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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Samsung Electronics Q1 operating profit soars; chip biz returns to profit
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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Bossam kimchi (wrapped kimchi)
Bossam kimchi is pickled Korean cabbage stuffed with fruit, seafood, mushrooms, vegetables and various garnishes. Bossam kimchi is made by wrapping the stuffed cabbage with cabbage leaves, and it is also called “bokimchi.” It became popular in the Gaeseong area of North Korea, where good quality cabbage was grown in the old days.Ingredients● 1 head Korean cabbage, 10 cups water, 350g coarse salt, ● 1/4 radish, 1/4 pear, 30g mustard leaves, 25g small green onion,● 30g watercress, 25g green onion
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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Cooking with bones
Neighborhood children may think of trick-or-treat candy and crunchy leaves in the fall. But for neighborhood cooks, osso buco comes to mind. This is a great time of year to cook with bones. Rich, meaty dishes such as braised short ribs and oxtail soup warm up the kitchen on the chilly nights of November and December.Bones are scary if you’ve never cooked with them, but once you’ve done it, you’ll see that there is nothing to be afraid of after all.1. Read your recipe carefully and note how the b
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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Military part of heartthrobs’ life
October, November and December will be both a cruel and anticipated period for fans of celebrities who have left or will be returning to showbiz due to their mandatory military service. As military service is regarded as an opportunity to be recognized for their masculinity, stars gladly take their duties and freshly start their careers. Welcome backMovie star Kang Dong-won is scheduled to complete his alternative military service at the Seoul Health and Environment Institute on Monday. Kang, wh
Nov. 9, 2012
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Biden to appear on NBC’s ‘Parks and Recreation’
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Fresh off re-election, Vice President Joe Biden will appear on the NBC television sitcom “Parks and Recreation” next Thursday in the U.S. The vice president’s office said Biden taped a cameo appearance back in July. He said Thursday on Twitter that “my whole family loves the show, and I had a great time doing it.” The show’s executive producer told the New York Times that Biden’s appearance was taped under strict secrecy.The show was warned that provisions might have to be made
PeopleNov. 9, 2012
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‘Education key to sustaining hallyu’
The “triumph” of Psy and the smooth sailing of K-pop boy and girl bands in the international pop scene have heated the Korean cultural fever around the world more than ever. A systematic and integrated approach is needed to retain the boom and develop it into other business opportunities now, said Yoo Jin-ryong, dean of Hallyu Graduate School at Catholic University. The school aims at cultivating businessmen with a sense of culture, based on their extensive studies into “hallyu,” or the Korean c
PeopleNov. 9, 2012
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Mark Wahlberg to star in next ‘Transformers’ movie
“Transformers” director Michael Bay says the 41-year-old actor will star in the franchise’s fourth film.Bay called Wahlberg the “perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy” in a post on his blog Thursday. He previously squashed rumors that Wahlberg was joining the film franchise about warring robots.Bay worked with Wahlberg on his upcoming film, “Pain and Gain.”“Transformers 4” is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 27, 2014.Bay has said t
FilmNov. 9, 2012
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Westin Chosun website hacked
The Westin Chosun’s website was hacked last month by hackers suspected to be from China. According to the hotel, the website was briefly made inoperable on Oct. 18 when the hackers posted a Chinese flag with a message that read, “Your website has been hacked by Chinese.” The hotel said there was no leak of customer information, but the website has been shut down since Oct. 30 for what the hotel claims to be website “renewal.” Visitors to the website are greeted with the message, “The Westin Chos
TravelNov. 8, 2012
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People go ‘Astray’ in historical fiction
AstrayBy Emma Donoghue(Little, Brown and Co)In her novel “Room,” Emma Donoghue let us see the world from the vantage point of a little boy in an 11-by-11-foot room. In the stories gathered in “Astray,” Donoghue busts loose, returning to her roots in historical fiction by going forth into the wider world.Donoghue’s fellow travelers are voyagers who, between 1639 and 1968, left the world they knew for undiscovered countries from which they never returned. Each of their stories is introduced by a d
BooksNov. 8, 2012
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Intricate plot makes for page-turner
PhantomBy Jo Nesbo(Knopf) Jo Nesbo, whose crime thrillers have sold more than 10 million copies in Europe and the United States, has been anointed as the latest king of Scandinavian noir, the heir to the addictive-page-turning throne left vacant by the death of Stieg Larsson.But reading his books in Los Angeles brings to mind a different archetypal noir figure: Michael Connelly’s tortured LAPD detective Harry Bosch.Nesbo’s detective, who is featured in nine of his 16 books, including his latest,
BooksNov. 8, 2012
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Tony Kushner sees bleak future for U.S.
