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Cannes film festival jury gets Asian flavor

PeopleApr 21, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― There’s a distinct Hong Kong flavor to the nine-member jury that will decide the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival that opens May 11. Hong Kong director Johnny To and film producer Shi Nansun, wife of director Tsui Hark, are both on the panel that is being led this year by Oscar winner Robert De Niro, said organizers in a statement late Tuesday. French director Olivier Assaya...
Koreans eat too much salt: KFDA

HealthApr 21, 2011

About 30 percent of people here eat foods that are too salty, the Korea Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, stressing that Koreans need to cut their sodium intake. Only 24.4 percent said they eat salt in moderation, showing that the dominant palette of Koreans is “savory.” The test was conducted by studying the preference of 500 people for the saltiness of a bowl of bean sprout soup. ...
Glaucoma patients on rise: NHIC

HealthApr 21, 2011

The number of people suffering from glaucoma exceeded 400,000 in 2009, almost double 2002’s 210,000. Aging seems to be the most common cause of the disease that can eventually lead to blindness, the National Health Insurance Corporation said Monday. Glaucoma is a complicated disease in which damage to the optic nerve leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. It is the second most common c...
Study: 2 million babies stillborn every year

HealthApr 21, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― More than 2 million babies are stillborn every year worldwide and about half could be saved if their mothers had better medical care, according to research estimates published Thursday in the medical journal Lancet. While the vast majority of stillbirths happen in the developing world, the rates in countries including Britain, France and the U.S. have not dropped to the degree that...
Chung-Ang sets standard with spine and thyroid treatments

HealthApr 21, 2011

This is the fourth in a series of articles on international clinics at major medical centers in Seoul. ― Ed. Chung-Ang University Medical Center in Heukseok-dong, Seoul, may have not been the first choice for foreigners in the past. But recently, with several renovations and the support of business giant Doosan, the hospital has been treating more foreign patients from Seoul as well as around th...
Atrial fibrillation increases risk of stroke

HealthApr 21, 2011

Thomas is a 58-year-old manager at a pharmaceutical company. One spring morning after jogging, he noticed a slight fluttering in his chest. He decided to ignore it. But next morning he noticed he could not move his left arm and leg. Upon careful questioning, Thomas revealed that he had had several episodes of fluttering for the last few months. Thomas was diagnosed with a stroke and a type of ar...
Learning CPR can save lives

HealthApr 21, 2011

Performed correctly, resuscitation can buy time until professional help arrives It is spring, time for people to put on their trainers, get out of the house and start working out again. But for those who have weak hearts, the sudden exercise regime could cause extreme pain or even cardiac arrest. “If your heart stops beating for more than four and a half minutes, you might spend the rest of yo...
Basics of Formula One racing

More sportsApr 21, 2011

How could anyone have ever thought the 2011 Formula One season was going to be a walkover for any driver? Yes, Red Bull’s championship leader Sebastian Vettel has the fastest package. But with the introduction of the Pirelli tires, Drag Reduction System and KERS, the 2011 F1 Grand race is not all about speed ― it is about strategic wisdom, big brains, big guts. And these are far more complicated...
Yang and Harrington lead China Open field

GolfApr 21, 2011

CHENGDU, China (AFP) ― Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington and South Korea’s Yang Yong-eun will both be hoping to defy recent history at the Volvo China Open. Harrington will be looking for a sharp upturn in form after a poor start to 2011 which has seen the Irishman struggle with a neck injury and miss the cut at the Masters. Korea’s Yang, who became the first Asian to win a major when ...
Jeonbuk sink Cerezo Osaka

SoccerApr 21, 2011

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the only team among four South Korean K-League representatives to earn a victory this week at an ongoing continental club competition, while two Korean teams suffered defeats and another was held to a draw. At home in Jeonju, 243 kilometers south of Seoul, on Wednesday, Jeonbuk beat Cerezo Osaka 1-0 to move into first place in Group G of the Asian Football Confederati...
Ronaldo seals dramatic cup win

SoccerApr 21, 2011

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo headed home the winner in extra time as Real Madrid ended an 18-year Copa del Rey trophy drought with a 1-0 victory over biggest rival Barcelona on Wednesday. Ronaldo guided Angel Di Maria’s 103rd-minute pass back across goal and past the outstretched hand of goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto into the top corner as Madrid won silverware for the first time sinc...
Length of ring finger related to men's attractiveness

ScienceApr 21, 2011

PARIS, (AFP) - The longer a man's fourth or ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more likely he is to be judged attractive by women, according to a study released Wednesday. The results, published in the British Royal Society's journal Biological Sciences, unveil intricate links between foetal exposure of males to hormones, the development of certain physical traits, and what turns o...
SHINee wins French fans’ heart

MusicApr 21, 2011

French fans gathered in Chungdam-dong on Wednesday to meet SHINee, the Korean five-member boyband. Fifty-four French fans showed up for the fan meeting, singing “Hello,” SHINee’s hit song, when SHINee entered the room. The fans cheered when SHINee said a live SM Town concert will be held in Paris in June. The French fans were members of Korea Connection, a group of French people who love K-pop....
Seo Tai-ji’s divorce suit shocks online users

TelevisionApr 21, 2011

The report claiming that singer Seo Tai-ji and actress Lee Ji-ah involved in a divorce suit has created sensation online as a local news media revealed the shocking news Thursday. The news spread quickly online as Twitter users began retweeting the news at a brisk pace. No one had ever known that the legendary Korean pop singer had ever gotten married or that the person he’s married to is in fa...
Musician Seo Tai-ji, actress Lee Ji-ah in divorce suit: report

MusicApr 21, 2011

To the great shock of fans, musician Seo Tai-ji and actress Lee Ji-ah are in a divorce suit, Sports Seoul reported Thursday. Seo, the media-shy enfant terrible of Korean hard rock, is famous for leading a secretive life but the report that he is married shocked the nation via cyberspace. The report is all the more shocking because Lee created top headlines last month when heartthrob actor Jung ...