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Cannes film festival jury gets Asian flavor

Apr 21, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― There’s a distinct Hong Kong flavor to the nine-member jury that will decide the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival that opens May 11.Hong Kong director Johnny To and film producer Shi Nansun, wife of director Tsui Hark, are both on the panel that is being led this year by Oscar winner Robert De Niro, said organizers in a statement late Tuesday.French director Olivier Assayas, an
Mariah Carey shares nursery pictures

Apr 20, 2011

Mariah Carey hasn’t even given birth to her twins yet, but she’s already dismissing the idea of more children. Mariah Carey in the nursery of her Los Angeles home in the current issue of “Life & Style” magazine. (AP-Yonhap News)The expectant mother talked about her pregnancy to Life & Style magazine in an issue that hits newsstands nationwide Friday.When asked if she would like to have more childr
Chung to head Academy of Korean Studies

Apr 20, 2011

Chung Chung-kil took office as president of the Academy of Korean Studies on Wednesday, as outgoing Kim Jung-bae finished up his three-year term. Chung Chung-kilChung, who studied law at Seoul National University and obtained a Ph.D in politics at University of Michigan, had worked as professor at Seoul National University until 2008.Chung also served as presidential chief of staff last year befo
Fashion designer plants trees of hope

Apr 20, 2011

Lee Kwang-hee seeks donations for Sudanese to ease hunger with mangosFashion designer Lee Kwang-hee has made clothes for the richest in society, including former and current first ladies.Two years ago, she rolled up her sleeves not to sew dresses but to grab a garden trowel in Africa. She planted mango trees in one of Sudan’s poorest areas to help people living in the troubled Sudanese village of
Asia’s addiction to technology takes its toll on its youth

Apr 20, 2011

SINGAPORE (AFP) ― A baby girl starves to death as her parents raise a virtual child online; a boy scolded for excessive gaming kills his mother then commits suicide ― technology addiction is taking a toll in Asia.With more 100 million smartphones now sold annually in the Asia-Pacific region ― expected to double in five years’ time ― it is the world’s largest market for advanced mobile devices.And
One man’s trash, another’s treasure?

Apr 19, 2011

“People who litter public areas suffer from mental and social dysfunction which makes them unable to achieve success in modern societies,” writes journalist Sandra Brasil in one of the most prestigious Brazilian weekly magazines, VEJA. Harsh words to describe a common but unfortunate behavior pattern of people from all over the world. Littering does not spare any country or culture whether it is G
Amorous fake cop in hands of real ones

Apr 18, 2011

A fake police officer's cover was blown recently when two of the women he was dating and cheating money out of bumped into each another, triggering a series of events that exposed him.The man, surnamed Xuan, had pretended to be a high-ranking police officer for six years in Anshan, Liaoning province, to impress gullible women and help him trick them out of money.But he came unstuck when he visited
World’s oldest man dies at 114 in U.S.

Apr 17, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The world’s oldest man, Walter Breuning, whose first memories included the day U.S. president William McKinley was shot in 1901, has died at age 114, the retirement home where he lived said Friday. Walter BreuningBreuning was the second oldest person in the world, 26 days younger than American woman Besse Cooper, according to the Gerontology Research Group which tracks the worl
Na Youn-sun wins Echo Jazz award

Apr 17, 2011

Korean jazz singer Na Youn-sun has won the Echo Jazz 2011 award in the international female vocalist category.The award is presented by the German Phono Academy, the cultural institute of the federal association of the music industry. The award ceremony will take place on June 17 at the Glaserne Manufaktur of Volkswagen in Dresden. Na Youn-sunAccording to Yonhap news agency, 42-year-old Na receiv
2 Polish tragedies, 70 years apart

Apr 17, 2011

Air crash kills man on way to visit father’s grave at cemetery for massacred PolesCHICAGO ― The artist was overjoyed as he boarded a jet bound for the forest of death.Wojciech Seweryn, a guest of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, was honored for dedicating his life to commemorating the massacre of 20,000 Polish officers in the Katyn Forest of Russia in 1940.One of those men was Seweryn’s father.“Ne
Kate Middleton in luxury hotel ahead of royal wedding

Apr 17, 2011
Shooter becomes international referee

Apr 14, 2011

Lee Eun-chul, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist in men’s 50m rifle prone, has qualified as an international shooting referee. Lee Eun-chulLast month he completed an international refereeing course in Korea and passed the final examination. Lee will referee in domestic competitions for the rest of this year, and take to international meets from next year.The 44-year-old former shooter studied computer
Actor Jang donates 10m yen to Japan

Apr 14, 2011

Actor Jang Keun-suk has donated 10.1 million yen ($121,000) in proceeds from his recent charity event for its earthquake and tsunami victims to the Japanese Red Cross. Jang Keun-sukHis management agency Tree J Company said on Wednesday that the 24-year-old actor raised the funds by selling wristbands, cards and other items with well-wishing messages for Japan at his Japanese fan site from March 17
‘The Korean War is forgotten in Russia’

Apr 14, 2011

Former Soviet veteran astonished that modern South Korea recalls conflictIn a Seoul coffee shop, his jacket jangling with medals, the 79-year-old man grew animated as he recalled the war of his youth. Like many other veterans of the conflict, he was astonished by modern South Korea, but also saddened that the 1950-53 Korean War is virtually unknown back home.This veteran was not, however, a member
Olympian Carl Lewis to run for NJ Senate

Apr 12, 2011

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) ― Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis says he’ll run again ― for New Jersey Senate.“When I run ― as you see from my record ― I run to win,” the 49-year-old Lewis said outside a historic courthouse in his home county, where he announced his candidacy Monday with his mother and other family members standing nearby. Lewis said he hopes to inspire people, encourage communities to