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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Carey Mulligan takes on Daisy in ‘The Great Gatsby’
When Daisy Buchanan attends a party at Jay Gatsby’s mansion in the new film version of “The Great Gatsby,” she’s wearing a crystal-coated chandelier dress by Prada and a drool-worthy pearl and diamond headpiece by Tiffany.The look is the glamour of the Jazz Age personified.Such costumes were a big help to Carey Mulligan, who plays Daisy in director Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, which many consider the defining novel of America’s 20th century.“To be wearing lit
FilmMay 10, 2013
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Club Med to open resort in Guilin, China
The international all-inclusive holiday resort Club Med announced it will open a resort in Guilin, China, this August. In celebration of the opening, the resort offers a special travel package that includes round-trip airline tickets, all-inclusive meals, and travel programs for families and children. The resort company offers free travel package opportunities that include exploring local tourist attractions for 100 people making early reservations in May. Guilin is a UNESCO World Heritage-desig
TravelMay 10, 2013
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Universal announces Harry Potter expansion
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) ― Fans of Harry Potter and magic, rejoice: Universal Orlando is expanding its Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a new area based on the books’ fictional scenes in Diagon Alley and London.Universal Orlando announced Wednesday the new area will open in 2014.“For Harry Potter fans, this is an opportunity to go to multiple places that are iconic places within the story,” said Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative for Universal Parks and Resorts. “And people that wer
TravelMay 10, 2013
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KTO releases Korean tourism photo book
The Korea Tourism Organization has released a photo book showing Korean landscapes and culture. The “View and Story of Korea” is a set of two separate photo books featuring Korean landscape and lifestyle photographs. The book comes with postcards featuring selected photos from the book. The photo captions are written both in Korean and English to appeal to a broad audience. The book also promotes the beauty of Korean handwriting as the fonts are in special typography styles. The photo book is av
TravelMay 10, 2013
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Swept up in a Toronto summer
TORONTO ― Streetcars, sharks, pandas and parasols.This summer, Canada’s largest city will be vibrantly alive.Just watch out for construction.The biggest news here is the planned opening this summer of Ripley’s Aquarium, a $130-million project that is Toronto’s first big new tourist attraction in two decades.It will be home to 15,000 fish and other creatures. It also promises a moving walkway that passes through a tunnel below a 750,000-gallon shark lagoon. On a windy April day, I walked to the a
TravelMay 10, 2013
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Traveling with mom all these years
NEW YORK (AP) ― When I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary to record my memories. And most importantly, she taught me how to power-sightsee. “You never know when you’ll be back,’’ my mother used to say as she and my dad pushed my sister, brother and me to yet another art museum, Gothic church or 18th-century cemetery.Decades later, my mother and I still travel together, but now that she’s in her mid-80s,
TravelMay 10, 2013
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Around the hotels
Special summer treats at Lotte Hotel Seoul Lotte Hotel Seoul’s The Lounge presents bingsu on May 1 to sweep away the heat. Bingsu is a popular shaved ice dessert topped with various ingredients, such as boiled red beans or fruit. The hotel offers apple mango bingsu and chestnut red bean bingsu. Apple mango bingsu has the scent of apple and a juicy taste with soft ice shavings sweetened by condensed milk with fresh apple mangos. Chestnut red bean bingsu is a traditional red bean bingsu with its f
FoodMay 10, 2013
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Sake maker’s dinner at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill
Kiyomizu, the hotel’s Japanese restaurant, organizes a special dinner event by inviting a top sake maker from Japan. For this dinner, six recommended top-end sakes will be paired with the eight-course dinner. For a bit of a cultural touch, Kagami biraki, a traditional Japanese performance, will also be presented during the dinner. The dinner will start at 7 p.m. on May 24. It is priced at 150,000 won per person including tax. For more information, call (02) 450-4599. Meanwhile, the hotel’s Europ
FoodMay 10, 2013
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Dubu jorim (braised tofu)
Dubu jorim is a popular side dish, especially for home-packed school lunches. The tofu is panfried and then braised in a soy sauce-based sauce, transforming the tofu into a flavorful side dish. The gochugaru adds a bit of a spicy kick. Add more if you like more heat. It’s delicious, warm or cold. You’ll find that the tofu tastes even better the next day. Ingredients:● 1 pack firm tofu (about 500 grams)● 1 tablespoon vegetable/canola oilFor the sauce:● 3 tablespoons soy sauce● 3 tablespoons water
FoodMay 10, 2013
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Health-conscious bread on the rise
South Korea’s “well-being” trend appears to be seeping into every niche of the nation’s food and beverage industry, including the bread and pastry market. Bakeries nationwide are putting out more health-conscious options like rye and whole grain breads.This year, major bakery chain Paris Baguette released 30 varieties of “healthy bread” and put out a much-publicized product ― its sugar-free toast ― last month. CJ Foodville’s Tous Les Jours ― which has over 1,000 outlets ― announced a new “health
