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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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Shinsegae faces showdown with investors over SSG.com's delayed IPO
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Hopes rise for possible Gaza truce deal
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Expat events to raise money for breast cancer charity
Bras for a Cause is returning to Seoul to raise money and awareness for breast cancer on Oct. 20. Unique bras will go on the block in an auction in aid of the Korean Breast Cancer Foundation, while there will also be music, bellydancing and a burlesque performance at the event at JR Pub in Itaewon.Doors open 6 p.m. and entry is 10,000 won, covering a pink breast cancer awareness bracelet and a raffle ticket.As a prelude to the event, the Boob Crawl, another fundraiser for the KBCF, takes place o
Expat LivingOct. 9, 2012
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Voting event in Seoul for U.S. citizens
The U.S. Embassy will run a voting event Saturday at the American Center Korea for U.S. citizens.Embassy staff will be available to help voters with their absentee ballots, which will be collected by staff, date-marked and forwarded to the appropriate state election agency at no cost to the voter.Consular officers will be available to assist voters without absentee ballots to register and cast their votes for the federal elections on the same day via www.fvap.gov.Those looking to use the service
Expat LivingOct. 9, 2012
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KISSA to hold students’ sports fest
The Korea International Students Support Association will hold its annual sports festival in November. The International Students Sports and Cultural Festival 2012 on Nov. 3 in Songdo, Incheon, features events including soccer, volleyball, basketball and running. Applications to take part close Oct. 21. Last year’s event in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, attracted more than 400 athletes and hundreds more spectators, with Hallasan, a team made up mostly of players from Ajou University in Suwon, Gy
Expat LivingOct. 9, 2012
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Paradise for musical fans
Lovers of show tunes are in for a treat as a joint production starting this weekend in Seoul promises more than 20 classic numbers in one show. “A Night at the Paradise” features songs from “Rent,” “Wicked” and other musicals performed by a cast of 27 assembled by Seoul Players and Fall From Grace.The script for the musical was written by Don Johnson. Although he has been involved in musical productions for about 30 years both here and in his native Canada, it has mainly been on the music side,
Expat LivingOct. 9, 2012
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Korean wave woos Bulgarian cooking duo
SOFIA (Yonhap News) ― Presiyan Petrov, 22, proudly takes out a bottle of white liquid carefully wrapped in a plastic bag as he enters a sunny apartment in central Sofia.The white liquid is makgeolli, South Korea’s signature rice wine, which he has been attempting to make over the last 18 months.“Try this one. Oh, I also tried putting in some raspberries and people seem to like it,” Petrov said as he handed the bottle to his South Korean friend Yoon Jae-hong. “That’s nice. But makgeolli should be
FoodOct. 9, 2012
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Man arrested on suspicion of defacing Rothko work
LONDON (AP) ― British police on Monday arrested the man who told journalists he was responsible for scrawling graffiti on a mural by modern American master Mark Rothko at London’s Tate Modern museum.Scotland Yard launched its investigation after the mural, one of Rothko’s Seagram series, was defaced Sunday with what appears to be the words “Vladimir’’ and “a potential piece of yellowism.’’Vladimir Umanets, who identifies himself as the co-founder an artistic movement he calls “Yellowism,’’ told
PerformanceOct. 9, 2012
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How social media is used as art
The Seventh Seoul International Media Art Biennale presents media art that is approachable, accessible through social mediaMedia has become a very important part of our lives, but when it comes to art that involves different media forms, it still seems too distant to ordinary people. But at the Seoul International Media Art Biennale, people may be surprised to know how much media art can seep into everyday life and how much it enriches our lives. “People think media art is difficult. But if an a
PerformanceOct. 9, 2012
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Korean, French, Austrian films in Oscars long-list
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― French blockbuster “Les Intouchables” and Austrian Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner “Love” are hot tips for best foreign language Oscar, from a long-list of candidates published Monday.Hong Kong movie master Johnnie To and China’s Chen Kaige ― whose “Farewell my Concubine” won the top Cannes film festival prize in 1993 ― are also among films from 71 countries which could be vying for an Academy statuette.Iran, whose “A Separation” won foreign language Oscar for Asghar Farha
FilmOct. 9, 2012
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Low-budget films vie for top award at Busan festival
BUSAN (AFP) ― Two low-budget productions are among those vying for the top award at Asia’s premier film festival this week, with organisers praising their creativity despite their technical limitations.The New Currents award at the Busan International Film Festival carries with it two prizes of $30,000 and is open to first- or second-time Asian filmmakers.Among the 10 entries this year are local director Lee Donku’s $3,000 “Fatal,” a coming-of-age drama, and Thai director Nawapol Thamrongrattana
FilmOct. 9, 2012
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10cm to unveil new album via streamed concert
“Take off all your cover and be naked with sound” is what is written on the teaser cover of the local indie band 10cm’s newly released second album titled “2.0.” The group will unveil their new album via a performance streamed live through Naver Music On Air on Wednesday night. The soon to be released album has 11 songs including three title tracks: “Fine thank you and you,” “The Farwell of the Han River” and “Tonight,” which has been rated as an adult-only track. Band members Kwon Jung-yeol and
