Snowy delights and variations on bingsu
People have been licking and slurping at snow cones and their myriad of counterparts as far back as around 3,000 B.C.
Powder soft ice, or granular chunks, sloshed up in milk, fluorescent and sticky sweet syrups or the like never fail to satisfy during these hot summer months, be it in the form of a
Kimchi
Kimchi (김치; pronounced /ˈkɪmtʃi/, Korean pronunciation: [kimtɕʰi]), also spelled gimchi, kimchee, or kim chee, is a traditional Korean fermented dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings. It is most commonly made with napa cabbage and other vegetables such as radish, green onion, chive, and cucumber.
Tofu
Tofu (豆腐, Chinese dòufu, Japanese tofu), or bean curd is a soft white food made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. It is of Chinese origin, and part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese and others.
Kim In-kyung Donates Lorena Ochoa Invitational Prize to Charity
Kim In-kyung won the U.S. LPGA Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico on Monday, and donated her entire prize money of US$220,000 to the Lorena Ochoa Foundation and a charity in the U.S.
Kim said she was moved to donate the money by seeing Ochoa’s fans. She said that since her debut on the Tour...
Galaxy Tab Debuts in U.S.
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Tab tablet PC has arrived in the U.S. The device was launched last Wednesday by mobile carrier T-Mobile, followed by Verizon the next day and Sprint on Sunday. AT&T’s release later this month will mark the Galaxy Tab’s launch with all four of the big U.S. operators.
Verizon is selling the device...
Samsung, Apple Rivalry Expanding Beyond Smartphones
Samsung Electronics will officially unveil its Galaxy Tab tablet PC here on Thursday, the same day Apple’s new MacBook Air laptop is slated to hit the Korean market. This won’t be the first clash of Samsung and Apple product releases. On June 8 Samsung along with Google and SK Telecom unveiled the Galaxy S in...
Samsung Gadgets Ranked Among Top 10 Tech Products by U.S. Magazine
Two Samsung Electronics products have been ranked among the top 10 in this year’s list of the 100 best tech products by U.S. magazine PC World. The Galaxy Tab tablet PC came in fifth, and the Epic 4G smartphone eighth.
The Galaxy Tab “is by far the best Android tablet we’ve seen to date,” the...
Kang Ji-min Wins 2nd LPGA Title
Kang Ji-min earned her second U.S. LPGA title on Sunday in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
The 30-year-old Korean hit seven birdies and one bogey in the final third round to finish with an overall 9-under 204, edging out veteran Juli Inkster by one stroke.
It was Kang’s first...
Samsung-Apple tablet war to define industry standard
Apple has been thumping Samsung Electronics in the lucrative smartphone market, but the Korean technology giant has vowed to keep the competition close in tablet computers, and touts its seven-inch Galaxy Tab as a smarter and more compact alternative to Apple’s iPad.
However, it remains to be seen whether Samsung’s decision to deliver something different will...
Hyundai on a roll in U.S.
Perception of its cars improving in North America
By focusing on vehicle quality and consumer-oriented marketing, Hyundai Motor is seeing solid improvement in its brand image and enhancing its value in the North American market, executives with the company’s U.S. operations said yesterday.
“The gap between what our product is and what people perceive our product to...
LG Electronics releases largest 3-D TV in S. Korea
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s second-largest TV makers by shipment, said Wednesday that it has launched a 72-inch, light-emitting diode (LED) TV equipped with 3-D capability in the domestic market.
The 3-D-equipped LED TV model features the largest screen among the 3-D LED TVs available in the market, LG said in a statement. The new product...
Pak Se-ri Awarded Korea’s Highest Sports Honor
Golfer Pak Se-ri, 33, will be honored with the Blue Dragon of the Order of Sports Merit, Korea’s highest order for athletes, in recognition of her contribution to the development of sports and the country.
In 1988, her first year in the U.S. LPGA, Pak was awarded the Tiger of the Order, the second highest...
Samsung to Release Galaxy K Smartphone
Samsung Electronics said Monday that it will launch its Galaxy K smartphone through mobile operator KT.
The Galaxy K runs on Google’s Android 2.2 operating system and features a 3.7-inch AMOLED-Plus display and a 1-GHz processor.
It supports Adobe Flash Player allowing users to watch video and animations, with social hub features for running social...
