공주, 안양 디자인 도시로 새단장

 

Art projects transform provincial cities

 

2010-05-31

 

A peculiar café opened this month in an old town hall building in Banjuk-dong, Gongju city in South Chungcheong Province.

Dusty windows and dull gray plastered walls of the original building were nowhere to be seen. Instead, freshly painted windowsills, colorful banners, tables, chairs and fun decorations brightened up the space. The once abandoned site had turned into a bright, lively cove filled with joyful conversations and the aroma of rich coffee.

 

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[East Sea(2)] 동해인가 일본해인가

 

National names for international seas

 

2010-05-31

 

This is the second in a series of contributions and interviews exploring standardization issues of the geographic names -- the “East Sea” and “Sea of Japan.” Various views on the geographic name of the sea between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago will be presented in the hopes of raising awareness of the controversy. -- Ed.


Alexander B. Murphy is a professor of geography at the University of Oregon and is also Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences. He is a former president of the Association of American Geographers and senior vice president of the American Geographical Society.

 

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[East Sea(1)] 동해인가 일본해인가

 

East Sea/Sea of Japan, what is the problem?

 

2010-05-24

 

The East Sea/Sea of Japan has a surface of 978,000 square kilometers, a maximum depth of 3,742 meters, and an average depth of 1752 m. This sea is a relatively wide and expansive sea bordered by Korea, Japan and Russia which stretches for about 1,100 km from Wonsanman Bay in the west to Hokkaido in the northeast and for about 1,700 km from the Korea Strait in the south to the Tartar Strait in the north.

The sea is connected with the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean via the Korea Strait in the southwest, the Pacific Ocean in the east via the Tsugaru Strait which divides Honshu and Hokkaido, and the Sea of Okhotsk by both the La Pérouse (or Soya) Strait which separates Hokkaido from the Russian islands of Sakhalin and the Tartary Strait which separates Sakhalin from the eastern coast of Siberia. Without these four narrow channels, the sea would be an enclosed sea surrounded by land.

 

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'시' 이창동, '8,90세 된 윤정희 선생님과 다시 한 번'

 

Lee, Yoon expect more chances

 

2010-05-28

 

Actress Yoon Jung-hee, the heroine of “Poetry,” may have missed out on the much coveted bets actress award at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, but the veteran’s return to the big screen has rejuvenated her passion for acting.

Despite the film’s only honor going to writer-director Lee Chang-dong for his work on the screenplay, Yoon said she was content with the response and praise she had been showered with at the world’s most glamorous and prestigious film festival.

 

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홍콩, 국제규모 아트전 잇달아 개최

 

Art world heads for Hong Kong

 

2010-05-28

 

The global art market has been gradually shifting from the financial-crisis-hit Europe and America to emerging Asia over the last few years.

Among Asian countries, many say that Hong Kong has emerged with the most clout. This week is a chance to see why, as the city accommodates three mega art events: the Hong Kong International Art Fair, Asia Auction Week and Hong Kong Christie’s auction on Asian contemporary art.

 

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[Rediscover Seoul(80)] 패션거리 가산디지털단지

 

[Rediscover Seoul (80)] Fashion bargains at Gasan Digital Complex

 

2010-05-28

 

Economic growth was once considered the top priority of Korea. In the ’70s and ’80s, the national slogan was “exporting is the only way to survive,” and factory building was in full swing in Korea.

In the areas around Guro-dong and Garibong-dong, in southern Seoul, the Guro Industrial Complex was built. The Garibong-dong five-way intersection served as the border that divided the complex. To the north of the intersection, electronics assembly factories moved in while clothes and sewing factories gathered in the south. The most famous outlet street, the Gasan Digital Complex area, grew from discount outlets situated at the corner of the clothing factories in the southern part of the industrial complex.

 

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英사치(Saatchi) 갤러리, Korean Eye展

 

London eyes Korean art, again

 

2010-05-27

 

Standard Chartered Bank, London’s Saatchi Gallery and Korean Eye once again rolled up their sleeves to promote Korean art in Britain.

The exhibition “Korean Eye: Fantastic Ordinary” will feature works by 12 Korean contemporary artists at Saatchi Gallery, one of Britain’s most prominent galleries.

 

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