Word: yonge
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...that this year had the largest participation in the event’s history. “Karaoke is a big phenomenon in Hong Kong and China.” The winner, Vincent See, a senior at Brown, sang his way to success with “Ai Shi Yong Heng” (“Love is Eternal”) and “Dan Che” (“Bicycle”) while on a crutch due to a skiing accident. Although he said he was pleased with his victory, See said, “the main...
...Yohan's sins, and the efforts of his younger brother Yosop to atone for them, form the core of South Korean author Hwang Sok-Yong's provocative 2001 novel The Guest, which has just been published in English for the first time. Hwang, one of South Korea's most famous writers, spent five years in prison for a 1989 trip to Pyongyang, flouting a ban on unauthorized contact with the North. He was pardoned by President Kim Dae Jung, but a stint in jail clearly failed to dent his taste for controversy. The Guest, the title of which...
...unique contributions in their fields. “You don’t have to be a household name to be an outstanding leader,” Khazei said. Harvard’s Presley Professor of Social Medicine Paul E. Farmer and Associate Clinical Professor of Social Medicine Jim Yong Kim, the two founders of Partners in Health, made the list for their work improving health care in poor nations. Both said they were surprised to appear on the list. “I can think of other leaders in public health and medicine who are better candidates for such...
...Hyun Yong loves soccer and baseball, and now he can watch games on his cell phone. Mobile carriers have invested heavily to make fast high-quality video streams a reality--until now with little success. But digital multimedia broadcasting, a new Korean technology, is finally allowing consumers to get video on the go. On May 1, TU Media, a subsidiary of SK Telecom, launched a satellite-based service that beams seven video channels to cell phones. (Nokia and Qualcomm are backing similar technologies that won't hit the market until next year.) Tu Media forecasts 600,000 users for what...
...plans to give it more flexibility to move quickly to prevent chaos. South Korea objected, fearing that Washington might use the slightest wobble in the Pyongyang government as an excuse to invade. "The U.S. wants more power if it sees a need to intervene," says opposition lawmaker Kwon Yong Sae. "There will be conflict between the U.S. and South Korea if something like this happens...