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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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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Singer Jang’s family spat over her life savings intensifies
Singer Jang Yoon-jeong’s money dispute with her brother and mother intensified after the estranged family members appeared on TV Wednesday.Jang Gyeong-yeong and his mother Yuk Heung-bok appeared on Channel A and denied the singer’s accusation that they had squandered all of her life savings. “She (Jang Yoon-jeong) used to help me early on in the business, but the amount was about 500 million won ($444,000),” Gyeong-yeong said. He also claimed that his sister attempted to get their mother admitte
PeopleMay 31, 2013
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’65 riots backdrop for ‘Little Scarlet’
Walter Mosley grew up in Los Angeles and experienced firsthand what he considers one of the most crucial events in 20th Century American history: the 1965 Watts riots.But it wasn’t hearing screaming police sirens or spotting bodies in the streets or men jumping out of windows with arms packed with loot that had the biggest impact on the renowned mystery writer.It came from watching his father, Leroy Mosley, drinking and seeming upset.“I’m not scared,” Leroy Mosley said. “I want to get out there.
BooksMay 30, 2013
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A roller-coaster of romance and reality
All I NeedBy Susane Colasanti (Viking)Skye wants what every teen girl does: A real love connection. She aches to be swept off her feet by her soul mate ― that guy, that perfect guy, the one she’s so in sync with he can almost read her mind. And she’s been waiting. For years. Every summer at the beach brings the same crew, boys with killer abs but little karma.Then she sees Seth, and she knows he’s something special. The two have a magical 24 hours together, including a butterflies-in-your-belly
BooksMay 30, 2013
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Brown’s latest keeps readers guessing
InfernoBy Dan Brown (Doubleday)Last Monday afternoon, Amazon posted a tease on its Kindle Facebook page reminding fans that the “year’s most anticipated thriller” was set for release the next day.There was skepticism amid the responses, as some wondered if Dan Brown’s latest, “Inferno,” could live up to the hype. The answer is yes!The latest chapter in the life of Harvard professor Robert Langdon is a compelling and suspenseful tale filled with twists and turns. (Advance copies of the book were
BooksMay 30, 2013
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Telling stories through fantasy
German fantasy writer Ralf Isau grew up listening to his father’s stories and harmonica. “I think that’s how I developed my love for the fantasy genre,” the writer said in a press conference in Seoul on Monday. “When I was a child, my art teacher wrote on my report card that my paintings have ‘a lot of fantasy elements.’”The 57-year-old writer, famous for his friendship with the late German author Michael Ende (1929-1995), visited Seoul this week to promote the recently released Korean edition o
BooksMay 30, 2013
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‘World’s oldest’ Torah scroll found in Italian archive
ROME (AFP) ― The world’s oldest complete Torah scroll has been found in a university archive in Bologna, according to an Italian professor who said the text could be from the 12th century.The precious lambskin scroll had been classified by the university library as being from the 17th century and was named simply “Scroll Number Two.”But Hebrew Studies professor Mauro Perani told AFP on Wednesday he noticed that the text did not conform to key changes in Torah writing brought about starting from
CultureMay 30, 2013
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Torrent file-sharing services threaten content industry
Just when the Wild Wild West of online world seemed to have been somewhat tamed with the regulation of Webhard and peer-to-peer services, yet another type of file-sharing service has emerged as a major headache for the content industry. Armed with anonymity and state-of-the-art technologies, the mushrooming torrent file-sharing service is dealing a huge blow to the local content industry, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. According to a team of special investigators with
CultureMay 30, 2013
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Ex-idol under investigation for sexual assault
The former idol star Kim Sang-hyuk was arrested Wednesday in Nonhyeon-dong around 11 p.m. and is being investigated for sexual assault, Gangnam Police Station said Thursday. The police said Kim allegedly grabbed the wrist of a female pedestrian, who then called the police. Kim was arrested on the spot, but he said he does not remember anything because he was too drunk.“We are currently investigating what exactly happened. We won’t know the full details until the investigation is completed,” the
PerformanceMay 30, 2013
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Daft Punk breaks into Billboard chart at No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” has entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1 this week, marking a triumphant U.S. return for the helmeted French electronic dance music duo.The music industry trade journal said Wednesday the ’70s-flavored album sold a better-than-expected 339,000 copies since its May 21 release, giving Daft Punk its best sales week ever as well as its first No. 1.“The set also notches the second-largest sales week of 2013 overall,” it said. “Only Ju
PerformanceMay 30, 2013
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Korean actors turn to singing ...as springboard to Japan
Korean actor Kim Nam-gil will become the next actor-turned-singer with the release of a new album in Japan in July, following the footsteps of other Korean actors who released albums to pave the way for expanding their fan bases in Japan. Kim, who rose to stardom with the hit period drama “Queen Seondeok,” is the latest in a string of Korean actors making singing debuts in the neighboring country. Starting with actor and singer Ryu Si-won and the late Park Yong-ha, who won fame in the early 200
