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Ringing the bell of giving for 33 years
Most people past 70 are long retired and probably spending the winter season keeping warm. But a 76-year-old Seoul man is still out in the cold weather doing something he loves ― helping others. Yang Ung-cheol, a retired civil servant, is a veteran…
Dec 24,2007
Korea makes big push for Nobel
In Lee Yong-hee’s career as a researcher, he’s come to be known as “the light trainer” because of his ability to control light particles. This week, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources and the Korea Research Foundation selected Lee, 52, as…
Dec 24,2007
[In depth interview]Governor: Expo must keep focus on future
Park Joon-yung, the 61-year-old governor of South Jeolla Province, has tried to build infrastructure to help Yeosu, in the southeast part of the province, in its bid to host the 2012 World Expo. He also spent a lot of time traveling abroad to lobby f…
Dec 19,2007
Bass prodigy takes home top honors from Russia
All his life, Sung Min-jae’s home has been filled by the deep tones of his father’s contrabass. Now 17 years old, Sung’s passion for music struck a heavy chord with the judges at the second Sergey Koussevitzky Double-Bass Competition last week in St…
Dec 17,2007
Cartoons against corruption
Chances are that if you’ve flipped to our editorial pages, you’ve noticed the work of Yi Won-soo, the JoongAng Daily’s political cartoonist. Yi, 76, recently celebrated the publication of his 500th political cartoon through the New York Times synd…
Dec 17,2007
First Ladies emerge from the presidential shadow
In her extensively researched history “Korea’s First Lady,” Cho Eun-hee chronicles the lives of South Korean presidents’ wives. The book tells of the romances, conflicts and achievements during the turbulent years following the end of Japanese colo…
Dec 15,2007
Unable to play, soccer ball artist is Eurobac champion
While French soccer style has often been called an art, there is one person who has truly become an artist with the soccer ball. That person is Woo Hee-yong, 43, who was crowned as champion of Eurobac 2007, a competition in which participants show …
Dec 10,2007
Expert blooms in budding wine culture
Lee Yun-gyeong took home the winning trophy at this year’s Korea International Sommeliers’ contest. At 27, she went to Lee Yun-gyeong, 27, she is the youngest and the only woman among the contenders to become the country’s best wine steward. Most of …
Dec 10,2007
Korean aims to animate world-class dreams
Choe Jin dreams of building his animation company, Enemes, to be as powerful and prestigious as Pixar Animation Studios, the world-famous U.S. company that produced hit films such as “Finding Nemo” and “Toy Story.” He moved closer to his dream when …
Dec 10,2007
[In depth interview]Ex-police chief rips Roh administration
Despite 26 years of experience in public posts, Huh Joon-young, former chief of the National Police Agency, was not very eloquent. He answered questions carefully, making him appear unskilled at speaking. He was famous, however, for his direct manner…
Dec 05,2007
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