‘요가,’ ‘힐링,’ 그리고 ‘고요함’은 사람들이 인도를 떠올리면 생각나는 단어들이었다. 영화 ‘먹고, 기도하고, 사랑하라’의 여주인공이 인도에서 평화로운 라이프 스타일을 즐기고 자신의 걱정과 우려에 대한 해답을 기도로 찾는 장면이 그려진다.하지만 인도에 대한 꿈 같은 이미지는 작년 12월 인도의 버스에서 벌어진 집단 성폭행 사건으로 산산조각 나게 된다. 끔찍한 사건이 터진 지 얼마 되지 않아서 한국인 여학생이 낯선 남성에게서 건네 받은 맥주를 마시고 성폭행을 당한 사건과 스위스 부부가 사이클링 여행을 하던 중 8명의 인도인들에 잘못 걸려 성폭행을 당하는 사건이 터지면서 인도가 ‘꿈의 나라’라는 환상에 대한 의심의 목소리가 커지기 시작했다.인도의 영자신문사에 따르면 2011년 인도를 방문한 한국인 관광객은 약 108,680명으로 2010년의 95,587명에 비해 13.7 퍼센트가 증가했다.“인도 여행의 성수기는 11월부터 2월까지다. 최근 인도의 안 좋은 사건이 있었음에도 불구하고

South Korean stocks closed 0.3 percent higher on Tuesday as investors hunted for bargains, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.After opening lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 6.03 points to 1,983.7. Trading volume was moderate at 271.8 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won (US$3 billion), with decliners outnumbering gainers 408 to 386.The key index staged a rally on Monday after dropping for three consecutive trading sessions."The loca

Do cold sores lead to mental disorders?Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center claimed that the virus that causes cold sores might be associated with memory loss and mental diseases.In the study, performed in collaboration with the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, the researchers tested the mental function of 1,625 participants with aged 69 on average and living in New York.Participants who had high levels of infections such as herpes simplex virus in the blood were

South Korean stocks traded 0.21 percent higher late Tuesday morning, led by gains in techs and autos, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added4.23 points to 1,981.90 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech blue chips drove up the shares, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics rising 0.8 percent and top chipmaker adding 1.2 percent. Leading flat panel manufacturer LG Display gained 1.11 percent.Carmakers also gathered ground, with No. 1 industry player Hyundai Motor adding 2.09

South Korean stocks turned higher following a weak start on Tuesday but continued to trade range-bound amid ongoing concerns over the fiscal crisis in Cyprus, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 3.6 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,981.27 in the first 15 minutes of trading.Blue chips led the climb, with market bellwether Samsung Electronics adding 0.54 percent and the country's top automaker Hyundai Motor rising 0.46 percent.The local currency was trading at 1

South Korean stocks closed 1.49 percent higher Monday on rising hope of the settlement of the fiscal crisis in Cyprus, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) advanced 28.96 points to 1977.67. Trading volume was low at 264.3 million shares worth 3.38 trillion won (US$3.02 billion), with gainers outnumbering decliners 540 to 266."The stock market gathered ground following the eased concerns over the fiscal crisis in

Cyprus avoided bankruptcy, and potential turmoil across the eurozone, by securing a last-minute 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout with promises to sharply cut back its oversized banking sector and make large bank account holders take losses to help pay much of the bill.Negotiations into early Monday ended with approval of the deal by the 17-nation eurozone's finance ministers. The European Central Bank had threatened to cut off crucial emergency assistance to the country's banks by Tuesday i

South Korea's foreign ministry was officially christened the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday after shifting its responsibility for trade negotiations to the commerce ministry. The name change meant that the ministry, formerly called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, got a shorter name and lost its 15-year-long jurisdiction over trade affairs as part of a government-wide reorganization plan by President Park Geun-hye. Still, trade experts express concerns that if the commerce minis

피아트500을 타고 도심을 누비니 어딜 가나 사람들의 호기심 어린 시선이 느껴진다. 1957년에 출시된 이 차는 유럽에서는 "국민차"로 알려져 있지만 한국시장에는 올해 2월 처음 소개됐다.십여 년 전 피아트는 아시아금융위기로 한국사업을 철수해야 했다. 하지만 피아트-크라이슬러 코리아 파블로 로소 사장은 이제 상황이 전혀 달라졌다고 말한다. 국내 수입차 시장은 그 동안 급격히 성장했고 특히 소형차는 여전히 틈새시장이다. 그는 최근 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 "한국인들 트렌드를 앞서가고 항상 새로운 것에 열려 있다. 피아트의 글로벌성장전략에 있어 한국은 이상적인 시험장"이라고 밝혔다. 현재 피아트 전시장에는 고객들의 시승요청이 끊이지 않고 있다. 회사에 따르면 고객 비율은 남성과 여성이 50대50으로 비슷하고 평균연령은 35세로 젊은 편이다. 그런 피아트의 2월 첫 달 판매는 85대로 예상보다는 다소 부진했다. 같은 기간 경쟁차인 BMW미니는 293대를 팔아 치웠다.하지만 로소사장은 이

