If you prepare food for Angelina Jolie, Michael Jackson, Simon Cowell and other multimillionaires while they’re lying on their private planes, what’s on the plate had better be good and nothing your diners’ palates might desire had better be missing. That slice of lime, wedge of Morbier cheese, tin of Russian caviar or bottle of Dom Perignon has got to be on board before takeoff; after all, there’s no Whole Foods Market or Super Cellars in the sky.Harry Purut, CEO of the Wood-Ridge, New Jersey-b

Min Dong-seok, ambassador for Africa-Middle East regional economic cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been elected the new president of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Alumni Association, the school said Thursday.Min Dong-seok (HUFS)It said representatives of the association unanimously chose Min at its meeting in Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul last month. Min entered the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 1973, studied Russian and passed the Foreign Service Examina

Kate Moss hid under a hat, Eva Herzigova shivered in the cold, Catherine Deneuve and A$AP Rocky sat poker-faced, while only Charlotte Gainsbourg managed a smile.Fashion crowds do not usually brave a cold, elemental construction-site at night in Paris unless there’s a very good reason.And this was it: Anthony Vaccarello’s highly-anticipated sophomore collection for the iconic house of Saint Laurent.Here are some highlights from Tuesday, the first day of fall-winter 2017 shows.Saint Laurent under

Two amateur treasure hunters have uncovered a bracelet decorated with some of the earliest Celtic art ever found in Britain in a trove of gold jewelry revealed Tuesday. A handout image made available by Staffordshire County Council on Tuesday shows a collection of Iron Age gold jewelry that were discovered in a field in Staffordshire, central England in December 2016. (AFP-Yonhap)Metal detectorists Mark Hambleton and Joe Kania made the discovery of the three torques and a bracelet, which may hav

Actress Hwang In-young is set to tie the knot with musical actor Ryu Sung-han on March 13.  Hwang In-young (Star Property Investment Group)Ryu, 45, posted a letter to fans on his homepage Wednesday morning, confirming an earlier report that he was to wed his girlfriend of one year. “I’ve come to meet a person who was like a gift to a man who knew nothing outside of his acting career. I now plan to seek happiness in a family with her,” he said in the letter. Ryu and Hwang have been acquainted for

“Moonlight” won the best picture trophy at the Academy Awards in a historic Oscar upset that followed Warren Beatty at first reading the wrong winner. Shock and chaos spread through the Dolby Theatre when producers of “La La Land” were stopped in the middle of their acceptance speeches to be informed that Beatty had incorrectly read “La La Land” as the winner. “I wasn't trying to be funny,” Beatty explained, saying he had seen the name Emma Stone from “La La Land” when he opened his envelope.Hos

For Hollywood’s A-list, Oscars night is the biggest fashion moment of the year. And Tinseltown’s top actresses did not disappoint on Sunday, with winter white gowns among the key trends.Here are some highlights from the Academy Awards red carpet:Visions in white  Sofia Carson arrives for the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday. (EPA-Yonhap)White, cream and champagne quickly emerged as a red carpet favorite.Best actress nominee Isabelle Huppert, already a Golden Globe winner for edgy rape-

Thousands of film fans gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square Sunday for a screening of “The Salesman” by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting the Oscars over US President Donald Trump’s policies.　Just hours before the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, where the film is vying for the Best Foreign Language Film award, the London landmark was transformed into a giant open-air cinema. 　”Despite our different religions, nationalities and cultures, we are all citizens of the world. I’m ver

Models present creations for fashion house Missoni during the women’s fall-winter 2017 fashion week in Milan, Saturday. (AFP-Yonhap)Milan Fashion Week took a formal turn on the fourth day of previews for next fall and winter. Mindful of the price point, designers were not churning out looks that could be tossed into a suitcase for a fanciful journey, but rather pieces that could hang in the closet for years to come, even left alone for a period only to re-emerge as relevant as the day they were

For the roomful of archaeologists, scholars and Iraqi cultural officials Friday, each neighborhood conquered in Mosul brought them one step closer to learning the fate of the ancient sites and artifacts seized by the Islamic State group. At a two-day UNESCO conference, Iraqi officials are asking for money and expertise to reclaim the cultural heritage that is on the verge of complete destruction. At sites wrenched back from Islamic State group, soldiers have found trenches filled with historical