The Korea Herald

Psychologists to hold international seminar

HealthSept 22, 2011

The Korean Association of Psychoanalysis Study group and Allied Center of the IPA said Monday that it will host an international symposium and psychoanalysis treatment master class at Seoul National University Hospital on Friday and Saturday. The event is to mark the 31st anniversary of the academic circle. In the symposium and class internationally acclaimed psychoanalysts will give lectures o...
Depression on the rise in Korea

HealthSept 22, 2011

The number of people struggling with depression increases every year, with women and the elderly suffering the most, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said Tuesday. According to its report to Rep. Joo Seung-yong of the Democratic Party, 1,485 per 100,000 females and 637 per 100,000 males were diagnosed with depression last year. The lion’s share was found in those in their 70s ...
Five myths about oral contraceptives

HealthSept 22, 2011

World Contraception Day on Sept. 26 is designated to raise awareness of the prevention of unwanted pregnancy and birth. If you haven’t considered oral contraceptives as a means for birth control, it’s time to reconsider. According to experts, the use of oral contraceptives accounts for only 2 percent of birth control even though they are one of the most effective and safest ways to prevent preg...
Study: Dialysis 3 times weekly might not be enough

HealthSept 22, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A major study challenges the way diabetics and others with failing kidneys have been treated for half a century, finding that three-times-a-week dialysis to cleanse the blood of toxins may not be enough. Deaths, heart attacks and hospitalizations were much higher on the day after the two-day interval between treatments each week than at other times, the federally funded study ...
Hangeul Day celebrations include language contest

CultureSept 21, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language said they will jointly hold the Second Korean Language Contest for non-Koreans on Friday at the National Folk Museum of Korea. The event is to celebrate the upcoming Hangeul Day, or Korean Alphabet Day, on Oct. 9. Korea annually commemorates the day, celebrating the invention of the writing system by K...
Granite sharing the spotlight with glass, engineered stone and more

Arts&DesignSept 21, 2011

To anyone reading the real estate ads in recent years, it could seem that granite was the only material worth using for a kitchen counter, as important as updated electrical or a reliable roof. Granite isn’t going anywhere. But many designers and homeowners are turning to glass, manufactured stone, metal and other materials to create counters that work for people who actually cook as well for th...
Brain stroke on rise among aged population

HealthSept 21, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The number of people suffering from cerebral infarction, a type of stroke caused by disturbance in blood vessels supplying blood to the brain, is rising among the aged population in South Korea, a report showed Wednesday. The number of cerebral infarction patients rose by an annual average of 4.2 percent from 2006 to some 437,000 last year, according to a report from ...
Yeom named new Google Korea chief

PeopleSept 20, 2011

Google Korea senior executive Yeom Dong-hoon was named as the company’s chief executive officer, company officials said on Monday. Yeom, who is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, will be in overall charge of Google Korea’s business and operation field, according to officials “In light of the smartphone era, Google is facing numerous positive changes. We will provide mobile experi...
Korean to lead Ethiopian university

HealthSept 20, 2011

A retired professor of Seoul National University has been appointed president of Adama Science and Technology University in Ethiopia, making him the first South Korean university president in Africa. Lee Jang-gyu, 65, former professor of electrical engineering, is expected to begin his five-year term in October. The appointment was made after the Ethiopian human affairs minister proposed to a S...
Pastor Lee candidate to succeed late Rev. Ha at Onnuri Church

PeopleSept 20, 2011

Pastor Lee Jae-hoon of Onnuri Church in Yangjae-dong in southern Seoul is now the final candidate to succeed the late Rev. Ha Yong-jo, founder of the mega church who died from cerebral hemorrhage in August. Onnuri Church has nine branch churches across the nation, four prayer buildings and 25 “vision churches.” Its membership recently reached 75,000. The church conference picked Lee, 43, as the...
Cho accused of embezzling money from Yoido church

PeopleSept 20, 2011

Pastor Cho Yong-gi of the Yoido Full Gospel Church has been charged with embezzling money from the church. Twenty-nine elders of Korea’s biggest church filed a charge on Monday with the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office against their senior pastor Cho and his son Hee-jun, former chairman of daily newspaper Kookmin Ilbo, for misappropriating funds. Church elders claim that Cho gave around 20 bil...
Frugal woman donates W5b to KAIST

PeopleSept 20, 2011

Kim Sam-yeol, wife of nature garden Seo Jeon Park president and philanthropist Kim Byung-ho, has donated 5 billion won ($4.3 million) in property to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Monday. Kim followed the steps of her husband, who gave the school 30 billion won ($26 million) in property in 2009. The couple’s donation is the biggest ever for the school. “I thought our don...
‘Culture should be fun’: new Minister Choe

CultureSept 20, 2011

Choe Kwang-sik, who took office as new culture minister on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports’ policies should be based on the idea that people should play and have fun. “Some people ask me how I will manage all different fields of culture, sports and tourism and it is true that almost no one will do the job perfectly. But I have a simple answer,” Choe told reporters at a ...
Roofers screens ‘Zeitgeist’ docu

Expat LivingSept 20, 2011

Roofers bar in Itaewon will be screening the documentary “Zeitgeist: Moving Forward” Sunday as part of its Counter Punch Cinema series. The film is the third of Peter Joseph’s Zeitgeist series, and explores the value systems prevalent in today’s society. The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and admission is free. To get to Roofers leave Itaewon Station Exit 3 and walk straight. Turn firs...
Grand Hilton to host Oktoberfest

Expat LivingSept 20, 2011

The Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul is hosting its annual Oktoberfest on Friday and Saturday. The event starts at 6 p.m. and tickets are 120,000 won. This year’s event will feature the Original Paulaner Oktoberfest Band, who have been brought in from Munich, an authentic German buffet, and unlimited helpings to two types of Paulaner draft beer. There will also be a prize draw with several chances ...