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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Agency lets bands sing for their supper
Bus King looks to foster touring in KoreaBus King, a new booking agency run by event organizer Super Color Super, is looking to make touring a regular thing for bands in Korea.Super Color Super has taken dozens of bands to tour Korea from overseas over the last few years, but head organizer Sean Maylone said that this project would ensure they could put on regular live music in these places, rather than occasional international acts.“Club FF (in Hongdae) is a good example of somewhere people go
Expat LivingSept. 4, 2012
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German magazine rethinking ‘no models’ policy
BERLIN (AFP) ― One of Germany’s top women’s magazines said Monday it was reviewing its policy of only publishing photographs of amateur models instead of professionals.The fortnightly magazine, Brigitte, made international headlines in October 2009 with the news that it would only print pictures of “real women” after readers complained they could not identify with ultra-thin professional models.A spokeswoman for Gruner + Jahr publishing house told AFP that a new editor-in-chief planned a thoroug
BooksSept. 4, 2012
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Moon’s death threatens unity of Unification Church
The death of Moon Sun-myung robs his Unification Church of the glue that sustained its global following as a cohesive religious and financial force even as membership dwindled from its 1980s peak, analysts say.A messianic movement built on the rubble of the Korean War and exported to countries such as the United States where it found favour with both conservatives and disaffected ex-hippies, the church now faces an uncertain future.While it claims a worldwide following of three million, experts
PeopleSept. 4, 2012
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The life and death of the Mayans
National Museum features some 200 relics from Mayan civilizationKnown for their calendars, art and astronomical systems, the Mayan civilization (B.C. 1500 to A.D. 1500) in Mesoamerica is one of the most fascinating civilizations. Without using any metals or wheels, the Mayans built the well-known ceremonial platforms for religious rites, as well as pyramids, temples and colossal royal palaces. They had their own fully developed written language as well as sophisticated astronomical observatories
PerformanceSept. 4, 2012
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Spain film fest to honor John Travolta
MADRID (AFP) ― John Travolta will grab a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s top film festival, alongside Oliver Stone, Ewan McGregor and Tommy Lee Jones, organizers said Monday.The 58-year-old American actor will be honored with a Donostia award by the Sept. 21-29 San Sebastian Festival in northern Spain, where he is presenting his latest film, Savages.The festival cited a string of Travolta’s famous roles including in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1996), Grease (1978),
FilmSept. 4, 2012
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Overseas Korean broadcasters’ convention kicks off
Dozens of overseas Koreans who work for broadcasting firms across the world gathered in their home country to discuss ways to cooperate further for global broadcasting, organizers said Tuesday.Hosted by Yonhap News Agency and sponsored by the Korea Communications Commission, the Overseas Korean Broadcasters’ Convention, the second of its kind, kicked off in Incheon on the same day for a four-day run, according to Yonhap officials.Officials of 24 broadcasting companies run by South Koreans in nin
TelevisionSept. 4, 2012
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Fundraising for new Korean film draws large response
The number of participants in a rare fundraising campaign for a local film project has topped the 10,000 mark, the movie’s production company said Monday.The project to make “26 Years,” a new film based on a famous Webtoon by Kang Pool featuring the 1980 Gwangju people’s uprising for democracy, has drifted for years due to financial problems.This situation prompted Cheongeorahm Film, a local movie studio that organized the project, to launch a campaign among citizens on June 25 to raise the mone
FilmSept. 4, 2012
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Big hallyu bash to take place in Gyeongju
‘Hallyu Dream Festival’ to gather Korean singers and amateur dancers from around the world for three daysCelebrating the “2010-12 Visit Korea Year,” Korea Entertainment Producers’ Association, Visit Korea Committee, and Gyeongju City are co-hosting the annual “2012 Hallyu Dream Festival“ from Sept. 21-23.With events including “Family Dream Concert,” “K-Pop Cover Dance Festival” and “Hallyu Dream Concert,” the three-day festival will be held at Gyeongju Citizen Stadium in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsa
PerformanceSept. 4, 2012
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Psy invited to MTV Awards
Psy, who recently hit big with his mega-hit song “Gangnam Style,” has been invited to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, his management agency YG Entertainment said. The 34-year-old singer will participate in the event which will be held at the STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, Thursday. Although he is not listed as a nominee for an award, MTV noticed the global popularity of his music video and officially invited him, according to the agency. Psy is the second Korean singer to be invited to the MTV Aw
PeopleSept. 4, 2012
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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in “The Green Mile’’ and such other box office hits as “Armageddon,’’ “’Planet of the Apes’’ and “Kung Fu Panda,’’ has died at age 54.Duncan died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being treated for a heart attack, said his fiancee, reality TV personality Rev. Omarosa Manigault, in a statement r
