Monalisa CEO David Kim was appointed by Bangladesh last week as its honorary consul general for Incheon.“He’s a businessman of good standing in Korean society and Bangladesh is trying to promote business and investment relationships with Korea. His contacts in the business circle will help us,” said Bangladesh Ambassador Shahidul Islam.The trading figures seem very impressive at first glance ― ove

Egyptian Ambassador opens up about regime change and its global implicationsThe revolution in Egypt was not about an outside occupying force, nor was it just about socio-economic conditions. According to the Egyptian ambassador, it was about the fundamental rights of the citizens to be treated fairly and have a say in their future.“People all over the world have the same aspirations: freedom, resp

 A British woman who claimed that she was raped in order to hide infidelity was sentenced to one year in prison. She named two men as her attackers.Samatha Morley, whose husband is a soldier serving in Afghanistan, maintained that she was raped when he found out she became pregnant while he was out of the country, the Daily Mail reported.Her husband reported the matter to the police, and she repea

LONDON (AFP) - Lawyers for US pop icon Lady Gaga have threatened legal proceedings against the makers of breast milk ice cream named "Baby Gaga", according to papers seen by AFP on Saturday.The New York singer's lawyers have given the manufacturers until 1600 GMT Wednesday to change the name "if you wish to avoid proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off", according to a letter addressed to London restaurant The Icecreamists Limited.The cafe in the trendy Covent Garden district mus

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) ― A Mississippi mother was arrested Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old son after authorities said they found the child’s burned body in an oven.Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson said police found Tristan Robinson’s body inside the electric oven at his mother’s apartment shortly after midnight. Johnson said the child had been burned in the oven, but an autopsy

Hector Casanova color illustration of Noah's Ark being tossed in high waves during a lightening storm. (MCT)A Dutchman is building a life sized Noah’s Ark on the Maas River, and is expected finish in 2012. He built a 1:5 scale replica of the ship in 2007, but this time, he is planning to build a full sized one.If the boat is completed on time, it will go on a “world tour,” starting from London at

NGO addresses fallacies in foreign language information on KoreaFrom the many government sectors to the self-dubbed Korea PR experts, there are probably more than enough organizations, agencies, individuals that promote Korea.Voluntary Agency Network of Korea is one of them, but it is certainly one of a kind. Park Gi-tae, founder of the organization, said NGOs like it are needed to fill in the sho

Fans can go crazy with their pop idols sometimes.This time, an ardent fan of pop star Justin Bieber got his hair. The Canadian pop singer’s hair has been sold for $40,688 on eBay, CBS News reported. The star had a hair cut the day after his 17th birthday and drew attention from many fans who described his new look as “Bieberish.” After the hair cut, he brought the lock of his hair in a box to “The

NARA -- Momo the Chihuahua may appear to be too small to be a police dog, but a police dog he is -- and he now has the jacket to prove it.Momo recently received the custom-made jacket, which he will wear during police events, on Saturday.The 7-year-old passed a test in November to work part-time with the Nara prefectural police in search-and-rescue operations in disaster areas, among other duties.

A baby was safely born after her mother was shot to death, thanks to help from the woman’s nine-year-old son, the Daily Mail reported.According to police, Mr. and Mrs. Latham were arguing with a man, who eventually shot both. While the father is in critical condition at Ohio State University Medical Center, the mother, who was seven months pregnant, did not make it.However, Riverside Methodist Hos

ATLANTA (AP) - Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich says he expects to be a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.Gingrich announced Thursday that he's exploring a run for president, launching a website to collect donations.In an interview Friday night with Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, Gingrich said ``my expectation is that by the end of this exploratory

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed "Hayabusa" or Falcon, made its 300 kilometer per hour (186 mph) debut Saturday, boasting a luxury carriage modeled on airline business class.Japan has built up a network of cutting-edge Shinkansen train lines since the 1960s that criss-cross the island nation and now hopes to sell the infrastructure technology abroad, including to the Unite