• Culture

    SISTAR: Unpredictable girls ready to grow up but no too fast

    As the girls of SISTAR settled down in the sofas of their dressing room backstage at SBS’s weekly K-pop show Sunday, it was striking how comfortable they looked, despite the presence of a reporter they had never met before. First to find her spot, Soyou, 20, asked for her…

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  • Society

    South Korea’s footballers ready for Brazil

    When South Korea faces Brazil at Old Trafford in Wednesday’s semifinal, football fans around the world will be watching to see whether they can provide yet another surprise. “We will put out our best line up against Brazil,” Korea manager Hong Myung-bo said at a media conference in London,…

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  • Lifestyle

    Ko Doo-sim graces ‘Dance Lesson’

    Veteran actress Ko Doo-sim returned to the theater after a five-year break, dancing to her heart’s desire in the play “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” at Doosan Art Center Yonkang Hall in central Seoul. Ko, who made her debut in 1972, is one of the top actresses in…

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  • Society

    South Korea to face Great Britain in Cardiff

    South Korea will face a tough challenge against the host country Great Britain in the men’s football quarterfinal at the Millennium Stadium which will be filled with 70,000 home fans at 3:30 a.m. Sunday (KST). “We won’t back down against Team GB,” manager Hong Myung-bo said Friday. “In football,…

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  • Society

    Start of Sino-Japanese War

    As the 19th century closed, Joseon (1392-1910) increasingly found itself in the center of intrigue and conflict — some of it of its own making. In the summer of 1894, insurrection and unrest ruled the Korean countryside — especially in the southern provinces. The government, unable to put the…

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  • Society

    Contraception still in shadows

    A couple of weeks ago, Park So-yoen, a 27-year-old department store sales manager, visited Jeju Island for a summer holiday, together with her boyfriend. After a fantastic day sightseeing around the beautiful resort island, the couple ― as many others do ― went to bed together that night. “Of…

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  • Lifestyle

    History, comedy, icy chill meet in ‘Heist’

    So far, this summer’s blockbusters have been rather heavyweight — both in scale and content. From “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Yeongasi” to “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Thieves,” moviegoers have been drenched in gloom and doom, as if in reflection of the world’s sorry state today. “The Grand…

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  • Society

    Korean short stories for foreigners

    A local publisher has released the first batch of renowned Korean short stories in both Korean and English in a bilingual series. Asia Publishers released the first 15 books in the local market Wednesday. Readers will soon be able to buy them on Amazon.com as well. The first set…

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  • Lifestyle

    [Indian Cooking] Ilish Macher Paturi, a popular Bengali dish

    In the eastern India, the Bengali style of cooking is noticeable. The staple food of Bengalis is the yummy combination of rice and fish. Usually the Bengalis love eating varieties of fishes. A special way of preparing the delicacy known as ‘Hilsa’ is by wrapping it in the banana…

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  • Society

    Dog lovers vs. dog eaters

    “Park, Park, wherever you may be, you might eat dogs in your own country, but it could be worse, you could be Scouse, eating rats in a council house (Liverpool).” This chant is heard from jeering football fans in England when Park Ji-sung, who has joined QPR from Manchester…

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