FoodMay 10, 2013
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Ryu Seung-ryong wins top prize at Paeksang
Actor Ryu Seung-ryong won the grand prize at the 49th Paeksang Arts Awards on Thursday for his performance as the mentally disabled man with the mind of a 6-year-old child in this year’s box-office hit drama “Miracle in Cell No. 7.” “‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ is a low-budget film with a number of flaws,” said Ryu after accepting the prize. “I think a lot of people liked the film, in spite of its shortcomings, because it stood by those who are marginalized in society.”Meanwhile, actress Kim Min-hee
FilmMay 10, 2013
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Psy tells Harvard: ‘Life’s beautiful’
Korean superstar Psy gave a speech at Harvard University on Thursday, cracking jokes and buying bibimbap for the students of the elite U.S. university. The lecture, streamed live on the school’s online channel, was the singer’s second at an internationally renowned school following last year’s speech at the University of Oxford. Psy, who spoke without a script, making him the first person since Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1838 to give an “unorthodox lecture” at the school, started by describing his p
May 10, 2013
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MBC front man appointed JTBC’s new president
Sohn Suk-hee, former presenter of MBC’s political radio show “Siseon Jibjung (focus),” was named the new president of JTBC’s news reporting department, the broadcaster announced on Thursday. He is rumored to begin hosting the general-programming TV station’s primetime “News9” show from June. On his final radio show, which aired Friday, Sohn said in a trembling voice, “The past 13 years I have spent with the show was the best time of my life. The listeners are everything to me, and I would just l
PeopleMay 10, 2013
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China investigates director alleged to have 7 kids
BEIJING (AP) ― Authorities are investigating whether one of China’s top film directors fathered seven children in violation of the country’s strict family planning laws, state media and a local official said Thursday.Reports circulated online this week that Zhang Yimou, director of “The Flowers of War” starring Christian Bale and also known as the architect of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, has seven children from his two marriages and from relationships with two other women.“We
PeopleMay 10, 2013
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Actress Han to marry footballer Ki in July: agency
Actress and TV show host Han Hye-jin will marry her Premier League footballer boyfriend Ki Sung-yueng in July, her agency said Friday.“Han and Ki have decided to get married this summer, after considering each other’s schedule,” Han’s agency, Namoo Actors, said in a press release. The agency said that the couple had “very recently” decided to tie the knot and details of the wedding including the exact date, the venue and others had yet to be set. Han and Ki, who had known each other for years be
PeopleMay 10, 2013
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MBC front man appointed JTBC’s new president
Sohn Suk-hee, presenter of MBC‘s political radio show “Siseon Jibjung (focus),” was named the new president of JTBC’s news reporting department, it was announced Thursday. He is rumored to being hosting the general-programming TV station’s primetime “News9” show from June. On his final radio show, which aired Friday, Sohn said, “The past 13 years I have spent with the show was the best time of my life. The listeners were everything to me, and I would just like to leave today as I left the record
TelevisionMay 10, 2013
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Psy cracks jokes at Harvard
South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by dozens of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the “Gangnam Style” star participated in a conversation inside an ornate church dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I.PSY began addressing students and faculty by noting that his presence at the Ivy League school “is so weird.”He recalled spending four years studying management at Boston University while marveling at Harvard from af
PerformanceMay 10, 2013
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Makeup artist says Jackson was pushed to rehearse
Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health.Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for more than 27 years, told jurors she became increasingly concerned about Jackson's health and agreed with a fan's assessment that the singer might die if he was pushed too hard in preparations for his “This Is It” concerts.AEG executives continued to push Jackson,
PeopleMay 10, 2013
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Lee to make directorial debut on TV
Oscar-winning Taiwanese-American director Ang Lee said Thursday he is excited to be working on his first TV project "Tyrant," but dismissed reports he would stay away from movies to focus on television."'Tyrant' is Middle East intrigue. The subject matter is touchy and pretty scary. I like scary, to scare myself... I am very excited about this project," Lee told a press conference."I am still choosing my next (film) project and developing the next one. Of course movie is my first love," he said,
CultureMay 9, 2013
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Another visit from Bernie Gunther
A Man Without Breath, By Philip Kerr (Marian Wood/G.P. Putnam’s Sons)Through nine Philip Kerr novels spanning the rise and fall of Nazi Germany and the subsequent pursuit and prosecution of some of its creators, lead character Bernie Gunther has become an old friend.Each visit of the always wisecracking, sometimes compromised detective, private investigator and German soldier is eagerly awaited.A year ago, I read Gunther’s then-latest adventure while in the hospital recovering from open-heart su
BooksMay 9, 2013