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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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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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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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China registered Arirang on its national intangible assets list
Amid the celebration of Korea’s registration of Arirang on the UNESCO World Heritage list, it was recently exposed that China has put an organized effort to publicize it as its own national heritage. China designated Arirang as their national intangible asset last year. Ki Mi-yang, leader of the Arirang Association, pointed out several Chinese books that were revised in the last few months. “Pictorial of Yeonbyun Intangible Assets,” published last year by Yeonbyun Inmin publisher, had mentioned
CultureDec. 6, 2012
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'Arirang' makes UNESCO's intangible heritage list
Korea’s traditional folk song “Arirang” was added to UNESCO‘s intangible cultural heritage list on Thursday.The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to inscribe the song on the heritage list during its seventh meeting Wednesday, Paris time, at UNESCO headquarters, the U.N. cultural agency said.“Arirang” is not just one song but a variety of local versions handed down generation after generation in Korea. It is often dubbed a “second nationa
CultureDec. 6, 2012
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Hanwha slugger Kim Tae-kyun donates 100m won
Hanwha Eagles slugger Kim Tae-kyun donated 100 million won ($92,000) to the Daejeon chapter of the Community Chest of Korea, the Daejeon-based baseball club said Tuesday.He asked the charity fundraiser to use the money to help underprivileged children.With the donation, Kim joined the Community Chest of Korea’s Honor Society on Wednesday. To be a member of the society, one should donate 100 million won or more, or pledge to donate that amount within five years.Kim is the first Korean baseball pl
PeopleDec. 5, 2012
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Tea expert blends passion with Jane Austen
MINNEAPOLIS ― “The kettle is never turned off at this house,” said Julia Matson as she set her dining-room table with Wedgwood Blue Willow cups and saucers, perfectly round scones, strawberry-rhubarb jam and clotted cream.The aroma wafting in from the kitchen of her house in Plymouth was from her own blend of tea ― Indian, Sri Lankan and Kenyan _ brewing for precisely 4 minutes at 205 degrees. Four cups filled with loose tea leaves of different colors, shapes and textures sat at the ready for la
CultureDec. 5, 2012
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DISTRICT provides all-in-one night out
Following is part of a series on Seoul’s hottest bars and clubs. ― Ed. Itaewon is one of the most unique and ethnically diverse areas in Seoul. The area’s free and exotic night scene is incomparable with any other district in Seoul. Among the most frequently visited clubs in Itaewon is the multi-entertainment facility DISTRICT.DISTRICT is located in the most crowded part of Itaewon, on the strip behind the Hamilton Hotel, which has lines of clubs and bars, much like Hong Kong’s famous club dist
PerformanceDec. 5, 2012
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Natural wine? Serve it to the tooth fairy, say skeptics
BORDEAUX (AFP) ― Natural wine? Who could possibly object? But according to some experts, the unregulated use of the term ‘natural’ is misleading gullible consumers as well as polarising the wine trade.“These are all things that don’t exist ― natural wines, the tooth fairy and Father Christmas,” says Robert Joseph, a wine trade veteran who is one of the most prominent naysayers.Natural wine does not exist as a legal category in the European Union, despite flourishing movements in Italy or France,
FoodDec. 5, 2012
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U.S. photo exhibition offers insight into Korean photography, history
The Korea Society presents photographs taken by Korean realist photographers during the turbulent modern days of Korea for the first time in the U.S. The exhibition titled “Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes, 1945-1992,” depicts the details of people’s everyday lives during the critical period of transition in modern Korean history, offering fresh insight into Korean history and culture, as well as its photography. It features 54 original black-and-white photographs taken by prominent Kore
PerformanceDec. 5, 2012
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New York art museum to display video games
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Are video games a form of art? New York’s Museum of Modern Art thinks so, and starting in March several games will become an integral part of the museum’s collection.The museum, known by the acronym MoMA, has purchased 14 video games, and expects to soon increase its collection to 40, according to Paola Antonelli, senior curator with the museum’s Department of Architecture and Design.This will be “a new category of artworks in MoMA’s collection that will grow in the future,” the
PerformanceDec. 5, 2012
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Discovery Channel to air series of documentaries on Korea
A series of documentaries on Korean culture will be aired on the Discovery Channel next week. Five 30-minute episodes, directed by Korean rookie movie directors, will be broadcast from Dec. 15-29 in 34 countries. The documentary series will cover topics such as Korean royal cuisine, traditional medicine, shaman culture, technology and Korea’s popular culture. Titled “Korea Next,” the documentary project was jointly created by the Korea Tourism Organization and Discovery Channel’s First Time Film
TravelDec. 5, 2012
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Britain celebrates 20 years of literary bad sex
LONDON (AFP) ― Canadian author Nancy Huston was on Tuesday awarded what has been dubbed Britain’s “most dreaded literary prize” for penning the most cringeworthy erotic description of 2012.After the so-called “mummy porn” phenomenon gripped the literary world ― with erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey” topping international best seller lists ― eight writers were on the shortlist in the not-so-prestigious Bad Sex in Fiction Award’s 20th year.Paris-based Huston claimed the dubious honour with her b
