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Chinese writers call for more translations

BooksAug 28, 2011

BEIJING (AP) ― More Chinese books need to be translated and more thought-provoking ideas need to be used in novels to elevate China’s literary standing in the world, some of the country’s top writers said Friday.Speaking to promote China’s top literary award ― the Mao Dun Literature Prize ― the auth
Prejudice about HIV/AIDS persists

HealthAug 28, 2011

Experts say continuing stigma makes medical situation worseBUSAN ― Despite advancements in treatment, the struggles of people living with HIV/AIDS will never end as long as stigma and discrimination against them continues, activists and medical researchers said during an international forum here las
‘Break your silence and speak out’

HealthAug 28, 2011

BUSAN ― Leaders at the forefront of global endeavors to combat HIV/AIDS called on those suffering from the epidemic to break their silence and speak out during an international forum here last week. They also stressed that an embracive social, legal environment is crucial to help them come out and g
Call to unite against HIV/AIDS

HealthAug 26, 2011

Busan forum ICAAP10 seeking ways to wipe out stigma and prejudiceBUSAN ― Activists, medical researchers and other participants in an international forum on AIDS here called for more concerted global efforts to combat the disease and wipe out prejudice and stigma surrounding it.The 10th International
Novotel Gangnam offers Chuseok package

TravelAug 26, 2011

Novotel Ambassador Gangnam will offer special Chuseok packages from Sept. 9-14. The “Chuseok Best Value I” package, priced at 129,000 won plus VAT and service charges, features one night at Standard Room, access to fitness club and complimentary Chuseok cookies. A 10 percent discount is offered when
Egypt to host 2011 World Tourism Day

TravelAug 26, 2011

Egyptian Tourist Authority said the Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day celebrations on Sept. 27. UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai said Egypt, a leading tourism country holding world-famous cultural heritage, is the most ideal country to host the international eve
Hana Tour to hire planner through ‘Contenders’

TravelAug 26, 2011

Hana Tour is to recruit a marketing/tour planner through Arirang TV’s reality show “Contenders.” The show operates four weeks of competitions to help the final winner land a job at a company. The program picks eight candidates through paperwork and interviews prior to the four weeks of competition.
The Plaza doubles Delta mileage

TravelAug 26, 2011

The Plaza in Seoul will launch its frequent flier mileage program from September in partnership with Delta Airlines. The hotel said it has become the world’s first independent hotel to forge a mileage partnership with Delta Airlines. All SkyMiles members of the air carrier can benefit from a “Double
Try a light aircraft, forest walks in Taean

TravelAug 26, 2011

Trying out a light aircraft is one of the most recommended sports in Taean County in South Chungcheong Province. The flight experience is offered to anyone who has received brief training. After a takeoff, the plane will fly over the Taean Haean National Park and offer a spectacular view of beaches
Poet’s Italian respite is welcoming indeed

TravelAug 26, 2011

RAPALLO, Italy ― Every spring, as the rainy season wanes, tourists pour in to the Italian Riviera, like a succession of rogue waves breaking over a sea wall.They come for the magnificent landscapes, breathtaking vistas and impossibly blue Mediterranean. They come to see the postcard-pretty town of P
Lippman’s new stand-alone

BooksAug 26, 2011

The Most Dangerous Thing By Laura Lippman(William Morrow)In 1979, two girls and three boys on the brink of adolescence spent an idyllic summer exploring heavily wooded Leakin Park on the outskirts of Baltimore. But one day, something happened there that none of them wanted to talk about.The friends
Love in the turbulent 80s

BooksAug 26, 2011

The Ancient Garden: A Love StoryBy Hwang Sok-yong(Picador Asia)While undergoing intense industrialization and economic development, Korea had a turbulent political landscape in the 1980s. Many civilians in Gwangju, in particular, stood up against former president Chun Doo-hwan’s military coup d’etat
They were just roomies, then a bond was forged

BooksAug 26, 2011

Friendships are often forged in uncomfortable environs, when individuals who wouldn’t ordinarily meet are forced to interact. Such is the case in “Dreams of Significant Girls,” a young-adult novel that unfolds in a Swiss boarding school and makes roommates of three girls from radically different bac
‘The Help’ makes the leap from bookshelf to big screen

BooksAug 26, 2011

Movies cost a lot of money to make. Some estimates say that the average budget for a mainstream Hollywood release, including the costs of promotion and advertising, is more than $100 million. So studios don’t usually take a chance on unproved ideas (unless they’re self-explanatory concepts like “Sna
Beoseot-jeongol (mixed mushroom hotpot)

Food&BeverageAug 26, 2011

Beoseot-jeongol is a hotpot made of different types of mushrooms and vegetables. This dish is clear, light in taste and has a wonderful aroma of mushrooms. It is a stew for the autumn season when the cold wind starts to blow. In olden days, people believed that mushrooms have a medicinal effect and