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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Jump in a shark cage off Hawaii? Yes, people really pay to do this
OAHU, Hawaii ― It was only when the sharks had a momentary feeding frenzy 6 feet from me that the wondrous beauty of Hawaiian nature was eclipsed by a “what the hell am I doing here?” moment.I had surfaced, and so had two big 9-footers, and all that separated us was the top couple bars of the shark cage in which I treaded water.The sharks thrashed. Saltwater splashed. I looked at the metal bars, rising just a foot or so above the surface, and the question arose: Are sharks good jumpers?I was abo
TravelNov. 9, 2012
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Special spa at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
Aequalis Spa, located in the 28th floor of the hotel, introduces a new treatment program with “Intraceuticals” starting Nov. 5. The spa is the first spa in Korea to launch Intraceuticals, an elite line of spa treatments and skin care products with innovative technology popular with Hollywood stars. Celebrating its launch, the spa presents the Intraceuticals signature treatments, which include the “Rejuvenate Program,” focusing on hydrating the skin by using collagen and lifting products to deliv
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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Winter packages at The Ritz-Carlton
The hotel offers two winter packages from Nov. 16 to Feb. 28. “The Stay Warm Package” offers one night in a Superior Deluxe Room and a gift of two limited edition winter tumblers engraved with the logo of The Ritz-Carlton, Seoul. The package also includes a complimentary admission to the fitness club and indoor swimming pool. It is priced at 265,000 won, excluding tax and service charges. “The Snow Country Package” offers one night in a Superior Deluxe Room, as well as a seven-course meal for tw
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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Italian regional cuisine at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul
Olivo, the hotel’s authentic Italian restaurant, presents a culinary tour of Italy’s regional dishes from Nov. 12 to Dec. 16. The “Italian Regional Special Promotion” will offer guests a chance to sample popular dishes from all of Olivo’s diverse Italian regional promotions held over the last two years. The promotion will feature 10 la carte dishes from seven regions of Italy and a set menu. The dishes include ricotta-filled dried beef roll, made with bresaola (naturally dried beef), and arugula
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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Dinner membership at Grand Hyatt Seoul, Park Hyatt Seoul
The Hyatt brand’s two hotels present a special membership program effective Nov. 1. The program will reward customers who experience fine dining at the hotels’ 14 finest venues. Ten percent of the registered member’s bill from dining in either of the two hotels will be given as cash credit toward purchases at the hotel’s restaurants, bars and deli, or converted into restaurant gift vouchers. In addition, a Gold Card, granted to members who accrued 500,000-1 million points, will cover a birthday
FoodNov. 9, 2012
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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