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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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Seoul to ditch Kelley for misusing title
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― South Korea has decided to relieve Jill Kelley, a Tampa socialite who helped expose CIA Director David Petraeus’s career-ending affair, from an “honorary consul” post, a senior official said Monday.South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun, on a visit here for regular consultations with U.S. officials, cited Kelley’s efforts to use her title as South Korea’s honorary consul in Floria for personal gains.“It’s not suitable to the status of honorary consul that (
PeopleNov. 27, 2012
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Psy, TIME's Person of the Year candidate
South Korea's pop sensation Psy is a candidate for the U.S. weekly news magazine TIME's "Person of the Year 2012."Psy whose real name is Park Jae-sang was on the list of 38 candidates along with U.S. President Barack Obama, late former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and Xi Jinping, the new leader of China's ruling Communist Party, the magazine's Web site showed Tuesday."Korean rapper Psy's slick, wickedly satirical video 'Gangnam Style' broke all kinds of sound barriers this year, clocking more
PerformanceNov. 27, 2012
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K-pop acts dropped from Japan year-end music show
Japan's widely-watched year-end TV show will feature only Japanese acts this year, with popular South Korean performers left out of the line-up amid territorial frictions with Seoul.Taxpayer-funded broadcaster NHK insisted politics had played no role in the selection of performers for the New Year's Eve broadcast watched by up to 40 percent of the nation's TV audience.Korean girl groups KARA and Girls' Generation and male group Tohoshinki (TVXQ) were among the headline acts last year on "Kohaku
TelevisionNov. 27, 2012
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Wonder Girls’ Sun-ye announces engagement
Sun-ye, leader of popular K-pop girl group Wonder Girls, will marry her boyfriend of about two years on Jan. 26 next year, the singer announced on Tuesday. On her fan site, the 23-year-old singer said she would wed a 28-year-old Korean-Canadian missionary, whom she admitted she has been dating since early last year. “The two will become one and promised to walk the road of life together,” she wrote. Sun-ye’s agency, JYP Entertainment, also confirmed the news on the day. “We understand that her d
PerformanceNov. 27, 2012
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Winfrey confirms cancer false alarm
Oprah Winfrey announced she had a cancer scare last month, but offered few details to those gathered at an Oprah Magazine event in Los Angeles. The New York Times said Monday the 58-year-old media mogul surprised the largely female audience in mid-October by revealing how she thought the week before she might have breast cancer.Winfrey assured the crowd it was a false alarm; however, her best friend, broadcast journalist Gayle King, who was with her, became visibly upset, the newspaper said. An
TelevisionNov. 27, 2012
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Study: More Facebook friends, more stress
The more social circles or Facebook friends a person has, the more likely social media can become a source of stress, Scottish researchers say.The more groups of people in someone‘s Facebook friends, researchers at the University of Edinburgh Business School reported, the greater the potential to cause offense, particularly if employers or parents are included.Stress rises when users present a version of themselves on Facebook that is unacceptable to some of their online “friends,” the researche
CultureNov. 27, 2012
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Aimard nails Ligeti impeccably
Amid Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and other classical powerhouses ruling the November music scene here, French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Sunday recital highlighting contemporary classical composers was bold but a successful breath of fresh air. The concert held at LG Arts Center was delicate, sophisticated and a good two-hour journey into a field of music many Koreans were not familiar with. His program was filled with some friendlier names such as Debussy and Schumann ― his Debussy was clear an
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012
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Herald Artday winter auction presents variety of contemporary art
Artday, a sister company of The Korea Herald, presents a variety of contemporary art by Korean and foreign artists for its winter auction and exhibition. It features about 110 paintings by Korean and foreign artists including Kim Jong-hak, Ha In-doo, Ji Seok-chul Yayoi Kusama and Fang Lijun. Artday Auction, launched in October last year, is known as an online auction that is easily accessible for both first-timers and experienced collectors. It aims to become a trusted art auction house that o
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012
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‘Museums should be independent from political meddling’
A museum is more than a warehouse of antiques and should be independent from political, business and other interference, according to the leader of an international body of museums. Hans Martin Hinz, the president of the International Council of Museums, called for open and public discussion in setting the direction of museums and exhibitions in order to guarantee transparent and respected education. “Parties continue to see contemporary history as a political instrument whose power is not to be
CultureNov. 26, 2012
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Rolling Stones rock London in 1st of anniversary shows
LONDON (AFP) ― The Rolling Stones rocked London on Sunday as they thrilled a 20,000 crowd in the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary.Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood were joined by their original bass player Bill Wyman at the O2 Arena as the ageing rockers performed their first major concert for five years.Lead singer Jagger made light of criticism of the ticket prices for the sold-out gig, with fans paying up to 406 pounds (650, 500 euros) for a stand
