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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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[Hello India] Corporate Korea sees new growth drivers in India
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Girls’ Generation’s ‘Mr. Mr.’ sweeps music charts
K-pop group Girls’ Generation swept local music charts with its new song “Mr. Mr.” Tuesday, a day after it was uploaded on online music services at home and abroad.The group’s fourth EP of the same title was uploaded on iTunes and local music services such as Melon and Naver Music at 5 p.m. on Monday. It has six songs of different genres of pop music, including the title track “Mr. Mr.” by famous American music production duo The Underdogs. As of Tuesday morning, the track sat atop real-time cha
PerformanceFeb. 25, 2014
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[Photo News] Lotte city hotel Jeju
PeopleFeb. 25, 2014
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'Mr. Mr.' of Girls' Generation sweeps music charts
K-pop group Girls' Generation swept local music charts with its new song "Mr. Mr." Tuesday, a day after it was uploaded on online music services at home and abroad.The group's fourth mini-album of the same title was uploaded on iTunes and local music services such as Melon and Naver Music at 5 p.m. on Monday. It has six songs of different genres of pop music, including the title track "Mr. Mr" by famous American music production duo The Underdogs.As of Tuesday morning, the track sat atop real-ti
Feb. 25, 2014
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[Photo News] Top honor
PeopleFeb. 24, 2014
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Last years of the ‘people’s princess’
After receiving negative reviews from the British press, “Diana,” a biopic on the Princess of Wales, is arriving in Korean theaters next month. The film features the private heartaches of the late princess, whose high-profile marriage to Prince Charles, divorce, and style, made her one of the biggest icons of the 20th century.Directed by German filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film deals with the last two years of Diana’s life after she finally divorced Prince Charles in 1995. Starring as the
FilmFeb. 24, 2014
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Child’s play as ‘Lego Movie’ builds box-office lead
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― “The Lego Movie” built on its previous weeks’ success atop the North American box office for a third weekend in a row, earning $31.5 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.The Warner Bros. animation movie, which is based on the popular kid’s toy, made it look like child’s play: it has raked in $183.2 million since its opening, box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations said.“3 Days to Kill,” an action-thriller starring Kevin Costner as a secret agent tasked with one final, dea
FilmFeb. 24, 2014
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Free English lectures to shed light on Korea
Living in Korea, but can’t quite grasp what this country is about? Try the YEOL lectures. YEOL, the Korean Heritage Preservation Society, offers a series of English seminars featuring prominent scholars, experts and intellectuals in the field of Korean history, culture and art to discuss new insights into Korean society. They are free of charge. The monthly lecture series will kick off next week with professor Emanuel Pastreich from Kyung Hee University speaking on the philosophy of Park Ji-won
CultureFeb. 24, 2014
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Sicilian fairy tale, nomadic spirit infuse Milan Fashion Week
MILAN (AP) ― Hilary Swank, Eva Herzigova and Monica Bellucci gave Milan Fashion Week a burst of star power on Sunday, the fifth day of Milan Fashion Week, which featured womenswear previews for next fall and winter by Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni, Marni and Ferragamo. And one young designer found his pot of gold.Enchanted Sicily Romance flourishes in Dolce&Gabbana’s Sicilian fairy tale, inhabited, according to the designers’ fanciful notes, by elves, fireflies, fairies and knights. Never has little Re
Arts & DesignFeb. 24, 2014
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‘Tick Tick Boom’: The Hives to perform first concert in Korea
Popular Swedish rock band The Hives, credited for being a driving force in re-introducing garage rock to the 21st century music scene, will perform a live concert for the first time in Korea in April. The Hives ― with band members Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous ― first formed more than 20 years ago in the small town of Fagersta, Sweden. In 1994 the bandmates, eager to revitalize the garage band movement, released their firs
PerformanceFeb. 24, 2014
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More rumors regarding g.o.d.’s comeback
Veteran K-pop boy group g.o.d is gearing up for a return to the music scene, as fresh rumors circulate about a potential reunion.Amid talks that all of the g.o.d members have agreed to reunite and some have finished recording a new song by renowned Korean producer duo Double Kick, news outlets recently reported that g.o.d is slated to make an official comeback in March.In response, officials close to the members have denied claims of an official return so soon, saying that nothing has been carve
PerformanceFeb. 24, 2014
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Girls’ Generation unveils new album on iTunes
