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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Public backlash against division of Gyeonggi Province under 'corny' name
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids go gold in US with ‘Maniac’
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Unpredictable seniors entertain ’Flower H4’ viewers
In cable channel tvN’s latest variety show “Flower H4,” four Korean veteran actors with the average age of 76 backpack across Europe, visiting famous landmarks. The program has reaped high viewership from all generations since its first episode aired on July 5. The show depicts four grandpas -- Lee Soon-jae, Park Geon-hyeong, Shin Gu, Baek Il-seop, all with extensive acting experience in film and TV -- as they travel with Lee Seo-jin, the youngest man on the show. The junior helps with guiding,
TelevisionAug. 1, 2013
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Korean Americans reach out to White House, Congress
A group of Korean-American community leaders said Wednesday it will meet with White House officials and congressional leaders this week to get their voice heard on key policy issues.The Council of Korean Americans (CKA) is hosting an inaugural "Community+Congressional Leaders Event" in Washington, D.C., later in the day.It will feature panel discussions on South Korea-U.S. relations, immigration reform, the Affordable Care Act, and North Korea, CKA said.Among the participants are Reps. Ed Royce
PeopleAug. 1, 2013
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Socially conscious shoppers shedding fast fashion
MINNEAPOLIS ― Kristine Huson can spot a designer label at Goodwill in seconds. She can zip through the racks of her favorite vintage store even faster.The 42-year-old South St. Paul, Minnesota, woman has joined an ethical fashion movement of consumers striving to be more mindful of their buying habits. These socially conscious style mavens want to know where their clothes came from, who made them and how they got here. For some, that means buying American-made; others sew their own. Shoppers lik
Arts & DesignJuly 31, 2013
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Boos for Kalashnikovs, crocodiles in Bayreuth’s ‘Siegfried’
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) ― Frank Castorf’s new production of “Siegfried,” the third part of Richard Wagner’s monumental “Ring” cycle, drew deafening boos at its premiere late Monday for featuring copulating crocodiles and Kalashnikov rifles.One audience member had to be carried out after collapsing when the opera’s eponymous hero shoots down his opponent Fafner with a machine gun in gang warfare.The program had carried a warning about the use of gunfire in the production, but insisted that specta
PerformanceJuly 31, 2013
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Culture Communication Forum aims to raise national image
The Corea Image Communication Institute will host its fourth annual Culture Communication Forum next month, inviting a wide range of cultural icons from 16 countries to Korea in the hope of increasing understanding and knowledge of the nation as a brand. “I think through this forum people will have a better opportunity to communicate by exchanging cultures,” said CICI president Choi Jung-wha. “Here people can not only come to experience Korean culture, but talk and exchange ideas with others and
CultureJuly 31, 2013
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Major artifacts of Silla banned from leaving country for upcoming N.Y. show
Important ancient Korean artifacts that were to be the highlight of an upcoming exhibition on the art of the ancient kingdom of Silla at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will not be displayed as the Cultural Heritage Administration ordered they remain in Korea due to risks of potential damage. One of the artifacts, the gilt-bronze Buddhist statue “Pensive Bodhisattva” from the Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57-A.D. 935), was to have been the highlight of the new exhibition “Silla: Korea’s Golden
CultureJuly 31, 2013
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‘Written on Skin’: Opera’s new masterpiece
LONDON (AP) ― If opera is a dead art form, somebody forgot to tell George Benjamin.The English composer’s new opera, “Written on Skin,’’ has taken the music world by storm, hailed by critics, embraced by audiences and sprouting up in performance seemingly everywhere.Since its premiere last summer in Aix-en-Provence, France, it’s been staged in London; Amsterdam; Toulouse, France; Vienna, and, most recently Munich, where a sell-out crowd cheered wildly after the last of three performances at the
PerformanceJuly 31, 2013
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Lee Joon-gi back in summer thriller
Actor Lee Joon-gi is returning to the small screen this summer with a season-appropriate thriller. After a year-long television hiatus, the hallyu star is back as a hero out to save his daughter. Lee also released an album this January before jumping on board the upcoming drama, further cementing his pan-Asian star power as an acting-singing double threat. “I am back after a long time,” said Lee, 31, at the drama’s press conference in Seoul on Wednesday. “I am touched that so many have showed up
TelevisionJuly 31, 2013
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China owes Hollywood millions after halting payment for films
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― China has stopped paying Hollywood studios for its films in a dispute over a Chinese tax on movie profits, Hollywood trade papers reported Tuesday.Tens of millions of dollars in box office revenues are owed in arrears to the likes of Disney, Warner, Universal, Paramount, Fox and Sony, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The magazine said China’s state-owned movie distributor, China Film Group, owes more than $31 million to Warner for “Man of Steel,” $23 million to Sony for “S
FilmJuly 31, 2013
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New York’s latest luxury: a night under the stars
NEW YORK (AFP) ― In the concrete jungle of New York City, where open sky can be hard to find, the latest luxury offering is a night under the stars ― or, under twinkling city lights, at least.From terraces and high-rise balconies atop Art Deco buildings or glass-walled modern structures, this new breed of hotel offers straight-up views, with nary a window pane or curtain to impede the breeze. And in a city where air pollution, bright lights and the dizzyingly tall skyscrapers of the Manhattan sk
