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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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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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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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A life of a different order
Hospital Orderly Peter Russel does not quite appear the cut of a hero. But the hunched and husky-voiced 46-year-old has a fearsome pastime. At the weekends, he likes to battle Vikings. Making up beds as he hides out from his boss in a hospital ward, Peter croaks about his weekend reenactments of the 991 Battle of Maldon. But when he steps on stage as Earl Byrhtnoth, his words boom out as though against the waves that separated the Anglo-Saxons from the Viking hoards. Recounting the ancient battl
Expat LivingJune 25, 2013
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English camp grows green shoots
Mustard Seed English camp is seeking expat teachers to volunteer for underprivileged children on July 13-14.Brad Curtin, who leads the expat volunteers at the weekend camp, said that they were hoping to get about 30 foreign teachers involved on Saturday and about 10 for the next day.The teachers will lead lessons planned by camp organizers on the first day, and the camp is seeking people who can lead special classes for Sunday.“On Sunday we try to get teachers to teach special subjects,” he said
Expat LivingJune 25, 2013
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Charles Dutoit’s Royal Philharmonic to perform evanescent French music
Under legendary conductors such as Andre Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Daniele Gatti, the internationally acclaimed Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has developed the power to highlight the smallest details, even in the most complicated pieces. On Saturday and Sunday, classical music lovers in Seoul will be treated to the orchestra’s interpretation of works by French composers such as Debussy, Ravel and Berlioz as well as Chopin, Mendelssohn and Weber, under the baton of Charles Dutoit.“Dutoit is c
PerformanceJune 25, 2013
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Korean art gallery opens in Cleveland
A new gallery dedicated to Korean art in Cleveland, Ohio, will be a boost for the promotion of Korean art in the U.S. mid-west, the Korea Foundation said Tuesday. Cleveland Museum of Art’s Korea Foundation Gallery, which is set to officially open on Wednesday, has on display a total of 75 pieces of Korean art, ranging from Buddhist paintings and statues to fine arts and ceramics, in a 130 square-meter space. Among the exhibited items is a painting of a type of Buddhist monk called Arahan during
PerformanceJune 25, 2013
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Korean designers make a splash in Italy
Young Korean designers caught the eyes of fashion hunters at a prestigious Italian menswear trade show, receiving large orders and an offer of store space. Three menswear clothing brands ― Bastong, Westage and Instantology ― and eyewear brand grafik plastic showcased their designs to international buyers and press during Pitti Uomo, the world’s largest menswear trade show, from June 18-21 in Florence, Italy. The total amount of orders is expected to be $270,000, according to the Korea Creative C
Arts & DesignJune 25, 2013
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Ancient Asian art of origami gains following in West
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Hundreds gathered in New York over the weekend for a convention celebrating origami, the ancient Asian art of paper folding, as the craft gains increasing recognition as serious art in the West.Animals, shapes, landscapes and spaceships constructed with astonishing intricacy were on display at OrigamiUSA, all fashioned entirely from uncut paper squares and without a drop of glue.“We say the universe is flat and is contained in a square piece of paper. With paper you can do every
PerformanceJune 25, 2013
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Star power: Depp, Cruise hail producer Bruckheimer
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise hailed veteran producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Monday, as the man behind “Top Gun” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” got a star on Hollywood’s storied Walk of Fame.The A-listers joined Bruckheimer at a ceremony adding his name on the famous stretch of Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk, which is lined with stars in tribute to generations of entertainment celebrities.Depp, who starred as Captain Jack Sparrow in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films and as Tonto
FilmJune 25, 2013
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Sequel to Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ is said to be in works
NEW YORK (AP) ― Brad Pitt is getting his action franchise after all. A person close to Pitt’s “World War Z’’ told the Associated Press on Monday that Paramount Pictures is likely to develop a sequel to the apocalyptic zombie thriller. The person was not authorized to announce the plans and spoke on condition of anonymity.“World War Z,’’ based on Max Brooks’ novel, was always intended to spawn a trilogy for Pitt, who stars as a United Nations inspector. But that seemed in doubt when the film ran
FilmJune 25, 2013
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U.S. comic pulls out of film promotion over shooting
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. comic actor Jim Carrey has pulled out of promoting a film in which he stars, “Kick Ass 2,” saying he could not condone its extreme violence after the Sandy Hook massacre.He announced his decision on Twitter, triggering an online appeal from one of the movie’s executive producers to change his mind about promoting the movie, shot before the killings and due for U.S. release in August.“I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that
FilmJune 25, 2013
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Roy Kim unveils first full album ‘Love Love Love’
“Superstar K4” winner Roy Kim, a.k.a. Kim Sang-woo, unveiled his first studio album “Love Love Love” during a showcase at the IFC Mall in Seoul on Tuesday. The singer-songwriter wrote every song on his new folk/pop album that consists of nine tracks, including lead track “Love Love Love” as well as previous hit “Spring Spring Spring.” Compared to his earlier releases, this new album truly represents the music and sound that he has always wanted to pursue, Kim claimed. “This is the style of music
