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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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K-pop singer lost consciousness after being hit by foul ball, cancels show
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Janet Jackson objects to Paris acting
Paris Jackson listens on as grandmother Katherine Jackson speaks during a ceremony honoring Michael Jackson at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 26, 2012. (UPI/Jim Ruymen)U.S. pop star Janet Jackson is not supportive of her 14-year-old niece Paris' decision to act professionally while still a child, sources told UsMagazine.com.Paris is one of the three ch
PerformanceJuly 19, 2012
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Comedienne offers sex act for Obama funds
Comedienne Sarah Silverman released on online video offering a sex act to a Las Vegas billionaire if he donates to President Obama instead of Mitt Romney.The tongue-in-cheek "Indecent Proposal" video, posted to YouTube Monday, featured Silverman offering to engage in a non-intercourse sex act with Sheldon Adelson if he pulls the $100 million he has promised to Romney, the presumptive Republican pr
TelevisionJuly 19, 2012
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Hungary charges Nazi-era suspect with war crimes
A 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of abusing Jews and helping deport thousands of them during the Holocaust was taken into custody Wednesday, questioned and charged with war crimes, prosecutors said.The case of Laszlo Csatary was brought to the attention of Hungarian authorities last year by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish organization active in hunting down Nazis who have yet to be brou
PeopleJuly 19, 2012
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New York bus driver catches falling girl
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A New York bus driver has become a surprise hero after saving a seven-year-old girl who accidentally fell three stories from a Brooklyn apartment building.“I just said ‘Please, let me catch her, lord, please let me catch her,” Stephen St. Bernard told local NY1 television about Monday’s rescue in the Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood.A video of the incident taken on a mobile phone and broadcast by the channel showed the girl standing on an air conditioning unit outside her ap
PeopleJuly 18, 2012
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Sotheby’s sues Chinese man over $3.5m non-payment
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Sotheby’s said Tuesday it had launched a lawsuit against a mainland Chinese man in a bid to recover $3.5 million after he failed to pay for 20 paintings and scrolls that he won in an auction.The company said it had filed a case in the Hong Kong High Court on Saturday against Zhang Bo from China’s central province of Henan, who bid for the art works in April this year.The items fetched a total of HK$34.1 million, but Sotheby’s said it was seeking HK$27.54 million ($3.55 million)
PerformanceJuly 18, 2012
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‘Forget Manhattan! Try Jerusalem,’ Israel tells Woody Allen
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― He’s had “Manhattan,” “Midnight in Paris” and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and now Israeli officials are trying to convince legendary U.S. film-maker Woody Allen to set a movie in the Holy City of Jerusalem.Both President Shimon Peres and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat are part of the effort, their offices said, with Barkat even holding a pow-wow with Allen and his one-time muse Diane Keaton earlier this year.“President Peres always encourages producers and directors to come and mak
FilmJuly 18, 2012
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‘Focus on human nature, not unique cultural aspects’
World-renowned story-teller Robert McKee says appealing to human nature matters mostHow to best produce hit dramas and movies based on traditional Korean culture is an important question for the government as it tries to promote the country’s heritage abroad.Robert McKee, a world-renowned teacher of story-writing and story-telling, said a strategy that focuses on cultural uniqueness is likely to fail because it has nothing in common with people in other countries. Stories that appeal to human na
CultureJuly 18, 2012
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Bob Dylan to release 35th studio album
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. folk rock legend Bob Dylan is releasing the 35th studio album in his 50-year recording career on September 11, Columbia Records announced Tuesday.In a statement, the label said “Tempest” ― produced by “Jack Frost,” an alias that Dylan has used in the past ― will feature 10 “new and original Bob Dylan songs.”Its release coincides with the 50th anniversary of Dylan’s eponymous debut album, also on Columbia Records, which featured a number of American folk standards as well
PerformanceJuly 18, 2012
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Psy to set up record label next year
K-pop singer and multi-entertainer Psy announced he will set up an independent record label. “I have always dreamed of establishing my own agency and following in the footsteps of S.M., YG and JYP Entertainment,” he told reporters on Monday. He said his record label would be characterized as an affiliate of his agency YG Entertainment. He said he will be in charge of music production and his agency will be doing other responsibilities. “I am not leaving YG Entertainment,” he said. Under the mana
PerformanceJuly 18, 2012
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Shooting begins for joint Korea-Japan production
A Korea-Japan joint production film started shooting in Japan last month, according to its local producer and distributor Lotte Entertainment.Titled “Mumyeongin,” literally translated as a “nameless person,” the movie is a film adaptation of Japanese writer Tsukasaki Siro’s novel “Genome Hazard.” The mystery thriller tells the story of a Japanese man who one day realizes all of his memories aren’t his own but someone else’s; they were injected into his brain by some unknown forces. Hidetoshi Ni
