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China unearths ancient palace ruins: state media

Dec 2, 2012

BEIJING (AFP) ― China has unearthed the ruins of an ancient palace near the tomb of the country’s first emperor that was already famed for its terracotta soldiers, state media said on Saturday.The discovery is the latest at the mausoleum, which dates back more than two millennia and became one of the greatest modern archaeological finds after a peasant digging a well stumbled upon the life-size warriors in 1974.The palace “is the largest complex ever found at the cemetery,” the Xinhua news agenc
Sarah Chang holds Korea recital tour

Dec 2, 2012

For a long time, violinist Sarah Chang has been the “golden girl” to Koreans. At the tender age of 8, the Korean-American was playing with Zubin Mehta and Riccardo Muti and studying with Dorothy DeLay. It seems that Chang still has the world under her spell: She has performed with nearly all acclaimed orchestras and musicians around the world and has a 20-volume CD set honoring her 20 year-contract with EMI classics. She received the Avery Fisher Prize in 1999, was selected as one of the 20 fema
Switzerland best place for baby to be born

Dec 1, 2012

In 1988, the United States was ranked at the best place for a baby to be born, but today Switzerland is ranked No. 1 among 80 countries, researchers say. The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist, used a quality-of-life index that links the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys -- how happy people say they are -- to objective determinants of the quality of life across countries. The researchers used data from 2006, collected by the Gallup Poll, and conducted a
Party ideas for holiday season

Nov 30, 2012

Theme parties such as red carpet, board game and retro parties make holiday fun and memorable
Calendar

Nov 30, 2012

Theater“Assassins”: Film and theater actor Hwang Jeong-min (“Happiness,” “Dancing Queen”) is making his debut as a musical director this month. The show is the Korean adaptation of American musical “Assassins.” The five-time Tony Award winner features the real-life men and women who attempted to assassinate U.S. presidents. The figures include John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, and Sara Jane Moore, who attempted to assassinate President Ford. Hwang stars as Charles Guiteau, President J
‘New TV channels are niche, not gold mine’

Nov 29, 2012

Koreans have appeared indifferent toward the four new general programming channels launched on cable last year, with overall viewer ratings marking less than 0.5 percent, far behind terrestrial TV broadcaster MBC’s 4 percent.Also notable is the viewing trend. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research’s study on paid-TV subscribers from Dec. 1 last year to Nov. 18, the two most watched programs among the four channels were matches by the Korean national soccer team that were exclusively aired on JT
New cable channels far below expectations

Nov 29, 2012

Broadcasters suffer low viewership rating; intensify competition to host TV advertising
Tiny foliage accompanies miniature train village

Nov 28, 2012

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia ― It’s fall foliage time in the tiny town of Sugarland.As the weather turns cool and crisp, life chugs on ― the dairy farm supplies milk to the sugar refinery so the bakery and candy shop can provide lots of sweets for Candy Cane Village residents. The town, served by the Southern R&R railroad, is also home to the Donut Police Station, Red Hot Fire Department, Ginger Snap Park and Rollo Golf Course. Kids attend the M&M Elementary and Sugar High School; Graham Cracker Farm
Korea Foundation examines cross-cultural challenges in multicultural world

Nov 28, 2012

The Korea Foundation is holding a seminar that examines challenges in the multicultural world and explores ways to foster intercultural understandings and mutual respect. The state organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade kicks off the five-day seminar Thursday at Mayfield Hotel in Seoul that brings together world-renowned scholars and experts in the field of multiculturalism. About 50 experts from academia, international organizations, nonprofit organizations and g
Exhibition tracks down 3,000-year history of glass

Nov 28, 2012

From core-forming to glassblowing, glassmaking to fascinate visitors
Korea's 16th-century guns unearthed in southern waters

Nov 28, 2012

A rare find of guns from the 16th century has been discovered in South Korea’s southern waters, along with stone bullets and celadon pieces from the Goryeo period, officials said Wednesday.The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage conducted an underwater survey off Jin Island and found three guns believed to have been used by Korea‘s naval forces led by Admiral Yi Sun-shin during the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, the research institute said.The discovery is all the more
Walking down the streets and alleyways of post-war Korea

Nov 27, 2012

The Museum of Modern History of Korea recreates Korea in the 60s
Lang Lang to go ‘grand but warm’

Nov 27, 2012

Chinese pianist to show mature, rendered pianism with Beethoven at Wednesday concert
Food Network Kitchen eatery opens at U.S. airport

Nov 27, 2012

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ― The Food Network is getting into the restaurant business in a location not always associated with good food: An airport.The channel has opened its first Food Network Kitchen at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in South Florida in the JetBlue terminal.“The dynamic of food and travel has changed,” said Sergei Kuharsky, general manager of Food Network’s new business enterprises. “You used to never go in and think about eating at an airport.”Now, with
Study: More Facebook friends, more stress

Nov 27, 2012

The more social circles or Facebook friends a person has, the more likely social media can become a source of stress, Scottish researchers say.The more groups of people in someone‘s Facebook friends, researchers at the University of Edinburgh Business School reported, the greater the potential to cause offense, particularly if employers or parents are included.Stress rises when users present a version of themselves on Facebook that is unacceptable to some of their online “friends,” the researche