The state-run broadcaster KBS said its president Kim In-kyu has been elected the 13th president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union at the organization’s 48th general meeting in New Delhi, India.It is the first time a Korean broadcasting chief has been elected to the position, KBS said.Recommended by acting president Datuk Ibrahim Yahaya, director-general of Radio-Television Malaysia (RTM), Kim was the sole candidate for the post and more than 50 member broadcasters unanimously voted for his

In 1968, a young Park Chul, about to enter Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, was advised by a friend to study Spanish because it would be the language of the future.While Spanish did not eclipse English as the lingua franca of business, diplomacy and politics, it did find its place as the second most used language in terms of native speakers with almost 400 million Spanish speakers in 21 countries and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.For Park who is now the presiden

Kim Jung-hee had long set her eyes on the fashion industry of New York City, partly because she felt similarities to it and living in the hip and fashionable Hongdae district in Seoul and also because she majored in fashion and art education in college and worked as a fashion jewelry designer. “I noticed there’s opportunity in the fashion jewelry market in New York City because it’s growing despite the economic slowdown,” the 37-year-old said in an interview. “Although the economy was bad, New Y

While Seoul is certainly no stranger to house and electronic music, with many of the city’s hottest clubs playing only that, techno is hard to come by. At least, according to Irish DJ Sean Rooney.“Most clubs don’t play techno. They play house,” he explained, adding that techno is mostly underground in the city and doesn’t have a big following, by Koreans and in general, which he attributes to a lack of exposure.“Not many have the courage to play it,” he said.The 30-year-old came to Korea last Fe

Hundreds compete in 8 events including soccer, volleyball and wrestling at KISSA tournamentAround 1,000 people turned up for the International Students Sports festival in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province on Saturday.More than 400 students from as far away as Gwangju and North Gyeongsang Province competed at the events at Central City, according to Sara Rai, assistant director of the Korea International Students Support Association, the organization behind the event.Teams competed in eight events inc

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Cave painters during the Ice Age were more like da Vinci than Dali, sketching realistic depictions of horses they saw rather than dreaming them up, a study of ancient DNA finds.This undated photo provided by the Pech Merle Prehistory Center shows a cave painting of pair of spotted

LONDON (AFP) ― Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, was crowned the 2011 winner of the Miss World beauty pageant on Sunday at a glittering final ceremony in London.Wearing a pink dress with diamante studs that had a giant cascade of frills slashed below the waist, the 22-year-old gasped and threw her hands to her face as she was declared the winner.“I felt the most gorgeous woman in the world. I was so happy and I wanted to shout, to cry, to stand still and to smile. So many emotions,” she told AFP.“I’