The Israel Culture Center in Seoul is to hold modern Hebrew courses for business and travel as well as biblical Hebrew classes from January until March. The modern language classes aim to lay out basic Hebrew concepts in a fun learning environment while the biblical Hebrew course is suitable for those who would like to one day read the Old Testament in Hebrew. Classes for different levels and interests will be held weekly on different days from Jan. 6 until March 7. Each course costs 180,000 won

Photos of Native Americans are being showcased in Gyeonggi Province in an exhibition sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Korea. The exhibition titled “The North American Indian” is said to offer one of the most prolific and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced, detailing customs and traditions as well as daily life. The collection of Edward S. Curtis photographs is being displayed at the Sodam Han Gallery in Gyeonggido Arts Center from now until March 11.T

Application to a Singapore-sponsored scholarship for 2012 is now open until Jan. 17. The Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund supports up to 4 years of undergraduate study, providing tuition and other compulsory fees; return airfare to Singapore, as well as living allowances. It was set up by the financial community in Singapore in honor of the country’s former deputy prime minister, who fostered Singapore’s economic development as an international financial centre. The private sector scholarship

Finally, the conversation changes.It’s time for the NBA to ditch the dollars and nonsense of the lockout for the alleys and oops in Lob City, the new nickname for the suddenly exciting Los Angeles Clippers.For months, all the talk was about lockouts, salary caps and mediation. Now there are games that count as a new season begins today.For all practical purposes, Clippers fans have been locked out of competitive basketball for the better part of three decades. Now they get entertainment of the h

PITTSBURGH (AP) ― Charlie Batch doesn’t know how many more games are left in his 37-year-old legs. Given the way the veteran quarterback played in the Steelers’ ridiculously easy 27-0 victory over lifeless St. Louis on Saturday, it may be more than he thinks.The crowd chanting the name of Pittsburgh’s native son throughout, Batch played efficiently if not spectacularly while subbing for an injured Ben Roethlisberger, passing for 208 yards to help the Steelers keep their hopes for an AFC North ti

GLASGOW (AFP) ― Celtic survived a late scare to hand their fans an early Christmas present in the shape of a 2-1 win over Kilmarnock which cut their deficit to leaders Rangers to just one point on Saturday.Celtic host Rangers at Parkhead on Wednesday, but the champions’ hopes of striding confidently into the derby clash suffered a blow with a shock 2-1 defeat away to St Mirren.Goals in either half from Georgios Samaras had Celtic seemingly cruising to victory before a late strike from substitute

The prosecution on Friday filed for an arrest warrant for SK Group vice chairman Chey Jae-won for alleged embezzlement. According to Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, Chey Jae-won, the younger brother of SK chairman Chey Tae-won, is suspected of having orchestrated money-laundry of 49.7 billion won ($43.2 million) out of 280 billion won set aside by 18 affiliates of the group for investment into Benex Investment. He is suspected of handing it to his elder brother who has allegedly spent as much

The prosecution said Friday that Chung Bong-ju, the former opposition lawmaker convicted of spreading false information about President Lee Myung-bak, will be jailed Monday afternoon.The decision came as Chung’s solicitor asked the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office that the politician, sentenced to one year in prison by the Supreme Court on Thursday, could spare Christmas with his family. “We told him to report to the prosecutors’ office by 1 p.m. Monday to allow him to put his affairs

The nation is expected to enjoy a white Christmas this year as snow is forecasted to blanket most of the country on Saturday, the country’s weather agency said Friday.According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul and most other parts of the country are expected to see heavy snow between the early morning and noon on Christmas Eve.Some parts of the nation are expected to see up to 30 centimeters of snowfall, with Jeju between 10 to 20 centimeters and Seoul a more manageable one to t