Three Korean students completed the 250-kilometer Antarctic ultramarathon held on 10 South Pole islands from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3.Fifty-five runners from 28 countries competed in the race, including Youn Seung-chul, 22, a junior in the creative writing department of Dongguk University in Seoul; Kim Sang-hyeon, 24, a senior in civil engineering at Yeungnam University in North Gyeongsang Province; and Choi Kyu-young, 28, a senior in Christian Studies at Hannam Univeristy in Daejeon.Competitors are re

The world‘s oldest person has died in the United States at the age of 116, CNN reported.Besse Cooper passed away on Tuesday in Monroe, Georgia, her son Sidney told the television network.Cooper “had a long, good life. She went very easy,” he said.Guinness World Records gave Cooper the distinction of being the oldest living human in January 2011. She was born August 26, 1896 in Tennessee.When asked for her secret to longevity, Cooper once said: “I mind my own business and I don’t eat junk food.”S

Turkish research suggested that men who suffer from serious periodontitis are likely to have erectile dysfunction.The study, published in Journal of Sexual Medicine, selected 80 men from the age of 30 to 40 with erection problems. The control group was composed of 82 men of the same age. Other possible factors such as BMI or income and education level were controlled for. Among those with erectile dysfunction, 53 percent had inflamed gums. Only 23 percent of the control group had dental problems

An expat filmmaker is screening an early version of his film to attract funding for a final version.“The View from Here” looks at two expats trying to mend a broken relationship with a weekend by the Korean coast.But the new environment only brings their problems into sharper focus, and the trip begins to tear them apart.Having finished a 65-minute version of the film, Lambert is using crowdfunding to fund a final version, supporting the project with live screenings in and around Seoul.The film

Ice Gallery displays craftsmanship of frozen art year-round

The Korea America Friendship Society will host the 2012 year-end reception at the Grand Ballroom in Millennium Seoul Hilton, Thursday.About 200 guests expected at the dinner event include Gen. Kwon Oh-sung, deputy commander of the Combined Forces Command; Leslie A. Bassett, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy; and Lt. Gen. Jan-Marc Jouas, deputy commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea.U.S. soldiers in Korea and members of the society will also join the year-end event.The Children’s Choir o

NEW YORK (AP) ― Ex-presidential candidate Mitt Romney is rejoining Marriott International’s board of directors. He’s held the post with the hotel chain twice before. The first time was from 1993 to 2002, when he left to campaign for governor of Massachusetts, and from 2009 to 2011, when he left to start his campaign for the presidency. It’s the first job announcement Romney has made since he lost the November election to President Barack Obama. Romney has kept a low profile since the election. H

The first book for "grown-ups" by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be adapted into a television series, the BBC announced Monday."The Casual Vacancy", Rowling's darkly comic novel set in a seemingly idyllic English village, was published in September and the TV version is set to air on the BBC's flagship BBC One channel in 2014.The 47-year-old's series about the young wizard was adapted into eight blockbuster movies, but Rowling insisted that television was the best medium for an adaptation

Many of the lipsticks in the market today contain lead, according to recent research, and some scholars said they may pose a threat to the health of the general public.Underwriters Laboratories, a global safety and quality certification company, did random testing on 22 different lipsticks and lip glosses and found that 12 of them contained lead, with the highest levels at 3.22 parts per million. The study was commissioned by U.S. broadcaster ABC’s “Good Morning America.”While this is below the

Mayfield Hotel has opened residential suites targeting business travelers and long-term visitors to Korea.Located in western Seoul, the hotel is 5 minutes and 30 minutes away from Gimpo and Incheon International Airports, respectively. It also offers easy and fast access to major destinations in the city center such as Yeouido and the Kintex convention center. The hotel offers a unique blend of warm hospitality and comfort from nature as it is built in a forest. A total of 57 suite rooms with ni

Rococo building inside palace grounds will serve as a museum when restoration is completed next year