2015 Green Asia Forum Held, Featuring Ten Grassroots Environmental Heroes
Held in May 12, 2015 at the International Conference Hall, the Korea Press Center attended by a host of environmental experts from Korea and abroad Brought together environmental leaders from across the world under the theme of “Climate Change Response and Energy Transition in Asia” Seeking global governance from government-business-citizenry cooperation towards a green Asia […]
Pro-wrestling in Japan: Finesse, bizarreness and spectacle
If there is one word synonymous with pro-wrestling, it is: WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) (even though it leans more toward the term “sports entertainment” these days), the American promotion, which has given the world icons such as Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and The Rock. However, wrestling is not only WWE, even though WWE is the […]
Indian actor Salman Khan jailed for 5 years in a hit-and-run case
Indian Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for killing a homeless man in a September 2002 hit-and-run case. An Indian court handed down the sentence to Khan on Wednesday. Khan had been convicted of homicide for crashing his SUV into a group of homeless men, after a night […]
Chef Yang reveals Korean cooking secrets in Cairo
Korean Cultural Center in Cairo has organized a workshop about “Korean cooking secrets” in four lectures over the past two weeks under the supervision of Chef Joonghee Yang. Chef Yang is Korean and currently making a tour around the world to spread the Korean culture by revealing the secrets of Korean dishes at the same […]
Kim Yu-na reportedly back with ex-boyfriend
Local media have reported that Kim Yu-na and her former boyfriend Kim Won-joong are back together. A sports news outlet Wednesday cited an industry insider saying the 2010 Vancouver Olympic gold medalist and the Anyang Halla ice hockey forward are together once again. It added they have begun wearing matching couple accessory items again. The […]
Yokohama warehouse breathes of culture and history
The red-bricked Akarenga, originally a quayside warehouse, is gaining popularity as a tourist attraction in Yokohama, Japan. The Meiji Restoration has opened Japan to foreign culture and materials from abroad, but the country did not have a sizeable wharf or port to support this heavy increase. As such, in 1896 and in 1899, construction of […]
New genre of Hallyu comes to Seoul
Actors starring in MBC’s new period drama “Hwajeong” pose at a press event at the MBC building in Sangam-dong, west Seoul, Tuesday. From left are Cha Seung-won, Kim Jae-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Seo Kang-jun, Han Ju-wan and Cho Seong-ha. / Courtesy of MBC The moth-eaten story of Gwanghaegun (or Prince Gwanghae) has found its way […]
More Korean farmers are turning to online shopping
/ Yonhap According to online retailer auction, sales of agricultural equipment rose about 200 percent last year from 2013. “More young people have returned to farming, and they tend to buy machinery online,” a company spokesman said. The company’s sales surged 378 percent last month from the same period last year. Sales to people in […]
‘Gangnam Style’ expands YouTube’s view limits
K-pop singer Psy’s megahit “Gangnam Style” has drawn unexpectedly high view counts on YouTube, so much so that Google had to reform the system to expand the maximum limit. The music video surpassed 2.26 billion views as of Wednesday, which exceeds the online video provider’s view counter. YouTube-owned Google had upgraded its software in advance […]
‘Hallyu’ content website opens in Chinese
A website providing cultural contents on Korea from shopping to travel and leisure opened in Chinese, Tuesday. Korea DMC (short for Destination Management Company), a service company providing in-bound travel-related contents for tourists, launched an online service called “Korea Top 10” (www.koreatop10.com). The website provides information on Korean celebrities, news about Korean companies, exhibitions, performances […]
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