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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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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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Korea enters full election mode
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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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Music lovers flock to Nashville for free stuff
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) ― Nashville’s history is so intertwined with music and creative expression that tunes seem to pour from every door and window. From Music Row to the Honky Tonk Highway, the city recognizes its past, while also celebrating emerging artists who are drawn to the city just like music lovers. Learn a little about the great artists that defined the Nashville scene for decades, hear new music that may soon be hitting radio waves, and take a sniff of Tennessee sipping whiskey,
TravelJan. 24, 2014
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Hong Kong tops Koreans’ travel destinations
Hong Kong ranked No. 1 among Koreans’ popular overseas travel destinations in 2012 and 2013, followed by Tokyo, Bangkok and Osaka. A recent Hotel Price Index survey by Hotel.com on the travel habits of Koreans has found that they prefer short-distance travel. The survey forecast that more Koreans would visit tourist spots not far from Korea during the increased number of holidays this year. Hotels.com promotes hotels on its website until Feb. 16, offering special rates for major hotels in Asia,
TravelJan. 24, 2014
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KTO recruits foreign tourism supporters
The Korea Tourism Organization is recruiting expats in Korea or those planning to stay in Korea for more than two months this year as tourism supporters. The supporters, who will act as goodwill ambassadors, will promote tour programs, events and Korean culture through social networking sites of their own countries. The foreign supporters can also participate in popular cultural events such as R-16, an international b-boy tournament, and Korea in Motion, a festival of musical performances. Those
TravelJan. 24, 2014
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All in the tortilla
For Paco Loco owner-chef Kwon Si-hyun, a good taco begins with the tortilla. Every morning, Kwon and his culinary team of one craft their own with corn masa flour and water.“We make them every morning, about 100,” said Kwon, 28. To make their tortillas, corn masa flour and water are kneaded into dough. The dough is then hand-cranked through a rolling tortilla press and the resulting flat circles of dough are tossed on a griddle. Fragrant with that mouthwatering, nutty scent characteristic of cor
FoodJan. 24, 2014
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Marriott expects to open Rwanda hotel by December
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ― Marriott International’s chief executive says a planned hotel in Rwanda should open by the end of this year. He also says that will make Marriott the first big international hotel chain to enter the country since its genocide two decades ago. Arne Sorenson says the Kigali hotel should be ready to open by December and that the company is working with local partners to fill jobs. Those about to get employed “feel like they’ve won the lottery,” Sorenson said on a panel Wed
TravelJan. 24, 2014
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Gungjung tteokbokki
Gungjung tteokbokki is the traditional version of tteokbokki. Gungjung means “royal court” in Korean, and this version dates back to the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). As the name suggests, it was part of the royal cuisine and regarded as a high-class dish ― an interesting contrast to the modern spicy version which is pretty much street food. One story behind the origin of this royal dish is that it was inspired by japchae (stir-fried starch noodles with vegetables) and created to help regain the k
FoodJan. 24, 2014
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Around the hotels
The ‘Big Dipper’ course meal at The PlazaThe Plaza’s Japanese restaurant Murasaki is introducing the special “Big Dipper” course meal in celebration of the Lunar New Year. The meal is part of The Plaza’s “Gourmet Cruise” series which features ingredients selected by the chef under the theme of “premium,” “rare” and “taste.” The six-course lunch (150,000 won) features two types of gobachi, three kinds of raw fish, gratin made with wild rock oyster and soybean sauce, filefish pot, Korayaki, a roas
PeopleJan. 24, 2014
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A night of “Entertainment”
Phoenix performs at its first concert in Korea at Uniqlo AX Hall, eastern Seoul, on Thursday night. (VU Entertainment)“Hello Seoul, this is Phoenix from Paris!” shouted French alternative rock band Phoenix amidst an explosion of red lights and fans roaring in deafening unison as the band launched into its first Seoul concert on Thursday. The concert, held at the UNIQLO AX hall in eastern Seoul, drew thousands of fans in their 20s and 30s, both Korean and non-Korean. Phoenix, which features hard
PerformanceJan. 24, 2014
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Rapper Gary’s solo debut album banned from TV
All the songs on the rapper Gary’s first solo album, “Mr. Gae,” including the title track “Shower Later,” have been banned by the country’s three major broadcasting channels, TV officials said. KBS, the country’s second-largest broadcaster, said Friday that its review panel decided to ban all four songs on the album and their music videos, citing risque scenes and vulgar language. Two other channels, MBC and SBS, took similar actions earlier this week. “Shower Later,” a mid-tempo song featuring
PerformanceJan. 24, 2014
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Justin Bieber leaves Florida jail after drunk driving arrest
Teen pop star Justin Bieber’s tumultuous life off-stage landed him in jail for the first time on Thursday when police arrested the singer for drunk driving after he was caught drag racing on a main Miami Beach street in a rented Lamborghini.The 19-year-old Canadian initially resisted arrest, cursed at police officers and later told them he had consumed alcohol, pot and prescription drugs, police said. Then, changing his demeanor, he grew cooperative and even smiled for his mug shot, coiffed hair
