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News of the World | Gangnam becomes hot spot for Korean startups
Many young South Koreans, some educated overseas, are going to Gangnam to start mobile or Internet businesses. Venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and Japan ... -
Rod Stewart tribute band to start resident show at Venetian next Spring
In the next few decades the original rockers who brought us the best of rock’n’roll will no longer be around to play live and ... -
News of the World | Private firms filling Latin America’s security gap
A panic alert flashed across Alberto Herrera’s computer screen. Men claiming to be with the notorious Gulf Cartel had stopped a convoy transporting chemicals ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Japan biotech for bluefin tuna
Of all the overfished fish in the seas, luscious, fatty bluefin tuna are among the most threatened. Marine scientist Goro Yamazaki, who is known in ... -
Businesses cash in as women chase bigger butts
The U.S. booty business is getting a big bump. Companies are cashing in on growing demand from women seeking the more curvaceous figures of ... -
News of the World | Germany after the Berlin Wall: Not always best in west
In the German city of Dresden, trumpet player Ludwig Guettler takes pride in the soaring spires of the Baroque Frauenkirche church, rebuilt from the ... -
The secret of record success
On a balmy autumn night in a sleepy island village somewhere in the South China Sea, all is not what it seems. The familiar ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | MDT/AP Exclusive: Driving up revered N Korea mountain
The Kaema Plateau, the “Roof of Korea,” is a stunning, forest-covered highland nestled in such treacherous mountains that it was never taken by the ... -
DIGITAL LIFE | Tea ceremony still a respite from fast-paced world
Despite the rapid pace of our high-tech world, or perhaps because of it, the ancient Japanese tradition of tea ceremony is as popular as ... -
DIGITAL LIFE | Stir Kinetic smart desk makes you stand up
Why does a desk need to be smart? One answer is that it has motors and needs smarts to control them. The motors raise ... -
MDT FEATURE | Italian theatre brings Vincenzo Bellini’s opera ‘Norma’ to town
In Roman occupied Gaul, Norma is a powerful Druid priestess who compromises her ideals in the name of love. Upon discovering her lover’s infidelity, ... -
TRAVELOGUE |Port wine in Portugal and Douro River vineyards
Ribbons of bright green grape leaves alternated with golden stone walls as far as I could see along the steep banks of Portugal’s Douro ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Even seemingly benign causes draw China crackdown
More than 30 people had gathered at Beijing’s most august Buddhist temple to remember the siblings, children and parents lost exactly six months earlier ... -
News of the World | War gives inspiration to Gaza’s artists
Palestinian filmmaker Khalil Mozayen’s latest work was already complexly layered — a movie within a movie about a director and screenwriter producing a film ... -
TRAVELOGUE: Seoul: Trains, fast cell service, palaces and food
South Korea’s hyper-efficient capital doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think of exotic Asian destinations. But this mega-city offers much to tempt travelers ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Girls from Brazil’s favelas find escape in ballet
Past the graffiti-covered overpass and subway tracks, in a slum penned in by high-rises, 8-year-old Gabriela Aparecida fixes her curly hair into a bun ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD: Vegas offering all but marriage to LGBT tourists
While gay couples still can’t get married in the marriage capital of the world, Las Vegas wants to let them know they — and ... -
The fashion world looks back on Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall had one condition when the Fashion Institute of Technology wrote recently to ask if it could turn hundreds of personal garments she ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | 7 steps to stronger, more secure passwords
Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that a Russian crime ring ... -
Teens love vacation selfies; adults, not so much
Jacquie Whitt’s trip to the Galapagos with a group of teenagers was memorable not just for the scenery and wildlife, but also for the ... -
Look out! SOHO is coming to town
One crucial element that defines a sophisticated metropolis is the dining and entertainment experience it offers to residents and visitors. Macau, once a small ... -
Soho Special | New York City: If you can make it in Soho…
Elisa Mala, New York Special to Extra Times It’s the most famous saying about New York City: “If you can make it here, you ... -
SOHO Special | London: Buzz of energy and hunger for newness
Sylvia Hui, London Special to Extra Times They say those who tire of London, have tired of life itself: There is always such constant ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Brazilian women celebrate WCup bonanza of men
Jenny Barchelfield, Rio de Janeiro Renata de Mouro Moitinho sambas so fast her feet blur, but her partner moves with the bumbling tentativeness of ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Theme park CEO says job is about making memories
John Seewer, Sandusky (Ohio) Standing in the shadows of a USD30 million roller coaster that flips, drops and spins its riders, the head of ...
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