TravelJuly 31, 2013
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U.S. designers take joint shows to China
NEW YORK (AP) ― Rag & Bone, Marchesa and Proenza Schouler, among the top in their class of cool, youngish New York-based fashion houses, took a field trip to China recently to start a dialogue with consumers there as they all have their eye on expansion.What they learned: Customers want something unique.“Some of the comments we heard were that the Chinese were getting a little sick of a Louis Vuitton store on every corner,” said David Neville, co-founder with Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone. “So
Arts & DesignJuly 31, 2013
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Asia A-listers take their seat on fashion front row
PARIS (AFP) ― Arriving at a Christian Dior fashion show in Paris surrounded by a gaggle of photographers and minders, Korean star Gianna Jun quickly eclipsed the already seated Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence.One of the best known faces in Asia following a string of box office smashes, the actress is one of an elite group of bankable names attracting the attention of the fashion world.Designers have long looked to Hollywood stars to help sell their collections ― but as the spending power of consu
Arts & DesignJuly 31, 2013
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Korean-born violinist’s stolen Stradivarius found in Britain
LONDON (AFP) ― British police said Tuesday they have recovered a rare Stradivarius violin worth 1.2 million pounds ($1.8 million) that was stolen from its owner in a London railway cafe in 2010.Thieves took the antique instrument, which was made in 1696, and two valuable bows from Korean-born violinist Kym Min-jin as she ate at London’s Euston station.It was recovered from a property in central England last week, police said, without giving further details. Three people were jailed in connection
PeopleJuly 31, 2013
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Comfort woman attends monument unveiling in U.S.
Kim Bok-dong, a 88-year-old Korean woman who was held as a sex slave by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, attended a ceremony to unveil a monument to the so-called comfort women in Glendale, California, Tuesday. According to the Los Angeles Times and Yonhap News on Tuesday, Glendale dropped unveiled a metal statue that is to become a lasting testament to the pain and suffering endured by an estimated 200,000 sex slaves from Korea, China, Indonesia and other occupied countries durin
PeopleJuly 31, 2013
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Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer’ hits screens in Korea
Bong Joon-ho’s much-anticipated sci-fi thriller “Snowpiercer” hit local theaters on Wednesday amid growing expectations from moviegoers. Adding another dramatic element is the release of “The Terror Live,” also a promising flick starring top-performing actor Ha Jung-woo.Attention was placed on which Korean movie would be the box-office winner in the coming weeks -- a period during which many Koreans flock to air-conditioned multiplex cinemas to beat the heat.The initial winner is Bong’s “Snowpi
FilmJuly 31, 2013
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Blogger gives a hagwon boss’ perspective
Running a school is physically, mentally and even emotionally a harrowing business.With constant pressure from policymakers, teachers and pundits amid cutthroat competition and stifling costs, private English academies are hard enough to run as it is. One foreign hagwon owner in Korea, who goes by “TheBoss,” says it is compounded by the fact that few outsiders attempt to understand Korea’s English education system before they condemn it.His blog, Wangjangnim’s perspective ― a play on the Korean
Expat LivingJuly 30, 2013
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Tibetan Buddhist leader to lecture in Seoul
Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche is holding lectures in Seoul this weekend. The lectures will be on “Freedom of Mind” on Friday, “Everyday Meditation” on Saturday and “Buddhist Wisdom for the Modern World” on Sunday.Bhutan-born Rinpoche has lectured and published books across the world. He also directed the films “The Cup” and “Travelers and Magicians.” Rinpoche supervises Dzongsar Monastery and its retreat centers in eastern Tibet, as well as his new colleges in India
Expat LivingJuly 30, 2013
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GIC offers Chinese, Japanese, Korean classes
Gwangju International Center is offering August courses in Korean, Chinese and Japanese. The courses run from Aug. 6-31 and include beginners’ classes for Chinese and Japanese. Korean classes include beginners’ courses, TOPIK prep classes and speaking and entertainment-based classes.Classes are on weekdays, except the speaking and entertainment courses, with the schedule depending on the course. Fees range from 50,000 won to 200,000 won.To apply, visit gic.or.kr and download an application form.
Expat LivingJuly 30, 2013
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RASKB offers historical tour to Japan
The Royal Asiatic Society Korea Branch is offering a range of weekend outings for August. The outings include a guided tour of Osaka and Nara on Aug. 24-26, focusing on the history of the two ancient Japanese cities and their historical connections to Korea. Other excursions include trips to Danyang, North Gyeongsang Province, on Aug. 11, Anmyeondo in South Chungcheong Province on Aug. 17 and a rafting trip in Gangwon Province on Aug. 24.For more information on the trips, visit www.raskb.or.kr.(
Expat LivingJuly 30, 2013
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DJs to battle it out on Busan beach
Seven DJs will battle it out at the final of Busan eFM’s Expat DJ Contest on Friday at Busan’s Gwangalli beach.The finalists, chosen through an online preliminary round, will be able to play music of any genre, but must include at least one K-pop song.The finalists are Blaze, Coldchillin’, Ferry, Kalibo, Mike Holland, Pinnacle TheHustler and Woodreaux. The winner will get 1 million won ($880), while runners-up will also receive cash prizes.There will also be sets from special guest DJs Pandol an
Expat LivingJuly 30, 2013