Female fast fashion brands open new lines of exercise wearLOS ANGELES ― With women willing to spend $100 on a pair of cute yoga pants, retailers are racing to make workout clothes that are as much about style as sweat.Athletic clothing has traditionally been relegated to the gym, where women would huff and puff in un-glamorous get-ups ― think oversized men’s T-shirts and baggy sweatpants.But now t

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Ronald Lewis' beard has turned partially white since he was in Korea nearly 40 years ago, but his brown eyes are the same. And an ostracized girl in a poor Korean village he befriended in 1972 — who went on to become a singing star in South Korea — never forgot them.Lewis and Kim Insoon, now known as Insooni, were reunited Saturday in Northeast Wilmington. Insooni is in the

An Australian man is walking across his country wearing a Storm Trooper outfit from movie “Star Wars” to raise money to help seriously ill children.Jacob French, 20, aims to make $50,000 to donate to the Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization for youngsters with life-threatening diseases. (Facebook)“Starting in July 2011 I aim to walk from Perth (Western Australia) to Sydney (New South W

Health authorities found higher than normal levels of legionella bacteria in 40 bathhouses, saunas and hospitals in Seoul.The bug can lead to Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia, whose symptoms include chills, high fever, cough, fatigue, muscle aches and headaches.  (MCT)Young children, the elderly and anyone with a weak immune system are the most susceptible.The city gove

PARIS (AP) -- Scientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a noninvasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.Although it has been tried on just a small number of people and more research is needed, the experimental test has a solid basis: Alzheimer's is known to cause changes in the eyes, not just the brain. Other scientists in t

President of Nigerian community works for closer ties in business, cultureGrowing up alongside his businessman older brother, “Stanley” Enoch Davis Obinna always recalls having an entrepreneurial spirit. As soon as he left school, where he studied business, he set up a textiles shop. Then in 2002 he learned of the big demand for Korean imports in his homeland, Nigeria, and set off to investigate f

Former National Assembly Speaker Lee Man-seop and Philip Kim, a professor of physics at Columbia University, will win the Proud Korean Award from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in Los AngelesLee and Kim each will receive $10,000 in prize money with a plaque. The award ceremony will take place at the Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles on Aug. 7.  Lee Man-seop (left) and Philip KimThe L.A.-based

South Korean scientists said Friday that they have developed a highly efficient nanoporous industrial catalyst that can have a considerable impact on chemical and oil-refining sectors.The team of scientists led by Ryoo Ryong, a chemistry professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, said the solid zeolite compound developed in the laboratory has a reaction speed five to 10 t

Former judge Rep. Park says disabled need greater employment supportFor the needy people, welfare is a right given them, not charity, an opposition lawmaker said Sunday, urging the government to expand welfare for the socially and economically marginalized people with disabilities.A polio victim himself, Rep. Park Eun-soo of the main opposition Democratic Party said that one out of 10 South Korean

KBS special documentary looks for ways to practice Buddhist teachings in daily livesHAPCHEON, South Gyeongsang Province ― Haein Temple, deep inside the folds of Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang Province, is known for housing arguably the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact Buddhist canon, the Tripitaka Koreana.Visitors have been prohibited from entering the Janggyeong Panjeon, the depositor

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Fonda says she's been banished from the cable television home-shopping channel QVC amid concerns about her political past. The network says it was a routine programming change.Fonda was set to appear on the home-shopping channel on Saturday to promote her new book on aging, ``Prime Time.'' But the day before, she learned her segment had been cancelled. In this April 2, 1973 f

“Beady Eye Live in Seoul”: Rock band Beady Eye will hold a concert on Sept. 3 at Ax-Korea in Seoul at 7:30 p.m. The concert had been initially scheduled in May but was delayed due to the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The U.K. group consisting of Liam Gallagher and other ex-members of Oasis released their first album “Different Gear, Still Speeding” in February. Korean indie band Gukkasten

“Baribari Chochom Didimsae 2011”: National Dance Company of Korea has been offering this performance series since 2001 to help the public better understand and appreciate Korean dance which is often considered difficult. It presents both traditional dances and new choreography inspired from the traditional dances. It runs through July 24 at The National Theater of Korea in Jangchung-dong, central

“Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival”: In Buyeo County in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, a lotus festival will be held from July 21-24. The festival celebrates beautiful lotus flowers and highlights the importance of preserving wild flowers. Programs include some events related to lotus flowers, making paper lotus flowers and making lotus flower soap. Other tourist destinations are located nearby th

“Asia Philharmonic Orchestra”: The Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, established in 1995 by Maestro Chung Myung-whun and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, will hold its regular concerts in Korea, Japan and China. In 1995, when Chung conducted the opening ceremony of an international orchestral festival in Tokyo, he met many Asian musicians from top orchestras. His idea was to put them together.