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Digital yet to turn page on paper books

CultureMar 6, 2013

One in 10 people read e-books, but many still skeptical about going all-digital
Promoters sue over canceled Gaga show in Indonesia

PeopleMar 6, 2013

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Concert promoters are suing insurers in the United States for breach of contract over an Indonesian concert by Lady Gaga canceled last year due to a threat by Islamic hardliners.The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles by Live Nation LGTours, Mermaid Touring and The Atom Factory against three Lloyds of London insurance syndicates, claiming at least $75,000 in damages, according to documents published Tuesday. The flamboyant U.S. pop diva, known for her outrageous outfits and wigs
Korean-American Yun named U.S. ambassador to Malaysia

PeopleMar 6, 2013

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Joseph Yun, a Korean-American career diplomat, has been nominated to become U.S. ambassador to Malaysia, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.Yun has served as deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs since Kurt Campbell left the position last month.The source said Yun will succeed Paul Jones, the current ambassador to Malaysia, in September.Born in South Korea, Yun migrated to the U.S. with his parents when he was an elementary student.He joi
Cartoonist to promote Sancheong traditional medicine expo

PeopleMar 6, 2013

Hur Young-man, one of the nation’s most famous cartoonists, will be appointed an honorary goodwill ambassador of the World Traditional Medicine Expo to be held in Sancheong, South Gyongsang Province, from Sept. 6 to Oct. 20.The organizing committee of the expo said Wednesday that it would hold a ceremony at Hur’s studio in Seoul on Friday to present a plaque of appointment as an unpaid publicity envoy. Hur will promote the expo with veteran actor Lee Soon-jae, who was named an honorary goodwill
Mountaineer to climb 14 Himalyan peaks without oxygen

PeopleMar 6, 2013

Kim Chang-ho, a 44-year-old veteran mountaineer, will attempt to complete his climb of all 14 Himalayan peaks more than 8,000 meters high without oxygen tanks. Kim will lead four other compatriots in a bid to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen. If he succeeds, he will be the first Asian to climb all 14 peaks without oxygen. He has already climbed 13 peaks sans oxygen. The expedition, “From 0 to 8848 Everest,” will leave Korea on March 11.The squad will attempt to accomplish two other records as we
Expats across Korea stand up for women for V-Day

Expat LivingMar 5, 2013

This story has been changed to add information about the "Vagina Monologues" performance on Jeju on March 16, and add a date to the Jinju schedule. Also, dates for Gwangju have since been added. -- Ed.Groups across Korea are arranging events in support of V-Day this spring in support of women’s charities.V-Day is an international movement started by “Vagina Monologues” author Eve Ensler to end violence against women. V-Day events are held each spring, with 10 percent of the funds going to suppor
Saying goodbye to an era

Expat LivingMar 5, 2013

Cuts to native English teacher programs begin to set in
Hangilsa’s Kim named chairman of Bookcity Culture Foundation

BooksMar 5, 2013

Kim Eun-ho, the head of local publishing house Hangilsa Publishing, has been appointed as the new chairman of Bookcity Culture Foundation, the organization said.Kim, who graduated from ChungAng University, worked as a reporter for major local daily Dong-A Ilbo from 1968 to 1975. He founded his publishing house Hangilsa Publishing in 1976, and has served a number of significant positions in the publishing industry ever since. In 2011, he served as the head of the Paju BookSori Festival’s organizi
Discover the globe without ever leaving Seoul

CultureMar 5, 2013

Multiculture Museum unites cultures of the world
Sunfull founder Min presents condolence book to U.S. envoy

PeopleMar 5, 2013

Min Byoung-chul, founder and chair of the nonprofit Sunfull Movement, presented a book of condolence messages for the people of Newtown, Connecticut, to United States Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim at the U.S. Embassy in Korea on Tuesday.Dedicated to ending cyberbullying, Sunfull collected the condolence messages from various social media, including the group’s website, Facebook and Twitter pages in multiple languages, including Korean, Chinese, Japanese and English. Twenty children, most as young
British queen leaves hospital after 24-hour stay

PeopleMar 5, 2013

LONDON (AFP) ― Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II smiled as she left a London hospital on Monday following a 24-hour stay, having been assessed for gastroenteritis symptoms.It was the first time in 10 years that the 86-year-old monarch had been admitted to hospital. The illness forced her to call off a visit to Rome this week, which would have been her first overseas trip since October 2011.The monarch, wearing a scarlet coat with a brooch and carrying a black handbag on her left arm, shook hands with
Yonsei creates James Laney professorship

PeopleMar 5, 2013

Yonsei University has created an eponymous chair professorship in honor of former U.S. Ambassador to Korea James T. Laney for contributing to the Korea-U.S. friendship. The 86-year-old served as U.S. ambassador to Korea from 1993 to 1997 after serving as president of Emory University. As the top U.S. envoy in Korea, he played an important role in resolving the first North Korean nuclear crisis. He served in the U.S. Army in the late 1940s in Korea, working in military intelligence. In the late 1
Mexico’s Slim, Gates, Zara chief Ortega world’s richest people

PeopleMar 5, 2013

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Zara fashion house boss Amancio Ortega of Spain topped the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest billionaires Monday.Slim, who controls Latin American telecommunications power America Movil and retail/industrial group Grupo Carso, came in first among the mega-rich for the fourth straight year, with a fortune estimated at $73 billion, up $4 billion from a year ago.Microsoft chairman Gates, a perennial top finisher in the list
30 percent of child ADHD have it as adults

HealthMar 5, 2013

Nearly 30 percent of those with childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder still have the condition as adults, U.S. researchers say. Dr. William J. Barbaresi of the Boston Children‘s Hospital, Harvard Medical School; and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine tracked hundreds of children with ADHD into adulthood and reported the majority had mental health problems such as alcohol or drug dependence, anxiety, depression, or a personality di
China caught spray-painting grass green

CultureMar 5, 2013

Parts of China are artificially spray-painted green in an attempt to beautify the county’s landscapes, sources reported. Workers in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu’s landscaping department were spotted spray-painting Top Green Turf Greening Agent’s green spray on yellow grass, according to Chinese sources. The landscaping department declined to comment on its use of spray paint, but said the chemical included nutrients to keep grass alive during the winter. According to Top Green employees