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International aid not only helps people in need, but also keeps the world safer from threats stemming from poverty and inequality, according to Lee Il-hwa, chairman of Good Neighbors, Korea’s leadin...
Updated : 2012.11.28 20:04
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The Salvation Army Korea is kicking off this year’s charity work by hosting a special ceremony at Seoul Square on Nov. 30. This year, the Christian charity organization aims to raise 5 billion won (...
Updated : 2012.11.21 20:20
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Choi Na-yeon South Korean LPGA Tour star Choi Na-yeon has made a donation to a U.S. grant program for junior golfers, the tour said Wednesday. In a statement, the LPGA Tour said Choi contributed $3...
Updated : 2012.11.21 20:19
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Only 3 percent of Koreans donate blood, which is a scary experience for most. But for Hwang Eui-seong, a retired sergeant major, it is a habit that he has done every two weeks for over 35 years. “I...
Updated : 2012.11.21 20:19
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Lim Yeon-sim poses with African theological students. (KOICA) The presidential prize of this year’s 7th Korea Overseas Service Awards will go to the late missionary Lim Yeon-sim who devoted her las...
Updated : 2012.11.14 20:37
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Though unavoidable, one thing hard to accept in one’s life is death. For those who have less than a year to live due to terminal illness it is even harder to live the rest of their lives in peace, ...
Updated : 2012.11.14 20:36
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Taxi driver Kim Young-chan has been devoted to volunteering for elderly and disadvantaged people for the past 20 years. Kim and several colleagues established community service group Saranghwe in 19...
Updated : 2012.11.07 20:01
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Kim Hui-sang Community Chest of Korea said its club of rich donors, Honor Society, received an overseas Korean businessman as a member for the first time. The exclusive membership is given only to ...
Updated : 2012.10.31 20:16
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Hana Daetoo Securities announced Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Vaccine Institute to support children’s healthcare in developing countries. The securit...
Updated : 2012.10.31 20:16
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PHNOM PENH ― Construction tycoon Lee Joong-keun believes music and sports are the best means of building bonds between different cultures and people. Since 2003, the Booyoung Group chairman has see...
Updated : 2012.10.31 20:16
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Born in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, home to the Korean folk song Jeongseon Arirang, Kim Young-soo, a 50-year-old barber, often talks proudly of the scenic views of his mountainous hometown. Clipping...
Updated : 2012.10.24 20:10
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The Art Council Korea on Friday will found a body to encourage the spirit of sharing in the art scene, the organization said Monday. The campaign will be an expansion of ArKo’s “Art tree planting ca...
Updated : 2012.10.17 20:13
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Nurses and baby sitters cradle crying babies at a clinic inside the Eastern Social Welfare Society, an adoption agency in Mapo, Seoul. They check each baby’s health before starting a journey to find...
Updated : 2012.10.17 20:12
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Customers shop at a previous charity bazaar held in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul. (Social Welfare Society) Actress Lee Yoon-mi participated in a charity bazaar on Thursday to help raise money for medical tre...
Updated : 2012.10.10 20:08
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A senior officer at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has been awarded a certificate from an international association for fund-raising professionals, according to the school in ...
Updated : 2012.10.10 20:07