PerformanceJan. 24, 2014
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EXO takes top prize at Seoul Music Awards
K-pop sensation EXO won a top prize at the 23rd Seoul Music Awards on Thursday, outshining 12 competitors including SHINee, Cho Yong-pil and Girls’ Generation. The idol group also earned awards for the main prize and Digital Song of the Year at the ceremony held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul. “EXO had a tense and difficult year in 2013, but we were happy that we could be with our fans,” said Sooho, team leader of the idol group, expressing his gratitude to his fans and colleagues at SM En
PerformanceJan. 24, 2014
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Over 500 artifacts discovered in undersea trove near Jindo
Off the southern coast of Korea near Jindo Island, a team of Korean archaeologists have discovered a cornucopia of relics that they hope will provide a glimpse into the country’s rich history of cultural assets. Among the artifacts are a pair of ceramic jars believed to date back to the Three Kingdoms era (57 to 668 AD) and two items that look like yogo, an ancient prototype of janggo, the traditional hourglass-shaped double headed drum. “The waters off Oryu-ri, Jindo, are an underwater treasure
CultureJan. 23, 2014
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Ordinary things become centerpieces
Photographer Lee Jung-jin wanted to cast off fixed concepts about her art discipline. Instead of using photosensitized paper, she tried different printing materials to capture certain images which have inspired her. After experimenting with diverse materials such as fabric, printed paper and even toilet paper, she found the right image on a piece of mulberry paper. “Coincidentally the mulberry paper and the image created a synergy. It even looked like a painting,” she said at Shinsegae Gallery i
PerformanceJan. 23, 2014
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Italy’s art spooks show off stolen masterpieces
ROME (AFP) ― Italy’s cultural police, who have taken a leading role in the fight against the smuggling of antiquities, put on show a trove of recovered stolen art in Rome from Etruscan funerary urns to Renaissance paintings.Dozens of works are being displayed in the presidential palace in the Italian capital in a special exhibition also intended to show off a police force that is called in to consult on art thefts around the world.The force said it has the largest database of stolen works around
CultureJan. 23, 2014
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Film reconstructs tragedy of Samsung employee
One of the most talked-about movies of last year’s Busan International Film Festival, featuring a tragic, real-life story about a Samsung employee, is getting a theater release next month. The film, funded solely by donations and crowd funding from more than 7,000 individuals, recounts the life of Hwang Yu-mi, a factory worker who died of leukemia at age 23 in 2007 after working for four years at a Samsung memory chip factory. Titled “Another Promise” (previously “Another Family,” equivalent to
FilmJan. 23, 2014
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Music festival asks public to compose ‘Tweetfonie’
FRANKFURT (AFP) ― A German music festival Wednesday invited social media users to compose all-new orchestral pieces for a “Tweetfonie” to be given a world premiere later this year.The world of classical music is eagerly embracing Twitter and Facebook with musicians, conductors, concert halls and opera houses enthusiastic users of the platforms.The Kurt Weill Festival is taking this newfound enthusiasm one step further and planning a “Tweetfonie” of melodies composed by music-lovers and budding c
PerformanceJan. 23, 2014
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Seoul Jazz Festival to take place in May
This year’s Seoul Jazz Festival, will be held at Olympic Park in Seoul on May 17 and 18.The first lineup of musicians will be unveiled on Feb. 6 and tickets for two-day passes will go on sale from Feb. 4 on Interpark.Just 1,000 “blind tickets” for two-day passes will be released for purchase on Feb. 4, at 12 p.m., two days before the announcement of the first artist lineup. The “blind tickets” will be sold for 125,000 won, a 35-percent discount.A limited number of “super early bird tickets,” als
PerformanceJan. 23, 2014
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‘Snowpiercer’ is Korean film reporters’ pick of 2013
Director Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Snowpiercer” on Wednesday claimed the best film and the best director awards given by local movie reporters for 2013.The English-language debut by Bong was the top winner at the fifth “Film of the Year Awards” ceremony held at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, beating out the latest box-office sensation, “The Attorney,” and director Lee Jun-ik’s drama “Hope.” Bong also received the best director award for “Snowpiercer.”The Korea Film Reporters Association,
FilmJan. 23, 2014
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From page to screen and back again
The memoir “12 Years a Slave” was published in 1853, a year after Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”Now Solomon Northup’s personal narrative is a bestseller ― 161 years after it first came out ― through a tie-in to the celebrated movie version of his memoir. And it is likely to get a big boost from the many Oscar nominations the film has received.The antebellum drama is one of several films this year that have given their namesake books a second life.For years the slim volume
BooksJan. 23, 2014
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‘The Trip to Echo Spring’ a tipsy journey
In this reflection on six great alcoholic American writers ― John Cheever, Raymond Carver, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Berryman and Tennessee Williams ― Olivia Laing emerges as a kind of British Susan Orlean, combining nonfiction narrative, travel writing, literary criticism and a touch of memoir in a personable style. While it’s rare to quote blurbs in a book review (with good reason), Hilary Mantel, of “Wolf Hall” fame, says something on the book’s back cover that is worth repe
BooksJan. 23, 2014