LOS ANGELES ― Elvin Flynn is a dying man, but no one here is about to deprive him of his chances to live. He lies in a hospital bed on the seventh floor of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a fungal infection threatening his central nervous system. He is already on a rigorous regimen of antibiotics. More surgery is an option but after three operations, he says he has had enough. There is the

Losing weight tops many people’s new year’s resolution list. However, one student has pursued a rather dangerous diet ahead of a job interview -- swallowing roundworm eggs. The female student in Xiamen, China, has been eating the eggs to shed some weight, the Daily Mail reported. It is not known whether she has succeeded in her goal. (MCT)The roundworm eggs hatch in the stomach, digesting nutrient

Just a couple of nights before Halloween in Bucheon, expatriates and Koreans, both in costume and out, start to stream into the Pub in the Park in Bucheon. Nearly all of them are there for the release party of Neh magazine’s November/December issue, and quite a few are staff members. Neh’s publisher and creative director CJ Koster-Allen is all over the bar, mingling with the visitors, bringing in

SINGAPORE (AP) ― Wear red if you want to win at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands casino, but sport white to boost your luck at rival Resorts World Sentosa.So says feng shui expert Danny Cheong, who has seen demand for his skills soar thanks to last year’s opening of the city-state’s first two casino resorts.“Before I would occasionally get clients who asked for help with playing the horses or the lott

Technology becoming important to restaurants and tabletop ordering devices only stand to multiplyCHICAGO (AP) ― The bar is buzzing on a busy night at Chicago Cut steakhouse as regulars Keith and Peg Bragg sit at a high table scanning the wine list.Within seconds, they have all bottles under $40 at their fingertips using an iPad supplied by their server.“You can very quickly look through to see the

Name: AFEK (The Association for F-Class Expatriates within Korea)Location(s): NationwideNumber of members: 453, growing dailyStarted: 2009 This is a series introducing associations and clubs for expats. This week, Expat Living spoke to AFEK founder Mike Yates ― Ed.Who is it for?: AFEK is for F (family) visa holders. This includes F-2 (spouse of a Korean national and new “points” based resident) F-

On Christmas Eve morning in 2009, business owner Deborah Delaney was pulling the cinnamon rolls from the oven in her well-appointed Wayzata, Minn., home and worrying about preparations for her guests arriving for that evening’s festivities.At that moment, the phone rang with news that would change her life, ultimately for the better.“I want you to know that your (breast) biopsy came back as cancer

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― It was 150 years ago that the book “Unto This Last” was published, a groundbreaking work that turned economic thinking on its head and profoundly influenced the views of many including Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian independence.Gandhi first read the subversive masterwork of political economy by John Ruskin in 1904, during a train trip in South Africa where he was living a

For 20 years, William Borah’s gas stove sat disconnected and idle, a place to store pots and pans he has never used.As a workaholic attorney, Borah never had time to cook. If it was not from a restaurant or in a microwavable container, he was not eating it.Now in his 50s and a judge with the Illinois Human Rights Commission, Borah laments the opportunities he has missed to gather family and friend

The nation’s largest-ever tourist shopping festival will kick off on Jan. 10 to lure international travelers to get discounts at major department stores and shopping malls through Feb. 28, the Visit Korea Committee said.During the “Korea Grand Sale” event, visitors to Korea who are identified as foreign nationals will be able to enjoy shopping, dining, hotel accommodation and cultural shows, eithe

Kim Byung-chul, a professor at the Division of Biotechnology and Food Science at Korea University will head the school as its 18th president, the university board announced Dec. 28th.The new president earned his bachelor’s degree in 1976 from Seoul National University in zootechnics, and a master’s degree in the same field at Korea University. He also received a master’s degree at the University o

CHICAGO ― Adopted as an infant, Karen Mead says she has a special kinship with all the children she has encountered in Russian orphanages over the last decade ― dozens of them.“There’s something inside an orphan that’s broken that only God can fix,” Mead said. “There’s a feeling that no one can love you ― that there’s something wrong with me. I get these kids.”As she prepared to leave for yet anot

77-year-old pediatrician’s life dedicated to care of disabled childrenSince 1953, almost 200,000 Korean children have been sent overseas for adoption, while 75,000 children have been placed domestically. In 1988, the media named the nation as the world’s “No. 1 child-exporting country,” with some criticizing adoption homes, accusing them of “selling kids abroad.” Cho Byung-kuk is a doctor who has

Korean restaurant in Hong Kong added to Michelin Guide