Daejeon troupe U&i to perform monologues in aid of women’s shelter

Daejeon-based theater company U&i Productions will return to the stage this weekend with a charity performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”The monologues have been performed across 100 countries and in 40 different languages. “V-Day” performances of it and other plays are held across the world each spring in aid of women’s charities and to raise awareness about violence against women.Kevin Manley, company manager of U&i Productions, said the group decided to perform the monologues af

Expat LivingMarch 2, 2016

Itaewon Global Village Center to host orientation in Seoul

The annual Living in Seoul Orientation and Introduction to Korea Culture presentation will be held at the Itaewon Global Village Center this Friday. The center will welcome expats who are new to the city or those who want to learn about Korean culture as well as the services and cultural opportunities available to foreign residents in Seoul. The presentation will also include a Q&A session and refreshments. Those who attend will receive brochures, maps and guides. To register visit the IGVC in p

Expat LivingMarch 2, 2016

Gwangju International Center offers spring tour to Gurye

The Gwangju International Center will be hosting a tour around Gurye, a small farming town in South Jeolla Province. The tour, which will take place on Mar. 26, will allow visitors to witness the blooming sansuyu flowers, a popular feature of the area in springtime.The tour will take guests to Haweomsa Temple, which has been there since the sixth century and houses several national treasures. Participants will also be given the opportunity to meditate with monks, make bead bracelets and try a me

Expat LivingMarch 2, 2016

Ulsan to host ‘Look But Don’t Touch’ art tour

The Royal Anchor Pub in Ulsan’s Culture Street will open Saturday for an evening of food, music and art.It will host the second leg of “Look But Don’t Touch,” a nationwide art tour showcasing the work of artists from across Korea. Art will be on display at other venues around Culture Street: Da:Lak, Formosa, Sum, The Coffee House and Page 104. Participating artists include Lawrence Blackman, Sybille Cavasin, Wynsum Foreman and Jeongmin Lee.At the Royal Anchor, a pop-up food and art market will b

Expat LivingMarch 2, 2016

New York restaurants post salt warnings, and diners shrug

NEW YORK (AP) -- As warning labels go, the small salt shaker emblems that began showing up on some New York City restaurant menus recently are fairly unobtrusive, but each is supposed to carry a powerful message. If the black and white logo appears next to a dish, it means it contains more salt, by itself, than doctors recommend that a person ingest in an entire day.　Getting diners to pay attention to the logos, though, is another matter.　"I haven't had health problems, other than I’m a little o

FoodMarch 2, 2016

Korean star agency to launch joint firm with Chinese billionaire‘s son

South Korean star agency Yedang Entertainment on Wednesday said it will launch a joint venture company with the son of a Chinese properties magnate. Yedang Entertainment, a small label that signed K-pop girl group EXID, has recently changed its corporate name to "Banana Culture," calling the move a first step towards launching a joint venture company in Seoul with Chinese media group Banana Project.The Chinese media firm's chief, Wang Sicong, is the son of Wanda Group chairman Wang Jianlin, acco

PerformanceMarch 2, 2016

Long-lost Caravaggio painting makes public debut in Tokyo

TOKYO (AP) -- A long-lost painting by Italian master Caravaggio is being shown to the public for the first time at an exhibition in Tokyo."Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy" was found in a private collection in 2014 and identified as an original by Caravaggio specialist Mina Gregori, an Italian art historian. The 1606 work was previously known only through copies made by followers of the artist.The painting is one of 11 Caravaggio works in the show, “Caravaggio and His Time: Friends, Rivals and Enemies,

PerformanceMarch 2, 2016

On the color wheel, Jay Z has an odd bedfellow

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie has her own color (pink). So does Tiffany (blue), Gap (also blue), Coach (brown) and even the roly poly Minions (yellow), but rare is the individual who cares deeply enough about a shade to have one custom made.At the Pantone Color Institute, the privilege doesn't come cheap. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars for the company to come up with just the right one. So why would an actual person, rather than a business, even bother? Only two, at least in the Pantone clie

Arts & DesignMarch 2, 2016

KBS World program to air K-pop special on 10th anniversary

KBS World, the international service of the terrestrial network KBS, said Wednesday it will broadcast a K-pop special on the 10th anniversary of its news program later this week.　“KBS World News Today” will interview non-Korean fans of K-pop on the set of “Music Bank,” a KBS music program, on Thursday, KBS World said.　It will air segments produced by KBS correspondents in Brazil and China who followed aspiring K-pop artists in the two countries.　The news program will also introduce Myeong-dong a

TelevisionMarch 2, 2016

Nervous Adele kicks off world tour in Belfast

LONDON (AFP) - Adele has kicked off her first world tour in four years with a concert in Belfast that received overwhelmingly positive reviews despite the bestselling singer's bout of pre-gig nerves.　The show in Northern Ireland’s main city late on Monday was sold out months in advance and fans came from as far as Japan and South Africa to catch a first glimpse of the British ballad singer.　The 100-stop tour includes dates in London in March, Paris in June, as well as New York's Madison Square G

PerformanceMarch 2, 2016