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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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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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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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Ex-spokesman of anti-corruption panel named professor
Kim Dok-man, former spokesman of Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission of Korea, has been appointed as a professor of Korea National University of Transportation. The 53-year-old former journalist served the commission from 2005 to early this year. He holds Ph.D. in journalism from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and authored about 10 books on media and news reporting.(swchun@heraldcorp.com)
PeopleOct. 4, 2012
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Bond girls show women's progress
This undated publicity photo provided by United Artists and Danjaq, LLC shows Ursula Andress in a scene from the James Bond film, "Dr. No." Her image personifies the gorgeous, mysterious cool of the Bond girl. The film is included in the MGM and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-Ray "Bond 50" anniversary set. (AP-Yonhap News)This undated publicity photo provided by United Artists and Danjaq,
FilmOct. 4, 2012
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Two men jailed for blackmailing actress
Two British men were jailed Wednesday for blackmailing a leading actress using nude photographs found on a stolen laptop, according to the British media.Southwark Crown Court sentenced 34-year-old Vernon Fevrier and his 35-year-old brother Lee to two years and 20 months in prison respectively for demanding £4,000 ($6,400) in exchange for the photos, but not before pointing out the clumsiness of the crime.“You aren’t, frankly, any good at blackmail,” Judge Alastair McCreath told the criminals.The
PeopleOct. 4, 2012
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Rush, Public Enemy among Rock Hall of Fame noms
Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.They join returnees Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Randy Newman, Donna Summer and Kraftwerk among the 15 artists vying for entry.Even in the iPod age, the list of nominees up for induction in 2013 is as eclectic as they come. Nominees differ wildly in sound, origin and influence, ranging from the enduring prog rock of Canadian trio Rush and Procul Harum to German proto-
PerformanceOct. 4, 2012
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Bond fans set to mark 50 years of big-screen style
A series of events are to be held on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, the iconic spy saga that helped define half-a-century of cultural, political and technological upheaval. The suave British agent, code name 007, appeared on the silver screen for the first time in the 1962 classic “Dr. No,” introducing himself with the immortal line ”Bond... James Bond“ over a high-stakes game of baccarat.Bond has been played by six different actors over the 22-series adventure, but
FilmOct. 4, 2012
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Chinese actress sues U.S. website over Bo link claims
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi walks in during the red carpet event for the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival on Tuesday. (AFP)Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with top official Bo Xilai and others, a lawyer said Wednesday.The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star is taking legal action for libel in Los An
FilmOct. 4, 2012
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Study: Bald head can be business winner
Political activist Al Sharpton jokes about hip hop mogul Russel Simmons bald head before the start of the National Action Network Keeper of the Dream Award ceremonies hosted by Sharpton April 5, 2001 in New York City. (UPI)A lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of business says studies show men with shaved heads are perceived as better leaders.There's apparently something ab
CultureOct. 4, 2012
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Busan film fest kicks off with focus on Asia
A Hong Kong crime thriller about a battle between police and gangsters will open the international film festival in the South Korean port city of Busan Thursday under the festival's new plan to focus on Asian diversity.Founded in 1996, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has grown into one of Asia's largest film festivals.It was an unspoken rule that BIFF usually kick-starts its 10-day ev
FilmOct. 4, 2012
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Psy's 'Gangnam Style' stays second on Billboard
"Gangnam Style," a song by South Korean rapper and YouTube sensation Psy, failed to reach the top of an updated Billboard chart released Wednesday.The song stayed behind Maroon 5's "One More Night" for the second consecutive week in the Billboard Hot 100, according to the Billboard.com.Billboard said the race was "extremely close," adding "Night" bests "Style" by fewer than 500 overall chart point
PerformanceOct. 4, 2012
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Celebrated novelist under fire for Twitter remarks
Novelist Lee Oi-soo, dubbed “Twitter president,” is in hot water over Twitter remarks on Tuesday, which fired back at netizens who expressed disappointment over his perceived “soft spot” for conservative presidential candidate Park Geun-hye. The celebrated writer on Tuesday afternoon wrote on his Twitter account: “I warn you, petty Internet users. I don’t care what you call me with your nasty vocabulary. But what you must bear in mind is that with just my single tweet, you can lose hundreds of t
PeopleOct. 3, 2012
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World contemporary art market resists economic slowdown: report
