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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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Fed: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
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Samsung develops fastest DRAM chip optimzied for ondevice AI
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Seoul fashion blends luxury, high street
When Steve J & Yoni P’s Seoul Fashion Week show on Oct. 20 surprised many in the star-studded front row and packed auditorium with its combination of romantic colors and playful graffiti prints. “I think Steve J & Yoni P fits the mood of what is going on in Korea, between high street fashion and luxury,” said Danny Stienen, a buyer from Antonioli in Milan. It is difficult to be both sexy and feminine at the same time, added Stienen. “But I think this year’s womenswear collections, along with Ste
Arts & DesignOct. 26, 2014
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[Herald Interview] ‘Museums write history’
French-born Philippe Vergne, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, has spent most of his career in the U.S. In pursuit of the “American Dream,” Vergne arrived in Minneapolis 17 years ago and worked as a curator for a decade, working his way up to top positions in art in New York and Los Angeles. He served as the director of Dia Art Foundation in New York for more than five years and took the helm of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles earlier this year. Vergne has been
PerformanceOct. 26, 2014
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J.K. Rowling announces new ‘Harry Potter’ backstory tale
It’s no Halloween trick: There’s more witchcraft and wizardry in store for “Harry Potter” fans, who can expect a new tale from author J.K. Rowling on Oct. 31. In an announcement posted to Pottermore.com, Rowling reveals that she has penned a new 1,700-word story that will offer “revealing first-person” thoughts about former Hogwarts professor Dolores Umbridge. Imelda Staunton (right) played Dolores Umbridge in the “Harry Potter” movies. (Warner Bros.)Umbridge is a fitting character for a Hallow
CultureOct. 26, 2014
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Disney pens love letter to Japan with robot film
TOKYO (AP) ― Disney executives call their next film “a love letter to Japanese culture.” No wonder: This nation can’t get enough of animation, especially Disney’s. Walt Disney Animation Studios is practically bending backward to woo Japanese moviegoers after the stupendous success of “Frozen.” The fifth-highest-grossing movie of all time made more than $250 million of its total in Japan alone, nearly a third of its overseas numbers and more than five times what it made in France, according to Bo
FilmOct. 26, 2014
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[Weekender] Korea’s mountain playgrounds
It’s hard to say exactly how many mountains there are in Korea, partly because there are so many of them. Former Korea Herald columnist Gary Rector notes, “There’s no real way to delineate a mountain (here) since they all run together in ranges. Some mountains even have more than one name, depending on where you look at them from.” Most are part of the Taebaek Range, along the east coast, and its many offshoots.The country is so rugged that even the capital city has no fewer than a dozen peaks,
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Serving up Korean food with a sexy twist
It is clich to say that life takes interesting turns, but for celebrity chef Judy Joo, that may very well be the best way to describe the path that life has taken her.The Korean-American who now lives in London began her career on the fix income-trading floor at Morgan Stanley upon graduating Columbia University with an engineering degree. She enjoyed her success but her heart was not in it. It was the fine dining that she was introduced to as a high-earning Wall Street trader that kept tugging
FoodOct. 24, 2014
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Calendar
Classical musicThe Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: Maestro Mariss Jansons will conduct his Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in two concerts at Seoul Arts Center. On Nov. 18, the world-renowned orchestra will perform Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures At An Exhibition” (arr. Ravel). The program for the next day consists of Strauss’ “Don Juan” and “Der Rosenkavalier Suite (The Knight of the Rose)” and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. Tickets run from 60,000 w
CultureOct. 24, 2014
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Box Office: The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol, The Golden Era, My Love My Bride
The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol (Korea)Opened Oct. 23Documentary. Directed by Lee Sang-ho and Ahn Hae-ryongThe documentary “The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol” (a.k.a. “Diving Bell”) addresses issues on the April 16 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which claimed more than 300 lives, particularly issues about the use of a marine rescue equipment called a diving bell, which was largely seen as a failure. Investigative journalist Lee Sang-ho takes the camera to Paengmok Harbor, Jindo Island, to doc
FilmOct. 24, 2014
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Hasbro in high spirits over prospects for film based on Ouija board
Hollywood has a fascination with turning classic board games into movies.There was “Clue” and “Battleship,” and now “Ouija” is about to hit theaters this week. Filmmakers are working to get “Monopoly,” “Candy Land” and “Risk” off the toy store shelves and into cinemas.The big studios hope to cash in at the box office as these familiar titles resonate with grown-ups and teenagers alike who played the games as children. And, for toy makers like Hasbro Inc., it could help boost sales of games that
FilmOct. 24, 2014
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Eyelike: Opera‘s Kaufmann turns to lighter fare
