An 8,000-year-old wooden boat, believed to be the oldest of its kind ever discovered in the world, has been unearthed in Uljin, 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, a local research institute said Monday. The remains of the fishing boat and a wooden oar, believed to be from the early Neolithic era, were unexpectedly found by researchers while they were going through an array of artifacts recovered near the area to be treated and preserved at the request of the Uljin County government, according to

Young French travelers learn about historic Korean culture through Templestay programThe following is the first in a 10-part series on templestays and temple food, which are 1,700-year-old cultural assets of Korea. ― Ed.GANGHWA ISLAND, Incheon ― Westerners drawn to Korea by K-pop are discovering there is more to the country. “I love BIG BANG and 2NEI. I think their music is great as well as the way they are dressed. And they are not common … their music is definitely unique from the others,” a F

Former NFL football star Hines Ward has been named as the 2012 Asian-American leader at the National Association of Asian American Professionals’ meeting on Sunday, the organizer said.Founded in 1982, the NAAAP is a largest Asian-American organization based in New York. The non-profit organization annually recognizes Asian leaders who have overcome obstacles to make contributions in the United States and Canada. The Korean-born football player received the NAAAP 100 award at the annual conventio

Steve Jobs, Apple’s former CEO, passed away in October 2011, but that’s not the end of the story according to Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Thai Buddhist temple. He revealed that he has come to know Jobs’ location in the afterlife through meditation, according to a report by NY Daily News.Jobs is apparently living in a parallel universe where he has a comfortable life in a six-story building “made of white, silver metal and crystal glass” rather close to Apple’s headquarters in California, the report s

U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong poses with his Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol in this November 16, 2011 file photo in Washington. (AFP-Yonhap News)Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described “nerdy” engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved U.S. pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with the first step on the moon. The modest man who entr

HOSHAYA, Israel (AP) ― It was nothing like this 3,000 years ago.An Israeli attraction meant to immerse tourists in an authentic, ancient biblical experience has outfitted its donkeys with wireless routers.At the historical park of Kfar Kedem in northern Israel, visitors decked out in biblical robes and headdresses ride donkeys through the rolling hills of the Galilee, learning how people lived in Old Testament times.Now they can also surf the web while touring the land of the Bible on one of the

TIVAT, Montenegro (AP) ― A newly developed luxury resort village called Porto Montenegro may finally be helping Montenegro’s image catch up with its overly glamorous portrayal in the 2006 James Bond film “Casino Royale.” Porto Montenegro ― sometimes called the Monte Carlo of the Adriatic ― has upgraded this tiny Balkan state from a favorite destination of average Russian and Serbian tourists to a mecca for some of the world’s wealthiest people.Located on the southern corner of the Adriatic Sea,

Celebrating the first anniversary of its opening and also the 75th anniversary of the Sheraton Brand, the hotel presents “Happy Birthday Sheraton Package.” The package will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seventy-five packages are available from Sept. 1- Nov. 14. It offers a one-night stay at a deluxe room and various gifts such as a mug with Sheraton logo at 175,000 won, excluding tax and service charges. The “Happy Birthday Sheraton Package II,” available to the first 10 rese