People: N.K. Activist Lauren Walker

Lauren Walker has been in Korea for just over one year, but in that short time she’s employed media advocacy, community organizing and performance art to raise awareness about the humanitarian disaster taking place in North Korea.

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02 Jul 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 0 Comments

People: Artist Vincent Sung

The creative director, visual artist and photographer, Vincent Sung discusses his first solo fine art photography exhibition in eight years, the controversial work of French poet Charles Baudelaire, and the “misery of boredom.”

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25 Jun 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 1 Comments

People: Cho Jae Hyun of the ASEAN-Korea Centre

The Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the 3rd largest destination for Korean exports. Career diplomat Cho Jae Hyun is Director of the Development Planning and General Affairs Unit at the new ASEAN-Korea Centre.

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18 Jun 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 1 Comments

People: Peter Liptak on Korean Idioms

While it’s common for expats to learn a few words or phrases in Korean, the poet, author and teacher Peter Liptak has published a book about Korean slang titled, “As Much As a Rat’s Tail.” Liptak says that Korea is a source of inspiration, both linguistic and otherwise.

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11 Jun 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 0 Comments

People: Simon Bureau of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Korea and Canada “ideal partners” for trade and the chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Simon Bureau, agrees.

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16 Apr 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 0 Comments

People: Journalist Don Kirk on Kim Dae-jung

Don Kirk is the author of several books, including, Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). During our interview, we discuss his three decades of covering Korea and former president Kim Dae-jung.

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15 Jan 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 2 Comments

People: Sonia Hong of Visit Korea Year

This week I interview Sonia Hong, Secretary-General of the Visit Korea Year Committee. Ms. Hong’s distinguished background in the tourism and diplomatic arenas made her an obvious choice to help promote Korea to the world.

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08 Jan 2010, Posted by Matt in People, 0 Comments

People: Stephen Revere of 10 Magazine

I kick off a special four-part series on “Visit Korea Year” with an interview with Stephen Revere, Managing Editor of 10 Magazine, a monthly lifestyle and events publication for expatriates, returnees and English-speaking Koreans.