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Actress sues Amazon for revealing age on film database

PeopleOct 18, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― A U.S. actress has lodged a $1 million lawsuit against Amazon accusing the Internet giant of revealing her age on the film industry website IMDB by using personal details from her credit card.The actress, who asked for her identity to be masked and is referred to only as “Jane Do
Battle of the bands in Busan

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

The last two opening rounds of the S.O.B. battle of the bands competition in Busan’s Basement Club are this weekend.The winners of each round will go through to the final on Nov. 5.Each band will play for 30-40 minutes and the winner is decided by audience vote. There is no restriction on genre or c
Talk sheds light on Korean work culture

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

Expats have the chance to get tips on negotiating the Korean office environment on Thursday.The Seoul Global and Tourism Center’s Whys and Hows of Korean Ways’ fifth talk will cover work culture.Isabelle Min will explain some of the aspects of a Korean office that may be unfamiliar and how to unders
Gwangju center holds annual fiesta

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

Gwangju International Center is celebrating its 17th GIC Day on Oct. 29 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center.Pavilions will be set up to show off the cultures of different nations, and give people the chance to taste foods from 14 countries from all around the world, including Japan, Sri Lanka, Mexic
Daegu murder mystery night

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

Daegu Theatre Troupe is putting on a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre performance on October 29-30.The performance will be a play integrated into a dinner, with a chance for the audience to guess who the murderer is.The play will be at Buy the Book Caf in Daegu. Tickets are available via daegutheatre.c
KOTESOL International Conference covers changes in teaching

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

Korea Teachers of English as a Second or Other Language held its annual international conference at Sookmyung Women’s University on Saturday and Sunday.More than 170 lectures, workshops and discussions held by English teaching professionals, including three plenary speeches, filled a packed schedule
French student wins competition for best video about Korea

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

What does Korea have to offer its foreign visitors?According to those who took part in 10 Magazine’s Second Annual “Korea Awaits” video contest, it’s strange food, ancient palaces and temples, noraebang, mountains, scuba diving, soju, and so much more.“We often find that foreigners and expats enjoy
Asian Gaelic Football shows its strength

Expat LivingOct 18, 2011

Hong Kong won the men’s football event at the Asian Gaelic Games in Suwon on Sunday, while Singapore beat Seoul Gaels in the women’s final. Seoul Gaels had hoped home advantage would bring them a title, but only the women’s team made the final. There was, however, consolation from a win in the men’s
Museum unconvinced by new Van Gogh death theory

BooksOct 18, 2011

AMSTERDAM (AP) _ Two American authors believe Vincent van Gogh was fatally shot by two teenagers and did not die from self-inflicted wounds, but the new theory won a skeptical reception Monday from experts at the museum dedicated to the 19th century Dutch master.A book by Pulitzer prize-winning auth
Gwangju can recreate Edinburgh’s success, says ‘Creative City’ author

CultureOct 17, 2011

The author of “The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators,” Charles Landry, said Gwangju could become like Edinburgh in Scotland if the government encourages self-organized movements to make the city a hub for Asian culture.Landry was on his way to Gimpo International Airport for a flight to
Kuho opens Fashion Week with taste of Russia

FashionOct 17, 2011

Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2012 kicks off six-day run, packed with over 60 fashion showsDazzling prints of badges and medals reminiscent of the military outfits of Romonov Russia fluttered from chest to toe while the rest of the floor-length dress was imbued in florescent turquoise blue ― a familiar loo
Premature babies 5 times more likely to be autistic: study

HealthOct 17, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct 17, 2011 (AFP) - Babies who are born early and small are five times as likely as normal infants to develop autism, according to a two-decade-long US study released Monday.Premature babies have long been known to risk a host of health problems and cognitive delays, but the study in th
Competition high for ‘flying girls’

PeopleOct 16, 2011

Aiming skyward: Glamorous image of cabin crew keeps jobs out of reachThe first hopefuls arrived at Qatar Airways’ latest Seoul recruitment event at 2 a.m.Well before the 9 a.m. start time, lines of immaculately dressed women and the occasional man snaked through the foyer of Seoul’s Grand Hilton hot
NXP head Shin wins highest sports honor

PeopleOct 16, 2011

Shin Bark-jae, chairman of NXP Semiconductors Korea, has received a top award from the Korean government in recognition of his contribution to the development of Korean sports, company officials said Friday. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choe Kwang-shik presented the award at a ceremony at
Next leap forward for original Korean ballet

PeopleOct 16, 2011

After making ballet more popular in Korea, Choi takes it to the world stageNAPLES ― On the night Korea National Ballet premiered “Prince Hodong” in Italy, the birthplace of ballet, Choi Tae-ji, director of KNB, burst into tears, overjoyed.She was probably even more nervous during the show than the p