ROME (AFP) - One of the final works of Zaha Hadid, the acclaimed Iraqi-British architect who died suddenly last month, was posthumously inaugurated in Italy on Monday.　Inspired by an oyster, the new maritime terminal at the southern port of Salerno features a hard shell above a soft, fluid interior and the wavy lines that were Hadid’s signature.　It is her first major project to come to completion since her death from a heart attack at the age of 65. A view of the port of Salerno, south of Italy,

BOSEONG, South Jeolla Province -- While nearby tropical nations like the Philippines and Indonesia have their hanging rice terraces in Banaue and Tegalalang that serve as major tourist attractions, Korea also has its own natural green splendors for tourism. 　Located at the southern tip of the peninsula is the Daehan Dawon Tourist Tea Plantation -- more often known as Boseong Green Tea Plantation -- in Boseong, South Jeolla Province.  　The lusciously vibrant green tea fields of Boseong is the nat

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When it comes to blood sausages, Korea has a special take on this international delicacy: sundae. The Korean blood sausage, which is cooked with vegetable fillers until it becomes thick enough, is a perfect combination of pork blood and potato starch noodles. Like with many other Korean recipes that have a lot of regional variations, food lovers will be hard-pressed to agree on which sundae to taste first -- from kimchi sundae with soybean paste to sundae stuffed with squid. But as is always the

The modern beet descends from the ancient sea beet. News that thrilled my inner biologist.　Imagine the sea beet, swimming the Indian Ocean. It must have slithered the depths, dodging eels, sharks and other toothy creatures attracted to its plump, red tastiness. Frantic, it fluttered its green leafy fins toward the shallows, and in an act of evolutionary heroism, sprouted legs, skittered across the sand and planted itself safely on earth -- where we farmers tended and, much like the sharks, downe

Asked why she wrote the cookbook “Breakfast for Dinner” (Ryland Peters & Small, $19.95), author Carol Hilker admits that the morning meal doesn‘t always get the time and respect it deserves: “We skip breakfast a lot. We don’t always have time in the morning to stop and cook, but you can do it at dinner.”　While that bit of practicality sort of explains the impetus for eating breakfast foods at dinner, it doesn‘t completely account for the allure. Hilker says that’s easy: “We all need to indulge e

Family time at Kensington Yoido　Kensington Yoido presents Fun & Fun Kids Package until May 26 to celebrate the month of family.　The package includes a one night’s stay at Deluxe Room along with a mini bar offering kids-friendly snacks and beverages. It also includes two Cocomong Kids Land tickets for an adult and a kid, and the doll of the Cocomong character. Cocomong is the main character of Korean animation series “Cocomong” which aired on EBS1.　The package also offers breakfast buffet for two

‘Yeon Deung Hoe’ to celebrate Buddha’s birthday　Korea’s Important Intangible Cultural Property No.122 “Yeon Deung Hoe,” also known as the Lotus Lantern Festival, will take place at Jogyesa and Bongeunsa temples and on Jongno Street on May 6-8. The festival celebrating Buddha’s birthday which falls on May 14 this year, will offer glimmering night views with lotus lanterns and a vast array of traditional cultural experiences. The festival will feature traditional lantern exhibitions at three separ

This is the second and final article of a two-part travel series on a weeklong journey to the new European capital of culture, San Sebastian, Spain, and through the heart of the country’s capital, Madrid. - Ed.MADRID -- Priceless works of arts, world-class cuisine and a rich history -- there’s no touristic thirst that cannot be quenched in Madrid, Spain’s alluring capital.　Spain is certainly no stranger to the tourism spotlight. Last year the country was the third most visited country in the wor

Following fellow cinema chain CGV, Lotte Cinema will stagger its ticket prices starting next Wednesday. Lotte Cinema had previously run discounted rates throughout the week for movies shown before 10:30 a.m. while on weekends after the morning discount hours it charged an extra 1,000 won (90 cents) on top of the regular fee. (Yonhap)Before, on weekday and weekend mornings before 10:30 a.m. the movies at Lotte Cinema were 6,000 won, weekdays after 10:30 a.m. they were 9,000 won and weekends after

Seoul city will open the third no-leash play zone for dogs, at Boramae Park in Sindaebang-dong, Dongjak-gu, from Saturday. Other such zones also exist at Children’s Grand Park in Gangjin-gu and Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu. (123RF)The new Boramae Park playground will be 1,300 square meters and equipped with drinking fountains, dog toilets and dog exercise and entertainment facilities. To prevent conflicts between dogs of varying sizes, the space has been divided according to their builds.

Globally recognized author, motivational speaker and leading figure of the New Age movement, Deepak Chopra, has returned to Seoul after two years to share some of his spiritual insights into Korean society and his thoughts on the country’s overly stressed and work-centric society.　Chopra presented his latest motivational presentation on the future of well-being, “Super Soul Relay,” to the local audience Wednesday.  Doctor, author and alternative medicine motivational speaker Deepak Chopra speaks

MILAN (AP) -- Big Italian furniture brands turned out collections at the 55th Milan Furniture Fair that included forgotten or neglected treasures from their archives, along with fresh innovations by the “starchitects” who have infused design with glamour.　A record 372,000 people attended the premier event for Italian design and furnishings that ended Sunday. It featured more than 2,400 exhibitors at the Rho fairgrounds and spilled out into eight design districts in Milan’s city center. The annua