Korea’s oldest wooden structure building located in Bongjeong Temple in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, is showing cracks and other signs of damage only seven years after it underwent major repairs.The building, Geungnakjeon, meaning “paradise hall” serves as the main building of the historic temple, housing its Buddha statue. The building’s side walls and columns are showing visible cracks, an

LOS ANGELES ― Elvin Flynn is a dying man, but no one here is about to deprive him of his chances to live. He lies in a hospital bed on the seventh floor of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a fungal infection threatening his central nervous system. He is already on a rigorous regimen of antibiotics. More surgery is an option but after three operations, he says he has had enough. There is the

U.S. TV host and actress Maria Menounos sparked a buzz online on Wednesday because of her bikini malfunction in Miami Beach.CBS reported that the "Access Hollywood" correspondent suffered a wardrobe malfunction while vacationing over the weekend.  "The 32-year-old was playing beach football in the surf when her black bikini bottom budged to the right, partially exposing her private parts," it repo

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton called TVXQ’s newly released music video “too hot to handle” on his blog (Perezhilton.com) on Monday.Hilton has been following new K-Pop songs on his blog, each titled “K-Pop Fierceness,” “K-Pop Deliciousness” and “New 2NE1.” (perezhilton.com)Perezhilton.com has been selected by Billboard as one of the best ways for an artist’s music to get attention. The blog was ranke

Building on the success in the market for premium smartphones last year, Samsung Electronics Co. hopes to make a splash in the mid-range smartphone segment, the president of its mobile business said Wednesday, as smartphones are expected to quickly become a mainstream device.   At the center of its push into the smartphone mass market will be the Android system and "bada," the company's 1-year-old

There will be a third change in four seasons to the tie rule in South Korean professional baseball.General managers from all eight teams in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) gathered in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss rule changes for the upcoming season. They agreed to modify the rule regarding tie games so that a draw doesn't count as a loss, as was the case in 2009 and 2010 season.In South Kore

(Yonhap News)Midfielders Lee Chung-yong and Ki Sung-yueng scored a goal apiece as the South Korean men's football team blanked Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Football League 2-0 on Tuesday, local time. It was South Korea's second and final tune-up match ahead of the Jan. 7-29 Asian Cup in Qatar.South Korea had edged Syria 1-0 in its previous game on Dec. 30. The team is scheduled to a

Angelina Jolie was attracted to Pitt, who was then married to Jennifer Aniston. (Matt Sayles/ AP)Why are some single, young and attractive females drawn to married men? A study reveals that single women are attracted to men who are already taken more than the ones who are not, reported the Daily Mail on Monday. Psychologist Anthony Little said female birds and fish find a male more attractive if t

Losing weight tops many people’s new year’s resolution list. However, one student has pursued a rather dangerous diet ahead of a job interview -- swallowing roundworm eggs. The female student in Xiamen, China, has been eating the eggs to shed some weight, the Daily Mail reported. It is not known whether she has succeeded in her goal. (MCT)The roundworm eggs hatch in the stomach, digesting nutrient

A Seoul court on Tuesday supported Hyundai Construction and Engineering creditors’ cancellation of a preliminary contract to sell their controlling stakes to Hyundai Group.The ruling cleared the way for them to open negotiations with Hyundai Motor Group, which was initially beat out in one of Korea’s biggest acquisition battles.Creditors including Korea Exchange Bank said that they would decide so

Pastor Kim Jie-chul of Somang Presbyterian Church in southern Seoul was assaulted by two junior pastors who protested against their reduced duties, police said Tuesday. According to Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, Kim was attacked by the two, identified by their family names Cho and Choi, at his office Sunday morning. He reportedly had bones around the eye broken and was taken to a nearby hospita