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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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European dinner buffet at Mercure Gangnam Sodowe Hotel
Caf SODOWE of the hotel presents the “European Dinner Buffet,” which will entertain guests with 70 diverse dishes including the main dish of steak and fish, available starting Dec. 3. These homemade dishes will be made fresh with no additives. Menu items include pastas, pizzas, Belgian waffles, Mediterranean seafood salad, Scandinavian grilled salmon, a French snail dish, Turkish pilaf, Italian mussel, gratin, French traditional tuna salad and Swiss cheese. The buffet with steak as the main dish
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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End of year packages at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
For the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s celebration, Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel presents the “Christmas Package” and “Welcome 2013 Package,” which will allow guests to create a special memory at the hotel with family, friend and lovers. The Christmas Package features a one-night stay at a deluxe room, one “Franc Franc” Gift Box and access to the hotel’s gym and swimming pool, located on the 27th floor. The “Welcome 2013 Package” includes a one-night stay, two glasses of 2013 Champagne Co
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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Christmas package at Hyatt Regency Jeju
The hotel introduces the “Christmas in Love” package for couples and families who are looking for a Christmas getaway. Available from Dec. 23-26, the package covers one night in a standard Mountain View room, a Christmas buffet for two, Christmas celebration gifts and the Hyatt’s signature mug and a doll. The hotel also prepared a Santa Claus surprise visit for children as well as a “Kids Village” program, which will offer a children’s cooking class to make Christmas cake and cookies. Both event
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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Australia gourmet promotion at Seoul Palace Hotel
Seoul Palace Hotel presents the Australia year-end gourmet promotion at The Goong Buffet & Caf until Dec. 31. Presented by the hotel’s newly appointed executive sous chef Marty Kindleysides, the promotion menu includes grilled Australian Angus beef fillet with beef cheek tortellini, foie gras, chestnut puree and natural jus, and Australian lamb cutlets on garlic potato puree, grilled scallions and Dutch carrots with lamb jus and more. The Australian dishes with a touch of Asian elements can be t
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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Patjuk (rice and red bean porridge)
Patjuk is a porridge of non-glutinous rice and sweet red beans that have been boiled and strained. Patjuk is served on the winter solstice (dongji day), which has the longest night of the year. It is traditionally believed that the red color of the beans can expel demons and help cure mild illnesses. Ingredients● 1/2 cups non-glutinous rice ● 1 1/3 cups sweet red bean, 4 cups hot water ● 12 cups boiling water ● Rice ball: 1 cup glutinous rice powder, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tbsp water ● 1 tsp salt1.
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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Good sushi for a bargain
Sushi Shi-ro marries affordability, quality and artistry in one fell swoop. Situated near Hongdae, the pristine, minimalist sushi bar serves sets that range from 20,000 won to 40,000 won for lunch and 30,000 won to 60,000 won for dinner, and given what is doled out in return, dining at Shi-ro is a bargain. At the counter, the patron is coddled and practically hand-fed carefully crafted sushi, one perfectly seasoned piece at a time, till the very last palate-tingling moment. The experience, which
FoodDec. 7, 2012
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Pablo Rosso named Chrysler Korea chief
Fiat-Chrysler Asia Pacific announced on Friday that Pablo Rosso, a former executive, would head its Korean unit of Chrysler.Chrysler Korea said Rosso has been in charge of a Fiat-led joint venture project with India.A former engineer, Rosso has also played a key role in overseas marketing since he joined Fiat S.p.A in 2003, the company said.Rosso said he would contribute to the growth of the Korean car market by using the network strengthened through the Fiat-Chrysler partnership, according to t
PeopleDec. 7, 2012
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KITA-AMCHAM, KAFS hold year-end events
Two events in Seoul on Thursday drew Korean and U.S. officials and business leaders as their nations celebrated another year of cooperation.Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and the Korea International Trade Association at Hyatt Hotel, the first event was attended by prominent figures including U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim and KITA head Han Duck-soo.The second event of the evening was hosted by the Korea America Friendship Society at Millennium Hilton Seoul.KAFS underscored the imp
PeopleDec. 7, 2012
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Sakamoto Ryuichi to show ‘mature’ side of music
Among music fans, Sakamoto Ryuichi’s Sunday concert is one of the most anticipated events of the year. The master musician whose repertoire ranges from classical to very contemporary music including hip pop and electronica will be introducing his work at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts twice on Sunday, at 4 and 8 p.m. Sakamoto will join cellist Jacques Morelenbaum and violinist Judy Kang to feature some of the best-known scores of all time plus those from his latest album, “Three.”“There i
CultureDec. 7, 2012
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Psy snags three WMA nominations
South Korea's pop sensation Psy will vie for three gongs at the 2012 World Music Awards (WMA) for his smash hit "Gangnam Style."The 34-year-old singer-rapper was nominated for best song, best video and best male artist, according to the WMA's official Web site on Friday.The music video for "Oppa You're My Style," a sequel to "Gangnam Style," was also listed as a candidate for the best video award.Psy, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, was rocketed to global fame due to the Internet popularity of