PARIS (AFP) ― The world contemporary art market is holding up despite a global economic slowdown, with 2011/2012 auctions returning the third biggest revenues in history, Artprice said in a report obtained exclusively by AFP.“Given the amplitude of the economic crisis, we can say that the contemporary art market is showing strong resistance,” Thierry Ehrmann, chairman and founder of Artprice told AFP.Receipts from auctions held between June 2011 and June 2012 declined six percent to 860 million
PerformanceOct. 3, 2012
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Chanel heads up imaginative, spirited day of shows
PARIS (AP) ― “Don’t take things too seriously,” said Karl Lagerfeld standing next to a towering wind turbine inside Paris’ Grand Palais, “especially not fashion.”Chanel’s veteran designer, with trademark humor, thus summed up an important message of this Paris season.The iconic house’s fun, young collection headlined the penultimate day of Paris spring-summer 2013 show.The fact the show had nothing whatsoever to do with the several eco-turbines constructed for the event ― no doubt at a huge cost
Arts & DesignOct. 3, 2012
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Fall festivals turn Seoul into performing stage
Street performances, fireworks and music offer rich cultural experiencesSeoul has transformed into a giant stage for dance performances, music and fireworks as the annual Hi Seoul Festival and other festivals begin this week. A total of 62 local and international performance groups are taking over the streets and neighborhoods with various genres of performances from parades, street theater, circus and stunt flying, to dance and a lot more. About 200 dance performances will be seen throughout t
TravelOct. 3, 2012
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‘The Thieves’ steals Korean box office record
Director Choe Dong-hoon’s box office smash hit “The Thieves” has now become the top-selling Korean movie of all time. As of Tuesday, the movie featuring a star-studded cast set a box office record for Korean films by drawing in 13,020,393 movie goers to the theaters, stealing the top spot from director Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 sci-fi thriller “The Host.” Official box office figures showed that the movie has earned approximately 93.6 billion won ($84 million), surpassing the previous admissions leade
FilmOct. 3, 2012
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Busan Film Commission to unveil digital studio
The Busan Film Commission said Wednesday that it will open Asia’s first 3-D digital film production facility during an annual international film festival set to open in this southern port city this week.The “Digital Bay” studio is equipped with a previsualization system used to visualize complex scenes in movies before filming, according to the commission.The studio was created through a remodeling of a conventional film studio in the city to cope with rapidly changing moviemaking environments a
FilmOct. 3, 2012
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Psy to hold concert at Seoul Plaza
International sensation Psy has announced that no matter the Billboard chart ranking results for next week, he will hold a concert for his local fans on Thursday at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall. The Billboard Top 100 chart results are scheduled to be announced on Wednesday in the U.S. with fans eagerly waiting to see if Psy will move up one notch from the number two ranking and overtake Maroon 5 for the top spot. He has publicly promised to dance topless should he achieve the feat. “I
PerformanceOct. 3, 2012
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‘Paranormal Activity’ latest cult horror saga
AUSTIN, Texas (AFP) ― Remember grisly franchises like “Friday the 13th,” “Halloween” and the “Saw” movies? Now, “Paranormal Activity” is the latest horror saga to earn cult status, and on a tight budget.Paramount, the studio behind the films, launched the fourth outing in a suitably noctural midnight screening at the Fantastic Fest for horror fans in Austin, Texas, ahead of its release later this month.An audience which appeared to be 98 percent male ― the core horror movie demographic ― squeeze
FilmOct. 3, 2012
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Chunghyeon Church founder Rev. Kim Chang-in dies at 95
Rev. Kim Chang-in, founder of Chunghyeon Church in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, passed away on Tuesday afternoon. He was 95. Kim was born in Euiju, North Pyeongan Province in today’s North Korea, in 1917 and started his ministry as a pastor of Shineuiju Jeil Church. He was jailed by the Japanese colonial government for refusing to pay respects at Shinto shrines. He fled to South Korea in 1948 and established Chunghyeon Church, which became one of the most influential Presbyterian churches here with form
PeopleOct. 3, 2012
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All-nude performance to ‘community’ dance
The 15th Seoul International Dance Festival (SIDance), the nation’s largest annual dance bash, kicks off on Oct. 5 for its 15-day run, with a total of four pieces officially banned for teenagers. One of the most reputable genre showcases here, the event is presented by the local section of the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO. Fifty-three dance companies from 16 countries will present 57 works during the festival. This year’s edition has been receiving a lot of attention even before the op
PerformanceOct. 3, 2012
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Chinese flock to Korea
About 100,000 Chinese tourists are expected to flock to Korea during the long Chinese holiday this week, Korea’s tourism agency said. Korea has seen a significant surge in the number of Chinese tourists entering the country since last week as the neighboring country began the nine-day “golden week” holiday that started on the lunar full moon day on Sept. 29 and continues through the national holiday from Oct. 1-7. Tourism experts also find that Korea is rising as an alternative travel destinatio
TravelOct. 2, 2012