BooksDec. 5, 2012
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Da Sol named Kumho Art Hall’s first artist-in-residence
Kumho Art Hall, the home of the Korean Mecenat Program, has appointed 23-year-old pianist Da Sol as its first artist-in-residence on Tuesday. The appointment will allow Kim to explore the world of music without financial concerns for a year and present his musicianship to the audience on a regular basis. The young star performed at the concert hall in 2011 as a Kumho Asiana Soloists member. “I realized that throughout the year there are so many things that a young artist can show to the world to
CultureDec. 5, 2012
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Rock’s oldies still golden in N.Y. concerts
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Rock’s wrinkly superstars are out in force in New York this week, with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Patti Smith and Neil Young riding the time machine back to the Big Apple’s big stages.The rush of golden oldies from the 1960s and ’70s heyday of rock ’n’ roll began with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, along with Patti Smith, in the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Monday ― the same venue that hosts the Stones this Saturday.Neil Young has just released two new albums, “Americana” i
PerformanceDec. 5, 2012
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First film on Jobs to debut at Sundance
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The first film on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs since his death, with Ashton Kutcher in the title role, will debut in January at the Sundance Film Festival, organizers said.The film “jOBS” directed by Joshua Michael Stern, known for the 2008 movie “Swing Vote,” chronicles “the defining 30 years of Steve Jobs’ life,” according to a statement Monday from the Sundance Institute.The film written by Matt Whiteley is described as “a candid, inspiring and personal portrait
FilmDec. 5, 2012
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Cha Ji-yeon returns as ‘Aida’
One of the most anticipated musicals this month was finally unveiled on Sunday, starring “Seopyeonje” and “Singing the Legend” singer Cha Ji-yeon as the new face for the hapless Nubian princess taken into slavery in Egypt.The show is the third local run of Elton John and Tim Rice’s legendary musical “Aida.” It had a very successful first run in Seoul back in 2005, lifting then-pop star Ok Ju-hyun, who played the princess, to stardom in the local musical scene. The show had a successful re-run in
PerformanceDec. 5, 2012
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Nuova Opera Company gets top prize at annual opera award
The Nuova Opera Company received the top award for its performance of “The Tales of Hoffmann” at the fifth Korea Opera Award ceremony in Seoul this week, award organizers said Wednesday.At the annual event held at the press center in Seoul on Monday, the world-class soprano Shin Young-ok garnered the achievement award for her contribution to promoting the country’s opera worldwide. In the opera festival section, baritone Park Kyung-jun and soprano Park Hye-jin received the best male and female o
PeopleDec. 5, 2012
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McAfee says he plans to seek asylum in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ― Software company founder John McAfee has surfaced in public for the first time in weeks, saying Tuesday that he plans to ask for asylum in Guatemala because he fears persecution in Belize. McAfee spoke to The Associated Press in a restaurant near a high-end hotel wher e he is staying in Guatemala City after sneaking out of neighboring Belize. Police in Belize have called him a person of interest in the November slaying of a fellow American expat but say there is no warrant
PeopleDec. 5, 2012
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Three Korean students finish Antarctic ultra race
Three Korean students completed the 250-kilometer Antarctic ultramarathon held on 10 South Pole islands from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3.Fifty-five runners from 28 countries competed in the race, including Youn Seung-chul, 22, a junior in the creative writing department of Dongguk University in Seoul; Kim Sang-hyeon, 24, a senior in civil engineering at Yeungnam University in North Gyeongsang Province; and Choi Kyu-young, 28, a senior in Christian Studies at Hannam Univeristy in Daejeon.Competitors are re
PeopleDec. 5, 2012
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Meryl donated that cell phone snap to charity
After taking a "selfie" photo on her cell phone with Hillary Clinton at the Kennedy Center honors reception, Meryl Streep donated the photo to Shutter to Think, a charity supporting girls education.It's like the ultimate Text From Hillary.Meryl Streep snapped a cell phone photo of herself and Secretary of State Clinton at the dinner celebrating this year's Kennedy Center honorees, and now she has donated the picture to charity.The Shutter to Think project, which will sell framed prints of the Cl
EntertainmentDec. 5, 2012
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World‘s oldest person dies at 116
The world‘s oldest person has died in the United States at the age of 116, CNN reported.Besse Cooper passed away on Tuesday in Monroe, Georgia, her son Sidney told the television network.Cooper “had a long, good life. She went very easy,” he said.Guinness World Records gave Cooper the distinction of being the oldest living human in January 2011. She was born August 26, 1896 in Tennessee.When asked for her secret to longevity, Cooper once said: “I mind my own business and I don’t eat junk food.”S
CultureDec. 5, 2012
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Palace found near China's terracotta army
Archaeologists say they've found the remains of an ancient imperial palace in China near the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang, home of the famous terracotta army.The palace is the largest complex discovered so far in the huge 22-square-mile mausoleum of the 2nd century B.C. emperor located on the outskirts of the ancient capital city Xi'an in central China, Britain's The Guardian reported Monday.Eighteen courtyard-style houses surround a main building in the complex, estimated at about 700 yards lo
CultureDec. 5, 2012