Opera‘s Kaufmann turns to lighter fareJonas Kaufmann“You Mean the World to Me”(Sony)Is there anything Jonas Kaufmann can’t do? The great German tenor has long since conquered the worlds of grand opera and classical recital. Now he turns his talents with equal success to lighter fare, on an album of German operetta and film songs from 1925-35.Those years marked a period of tremendous cultural creativity until it was brought to a screeching halt by the ascension of the Nazis, who forced many of th
PerformanceOct. 24, 2014
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The ultimate bathing experience
For travelers who have a bit of time to check out Hungary, thermal baths, the biggest and most famous in Europe, are the snapshot of society and the people there. Asian countries like Korea and Japan also share the culture of thermal bathing. While taking a hot spring bath is now more favored by elderly people for special occasions in Asia, there are no age, gender or social barriers at Hungarian baths. During my weeklong stay in Hungary, I visited two most famous thermal baths in the country: t
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Hidden treasures of Hungary
Aside from the bustling capital city of Budapest, Hungary is still little known to many Asian tourists who are frequent travelers to European cities.With the aim to reveal the country’s hidden treasures, the Hungarian Embassy to Korea recently offered a group of Korean journalists a rare opportunity to look around several small cities there. In reflection of the agency’s strong will to show more about the country, the weeklong schedule was packed with diverse but brief programs, but it was long
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Finnair offers ‘extra comfort’ economy seats
Finnair announced it would offer “economy comfort” seats with an extra 10 centimeters of legroom, a more comfortable headrest, higher-quality headphones and an amenity kit of socks, a sleeping mask, a toothbrush and tooth paste. The seats with extra room will be available from Dec. 15 on international flights for an additional 40 to 60 Euros ($50 to $76) for a one-way ticket. Finnair will have eight economy comfort seats on flights between Incheon and Helsinki. Seats with extra room are availabl
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Pyongyang races to complete new airport
PYONGYANG (AP) ― Pyongyang isn’t exactly an international travel hub. But attracting more tourists is one of North Korea’s top agenda items, so thousands of soldier-builders are working feverishly these days to give the capital a fancy new airport. The new airport, which is now in its final stages, is the latest of North Korea’s “speed campaigns,” mass mobilizations of labor shock brigades aimed at finishing top-priority projects in record time. Dressed in hard hats and brown or olive green unif
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Korean travel mobile app for Chinese tourists
The Korea Tourism Organization released a Korean travel mobile application for Chinese tourists traveling independently in Korea. The app features a Korea map in Chinese, directions, and public transportation and shopping information such as the opening hours of major shopping places as well as discount coupons.The mobile app targets the growing number of Chinese tourists in Korea, which are expected to reach some 5.8 million by the end of the year. Chinese arrivals have already reached 42 perce
TravelOct. 24, 2014
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Stuffed popovers and blue velvet cake at Melting Shop
Expect the unexpected at Melting Shop, a brand-new restaurant helmed by the duo who created the restaurants Tastingroom and Miki Creole. Situated in Seoul’s Sinsa-dong near Dosan Park, Melting Shop held its soft opening on Oct. 15 and is slated to hold its grand opening on Nov. 1.At the new establishment, popovers, flatbread and cake are remixed into fresh, fun eats that are as tasty as they are unconventional. “We decided to do something completely new,” said Melting Shop director Kim Ju-young,
FoodOct. 24, 2014
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Around the hotels
Lotte Hotel Seoul invites Michelin-starred Korean chef Lotte Hotel Seoul’s Mugunghwa is hosting Hooni Kim, owner-chef of the Michelin-starred Danji and the acclaimed Hanjan in New York. The celebrated chef has been invited to present the creations he serves at Danji and Hanjan. The lunch menu, priced at 95,000 won, includes New York-style cold spicy sea bream soup with seaweed and fumet sherbet, Korean beef tartar with natural pine mushroom, butterfish simmered in soy sauce or Hooni Kim-style sp
FoodOct. 24, 2014
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A pie to remember
Sunday mornings other Minneapolis families went to church; we picked up bagels at the Lincoln Del. That’s how I knew we were Jewish.Dad ordered a baker’s dozen, sliced lox and cream cheese. Also Max’s half dills, whitefish wrapped in paper and a block of gritty halvah. I helped by gazing into the glass case. It was cold, bright and packed with astounding confections. I was mesmerized by the frog cakes, cut to reveal raspberry smiles.Once, the woman behind the counter lifted out a chocolate-cover
FoodOct. 24, 2014
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2NE1 Minzy’s sister debuts
Gong Min-young. (Sony Music)Gong Min-young, the older sister of 2NE1’s Minzy, debuted Friday as a singer with her first album “Rebirth.”The album consists of eight tracks, most of them self-composed contemporary Christian music. Gong tried an unconventional music style by mixing religious songs with contemporary genres such as jazz, hip-hop and rhythm and blues, her agency Sony Music Entertainment said. Track titles such as “Let’s Party,” “Go!” and “Turn It Up” contain her modern take on Christi
Oct. 24, 2014
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First-generation K-pop idols reunite for EP
S (SM Entertainment)Group S, a trio of first-generation K-pop singers, released an EP on Friday after an 11-year hiatus.The group, which debuted in 2003, consists of vocalists of popular boy groups of the late 1990s: Kangta of H.O.T, Shin Hye-sung of Shinhwa and singer Lee Ji-hoon. Their latest EP “Autumn Breeze” has five songs, which are composed and produced by Kangta. The title track “Without You” is an acoustic pop ballad sung in harmony by the three vocals. The song tells the story of a cou
Oct. 24, 2014