PerformanceDec. 7, 2012
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Chinese Nobel literature winner: censorship a must
This year’s Nobel Prize in literature winner, Mo Yan, who has been criticized for his membership in China’s Communist Party and reluctance to speak out against the country’s government, defended censorship Thursday as something as necessary as airport security checks.He also suggested he won’t join an appeal calling for the release of the jailed 2010 Peace Prize laureate, Liu Xiaobo, a fellow writer and compatriot.Mo has been criticized by human rights activists for not being a more outspoken de
CultureDec. 7, 2012
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Book spotlights Salt Lake City
City of SaintsBy Andrew Hunt (Minotaur)Salt Lake City in 1930 was a fast-growing town with big-city concerns, dominated by the large, striking divisions between the wealthy and the middle class, and between those who follow the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and those who are not Mormons. The rough-hewn countryside, both beautiful and unforgiving, shrinks as the city limits expand.This Depression-era Utah background proves to be an evocative and mesmerizing setting
BooksDec. 6, 2012
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New search engine connects literary dots
NEW YORK (AP) ― Author Jennifer Gilmore is reading a biography of the late David Foster Wallace. She’s curious about his most famous book, the novel “Infinite Jest,’’ and wants to poke around on the Internet to learn more.Her destination is Small Demons, www.smalldemons.com, an encyclopedia and “Storyverse’’ that catalogues names, places, songs, products and other categories for thousands of books.Officially launched in August, Small Demons is the book world’s latest mind game and guilty pleasur
BooksDec. 6, 2012
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Herald Donga TV Lifestyle Awards presented
The Herald-Donga TV Lifestyle Awards named actress Kim Nam-joo and actor Lee Jong-hyuk best dressed and awarded Samsung Electronics the grand prize for leading a paradigm change in technology and life. Kim received huge popularity for her role in the recent KBS weekend drama “My Husband Got a Family,” and Lee became a style icon for his role in the SBS drama “A Gentleman’s Dignity.”The awards ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Wednesday also presented numerous awards to celebrities, socia
CultureDec. 6, 2012
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Young artists give a twist to traditional Korean painting
Young artists are giving a new twist to traditional Korean painting with unique styles in both presentation and technique. A variety of styles in traditional Korean painting have been explored by young artists who majored in Oriental painting as more strive to create something that better connects with the wider audience of today. Choi Hae-ri, 34, is holding a replica exhibition through which the artist intends to connect the past and the future with something familiar to the public at 16 Bungee
PerformanceDec. 6, 2012
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Dickens Museum in London reopens after makeover
LONDON (AP) ― Charles Dickens’ London home has gone from “Bleak House’’ to “Great Expectations.’’For years, the four-story brick row house where the author lived with his young family was a dusty and slightly neglected museum, a mecca for Dickens scholars but overlooked by most visitors to London.Now, after a 3 million pound ($4.8 million) makeover, it has been restored to bring the writer’s world to life. The house reopens next week, and its director says it aims to look “as if Dickens had just
BooksDec. 6, 2012
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Arirang listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Iconic Korean folk song Arirang was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list on Thursday. The listing will allow Korea to pave the way for promotion and conservation as well as protection of the song that has been sung across the nation in different versions for over 2,000 years. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage made the decision at the UNESCO general assembly held on Dec. 3-7 in Paris, upholding a subsidiary body’s
CultureDec. 6, 2012
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Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ riches not made at home
As “Gangnam Style’’ gallops toward 1 billion views on YouTube, the first Asian pop artist to capture a massive global audience has gotten richer click by click. So too has his agent and his grandmother. But the money from music sales isn’t flowing in from the rapper’s homeland South Korea or elsewhere in Asia.With one song, 34-year-old Park Jae-sang ― better known as Psy ― is set to become a millionaire from YouTube ads and iTunes downloads, underlining a shift in how money is being made in the
Dec. 6, 2012
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She’s Baek: K-Pop Star looking to future after debut
Ever since she could crawl, Baek Ah-yeon has had a strong connection to music. Her parents told her that she was already singing and memorizing the lyrics to Kim Soo-hee’s 1980s hit “Southbound Train” at 3 years old. “It was then that my parents thought that I had a talent for singing,” said the rookie soloist.In pursuit of her musical dreams, she started playing the piano at age 6, began taking vocal lessons when she was in junior high and later joined the church choir. However, Baek wanted mor
PerformanceDec. 6, 2012
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Hyun-bin completes military service
“Secret Garden” heartthrob Hyun-bin was officially discharged from his mandatory military duties yesterday. He enlisted in the Marines on March 7, 2011, and after nearly two years of service, has completed his compulsory duties and expressed his anticipation to start working again. Despite the freezing weather, hundreds of fans gathered outside his base in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, to welcome him back. Hyun-bin gave an emotional speech about the hardships he endured for not being able to act
Dec. 6, 2012