FilmJuly 18, 2012
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Non-verbal performance marks first year in Hongdae
NANTA is celebrating its first anniversary at its newest theater in Hongdae. After a successful 15 years touring almost 300 cities around the world, NANTA is targeting young Korean audiences. “NANTA has an old image so we built a new theater in Hongdae to attract the youth,” marketing director of NANTA Hongdae Baik Hyun-wook, said.“The content of the show is appropriate for all ages, but the comedy and drama of the show is especially appealing to young people.” The non-verbal performance set in
PerformanceJuly 18, 2012
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Chung to hold charity concert for N.K. children
Maestro Chung Myung-whun, chief conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, will hold a charity concert next month for children in North Korea.Chung will lead the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestra of classical musicians from Asian countries, at the Amphitheater of Yonsei University on Aug. 4 to raise funds to help starving North Korean children. Proceeds from the concert will go directly to UNICEF and will be used to buy and send vaccines, nutrition powders and water purifiers, Chung’
PeopleJuly 18, 2012
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Auction for Haiti relief raises 170 million won
Art auction-company Seoul Auction raised some 170 million won during its third charity event “Haiti Children Support Fundraising Auction.” Titled “We Believe Haiti,” the auction was held on July 7 at Seoul Auction, Gangnam, with actor Lee Kwang-ki serving as the emcee. Items donated by renowned celebrities, writers, artists, and art collectors were put on the block for Haiti emergency aid funds operated by World Vision. All 50 works of art ― donated by artists and art collectors such as Bae Bien
CultureJuly 18, 2012
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NASA builds menu for planned Mars mission in 2030s
(123rf)Through a labyrinth of hallways deep inside a 1950s-era building that has housed research that dates back to the origins of U.S. space travel, a group of scientists in white coats is stirring, mixing, measuring, brushing and, most important, tasting the end result of their cooking.Their mission: Build a menu for a planned journey to Mars in the 2030s.The menu must sustain a group of six to
FoodJuly 18, 2012
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Egypt celebrates National Day under new leadership
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Egypt on the occasion of the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt. ― Ed.Approximately a year-and-a-half past the date of the historic revolution of Egypt, its people celebrate their National Day this year under the leadership of its first-ever democratically-elected president. With the swearing in of Dr. Mohamed Morsy on June 30, 2012, Egypt, being the most populous Arab nation and the beacon of development in its geographical sphere,
TravelJuly 17, 2012
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U.S. actress Uma Thurman a mom again, at 42
NEW YORK (AFP) -- “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill” actress Uma Thurman is a mother again at 42, after giving birth to a baby girl, her publicist said Monday.The newborn is the third child for the star, and her first with financier partner Arpad Busson. “A baby girl! Mommy and baby are doing really well,” the star’s spokeswoman Gabrielle Kachman said, giving no further details.Thurman and Busson, 49, have had a stormy relationship. They planned to marry after starting dating in 2007, but broke off
FilmJuly 17, 2012
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Deep Purple’s Jon Lord dies
LONDON (AP) ― British rocker Jon Lord, the keyboardist whose powerful, driving tones helped turn Deep Purple and Whitesnake into two of the most popular hard rock acts in a generation, died Monday. He was 71. A statement on Lord’s official website says the Leicester, England-born musician suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism in London after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. “Jon passed from Darkness to Light,” the statement said. Lord co-wrote some of Deep Purple’s most famous tunes, includin
PerformanceJuly 17, 2012
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Corporate donations to arts drops in 2011
Korea’s mecenat council urges National Assembly to pass bill that offers tax deduction to companies supporting the artsThe total amount Korean companies gave to the arts and spent on their culture-related activities last year decreased 6.2 percent from the previous year, as businesses have begun to feel the pressure from Europe’s fiscal crisis, the country’s mecenat council said on Tuesday.According to a survey conducted by the Korean Business Council for the Arts, a total of 624 local companies
CultureJuly 17, 2012
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Britain’s Tate Modern gets tanked up
LONDON (AFP) ― Britain’s Tate Modern opens the former power station’s giant underground oil tanks as an art space on Wednesday, vastly increasing the capacity of the world’s most visited modern art gallery.The tanks ― which measure 30 meters in diameter and seven meters high and once held one million gallons of oil ― are designed to accommodate giant installations, as well as host performances and projections.The huge circular areas will help Tate Modern overcome a crippling lack of space for th
PerformanceJuly 17, 2012
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Full spectrum of images at Leeum
Young Korean artists and Swiss video artist offer snapshots of latest visual art trendLeeum, Samsung Museum of Art presents two special exhibitions featuring still pictures, documentaries and video work created by young Korean artists and an internationally renowned visual artist. The museum is holding a group exhibition of eight young Korean visual artists as part of its biennial ArtSpectrum project and a solo exhibition of the world-famous Swiss visual artist Pipilotti Rist for two months. “We
PerformanceJuly 17, 2012