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'The Odyssey': Greeks used to reinvention of Homer's epic story

As the world prepares for a Hollywood adaptation of The Odyssey, Greek students continue a tradition that has endured for centuries. Every year, seventh-graders across Greece spend the entire school year studying Homer’s epic, debating moral dilemmas, unpacking motives and flaws and identifying literary devices. (AP…

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Why Young People in China Are Buying Feelings

Visitors to a theme park in central China are lining up for selfies with this cosplayer. While this hiker is paid to guide and carry visitors up one of the country’s most popular mountains. It’s all part of a growing trend among young people here who are increasingly anxious about the future because of declining wag…

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S. Korea to showcase traditional 'gat' craftsmanship at UNESCO heritage session in Busan

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Foreign delegates and visitors attending a key UNESCO committee meeting in South Korea will have the opportunity to watch master artisans craft the traditional Korean hat of "gat," famously worn by Saja Boys, the in-film idol boy group in the megahit animation "KPop Demon Hunters," officia…

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Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad dies

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74.The state-…

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