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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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8 things debt-free people do
Amid growing concern over snowballing debt at home and abroad, it might be useful to note down eight habits that debt-free people commonly share.To live debt free, you might have to shed your current bad habits and take on constructive ones. Business Insider, the U.S. business and technology news website, offered eight tips to live debt-free. 1. They pay attention to details Debt-free people keep close track of personal finances. They monitor how much they earn, how much they save and how muc
PeopleFeb. 10, 2014
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Donna Karan turns to real people for her DKNY show
If you've ever watched a fashion show and said to yourself, “Those aren't real people out there on the runway,” Donna Karan has an answer for that.For her DKNY runway show Sunday, Karan presented _ along with the models, of course _ an assortment of non-models: A DJ. A TV presenter. A printmaker. A few students. A biologist, a “night life hostess,” and, in the most intriguing entry in the show's written program, a “tattoo artist/ pro skateboarder.”The “real people” (not that you aren't real, mod
Arts & DesignFeb. 10, 2014
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New York Philharmonic delivers energetic Seoul concerts
For New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert, silence in the audience is not always the same. “There is a difference between a silence that is focused and a silence that is merely dutiful,” Gilbert said in a press conference hours before a concert Thursday in Seoul. “With the Korean audience, I have always sensed an energetic concentration.” And that seemed to be the most accurate description of the mood last week inside the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, where the American conductor l
PerformanceFeb. 9, 2014
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Grammy winner John Mayer to put on first concert in Korea
The internationally popular America pop/folk singer John Mayer will be making his way to Seoul on May 6 to put on his first concert performance in Korea since he made his musical debut more than 10 years ago. The upcoming concert event is the 14th installment of the Hyundai Card Culture Project series, which in the past brought acts such as The Killers, Keane, John Legend, Ke$ha, Jason Mraz, Kraftwerk, Mika and Damien Rice.After an appearance at the annual South by Southwest showcase in Austin,
PerformanceFeb. 9, 2014
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Beatlemania: A moment in time never to be repeated
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Musical moments that capture the attention of a national audience ― and beyond ― never seem to be in short supply. Last week, Bruno Mars set a ratings record with 115 million people watching his Super Bowl performance. A few months ago, the talk was about Beyonce’s surprise album. And there’s still discussion of That Miley Moment at the MTV Video Music Awards. But moments that spark a musical revolution? A dramatic altering of the pop culture landscape? A true moment for histo
PerformanceFeb. 9, 2014
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The making of an exhibition
When Kim Hyon-jeong, associate curator of Korean art at Asian Art Museum ― Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture, arrived at the San Francisco institution in the summer of 2010 after four years at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where she had re-launched the Korean galleries, her assignment was already waiting for her.The museum’s director Jay Xu had already decided on holding a Korean exhibition at the largest U.S. museum dedicated exclusively to Asian art and culture after visit
CultureFeb. 9, 2014
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'2PM's Taecyeon is a big drinker'
Actor Lee Seo-jin has revealed that Taecyeon, a member of K-pop idol group 2PM, is an extremely heavy drinker.Lee talked about the singer’s drinking capacity during an interview with the KBS program “Entertainment Weekly,” which aired on Saturday.“We recently had a boozy gathering with actress Kim Hee-seon. And I and Kim were knocked down by Taecyeon, who drinks really well,” Lee said. Lee and Kim are co-starring on the MBC-TV drama “Wonderful Days,” which touches on the values of family, the g
EntertainmentFeb. 9, 2014
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Pope Francis beautifies 124 Korean martyrs
Pope Francis has beautified 124 Korean martyrs from the late 18th and 19th centuries, a report said Saturday.According to the report from DPA, the pope recognized the martyrdom of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 others who were killed for renouncing Confucianism between 1791 and 1888.The move comes ahead of Francis' expected trip to South Korea for the Asian Youth Day on Aug. 10-17, the report said.Some 10,000 Korean adherents to the faith are believed to have been killed since the late 18th century.
