Theater / dance“A Tale of Two Cities”: A Korean adaptation of Broadway musical “A Tale of Two Cities,” based on Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel of the same title, is currently being staged in Seoul. The show is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, and tells the story of French peasantry demoralized by the aristocracy. It received the 2009 Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for outstanding new musical. Korea’s musical star Ryu Jeong-han is playing its protagonist Sydney

The recent surge in the number of foreign tourists to Korea offers unprecedented opportunities for the growth of the hotel industry in the country. Both domestic and international hotel chains plan to open new properties in the country and upgrade their products and services to meet the growing number of foreign tourists and their evolving tastes. Hoyt Harper II, global brand leader for Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, also expects the local opening of its sister brand Aloft in Suwon, Gyeonggi Provi

HALEIWA, Oahu ― If you’ve vacationed in Hawaii, you know the come-hither scent of flowers, the trade winds cooling the peaks and the warmth of the southern ocean.Now imagine growing up here, where Barack Obama was born, exposed from the first to a culture where the impossible has evolved: a multi-racial society, tolerant of differences and busily pursuing the delights and challenges of daily life.For voters still wondering why Obama stays cool, thinks things through and keeps an eye focused on p

YUCATAN PENINSULA, Mexico ― What’s the Mexican drug-war body count now? 47,000? Ever since the killings began to escalate in late 2006, I’ve been visiting the country less and choosing spots more carefully.But the Yucatan Peninsula was an easy call. One of the safest and most rewarding places in Mexico these days is the same steamy, lizard-ridden Maya stamping ground where ritual sacrifice was once business as usual, where the alleged apocalypse ― the end of the Maya calendar ― is barely 100 sho

The hotel is presenting the “All about Macaron” dessert buffet at the lobby lounge bar located on the 41st floor where guests can enjoy a variety of colorful macarons with coffee or tea. Macaron, one of the best-known French desserts, is a sweet confectionery made with almond powder and characterized by its wide variety of flavors and colors, crisp shell and soft, moist interior texture. Flavors range from blueberry and lemon to coffee, green tea, strawberry, raspberry, orange and hazelnut. “All