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Asia Society Korea Center corrects translation errors

Aug 2, 2012

The Asia Society Korea Center held a launching ceremony for the Search and Correct Campaign in partnership with the Asia 21 Korea Chapter, Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, and Herald Media on Wednesday. The Search and Correct Campaign (SCC) includes two projects ― the Korean-English translation correction project and the textbook correction project ― which are designed to improve communication between Korea and other countries. The Korean-English translation correction project will tackle mist
Actor Kil Yong-woo donates to Africa

Aug 1, 2012

Actor Kil Yong-woo, 57, donated the proceeds from his recent photo exhibition to “I Love Africa,” an international relief agency for Africa. Kil’s photo exhibition, titled “Kil Yong-woo I Love Africa,” was held July 26-27 and raised more than 20 million won ($17,000).Kil himself took the photos during his week-long volunteer trip to Tanzania in June. There he participated in a relief project called “Sharing Water of Life.” Kil dug 11 wells in three different villages and delivered relief items t
U.S. customs seizes Egyptian artifacts at Mexican border

Jul 31, 2012

LAREDO, Texas (AP) ― U.S. customs officers in Laredo have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus-type artifacts and are working on getting them back to Egypt.A Customs and Border Protection statement described the artifacts as painted with intricate faces and designs. A customs officer at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo initially examined the shipment listed as Egyptian sculptures. Homeland Security Investigations agents determined the artifacts weren’t travelling with required documentation an
ARKO publishes books about contemporary Korean culture

Jul 31, 2012

Arts Council Korea (ARKO) has published three books in English on Korean dance, K-pop and female artists as part of a project to introduce Korean contemporary arts and culture to the world.According to ARKO, it is the nation’s largest funding agency for the arts.The three books are part of a 15 volume series, which ARKO began last year with four titles on the theater district in Seoul Dehangno, the Korean diaspora, 20th century Korean music and architecture in Seoul. It plans to issue three more
Study: Modern culture may have earlier start

Jul 31, 2012

JOHANNESBURG (AP) ― Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged about 30,000 years earlier in the area than previously thought, according to two articles published on Monday. The findings published in the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’’ show that the 44,000-year-old artifacts are characteristic of the San hunter-gatherers. The descendants of San people live today in southern Africa, so the item
Art along the tense border

Jul 30, 2012

Works on display at tour sites of Cheorwon Security Tour show realities of a divided peninsulaSecurity is of utmost importance at the heavily fortified 250-kilometer-long Demilitarized Zone along the 38th parallel that divides the Korean Peninsula into South and North Korea. And though Cheorwon Peace Observatory boasts a panoramic view of North Korea, well into the propaganda village close to the border, tourists are often prohibited from taking photos for security reasons. On the third floor of
Man chews bus seat

Jul 27, 2012

A passenger took a big bite out of a bus seat in England.On May 25, a man in his early 20s ate a seat on a bus, running in Devon of southwestern England. According to news reports, the passenger began to chew a leather seat, which he sat on, after 20 minutes he got on the bus and continued to eat the seat making about $313 damage.It is not yet known why he ate the seat. The local police released a CCTV image and description of the man to help find him.(From news reports)<한글 관련 기사>충격! 버스 좌석을 씹어 먹
Why is everyone on the Internet so angry?

Jul 26, 2012

With various ongoing debates on the Internet, leaving aggressive and scathing comments can actually damage society and mental health, according to a recent study.Online comments tend to be “extraordinarily aggressive, without resolving anything,” said Art Markman, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, adding that an emotional experience without resolving anything is not good for mental health. Comments on the Internet are written monologues, which do not occur in real dis
Group outraged over eye-sewing experiment on cats

Jul 26, 2012

Animal rights groups are furious over an experiment in the U.K where cats’ eyes were sewn up to find out how the brain responds to sensory deprivation.More than 20 kittens were raised in darkness for up to 12 weeks and another five had their eyes sewn closed for up to a week. The test was funded by British taxpayers and conducted by researchers at Cardiff University who insist the procedure is humane and took place in a bid to find a cure for lazy eye in children. But the British Union for the A
Science makes an open book of English evolution

Jul 25, 2012

PARIS (AFP) ― “The United States of America” has become entrenched as one of the most frequently printed phrases in the modern era of written English, a study of 500 years of language evolution has shown. Among the top dozen phrases most-printed in books every year, this one stands out from the other most popular five-word sentence components like “at the end of the,” “as a result of the” or “on the part of the.”“‘The United States of America’ tops the charts quite remarkably if one ignores the
Killer whale drags trainer under water for 15 minutes

Jul 25, 2012

An online video showed a huge killer whale thrashing his trainer for 15 minutes at a U.S. theme park SeaWorld.The 2006 video was released as part of the on-going litigation against SeaWorld by the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The government says SeaWorld has endangered its trainers by exposing them to the dangerous whales.Killer whale Kasatka's attack on San Diego trainer Ken Peters has been put on Yo
Beopseongpo Danoje designated as important intangible cultural asset

Jul 24, 2012

The Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday it has designated the Danoje Festival held in Beopseongpo in South Jeolla Province as Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 123.The Beopseongpo Danoje is one of the major Dano festivals held in Korea along with Gangneung Danoje, a UNESCO-designated world cultural heritage. Programs include ritual offerings to the Dragon King for the sake of safety of fishermen, folk games, a Korean music competition, and a lantern parade to pray for the well-be
English websites for promoting Korean culture, not accessible

Jul 24, 2012

English websites to promote Korean culture targeting international Internet users are not accessible from popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, a local news report said.The Korean Cultural Heritage Administration produced an English website for foreigners that provide information about Korea’s historical and cultural heritages such as Seokguram and Gyeongbokgung.However, the information does not appear on Google or Yahoo!. Even the National Institute of the Korean Language’s Korean l
Self-esteem irresistible to opposite sex

Jul 24, 2012

A sense of humor and self-confidence are the most irresistible traits in a potential love interest, not physical traits, a U.S. survey indicates.A survey by Tango.com, a Web-based source for love and relationships, indicated 89 percent of respondents agreed that when one or both partners in a couple has poor self-confidence, relationship problems ensue."Conventional wisdom holds that attraction t
S. Korea to open 14 more Korean language institutes

Jul 23, 2012

South Korea will open 14 more government-funded institutes offering Korean language courses in the second half of this year, the culture ministry said Monday in a bid to make them overseas bases for increasing the world’s awareness of Korean culture.The rising popularity of Korean pop music known as K-pop, and TV dramas in other Asian countries, the Americas and Europe has attracted international interest in Korean culture, according to government officials. They say such an interest has led to