Four out of five Koreans face a daily battle with stress, a recent poll suggests. The survey conducted jointly by AP and the market research firm Ipsos interviewed 1,000 adults from Korea, the U.S., England, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Italy, Mexico and Spain. Koreans were at the top of the heap, with 81 percent reporting that they were stressed on a daily basis. Australia came next wit..
The year 2006 produced new stars who improved Korea’s image on the global stage, got promoted against the odds, made a complete change in their career or staged a comeback. They stood out in every sector, from mergers and acquisitions to sports, from movies to politics. The president of the world From left: Ban Ki-moon, Han Myeong-sook, Rhyu Si-min, Oh Se-hoon, Chough Soon-hyung The new UN ch..
Korea’s birthrate is expected to inch up from 1.08 births per woman of child-bearing age to 1.1 in a sign that the downward trend that has worried pundits since 2001 is being reversed. Korea recorded the world’s lowest birthrate last year. According to tentative figures, the number of newborns is expected to increase by some 8,000-10,000 this year from 438,062 last year. The birthrate is th..
200 Pound Beauty Preview Opening Date : Dec. 14 Director : Kim Yong-hwa Main Cast: Ju Jin-mo, Kim Ah-jung, Kim Yong-geon, Seong Dong-il The Holiday Preview Opening Date : Dec. 13 Director : Nancy Meyers Main Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach Seducing Mr. Perfect Preview Opening Date : Dec. 7 Director : Kim Sang-woo Main Cast: Uhm Jung-hwa, Daniel Henney I? a Cy..