South Korean pop group Girls’ Generation released its long-awaited new album on online music services worldwide on Tuesday.“Mr.Mr.,” the fourth EP album from the group, was put on iTunes and local music services such as Melon and Naver Music at 5 p.m. The six tracks include the title track by famous American music production duo “The Underdogs.” After officially releasing the album in record stores on Thursday, the band plans to resume local broadcasting activities with cable TV network Mnet’s m
PerformanceFeb. 24, 2014
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Kiss says it won’t play at Rock HOF induction
WALL TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (AP) ― Kiss won’t rock and roll all night ― or at any point during the day, either ― when they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, the band said Sunday. The 40-year-old group is unable to agree on which lineup should perform during the April 10 ceremony in New York City, and has decided not to plug in at all. The dispute concerns whether original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss would join Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in a live performance, or
PerformanceFeb. 24, 2014
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Pope names new cardinals as predecessor looks on
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Pope Francis appointed his first batch of cardinals on Saturday, as his predecessor Benedict made a surprise rare appearance at the ceremony naming the new “princes of the Church”. The new cardinals were presented with scarlet-red birettas and gold rings at a grandiose ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica that Vatican observers say should help correct a perceived bias towards European cardinals. Nine of the 19 cardinals appointed on Saturday came from South America, Africa and A
CultureFeb. 23, 2014
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Yeom promoted to cardinal
Seoul Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung was among the 19 new churchmen elevated to the cardinal’s post at Saturday’s installment ceremony in the Vatican. As 12th out of the 19, Pope Francis called his name, “Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, the archbishop of Seoul,” to bestow him the red hat, ring and assignment of a cardinal. With that, Yeom became the third Korean to be appointed to the position, following the late Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922-2009) and Nicolas Cheong Jin-suk, both preceding Yeom as archbish
CultureFeb. 23, 2014
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[Photo News] P&G in Sochi
PeopleFeb. 23, 2014
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Another divisive figure takes MBC helm
The largest group of shareholders of local broadcaster MBC elected Ahn Gwang-han, a close associate of its former chief Kim Jae-chul, as the new president of the country’s second-largest TV station, the channel said Sunday.In a vote held Friday, Ahn beat two competitors ― Washington bureau chief Lee Jin-suk and Incheon branch vice chief Choi Myeong-gil ― by a majority, it said. Ahn currently leads MBC’s cable unit MBC Plus Media. The Foundation of Broadcast Culture controls the channel with a 70
PeopleFeb. 23, 2014
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Witnessing modern Korea through a lens
When photographer Kim Nyung-man was standing in the photo line, watching President Bill Clinton greeting media artist Nam June Paik, he sensed something was going to happen and pressed the shutter-release button instinctively. Paik’s pants fell down, and the people around him failed to notice for a brief second. What Kim captured shows former President Clinton maintaining a smile at Paik, whose pants are down around his ankles, while two guards in the background look unmoved by what has just hap
PerformanceFeb. 23, 2014
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American’s quest for traditional Korean art
Robert Moore’s collection of Korean art has expanded the presence of Korean art overseas, where it was long overshadowed by Chinese and Japanese art. Major museums in the U.S. boosted their holdings of Korean traditional art and artifacts by purchasing part of Moore’s collection. In 1999, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art purchased 250 works of Korean art from Moore, the largest purchase made by an art museum at that time. The beginning of his Korean art collection dates back to the mid-1950s
PerformanceFeb. 23, 2014
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Femme fatale Nikita inspires Emporio Armani looks
MILAN (AP) ― Giorgio Armani sees the irony. The female models ― all belonging to the target audience for his younger line Emporio Armani ― arrive in leather leggings and he fits them in wide-legged trousers that evoke ankle-length skirts.The 79-year-old designer is not bothered in the least by “this divergence” at his fall/winter womenswear preview Friday on the third day of Milan Fashion Week. Armani said his wide pants recall a long skirt, which younger women today don’t want “because it is pa
Arts & DesignFeb. 23, 2014
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‘12 Years a Slave’ wins big at NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― “12 Years a Slave” swept the film categories at the NAACP Image Awards with four wins.The historical epic’s prizes at Saturday’s 45th annual ceremony honoring diversity in the arts included outstanding motion picture, directing for Steve McQueen, writing for John Ridley and supporting actress for Lupita Nyong’o.“It’s been a historical year in film for all of us in this room, and I’m so proud to be a part of that history,” Nyong’o said. “It’s such an honor to be recognized for
FilmFeb. 23, 2014