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S. Koreans like Chinese movies, food: studyCultureFeb 21, 2011South Korean people enjoy Chinese movies and food, while Chinese people like Korean television dramas, a survey showed on Monday. According to the poll of 313 South Koreans and 616 Chinese by the Ko...
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Egyptian tourism struggles to reviveTravelFeb 21, 2011CAIRO (AP) ― The wind-swept pyramids of Giza were virtually deserted Sunday, symbols not just of the might and culture of the pharaohs but also the damage that Egypt’s upheaval has inflicted on touri... -
Man leads crusade for Ethiopian veteransPeopleFeb 21, 2011Shin walks 1,950km to support, honor the Korean War veterans in Ethiopia Shin Kwang-chul’s thoughts differ a bit from others in supporting Africa, particularly regarding the Ethiopian veterans who f... -
London Fashion Week showcases Middleton’s designerFashionFeb 20, 2011LONDON (AP) ― Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s favorite designer Issa London was basking in the spotlight Saturday on the second day of London Fashion Week. The label was showing its new collectio... -
Ahn to head Chung-Ang UniversityPeopleFeb 20, 2011Economics professor Ahn Kook-shin has been appointed president of Chung-Ang University. The university said Thursday that its board named 64-year-old Ahn as its 13th president as the incumbent Presi... -
Kim Young-il named Korea ABC chairmanPeopleFeb 20, 2011Vice chairman of the Korea Audit Bureau of Circulations Kim Young-il has become the bureau’s chairman. The bureau promoted 71-year-old Kim to chairman at its board meeting at Korea Press Center, Thu... -
Michael Jackson estate still in debtPeopleFeb 20, 2011Michael Jackson has reportedly earned an estimated $310 million since his death, but died $400 million in debt, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. According to the report, the late King of ... -
Korean teas, not just greenFood&BeverageFeb 18, 2011Traditional leafless brews delicious and serve as tonics for health-conscious Light sends soft rays through the floor-length windows of Ga Hwa Dang, a traditional Korean hanok-turned-teahouse locate... -
Las Vegas wedding chapels deal with love recessionTravelFeb 18, 2011LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Las Vegas’ love life is in the dumps. Fewer than 92,000 couples married in or around Sin City last year. The last time the city of drive-through wedding chapels married fewer people...
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More than just ski slopesTravelFeb 18, 2011Chilling out in Gangwon’s unique tourist spots PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― The problem with a winter holiday is that some people don’t like being stuck on the ski slopes all day. So when Pyeong... -
Portrait paintings of Joseon reflect Confucian standardsBooksFeb 18, 2011What makes portraits different from other paintings? The substance of its subject, scholar Cho Sun-mie answers. An English edition of Cho’s book on Korean portrait paintings and their stylistic dev... -
Hong Kong’s unexpected face: wetlandsTravelFeb 18, 2011Mai Po and Wetland Park, one of best bird-watching destinations in winter HONG KONG ― The air was gratifying at Mai Po Inner Deep Bay, totally different from the dry, fume-filled atmosphere of the c... -
Korea Best sellerBooksFeb 18, 2011A modern Korean novel The Wings By Yi Sang (Jimoondang, 5,000 won) Author Yi Sang (1910-1937) is regarded as one of the most innovative writers in modern Korean literature. Having trained as an a... -
New BooksBooksFeb 18, 2011Sentimental but true The Old Romantic By Louise Dean (Riverhead Books, $25.95) It’s easy to imagine readers being scared off by the all-saturating Englishness of Louise Dean’s novel “The Old Roma... -
Oates grapples with husband’s death after 47-year-marriageBooksFeb 18, 2011When, at 6:15 a.m. on Feb. 11, 2008, Joyce Carol Oates saw her 77-year-old husband, Raymond Smith, eating breakfast, she did not ― could not ― know that he would be dead within a week. Still, she ack...
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