NEW YORK ― As Swedish prosecutors’ sex-crime allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange play out in the international media, one convention of the coverage merits serious scrutiny. We know Assange by name. But his accusers ― the two Swedish women who have brought the complaints against him ― are consistently identified only as “Miss A” and “Miss W,” and their images are blurred.News orga

The nation’s largest-ever tourist shopping festival will kick off on Jan. 10 to lure international travelers to get discounts at major department stores and shopping malls through Feb. 28, the Visit Korea Committee said.During the “Korea Grand Sale” event, visitors to Korea who are identified as foreign nationals will be able to enjoy shopping, dining, hotel accommodation and cultural shows, eithe

Kim Byung-chul, a professor at the Division of Biotechnology and Food Science at Korea University will head the school as its 18th president, the university board announced Dec. 28th.The new president earned his bachelor’s degree in 1976 from Seoul National University in zootechnics, and a master’s degree in the same field at Korea University. He also received a master’s degree at the University o

CHICAGO ― Adopted as an infant, Karen Mead says she has a special kinship with all the children she has encountered in Russian orphanages over the last decade ― dozens of them.“There’s something inside an orphan that’s broken that only God can fix,” Mead said. “There’s a feeling that no one can love you ― that there’s something wrong with me. I get these kids.”As she prepared to leave for yet anot

77-year-old pediatrician’s life dedicated to care of disabled childrenSince 1953, almost 200,000 Korean children have been sent overseas for adoption, while 75,000 children have been placed domestically. In 1988, the media named the nation as the world’s “No. 1 child-exporting country,” with some criticizing adoption homes, accusing them of “selling kids abroad.” Cho Byung-kuk is a doctor who has

Well-known cultural critic Chin Jung-kwon does not hesitate to speak out on sensitive issues. His aggressive style is now clashing with moviegoers over the new comedy “The Last Godfather,” directed by comedian Shim Hyung-rae. The dispute is currently raging throughout blogs, Twitter accounts and news outlets, but the heart of the matter is rather simple. (Yonhap News)Chin stated via Twitter that h

Chris Jessen cuddles up his genetically manipulated miniature panda calf  which is believed to be one of about 24 in the world. (AP)CAMPION, Colo. (AP) – A rare miniature cow with markings similar to a panda bear was born on a farm in northern Colorado.The so-called "panda cow" born in Larimer County is thought to be one of only about 24 in the world.The (Loveland) Reporter-Herald reports the mal

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that the door for inter-Korean dialogue remains open but North Korea should first show its seriousness about the talks.President Lee Myung-bak makes a New Year's address on Monday. (Yonhap News)"I remind the North that the path toward peace is yet open. The door for dialogue is still open," Lee said in his New Year's address broadcast live.Lee reite

NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy said Sunday it will investigate "clearly inappropriate" videos broadcast to the crew of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in which a top officer of the ship used gay slurs, mimicked masturbation and opened the shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together. The star of the videos, made in 2006 and 2007, is a former Top Gun pilot who now commands the same ship, the Norfolk-based USS Enterprise, which was deployed in the Middle East at the time and is weeks from d

 Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest cell phone maker, said Monday that it has delivered more than 10 million Galaxy S phones to global mobile operators in about seven months of its debut.    Samsung sold 4 million Galaxy S phones in North America, 2.5 million in Europe and 2 million on its home turf, South Korea, the company said in a statement.   Samsung Galaxy S smartphone (Yonh

(Yonhap News) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that the door for inter-Korean dialogue remains open but North Korea should first show its seriousness about the talks."I remind the North that the path toward peace is yet open. The door for dialogue is still open," Lee said in his New Year's address broadcast live.Lee reiterated that should the North show sincerity, the South has "bo