The Korea Herald

Learn Korean cooking for free

Food&BeverageJul 6, 2011

The Institute of Traditional Korean Food is offering free Korean cooking classes for foreigners. The “Moving Hansik Class” can be held anywhere in Seoul where more than 30 foreigners are willing to learn how to make “hansik,” or Korean traditional food. The class is open to foreigners currently living or visiting South Korea. “We hope to provide an easy opportunity for foreigners to experience ...
Chang Kiha & the Faces let listeners find own answers

MusicJul 6, 2011

Rock band aims to keep making indie music, plans Japan tour in fall While idol-centered K-pop has been heavily covered by the media, the Korean indie scene has received relatively little attention. Seeking diversity of Korean music, The Korea Herald is running a series of interviews shedding light on the Korean scene. This is the third installment of the series. ― Ed. Chang Kiha & the Faces, a ...
Manhattan ushers in the modern Korean dining experience

Food&BeverageJul 6, 2011

NEW YORK (Yonhap News) ― In Midtown Manhattan, the root of Korean food’s popularity stems from the sizzle that fills the air at Koreatown’s many restaurants, whether it be from the crackling heat of stone pot bibimbap or the hot sputter of galbi beef ribs on the grill. Many New Yorkers have been introduced to Korean food here in K-town, yet many would equate it with do-it-yourself tabletop grill...
Tseng eyes career grand slam

GolfJul 6, 2011

Seeks to complete mission at U.S. Women’s Open COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) ― There was a time when Yani Tseng shied away from socializing on the golf course. Usually outgoing, the top-ranked Taiwanese golfer was so insecure about her broken English that she would stay away from others in her group at LPGA events, rather than even attempt a conversation. These days, Tseng’s English has beco...
Jolie, Parker highest paid Hollywood actresses

EntertainmentJul 6, 2011
Ovulating? Urine test more precise than calendar: study

HealthJul 6, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Women trying to conceive are better served by a urine test to determine if they are ovulating than the more commonly used calendar method, the makers of the test said at a Stockholm conference Tuesday. “The calendar method is good to help women to start to understand how their cycle works, but if women are really trying to conceive ... it‘s not really the best method to use,” s...
Casey Anthony cleared of murdering young daughter

World NewsJul 6, 2011

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Casey Anthony's eyes welled with tears and her lips trembled as the verdict was read once, twice and then a third time: ``Not guilty'' of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Outside the courthouse Tuesday, many in the crowd of 500 reacted with anger, chanting, ``Justice for Caylee!'' One man yelled, ``Baby killer!'' In one of America's most divisive verdicts since ...
Reading books aloud may disrupt learning

ScienceJul 6, 2011

Having children reading books aloud may not be an effective way of educating them. In fact, it may hinder students from acquiring new vocabulary, said researchers from New Zealand. When children under age 6 learn reading via sound, they tend to create a “cognitive footprint” which results in a long-term disadvantage. Phonics students also found it hard to identify real words from words that are ...
Lee calls for unsparing efforts for PyeongChang's Olympic bid

More sportsJul 6, 2011

DURBAN, South Africa, (Yonhap) -- On the eve of a crucial vote to select the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics, President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday that South Korea should put forth every possible effort until the last moment to bring the Games to the alpine city of PyeongChang. "We have to do our best when there is an opportunity," Lee told aides in a meeting in this South African port ci...
Marine private arrested in connection with shooting spree

North KoreaJul 6, 2011

The Marine Corps on Wednesday arrested a private for allegedly aiding the recent shooting spree on a seaside unit, a military official said. According to the official, the private, whose name was withheld, is accused of failing to stop the shooter, a corporal named Kim, when Kim was taking out ammunition from a locker to load a rifle. Kim opened fire inside the barracks on the Ganghwa Island un...
Korea creates engineered pig more viable for human organ transplants

ScienceJul 6, 2011

Korean scientists have created a genetically modified pig that has a better chance of success in animal-to-human organ transplants, a state institute said Wednesday. The new pig, named Somang-i, is designed to produce an antigen (the human lymphocyte differentiation antigen, cluster of differentiation 73 or CD 73) that will help prevent hyperacute rejection of animal organs by human bodies, acco...
Hyundai Heavy says it will not bid for Hynix

IndustryJul 6, 2011

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's leading shipbuilder, said Wednesday it will not bid for a stake in Hynix Semiconductor Inc., raising speculation that creditors may fail again to sell the world's second-largest computer memory chipmaker. Hyundai Heavy had been regarded as the sole potential investor for the 15 percent stake up for sale. Shares of Hyundai Heavy were trading at 478,500 w...
N.K. may soon launch cyberattack in earnest: U.S. firm

North KoreaJul 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- North Korea or unidentified forces aligned with the communist nation may be preparing for full-fledged cyber-terrorism against South Korea or the United States, based on its "test" attacks in 2009 and earlier this year, a U.S. Internet security firm said Tuesday. In a special report, McAfee Inc. said North Korea or its "sympathizers" seem to have been responsible for ...
How to goof around without your boss knowing

TechnologyJul 6, 2011

Office workers who spend everyday glaring at a computer screen find it hard to keep their concentration throughout work hours. It is difficult to access Facebook, Twitter or other websites when the boss is watching. “Here comes my boss” (http://web.humoruniv.com/prog/ohmygod/ohmygod.html), provided by popular site Humor University, is a simple route to avoid being caught slacking: It returns the...
China probes ConocoPhillips over oil spill

InternationalJul 6, 2011

BEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday it was investigating U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips‘ role in a spill off its eastern coast that authorities kept hidden from the public for nearly a month. ConocoPhillips’s China unit in a partnership with the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) operates the oil field in Bohai Bay, where the spill was detected on June 4 but only made publ...