Tag Archives : Korea

We all know global warming figures are shooting through roof tops and its effects have been way more than just above. But it would be good to have a daily update of the air quality around us just to remind us about the efforts that need to be taken to stop the D Day from becoming a reality. The Living Light installation in Peace Park near the World [...]

The government of South Korea announced on Sunday (11 / 4) control measures that have as objective to combat the problem of addiction to video games among children and adolescents, according to the Korea Herald on Monday (12 / 4) . Published by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the measures include a system for reducing the speed of the [...]

The global fate of fisheries, their decline and overexploitation, may yet show a more promising environmental future. Where trade agreements failed to halt the overfishing of oceans, the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place next month in Copenhagen may yet be the solution. The trick lies in the pledge by the leaders of the G20 group [...]

With the growth of modern technology, a lot of things have changed over the years. Life has become faster by the minute and there is hardly any time for anything. Internet is one of the best products of modern technology. With the advent of internet, life in the modern world has changed drastically in general. Many internet users prefer e-mails to [...]

Since the day the world first lay its eyes on the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube in Beijing, people have been obsessed with creating the perfect stadium, to hold international sporting events. The trend is understandable though with television making these grand engineering and designing marvels appear as symbols of national pride, creativity and capability. [...]

The recent proposal for the thematic pavilion of the World expo 2012 by Peddle Thorp Architects is a unique floating space. Designed for the event to be held in Yeosu, Korea, the center is to be built as a vessel – a floating exhibition space that can be sailed to other cities. While it represents who architecture can be futuristic, it shows [...]

The next chapter in ebook devices is iriver’s Story. To be launched on 16 September in Korea, iriver’s Story is made to take the market leading Amazon’s Kindle head on. The Story borrows aesthetics from Apple’s minimalistic looks giving the buyers stylish and slick design. It features a 6-inch display screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, a memory [...]

The Second World War made Americans tired of war, hardship of poverty, and politics. Eisenhower overturned that. He opposed the US military involvement in Korea. He also attacked the Truman administration for its careless handling of the problems of communism and corruption. K1C2 was the title of Eisenhower’s formula. In this plan of action, he vowed [...]

The condition of facial flushing caused by alcohol is more common in the Asian population. The redness in ‘blushing’ after drinking alcohol is due to an inherited enzyme deficiency. 540 million people have this condition, and it is linked to the risk of esophageal cancer. It is estimated that one third of East Asians, especially in Japan, China, [...]