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Below are clippings that Alexander wrote while employed at a number of organizations and for personal projects. Most of the earlier works were written for The Korea Times. The rest of the writings are selections from his time with ESFI World (with some miscellaneous posts mixed in).
RapidStar and his team are eyeing the Season 2 World Finals in Los Angeles next month, where they'll face competition in the form of Chinese team Invictus Gaming, CLG NA and SK Gaming in their qualifier group.
IM’s YongHwa (Protoss) was interviewed last week by Korean e-sports media outlet This Is Game after he all killed SlayerS in GSTL group play.
By Alexander Ahn Moon Si-yeon, professor of French language and culture at Sookmyung Women's University, won National Order of Merit for culture and the arts from the French government on Thursday. The French Ministry of Culture and Communication named Moon an officer in the Order of Arts and Letters, the second-highest French cultural order for foreign recipients in recognition of her efforts to promote French culture in Korea.
Members of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command celebrate with students from Sungshin Women’s University’s football club VERONICA in the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul, Saturday after a friendly match. / Courtesy of Sungshin Women’s University
Former National Police Agency Commissioner Cho Hyun-oh, 57, is the target of criticism after he neglected a female reporter whose foot was run over by his car on Tuesday outside the Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office.
Cigarette butts are all too common a sight on city streets. Which is why starting July, Korea will crack down on drivers who throw cigarette ends from their car windows.
Lawyer Lee Suk-yeon launched the Book Reading Social Movement at the National Library of Korea in Seocho, southern Seoul, Thursday.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked Korea as the 24th happiest nation out of 36 participating countries Tuesday based on its annual Better Life Index.
A third-year student at the Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yoon Hye-mi, won the gold medal at the 2012 International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) that took place in Oslo, Norway, from May 16 to 20.
Jeonju, capital of North Jeolla Province, has been named by UNESCO as this year’s City of Gastronomy.
The Partnership for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAFP) appointed Spike Millington as its new chief executive officer of its secretariat Wednesday.
Dr. Christian Loucq, director-general of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), delivers a welcome speech at the opening of the “12th Annual International Advanced Course on Vaccinology in the Asia-Pacific Region” at the institute’s headquarter Seoul National University, Monday.
Following a speech U.S. President Barack Obama gave at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in March, students there took part in a two week writing contest to honor the occasion.
A miniaturized satellite called TRIO-CINEMA CubeSat, developed by the Space Science Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, is scheduled to be put into orbit this summer. / Courtesy of UC Berkeley
Renowned Harvard University Professor Michael J. Sandel will give a special lecture at Yonsei University’s open-air theater on June 1.
Super Junior, one of Korea’s most popular boy bands, set a record on Taiwan’s music chart by securing the No. 1 spot for 100 consecutive weeks with their latest two singles.
Jindo County in South Jeolla Province has dedicated May 3 as Jindo Dog Day and a festival will be held in honor of the bright and loyal canines.
TV personality Park Jung-sook and Saenuri Party lawmaker Lee Jae-young will tie the knot next month, with an exact date still in the works.
Actress Shin Ae-ra has launched a podcast to help address school violence in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Kim Sun-young, a medical professor at Chungnam National University has become the president of Uganda’s Kumi University following 13 years of volunteer service.
