Ahn Hyun-soo, one of South Korea’s most decorated speed skater, announced last week that he would renounce his South Korean citizenship and become a Russian citizen, a move which would allow him to skate for his new country in the 2014 Winter Olympics in
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Thousands of Elvis Presley fans from all around the world - some wearing his trademark outfits and thick sideburns - traveled to Memphis, U.S. last week to mark the 34th anniversary of the singer’s death. During this annual event, which is known as “Elv
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With the 2011 IAAF World Championships just days away, all eyes will be focused on Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. Although fans expect the popular 25-year-old reigning world champion to break his own world records in the 100 and 200 meter race, Bolt may ho
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Lee Chung-yong Suffers Serious Injury
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The youth academy of the famed Spanish football club FC Barcelona is considered one of the best in the world. Its success was never more evident than in 2010, when alumni Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, and Andres Iniesta were the three finalists for FIFA’
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Nelson Mandela, one of the most iconic and influential figures of the 20th and 21st centuries, quietly celebrated his 93rd birthday with his family last week in southern South Africa. In schools across the country, more than 12 million students sang a spe
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Gabrielle Young was just five years old when she read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first of seven wildly popular books about an orphaned boy wizard. Now 18, Young was just one of thousands who camped out at London’s Trafalgar Square to
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When former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited South Korea in 1993, he described the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as the “scariest place on Earth.” His statement captured the tension, danger, and unease that are tangible at the heavily fortified, 248 kilom
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Fans of popular Korean hallyu star, Park Yong-ha, marked the first-year anniversary of his death last week at a memorial ceremony in Paju, Gyeonggi-do. Some 1,500 Japanese fans flew to Korea to attend the event at Yakcheon Temple, according to Park’s for
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An Chang-ho, a famous independence activist, will be the first East Asian to be inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame on Jan. 6, 2012 in Georgia. The walk of fame gives recognition to those who sacrificed and struggled to make equality
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