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Talk lifts lid on North Korean comic books

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

A lecture hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society on Tuesday Sept. 6 promises to put paid to the idea that North Korean literature is dull.Jacco Zwetsloot will introduce the world of North Korean comic books, along with some of his favorite extracts.Published since the early 1980s, Zwetsloot says the ca
Get snapping for Busan photo contest

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

Entries are open until Oct. 2 for the 2011 Busan Global Center Photo Contest.Photographers entering are asked to submit photos that show the city’s international side under the theme “opening up to differences and striving for harmony.”First prize is 1 million won, followed by second and third prize
Loving literature together with Book.ing in Gangnam

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

“Sometimes, when you read a book, something inside you accelerates. It changes your thoughts and emotions -- you have a feeling of excitement,” Udo Lee told the small group in the Seoul art space, holding up a copy of Kodwo Eshun’s “More Brilliant Than the Sun.”The German-Korean was preaching to the
Seoul starts Korean-language business consulting for expats

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

Seoul city government has started to offer business start-up consulting service in Korean for foreigners who feel comfortable speaking Korean.The city has run a business startup class of 100 aspiring foreign entrepreneurs in English since March, but non-English speakers had trouble keeping up with t
Sounds of the underground

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

Seoul’s subway system is often praised by expats for its ease of use and convenience. American expat Michael Aronson has taken his appreciation for Seoul Metro one step further with a rap video ode that has garnered almost 250,000 views on YouTube. Michael Aronson appears in his serenade to the subw
App shows a Korea without borders

Expat LivingAug 30, 2011

American Mark Skwarek designing augmented reality tool that erases signs of DMZA mobile application developer from the U.S. is working to create a way for people to see what Korea would be like without a border dividing it.Using augmented reality, Mark Skwarek is developing an app for iPhones and An
U.N. warns of bird flu resurgence, new Asian strain

HealthAug 30, 2011

ROME (AP) _ The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia. (MCT)A mutant strain of H5N1, which can apparently sidestep defenses
New HIV case causes LA porn industry shutdown

CultureAug 30, 2011

(MCT)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A porn industry group says an adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, resulting in a production moratorium in Southern California while the organization investigates to see if the virus has spread.Free Speech Coalition executive director Diane Duke told The Lo
‘Having foreign readers gives me strength’

BooksAug 29, 2011

Author of ‘Please Look After Mom’ shares her experience of first world book tourWhen author Shin Kyung-sook took off to New York City in September of last year, she was just looking forward to relaxing in the foreign city. She absolutely had no idea she’d have to go through her first world book tour
Germany celebrates 125 years of the car

CultureAug 29, 2011

STUTTGART (AFP) ― Germany is celebrating this year the birth of the automobile, with a patent applied for by Carl Benz 125 years ago for a motorized tricycle, in hopes of drawing tourists smitten by cars.The national tourism office has made the auto industry a highlight of its annual program for the
Addiction? Video games crowded out man’s real life

CultureAug 29, 2011

SARASOTA, Florida (AP) ―At the height of what he calls his addiction, Ryan Van Cleave would stand in the grocery store checkout line with his milk and bread and baby food for his little girls and for a split second think he was living inside a video game.It sounds crazy, but it’s true: Something wou
Unusual invitation gives gifted boy a chance to belong

PeopleAug 29, 2011

GARY, Indiana (AP) ― He is about half the age of other students in the room. Yet 13-year-old Noah Egler is completely in his element, wearing powder blue medical scrubs and answering questions with an enthusiasm that draws smiles from those around him.They are amused by his presence, but also inspir
Big Bang member cleared of charges regarding deadly car accident

PeopleAug 29, 2011

Popular boy band Big Bang's key member has been cleared of suspicion regarding a motorcyclist's death in a midnight car accident in Seoul in May, prosecutors said Monday.Kang Dae-sung, known just as Daesung in the entertainment industry, has been under investigation after being booked without detent
Three decades of arduous struggles against HIV/AIDS epidemic

HealthAug 28, 2011

In the three decades since HIV and AIDS were first identified, patients, activists and medical researchers have been struggling against not only the disease itself but also the social stigma it brings.Thanks to their strenuous efforts, AIDS is now perceived as a chronic illness rather than a death s
Behind Apple’s products...is longtime designer Ive

Arts&DesignAug 28, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Steve Jobs has been Apple’s most recognizable personality, but much of its cachet comes from its clean, inviting designs. For that, Apple can credit its head designer, Jonathan Ive.Ive, a self-effacing 44-year-old Brit, helped Jobs bring Apple back from the brink of financial ru