PerformanceJune 25, 2013
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‘Star Wars’ creator marriessecond time
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― It’s marriage, episode II for George Lucas. A Lucasfilm spokeswoman confirms the “Star Wars” creator married longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson in a weekend ceremony at Skywalker Ranch north of San Francisco. It’s the second wedding for the 69-year-old Lucas, who was married to film editor Marcia Lucas from 1969 to 1983. It’s the first marriage for Hobson, 44, an investment firm president and contributor to ABC TV’s “Good Morning America.” The two have dated since 2006. Former
PeopleJune 25, 2013
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‘Freedom comes with a price,’ says U.S. Korean War veteran
Edward Rowny, a retired U.S. Army general, says that if he learned anything from the Korean War, it is that “Freedom comes with a price.”Rowny, now 96, still recalls the days when he worked as a spokesman for U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the commander of the Allied Forces which fought against invading North Korean troops during the three-year war.Rowny said MacArthur had to overcome opposition from more cautious U.S. generals to push through with the risky Incheon landing that turned the tide of
PeopleJune 25, 2013
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Angelina Jolie urges world to end rape in war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― Angelina Jolie made her debut before the U.N.’s most powerful body as a special envoy for refugees Monday and urged the world’s nations to make the fight against rape in war a top priority. The actress told the Security Council that “hundreds of thousands ― if not millions ― of women, children and men have been raped in conflicts in our lifetimes.” Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. high commissioner for refugees, said the Security Council has witnessed 67 years of w
PeopleJune 25, 2013
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Korean travel to S. Africa rising fast: deputy minister
With increased political stability in Africa and economic growth to match, it is not surprising that more travelers are turning to the region to spend their holidays.International tourism in Africa as a whole has nearly doubled since 2000 to 50 million visitors a year. Korean tourists are also rising, and many are choosing South Africa as their travel destination, according to the country’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Tokozile Xasa.She was in Korea for a daylong trade and tourism workshop at a ho
PeopleJune 25, 2013
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Blueprints behind Miyazaki’s magic
The plain two-dimensional animation images created by Japanese animation film director Hayao Miyazaki have continued to fascinate viewers even after the arrival of the dazzling three-dimensional images by major studios. It might be the scene in which the young witch Kiki leaves her home to explore the world in “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” or Totoro waiting at a bus stop holding a small umbrella that barely covers his head that brought up nostalgia in viewers who have fond memories of growing up wa
PerformanceJune 24, 2013
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Soprano talks of her ‘sabbatical’ from opera
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Her character Antonia literally sings herself to death in Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann,” but in real life Natalie Dessay says her own upcoming break from opera is not so irrevocable.“I’m going to take a sabbatical, and then we’ll see,” the French soprano said in an interview. “The truth is my repertoire is shrinking. I’m not a young woman anymore, so I don’t feel adequate for roles where I’m the girl in love for the first time. I don’t want to eternally redo Lucia or O
PerformanceJune 24, 2013
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Korean War sites considered for national cultural heritage status
The Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday said it would push to register five historical sites of the Korean War (1950-1953) as cultural heritage subject to state management. Those being considered are the Resistance Shrine at Mount Gamaksan in Paju; the Norwegian field hospital in Dongducheon; a military bunker in Pocheon; the joint cemetery of the Taegeukdan resistance in Goyang, all in Gyeonggi Province; and the joint cemetery of policemen who died during battle against North Korean mili
CultureJune 24, 2013
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Ministry seeks to revive Joseon portraiture
Portraits in Korea are much more than simple artworks. Rather, they are signs of respect for ancestors that have been passed down through generations. Portraits of the Joseon era (1392-1910) are known for their realistic description and details. They are also called jeonsinhwa, a painting that passes down the spirits of ancestors. Unlike in neighboring countries, painters were devoted to portraying subjects as realistically as possible based on the belief that “if things as small as a strand of
CultureJune 24, 2013
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‘Monsters’ beats zombies, Superman at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Turns out zombies and Superman are no match for monsters.Disney’s “Monsters University’’ is the weekend box-office winner, according to studio estimates released Sunday. The animated family film, which reunites stars Billy Crystal and John Goodman and their characters from the 2001 hit “Monsters, Inc.,’’ debuted in first place with $82 million, beating out swarming zombies in “World War Z’’ and Superman himself in “Man of Steel.’’“The diversity of this weekend is part of what
FilmJune 24, 2013
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‘Who Is Next?’ YG to debut new boy band via reality TV competition
Which new boy band in the making has what it takes to become the next Big Bang? YG Entertainment founder and CEO Yang Hyun-suk has decided to leave that decision up to the fans.Yang announced over the weekend that he would be launching a new reality TV show, “WIN,” to determine which one of his current boy bands in training will make their debut. “WIN,” which stands for “Who Is Next?” will feature two rival groups waiting to debut in a winner-takes-all talent competition. The boy band that recei
PerformanceJune 24, 2013