Acting chair stresses use of hallyu to draw U.S. studentsBOSTON ― Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences will appoint a scholar in Korean and comparative literature to enhance Korean studies, and strengthening the existing four-year Korean-language, cinema and media program, said a professor at BU.“Boston is a strong place for Korean studies. One reason that Korean studies has become popul

BOSTON ― Most Korean people must have memories from their school days of trying to memorize important dates and names from Korean history for exams. They may feel that learning about Korean history, especially early history, might be more boring than any other study. In Boston, however, the Korea Institute of Harvard University’s approach to helping students learn about early Korea can be current,

(MCT)A $700 blood test that tells someone’s biological age will go on sale in Britain later this year, the Independent reported Monday.The test will be able to offer the possibility of estimating how long the person has left to live by measuring telomeres on the tip of their chromosomes, the most important and accurate indicators of how rapidly someone is aging. However, critics worry that it can

Fendi, Fall 2008 CollectionSEOUL, May 16, 2011 (AFP) - South Korea's capital city has told Italian fashion house Fendi to remove all fur items from a show of its fall/winter collection due to complaints from animal rights groups, officials said Monday."We have received complaints from animal rights activists and saw negative public opinion on the Internet... we can't let such a controversial thing

(MCT)SHANGHAI (AP) _ China's largest city is setting a limit of one dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.Cao Yi already was walking her dogs at 11 p.m., hoping to avoid trouble both with neighbors and with the authorities over her brown poodle and golden retriever.``I'm afraid one of the dogs might be taken away,'' she said.The rule that takes

Actress Gianna Jun poses on the red carpet before the screening of "The Artist" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2011 in Cannes. 웨인 왕 감독의 영화 '설화와 비밀의 부채'의 프로모션을 위해 제64회 칸 국제영화제를 처음으로 찾은 전지현은 칸 영화제 메인 상영관인 뤼미에르 극장에서 진행된 영화 'The Artist'의 레드카펫 행사에 참석했다. Photos by AP-Yonhap NewsActress Li Bing BingActress Uma Thurman blows a kiss as she arrives for the screening of

K.J. Choi holds up his trophy after winning The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. Sunday, May 15, 2011. Choi finished 13-under par and won on the first hole of the playoff, defeating David Toms. (AP-Yonhap News)South Korean golfer Choi Kyoung-ju won The Players Championship in the U.S. state of Florida on Sunday after nudging American David Toms in a playoff, becoming

VALENCIA (AP) ― They can defuse bombs, help decontaminate nuclear power plants, even vacuum the living room floor without bashing into the furniture or knocking over a vase.One thing you don’t see robots doing, though, is jamming with a live, human orchestra. Breaking into a 12-bar solo is something that’s still pretty much the province of people.Except at the California Institute of the Arts, whe