NORTHAMPTON, England (AP) ― Surrounded by boxes in a rickety old warehouse above the family shop, Joe Church hurries to wrap plates adorned with the faces of Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton for a customer in Australia.The Church’s business, a 152-year old china and ornament seller specializing in memorabilia, has plenty of reason to celebrate the upcoming royal nuptials as its cash reg

CAPITOLA, California ― Four years ago handyman Mark Taylor sent proposals to four community colleges for a beer home-brewing course he wished to teach.The colleges’ reaction was as flat as a glass of beer left out overnight. While they did not believe Taylor would find that much interest in a home-brewing course, he remained confident. Cabrillo College offered to let him try it out, and the first

K-pop icon cites mistake, bad publicity, private blunder and ‘more’Many reasons have been suggested as to why he bolted from 2PM in his heyday, including “bad online publicity” and a “private blunder.” Now the K-pop singer and b-boy, Park Jae-beom, has finally spoken up. In an exclusive interview with The Korea Herald, he said his abrupt departure was not caused by one reason alone. “There is more

Hallyu stars are taking action for their beloved fans in Japan. South Korean stars Bae Yong-joon, Kim Hyun-joong, Ryu Shi-won, Jang Geun-seok, Song Seung-heon and Choi Ji-woo donated hundreds of millions of won to help quake and tsunami-hit Japan and expressed their condolences. Bae Yong-joonActor Bae, better known as Yonsama among his Japanese fans, offered 1 billion won ($887,000) Monday for aid

Czech author and Holocaust survivor Arnost Lustig, who launched the first Korean translations of his work in Seoul last September, died on Saturday, aged 84. He had been battling cancer for five years.The Pulitzer-nominated and Franz Kafka Award-winning writer penned over two dozen books, many of which drew on his experience of imprisonment at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. In 1945,

Not many countries can claim their national days to be truly international celebrations, but Ireland makes a pretty convincing case. From London to New York, March 17 sees people deck out in green ― and the Guinness flowing into the early hours. Seoul may not have the history of Irish immigration of the U.S. or much of Europe, but that hasn’t stopped the city celebrating all things Irish in recent

Hankuk University European Union Center will help bridge Korea with the largest economy in the world, according to the center’s president Park Chul.The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies EU Center aims to contribute to overcoming the limited awareness and understanding of the European Union as a whole, its institutions and its policies in Korea. The center, which opened yesterday, will extend it

This is a regular feature introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to Belynda Azhaar of the Middle Eastern Culture Dance and Art Club in Korea ― Ed.Who is it for? MECDACK is for anyone interested in the music, dance, arts, language, food, culture and current affairs of the Middle East. A wide range of Koreans and expats of all ages attend our haflas, from childr

Like many new English teachers in Korea, I arrived with huge ambitions. I would not only absorb everything I could about Korean language, culture and history, but also give back to the culture and community that was hosting me as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. I imagined a montage in which I was Richard Dreyfuss in “Mr. Holland’s Opus” by day and Edward James Olmos in “Stand and Deliver”

Swanson plans to donate books on Korea dating from 1800sPresident of SKAL Seoul Club for 2011 and Millennium Seoul Hilton general manager Eric Swanson said Korean policymakers should send a “consistent” message to the outside world to make Korean tourism sustainable in the long term.Swanson is currently busy making preparations for the 2012 SKAL World Congress to take place in Seoul on Oct. 7-12,