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VIPs celebrate opening of design forum
More than 50 high-profile figures from all over the world participated in the VIP welcoming dinner held at Hotel Shilla in central Seoul, to congratulate the opening of iDEA Herald Design Forum 2011, the first-ever unique design event hosted by Herald Media Inc.Herald Media CEO and publisher Yoo Byung-chang delivers a speech at the VIP welcoming dinner at The Shilla hotel in central Seoul on Wednesday.Rep. Na Kyung-won (left) and Rep. Jungwook Hong (center) of the ruling Grand National Party, an
Arts & Design Oct. 5, 2011
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Mythical creatures reimagined
“Medusa Tamed” by Sohn Jung-hee. (Gallery Sejul)A crouching Medusa has its index finger to its lips as if to keep someone quiet. It is titled “Medusa Tamed.” Another figure, “Hermaphrodite,” is hiding its body under rags.Such curious characters inspired by myth populate Sohn Jung-hee’s solo exhibition “Adjustments,” which opens Friday at Gallery Sejul in Pyeongchang-dong, central Seoul.Exhibits also include figures of Zeus, Cupid and Satyr reinterpreted through Sohn’s unique imagination. She see
Performance Sept. 29, 2011
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Few overseas missions have been properly secured, according to the data submitted by the Foreign Ministry to Rep. Jungwook Hong of the ruling Grand National Party.Among the 166 offices, 53 were classified as dangerous, lacking sensors or devices to respond to terrorist attacks.More than half have no basic metal detector, making it possible for people to enter the premises with weapons or explosives.Also, 24.6 percent of the offices lacked sensors to detect trespassers, according to the data.Blas
Politics Sept. 19, 2011
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S. Korea's overseas missions vulnerable to terror attacks: lawmaker
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's embassies, consulates and missions remain vulnerable to terrorist attacks because they have failed to meet security standards or be properly equipped with anti-terror devices, a lawmaker said Monday. In particular, none of the 53 diplomatic missions in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, which are considered to have higher terrorism risks than other posts, has been fully equipped to identify threats and prevent attacks, said Rep. Jungwook Hong of the rul
Politics Sept. 19, 2011
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Movie star Namgung Won to make small screen debut
Veteran film actor Namgung Won will make his television drama debut this weekend, starring in the SBS TV drama “Scent of a Woman.” The 77-year-old has starred in 302 Korean movies since 1959 and has won a number of film awards, including two Best Male Actor Awards at the Daejong Film Awards.Namgung Won in a scene from SBS drama “Scent of a Woman” (SBS)His latest role will be the first in 10 years since he starred in the 2001 movie “Saulabi.” The actor, whose real name is Hong Kyung-il, is the fa
People July 21, 2011
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Lawmakers to visit U.S. to promote Korea FTA
Leading members of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee are to have one-on-one meetings with U.S. Congressional counterparts to boost prospects for the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement’s ratification, officials said Monday.Reps. Nam Kyun-pil, Gu Sang-chan and Jungwook Hong ― all members of the committee and strong supporters of the KORUS FTA ― will leave for the U.S. within the week.The lawmakers will focus on individual communication with influential Congress members instead of their usua
Politics June 6, 2011
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Parliamentary panel discusses EU FTA
A parliamentary panel on Tuesday debated South Korea’s free trade agreement with the European Union, which was unexpectedly voted down by a subcommittee Friday, stymieing Seoul’s move to expand trade with the world’s biggest economic bloc.Ruling and opposition parties received reports from vice ministers of agriculture, knowledge and economy on the government’s plans to minimize the damage to local industries and livestock farms.As the Seoul government appears reluctant to exempt livestock farms
Politics April 19, 2011
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Junior lawmakers vow cooperation on FTA
Cross-party group aims to have free-trade deal ratified during current sessionA dozen junior lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties met Monday and agreed to pass the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement in the National Assembly within the present plenary session.“Parties shall come up with supplementary means to protect the local agriculture industry from the impact of the FTA and do their best to have the agreement passed,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.They also pledged to refrain f
Politics April 18, 2011
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Assembly panel fails to pass EU FTA
A South Korean parliamentary subpanel failed to pass the country’s free trade pact with the European Union on Friday, discouraging the conservative Lee Myung-bak administration’s hopes of expanding exchanges with the world’s biggest economic bloc at an early date. The European Parliament ratified the bilateral trade pact by an overwhelming majority in February, leaving the Seoul government impatient to have the deal take effect by July 1 as previously agreed by the two governments.Minister of Tr
Politics April 15, 2011
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Subpanel votes down Korea-EU FTA ratification bill
South Korea's parliament subcommittee on Friday voted down the nation's free trade pact with the European Union, frustrating the ruling Grand National Party, which had hoped to get the bill through this month in order to ratify it by July as agreed upon by the two sides. After a government briefing on protective measures for local industries, the six-member legislation subcommittee of the Assembly's foreign affairs and trade committee put the trade bill to a standing vote, officials said.But th
April 15, 2011
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Visionary IT leaders embrace humanity
Technology should be bringing people together closer: Twitter co-founderTechnology, while it often appears to be the driving force behind tidal waves of change capable of forever altering the way we live, is but a tool for enhancing humanity, Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter Inc., said on Thursday. “If we are to be a triumph, we are not to be a triumph of technology but a triumph of humanity,” Stone said at a session of the MBN World Economy and Future Forum. “People are basically good, and
Industry March 3, 2011
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GNP lawmakers seek to restrict speaker’s role
A group of reformist lawmakers in the ruling Grand National Party on Wednesday submitted a revision bill to curb the National Assembly speaker’s authority in calling for a vote on bills at his own discretion. The bill aiming to prevent the dominant party’s unilateral propulsion of parliamentary proceedings is expected to face opposition from the ruling camp, which has been criticized for passing several controversial bills by taking advantage of the system.Rep. Jungwook Hong submitted the bill o
Politics Jan. 19, 2011
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