CultureFeb. 9, 2014
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Calendar
Exhibitions“Julian Opie”: Kukje Gallery presents a solo exhibition of Julian Opie featuring some of his new works portraying the lifestyles of pedestrians in Seoul. The new works, results of his observations of people walking by on the streets of the capital city, will reveal his signature style of depicting people in color and outlining them prominently in black. The works on display are paintings, sculptures and pieces made using light-emitting diodes. The exhibition runs from Feb. 13 to March
CultureFeb. 7, 2014
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Box Office: Venus Talk, My Place, The Nun
Venus Talk (Korea)Opening Feb. 13Comedy. Drama. Directed by Kwon Chil-in. Shin-hye (Uhm Jung-hwa) is a capable TV producer and a single woman in her 40s. She used to date her co-worker, the current chief of their TV network, but he left her for a younger woman who also happens to be Shin-hye’s junior colleague. She has two best friends, Mi-yeon (Moon So-ri), a housewife who is not satisfied with her sex life with her rather docile husband, and Hae-young (Jo Min-soo), a single mother who wants h
FilmFeb. 7, 2014
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Eyelike: B.A.P grounds itself with ‘First Sensibility’
B.A.P grounds itself with ‘First Sensibility’B.A.P “First Sensibility” (LOEN Entertainment)Up-and-coming K-pop boy group B.A.P has returned to the music scene with its first studio album “First Sensibility,” packed with colorful sounds and powerful hip-hop beats.Following a series of successful singles, the new album proves that the six-member group is quite solid, having established a unique style characterized by a mixture of rap and steady vocals. However, the group still has room for progre
FilmFeb. 7, 2014
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Kate Winslet plays a repressed mother in ‘Labor Day’
This is a different sort of Kate Winslet than we’ve come to expect.In “Labor Day” ― a romance, a drama, and a woman’s fantasy of what men, perhaps, should be ― the British actress plays Adele Wheeler, a fragile, frightened single mother too wary of the outside world to even get in the car and drive to the market.The year is 1987, the place a small New Hampshire town. Adele’s 13-year-old boy (a very good Gattlin Griffith) has assumed many of the domestic responsibilities. There’s even an Oedipal
FilmFeb. 7, 2014
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Tradition with a twist at Pyeongchang Trout Festival
For six weeks during winter, visitors from across South Korea make the pilgrimage to Jinbu-myeon to try their hand at the traditional winter sport of ice fishing. With patience and precision, ice fishing participants pull a lure, ideally with a fish attached, through a small hole carved in the ice. The snowcapped surroundings of the Pyeongchang Trout Festival provide a picturesque reward for this patience, and go a long way toward eliminating any of the mild frustrations associated with fishing.
TravelFeb. 7, 2014
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Asia’s first JW Marriott boutique hotel opens in Dongdaemun
Located smack-dab in the heart of Korea’s largest retail district of Dongdaemun ― home to 26 shopping centers and around 30,000 local specialty shops ― and situated directly across from one of Seoul’s most iconic national treasures, the East Gate, is the new JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, which officially opened its doors to the public on Tuesday.“South Korea is one of Asia’s fastest-growing global economies and a strategically important North Asian travel hub,” said Simon Cooper, presiden
TravelFeb. 7, 2014
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KTO publishes Korean food recipes in foreign languages
The Korea Tourism Organization has released a cookbook on quick and easy Korean food recipes in six foreign languages ― English, Japanese, Chinese, German and French. “Easy Korean Cooking” introduces recipes of 14 popular Korean dishes including bulgogi, bibimbap, kimchi stew and soybean paste stew. The book also features four Korean foods liked by people from the six countries. The cookbook also offers answers to questions frequently raised by foreigners when they try cooking Korean food. For i
TravelFeb. 7, 2014
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts offers double Starpoints
Starwood Hotels and Resorts is offering double Starpoints for members registered as Starwood Preferred Guests when they dine at hotel restaurants until April 30. The campaign “Twice as Nice” allows SPGs to collect double points each time they dine at Starwood Hotels and Resorts restaurants. Participating hotels in Korea include Sheraton Incheon, Sheraton Seoul D Cube City, W Seoul Walkerhill and Westin Chosun Busan. Accumulated Starpoints can be redeemed in the form of free nights and flights at
TravelFeb. 7, 2014
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Princess Cruise adds jacuzzis on cruise ships
Princess Cruise has set up hot tubs in two cruise ships that will be operated in the Northeast Asia from April. As part of the $30 million cruise ship renewal project, the international cruise operator has installed indoor and outdoor hot tubs on Sun Princess and Diamond Princess, which will be positioned in China, Japan and South Korea soon. The hot tubs with natural materials will offer relaxation on board. Users will also be able to enjoy Asian foods to be provided by a noodle bar and a sushi
TravelFeb. 7, 2014
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Around the hotels
Strawberry dessert buffet at Sheraton Grande WalkerhillThe Pavillion, the lobby lounge at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, is offering the “Very Berry Strawberry” weekend dessert buffet from Feb. 8 to Mar. 30. The buffet is available every Saturday and Sunday and will be offered in two shifts: from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Reservations must be made in advance. The dessert buffet, which has been running for seven years, will feature a variety of strawberry desserts such
FoodFeb. 7, 2014
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Artisanal coffee and bagels
Located in Daechi-dong near Hanti Station, southern Seoul, Sam’s Bagel and Roastery provides a haven for hungry and thirsty passersby. The artfully presented red and white sign and long, broad windows are an accurate preview of the inviting space, which bears all the trappings of a please-come-and-linger spot, from its free Wi-Fi to its solid brews, bagels and scones. This is a place made for all manner of laidback behavior involving multiple cups of coffee and flour-centric bites, because the g
FoodFeb. 7, 2014
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Mu namul (radish side dish)
Mu namul is an excellent cold weather side dish. It’s simple, nutritious and tasty! In season, the radish tastes so good in its natural state that you really don’t need to add much of anything else to make this dish delicious. Typically, it is made by a combination of stir-frying and steaming. The julienned radish is first stir-fried with a little bit of oil, and then covered and cooked over low heat to steam. The result is a healthy vegetable dish that is mildly flavored and naturally sweet. In
FoodFeb. 7, 2014