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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Up close with animals of Africa
CAPETOWN, South Africa ― “What will you do?” our mustachioed safari guide Deon Gericke asked. Each of us in turn gave our guesses on how to best to survive an impromptu encounter with a lion in the wild.“Firstly, take your glasses off and make eye contact because eyes on the front is a meat eater. Eyes over here is an herbivore,” he continued, pointing to the side of his head. “The lions know that, so hopefully they are going to be backing off and look at me and see that I am meat eater.” Some 3
TravelJune 28, 2013
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Pop music“2013 Ansan Valley Rock Festival”: As Korea’s biggest rock festival, the Valley Rock Festival presents one of the best line-ups of big musicians from Korea and abroad such as this year’s headliners The Cure, NiN, Skrillex, the Foals, the XX, My Bloody Valentine, Idiotape, Peppertones and many others. This year’s festival has moved from Jisan Resort to the Daebu Sea Breeze Theme Park. The three-day festival will be held July 26-28. Ticket prices are 120,000 won for a one-day pass, 230,00
CultureJune 28, 2013
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Lee Seung-chul is back, tops K-pop Billboard
Best known as the former lead vocalist of the famed Korean rock band Boohwal and a judge on singing audition program “Superstar K,” singer Lee Seung-chul has topped the K-pop Billboard charts for the first time in his 27-year career with his new rock ballad single “My Love.” Lee released his latest 10-track album, also titled “My Love,” on June 18, making it his 11th studio album and his first full album release in almost four years. After debuting in 1989 as a member of the still-ongoing rock b
PerformanceJune 28, 2013
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Cable show embroiled in ‘sisterboy’ dispute
A popular South Korean TV show which introduces eccentric people drew fire on Friday over its latest episode featuring an intimate relationship between a brother and his sisters.“Martian Virus,” a cable TV program on tvN, touched off a firestorm of criticisms online Friday after it aired an episode of a high school student dubbed “sisterboy.”The boy, featured in Thursday’s episode, depends heavily on his two sisters, who spoon-feed him, wash him and even carry him on their backs when he has to g
TelevisionJune 28, 2013
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Korean literature has distant outpost in Poland
Before Polish publisher Marzena Stefanska founded her own publishing company, Kwiaty Orientu, in 2007, there were only 15 Polish-language books about Korea available in her home country.Stefanska, who studied Korean literature at the University of Warsaw, initially wanted to work as a full-time Korean-Polish translator. She decided to found a publishing company after finding it difficult to find publishers to release her translated works. Since 2007, Stefanska has introduced some 20 works of Kor
BooksJune 27, 2013
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Operas make switch to the movie screen
Opera halls have always been a little distant to those who are unfamiliar with either opera or the venue. Cinemas are now moving to bring people closer to opera as video footage is made available by the world’s top opera companies, armed with state-of-the-art video and audio technologies to convey an equal level of emotion to the audience. Megabox, the country’s second-largest cinema chain, will screen Verdi’s opera “Un Ballo in Maschera” from June 29 and “La Traviata” from July 6 at its COEX, C
FilmJune 27, 2013
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Auction sees two old Korean paintings make a return to the country
Two old Korean paintings, one given away as a gift, the other looted, finally returned to their home country and found new owners at an auction Wednesday in Seoul. A granddaughter of German businessman Carl Andreas Wolter, who established the first trading company in Korea in the early 1900s, brought back to Korea a painting that was presented to her grandfather by Emperor Gojong to be auctioned.On Wednesday the 10-panel folding screening was sold at 660 million won ($574,162) by Seoul Auction i
PerformanceJune 27, 2013
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‘Secretly, Greatly’ to get overseas release
Korean film “Secretly, Greatly” will be released overseas, according to the movie’s producer Showbox/Mediaplex.The film, starring national heartthrob Kim Soo-hyun in the lead, tells the story of three young and attractive North Korean spies who disguise themselves as a rock musician, a high school student, and an intellectually challenged young man, in South Korea. It is based on the popular 2010 webtoon series “Convertness” by artist HUN.The movie will be released in the U.S. and Singapore on J
FilmJune 27, 2013
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‘KCON All Things Hallyu’ returns to L.A.
After its launch last year, “KCON All Things Hallyu,” a large-scale K-pop and K-culture convention, is making its return to Los Angeles for a two-day star-studded second round of hallyu madness. KCON was first established to allow hallyu enthusiasts from around the world to experience the full extent of Korea’s culture. Unlike the previous year’s all-day event, this year’s KCON festival will be a two-day weekend K-culture experience, jam-packed with a wide range of activities related to Korean
PerformanceJune 27, 2013
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Donguibogam, Heo Jun stamps printed in U.S.
