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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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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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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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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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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
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Nobel Literature Prize to be announced Oct. 11
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The winner of the Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 11, the Swedish Academy said on Monday.Its permanent secretary Peter Englund will make the much-awaited announcement in Stockholm at 1:00 pm. The date for the literature prize is revealed only a few days in advance, while the dates for the other prizes are known several months ahead of time.The Nobel season kicks off Monday with the announcement of the medicine prize, followed by the physics prize on T
BooksOct. 8, 2012
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Citizens frustrated by Romanized signboards
Insa-dong, ironically a touristy area specializing in traditional products, strives to preserve shop signs in KoreanFor 82-year-old Kim, going out for a cup of coffee with her friends takes a lot of effort. “All the shop signs are written in English and I can’t read them,” she said. She grumbled that many of her friends try a different approach when they search for places to sit down and chat over beverages. “We first look through the window to see if anyone is drinking something. If they do, we
CultureOct. 8, 2012
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Asian indie films need more support: director
BUSAN (AFP) ― Asian Filmmaker of the Year Koji Wakamatsu has said a lack of government support for young directors in the region is stifling artistic freedom.“Only commercial films are being supported by government funds in Asia so young filmmakers are only making commercial films,” said Wakamatsu, who received the Busan International Film Festival honor for his contribution to independent cinema.“It comes back to the power of the multiplexes which will not screen smaller films,” the Japanese di
FilmOct. 8, 2012
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Director brings her unusual family reunion to screen
Japanese-born director’s ‘Our Homeland’ delves into hardships of ethnic Koreans in JapanBUSAN ― Japanese-born director Yang Yong-hi, who was in Korea last year with her personal documentary “Goodbye Pyongyang”― a cinematic account of her young niece who lives in Pyongyang, North Korea ― visited Busan with her first feature-length feature film, also based on her personal story of her unusual family. Yang, who was born and grew up in Osaka and obtained her South Korean citizenship in 2004, says sh
FilmOct. 8, 2012
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Russia marks Putin’s 60th birthday
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Russia’s President Vladimir Putin turned 60 on Sunday, the official retirement age in the country he has dominated for the past 12 years, as critics snickered that his image of an energetic, young macho leader no longer corresponds with his age.Putin flew to his native northwestern city of Saint Petersburg to spend the day with “friends and family”, according to his spokesman Dmitry Peskov.However his supporters went out of their way to wish him the best, and his birthday figured
PeopleOct. 8, 2012
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Myanmar leader begins S. Korea visit
Myanmar President Thein Sein arrived in South Korea on Monday for a three-day state visit that will focus on economic ties and include a tour of military-related companies.Thein Sein will hold talks Tuesday with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-Bak, the presidential office in Seoul said.In May, Lee became the first South Korean president to visit Myanmar since a North Korean attempt to assassinate one of his predecessors in Yangon almost three decades ago.Tuesday’s talks will cover coopera
PeopleOct. 8, 2012
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James Bond’s Aston Martin sells for $389,000 in charity auction
A 2008 Aston Martin V12 DBS used by Daniel Craig in “Quantum of Solace” sold Friday night for 241,250 pounds ($389,000) at a James Bond memorabilia auction.The car, estimated to sell for between 100,000 pounds and 150,000 pounds, was the most expensive of 11 lots being auctioned live by Christie’s International, London, in front of an invitation-only VIP audience of 600 people. It was bought by an unidentified bidder on the telephone.This six-liter Aston “plays a dramatic role in the opening seq
PeopleOct. 8, 2012
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Customs office names first female branch heads
Korea Customs Service appointed two female officials to head its local branches of Anyang and Daejeon. It is the first time the government agency has appointed women to the senior posts.KCS announced on Monday that it appointed Shim Gap-young, 53, and Kim Hyun-jeong, 35, each as customs directors of offices in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, and Daejeon Metropolitan City, respectively. Shim is a veteran who has worked in the field for 35 years, and Kim has shown impressive planning and analyzing ski
PeopleOct. 8, 2012
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Murder charge filed in missing girl case
April Jones (AP)A family friend was charged Saturday with killing a 5-year-old girl who vanished Monday from her home in Machynllet, Wales.April Jones was still missing five days after her disappearance, The Daily Telegraph reported. But Dyfed and Powys police are treating the investigation as a murder case.Mark Bridger, 46, was formally charged with murder, child abduction and perverting the cour