FilmSept. 4, 2012
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Psy signs a contract with U.S. record label
Singer Psy signed a contract with a major U.S. record label, according to his local agency YG Entertainment. The 34-year-old, who recently created a sensation with his latest hit “Gangnam Style,” will be working with Island Def Jam Recordings, the agency said. Upon the contract, the U.S. label is given the exclusive international publishing rights and management over Psy, YG Entertainment said. Th
PerformanceSept. 4, 2012
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13,000 gallon fish tank bursts at casino
A Florida casino was forced to close two floors of gambling areas when a second-floor fish tank burst and leaked 13,000 gallons of water into the facility.Tim Ritvo, president and general manager of the Gulfstream Racing and Casino Park, said two floors of gambling facilities at the Hallandale Beach casino will be closed for at least a few days while crews work to clean up from Sunday‘s saltwater tropical fish tank spill, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Monday.Ritvo said a hazmat team vi
CultureSept. 4, 2012
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Chestnut eats 7.62 pounds of chicken wings
BUFFALO (UPI) -- Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the world’s No. 1 ranked competitive eater, downed 7.61 pounds of wings at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, N.Y. Chestnut, 28, took the top prize Sunday at the festival’s professional Buffalo Chicken Wing Eating Contest, defeating the No. 4 professional eater, Sonya Thomas, who downed 6.36 pounds of wings in the 12-minute contest, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News reported Monday. Thomas previously won the contest in 2004 and for the five consecutiv
FoodSept. 4, 2012
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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
(AFP)LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in ``The Green Mile'' and such other box office hits as ``Armageddon,'' `'Planet of the Apes'' and ``Kung Fu Panda,'' is dead at age 54.Clarke died Monday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was being tr
FilmSept. 4, 2012
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Unification Church founder dies
Controversial religious leader oversaw a vast business empireRev. Moon Sun-myung, the founder of the Unification Church and a business mogul, died shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday morning. He was 92.Moon died at a church-owned hospital in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. His wife, Han Hak-ja, and children were at his side, the church said.Moon was admitted to the intensive care unit at Catholic University St. Mary’s Hospital in Seoul on Aug. 13 with complications of pneumonia. Last Friday, as the doc
PeopleSept. 3, 2012
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Moon claimed persecution, but enjoyed business success
Rev. Moon Sun-myung, who died Monday, was a controversial figure reviled as a cult leader by his detractors but who was also a shrewd businessman running a vast empire of businesses. Moon founded the Unification Church in 1954 and has built it into a worldwide religious organization claiming up to 3 million followers around the world. Its followers are often derisively called “Moonies” after the founder.The Unification Church is famed for mass weddings, which it trumpets as “dedicated to the cre
PeopleSept. 3, 2012
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Chinese ‘blind spot’ for Western readers
HONG KONG (AFP) ― A potent mix of state censorship, conservative publishing choices and scant translation means international readers are given a narrow view of contemporary China, industry critics say.There are the occasional books by Chinese authors that hit the international bestseller lists such as the blockbuster “Wild Swans” by Jung Chang, which has sold millions worldwide, and Adeline Yen Mah’s “Falling Leaves.”But both of those authors are based in the West ― highlighting the paucity of
BooksSept. 3, 2012
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Buenos Aires unveils new contemporary art museum
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ― The Argentine capital unveiled a new museum this weekend dedicated to exhibiting a private collection of some 150 works by contemporary artists from around the world.The Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires, a concrete-and-glass structure of seven floors and 1,500 square meters of gallery space, houses a collection of works remarkable for their geometric abstraction and striking colors.Among the featured artists are Italians Tony Costa and Alberto Biasi, Sewell Sillman
PerformanceSept. 3, 2012
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Salzburg Festival reports record box office sales
VIENNA (AFP) ― The famed Salzburg Festival ended Sunday having marked up record ticket sales, after a month and a half of music, operas and concerts featuring top international names.In total, almost 279,000 guests attended the event, surpassing the previous record of 265,200 guests during the Mozart anniversary year in 2006.Average attendance at the 251 regular performances however sank to 90 percent, the lowest figure in 13 years, according to organisers.This was due to more tickets having bee
PerformanceSept. 3, 2012
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‘You cannot get away from your past’
Korean-Canadian director Yi speaks on her work, connection to her rootsFilmmaker and journalist Yi Sun-kyung grew up in a Canadian city where her family was one of only a half-dozen Korean households in town. That small community was what shaped her view on Korea as a little girl. It was the world where she was pressured not to be a reporter, but a teacher or a nurse. For many years, she tried to stay away from it as much as possible. “There was competition and gossip,” the filmmaker told The Ko
FilmSept. 3, 2012