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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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‘World’s greatest’ chef Ferran Adria seeks digital legacy
HONG KONG (AFP) ― From foie gras noodles and liquid olives to air baguettes and mimetic peanuts, much of what elBulli chef Ferran Adria and his team created across their nearly 2,000 dishes defies transcription.Two years after closing the beachside Spanish restaurant ― repeatedly lauded as the world’s best by those lucky enough to have dined there ― Adria says he is now focused on preserving its legacy for future generations.Widely regarded as the world’s best chef and credited with having chang
CultureApril 7, 2013
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Songdo Good Market to kick off on April 27
Songdo Good Market, an annual flea market aimed at spreading green and sharing culture in Korea, will be back on April 27 at the Songdo Canal Walk inside the Songdo International Business District in Incheon. Starting on that day, the 2013 market will continue to be held on the last Saturday of May, September and October from 1 p.m. through 6 p.m., said Gale International Korea, developer of the Songdo IBD. The organizer said about 300 sales booths will be installed along the main stream where p
CultureApril 7, 2013
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Artist recreates memories of buildings
Artist Chang Hwa-jin finds inspiration in modern buildings and the memories they hold.Watching the Japanese General Government Building being demolished in 1996, he began to pay attention to the historical modern buildings that were once center of key events in Korea’s tumultuous modern history.What remained in the memories of people came alive through Chang’s recreations of modern historical buildings in installations and paintings at his first solo exhibition held in nine years at Kumho Art Mu
PerformanceApril 7, 2013
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Late-night network shows still a white men’s club
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The role of female talk show hosts in late-night TV broadcast network history, all 50-plus years of it, can be summed up in two words: Joan Rivers. It takes just another two ―Arsenio Hall ― to do the same for minorities.There’s no indication that’s going to change in the latest round of musical chairs involving “Tonight’’ and “Late Night.’’ All the NBC, ABC and CBS showcase jobs at 11:30 p.m. Eastern and later appear likely to remain securely in white men’s hands.Jay Leno is h
FilmApril 7, 2013
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Socially-conscious plays dominate theater fest schedule
The annual Seoul Theater Festival unveiled its line-up for this year’s edition, featuring a number of works delving into socially-conscious subject matters including bullying, poverty, and the experiences of migrant women. First established in 1979, the performing arts bash celebrates its 34th anniversary this year. A total of eight works have been included in its official line-up this year, while 36 works have been featured in four different unofficial sections.Among the eight works in the offi
PerformanceApril 7, 2013
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Spanish film director Bigas Luna dies at 67
MADRID (AP) ― Spanish film director Josep Joan Bigas Luna, who discovered actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem and whose 1992 movie “Jamon, Jamon’’ launched their careers, has died in northeast Spain, aged 67.News agency Europa Press and Spanish state broadcaster RTVE, citing members of the director’s family, said Bigas Luna died early Saturday at his home in Riera de Gaia after a long battle with cancer.Bigas Luna was born in Barcelona on March 19, 1946, and became one of Spain’s most influen
FilmApril 7, 2013
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Singer to open school for multicultural children
Pop diva Insooni will open an alternative school for children from multicultural families in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province on Thursday. “Insooni and Good People,” a foundation represented by the 56-year-old singer, will hold an opening ceremony for the boarding school named “Hae Mil School,” meaning “clear sky after the rain” in Korean, according to Gangwon Provincial Office of Education on Sunday. “There are many multicultural children losing their way. I hope the school will play a role in settl
PerformanceApril 7, 2013
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Pretty in pink
JINHAE, South Gyeongsang Province ― The view of thousands of cherry blossom trees blanketing the streets of Jinhae, showering the air with floating pink petals, is beyond picturesque. The small seaside town in South Gyeongsang Province attracts some 2 million local and international visitors every year around the end of March and the beginning of April for one sole reason: to bask in the abundance of lush cherry blossoms that engulf the town during Jinhae’s annual Gunhangje, or naval port, festi
TravelApril 5, 2013
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Pop music“Zedd in Seoul”: The young Russian-German DJ and music producer Zedd is a classically trained musician who began playing the piano at the age of 4 and the drums later on. In 2002, when Zedd was just 12 years old, he joined the heavy metal rock band trio Dioramic and began composing and producing music. In 2009, he discovered the world of house music after hearing French electronic duo Justice. This led Zedd to the path of DJing and producing electronica music and he released his debut h
CultureApril 5, 2013
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Eyelike:Soaring solos from Thompson on ‘Electric’
Soaring solos from Thompson on ‘Electric’Richard Thompson“Electric”(New West Records)On “Electric,” Richard Thompson plugs in and delivers his most generous helping of guitar solos in many years, perhaps ever. The fretwork is marvelous even by his lofty standards, and some credit for inspiration probably goes to producer Buddy Miller, a fair picker himself.While Thompson‘s notes come in a flurry, he has always been prolific as a composer, too, and here he serves up another solid batch of songs.
