Chairman Kang Duk-young of Korea United Pharmaceutical Co. hosted a prestigious New Year Classic Music Concert at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Art Center in Seocho-dong Seoul on Feb. 11, 2015. It was for the leaders of the government, business circles (medical and pharmaceutical industry leaders) a

Director-Curator Cho Myung-haeng of the Yeongwol African Arts Museum (former Korean ambassador to Abuja) received members of the visiting Enugu State Folk Performing Art Troupe from Nigeria at the Museum in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, some 133 miles southeast of Seoul, on March 13, 2105. The

Chairman Kang Duk-young of the Korea United Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. hosts a Gala New Year Classic Concert at the Concert Hall of the Seoul Art Center in Seocho-dong Seoul on Wednesday Feb. 11, 2015. As one faces the Seoul Art Center from the front, the Music Hall is located on the right hand side o

The Chambul Seonwon (Zen Meditation Institute) of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order is hosting a ‘World Assembly of Meditation Masters (WAMM) 2015 at the High 1 Resort Kangwon Land in Gangwon Province on July 18-24, 2015 with the participation of seven prominent Buddhist leaders from around the world.

By Prof. Dr. Lee Keun-yeopI. PrefaceSome say that Christian missionaries historically had two missions: "For the words of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" and "For the national interests". These are the guideline for understanding Dr. Underwood. He was one of few bright stars in the galaxy

U Education Corporation is gaining prominence as an institution for education of foreign languages. U Education, which has a total of about 180 TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) instructors on its payroll, and offers telephone English, Chinese, and Japanese programs. Online Eng

The year 1958 was the fifth year after the end of the Korean War (1950-3) and, naturally, the late former President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea (south) was unable to fully meet the requirements of a free democratic country due to the constant threat from the militant North Korean regime. ▲

A popular Korean singer Nana (Im Jin-ah) was chosen as the most beautiful woman in the world for 2014 and Korean actor Choi Si-won as the second most handsome man around the world. Last year, Nana won the second place in the same event.The first place for the most handsome man in the world went to J

When you are wondering how cold or warm it is in Pakistan, don’t ask a Pakistani, “What is the temperature in Pakistan?”Third Secretary and Head of Chancery Asad Abbas Awan of the Pakistani Embassy in Seoul says, “We have all four seasons in our country all at the same time!”Speaking with The Korea

The Old Boys’ Club (OBC) of the Herald Media (The Korea Herald [KH] and Herald Business [HB]) had its year-end reunion at the Maehwa (Apricot) Room of the Seoul Press Center on Dec. 8, 2014. Every year, the former members of the leading English daily and the Korean-language sister business daily hav

President Namkoong Keun of Seoul National University of Technology and Science (SeoulTech) is very active in the promotion of exchange and cooperation with prestigious universities in other countries of the world, including China and Uzbekistan.President Namkoong visited Xi'an, Nanjing and Dalian ci

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Seoul (the Czech Cultural Center) hosted a traditional Czech Puppet Show with the Puzzle Czecho Puppet Theater of Korea at the Darak Theater in Seoul on Dec. 10, 2014.▲Ambassador Tomas Husak of the Czech Republic is flanked by Ambassador Milan Lajciak of the Slov

The United Pharm hosts a year-end concert at the United Culture Foundation building behind Ritz-Carlton and Novotel hotels in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Dec. 26, 2014 with the World Vision Korea Children’s Choir conducted by Heechurl Kim. Part I (Korean Fantasy, arr. Lee, Hyun Chul)Doraji Taryeong (tradit

The culture of Saudi Arabia is a rich one that has been shaped by its Islamic heritage, its historical role as an ancient trade center, and its Bedouin traditions. Saudi society has experienced tremendous development over the past several decades. The Saudi people have taken their values and traditi

Ambassador Tissa Wijeratne of Sri Lanka and a number of other ambassadors and senior diplomats attended health lecture with their spouses at the Diplomatic Center in Seocho-dong in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2014, and had a tour of the Pyunkang Korean Medicine Hospital just across the street from the venue o

By Lee Kyung-sik (former Cultural Editor of The Korea Herald, now Publisher of The Korea Post):The ‘Old Boys’ (a reunion fraternity of former CEOs, executives, editors and other members of The Korea Herald and its sister Korean-language Herald Business Daily) had a reunion mountain trekking at the C

When you feel you need a rest, mentally and physically, you leave for a natural environment like a baby groping its mother’s bosom. There is a Buddhist temple surrounded by nature which is only half an hour away from the heart of Seoul. As it is almost always the case with a temple, you come across

The followingarticle was contributed by Deputy Editor Jang Ik-kyung of WOW TV, the TV arm ofthe leading Korean-language economic daily, Hankuk Kyungje Shinmun.?Ed.When it rains, you feel not as well as you do whenthe weather is fine. Doctors say that it is not just your feeling but that therain actu

General Manager Eric Swanson of Millennium Seoul Hilton and Musical/TV Actress Jeon Su-Kyeong were married in a gala wedding ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of Millennium Seoul Hilton on Sept. 22, 2014. It was attended by an estimated 600 prominent civic figures, including popular stars such as senio

Chairman Lee Joong-Keun of the Woojung Educational-Cultural Foundation of the Booyoung Business Group presented scholarships Asian and African students in Korea at the International Conference Room of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Seoul on Aug. 29, 2014. The scholarships, totaling 408