Two years ago the run-up to America’s Iraq invasion was driving Tony Kushner crazy, so he started writing a play in response. In early 2003, The Nation magazine published the first scene of this work in progress, “Only We Who Guard the Mystery Shall Be Unhappy.” In the scene, a frankly audacious and compelling polemic, First Lady Laura Bush reads “The Brothers Karamazov” to the ghosts of dead Iraqi children.In recent months this scene, along with part of a second one, has been presented at dozen
BooksNov. 8, 2012
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Cornwell pens 20th Scarpetta novel
Medical examiners were not sexy, crime-solving heroes when Patricia Cornwell wrote her first Kay Scarpetta mystery 22 years ago.Today, with the publication of the 20th book featuring the pasta-cooking, sharp-dressing forensic scientist, there is an entire industry of sexy medical examiners on television, and Cornwell accepts the responsibility.“I think you can blame Scarpetta. She opened the gate that made it accessible,” Cornwell said. The Scarpetta books, with their grisly autopsies and violen
BooksNov. 8, 2012
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Corsican epic wins France’s top book prize
PARIS (AFP) ― France’s top literary prize, the Goncourt, on Wednesday went to Jerome Ferrari for a Corsican epic about dashed hopes, set in a village bar on the troubled Mediterranean island.“Le Sermon sur la Chute de Rome” (The Sermon on the Fall of Rome) tells of a young man who packs in his philosophy studies to open a bar on the island with an old friend, hoping to turn it into a haven of peace and friendship.But things take a radically different turn as drink, sex, corruption ― and the viol
BooksNov. 8, 2012
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Canada circus shows off long-lost Dali painting
MONTREAL (AFP) ― A massive painting by Salvador Dali created in 1944 as a backdrop for a ballet put on by New York’s Metropolitan Opera was recently found and displayed Monday in Montreal.The eight by 15 meter piece was offered to circus master Daniele Finzi Pasca, who will use it in his next theatrical and acrobatic production, La Verita, which opens on January 17 in the Canadian metropolis.The artwork depicts the Spanish surrealist painter’s vision of the 12th century legend of the adulterous
PerformanceNov. 8, 2012
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All because of you
This is part of a series featuring new hallyu stars. ― Ed.The 22-year-old up-and-coming singer and musician Kim Bo-kyung never planned to audition for the idol singing competition program “Superstar K2.” As a matter of fact, it was all very spur of the moment.“I was just a regular college student and one day while watching TV, I saw a very glamorous Superstar K commercial,” said Kim. The commercial that day announced the news that Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of “American Idol,” was going to
PerformanceNov. 8, 2012
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Naomi Campbell hosts lavish party for boyfriend in India
JODHPUR, India (AFP) ― A star-studded guestlist including Kate Moss and Bob Geldof gathered in India Wednesday for a lavish 50th birthday party arranged by supermodel Naomi Campbell for her Russian billionaire boyfriend.Campbell has organized extravagant celebrations for Vladimir Doronin in Jodhpur, hiring out the huge fort that dominates the city, flying in Diana Ross for a live performance and booking a whole five-star hotel for accommodation.Reports that a number of the 200 guests, who includ
PeopleNov. 8, 2012
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Lady Gaga pledges $1m to hometown Sandy relief
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Pop diva Lady Gaga, currently on tour in South America, pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross on Wednesday for victims of superstorm Sandy in her hometown New York.“If it wasn’t for NYC: the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today,” she wrote on her Littlemonsters.com website.“Thank you for helping me build my spirit,” she told the metropolis where she was born and raised. “I will now help you rebuild yours,” sh
PeopleNov. 8, 2012
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KNB dancers to perform at Bolshoi theatre
Korea National Ballet’s top dancers, Kim Ji-young and Lee Dong-hoon, have been invited by the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia as guest principals, the troupe announced on Tuesday.The two will play the lead roles in legendary choreographer Yury Grigorovich’s 1968 piece “Spartacus,” along with members of Bolshoi Ballet. The Russian troupe is one of the most renowned classical ballet companies in the world. According to Korea National Ballet, it is the first time for two Korean dancers to
PerformanceNov. 8, 2012
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HUFS to name hall after Obama
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies will rename an auditorium after U.S. President Barack Obama to mark his reelection, school officials said.The university will rename Minerva Auditorium where Obama delivered a speech on March 26 the Obama Hall.Park Chul, president of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, said in a congratulatory message to the White House that all members of the HUFS community, including the 10,000 alumni in the U.S., were deeply moved by his successful reelection. At Minerv
PeopleNov. 8, 2012
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'Godfather of rock' unplugged
Before K-pop groups with their electro beats and synched dance moves, there was the generation of artists that helped pave the wave for the birth of modern music in Korea. One member of this generation overcame poverty, government suppression, harassment and torture to become one of the world’s most respected guitarists. At 74, legendary rock guitarist Shin Joong-hyun, who was instrumental in the psychedelic rock movement in Korea in the 60s and 70s, can still shred the guitar. After five deca
PerformanceNov. 8, 2012
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Science explains instant attraction
The region in the brain that makes romantic decisions has been explored by many scientists around the world, and one of the latest findings is that the decisions depend on whether a person looks similar to oneself, not only if whether she or he has physically attractive features, research showed. When people saw a person who is physically attractive, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which sits closer to the front of the head was activated. When people saw a face that tripped their trigger but
CultureNov. 8, 2012