Lee Seung-hoon’s Challenge and Success For Olympic Gold February 26, 2010
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Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon won a gold medal in the men’s 10,000 m speed skating at the Richmond Oval in Vancouver with a new Olympic record on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old skater clocked 12:58.55 in the longest distance event, breaking the previous Olympic record set by Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands at the 2002 Salt Lake City games of 12:58.92.
Lee Seung-hoon reacts after recording a new Olympic record in the men’s 10,000 m speed skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Wednesday. /YonhapLee, who had already won a silver medal in the men’s 5,000 m on day 2 of the Olympics, skated in the fifth out of eight groups on Thursday, and finished more than a lap ahead of his partner Arjen van de Kieft of the Netherlands who finished at 13:33.37.
Dutch favorite Sven Kramer, who had won gold in the men’s 5,000 m, appeared at first to have won the gold again this time with a new Olympic record of 12:54.50, but was disqualified for crossing a lane.
Kim Yuna, The daughter of South Korea, Surprised World Again February 24, 2010
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She won 78.50 score, 1st ranked
February 24, 2010
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In the first day of the Winter Olympics women’s figure skating competition, Kim Yu-na broke her own world record in the short program with a score of 78.50. |
춘설에 덥힌 紅 梅 花 February 19, 2010
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눈내리고 내려 쌓여 소백산자락 덮어도
매화 한 송이 그 속에서 핀다
나뭇가지 얼고 또 얼어
외로움으로 반질반질 해져도
꽃봉오리 솟는다
어이하랴 덮어버릴수 없는
꽃같은 그대 그리움
그대 만날 수 있는날 아득히 멀고
폭설은 퍼붓는데
숨길 수 없는 숨길 수 없는
가슴속 홍매화 한송이
오동나무로 만든 악기는
천년을 묵어도 자기 곡조를 간직하고,
매화는 일생을 추워도 그 향을 팔지 않는다
달은 천 번을 이지러져도 본바탕은 변치 않으며,
柳經百別又新枝(유경백별우신지)
버드나무 가지는 백번 꺾여도 새 가지가 돋아난다
President Lee Myung-bak decorated Newsweek’s front page February 4, 2010
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Lee Myung-bak Wants South Korea to Be the Center
By B. J. Lee
For years now, South Korea has been known internationally for its blazing economy—but not much else. President Lee Myung-bak plans to use the economic crisis to change that. As China rises and the U.S. stagnates, Lee aims to exploit the gap between them, in the process transforming South Korea from a self-involved Asian tiger into a respected global power that can mediate between rich and poor nations. It’s a bold vision, and one that, if successful, will move his country “away from the periphery of Asia,” as Lee put it recently, “and into the center of the world.”
None of this would be possible if not for Lee’s shrewd handling of the economic downturn. Early on, his country was battered like everyone else, but many of South Korea’s current leaders are veterans of the 1998 Asian crisis, and knew how to manage a free fall. Lee’s team immediately guaranteed bank debt and secured foreign reserves, among other steps; as a result, South Korea will grow 4.4 percent this year, faster than any other wealthy country.
South Korea is doing more than just exchanging diplomats. Last year it officially became the first former recipient of international aid to graduate to the donor ranks, sending $1 billion to poor countries. It plans to triple that sum within five years. Likewise, it will more than double its deployment of peacekeeping troops to 10 global hot spots, including Pakistan.
Partly as recognition of these successes, Seoul was chosen to host the next G20 summit, in November, and Lee plans to use it as a coming-out party of sorts. As his opponents are quick to point out, a three-night conference will not change the fate of the nation. But it may be a lesson to smaller, poorer countries that South Korea is an example worth following
