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[In depth interview]Separating aid from economic goals

President Lee Myung-bak has promised to dramatically increase aid for poor countries, but Shin Jang-bum, the president of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, says the country has a long way to go before it will be considered a generous and so…

Mar 12,2008
Retiree gives golden years to tell Korea’s stormy past

Kim Hong-jae still shows up to volunteer at the Seodaemun Prison History Hall every week. His goal isn’t to make money or to gain new experiences. He just wants to devote the rest of his life to volunteering for his country. The site where he works …

Mar 10,2008
Ramen legend wants to create a ‘Little Norway’

Lee Chul-ho knows what it feels like to gulp down stale bread to fight off hunger. In his youth in Norway, part of his daily routine was to buy bread sold as livestock feed after a long day of working low-paid jobs. Now a successful millionaire busin…

Mar 10,2008
[Indepth interview]Seeking big changes through small steps

The entire world is under the influence of global warming, experts say, even the ice on the North and South Poles is starting to melt. To make matters worse, thousands of people die across the world each year due to intense weather events, such as h…

Mar 05,2008
Player replaces baseball with guitar pick

With his long, wavy hair and black guitar case, it’s hard to picture this rocker as a professional baseball player. But just a few years ago, Lee Sang-hoon, 38, was suiting up in a baseball jersey, not tuning a guitar. With a career in Korea, Japan…

Mar 03,2008
Matronly women finally matriculate

Graduation is special for just about everyone, especially when the ceremony honors folks a little older than your average high school graduate. Last week 249 women from their 40s to their 70s finally earned their high school diplomas. The late lear…

Mar 03,2008
Man wins diploma, 42 years in the making

Better late than never. Good things come to those who wait. Slow and steady wins the race. Patience is a virtue. Pick your cliche. They’re tried and true for Lee Han-jun. The 67-year-old attended the graduation ceremony of the country’s most pr…

Mar 03,2008
[Indepth interview]Global vision for a local university

At the age of 71, Suh Nam-pyo, the still-vigorous president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist), continues to set out important goals. As head of the country’s premier school for science and engineering, which also has…

Feb 27,2008
Philanthropy, politics and a set of pipes

Korean singer Kim Jang-hun may be busy with his career, but that hasn’t kept him from taking on another job. As an avid philanthropist on the side, Kim has donated about 900 million won ($951,374) to a charity and a few other organizations for the …

Feb 25,2008
In sorrow, man stands sentry at Seoul’s sites

His shift had ended only hours before the fire broke out. Kim Young-wu had stood guard in traditional Korean costume at Namdaemun in central Seoul for six hours on Feb. 10, the day Seoul’s No. 1 National Treasure was struck by arson. He called it a…

Feb 25,2008

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