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After opposition U-turn, Korea to repeal plan for financial capital gains tax
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Harris, Trump face off as North Korea tests US on Election Day
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[Out of the Shadows] Seoul room clubs offer drugs to compete for clientele
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles hours before US Election Day
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Amid record-low approval rating, Yoon forgoes Assembly budget address
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Local food festivals enjoy unexpected popularity as snacks go viral
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South Korea and Central Asia set stage for first summit
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Ruling party leader condemns North Korea troop dispatch as crime against humanity
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‘Children have the right to great stories': Head of Astrid Lindgren Award stands firm against book ban
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Seoul eyes expanding foreign caregiver pilot program
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Dylan Farrow breaks silence on Woody Allen abuse allegation
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The adopted daughter of Woody Allen has spoken for the first time about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of the legendary Hollywood director during her childhood.In an open letter published on a New York Times blog, Dylan Farrow, adopted by Allen during his relationship with actress Mia Farrow, detailed being abused by the director when she was seven years old.“He told me to lay on my stomach and play with my brother’s electric train set. Then he sexually assau
FilmFeb. 2, 2014
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Academy cites integrity in pulling Oscar song nod
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the decision to rescind the Academy Awards original song nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone” from the film of the same title is due to integrity. The academy issued a statement Saturday after it revoked the song’s Oscar nod earlier in the week. The academy discovered composer Bruce Broughton, a music branch member, emailed 70 members of the group to alert them of his submission. The academy’s statement says Broughton’s pers
PerformanceFeb. 2, 2014
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Foreign interns face office culture shock
For foreigners joining the Korean workforce for the first time, addressing seniors and coworkers properly can be a major challenge. That is how Liu Jing, 24, from China and Mary Tarakey, 24, from Switzerland felt when they started interning at the Seoul Museum of Art headquarters.“It was really difficult to adjust to this kind of working atmosphere. There is a strict hierarchy between seonbaes (seniors) and hubaes (juniors), so you have to make sure to adjust properly to those who are above your
PeopleFeb. 2, 2014
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Woody Allen's adopted child renews molest claim
Dylan Farrow has renewed molestation allegations against Woody Allen, claiming the movie director sexually assaulted her when she was 7 after he and actress Mia Farrow adopted her.In an open letter to The New York Times posted online Saturday, Dylan Farrow made her first public comments about the 1992 incident. In a letter to op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof, she said she was moved to speak out because of Hollywood's continued embrace of Allen.“That he got away with what he did to me haunted me
FilmFeb. 2, 2014
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Justin Bieber charged with assault in Canada
TORONTO (AP) – Justin Bieber was charged Wednesday with assault for allegedly hitting a Toronto limousine driver several times in the back of the head last month, just hours after his attorney entered a separate not guilty plea in Florida to drunken-driving and other charges.Bieber turned himself in to a Toronto police station, arriving amid a crush of media and screaming fans. He was charged with one count of assault and is scheduled to appear in court in Toronto on March 10.Police allege Bieb
PerformanceJan. 30, 2014
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Korea expects over 80,000 Chinese to visit for Seollal
Korea will see a large influx of Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday starting this weekend.According to the Korea Tourism Organization, more than 80,000 Chinese tourists will visit Korea from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, up 12 percent from the holiday period last year, when 71,000 Chinese tourists came to Korea.Throughout last year, about 4 million Chinese travelers visited Korea, making up 35.5 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals. The state organization anticipates the number wil
TravelJan. 28, 2014
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Life devoted to photographing Mount Baekdusan
Mountain photographer Ahn Seung-il has always believed Mount Baekdusan holds the soul of Korean people. The mountain, straddling North Korea and China, is the starting point of the backbone of the Korean mountains. It has been regarded as a sacred place for many Koreans as legends surrounding national foundation originate from the mountain and the surrounding area. Ahn also believes he deserves the rank of best photographer when it comes to the mountain.With many years of experience photographin
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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N’Dour ready to be flag-bearer for peace in Central Africa
DAKAR (AFP) ― Senegalese music icon Youssou N’Dour has told AFP he is ready to travel to the Central African Republic to spread his message of peace amid inter-religious violence which has torn the country apart.Speaking late Sunday at the recording of a single dedicated to reconciliation in Central Africa, N’Dour said artists had a role in talking about world events such as the CAR crisis and that music “allows us to take shortcuts” to speak to a wider audience.“We can participate in bringing p
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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10 Korean authors heading to London Book Fair
A total of 10 Korean authors will be participating in the upcoming London Book Fair Korea Market Focus, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea said.The writers are Hwang Sok-young, Shin Kyung-sook, Kim Young-ha, Yi Mun-yol, Kim In-sook, Han Kang, Lee Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soon, Hwang Sun-mi and Yoon Tae-ho. Kim Hye-soon is a poet, while Hwang Sun-mi is a children’s writer and Yoon is a webtoon writer. The cultural program was jointly organized by the London Book Fair, the Literature Translat
BooksJan. 28, 2014
