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Kumho Asiana Group chairman Park Sam-koo has been elected as the chair of Korea Mecenat Association, a nonprofit body that encourages corporate support of the arts. He will replace Park Yong-hyun, for...
Updated : 2015.02.25 18:39
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Pernod Ricard Korea CEO Jean-Manuel Spriet (left) delivers a scholarship to a student at Gugak National High School in Seoul at a ceremony on Monday. Chung Hee-cho/The Korea Herald
Updated : 2015.02.10 22:13
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A Korean computer engineering professor will be listed in this year’s Marquis Who’s Who in the World, an international encyclopedia of short biographies. Professor Jo Tae-hoJo Tae-ho, 45, who teac...
Updated : 2015.02.10 19:10
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Park Kyu-tekPark Kyu-tek, one of Korea’s leading entomologists, will receive the 56th annual Sam-il Cultural Award for his contributions to natural science, Sam-il Cultural Foundation said Monday.The...
Updated : 2015.02.02 19:51
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Bae Jun-young, wife of the late Poongsan Group founder Ryu Chan-u, died Saturday after suffering from a chronic disease. She was 87.Bae is widely known for her passion in educating and supporting Kore...
Updated : 2015.02.01 20:37
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ― A treasure hunter accused of cheating his investors out of their share of one of the richest hauls in U.S. history ― $50 million in gold bars and coins from a 19th-century ship...
Updated : 2015.01.29 21:01
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Former Science Minister Choi Moon-ki has been dropped from the list of three candidates to head the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, the institution said Friday.According to GIST, Choi was...
Updated : 2015.01.23 21:02
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Song Sung-gakThe government on Tuesday named an advertising professional as the new president and chief executive of the Korea Creative Content Agency, which is tasked with helping develop local creat...
Updated : 2014.12.23 21:10
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A leading South Korean cosmetics company, AmorePacific Group has been selected as the top prize recipient of the Korea Image Awards 2015 for promoting South Korea’s image overseas, the organizer Core...
Updated : 2014.12.16 20:35
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BARBERTON, Ohio ― Tom Stiles’ heart ached when his son and best buddy, Joshua, left for the U.S. Navy just before Christmas last year. While he was a proud papa, he knew he would miss him terribly. ...
Updated : 2014.12.10 20:49
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Actor Jang Hyuk and actress Cha Ye-ryun were named the best dressed at the 2014 Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards on Tuesday. “It’s my first time receiving the best dressed award,” said Jang at the aw...
Updated : 2014.12.10 20:30
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Eight celebrities received a Korea Best Dresser Swan Award in an annual ceremony at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Wednesday. The 29th edition of the awards recognized Korean leaders whose fashion has inspired the public in six career categories: singers, actors and actresses, politicians, businessp...
Updated : 2014.12.04 20:53
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For someone who garnered worldwide fame for working with chimpanzees, writing about plants appears to be an odd choice.But primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall said, at a recent talk, that ...
Updated : 2014.11.26 20:27
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Two emerging fashion designers, Kye Han-hee of KYE and Park Jong-woo of BAJOWOO, won the 2014 Samsung Fashion Design Fund, an annual award given to talented young Korean designers, on Tuesday.Launched...
Updated : 2014.11.25 20:48
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For someone who garnered worldwide fame for working with chimpanzees, writing about plants appears to be an odd choice.But primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall said, at a recent talk, that ...
Updated : 2014.11.25 20:09
