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ALMOST HUMAN An "actroid" greeting robot walks, gestures and provides information in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English...
...Peter Luger (recipient of a star). And tourists can pick up those tips from any decent hotel concierge. So where's the sense of discovery? Michelin's inspectors did venture beyond Manhattan to the city's outer boroughs and highlighted some locally beloved gems, such as the Korean restaurant KumGangSan in Flushing, Queens. Unfortunately for the tire company, most Manhattanites, if they go, will probably hop on the subway...
...team is a major affirmation of the principle that the separate states of North Korea and South Korea nonetheless constitute a single nation. It is also a victory for Seoul, which has been pushing Pyongyang to agree to this for years. The two sides begin talks in the North Korean border town of Kaesong on Dec.7 to work out details. Gushed Korean Olympic Committee official Park In Kyo: "This is definitely going to have a positive influence in the Korean peninsula...
...Seoul has doggedly persisted with initiatives promoting reconciliation despite the simmering controversy over North Korean nuclear weapons. In recent months, the two sides have agreed on a slew of economic projects, including the reopening of rail links by year's end. Sports and cultural exchanges are multiplying as well-in August, a top South Korean pop star performed in Pyongyang and a group of women pro-golfers from the South played a tournament on a North Korean course where official legend holds that the Dear Leader once shot five hole-in-ones in a single round. Every day, hundreds...
...agreeing to field a joint Olympic team, North Korea could be making another play to South Korean public opinion. That's fine with Seoul as long as it advances detente. But the Olympic decision won't be cost-free for the South: Seoul may have to sacrifice some of its athletes to make room for North Koreans on the team rosters. It will also likely end up footing the bills for the joint team, as it has in the past for inter-Korean sporting events. But for many South Koreans, that will be a small price...