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East Asia
Enjoying samgyetang
Foreign students try samgyetang (chicken ginseng soup) as part of the 2012 International Summer School program at Hansung University in northern Seoul, Tuesday, a day before “chobok,” one of the three hottest days of the year. Samgyetang is a favorite of Koreans during the summer, as it is known to…
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Lifestyle
Lie Sang-bong, inspired by ‘dancheong’
Designer presents his 2012 S/S collection at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum July 30 Fashion designer Lie Sang-bong cuts a normal yet singular figure in the high world of fashion. And he has been chosen to represent Korean fashion in London for the cultural program “All Eyes on Korea,” which…
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South Asia
Anyer pran bachate giye nijer pongu howar ashonka ek chatrer Namaskar, ami Sudhanya Ghosh,Asia Journalist Association,AJA. Attohoya kari ek bekti ke trainer dhakka theke bachate giye nije e pran songshoyer sommukhin kuri bochor boyosko ek chatro. trainer dhakkaye tar daan paati jokhom hoye ebong baa payer hatur ninmno bhag bad jaye. tar daan paa ti beche jabe bole doctor ra…
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Knockoff Galaxy S3 to go better than genuine one in China
Knockoff Galaxy S3, similar with genuine smartphones not only in appearance but also in functioning, will be on sale in China just one month after Galaxy S3 of Samsung Electronics began to be marketed. The name of Galaxy S3 knockoff smart phone is ‘HDC Galaxy S3’, whose size and external appearance are almost…
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Lifestyle
BoA, queen of K-pop, returns with new album
Title track ‘Only One’ composed, written by 25-year-old singer Trailblazing K-pop singer BoA has been better known in recent months as a sharp-eyed judge following a stint last year on SBS’ “K-pop Star,” a popular audition program. But with a new studio album out next week she will bid to…
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Society
Suh vs. Oh
KAIST chief rejects board chairman’s call for resignation KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo rejected calls from the school’s board to resign voluntarily Monday, claiming the demand was a politically motivated attempt masterminded by senior education officials who dislike him. He criticized the board’s Chairman Oh Myung for leading the move to…
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Business
Property-rich celebrities saddled with huge debt
Celebrities are envied for owning expensive buildings in rich neighborhoods. Some may live in the lap of luxury but behind the gaudy exteriors a closer look at the books shows not all is necessarily well and good. Bad luck seems to have some stars sinking in debt with sky-high mortgages…
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Politics
May 16, 1961 coup was ‘inevitable’
Rep. Park defends father’s legacy but a tad less strongly Rep. Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, the current frontrunner presidential candidate, defended the May 16, 1961 military coup by her father Park Chung-hee, describing it as an “inevitable choice.” Park dismissed Ahn Cheol-soo, a computer vaccine maker whose…
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Politics
N. Korean military chief relieved
North Korea said Monday it had relieved military chief Ri Yong-ho, a key aide to leader Kim Jong-un, of all his posts due to “illness” ― a move likely to significantly impact Pyongyang’s power structure. The news raised eyebrows as Ri, 69, had been among the top of a small…
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Business
Samsung, Apple shares ‘decoupling’
The stock prices of Samsung Electronics and Apple, which used to move in similar patterns, have started to decouple. The world’s two leading smartphone manufacturers have moved in an opposite direction since early June with Apple shares jumping about 5 percent with Samsung’s plunging about 9 percent. The results can…
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