President Park Geun-hye named her close aide and former four-term lawmaker Lee Kyeong-jae to head the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and selected eight new vice ministerial-level officials, her spokesman said Sunday.Lee graduated from Seoul National University and worked for a local newspaper as a reporter for more than 20 years. He entered politics in the 1990s, taking several positions in the presidential office and then served as a ruling party lawmaker from 1996 until 2012. The 72-yea

The Park Geun-hye administration will actively engage with North Korea with more support and exchange projects if the communist neighbor strives to follow international norms, a senior official at Seoul's presidential office said Sunday."Support for North Korea and diverse inter-Korean exchange programs will be expanded as long as the North cooperates with peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula by refraining from provocations and joining the international community," said a high-ranking official

Scientists at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, claimed they have developed the lightest solid material on Earth that can balance on top of a flower.　The material, called "graphene aerogel," is a combination of freeze-dried carbon and graphene oxide, weighing only 0.16 mg per 1 cubic centimeter.　The graphene, hailed as a "wonder material," was first developed by Russian-born physicists working at the University of Manchester, who managed a 1-atom-thick graphene flake by continuously peelin

  왜 우리는 책을 왜 읽을까? 우리는 왜 우리에 대한 기록을 남기고 싶어할까? 인류는 왜 도서관을 만들었을까?　규장각 한국학연구원 원장을 맡고 있는 서울대 국사학과 김인걸 교수는 화요일, 코리아 헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 “우리 모두는 항상 지식에 대한 열망이 있어요. 그리고 책은 한 사람의 지식의 응집체이자, 어떤 주제에 대한 가장 객관적인 기록이므로, 우리가 정보를 얻을 수 있는 최고의 방법입니다.”고 서문을 뗐다.　규장각은 한국의 현존하는 가장 오래된 도서관이자, 기록보관소이다. 조선의 정조(1776-1800)가 전 세계에서 수집한 책들을 보관하기 위해 1776년경 창덕궁에 세웠다.　이곳은 또한 국왕이 조선 내 최고 학자들과 학문적 대화를 나누는 곳이기도 했다. 정조는 그들과 토론하면서 그들을 가르치기도 하고 그들로부터 배우기도 했다.　그러나 조선이 일본에 병합되면서, 규장각의 학문적 기능은 사라지고 그곳은 일본 식민지 정부에 의해 행정 문서들로 채워졌다. 1928년 당시 일본은

South Korean stocks closed 0.44 percent lower Thursday due the gloomy outlook over first-quarter corporate earnings, analysts said. The local currency gained against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed8.59 points to 1950.82. Trading volume was low at 258 million shares worth 3.52 trillion won (US$3.16 billion), with decliners outnumbering gainers 493 to 295."Local shares trade lower despite the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to maintain stimulus measures

South Korean stocks traded 0.14 percent higher late Thursday morning on gains in techs and shipbuilders, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 2.84 points to 1962.25 as of 11:20 a.m.Tech blue chips continued to gather ground, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics rising 0.34 percent and top flat panel manufacturer LG Display adding 2.18 percent.Shipbuilders also traded higher, with No. 1 player Hyundai Heavy Industries moving up 1.45 percent and Samsung He

South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday following an overnight Wall Street rally fueled by the Fed's reassurance of credit easing, analysts said.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) increased 10.84 points, or 0.55 percent, to 1,970.25 in the first15 minutes of trading.Shares gathered ground across the board, with market behemoth Samsung Electronics rising 0.68 percent and No. 1 carmaker Hyundai Motor advancing 1.15 percent. Top steelmaker POSCO added 0.15 percent.U.S. stock

South Korean stocks dropped 0.97 percent on Wednesday as investors stepped to the sidelines on an aborted bailout plan for Cyprus, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell19.15 points to 1,959.41. Trading volume was moderate at 322.4 million shares worth 3.7 trillion won (US$3.3 billion), with decliners outnumbering gainers 562 to 251."The Cyprus rejection raised concerns on the eurozone region and foreigners cont

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run double in the first inning that held up, helping the Dominican Republic cap an unbeaten run through the World Baseball Classic with a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico in Tuesday's final.The Dominican Republic has its World Baseball Classic crown, at last.``Tomorrow will be a national holiday,'' said Moises Alou, the Dominican general manager. ``It was a tremendous win.''Robinson Cano earned MVP honors, Erick Aybar added an RBI double to back winner Samuel Deduno, and the

South Korean stocks traded 0.32 percent lower late Wednesday morning, led by losses in foodmakers and brokerage houses, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell6.39 points to 1,972.17 as of 11:20 a.m.Blue-chip confectionery maker Orion slumped 3 percent with major brokerage house Mirae Asset Securities tumbling 3.5 percent. In contrast, large-cap auto-related stocks gathered ground. No.1 player Hyundai Motor edged up 0.2 percent with its auto-parts making affil

South Korean stocks got off to a weak start Wednesday, dented by renewed eurozone concerns after the Cypriot parliament rejected a tax proposal needed for its bailout, analysts said. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 5.94 points, or 0.3 percent to 1,972.62 in the first 15 minutes of trading. Most shares trended downward across the board, with those of tech blue-chips and financial firms leading the decline. Market bellwether Samsung Electronics slipped 0.54 percent, wi