10 Questions: The Queen of Ballantine’s
By 10 Media on April 7, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
10 Questions with Sonia Hong, President of Parallel Media Korea Interview by Sonia Hensley, shots by John Stoops Sonia Hong is the original expat. A veteran of the tourism industry, she has been working to connect Korea with the rest of the world since her arrival here in 1988. Now president of golf championship agency Parallel Media, she leads the promotion
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10 Questions: Shin Dong-hyuk, The North Korean Defector
By 10 Media on November 21, 2012 | 8:38 am | 2 Comments
Words by Barry Welsh, shots by Kristen Makurchuk and Laura Kesler Photo used with permission of Viking/Penguin. Shin Dong-hyuk was 24 years old when he escaped from North Korea. Unlike many other defectors, he was born inside one of North Korea’s notorious political prison camps. He was born into slavery, exploited as expendable labor, taught nothing of
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10 Questions: Seo Jung-Hyun, Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek Korea
By 10 Media on September 18, 2012 | 8:09 am | 2 Comments
Shots by Dustin Cole The local version of America’s most digitally-connected current events magazine, Newsweek Korea is known for its broad perspective and multifaceted coverage of international events. Editor-in-Chief Seo Jung-Hyun sat down with 10 Magazine to give us her take on modern journalism, print media, and the globalization of South Korea. 1. What are
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10 Questions: Sohn Jie-Ae, CEO of Arirang
By 10 Media on August 18, 2012 | 8:55 am | 1 Comment
Interview by Sonia Hensley and shots by John Stoops National public broadcaster Arirang has been both praised and criticized for its dedicated purpose of reporting on and promoting Korea to the world. Last fall, global media veteran Sohn Jie-Ae – formerly CNN Seoul bureau chief and then spokesperson for the G20 Seoul Summit – was appointed CEO in a move to
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10 Questions: Paul Hong – Founder of Ho Lee Chow and Maple Tree House
By 10 Media on July 20, 2012 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Interview by Jinsoo Margaret Kim and shots by Dylan Goldby Korean-Canadian Paul Hong brought Seoul a brand-new palate of authentic Chinese-American food when he opened restaurant Ho Lee Chow in 1998. Now he has ventured into the Korean dining scene with new Itaewon staple Maple Tree House. Despite his busy entrepreneurial schedule, Mr. Hong found time to sit down with 10
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10 Questions: Olivier Mouroux, Co-Founder and CEO of Asiance
By 10 Media on June 4, 2012 | 1:33 pm | 1 Comment
Interview by Kenneth Fibbe, Shots by Dylan Goldby France-native Olivier Mouroux adheres to three basic yet powerful principles of success: efficiency, integrity and professionalism. These have stood him in good stead in the eight years since he founded online marketing company Asiance (a blend of “Asia” and “alliance”) with the firm belief that he could compete
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10 Questions: Kim Seong-kon, Director of the Language Translation Institute of Korea
By 10 Media on May 22, 2012 | 8:00 am | 2 Comments
Interview by Charles Montgomery Kim Seong-kon assumed the reins of the Language Translation Institute of Korea on February 7th of this year. After a few months in the saddle, the director sat down with 10 Magazine to discuss his plans for this important institution. In a wide-ranging interview that covered differences in international dance styles, the importance of
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10 Questions: Shin Kyung-sook, Korean Novelist
By 10 Media on April 9, 2012 | 8:00 am | 0 Comments
By Charles Montgomery, translated by David Carruth In person, Shin Kyung-sook is modest and restrained, but there has been nothing modest or restrained about the success of her book Please Look After Mom(엄마를 부탁해). The book was named an Amazon top-10 book of the year while entering Amazon’s top 50 in literary sales, reached as high as number 14 on the New
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10 Questions: Jason Strother, Freelance Radio Journalist
By 10 Media on March 21, 2012 | 8:00 am | 1 Comment
Interview by David Carruth When North Korea announced that Kim Jong-il had died this past December, international news outlets scrambled to find an authoritative English-speaking journalist located in Korea to provide commentary on the unfolding events. The person on the receiving end of many of these calls was Jason Strother, an American radio journalist who has been
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10 Questions: Colonel William P. Huber – Installation Commander at the United States Army Garrison Yongsan
By 10 Media on February 20, 2012 | 2:00 pm | 0 Comments
Installation Commander at the United States Army Garrison Yongsan Occupying the 2.5 square kilometers that stretch from Huam-dong near Namsan to Ichon-dong by the Han River, the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan maintains an imposing presence in central Seoul. In charge of this key American military installation is Col. William P. Huber, who has served in South Korea on
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