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[Feature Interview] Incest victims fight back against abusers in South Korea

Edit Topix 04 Apr 2016
When Kim Mi-eun was in middle school, she accidentally read a story about an incest victim in a newspaper. That's when she realized she had been constantly raped by her father, who had told her to keep their "playing sessions" a secret ... ....

20 a.m.Lonely? This chair will hug you back

Edit Topix 02 Apr 2016
South Korean designer Lee Eun Kyoung created a furry sofa with long soft arms that are meant to give the feeling of being held by a loved one. There's nothing like coming home and wrapping yourself in the arms of a loved oneor a bizarre-looking chair ... ....

Stars Campaign for Relatives in General Elections

Edit Chosun Ilbo 01 Apr 2016
Celebrities are rallying behind family members who are running for office in this month's general elections ... Kim's son is actor Song Il-gook, whose triplets rose to fame after appearing on a TV show, while Ji's wife is former actress Shim Eun-ha. The candidates pictured their celebrity son and wife in their campaign posters ... ....

UALR’s Opera Gala nearly doubles proceeds for student programs (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Mar 2016
(Source. University of Arkansas at Little Rock). Student vocalists from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock performed for the largest crowd to date for the annual Opera Gala held March 10 at the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center. 'The range of talent displayed among our students was simply stunning. Judging from the applause and numerous comments from the attendees, the audience agreed,' said Dr ... Dr ... Kyung-Eun Na ... (noodl....

Respected New York Physician Accused Of Ejaculating On Sedated Patient’s Face – But Claims It ...

Edit Inquisitr 28 Mar 2016
A highly respected emergency room physician, David Newman, 45, of Montclair, New Jersey – who worked at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York – is being accused of ejaculating on a sedated patient’s face, and sexually assaulting three other women between the ages of 18 and 22, reported the NY Daily News ... “My explanation doesn’t make sense ... According to the assistant District Attorney Eun-Ha Kim, “Dr....

‘Ms. Temper & Nam Jung Gi’ Surprises By Switching Authority Personalities Between Male And Female ...

Edit Inquisitr 26 Mar 2016
When it comes to Korean dramas (K-dramas), most of the time the production will often utilizes a male and female couple as the lead characters. In 2015 alone, the most-popular K-dramas – Producer, She Was Pretty, Mask, Beloved Eun Dong, Twenty Again, The Girl Who Sees Smells, and Yong Pal – utilized this lead character combination ... Another is the couple will eventually end up in a relationship by the end of the series ... Ms....

Drinking Wine Isn’t As Good for You As You Think

Edit Palm Beach Post 25 Mar 2016
“What surprises me is that it has taken this long to dig deeply into the methods of those studies.” ... “Because drinking does not occur in isolation, many individual, social, and cultural factors contribute to the way that alcohol consumption relates to health consequences,” says Eun-Young Mun, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. Translation ... ....

South Korea stocks set to end 5-week rally, won falls

Edit The Times of India 25 Mar 2016
SEOUL ... monetary policy. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index ( KOSPI) was steady at 1,986.87 points as of 0219 GMT ... "The upward trend will likely remain intact for a while although the release early next month of the (U.S.) Federal Open Market Committee's March meeting minutes could have some impact," said Kim Ye-eun, a stocks analyst at LIG Investment & Securities. A chorus of U.S ... Download it Now! ....

Class Act: New West Symphony set for a trio of concerts

Edit LA Daily News 25 Mar 2016
The New West Symphony continues its 2015-16 season this week with concerts Thursday in Santa Monica, Friday in Oxnard and Saturday in Thousand Oaks. Music Director Marcello Lehninger will lead a program of Schoenberg’s “Canto,” Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, with Ko-Eun Yi — a multiple competition winner — as soloist. Information ... 1 ... Information....

The Farm comes to Shanghai and Seoul (Stanford University)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Mar 2016
(Source. Stanford University) Stanford Report, March 25, 2016. Nearly 600 alumni and friends in Shanghai and Seoul attend Stanford+Connects for an immersion in all things Cardinal. By Lisa Lapin Courtesy Stanford Alumni Association ... I won't write it,' he responded ... 'It's been more than 10 years,' said Eun Soong Hwang, BA '04, now a lawyer, who raised a champagne toast to former classmate Woojin Lee, BA '04, who works in private equity....

Cuba and Capitalism

Edit Huffington Post 25 Mar 2016
There are a number of no-go zones in the world for Barack Obama these days. Damascus is enemy territory. Most of Iraq and Afghanistan are too dangerous. Pyongyang has never hosted a sitting U.S. president, and Kim Jong-Eun frankly prefers Americans with better jump shots. We now have a nuclear deal with Iran, but there are no trips of reconciliation to Tehran on the White House calendar ... Politicians like Rep ... In 2008, U.S ... U.S ... A Third Road?....

Installation artist weaves together strands of disconnected lives

Edit Topix 24 Mar 2016
A strand of threads have always been the fountain of inspiration for installation artist Lee Eun-sook. For the 59-year-old, a thread is a vital means to restore and connect severed relations, not just of war-torn families but also of estranged family members ... ....

Hope and Change?

Edit Topix 24 Mar 2016
Damascus is enemy territory. Most of Iraq and Afghanistan are too dangerous. Pyongyang has never hosted a sitting U.S. president, and Kim Jong-Eun frankly prefers Americans with better jump shots ... ....
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