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Gwangju can recreate Edinburgh’s success, says ‘Creative City’ author

Oct 17, 2011

The author of “The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators,” Charles Landry, said Gwangju could become like Edinburgh in Scotland if the government encourages self-organized movements to make the city a hub for Asian culture.Landry was on his way to Gimpo International Airport for a flight to
Iranian, Filipino films win top awards at Busan film festival

Oct 14, 2011

The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of Asia's largest cinematic events, wrapped up its nine-day run in this southern port city of Busan on Friday with Iranian director Morteza Farshbaf's "Mourning" and Filipino director Loy Arcenas' "Nino" winning the festival's main prizes.The directo
Ancient art supplies found in South African cave

Oct 14, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world's earliest artist's studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site,
Huffington Post launches first non-anglophone edition

Oct 11, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― The U.S. news and opinion portal Huffington Post will next month launch a French-language edition, its first foray into non-anglophone Europe with plans for similar sites in Spain, Italy or Germany, its co-founder said Monday.“We see this as our first foray into (the) euro zone,” Arian
Americans Sargent, Sims share economics Nobel

Oct 10, 2011

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that sheds light on the cause-and-effect relationship between the economy and policy instruments such as interest rates and government spending. Thomas Sargent (right) and Christ
Forum discusses global role of tourism

Oct 10, 2011

UNWTO chief says center of world tourism has shifted from West to EastGYEONGJU ― Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik said Korea’s hosting of a ministerial meeting during the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s general assembly signifies the nation’s role as a global leader in fighting poverty.T
S. Korea's video game market grows 13 percent in 2010

Oct 10, 2011

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's video game market reached over 7 trillion won (US$6 billion) for the first time in its history last year on strong growth of its online game market, a government report said Monday.According to the report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the co
Korea to establish 30 more Korean language institutes overseas

Oct 6, 2011

The Korean government will increase the number of state-run “Sejong Hakdang” Korean language institutes overseas to 90 next year from the current 60, as interest in Korean soars thanks to the growing popularity of Korean pop culture. Sejong Hakdang, or the King Sejong Institute, is named after the f
Sondheim, dinosaurs combine for N.Y. charity gala

Oct 4, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― A treasure hunt devised by composer Stephen Sondheim prompted hundreds of people, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, to scamper through the dinosaur section of the American Museum of Natural History on Monday night.“That was a blast,” said Tony Award-winning actor
French feminists fight to give ‘mademoiselle’ a miss

Sept 29, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― French feminists have launched a campaign to abolish the use of “mademoiselle,“ a term for an unmarried woman still used on official papers which they say demeans and enshrines sexism.France has no equivalent to the ambiguous “Ms” used in English, and French feminists do not see the ne
Culture Ministry to honor contributors to Korean writing

Sept 28, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is to present an order of cultural merit to Nam Gi-sim, former chairman of the Korean Language Deliberation Council, and Vladimir Pucek, Korean language and literature professor at Charles University in Prague, in celebration of the upcoming Hangeul Day on
Israeli book artist creates wonders

Sept 27, 2011

For Israeli artist Ido Agassi, creating works of art using materials generally used for books is a journey.Agassi is in town showcasing his book art as part of a special exhibition marking the millennial anniversary of the Tripitaka Koreana.Until Nov. 6, Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon County, South Gyeo
Blowing the cobwebs off Korean heritage

Sept 26, 2011

Korea’s history offers it all ― kingdoms rise and fall, wars smolder and blaze, religions wax and wane, orthodoxies are established and questioned. Across this colorful tapestry royals strut, heroes ride, rebels plot and villains scuttle.Why then, is English language presentation of so many traditio
Cliffhanger! Lion cub saved by mum

Sept 26, 2011

(Captured from the Daily Mail homepage)Clinging on for dear life to the side of a vertical cliff, the tiny lion cub cries out pitifully for help. His mother arrives at the edge of the precipice with three other lionesses and a male. The females start to clamber down together but turn back daunted by
Discover Tripitaka Koreana’s millennial wisdom

Sept 22, 2011

Hapcheon hosts 45-day festival of exhibitions, activities, art and an academic forumDeep inside the folds of Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang Province, Haein Temple houses the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact Buddhist canon, the Tripitaka Koreana. Haein Temple in Hapcheon County kicks off