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Traditional medicine meets modern skin care

CultureOct 4, 2013

Products based on Korean herbal medicine increase, but more research on their effects needed
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has big plans for little Lanai

TravelOct 4, 2013

Laid-back island lifestyle is the draw of island known as ‘Pineapple Island’
Korean travelers flock to cheap destinations

TravelOct 4, 2013

Hotels.com, a worldwide hotel booking website, recently released the Hotel Price Index that revealed that the top two favorite destinations for Korean travelers were Osaka and Tokyo. Hong Kong, which took the No. 1 spot last year slid to third place, followed closely by Bangkok and Singapore. The main reason for the influx of Korean visitors to Japan was due to the devaluation of the yen, leading to cheaper travel expenses for holders of the Korean won. In contrast, the number of Japanese inboun
KORAIL promotes business tourism in Korea

TravelOct 4, 2013

KORAIL is offering a special promotion for foreigners participating in international events such as meetings, conventions and exhibitions. More than 90 international conferences and events are planned until the end of the year, with an estimated 80,000 participants, 10,000 being foreigners. Through this promotion, business travelers are offered discounts on transportation. Those who are eligible should send in an application seven days before the day of the event to a KORAIL travel center to rec
No nose-picking: China chides its ‘unruly’ tourists

TravelOct 4, 2013

BEIJING (AFP) ― Chinese tourists should not pick their noses in public, pee in pools or steal airplane life jackets, China’s image-conscious authorities have warned in a handbook in their latest effort to counter unruly behavior.The National Tourism Administration publicised its 64-page Guidebook for Civilised Tourism ― with illustrations to accompany its list of dos and don’ts ― on its website ahead of a “Golden Week” public holiday that started on Oct. 1. As Chinese tourists increasingly trave
Around the Hotels

Food&BeverageOct 4, 2013

Wine and beer fair at Sheraton Grande WalkerhillSheraton Grande Walkerhill is launching a promotional fair where guests will be able to experience more than 300 kinds of wines and 100 different beers from Asia and Europe at a reasonable price. Special events will be held throughout the fair, including wine tasting, wine and beer raffles, and more. The wine fair will run from Oct. 12-13, while the beer fair will happen on Oct. 19-20. Both fairs will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with an entranc
Mu saengchae (spicy radish salad)

Food&BeverageOct 4, 2013

Saengchae is a general term for salad-like dishes that are made with uncooked vegetables. Mu Saengchae is made with Korean radish (mu), which is a variety of white radish (commonly known as daikon). It has a firm, crisp flesh and tastes slightly sweet and peppery. For mu saengchae, I like to salt the radish first to draw out some water, which gives the radish an extra crunch. This spicy and crunchy radish salad has the flavor of fresh kimchi, so it can also be a quick substitute for kimchi. It’s
Pork Central at Sehrimnir

Food&BeverageOct 4, 2013

Celebrity chef Raymon Kim’s new spot dishes out hearty fare
Hilton Namhae named best Korean resort

PeopleOct 4, 2013

Hilton Namhae Golf & Spa Resort has been named “Korea’s Leading Golf Resort” and “Korea’s Leading Resort” from the top authority of awards programs in the travel industry, the World Travel Awards. This is the seventh consecutive year the resort has received awards from the World Travel Awards, hailed as the “travel industry’s Oscars” by the Wall Street Journal, since its opening in 2006. The resort is situated on Namhae Island just off Korea’s southeastern coast against the beautiful backdrop of
ASEAN-Korea Center holds festival in Andong, Jeonju

PeopleOct 4, 2013

ASEAN-Korea Center is holding the ASEAN Culture and Tourism Fair 2013, an annual festival of Southeast Asian traditional performances and culture, in two provincial cities, from Oct. 3-6. Launched in 2009, this year’s event includes performances by about 80 performers from 10 member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province and Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. Its participation in the local festivals was sponsored by the Korean ministries of foreign
Late president Choi KH’s house opened to public

PeopleOct 4, 2013

A house where the late President Choi Kyu-hah resided before his death will be opened to the public.The Seoul city government said that the house registered as Cultural Asset No. 413 will open its doors to the public starting Saturday as a site for history education.The two-story house built in 1972 was the residence of Choi from 1973, when he was appointed prime minister, to 1976, and then he spent his later years there from 1980 to 2006, when he passed away.The house has about 500 items used b
Seoul Arts College holds charity bazaar

PeopleOct 4, 2013

Seoul Arts College held a charity bazaar for sports and entertainment celebrities at Hyundai Department Store at COEX in Seoul on Friday.Sponsors who contributed their favorite items to the event included retired major league pitcher Park Chan-ho, PSV Eindhoven midfielder Park Ji-sung, actors Ahn Sung-ki and Shin Ha-gyun, singer BoA, boy group Infinite, female band Sistar and male group 2AM.Some of the school’s professors also chipped in. All proceeds from the bazaar will benefit the socially un
Pele’s life to get Hollywood treatment

PeopleOct 4, 2013

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― The story of how Pele conquered the footballing world aged just 17 is coming to Hollywood with filming under way in Rio de Janeiro, Seine Pictures said Thursday.The film, entitled simply “Pele,” “tells the wonderful story of the rise to glory of the legendary player,” said the U.S. company, which is producing the work with Imagine Entertainment.Pele, 72, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento and nicknamed O Rei (the king), is widely considered the greatest player of all time ha
Don’t go tearing your hair out over seasonal shedding

HealthOct 3, 2013

Like falling leaves, hair loss in autumn is a natural phenomenon that most people experience. But experts say it could become serious for some if not treated at an early stage. Regular hair loss is assumed to be influenced by a number of factors including genetics and stress. Some experts believe seasonal loss is believed to be exacerbated by the cold, dry weather extracting moisture from the scalp. “Everyone experiences hair loss during aging, but it is more noticeable when there is a huge temp
Pediatric osteosarcoma

HealthOct 3, 2013

Malignant tumors that arise in tissues such as the bones, cartilage and muscle are called sarcoma. Osteosarcomas are the most common sarcomas that arise in the bone, but only account for 5 percent of all pediatric cancers. The only known external risk factor so far is “radiation.” It takes approximately 10-20 years after receiving radiotherapy to develop osteosarcoma, so radiation-related instances are more common in adults. Diseases that are most closely related to pediatric osteosarcoma includ