PeopleOct. 8, 2012
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Psy tops Chinese online music chart
South Korean rapper-singer Psy has topped a Chinese online music chart, as the popularity of his global hit "Gangnam Style" spills over into the world's most populous country, a Web site showed Monday."Gangnam Style" ranked No. 1 on the music search service of China's largest search engine, Baidu. The song has caught on with fans in China after Psy's popularity spread from the United States, where
PerformanceOct. 8, 2012
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Glastonbury sells out in record time
Tickets to England‘s Glastonbury music festival sold out in record time, with about 135,000 sold in 1 hour and 40 minutes, organizers said.Thousands of people tried to log onto the ticket website when it opened at 9 a.m. local time Saturday, causing the website to slow, the BBC reported. Many people missed out on purchasing tickets “due to the sheer volume of people” on the website, the festival’s official Twitter feed said.Festival organizer Emily Eavis tweeted, “Sorry to everyone who missed ou
PerformanceOct. 8, 2012
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TV show claims U.K. TV host Savile abused children
For decades, Jimmy Savile was a fixture on British television _ an eccentric, aggressively jocular host of children's shows and a tireless charity fundraiser. When he died last year at 84 _ by then knighted as Sir Jimmy _ he drew tributes from Prince Charles and thousands of fans.Now several women have come forward to claim “Sir Jimmy” was also a sexual predator who abused underage girls. The alle
TelevisionOct. 8, 2012
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Jay-Z takes subway to final Barclays show
NEW YORK (UPI) -- Rapper Jay-Z took the subway to his final performance at New York City’s Barclays Center, where his wife, Beyonce, joined him on stage. Rapper Jay-Z performs the inaugural concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday in New York. (AP-Yonhap News)The Brooklyn-native took the R train from Canal Street in Manhattan to Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Saturday night for the last o
PerformanceOct. 8, 2012
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Hidden face behind the glamour
Make-up artist shares her six years’ experience working for BIFFBUSAN ― BIFF is one of the biggest fashion events in the country, on top of being the biggest film bash.And every actress needs perfect make-up to go with her stunning dress. Pro make-up artist Kim Eun-ji is one of the hidden faces behind the glamour; she has been working for BIFF’s opening ceremonies for the last six years, and experienced the highs and lows of the exciting event. On the morning after BIFF’s opening, the lobby of H
FilmOct. 7, 2012
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KOFIC to hold international movie forum at BIFF
BUSAN ― Korea Film Council announced on Sunday that it will hold a special forum about Asian cinema on Tuesday as a side event for the Busan Film Festival.The forum, which will take place at BEXCO in Busan, will be attended by Sanford Panitch, president of Fox International Productions; Hengameh Panahi, president of Celluloid Dreams; and Terence Chang, producer for Lion Rock Productions. The three panelists will discuss potential ways to launch joint film projects between Asian and non-Asian cou
FilmOct. 7, 2012
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Director Chung returns with graphic torture drama
‘Unbowed’ director says he wants presidential candidates to see his latest work, which recounts torture suffered by late democracy activist Kim Geun-taeBUSAN ― After highly controversial courtroom drama “Unbowed,” director Chung Ji-young has returned with another socially conscious, politically themed drama inspired by the true story of late politician and democracy activist Kim Geun-tae.In spite of its serious subject matter, last year’s “Unbowed” was often comical and humorous. Yet Chung’s lat
FilmOct. 7, 2012
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Out of ‘The Office’: Mindy Kaling has her own ‘Project’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ― Actress Mindy Kaling is not good at a lot of things. And that’s on purpose.Most people know her as the triple threat talent that graced “The Office” for eight years as performer, writer and producer. And now she’s starring in her own series, “The Mindy Project” on Fox.It doesn’t seem like she’s lacking anything. But she remembers a life lesson her mother taught her when she was 8. “My friends were all helping their mothers bake brownies for bake sales and things like that
TelevisionOct. 7, 2012
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Pieta to compete in Moscow independent film festival:
Director Kim Ki-duk looks to add to his international acclaimFilmmaker Kim Ki-duk and his most recent film Pieta has been invited to the International Festival of Independent Films “2morrow/Zavtra” that will begin on Tuesday in Moscow. This festival presents a number of selected feature films, documentaries and video, art and experimental works by prominent directors. This year marks the sixth year of the independent film festival and ten films from all over the world including as Russia, France
FilmOct. 7, 2012
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Skater Cho says tampering was ‘biggest mistake’
KEARNS, Utah (AP) ― A U.S. speedskater, reigning national short-track champion Simon Cho, faces a disciplinary hearing after confessing Friday that he tampered with a Canadian rival’s skate at the 2011 World Team Championship.In a coaching scandal that is getting steadily messier, short track interim coach Jun Hyung Yeo was suspended Friday by the federation for failing to report that tampering. And the man at the center of the scandal, head coach Jae Su Chun, remains suspended and also could be
PeopleOct. 7, 2012