Ahn Yong-bok, the Defender of Dokdo in Joseon Era 2012-08-09 A Civilian Diplomat who Shines More Brightly than a Hero The never-ending ownership dispute between South Korea and Japan over the East Sea ...
Yang Jung-mo, South Korea’s First Olympic Gold Medalist 2012-08-02 South Korea’s First Olympic Gold Medal The 2012 London Olympic Games have kicked off an intense 17-day competition. South Korea made its ...
Cho Shik, Joseon’s Intellectual in Action 2012-07-26 A Symbol of Intellectuals in Action Cho Shik was one of the two key figures who formed Yeongnam(영남) School representing the nation’s southeastern ...
Poet Jo Ji-hoon Creates Spiritual Resonance in [Seungmu] 2012-07-19 19-Year-Old Genius Poet Writes [Seungmu] At Yongjusa(용주사) Temple, Gyeonggi Province, in 1938, a young man was immersed in a Buddhist ritual ...
Park Du-jin, a Great Poet of Nature 2012-07-05 The Letter of July The sun of July smells a young lion The sun of July smells a rose Hope to cut the sun in the size of a tray and hung it around the ...
Major Shim Il, a Korean War Hero 2012-06-28 Selected as the First ‘Korean War Hero of the Month’ So many soldiers were sacrificed during the Korean War, the most tragic event in Korean history. ...
Kim Jeom-dong, the First Female Medical Doctor in Korea 2012-06-21 Paving the Way for Women Today, it is natural to see a doctor when we are sick, like when we catch a cold. Until 100 years ago, however, when Western ...
Hong Sun-eon, a Distinguished Interpreter of Joseon 2012-06-14 Joseon’s Interpreter who Merits Attention The Joseon Dynasty had a rigid status-based system, with the upper social class, or yangban, governing ...
Hong Beom-do, the Hero of Bongodong Battle 2012-06-07 Traces of Anti-Japanese Struggle Following Japan’s annexation of Korea in 1910, the 500-year Joseon Kingdom collapsed and Imperial Japan ...
Ven. Gyeongheo, the Morning Star in Modern Korean Buddhism 2012-05-31 Living Spirit of Korean Buddhism Robert Thurman, one of the most celebrated religion scholars in the world, was named one of America’s 25 most ...