The Korea Herald

World’s richest men aid ‘Green Revolution’ center

Feb 19, 2013

TEXCOCO, Mexico (AP) ― The research center largely responsible for launching the “green revolution” of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from the world’s richest men to develop genetically-modified seeds to help farmers in the developing world grow more grain in the face of a changing climatic conditions and increased demand. Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Mexic...
Elderly performer helps others with her talents

Feb 19, 2013

72-year-old traditional dancer entertain fellow elderly with traditional song and dance
Hyundai Heavy worker donates W100m from 25 years of work

Feb 5, 2013

An ordinary worker recently donated 100 million won he had saved up over 25 years of working at his company to his less fortunate neighbors. Park Woo-hyun, a 57-year-old technician who test runs large engines at Hyundai Heavy Industries, recently gave 50 million won each to the Ulsan branches of the Korean Red Cross and the Community Chest of Korea, his employer said Tuesday. Park Woo-hyun of H...
‘Awareness and open minds needed to eradicate leprosy’

Jan 22, 2013

Governments should keep track of Hansen’s disease and support projects helping those who suffer from it, says Klaus Leisinger, chairman of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. He visited Seoul last week to receive the Korea Hansen Grand Award from Hanvit Welfare Association, a government-affiliated agency to fight the disease better known as leprosy. Hansen’s disease is caused b...
Sejung spreads holiday cheer to seniors living alone

Jan 22, 2013

Sejung Group, a Busan-based fashion business, launches its service corps in front of its headquarters in Busan on Tuesday. They gave rice, noodles and household goods to 100 seniors who live alone. (Yonhap News) Sejung Group, a Busan-based group built on the fashion business, has spread holiday cheer to less fortunate neighbors for 15 years in a row. Its executives and employees launched a serv...
Asan Foundation to give scholarship to 1,700 students

Jan 8, 2013

Asan Foundation said Tuesday that it will award scholarships to about 1,700 university students this year. They will include some 80 students of the newly created SOS Scholarship scheme, which will cover full tuition fees. The foundation plans to expand the portion of those scholarship recipients who currently teach underprivileged middle and high school students voluntarily. Separately, Asan F...
Seoul urged to open up to refugees

Jan 8, 2013

Activist says Koreans too often hostile to asylum seekers
Lotte Group donates W5b to charity fundraiser

Dec 26, 2012

Lee In-won (left), vice chairman of Lotte Group policy headquarters, poses for a photo with Lee Dong-kurn, chairman of the Community Chest of Korea, after donating 5 billion won to the charitable fund-raiser in Seoul on Wednesday. (Community Chest of Korea) Lotte Group donated 5 billion won ($4.6 million) to the Community Chest of Korea Wednesday for underprivileged neighbors. Lee In-won, vice ...
U.S. soldiers, families donate briquettes to low-income homes

Dec 26, 2012

Soldiers of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, relay briquettes to homes in a nearby village on Wednesday. About 70 soldiers raised 5 million won to give 10,000 briquettes to residents who can barely afford to buy fuel. (Yonhap News) U.S. soldiers stationed in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, gave briquettes to local residents Wednesday. About 70 soldiers of the 2n...
Fiddle maker offers hope to kids

Dec 26, 2012

Born to a impoverished family, Hong Ui-hyun gave up on studies after graduating from middle school. He happened to work at a musical instrument factory and soon fell in love with the elegant lines and beautiful sounds of violin, which helped the desperate boy to tide over many harsh years. Two decades later, Hong is now the owner of one of Korea’s leading string instrument makers and a devoted p...
Hana Financial takes initiative in social contributions

Dec 19, 2012

Hana Bank employees pose with local residents in Nam Phu, Vietnam, during an event for planting trees under its commitment to fulfilling a corporate social role in March 2012. (Hana Financial Group) Hana Financial Group is carrying out a variety of social contribution activities, as a promise for shared growth with the underprivileged in the local and overseas market. Earlier this year, Hana Ba...
GS Group donates W4b for neighbors

Dec 19, 2012

GS Group donated 4 billion won ($3.7 million) to the Community Chest of Korea on Tuesday to help neighbors in need. Separately from group-wide cash donations, its subsidiaries operate different charity programs for the year-end holidays, officials said. GS Caltex executives and employees received a list of Christmas gifts from 300 children at a day-care center near Seoul City Hall and plan to d...
Family joins large-sum donors’ club

Dec 19, 2012

A whole family has joined a club of large-sum donors for the first time. According to the Community Chest of Korea on Tuesday, Kang Soo-jin, 41, and her son Won Sung-joon, 16, pledged to donate 100 million won ($92,000) each to the charity fundraiser, joining Kang’s husband Won Young-sik. With the pledges, Kang and Won Sung-joon have become the 193rd and 194th members of the Community Chest of ...
Protector of children and justice

Dec 19, 2012

Chief of two international organizations, Song helps children facing war crimes, disease and poverty
Police officer joins club of 100 million won donors

Dec 12, 2012

Park Sung-soo A senior police officer has joined an honorable group of large-sum donors by giving 100 million won to charity Tuesday. Park Sung-soo, chief of Hanam Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, pledged Tuesday to donate 100 million won to Community Chest of Korea. With the pledge, he has become the 186th member of the Honor Society which consists of those who donate or pledge to donate ...