The Korea International Students Support Association will hold its annual sports festival in November. The International Students Sports and Cultural Festival 2012 on Nov. 3 in Songdo, Incheon, features events including soccer, volleyball, basketball and running. Applications to take part close Oct. 21. Last year’s event in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, attracted more than 400 athletes and hundreds more spectators, with Hallasan, a team made up mostly of players from Ajou University in Suwon, Gy

Lovers of show tunes are in for a treat as a joint production starting this weekend in Seoul promises more than 20 classic numbers in one show. “A Night at the Paradise” features songs from “Rent,” “Wicked” and other musicals performed by a cast of 27 assembled by Seoul Players and Fall From Grace.The script for the musical was written by Don Johnson. Although he has been involved in musical productions for about 30 years both here and in his native Canada, it has mainly been on the music side,

Former Justice Minister Kang Geum-sil on Monday said Korea should move away from its authoritarian political system, during a press meeting promoting er latest book “Politics of Life” published by Rhodos Publishing.The former minister said the ruling Saenuri Party has been following the authoritatian and controlling political style of former President Park Chunghee, nd the party with such a system should not rule the country for the next five years.“We cannot move forward if we don’t move away f

Ten scholars in the field of Korean studies were awarded medals for their roles and services toward the promotion of Hangeul at a ceremony at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. The “Hangeul, Sharing the World” event was held Tuesday in celebration of the 566th Hangeul Day.The recipients included experts from around the globe, including from Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Japan, China and the United States, and were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in recognit

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- A 32-year-old Florida man ate dozens of cockroaches and worms to win a contest and then he died, authorities said.Edward Archbold of West Palm Beach went outside after winning the contest at the Ben Siegal Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach Friday and collapsed. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, The Miami Herald reported.An autopsy was to be perf

An pumpkin filling a pickup truck bed and weighing 1,775 pounds won Monday‘s weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., the self-described “World Pumpkin Capital.”For Thad Starr, 45, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., it was his third win as a pumpkin grower in what was billed as a “world championship pumpkin weigh-off.” He high-fived his daughter Danika, 9, as his wife Katrina and son Derek, 7, joined the celebration, the San Mateo County Times reported.“It’s awesome,” Starr said.He will be awarded a prize of $1

Insa-dong, ironically a touristy area specializing in traditional products, strives to preserve shop signs in KoreanFor 82-year-old Kim, going out for a cup of coffee with her friends takes a lot of effort. “All the shop signs are written in English and I can’t read them,” she said. She grumbled that many of her friends try a different approach when they search for places to sit down and chat over beverages. “We first look through the window to see if anyone is drinking something. If they do, we