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Sat, June 10, 2023 | 20:56

CICI recognizes changes in global awareness of Korea

CICI recognizes changes in global awareness of Korea

Participants at the 2023 Korea Image Awards, bestowed by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) to people who help promote the nation's image abroad, unanimously said global awareness of Korea has significantly changed - in a positive way - over the last 20 years.

Kim Rahn | 2023-01-12 13:35

Owner of time-honored restaurant where president dined, dies

Owner of time-honored restaurant where president dined, dies

Bae Hye-ja, the founder of a noodle restaurant that has been in operation for 42 years and which became famous after President Yoon Suk Yeol stopped by for lunch in May last year, died on Sunday. She was 83.

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-01-11 16:16

Korean culture has shifted from 'han' to 'heung': CICI founder

Korean culture has shifted from 'han' to 'heung': CICI founder

Over the last 20 years, the culture promotion advocacy group, the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), has witnessed some of the most historic moments in Korean culture. Since its launch in 2003, the CICI has organized a series of events like the Korea Cultural Quotient (CQ) forum to bring together opinion leaders, who can promote Korea and facilitate cultural exchange...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2023-01-09 08:22

Slogan contest on Newspaper Day

On the occasion of the 67th Newspaper Day, the Korean Association of Newspapers is launching a slogan contest in collaboration with the Korea News Editors' Association and the Journalists Association of Korea. Readers are cordially invited to take part.

2023-01-06 00:00

Indian exchange student explains how football changed her life

Indian exchange student explains how football changed her life

For 21-year-old Indian college student Radha Kumari, football is a lifesaver. Kumari, an exchange student at Sungkyungkwan University in Seoul, was able to go on to college after high school thanks to football. Feeling that she is indebted to the sport, she is trying to help school-age Indian girls find new opportunities through football.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-01-05 17:01

[INTERVIEW] Pixar's Korean animator hopes to deliver message of compassion through her work

INTERVIEWPixar's Korean animator hopes to deliver message of compassion through her work

Growing up in the small town of Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province, located about 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Kim Hye-sook was just an ordinary girl from the country who loved drawing.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2023-01-04 17:28

Asians have stronger presence in US law firms

Asians have stronger presence in US law firms

In Netflix legal drama “Partner Track,” Ingrid Yun, the lead character who graduated from Harvard Law School and works as an attorney at a New York-based law firm, strives to climb the partner track in the face of multiple challenges, including stereotypes of Asians and women. “You have no idea how hard it is to be a person of color at this firm,” she says in the series, whil...

Lee Yeon-woo | 2023-01-04 16:47

Year of Rabbit: prosperity, longevity and wisdom

Year of Rabbit: prosperity, longevity and wisdom

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Given that the rabbit has been emblematic of prosperity, longevity and wisdom in Korea, 2023 is expected to be a time of fertility as well. The rabbit is the fourth animal in the Chinese zodiac, representing east on the compass and 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on the clock.

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-12-30 15:56

Park Eun-bin, Son Heung-min, Samsung's Lee Jae-yong voted 'People of the Year for 2022'

Park Eun-bin, Son Heung-min, Samsung's Lee Jae-yong voted 'People of the Year for 2022'

Actress Park Eun-bin, soccer player Son Heung-min, and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong have been named “People of the Year for 2022,” according to the recruiting platform, Incruit. The platform announced the results, Friday, of its recent survey on the most high-profile figures in three categories: entertainment, sports, and finance/business. Incruit surveyed 1,333 ...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-12-30 15:50

[INTERVIEW] VIVE STUDIOS expands world of VR, metaverse and virtual humans

INTERVIEWVIVE STUDIOS expands world of VR, metaverse and virtual humans

News that Suga of K-pop behemoth BTS would be absent from the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards - currently known as the MAMA Awards - due to a shoulder injury disheartened numerous fans back then. Surprisingly, however, they could still see all seven members perform their song, “Life Goes On,” on stage on the day of the event, thanks to VIVE STUDIOS, which brought in Suga as a re...

Dong Sun-hwa | 2022-12-20 15:04

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