PerformanceOct. 9, 2012
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‘Korea should scrap authoritarianism’
Former Justice Minister Kang Geum-sil on Monday said Korea should move away from its authoritarian political system, during a press meeting promoting er latest book “Politics of Life” published by Rhodos Publishing.The former minister said the ruling Saenuri Party has been following the authoritatian and controlling political style of former President Park Chunghee, nd the party with such a system should not rule the country for the next five years.“We cannot move forward if we don’t move away f
BooksOct. 9, 2012
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Foreign scholars awarded medals for Hangeul promotion overseas
Ten scholars in the field of Korean studies were awarded medals for their roles and services toward the promotion of Hangeul at a ceremony at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul. The “Hangeul, Sharing the World” event was held Tuesday in celebration of the 566th Hangeul Day.The recipients included experts from around the globe, including from Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Japan, China and the United States, and were selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in recognit
CultureOct. 9, 2012
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Bollywood singer's daughter commits suicide
Police say the daughter of a popular Hindi film singer has died from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide in Mumbai.Commissioner Krishna Prakash said police were investigating the death of Varsha, daughter of Bollywood's most prolific singer, Asha Bhosle. Bhosle was away in Singapore for a regional film award ceremony when the shooting occurred.Friends and relatives who attended Varsha's cremation early Tuesday said she had been suffering from depression for several years. Asha Bhosle began h
PerformanceOct. 9, 2012
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'Jack died for nothing in Titanic’
A television show in the United States conducted an intriguing experiment to check how realistic the movie “Titanic” was in depicting the death of its central character Jack played Leonardo DiCaprio in the freezing ocean.“Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel set out to carry out the test as there is lingering doubt about whether Jack really had no choice but to die in the cold water. The cable channel set a simulated environment and implemented the experiment with a dummy. In the movie, Jack wa
FilmOct. 9, 2012
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Taiwan showgirls strip for the dead
Dressed in mini skirts barely covering their hips, the two girls took to the neon-lit stage and moved vigorously to the loud pumping pop music.Their job: to appease the wandering spirits.As the temple facade in the background changed color from the fireworks lighting up the Taiwanese night sky, the show climaxed with pole-dancing and striptease in front of an audience consisting of men, women and children.“This is hard work but I need to make a living,” said 18 year-old En En, out of breath afte
CultureOct. 9, 2012
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Celebrity fan website operator fined
A music fan website operator will pay a $1 million fine over charges it improperly collected personal information from children under 13, U.S. officials said.Artist Arena, which runs fan sites for artists such as Justin Beiber and Rihanna, was accused of violating Federal Trade Commission rules requiring website operators to notify parents and obtain their consent before they collect, use or discl
TelevisionOct. 9, 2012
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800kg pumpkin wins Calif. weigh-off
An pumpkin filling a pickup truck bed and weighing 1,775 pounds won Monday‘s weigh-off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., the self-described “World Pumpkin Capital.”For Thad Starr, 45, of Pleasant Hill, Ore., it was his third win as a pumpkin grower in what was billed as a “world championship pumpkin weigh-off.” He high-fived his daughter Danika, 9, as his wife Katrina and son Derek, 7, joined the celebration, the San Mateo County Times reported.“It’s awesome,” Starr said.He will be awarded a prize of $1
FoodOct. 9, 2012
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250 dates and no match for N.Y. man
A New York state multimillionaire who has spent more than $65,000 on matchmaking services in the past 12 years said the dating services are a "rip-off."Larry Greenfield, 47, a securities trader from Plainview, said he has tried six different agencies and met 250 different women, but none were his ideal mate -- a beautiful, thin, Jewish girl with a sense of humor who is from New York, the New York
PeopleOct. 9, 2012
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Korean language school in Indonesian village closed
The first Korean language school for an Indonesian tribe has closed due to financial and cultural problems, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The news comes as Tuesday marks the 566th anniversary of the promulgation of Hangeul, causing concerns that it may put a halt to the nation’s drive to promote its writing system overseas. “Sejong Hakdang,” or King Sejong Institute, in Bau-Bau, Indonesia, was jointly established and run by Kyungpook National University and Indonesia’
CultureOct. 8, 2012
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Online Korean dictionary to go on trial run
A new Internet-based Korean language dictionary will open for a trial service this week, a state think tank that developed the dictionary said Monday, amid growing demand for Korean language study among foreigners at home and abroad.The National Institute of the Korean Language said the dictionary will become available at http://krdic.korean.go.kr, from Tuesday, the national day for commemorating King Sejong’s creation of Korean alphabet known as Hangeul.The digital dictionary has some 50,000 en
CultureOct. 8, 2012