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[Indepth interview]One woman’s life as a novel
On the morning of Aug. 26, Gong Ji-young wrote the very last sentence of her novel. “I suddenly realized: Finally, I am completely alone.” She started drinking after finishing the final sentence. I called the author about 6 p.m. that same day. She…
Sept 05,2007
Teen driver has need for speed
Call him a speed racer. Kim Jong-gyeom, 15, won a fourth-round car race in the 2007 CJ Super Race Formula 1800 division at Everland Speedway in Yongin, Gyeonggi on August 26. His time was 31 minutes, 48.235 seconds. He was the youngest driver to w…
Sept 03,2007
Incheon vet to tell students why blood was shed
Kim Jang-ryeol, 74, remembers the moment two years ago when he had to block a group of students intending to pull down a statue of General Douglas MacArthur. “We were too naive back then,” said Kim, president of the Association of Soldiers of the 91…
Sept 03,2007
[IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW] Working with uncertainty
With the North Korean nuclear talks entering a crucial stage, the JoongAng Daily spoke recently to Hans Blix, a Swedish diplomat and former foreign minister. Blix headed the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (Unmovic) …
Aug 29,2007
Club’s new leadership offers a new direction
A multinational social club in Seoul has welcomed Daniel W. Lee as its first Korean president. The California-trained lawyer from the Kim & Chang, Korea’s biggest law firm, recently was appointed by the executive committee of the Seoul club, which m…
Aug 27,2007
Korea Curators’ Association founded
Korea’s curators are finally united. The Korea Curators’ Association has been established with Park Rhai-kyoung, 72, as its chairperson. Park is the former head of the office of curatorial affairs at the National Museum of Contemporary Art. She was…
Aug 27,2007
Ewha prof bends the rules in ballet
Call it ballet with an edge. “Without any progress, classic ballet will be left as an artifact at a museum,” said Cho Gi-suk. “Contemporary aspects have to be applied and then ballet has to be transformed to become more Korean.” Cho’s ballet perfo…
Aug 27,2007
A wheelchair odyssey for a cause
A wheelchair-bound Korean man disabled by cerebral palsy arrived in Berlin Wednesday after a 15-month-long journey around Europe to dramatize his plea for the reunification of the two Koreas. Choi Chang-hyun, 42, had his hands and feet tied to the w…
Aug 20,2007
Owner of noodle shop leaves all to university
Kim Bok-sun, an 83-year-old noodle stand owner, passed away last Friday, leaving everything she owned to Kyung Hee University. The bequest includes a 270-million-won ($284,000) villa-style apartment in Jayang-dong, eastern Seoul ― and her own body. …
Aug 20,2007
Korean captain tops U.S. training course
A Korean Army officer graduated No. 1 among 167 other military officers from 15 countries at the U.S. Army Infantry School’s Advanced Officer Course at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. Kang Wan-hui, 28, a 2003 graduate of the Korean Military Acade…
Aug 20,2007
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