Travel & People

Surprisingly, a foreign garden planner has written a book on the Korean gardens. On July 9, the book launch of Korean Gardens - Tradition, Symbolism and Resilience published by Hollym (한림출판사) took place at the Korean Publishers Association Center near Gyeongbok Palace. Australian Ambassador James Choi attended the ceremony and delivered a congratulatory address for the author, Jill Matthews. Aft..

When I was told that Norwegians like to watch slow-moving-sightseeing program on TV, I thought it is nonsense. I heard Norwegians' favorite program is the hour-long "Cruise along the Coastline." * For example, see Hurtigruten cruises along the coast of Norway. Of course, actual sightseeing is much better than passive sightseeing. But it costs too much time and money to leave for a tour in foreig..

On January 2, 2018, the New Year's Kick-off Ceremony was held at the lobby of the Peace Hall, Kyung Hee University (KHU) Seoul campus. K-pop youngsters at home and abroad knows well this concert hall for its state-of-the-art performance stage. Inside the Peace Hall in the chilly morning, the lobby was beautifully lighted with chandeliers and beige-colored marble pillars and walls. President Inwo..

In 2017, Prof. Whon-il Park was commissioned by NAVER to contribute an article on the data localization to its Privacy White Paper. In the early September, Prof. Park visited the head office at Bundang, South of Seoul to discuss the framework and contents of the article. NAVER is the largest portal or IT business which would dwarf Google in South Korea. To our surprise, the main building library..

In February 2017, after two-year construction, the "New & Different" Building was ready for a working space of new dimension:- Efficiency for workers in the building- Location, i.e., a good access to Metro lines for customers- Maintenance and energy Cost saving for the management- Beauty and Elegance in line with the products of the company- Pride and Confidence for all participants. If you want..

On March 23, 2017 a distinguished speaker, Judge Kang Min-koo, visited Kyung Hee Law School to deliver a special lecture . He is now the President of the Supreme Court Library, and former Chief Judge of Busan District Court. Judge Kang is famous for his series lectures on YouTube. His farewell speech “Advisable Attitude in the Current Information Age” (혁신의 길목에 ..

Nowadays it is said that card companies or finance companies remind us of spouse birthdays or wedding anniversaries which are to be observed.One day a flower basket was delivered to home. It was sent by a bank manager who regards my wife as one of his VIP clients.I was a little bit surprised because we regularly observe her birthday on the basis of the lunar calendar, not solar calendar.My dog, ..

On a winter day, it's quite natural to have some snow.My doggy Petit likes to walk on snow.  On a persimmon tree, a flock of birds enjoy meal like at a feast.Traditionally some fruits used to be left generously for hungry birds in winter.Koreans say such a thing as "birds' food" (까치밥).  The Gwanghwamun square where people gather for candlelit vigil on every Saturday was calm and peaceful.On a fa..

Prof. Whon-il Park received the honorable Award of Superb Academic Achievements by President Inwon Choue of Kyung Hee University (KHU) on December 29, 2016.His achievements in the past few years include:- Publishing a book, Legal Issues arising out of Trans-Border Data Flow, Jipmoondang in October 2015, which was selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in June 2016 as one of the ..

When I returned from the Persian Silk Road trip in July 2016, I was requested to speak about "supply chain finance in Korea". At first, I declined the request so as to give such a good opportunity to other younger scholars than I in the sixties of age. A few days later, a staff member of the Korea Federation of Banks insisted on my presentation because he could not find an alternative speaker ab..