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[In-depth interview]Korean president is the first of his kind
Kang Sung-mo, the first Korean to assume a top position at a U.S. university, likes to be called a challenger rather than a scholar. His quiet voice and gentle manner make people wonder why he wants to be called a challenger. But they will realize why once they talk to him for 10 minutes. The 61-year-old engineering professor, who moved to the…
Feb 07,2007
Putting music before money
Kim Il-gon, the president of the Daewon Cultural Foundation, is well-known in the business community for his support of classical music. He frequently purchases tickets for performances in order to give them to chief executive officers he is acquainted with. He has enjoyed many high-profile concerts including some by well-known foreign orchestras…
Feb 05,2007
Speaking for others is interpretor’s valuable skill
Kim Hye-rim is a celebrity ― among interpreters. She acted as the interpreter for former President Kim Dae-jung’s press briefings at international conferences and the Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) between South Korea, China and Japan. Ms. Kim is also a Chinese Literature professor at the Korea National Open University. Ms. Kim s…
Feb 05,2007
Smart banker chooses to serve her country
A prominent female banker has passed the test to enter the military academy. The Students’ Central Military School announced that Kim Nan-hui topped the list of 190 women who have been accepted for 2007. Ms. Kim, who was working for the private banking department at Woori Bank, scored 953 out of a possible 1030 points. Only one out of five app…
Feb 05,2007
[In-depth interview]Korea has to build up its diplomacy: Park
South Korea’s diplomacy is at a crossroads. This is because it has been influenced and constrained by growing inter-Korean ties in recent years while it has failed in pursuing advantages that would be in the national interest. It faces many tasks, such as the reform of the diplomatic corps, which this administration has started but which is still …
Jan 31,2007
Opera singer loves musicals
Being 1.85 meters (6 feet) tall and having a deep low voice, Park Sang-gin is an impressive man. He becomes even more so when he plays a tango singer with a mustache singing face to face with Eva Peron in the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical “Evita.” Playing Magaldi, the singer who brought the ambitious girl out of rural Argentina, Mr. Park is making h…
Jan 29,2007
[In-depth interview]Choi: Uphold tradition in Korean music
It’s been two years since the royal ancestral ritual music of Jongmyo Shrine and the pansori epic chant became part of Unesco’s World Cultural Heritage List, giving global recognition to our traditional music. Samulnori, traditional instrumental music, has long been considered a cultural symbol of Korea. But how do modern-day Koreans enjoy their …
Jan 24,2007
[SPORTS REVIEW]If he’s still Ahn, star can revive the K-League
The return to the K-League of Ahn Jung-hwan, nicknamed “Lord of the Ring” because he famously kissed his ring after scoring a goal against Italy in the 2002 World Cup, is truly great. Earlier this month, Ahn donned the blue-collared jersey of the Samsung Suwon Bluewings and put on a smile for pictures with his new boss, Cha Bum-keun, who rescued…
Jan 24,2007
Festival of classical dance introduces Korean star
The 2007 World Ballet Star Festival arrives at Seoul Arts Center this week. It is a stage for the leading ballet dancers of the world to show off. There will be performers from superlative companies including the Bolshoi, Kirov, Russian and Paris Opera ballet companies. New to the event this year is Ha Eun-ji, 23, a member of Universal Ballet.…
Jan 22,2007
Sentimental musical journey brings a maestro close to fans
Last Tuesday hundreds of classical music fans gathered at the Rodin Gallery in central Seoul to watch a performance by the violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill, 29. The one-hour invitation-only concert was a way to thank his fans for the success of his nationwide tour last year and for the sales of his double platinum album, “Lachrymae.” There were on…
Jan 22,2007
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