SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Princess Astrid of Belgium has been granted honorary citizenship by the city of Seoul, the city government said Monday. Princess Astrid arrived in Seoul on Saturday for a weeklong visit as a special envoy of the current monarch and her brother, King Philippe, with a group of 258 delegates [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul awarded honorary citizenship to 17 foreigners including “the homeless billionaire” Nicolas Berggruen on Wednesday in recognition of their contributions to the metropolis. Berggruen, a philanthropist and investor who is known by the nickname because he lives in hotels without owning a house, was one of [...]
In 2012, when Michael J Sandel visited Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, he was greeted by more than 13,000 students and citizens eager to have his lecture on the theme of “On What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets”. SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Michael Sandel, a Harvard University professor and the [...]