Young people, mostly female, gather inside a small cottage in Kolkata, India. They twist and turn, laughing and joking as they try to dance to the music. It seems like another jolly day at a typical dance class, except for one thing: The participants are all victims of horrific crimes.It is a dance therapy session started by Kolkata Sanved, a human rights organization that uses dance to heal victims of violence and trafficking. Many of the participants are young girls who were forced into sexual

For those over 60 years old, birthdays could be a stressful event that raises the likelihood of death from heart attacks, strokes, falls, suicides and even cancer, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.According to a study conducted by researchers from Switzerland, those over age 60 are 14 percent more likely to die on their birthdays.On the special day, scientists found heart attacks rose more than eighteen percent while the stoke levels increased by 21.5 percent.“One interesting finding is that mo

When 41-year-old Ryu Yeong-ho realized that her seborrheic dermatitis was not getting any better, she decided to seek an alternative route. Her condition, a debilitating scalp condition that can ultimately lead to permanent hair loss among other complications, has recently affected an increasing number of individuals. For Ryu, the diagnosis had been the same: all the dermatologists she visited had prescribed similar shampoos and ointments to stave off the symptoms and told her it was incurable.D

Institute for Global Economics Chairman SaKong Il will give a keynote speech this week at an international conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRB). The conference titled “Challenges in Global Finance: The Role of Asia” will be held Monday and Tuesday in San Francisco. SaKong’s speech will focus on “Asia’s Role Toward Sustainable and Balanced Global Growth.”  Leading figures from U.S. and Asian banks and related international organizations will attend the conference.

Chinese, Korean and U.S. researchers have created an extensive online database for Korean classics in Chinese, Korean and Romanized Korean as part of their East Asian studies project, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) said Sunday. The database created by researchers from CityU and partner institutions in Korea and the U.S. is a collection of 3,000 volumes of old Korean literature written in classical Chinese. “The collection is now easy to browse through, thanks to this cross-regional and cro

Exhibition takes visitors through 120 years of advertising in KoreaAdvertising has responded to social changes, trends and lifestyles of people over the years. But behind the simple overview lies the fact that advertising in Korea is also a byproduct of the turbulent days of its modern history, influenced by Japanese colonial rule and, more recently, globalization. The chronological tour of the 120 years of advertising in Korea at Ilmin Museum of Art offers an in-depth view of everyday life impa

(MCT)A U.S. woman has been arrested for trespassing after workers at her boyfriend's apartment building found she had been sneaking in by hiding in a large suitcase he carried around. The Oregonian reports Kola J. McGrath weighs 43 kilograms. The 50-year-old was banned from the building last year for breaking a fire extinguisher case during an argument.Police were notified when a caller reported a

The story of a Chinese girl suffering from rare condition that left her body covered with black hair surfaced in the news on Friday.Six-year-old Liu Jiangli was born with a coating of black fur on the left side of her face and across 60% of the rest of her body. She was just two when her mother walked out on her, shortly before her father abandoned her at nursery school. The nursery made newspaper announcements to find the toddler’s relatives, after her looks terrified the other children. Months

Cheap, quality accommodations sprout up in Seoul’s new tourist spotSeoul’s Hongdae community has no shortage of tourist charms: Urban arts, indie music, lively nightlife and unique cafes and restaurants. A new attraction has been added recently ― cheap, convenient and good-quality accommodations. Guesthouses, offering a night’s stay at prices as low as 18,000 won ($15), have been sprouting up in back alleys and corners of the popular youth hangout in western Seoul over the past few years. “Backp