Stamps of Donguibogam, one of the most famous traditional Korean medical books, and its editor Heo Jun have been printed in the United States. Media Joha, a New Jersey-based Korean-American business, recently printed the stamps through Photo Stamps, a postage service provider approved by the U.S. Postal Service, Yonhap News Agency reported.The stamps commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the book and its editor. “Donguibogam: Principles and Practice of Eastern Medicine” is an
PeopleJune 27, 2013
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Kim Soo-hyun considers alien role in drama
Kim Soo-hyun considers alien role in dramaPopular actor Kim Soo-hyun is considering taking up a role in a forthcoming drama on SBS slated for December. The drama, temporarily titled “A Man from a Star,” will be written by Park Ji-eun, known for hit KBS drama “My Husband Got a Family.”Kim’s agency said casting was not finalized but the actor seemed likely to accept the offer. In the drama, Kim’s character Do Min-jun is a handsome alien with amazing abilities. Do, who has lived in Korea for 400 ye
TelevisionJune 27, 2013
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Singer Baek Ji-young suffers miscarriage
South Korean singer Baek Ji-young suffered a miscarriage on Thursday. “Baek had a stomachache on Wednesday night, and visited the Seoul National University Hospital at around 10 a.m. this morning but it was too late,” Baek’s agency said. She was four months pregnant. Baek married actor Jung Suk-won on June 3. The couple had postponed their honeymoon due to her condition after their wedding. From news report (knews@heraldcorp.com)
PerformanceJune 27, 2013
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[Photo News] Nadia opens a new yoga class for instructors
South Korea’s celebrity yogi, Nadia, plans to open a new course customized for yoga instructors. She hosted a major yoga festival, “Korea Yoga Marathon,” on June 2. The new class will start from July 20. For more information, visit www.daniayoga.com(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
PeopleJune 27, 2013
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K-pop stars aim to revive Korean Wave in Japan
Korean idol groups are reaching out to Japanese television drama market in a bid to create new Hallyu in the neighboring country.The idol stars are aggressively targeting the market, departing from the passive ways which were heavily relying on exporting music and dramas produced in Korea, with fine Japanese language abilities and fresh images. Unlike Korea where acting ability regarded as one of top qualifications for actors, Japan offers more opportunities to new faces that don’t have much exp
June 27, 2013
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‘Infinite Challenge’ goes to hospital
All seven members of MBC’s popular variety show “Infinite Challenge” will participate in the show on Thursday even though two members, Jeong Jun-ha and Jeong Hyeong-don, are in the hospital.The shooting schedule hit a bump as the two TV personalities were taken to hospital for different reasons. The program’s staff said they adjusted the schedule in a way that the remaining five members would visit each Jeong’s hospital to produce a “hospital episode.” Back in 2009, a similar show was filmed wit
TelevisionJune 27, 2013
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'Infinite Challenge’ entertainer in hospital with neck injury
Entertainer-comedian Jeong Jun-ha was hospitalized on Wednesday with a neck injury suffered during a musical performance earlier in the day, his agency said.“Jeong is being hospitalized for disc problems in his neck and is receiving medical treatment,” said the agency.During the musical “Spamalot,” Jeong was hit by a puppet’s mask that was thrown toward him, aggravating a herniated cervical disc.His stay at the hospital put the brakes on his schedule, which includes MBC’s “Infinite Challenge,” c
TelevisionJune 27, 2013
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Roy Kim not dating Park Soo-jin: agency
Roy Kim’s agency on Thursday denied rumors that the singer is in a romantic relationship with actress Park Soo-jin.“They met several times in the past with mutual feelings toward each other, but they are not dating anymore,” Kim’s agency CJ E&M said via an official statement.Earlier in the day, local media reported that the 20-year-old singer was dating Park. It said Kim, who gained fame by winning popular TV talent show “Superstar K4,” has been dating the 28-year-old actress for four months.The
PerformanceJune 27, 2013
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Make the right impression at Grand Hilton Seoul
HOTEL (CONVENTION)GRAND HILTON SEOULThe Grand Hilton Seoul Convention Center is the venue of choice for domestic and international meetings and conventions. Facing directly across from the main hotel building, the center houses a large convention hall as well as small and medium-sized banquet halls and conference rooms. With a spacious lobby and reception area, the new convention center provides a quiet and serene atmosphere well-suited for cocktail receptions, meals and meetings. The fourth-flo
TravelJune 26, 2013
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Oakwood Premier COEX offers luxury services
SERVICED RESIDENCE(WORLDWIDE)OAKWOOD PREMIER COEX CENTEROakwood Premier COEX Center Seoul is the city’s first deluxe furnished serviced residence area, combining the highest class in hotel services with the spacious and cozy atmosphere of a private home. The property offers 280 furnished apartments from studio apartments to four-bedroom suites. Each residence has a separate living, dining and sleeping area, as well as a fully equipped kitchen. Oakwood Premier COEX Center offers its guests a wide
TravelJune 26, 2013
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Sheraton Incheon Hotel haven for business or leisure travelers
Whether it be for business or for pleasure, the Sheraton Incheon Hotel has all the amenities to ensure its guests the perfect hotel stay. The Sheraton Incheon Hotel is strategically situated at the heart of Songdo, Northeast Asia’s vibrant new business hub with thriving businesses, exciting cultural experiences and modern leisure options. The Songdo international business district, located just 20 minutes from the Incheon International Airport and 40 minutes from Seoul, was developed as one of t
TravelJune 26, 2013