LIFE&STYLE
KCCI chairman re-elected ICC executive member
Park Yong-maan, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, was re-elected an executive board member of the International Chamber of Commerce, officials said Tuesday. Korea Chamber of Comm...
Jun 6, 2017
Hyundai Motor hires VW China designer
Hyundai Motor has hired Simon Loasby, head designer of Volkswagen Group China, to lead its design team in China, the company said Tuesday. Loasby will become the head of Hyundai China Design in Hyun...
Asia-Pacific Bridge Federation championship kicks off in Seoul
The 51st Asia Pacific Bridge Federation championship opened in Seoul, Monday with 69 teams from 16 nations taking part. The championship, which runs until June 7, has six categories: Open, Juniors f...
May 29, 2017
Che Guevara’s son, poet Omar Perez, comes to Seoul
Poet Omar Perez, the son of the late Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara, visited Korea to attend the Seoul International Literature Forum on Tuesday, according to reports. Perez, 53, spoke at a sessi...
May 25, 2017
[Exclusive] Document shows Song Joong-ki bought Itaewon house for W10b
Song Joong-ki has bought a house in Itaewon-dong, Seoul for 10 billion won ($8.9 million). The Korean actor, who starred in the hit “Descendants of the Sun,” bought a two-story house with a basement...
May 17, 2017
South African girl’s anesthesia reaction video goes viral in Korea
A South African YouTuber’s reaction to anesthesia has gone viral in Korea. The YouTuber named “Lindie Botes” had uploaded a video of herself waking up from anesthesia at a hospital. As soon as she o...
Apr 16, 2017
Veteran actress Kim Young-ae dies of pancreatic cancer
Veteran actress Kim Young-ae died Sunday from pancreatic cancer, according to her agency, Starvillage Entertainment. She was 65. Kim starred in KBS2’s “The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop,” which ...
Apr 9, 2017
(Video) Sewol tribute song released
A song dedicated to the victims of the 2014 Sewol ferry tragedy that left 304 dead was released Thursday. The song title roughly translates to “To Touch My Longing (for You)” -- and sings about the ...
Apr 7, 2017
‘Sewol ribbon’ cloud highlights salvage operation
Even the heavens appeared to celebrate the long-awaited resurfacing of the sunken ferry Sewol. As authorities on Wednesday kicked off the salvage operation of Sewol, the internet buzzed with a photo...
Mar 23, 2017
[Eye plus] Hobby collectors’ items show pieces of history
To most, yesterday’s newspapers, used stamps or emptied pay envelopes are trash. But they can become pieces of history when collected over a period time, even more so in the era of digitalization. S...
Mar 10, 2017
Hwang In-yeong, Ryu Jung-han to tie knot
Actress Hwang In-young is set to tie the knot with musical actor Ryu Sung-han on March 13. Hwang In-young (Star Property Investment Group) Ryu, 45, posted a letter to fans on his homepage Wednesday...
Mar 1, 2017
Lee Min-ho wins top award for boosting Korea’s brand
Actor Lee Min-ho was awarded the grand prize at the 2017 National Brand Awards held at the National Assembly Hall in Seoul on Wednesday. Actor Lee Min-ho receives the grand prize at the 2017 Nation...
Feb 22, 2017
LTI Korea's Kim Seong-kon receives honorary doctorate from SUNY
Kim Seong-kon, president of the Literary Translation Institute of Korea, will be receiving an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the State University of New York. The degree will be conferre...
Feb 15, 2017
Ban to garner PCI Award in LA
Ban Ki-moon will receive the 2017 Individual Building Bridges Award from Pacific Century Institute on Feb. 23, according to PCI News. Ban served from 2007 to 2016 as the UN secretary-general. He was...
Feb 12, 2017
Entertainment agency stocks plummet as China reacts to THAAD deployment
The value in stock assets held by Korea’s entertainment industry leaders has plummeted in the wake of the Chinese government’s response to the anticipated US anti-missile system deployment here. Lee...
Feb 6, 2017