Why not Shakespeare?
‘King Lear,’ ‘Romeo & Juliet’ reborn with contemporary touch The year’s end is a good time for big musical productions such as “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Aida.” But for those desiring something other than the glamour of musicals, two Shakespearean plays with modern twists await Korean audiences. Though Shakespeare passed away some 400 […]
Hand-Painted Ceramics On Display At Factory In West Bank
Hand-painted ceramics are displayed at a factory in the West Bank city of Hebron on Dec. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Mamoun Wazwaz>
Coffee Bar Themed By Cat Opens In Harbin, Northeast China
Shopkeeper Gao Ming feeds a cat at her cat-themed coffee bar in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 13, 2012. The coffee bar opened recently is themed by cat, with 16 cats and all kinds of decorations related to cat in the bar. Gao Ming, 25-year-old shopkeeper of the bar, also a […]
Children Delighted Watching Fish At An Aquarium In Kuala Lumpur
Children watch fish on display at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A woman watches fish on display at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. <AP/NEWSis/Vincent Thian>
Lee Young-pyo attacks results-first K-League
Former Korea international Lee Young-pyo criticized the K-League Thursday for its rankings-are-everything attitude. “I read a newspaper article saying 10 out of 16 K-League managers were sacked this year for their poor performances. This exemplifies what a mistaken notion the teams have,” the 35-year-old said at a press conference in Seoul to announce his career […]
Indians Pay Tribute To Legendary Sitar Player Who Died At Age Of 92
A portrait of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is placed under a tree as part of a makeshift memorial at his music center, in New Delhi, India , Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Shankar, who is credited with connecting the world to Indian music, died Tuesday in San Diego at the age of 92. <AP/NEWSis/Manish […]
Chinese Young Couples Rush To Get Married On “Triple 12 Day” For Good Luck
A young couple show their marriage certificates at a civil affairs bureau in Zaozhuang City, east China’s Shandong Province, Dec. 12, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to get married on Dec, 12, 2012, or 12/12/12, hoping that the “triple 12 day” will bring them good luck. In Chinese, the number 12 is pronounced […]
Horsetail Embroidery Passed Down By Shui Ethnic Group Women In China
Wei Taohua, horse-tail embroidery craftswoman of Shui ethnic group, picks horsetail hairs in Sandu, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Dec. 12, 2012. Horsetail embroidery is a traditional embroidery handicraft that uses horsetail hairs as raw materials and has been passed down by Shui women for generations. It was listed in China’s first group of intangible cultural […]
New records in K-pop, tourism, sports
In retrospect, there were some outstanding cultural milestones for which this year will be remembered for. One of them is the global expansion of “hallyu,” or Korean Wave, demonstrated most clearly by the meteoric rise of Korean rapper/singer Psy. Also, Korean movies, sports and tourism broke new records this year. Culture ministry correspondents recently took […]
Fayoum Art Center invites worldwide artists to attend winter academy 2013
The Fayoum Art Center invites artists from across the world to participate in Fayoum Winter Academy 2013. The artists will work together for six weeks, and receive supervision from instructors that are available during the academy program. Courses include painting, printmaking, sculpture, video and filming, performance and installation art. The Academy opened this year for […]
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