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Tue, November 29, 2022 | 16:27

[INTERVIEW] Startup helps organizations win funding for ASEAN projects

INTERVIEWStartup helps organizations win funding for ASEAN projects

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea have a long history of cooperation, which was strengthened by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF). Since its establishment in 1990, the fund has been utilized for Korea to provide technological, economic and human resource development and people-to-people exchanges to the 10 ASEAN member states - Brunei, Cambodi...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-11-29 13:56

BTS' RM honored for helping to preserve overseas Korean cultural artifacts

BTS' RM honored for helping to preserve overseas Korean cultural artifacts

BTS' leader RM received an appreciation plaque from the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) for his contribution to preserving and restoring overseas Korean cultural artifacts. RM, whose real name is Kim Nam-joon, shared a post on his Instagram Story, Friday, with a short “Thank You” note. The engraving on the appreciation plaque reads, “You have contributed to preserving ...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-11-28 14:08

[INTERVIEW] Young performer hopes to revive popularity of magic in Korea

INTERVIEWYoung performer hopes to revive popularity of magic in Korea

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - A constellation of balls, playing cards, metal canes and rings change colors and multiply in mere seconds at the deft gesticulations of a young magician. Without uttering a single word, the black-clad magician continues to wield the tools of his trade against the rhythmic music echoing through a neon-lit theater, enthralling the eyes of childre...

Park Han-sol | 2022-11-27 17:02

Helping out needy people in winter season

Helping out needy people in winter season

Yoido Full Gospel Church senior pastor Lee Young-hoon, left, fills boxes with daily necessities for people in need at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Friday. The church joined hands with Seoul Metropolitan Government, Good People and CJ CheilJedang to deliver boxes to 23,000 underprivileged families in Seoul. Courtesy of Yoido Full Gospel Church

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-11-25 18:24

Korea Times Translation Awards open doors for aspiring literary translators

Korea Times Translation Awards open doors for aspiring literary translators

Aspiring translators said that the Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, hosted by The Korea Times, have become a stepping stone for their literary translation dreams. The Korea Times held the award ceremony for the 53rd edition of the contest, sponsored by KB Financial Group, at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Thursday. Gene Png, who won the highest honor, th...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-11-24 15:59

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award winner Giulia Macri

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation AwardsFiction Commendation Award winner Giulia Macri

Giulia Macri is a translator from Milan, who is currently in her second year at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea). She used to work as a graphic designer in Italy before coming to Korea in December 2017. After taking a Korean course at Yonsei University, she attended the Interpretation and Translation Course for six months at Hankuk University of Forei...

2022-11-24 08:20

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award: The Forty-Four Lives of a Wedding Dress

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation AwardsFiction Commendation Award: The Forty-Four Lives of a Wedding Dress

The dress was picked up at a small warehouse in Vancouver during the Canada Day Sales of July 2013 and imported to Korea. Although it was a designer dress, it came at a highly discounted price because it was the work of an emerging creator. The price tag read $15,000, but the final price had come to $3,500. The dress was a size 4 but because it was somewhat larger than the av...

2022-11-24 08:20

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize: The Beginning of Winter

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation AwardsFiction Grand Prize: The Beginning of Winter

It was after midnight when my wife suggested we redo the wallpaper. - Right now? - Yeah. I stayed hunched over on the sofa for a moment before I said, “Okay,” and got up. It had been a long time since my wife suggested we do anything. I went out onto the veranda and got it out of the storage cabinet. A roll of do-it-yourself wallpaper we'd bought at a nearby big box store a w...

2022-11-24 08:19

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Graham Hand

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation AwardsFiction Grand Prize winner Graham Hand

Graham Hand is a modern Korean literature student from Boston, who is currently studying for a master's degree at Korea University. He has studied for two years at the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea).

2022-11-24 08:19

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Judges' Report

53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation AwardsJudges' Report

As judges of the Korea Times Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards, we have the privilege and pleasure of discovering every year what bilingual readers and writers are reading. It is always interesting to find out what our translators are choosing to translate. We enjoy the element of surprise.

Kim Rahn | 2022-11-24 08:18

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize: The Beginning of Winter

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Grand Prize winner Graham Hand

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award: The Forty-Four Lives of a Wedding Dress

[53rd Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards] Fiction Commendation Award winner Giulia Macri

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