Expo a boon for South Jeolla, governor says

Park says easing traffic jams in Yeosu is key to expo’s successThe Expo 2012 Yeosu has been an opportunity to expand infrastructure in the underdeveloped southern coastal area and could make the region a Northeast Asian center of marine tourism. Themed “Living Ocean and Coast,” the 93-day world fair will help people recognize the potential of the ocean as the future source of food and energy, said Park Joon-yung, governor of South Jeolla Province.“The Expo is one of the world’s three major inter

May 10, 2012

‘Yeosu ready to greet visitors from around the world’

Chief organizer Kang assures fun, convenience at three-month world fair opening SaturdayThe Expo 2012 Yeosu is finally set to kick off Saturday in the southern coastal town after years of preparation by the organizing committee and central and local governments.In addition to the KTX bullet train and cruise ships from Japan and China, new high-speed roads and bridges connecting Yeosu to the Seoul metropolitan area, South Gyeongsang Province and the western part of South Jeolla Province have been

May 10, 2012

Elevator security officials donate talents

Korea Elevator Safety Institute did volunteer work on Wednesday at Suwon Bohun Nursing Home in Gyeonggi Province. KESI announced on Thursday that 30 of its employees, including chief Gong Chang-seok, visited the nursing home for the event “We are all happy if elevators are healthy.” The group checked the security of the elevators installed at the nursing home and gave foot massages to the patients, took them for walks and served food. KESI also provided financial support.  “The paradigm of volun

IndustryMay 10, 2012

11 habits that send diet plans awry

With unusually hot weather signaling an early end to spring, many women are taking up weight loss regimes, getting ready to show off slender figures in summer.According to business group CJ, the women’s weight-loss market is worth around 200 billion won ($175 million) a year. However, many fail in their attempts to shed a few kilograms. Here are 11 reasons suggested by Fox News and other news outlets as to why people stumble on their way to a slimmer figure.  1. You eat the wrong food: Many peop

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse

CHICAGO (AP) ― Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don’t survive as long as women, largely because they don’t even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say.On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than men in the biggest study yet of the disease in males.The study found that men’s breast tumors were larger at diagnosis, more advanced and more likely to have spread to other parts of the body. Men were also diagnosed l

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

70-year-old puts her best foot forward, 10 km a day

KANSAS CITY, Missouri ― Margie Warden is walking.It’s 4:45 a.m., and even some of the birds aren’t up yet, but she’s walking. She’s 70 years old and sweating through a gray shirt as she trudges up a long hill in the dark. She’ll walk 10 kilometers on the grounds of Kansas City Kansas Community College before the sun comes up. Ten years from now ― God willing, she says ― she’ll still be walking 10 kilometers every day. She’ll walk in the heat, in the cold, in the rain and the snow, because that’s

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

Anemia

Anemia is a condition in which the blood has a below-normal level of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or hematocrit. In general, the patient is diagnosed as anemic if their hemoglobin content is lower than 13 grams per 100 ml in men, or 12g per 100 ml in women.Not every case of dizziness is diagnosed as anemia.Though many people think they are same, dizziness and vertigo are often not caused by anemia. Anemia could be one reason behind dizziness, but there are many other possible reasons including d

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

World’s priciest bike? Or world’s slowest sports car

Fahrradi Farfall FFX speeds … at 16 km per hourFrom outside, it is a dream car; aerodynamic smooth design, fiery red body, and gullwing doors that flap up, getting speed maniacs readying themselves for a hypersonic ride.That is, until someone hops in and find out they have to pedal their way at tedious 16 kilometers per hour.‘The Fahrradi Farfall FFX,’ the world’s most expensive bicycle, looks just like 1 million pound ($1.6 million) Ferrari FXX. But one tiny difference is the absence of the sta

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

Apples, onions, green tea can prevent blood clots: study

An apple a day keeps blood clots away, claim scientists.In fact, oranges, onions, green tea and black tea -- all of which contain the chemical rutin -- may also contribute to preventing blood clots. Researchers at Harvard Medical School tested 500 different chemicals to find that rutin was most effective in blocking protein disulfide isomerase, a key enzyme linked to the formation of blood clots.“Clots occur in both arteries and in veins,” says Professor Robert Flaumenhaft, who led the research

TechnologyMay 10, 2012

U.S.-made cars still unpopular under FTA

U.S. automakers are still posting sagging car sales in Korea despite the free trade agreement between the two countries that took effect two months ago.Three U.S. companies ― General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor ― grabbed only 6.1 percent of the nation’s import car market with combined sales of 656 units in April.While their market share has stayed below 10 percent among import brands over the past few years, the three players have been pinning hopes on the Korea-U.S. FTA, implemented on Marc

MobilityMay 9, 2012

Final rush to get Yeosu Expo ready

Organizers expect about 500,000 foreign tourists to visit global maritime festivalYEOSU, South Jeolla Province ― A last push was being made Wednesday to prepare the Yeosu Expo site, with some pavilions unfinished and roads around the site still under construction two days before the opening ceremony.Organizers said that about three pavilions would not be completed in time for Friday’s grand opening, and also tried to allay concerns over a lack of adequate accommodation. Chairman of the Expo 201

May 9, 2012