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012
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‘Juvenile Offender’ invited to international film fests
Homespun movie “Juvenile Offender” has been invited to a total of four international film festivals, after being previously featured at three film fests overseas, its local production house announced on Monday.A socially conscious tale about a troubled teen and his mother, the film by director Kang Yi-kwan has been previously featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival and Taipei International Film Festival. Actor Seo Young-ju won best actor at Tokyo In
FilmNov. 26, 2012
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SM Town wraps up Live Tour III
The biggest names in the S.M. Entertainment family wrapped up the last leg of the SM Town Live Tour III performing in front of 23,000 glow stick-waving fans in Thailand on Sunday.K-pop idols Girls’ Generation, Super Junior, BoA, TVXQ, Kang Ta, SHINee, f(x), EXO and other guest stars participated in the annual SM Town world concert tour, performing 51 songs during the four-hour concert marathon event in Bangkok. The SM artists gathered and performed their traditional dance-off parade, dancing to
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012
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GQ names Chinese activist Chen rebel of the year
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Men’s magazine GQ has named blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng its rebel of the year, seven months after his escape from house arrest and flight to the U.S. embassy sparked a diplomatic row.Chen, who left China for the United States after fleeing his home in eastern Shandong province, was named alongside figures including sprinter Usain Bolt and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman as the magazine’s men of the year.In an article accompanying his profile in the publication, Chen wrot
PeopleNov. 26, 2012
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‘Korea must do more to stop TB’
Korea is often lauded for its rags to riches story but, even to this day, the country struggles with tuberculosis, a disease associated with poverty and the developing world.As recently as August, an outbreak of tuberculosis was reported at a cram school in Yangcheon-gu, western Seoul, infecting more than 40 students and teachers with the highly contagious disease. Some 120 more carried the latent form of TB, according to local health officials at the time. That outbreak was no aberration. In fa
PeopleNov. 26, 2012
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China fighter-maker head dies amid first at-sea landing
Luo Yang, who headed China’s fighter-jet building program as chairman and president of Shenyang Aircraft Corp., died yesterday during landing tests for the nation’s first aircraft carrier.Luo, 51, had a heart attack while helping oversee the tests, Shenyang Aircraft’s parent, state-controlled Aviation Industry Corp. of China, said today in an e-mailed statement.A J-15 fighter, built by Shenyang Aircraft, successfully landed on the carrier Liaoning over the weekend, the first time a Chinese aircr
PeopleNov. 26, 2012
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Sources: Turkish president was poisoned
An autopsy report suggests former Turkish president Turgut Ozal died of poisoning in 1993, sources told Today's Zaman.The Turkish newspaper said strychnine appears to be the cause of Ozal's death, and that the pesticide DDT was also found in his system.The Council on Forensic Medicine (ATK) exhumed Ozal's body based on suspicions about his death among family members and current president Abdullah Gul. The report has not been officially released, but sources told Today's Zaman the ATK had changed
PeopleNov. 26, 2012
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Study: TV a unifying force for families
Some predict smartphones, computers and video games may replace TV, but Canadian researchers say families watching television together is a unifying force. “Young Canadians today live in a different world than that experienced by previous generations. In this context, many well-placed observers have predicted the impending death of television,” Dr. Andre H. Caron of the Universite de Montreal and director of the Center for Youth and Media Studies, said in a statement. “We wanted to test the vera
CultureNov. 26, 2012
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Marcus Miller, band members hurt in crash
American jazz musician Marcus Miller and members of his band were hurt Sunday when their tour bus crashed in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said.The Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten reported Miller, 10 band members and a backup driver were not seriously injured.The newspaper said the bus overturned about 11 a.m. on the A2 highway between Erstfeld and Fluelen. The cause of the crash had not been determined.The 53-year-old, Grammy-winning musician provided no details on his website, but his hom
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012
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Sleep before exams, don‘t study all night
Many students will be pulling all-nighters to prepare for final exams, but U.S. researchers say a good night‘s sleep may be a better idea. Dr. Philip Alapat, medical director of the Harris Health Sleep Disorders Center and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine, recommends students study throughout the semester, set up study sessions in the evening because it is the optimal time of alertness and concentration and get at least 8 hours of sleep the night before exams.“Memory recall and
CultureNov. 26, 2012
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Rolling Stones mark 50th year with London show
The Rolling Stones made a triumphant return to the London stage on Sunday night in the first of five concerts to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band.They showed no signs of wear and tear _ except on their aging, heavily lined faces _ as frontman Mick Jagger swaggered and strutted through a stellar two-and-a-half hour show. He looked remarkably trim and fit and was in top vocal form.The Stones passed the half-century mark in style at the sometimes emotional
PerformanceNov. 26, 2012