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EUFSC President Konstantin Ishkhanov Gives Big Chance, Encouragement to Korean Pianists
2021 Korean Piano Open Held in Seoul Co-Hosted by EUFSC, Korea's Chugye University for the Arts
Earlier this month (January of 2021), the European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC) together with the Chugye University for the Arts held the inaugural Korean Piano Open competition ...

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I sat in a parked car and looked out across the water of beautiful Lake Norman. It was quiet. The sun shining and the water only gentle ripples. There wasn't much of a breeze. And the only boats on ...

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From Article on Jan. 15, 2021 Edition of Hankook Ilbo
Special Contribution
Helen Kim
A text message alert saying 'Emergency Press Release' came. I stopped to look at my cell phone wondering if something serious has happened, but it was a repetition of the ongoing slanders and ...

Pompeo's Al-Queda Conspiracy and Bangladesh
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In a recent speech at the US National Press Club, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, made a claim that Iran is the 'new Afghanistan' for Al-Qaeda (AQ) militants.¡¯ This outrageously ...

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Chairman Lee Seung-Un Spends 20 Years in Japan to Become NPL Expert
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IRRI Announces New Leadership at IRRI SARC
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Chairman Lee Sung-Un of "Bojeong PJT," a successful construction company, was a jobless young man 30 years ago when he went to Japan. Now at 53, he is applying techniques on NPLs (non-performing loan) to the local Korean market, making remarkable achievements in the real estate market. Back then Japan was in recession after decades of rapid economic ... more
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So what if it is the city of Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Beethoven, Klimt, the majestic Schonbrunn Palace, the exquisite baroque Belvedere, and all the glories of Hapsburg indulgence! Call me a lowbrow , a philistine if you like, but I wasnt lured ... more
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