Kumho Asiana chairman to head mecenat association

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, former chief of Doosan Group and current chair of the group’s philanthropic body, Doosan Yonkang Foundation, who will go on to serve the mecenat organization as an honorary chairman.  “Corporate patron programs of the arts are a cornerstone of the government’s vision for cultural enrichment and what th

Feb. 25, 2015

Pernod Ricard Korea donates scholarship

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

Feb. 10, 2015

Inha professor to be listed in Who’s Who

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 teaches at Inha University in Incheon, was chosen for his academic contributions to the data processing field. He has published more than 100 papers on machine learning, soft computing and data mining in international journals and participated in academic conferences. The encyclopedia is known as one of th

Feb. 10, 2015

Entomologist wins Sam-il cultural award

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 70-year-old former professor of Kangwon National University is well-known for his research on moths and butterflies, and has contributed to the country’s entomological taxonomy by discovering more than 500 new types of moths, the foundation said.Sam-il Cultural Foundation, named after the March 1 In

Feb. 2, 2015

Late Poongsan Group founder’s wife dies at 87

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 Korean women in sports.She has devoted herself to developing young talented players and supporting them with financial assistance, and worked to promote exchange programs with China and Japan. Bae Jun-young, wife of late Poongsan Group founder Ryu Chan-u. (Poongsan Group)For the past 15 years, she spons

Feb. 1, 2015

Treasure hunter who found a fortune in gold is captured

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 shipwreck ― was captured at an upscale Florida hotel after more than two years on the lam. Federal marshals tracked Tommy Thompson to a hotel in West Boca Raton and arrested him Tuesday. A warrant had been issued for him in 2012 in Columbus after he failed to show up for a hearing on a lawsuit brought by

Jan. 29, 2015

Ex-science minister dropped in job bid

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 not included on the shortlist due to having headed the Science Ministry, which controls the Gwangju-based institution. Choi headed the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning from April 2013 to July 2014. The shortlist is said to be composed of two GIST professors and an unassociated applicant

Jan. 23, 2015

Ad man named chief of creative content agency

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 creative industries. Song Sung-gak, 56, will succeed Hong Sang-pyo, whose three-year term is ending. Song will lead the Naju, South Jeolla Province-based agency until December 2017 as its third president. A former executive of Cheil WorldWide Inc., the advertising arm of Samsung Group, the incoming chief

Dec. 23, 2014

AmorePacific Group wins Korea Image Award

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 Corea Image Communication Institute announced on Monday. This year’s Korea Image Stepping Stone Award goes to AmorePacific Group for “spreading Korean beauty and brand power all over the world through its innovative research and development,” the institute said in a statement.Since 2005, CICI has honored

Dec. 16, 2014

Sealed with a salute: Ohio man send thousands of cards to service members

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. So Tom found therapy in writing cards to our servicemen and women ― thousands of them.Sitting in the lobby of Summa Barberton Hospital, where Tom is a surgical assistant, is a small table with a selection of Christmas cards, pens and a sign that reads “Stiles Salutes Our Military Troops.”The table is

Dec. 10, 2014

Jang Hyuk, Cha Ye-ryun named best dressed at Herald Donga awards

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 award ceremony at the Grand Hyatt Seoul. Jang gained huge popularity when he appeared in the reality entertainment show “Real Men” in which eight male celebrities experience life in the army. His comedic role in the TV drama “Fated to Love You” received praise from fans and viewers.  Cha, a former model,

Dec. 10, 2014

Goodall sows ‘seeds of hope’

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 protection of both plants and animals was essential to humankind’s task of preserving the environment. This is one of the reasons she emphasized the critical role plant life plays in our world in her book “Seeds of Hope,” Goodall said during a lecture Tuesday at Ewha Womans University.She said that

Nov. 26, 2014

Young Korean designers win Samsung fashion award

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 in 2005, the award offers its recipients financial and logistical assistance to help them prepare collections and promote their brands. It is the only fashion award in Korea that offers $100,000 to young designers as well as administrative and logistical assistance. Recipients also have a chance to

Nov. 25, 2014

Goodall sows ‘seeds of hope’

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 protection of both plants and animals was essential to humankind’s task of preserving the environment. This is one of the reasons she emphasized the critical role plant life plays in our world in her book “Seeds of Hope,” Goodall said during a lecture Tuesday at Ewha Womans University.She said that

Nov. 25, 2014

53rd OSEAL Forum opens in Incheon

The 53rd Orient and South East Asian Lions Forum kicked off at the Songdo Convensia Convention Center in Incheon Free Economic Zone Friday. Some 30,000 members from 18 countries are participating in the four-day event. The OSEAL is a regional branch of the Lions Clubs International, a secular philanthropy group that engages in community-based humanitarian work in hospitals, retirement homes, schools and disaster-stuck sites around the world. Founded by American philanthropist Melvin Jones in 191

Nov. 14, 2014

Millennium Seoul Hilton’s general manager receives tourism prize

Eric Swanson (left), general manager of Millennium Seoul Hilton, receives the top tourism prize awarded by the Academy of Korea Hospitality and Tourism in Seoul on Nov. 1. (Millennium Seoul Hilton)Eric Swanson, general manager of Millennium Seoul Hilton, received the top tourism prize from the Academy of Korea Hospitality and Tourism on Nov. 1 for his corporate social responsibility initiatives.Under his management, the hotel has run an annual charity event, with its staff conducting regular vol

Nov. 13, 2014

Gladwell: Key to success lies in ‘character traits’

Finding the recipe for success is a task that has stumped a countless number of people, but best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell said the key to success lies in one’s character traits. The Canadian writer and journalist said the key to accomplishing wonders has little to do with people’s skills and has more to do with their family background and character.“Revolution begins not by the smartest or the people who are the most powerful, but by the people who have courage, imagination and a sense of

Nov. 9, 2014

Kolon's honorary chairman dies at 92

 Lee Dong-chan, honorary chairman of Kolon Group, a major textile manufacturer that began producing nylon for the first time in South Korea, died of a long illness, the company said. He was 92.Born in Yeongil, North Gyeongbuk Province, Lee established Kolon in 1957 after graduating from Japan's Waseda University in 1944.He has since played a key role in the development of South Korea's textile industry in the 1960s and 1970s.Lee served as head of the Korea Employers Federation in the 1990s. He f

Nov. 8, 2014

Faithful pooch gets ‘new life’ via cloning

　Davis Hawn arrived at the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in Guro district, Seoul, at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He was planning to ask South Korean veterinarian Hwang Woo-suk to clone his faithful 10-year-old dog Booster. Davis Hawn (right) shakes hands with scientist Hwang Woo-suk at Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in Seoul on Wednesday. The American is visiting to clone his dog Booster. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)　Hwang is one of the top minds in animal cloning despite his checkered ca

Nov. 6, 2014