More evidence of possible water plumes erupting from the surface of Jupiter‘s icy moon Europa has been spotted using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the US space agency said Monday.　Europa, one of more than 50 moons circling the gas giant, is considered by NASA as a “top candidate” for life elsewhere in the solar system because it is believed to possess a massive, salty, subsurface ocean that is twice the size of Earth‘s.　The latest finding has given scientists fresh hope that a robotic spacecraf

World News Sept. 27, 2016

In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and peddling a “racist lie” about President Barack Obama. Businessman Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician” as he sought to capitalize on Americans’ frustration with Washington.　Locked in an exceedingly close White House race, the presidential rivals tangled for 90-minutes over their vastly different vision

World News Sept. 27, 2016

Theater“Mr. Show”: Produced by renowned musical director Kolleen Park, the naughty male striptease “Mr. Show” is returning to the stage this year. The women-only variety show features strapping young men who dance and perform various themed acts geared toward tantalizing females. The live show, only for those 19 and above, will be staged from Saturday until Dec. 4 at the Shinhan Card Fan Square’s Live Hall in Seoul. Tickets are 52,000 won and 80,000 won. For more details, call (02) 547-5694. A s

Performance Sept. 23, 2016

The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold a meeting later this week in New York to discuss countermeasures against North Korea's recent nuclear test, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.The bilateral meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will be held Sunday (local time) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, the ministry said.The two diplomats will discuss the current agenda items of the UN Secu

Diplomatic Circuit Sept. 16, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- US safety regulators announced a formal recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone Thursday after a spate of fires led to injuries and property damage -- along with a global marketing headache for the South Korean tech giant."Because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, I am urging all consumers ... to take advantage of this recall right away," said Elliot Kaye, chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.Samsung had already initiated a voluntary re

Industry Sept. 16, 2016

RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (AP) -- Park Min-ji shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to help South Korea take a seven-stroke lead after the second round of the Women's World Amateur Team Championship Choi Hye-jin added a 69 at Mayakoba El Camaleon to give South Korea a 13-under 275 total, with only the best two scores counting each day for the three-player teams. Park Hyun-kyung had a 75. Choi topped the individual standings at 5-under 139, a stroke ahead of Denmark's Puk Lyng Thomsen. Thomsen had a 67 on the

Golf Sept. 16, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed opposition Thursday to growing calls in South Korea for nuclear armament, saying such a move runs counter to international norms, a South Korean lawmaker said.Ban made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Se-kyun and the floor leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party, the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea and the People's Party -- Chung Jin-suk, Woo Sang-ho and Park Jie-won, respectively.UN Secretary-General Ban

Diplomatic Circuit Sept. 16, 2016

North Korea is ready to launch new attacks, the country's foreign minister has said, suggesting the communist regime may take further provocative action following North Korea's recent nuclear test.   "North Korea is ready to launch another attack in defiance of the provocations by the United States," North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said. He made the remarks during a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Venezuela on Thursday (local time).North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho s

Diplomatic Circuit Sept. 16, 2016

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump again denounced the free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea as a "job killing trade deal" and a "disaster," and said the Asian ally should pay 100 percent of the cost for the American troops stationed there."It is no great secret that many of the special interests funding my opponent's campaign are the same people profiting from these terrible trade deals. They are terrible. They're terrible for everybody," Trump s

International Sept. 16, 2016

WASHINGTON -- How to respond to North Korea's fifth nuclear test will be the main focus when US Secretary of State John Kerry holds a meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, the State Department said.The top American diplomat is scheduled to hold discussions in New York on Sunday with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.  US Secretary of State John Kerry introduces US President Barack

Diplomatic Circuit Sept. 16, 2016

Theater 　　“Mr. Show”: By renowned musical director Kolleen Park, the naughty male striptease show “Mr. Show” is returning to the stage this year. The women-only variety show features strapping young men who dance and perform various themed acts that are geared toward tantalizing females. The live show – only for those 19 and above -- will be staged from Sept. 24 to Dec. 4 at the Shinhan Card Fan Square’s Live Hall in Seoul. Tickets are 52,000 won and 80,000 won. For more details, call 02-547-569

Performance Sept. 9, 2016

VENICE (AFP) - It‘s Jude Law’s first day as pope, and after dropping his nightgown to reveal the sort of toned backside to make nuns blush, he addresses the crowd in Saint Peter‘s Square on the pleasures of masturbation.　Italian master Paolo Sorrentino’s first foray into the world of television series has produced a 10-part wonder set at the heart of the Vatican state, where the College of Cardinals has just elected its first-ever American pope.　Lenny Belardo, aka Pius XIII, is revealed in the f

Film Sept. 4, 2016

When director Kim Jee-woon first started filming his newest historical thriller “The Age of Shadows,” he had set his mind on making a “cold” noir flick featuring a ruthless world of spies. 　But the film turned out to be much more “heated” than originally intended, he told reporters after a press screening of the film in Seoul on Tuesday.　His original references had been classics like the 1949 black-and-white thriller “The Third Man” and the 1965 Western espionage flick “The Spy Who Came In from

Film Aug. 26, 2016