May 30, 2013
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Korea’s best-known DJ dies after life of music
Lee Jong-hwan, one of the nation’s best-known disc jockeys, died of lung cancer at his home in Seoul on Thursday. He was 75.He joined MBC as a radio producer in 1964 and became a star DJ by hosting two of its most-listened-to programs in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1996, MBC awarded Lee a prize in recognition of his 20-plus years of service as a radio DJ. He was the first disc jockey to receive the prize from the broadcaster. He quit a radio show of the network in 2002, taking responsibility for ver
PeopleMay 30, 2013
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Spanish business wants king to give yacht back
MADRID (AFP) ― A Spanish business group has demanded King Juan Carlos return a 21-million-euro ($27 million) yacht they gave him after he asked the government to take it off his hands as his subjects weather a biting recession. The Balearic Islands’ Tourism and Cultural Foundation sent a letter to the National Heritage department which manages state assets used by the royals on Monday to ask that it return the 41.5-meter yacht Fortuna, which they gave the king in 2000. “The decision to give the
PeopleMay 30, 2013
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Social enterprise Sule helps disabled men climb in Himalayas
An expedition group including two intellectually challenged hikers and their parents climbed a 5,380-meter peak of the Himalayas on Tuesday. Sule, a social enterprise based in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, said Thursday that the expedition was now descending after scaling to the summit Kokyo-Ri at around 8 a.m. Tuesday. The team departed for Nepal on May 20. The group consists of 13 members. They include Kim Chang-il, 22, who has Down syndrome and his mother Choi Young-mi, who had breast cancer s
PeopleMay 30, 2013
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Larry King makes switch to Kremlin-funded TV channel
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Veteran U.S. talk show host Larry King announced Wednesday that he is joining Russia Today, a Kremlin-funded English-language TV station that primarily broadcasts Moscow’s views on world affairs.Russia Today director Margarita Simonyan tweeted a link to a TV ad in which the suspenders-wearing veteran makes the grand announcement himself.“I would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf,” King said in the ad.“That’s why you can find m
PeopleMay 30, 2013
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Kim Joon-kyung to head KDI
Korea Development Institute said Thursday that Kim Joon-kyung, a faculty member of KDI School of Public Policy and Management, has been appointed its 14th president. His appointment came at a board meeting of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, an agency under the control of Prime Minister’s Office, Thursday. His term as KDI president is three years.Kim graduated from Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University with a major in computer science and s
PeopleMay 30, 2013
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’All about My Romance‘ ends with disappointing rating
SBS TV drama “All about My Romance” ended its run of 16 episodes with a happy ending on Wednesday, although its last installment received a disappointing 4.0 percent rating.The drama mixed political issues with romance, only to see a tepid reaction from viewers. The series drew an average viewer rating of 5.2 percent.The plot involved a romance between the characters played by Lee Min-jung and Shin Ha-gyun. Lee and Shin played legislators from rival political parties, who ended up falling in lo
TelevisionMay 30, 2013
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Former singer in dispute over TV matchmaking program
Former singer Kim Sang-mi has been embroiled in a dispute over a popular matchmaking program, with Korean netizens pouring out opinions about her decision to join the show originally reserved for “ordinary people.”Kim showed up on SBS “Jjak” on Wednesday and monopolized the spotlight with a star-like appearance, easily making her stand out among other non-professional participants. Male participants, naturally, fought to steal attention from Kim. It was later revealed that Kim was not exactly a
TelevisionMay 30, 2013
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Actor Kim Soo-hyun mounts a new challenge in new film
Actor Kim Soo-hyun, 25, said he has attempted to elevate his acting a step further by taking the role of an elite North Korean spy named Won Ryu-hwan in the forthcoming film “Secretly Greatly.” “Won is the character who has four different colors,” said Kim in an interview. “They are the elite North Korean spy’s language, his professional South Korean, the disguised fool’s awkward talks, and his socialized language after getting used to the surroundings.” Kim said he learned the North Korean acce
FilmMay 30, 2013
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Peonies in for the season
Florist Yu Seung-jae says she loves all kinds of flowers, but it seems she’s developed a special attachment to peonies. “Peonies are very special,” Yu says, after giving a flower arrangement class at Bicena, a stylish restaurant specializing in modern Korean cuisine in Hannam-dong, Seoul. “Not everyone likes flowers. I’ve in fact met people who don’t like them. But it is very hard to find people ― regardless of whether they like flowers or not ― who don’t find peonies beautiful.”It is a warm Wed
PerformanceMay 29, 2013
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Between dreams and reality
Science-fiction and fantasy novels create unknown fantasy worlds for readers to visit and offer a brief escape from reality. While imagined scenes may linger in the memories of the readers, some imagined scenes are brought to reality by photographers who create surrealist scenes that are difficult to know whether they are real or an illusion. Three contemporary photo exhibitions in Seoul this month showcase photographs that blur the line between dream and reality. The “Utopia” exhibition at Oper
PerformanceMay 29, 2013