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'Fashion KODE 2017 S/S' launches to promote Korean fashion brands

FashionOct 17, 2016

South Korea will open a fashion-culture fair this week to help local brands make inroads into overseas markets, the government said Monday.Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and co-organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency and Council of Fashion Designers of Korea, "Fashion KODE 2017 S/S" is set to take place from Oct. 18-21 at J-Gran House in central Seoul.The annual fair bridges local fashion designers and international buyers. In the sixth edition, a total of 16 brands
Frankfurt fair shakes up book world with art, tech gadgets

BooksOct 17, 2016

FRANKFURT (AFP) - There will still be more books than you could ever read, but visitors to this week’s Frankfurt Book Fair will also be invited to don virtual reality goggles, visit an interactive classroom and discover 3-D-printed art as publishers plug into new technology.Organizers of the world’s largest publishing event say the focus on art and technology is a logical next step as the creative industries become ever more connected.The fair, which opens on Wednesday and is expected to draw so
Government announces ‘K-Ribbon’ for outstanding cultural products

CultureOct 17, 2016

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday its latest cultural brand effort -- “K-Ribbon” marks awarded to cultural products deemed to best represent Korea. The K-Ribbon marks are given to cultural products that possess “Korea’s unique cultural values,” according to the ministry, with the aim of creating new premium brands through systematic management and marketing. “The new K-Ribbon mark has been established in an effort to increase Korea’s brand power,” said Park Young-guk o
14th-century Goryeo Buddhist painting returns home

CultureOct 17, 2016

Kolmar Korea CEO Yoon Dong-han donates “Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara” to National Museum of Korea
Lawrence Ferlinghetti on Nobel: ‘Bravo for Dylan’

BooksOct 17, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the last links to the early days of the Beat poetry movement, never doubted the artistry of Bob Dylan or his worthiness of the Nobel prize.“Bravo for Dylan, Nobel Laureate!” the poet, publisher and bookstore owner told the Associated Press in an email Friday, a day after Nobel judges stunned, delighted and also dismayed the world by making the singer-songwriter its latest winner of the literature prize.Dylan was close to Allen Ginsberg and other Bea
Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

CultureOct 16, 2016

Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown “cavities,” scientists using radiography to scan the millennia-old monument said Saturday.On Thursday, the antiquities ministry cautiously announced finding “two anomalies” in the pyramid built 4,500 years ago under King Khufu, with further tests to determine their function, nature and size.At 146 meters tall, Khufu pyramid, named after the son of pharaoh Snefru, is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Egyptia
Early editions of Shakespeare’s plays get rare public view

CultureOct 16, 2016

The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. The Boston Public Library is commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death with “Shakespeare Unauthorized,” a free exhibition that opened Friday.The library famously holds a copy of the “First Folio,” the earliest published collection of Shakespeare’s works.Early “quartos,” or booklets for individual works such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of
[Travel Bits] Travel news from around the world

TravelOct 14, 2016

Korean Folk Village Historical Drama Festival The Historical Drama Festival, a festival dedicated to Korean historical dramas, is being held daily at the Korean Folk Village until Nov. 13. At the event, K-drama historical fantasies come to life as the folk village is transformed into a center for Hallyu. The village offers entertainment such as performance arts and hands-on programs related to historical dramas and drama parodies. There is also the chance to dress up as characters from historica
[Around the Hotels] Roundup of hotel events and news

Food&BeverageOct 14, 2016

White asparagus promotion at Millennium Seoul Hilton Millennium Seoul Hilton’s French restaurant Seasons is offering white asparagus in a four or five-course dinner this month. Grown without exposure to sunlight, white asparagus -- referred to as the “king of vegetables” in Europe -- has a delicate flavour sought after by gourmands.The menu will feature white asparagus and lobster charlotte with an osetra caviar dressing; white asparagus soup with poached quail eggs and king crab meat; butter po
[The Palate] It’s just lunch in Yeouido

Food&BeverageOct 14, 2016

An office workers’ generous and budget-friendly lunch
Making the rounds in Muhammad Ali’s hometown

TravelOct 14, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- Above the bar at Jack Fry’s, a favorite Louisville dining destination on busy Bardstown Road, the walls are adorned with pictures of racehorses and people who know racehorses. In a corner are photos of The Greatest.Almost everyone in the city and in the world beyond Bardstown Road knows the man in those photos. Louisville is inviting everyone to get to know him a little better.Muhammad Ali died on June 3. He was 74. He was brought back to Louisville, where he was born in
Chicken with cider and caramelized apples

Food&BeverageOct 14, 2016

Serves: Six Preparation time: 35 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes1/4 cup dark raisins1/4 cup golden raisins1/2 cup Madeira or port wine1/2 cup boiling water6 boneless chicken breasts with skin1 tablespoon five-spice powder, divided2 teaspoons coarse sea salt, plus more to tasteFreshly ground black pepper, to taste7 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided3 large tart apples, peeled (with peels reserved), cored and cut lengthwise into eighths2 tablespoons all-purpose flour3/4 cup apple cider or
Korea has 2.2 doctors per 1,000 people: data

HealthOct 14, 2016

South Korea had 2.2 doctors per every 1,000 people in 2014, the lowest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, data showed Friday.According to the OECD data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the National Assembly, South Korea scored the lowest in physician density, along with Mexico, among 28 member states in 2014, far below the OECD average of 3.3. The data included licensed physicians practicing oriental medicine.Austria ranked top with 5.1
Klimt's 'Kiss,' made with 3-D printer, to touch and feel

CultureOct 13, 2016

VIENNA (AFP)- Like most artworks in galleries worldwide, visitors haven't been allowed to reach out and touch Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” at its home at the Belvedere museum in Vienna -- until now.On Wednesday a special three-dimensional version of the masterpiece was unveiled, aimed at enabling the visually impaired to enjoy the work by running their fingers over it.The “interactive tactile relief,” made using a 3-D printer, makes it possible to touch details of the 1907-8 original, the Belvedere
US, Cuba stepping up efforts to save Hemingway artifacts

CultureOct 13, 2016

BOSTON (AP) - Ernest Hemingway was a pack rat who saved everything. Fortunately for fans of the literary icon, US and Cuban officials and scholars have been working together to preserve artifacts at his former estate in Cuba -- items they say will help illuminate his colorful legacy.At a forum Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston, Hemingway experts from both countries underscored their determination to save the books, letters, fishing rods, mounted animal trop