Sun Myung Moon Sun Myung Moon (Korean 문선명; born Mun Yong-myeong; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader, business magnate and media mogul.[1][2] A self-proclaimed messiah, Moon was the founder of the Unification Church and of its widely noted "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremony.[3][4] Moon's extensive business interests included News World Communications, an international news media corporation[5] which founded The Washington Times and owns other media in several countries,[5][6][7] and Tongil Group, a South Korean business group (chaebol) active in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, tourism, and publishing.[8][9][10] Early life[edit] Sun Myung Moon was born Mun Yong-myeong on 25 February 1920, in modern-day North P'yŏng'an Province, North Korea, at a time when Korea was under Japanese rule. Unification church[edit] Founding of church in South Korea[edit] Doctrine[edit] Moon as messiah[edit] Marriage to Hak Ja Han, True Parents[edit] Blessing ceremony[edit] World fame[edit]
Detail French office worker wins the grand prize of 2012 CICI ‘Communicating Korea’ contest A Russian-born woman who described her experience living with her Korean in-laws, a Frenchman who criticized Korea’s hierarchical work culture, and a Chinese student who commented on Korea’s dating culture were among the winners of a communication-themed speech contest Saturday. Twenty finalists of the 2012 CICI “Communication Korea” speech contest shared their personal views on a diverse range of subjects regarding Korean culture and communication in Korean. Among the 20 competing at the event held at the Samsung Electronics building in Seoul, nine were locals and 11 were foreign-born ― including international students and wives from overseas. The competition was hosted by the Corea Image Communication Institute, a private non-profit research institute on Korea’s image and culture, with the aim of promoting better communication in contemporary Korea. “It’s like Shin Ramyeon,” he said in Korean.
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