U.S. teens and adults ages 13-24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year, but 6-in-10 are unaware they are infected, officials say.A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said an estimated 12,200 new HIV infections occurred in 2010 among young people ages 13-24 -- 72 percent of estimated new HIV infections in young people occurred in young men who have sex with men and 57 percent were African-Americans.“That so many young people b

A rare find of guns from the 16th century has been discovered in South Korea’s southern waters, along with stone bullets and celadon pieces from the Goryeo period, officials said Wednesday.The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage conducted an underwater survey off Jin Island and found three guns believed to have been used by Korea‘s naval forces led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, the research institute said.The discovery is all the more

More than 80 common medications interact with grapefruit -- about half with serious complications, including death, Canadian researchers say.David Bailey, a clinical pharmacologist at the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario, first discovered the interaction between grapefruit and certain medications more than 20 years ago. Since then the number of drugs with the potential to interact has jumped. “What I‘ve noticed over the last four years is really quite a disturbing trend and th

World AIDS Day event to raise money to help AIDS-affected women in South Africa

Probationary Theater Company delves into a tale of strife for its first-ever period play.White Box Theater will provide the stage for their performance of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” for two weekends starting Friday. Written in 1879, the play looks at the relationship between Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald in Norway at the time.The play broke new ground in realism and exploration of marriage and relationships within the family. Many have interpreted “A Doll’s House” as a feminist play,

The Museum of Modern History of Korea recreates Korea in the 60s

Chinese pianist to show mature, rendered pianism with Beethoven at Wednesday concert

The Christmas train display at the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel is one of the most famous Christmas decorations in the capital, cherished by hotel guests and citizens for 17 years. The display surrounds the 10-meter Christmas tree in the center of the hotel lobby and instantly put hotel guests and visitors in the Christmas spirit. Some people even join bus tours to see the landmark display. Behind the annual Christmas setting of handcrafted model buildings, trains and scenes are Gerry McElligot

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― South Korea has decided to relieve Jill Kelley, a Tampa socialite who helped expose CIA Director David Petraeus’s career-ending affair, from an “honorary consul” post, a senior official said Monday.South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun, on a visit here for regular consultations with U.S. officials, cited Kelley’s efforts to use her title as South Korea’s honorary consul in Floria for personal gains.“It’s not suitable to the status of honorary consul that (