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Stand-Up Seoul to host U.S. comic Baron Vaughn

Expat LivingAug 6, 2013

Expat comedy group Stand-Up Seoul is hosting U.S. comedian Baron Vaughn on Aug. 16 and 17.Vaughn plays Leonardo Prince, or “Leo,” on USA’s “Fairly Legal,” and recently released his first album, “Raised By Cable.”He has performed stand-up on “Conan” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and has made several appearances on Comedy Central and in movies.The nights will be hosted by Rudy Tyburczy and warm-up performances will be provided by local expat comics Sean Calhoun, Albert Escobedo, Wilfred Lee
Gwangju International Center finds new home

Expat LivingAug 6, 2013

The Gwangju International Center has found a new home after a fund-raising campaign to save it.The center faced eviction from its offices in the city’s Jeonil Building after the building was earmarked for demolition to make way for a park.A new office has been located about 400 meters away in the Samho Center, but the move, originally slated for July 31, has faced delays.GIC management coordinator Kim Singsing explained that the delay was partly due to uncertainty over the amount of financial as
Foreign students to compete in sports festival

Expat LivingAug 6, 2013

Budding athletes are invited to apply to compete in the International Students Sports and Cultural Festival on Sept. 28.Set up by the Korean International Students Support Association, the festival is in its third year, and will this time be held at the University of Seoul.KISSA assistant director Sara Rai said that last year’s festival had a large turnout, but that this year’s events would be streamlined because of venue limitations and quality control.“We were successful in quantity, so we tho
Spanish dig seeks prehistoric ancestors of Europeans

CultureAug 6, 2013

ATAPUERCA, Spain (AFP) ―With trowels and paintbrushes, dozens of archaeologists in white hard-hats patiently sift the reddish-brown earth in the caves of Atapuerca, searching for remains a million years old.From under strata spanning hundreds of millenia at this site in northern Spain, they unearth ancient mouse bones and the teeth of horses ― but what they most hope for is a sign of prehistoric humans that could write a new chapter in our evolution.“The site covers a very long period of time, p
Former KT chief executive takes office as head of Daelim University College

PeopleAug 6, 2013

Nam Joong-soo, former chief executive of KT, one of the nation’s major telephone and Internet operators, took office as the new president of Daelim University College in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. His term is four years. The 58-year-old Seoul native graduated from the business administration department of Seoul National University in 1979, acquired a Ph.D. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. in 1990, and served as president of KTF and KT from 2003
Kim Jang-hoon to hold concert in Toronto Oct. 11-12

PeopleAug 6, 2013

Pop singer Kim Jang-hoon, famous for activities and donations to promote Korea, is expanding his U.S. concert tour beyond the country. According to his agency Concert World on Tuesday, 5,000-seat concerts have been scheduled for Oct. 11 and 12 in Toronto, Canada. Kim also has been in contact with concert agencies and the Korean communities in Chile, Italy and Britain. He held concerts in Los Angeles, Seattle and New York in May, then returned to Korea to direct the DMZ World Peace Concert, which
Swimming, granny’s remedies ‘keep Putin young’

PeopleAug 6, 2013

MOSCOW (AFP) ― The secrets of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s buff physique and youthful appearance are the result of herbal health remedies and swimming regularly to combat stress, his doctor revealed Monday.Putin “doesn’t look his age,” the Kremlin’s top doctor Sergei Mironov told Russian weekly Itogui, chiefly because the 60-year-old is “skeptical about medication.”Russia’s strongman “prefers grandmother’s remedies: tea with honey, the sauna or massage” to keep him looking young, complemen
Lee to mark 1993 initiative with dinner with Samsung staff

PeopleAug 6, 2013

Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee will host a dinner at the Shilla hotel on Aug. 16 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his declaration of the “New Management Initiative.” According to the group on Tuesday, Lee will invite the chief executives and vice presidential-level officials of all its subsidiary companies to the dinner.He will join them at a get-together for the first time in about seven months after his birthday dinner on Jan. 9. During the dinner, Lee will likely look back over the
Instant coffee contains the highest level of caffeine

HealthAug 6, 2013

Instant coffee mix holds the highest level of caffeine among all coffee drinks according to a report from South Korea’s Food and Drug Ministry on Tuesday.A single kilogram of instant coffee mix contains an average of 8,134.3 milligrams of caffeine while brewed coffee from coffee houses contains 677.8 milligrams and canned coffee 590.0 milligrams per kilogram.Caffeine included in coffee mix also varied from 640 milligrams to 68,780 milligrams, depending on the brand. The report also revealed that
Herald Ecofarm launches nation’s first juice detox line

Food&BeverageAug 5, 2013

Herald Ecofarm has launched the nation’s first-ever juice detox line, Just Juice Cleanse, which offers customers six different flavors of all-natural juices. The Just Juice Cleanse store opened its doors Monday at the Shinsegae Star Super in Dogok-dong, Seoul. Juice cleansing is quickly becoming a popular trend in detox dieting, where people consume only fruit and vegetable juices for a short period to shed some pounds and help rid the body of toxins.The Just Juice cleansing range is a three-day
Obama turns 52 at Camp David

PeopleAug 5, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Barack Obama turns 52 on Sunday and is spending part of the day at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The White House said little about how he’s celebrating. He played golf Saturday with friends from his days in Hawaii and Chicago. Some of them joined him at Camp David. Obama is scheduled to return to the White House on Sunday afternoon. His week ahead includes travel to the West Coast to discuss plans to help homeowners, appear on “
Britain’s Prince Philip to return to work after operation: Palace

PeopleAug 5, 2013

LONDON (AFP) ― Queen Elizabeth II’s 92-year-old husband Prince Philip is to appear in public this month for the first time since having surgery on his abdomen in June, Buckingham Palace has announced.The Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Scotland to hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an educational charity, on Aug. 12, the palace said late Saturday.Philip spent 11 nights in June at the private London Clinic, where he had “exploratory” abdominal surgery.He has since been recuperati
KOTRA donates goods to former Korean miners, nurses in Germany

PeopleAug 5, 2013

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency on Sunday donated goods worth 17,000 euros ($22,600) to Koreans who worked as miners and nurses in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s to make money to send home, the agency said. KOTRA prepared 100 boxes of Korean foods, blood glucose monitors and other items with sponsorship from several companies in Germany.The goods were donated to the World Federation of Korean Guest Workers in Germany.The donation ceremony was held at the Korean Cultural Center in Ess
U.S. civil rights leader Julius Chambers dies at 76

PeopleAug 5, 2013

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Julius Chambers, a Charlotte attorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil rights movement in North Carolina, has died, his law firm said Saturday. He was 76. A statement issued by his law firm, Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, said Chambers died Friday after months of declining health. A specific cause of death wasn‘t given. “Mr. Chambers was not the first lawyer of color to try to address the issues of equality,” firm partner Geraldine Sumter said Saturd
Debunking the French myth, one chapter at a time

CultureAug 5, 2013

PARIS (AFP) ― You think French women don’t get fat, their kids never throw food, couples have lots of good sex and families eat gourmet dinners every night? Think again.A new book by British writer Piu Marie Eatwell seeks to debunk “myths” about a country that is sometimes idealised abroad, but leaves some visitors sorely disappointed when they realize it is actually ... normal.In “They Eat Horses, Don’t They?” the author goes against a tide of popular books that depict France as the land that s