PerformanceApril 5, 2013
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Box Office: Iron Man 3, Norigae, Running Man
Iron Man 3Opening April 25Action. Science Fiction. Adventure. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a self-described genius and billionaire, finds his world destroyed at the hands of his enemy, the Mandarin. With his suit of armor Stark must fight to protect that which he loves. In his ultimate quest to find those responsible, Stark is left with even more challenges and limitations -- he is alone, and all that he has left are his own devices. Relying solely on his ingenuity and instincts, Tony struggl
FilmApril 5, 2013
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‘Evil Dead’ remake is a humorless gorefest
Relentless, pitiless, bloody and intense ― that’s the remake of Sam Raimi’s “The Evil Dead.”But is this “Evil Dead” (they dropped the “The” in the title) any good? Yes and no. It has several genuinely hair-raising moments and presents, for your edification and enjoyment, some of the most graphic horror violence ever presented on the screen.But Fede Alvarez’s homage to the original “Cabin in the Woods” tale lacks the offhanded goofiness, the brittle jokes ― visual and otherwise ― of young people,
FilmApril 5, 2013
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Conrad Hotel opens in Beijing’s central business district
Global hospitality company Hilton Worldwide opened its luxury brand hotel Conrad in the central business district of Beijing, the hotel said Tuesday. Located 20 kilometers from Beijing International Airport, Conrad Beijing is within walking distance of dining, entertainment and shopping places and in close proximity to both the central business district and the embassy district. The hotel is also a short drive away from Beijing’s most famous attractions, including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden
TravelApril 5, 2013
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Hawaiian Airlines joins Outback Steakhouse in promotion
Hawaiian Airlines offers free appetizers at Outback Steakhouse to their customers who hold airline tickets or e-tickets or those with a free appetizer menu coupon downloaded by pressing “Like” on its Facebook page. The appetizer menus are “Gold Coast Coconut Shrimp” or “Rangeland Rib Lets.” The free appetizer menu coupon can be used at eight branches of the popular restaurant in Euljiro, Sadang, Chungmuro, City Hall, Myeong-dong, Guui, Seodaemun and Jongno. Visitors to the restaurants can also a
TravelApril 5, 2013
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KORAIL mountain train tickets on sale
KORAIL started ticket sales for its mountain trains this week. The Korea Railroad Corporation offers the “O-train” two-day, three-day and five-day passes that cover trips on two mountain lines launched last month. The “O-train” loops around attractions in Jaecheon, Taebaek and Yeongju, and the other “V-train” climbs steep hills of the mountainous region of Gangwon Province. The mountain train offers access to some of the country’s most remote places while offering breathtaking views of Korean mo
TravelApril 5, 2013
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‘Pure room,’ sanctuary from city air
After a grueling long-haul flight across oceans and continents suffering hours of dry cabin air, nothing is more welcoming than the sight of your hotel room, preferably with pristine, plump, fluffed up duvet and pillows, and the prospect of a nice hot shower.If you have booked one of the 38 hypo-allergenic rooms, or Pure Rooms, at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, you will be hit by the clean, crisp scent of tea tree oil as soon as you open the door to your room.In fact, the purifying scent is the first si
TravelApril 5, 2013
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Glacier National Park a mountainous mecca for hikers and campers
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK ― Jagged peaks, a lucky glimpse of a bear or moose, and, of course, glaciers ― these sights are just the tip of the iceberg at Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.Red, blue, yellow and white wildflowers fill the alpine meadows, even into August, and a few mountain goats or bighorn sheep may be grazing, too. The melting snow and rocky terrain create plenty of waterfall photo ops, and the glaciers carved out several large, windy lakes where visitors can take a boat
TravelApril 5, 2013
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Spring lunch box at Grand Hyatt Seoul
The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Akasaka introduces a spring lunch box designed by chef Keiichi Watanabe. The menu starts off with a steamed egg custard and seasonal appetizers, followed by fresh snapper, southern rough shrimp, Japanese Spanish mackerel sashimi, baked salmon with mushrooms, tempura of lotus root and shrimp, steamed snapper and grilled beef, and seasonal fruit or glutinous rice cakes for dessert. Each lunch box includes chicken soup and steamed rice with vegetables. The package is
FoodApril 5, 2013
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Spa Blossom Package at The Ritz-Carlton, Seoul
The hotel is offering a package that features one night in a superior room and a spa program for two at Thma Spa for 446,000 won, excluding tax and service charge. The room will be provided with bath and body toiletries from British luxury brand Asprey’s exclusive Purple Water line for the “Spa Blossom Package” users. Thma Spa uses hot spring water and four kinds of teas (white tea for revitalization, black tea for supple skin, red tea for calm and green tea for antioxidization). The package als
FoodApril 5, 2013
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New promotions at Lotte Hotel World
The hotel’s Chinese restaurant Toh Lim presents a gourmet feast with new executive chef Chung Wai Keung. The promotion offers two course menus for 110,000 won and for 150,000 won including coriander and beef soup and live sea lobster in cheese sauce. Through Nov. 25, on Mondays women can enjoy a special three-course menu of a main dish (fried chicken with garlic sauce, sweet and sour pork, or fried shrimp with chili sauce), rice or noodle (noodles with black bean sauce, noodle soup with seafood
FoodApril 5, 2013