduce the new technique of modern sculpture to Korea. She had focused on abstract sculpture from the very start of her career and became famous for her '…

Jan 13,1999

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