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Macklemore says Lamar ‘robbed’ at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Everyone felt sorry for Kendrick Lamar after the dazzling young rapper was shut out at the Grammy Awards ― even Macklemore, the guy who beat him head-to-head in several categories. Macklemore sent Lamar an apologetic text after winning in the best rap album category, one of two discussion-worthy moments the Seattle rapper engineered Sunday night. That was one of four awards for best new artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and the one that sparked the most grumbling. “You got robbe
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Enjoy culture for free on Wednesday
Jan. 29 is the nation’s first “indulge-in-culture” Wednesday, when public cultural establishments, such as museums, concert halls and palaces, offer free admission or whopping discounts. Dubbed “Culture Wednesday,” the program is part of a government plan to enrich the lives of Koreans, notorious for being workaholics, with arts and culture. It runs on the last Wednesday of each month.“We hope that people from all walks of life will be able to enjoy culture on Culture Wednesdays, to say the leas
CultureJan. 28, 2014
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Kim Dong-ryul to make comeback for 20th anniversary
Popular veteran singer Kim Dong-ryul announced that he will be returning to his fans with a new album in commemoration of his 20th year in the music industry. Kim posted on his personal Facebook page on Monday that he had just completed work on his next album and hopes he will be able to unveil the tracks sometime this year. “I have been looking at a number of songs that I had written several years before as well as ones that I’ve written recently, and even in one day my mind keeps changing back
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Rachael Yamagata to hold live concert in March
American singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata will stage a live concert in Seoul in March.The concert is scheduled for March 14-15 at the Baekyang Concert Hall of Yonsei University in northwestern Seoul.Jazz-pop musician Emi Meyer, a friend of Yamagata, is slated to perform alongside the main artist.The concert, her fourth gig held in Seoul, is focused on delivering a “live acoustic” sound this time, so will exclude as much electronic sound as possible, according to Southern Star Entertainment, Ya
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Hit film ‘The Nut Job’ to screen in Korea this week
The 3-D animated movie “The Nut Job” is set for release on Thursday in Korea, after becoming a huge success in the U.S. in merely two weeks.The film is a joint-venture with Korea, Canada and the U.S., though a large part of the production costs were procured from Korea. CEO Ha Hoe-jin of the co-producing firm Redrover said, “We aimed for the U.S. market as data showed 80 percent of the animated movies produced in the U.S. fared better than most others. The Korean animation market only accounts f
FilmJan. 28, 2014
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YG Entertainment seeks to headhunt top actress: report
Entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment is reported to be contacting a string of big name Korean actresses including Choi Ji-woo for recruitment, a local media outlet reported on Tuesday. The veteran actress Choi Ji-woo, who recently made a comeback with the drama "Suspicious Housekeeper," held a meeting with YG Entertainment to seek a possible management contract, the local entertainment news TV report quoted several sources as saying. Insiders speculate that the meeting was the first st
TelevisionJan. 28, 2014
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CJ makes inroads into Vietnam
Vietnamese American film producer and director Charlie Nguyen (left), Vietnamese actor Thai Hoa.(CJ Entertainment)After its successful venture into the Chinese film industry last year, Korea’s CJ E&M Pictures is now set to make a foray into Vietnamese cinema, targeting audiences in the Southeast Asian country. The entertainment company announced on Sunday that it is producing two Korean-Vietnamese joint films, both of which will be released in theaters in Vietnam this year. One of the two films
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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A romantic comedy opera for Valentine’s Day
As February approaches, a rom-com opera is set to go on stage, armed with charm and humor. A local production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte” will be staged at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 11-12, just in time for Valentine’s Day, starring the country’s young, up-and-coming opera singers. Composed by Mozart at the height of his fame and first performed in 1790, “Cosi fan Tutte” is a tale of two young soldiers who are goaded by a gentleman into a wager regarding thei
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Cuaron wins DGA for ‘Gravity,’ gains Oscar edge
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Alfonso Cuaron was awarded the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for “Gravity” on Saturday night, giving the lost-in-space saga an edge on the journey to the Academy Awards. In the recent bustle of Hollywood honors, “Gravity,” David O. Russell’s con caper “American Hustle” and Steve McQueen’s historical epic “12 Years a Slave” had been competing in the tightest three-way Oscar race in years. But Cuaron’s film now has the upper hand for the best-picture and dir
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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‘Ride Along’ pulls away from N. American box office rivals
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Cop comedy “Ride Along” remained on top of the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed Sunday.The action film starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube easily outpaced its rivals for a second week in a row, earning $21.2 million in the United States and Canada, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations reported.In second place with $12.6 million was “Lone Survivor,” the Afghanistan war drama starring Mark Wahlberg based on the true story of a disastrous Navy SEAL
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ opera staged in Spain
MADRID (AFP) ― Cowboys embrace in their underwear, singing in rich tenor and baritone voices in a modern opera adaptation of the Oscar-winning film “Brokeback Mountain” opening in Madrid on Tuesday.The tragic love story of Jack and Ennis, played in the 2005 picture by Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger, comes to Madrid’s Teatro Real in an English-language production that has drawn comparisons to Wagner.The Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as the hesitant Ennis and American tenor Tom
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014