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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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Designers chosen to promote Korean fashion abroad
The Ministry of Culture and its affiliate Korea Creative Content Agency announced the names of five designers for its ambitious project aimed at promoting South Korean fashion overseas. The list of designers for the Concept Korea Fashion Collectives includes Lie Sang-bong, Song Jung-wan, Choi Bo-ko, Kim Hong-bum and Kye Han-hee. The five will hold presentations and other events to promote their works during New York Fashion Week, the ministry said.Designers are given the opportunity to participa
Arts & DesignJuly 19, 2012
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More than beautify: design gives new life to business
Innovative designs lead to sales and brand recognitionThe following is the second in a series of articles on various aspects of design prepared in anticipation of the Herald Design Forum on Sept. 19-21. ― Ed. Credit card edges look all the same when lined up in a wallet. Hyundai Card took notice of this simple and neglected fact in 2007 and colored its 0.8 mm-thick edges with vivid colors. The tiny difference, called “color core” design, contributed much to making the new player in the credit ca
Arts & DesignJuly 19, 2012
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Korea presents filmed works at Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition
Korean Pavilion to show diverse aspects of Korean architecture with films shot by architectsKorean architecture will be showcased to a global audience by a team of eight Korean architects at the 13th Venice Biennale of Architecture during the second half of this year in Venice, Italy.A new challenge for this year’s exhibition is to show snapshots of Korean architecture through films created by the team, not through more conventional life-size or scaled down models. The Korean Pavilion at the bie
Arts & DesignJuly 19, 2012
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KORAIL expands cultural services
Korea Railroad Corporation is holding a series of cultural events starting this weekend, as part of efforts to draw the public’s interest on the country’s railroads. Starting today, KORAIL will hold an exhibition on various types of trains at Seoul Culture Station 284 for three days. The exhibition features hundreds of miniature trains ― from early 20th-century steam locomotives to KTX-Sancheon, the latest bullet train developed by homegrown technology. The collection includes a 2.8-meter-long r
PerformanceJuly 19, 2012
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‘Moohan Dojeon’ to return after 24 weeks
One of the most popular MBC variety programs “Moohan Dojeon” (Infinite Challenge) is returning after 24 weeks off the air following the end of a six-month strike by the broadcaster’s labor union.“MBC’s labor union has confirmed that ‘Moohan Dojeon’ will began airing again starting at 6:30 p.m. on July 21. Details of future plans have not been discussed with the staff yet,” said an associate of the program. “Moohan Dojeon” stopped airing on Feb. 4 along with other popular variety programs due to
PerformanceJuly 19, 2012
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2NE1 holding world tour
Girl group 2NE1 is to kick off a global tour titled, “New Evolution.” The four-member group is the first girl group to embark on a world tour. 2NE1, which released its single “I love you” on July 5, will kick off the global tour with a concert on July 28 and 29 at the Olympic Gymnastics Stadium at Olympic Park, Seoul. 2NE1 will then continue its tour at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Aug. 17, and at Nokia Theatre Live located in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 24. The girl gr
PerformanceJuly 19, 2012
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CNBlue to tour Japan in October
The boy band CNBlue will hold an arena tour in Japan this October. FNC Entertainment, CNBlue’s agency, announced that CNBlue will hold its arena tour in Nagoya on Oct. 2 -3, followed by Niigata on Oct. 7, Osaka on Oct. 10-11, Hiroshima on Oct. 13, Shizuoka on Oct. 16, and Saitama on Oct. 20 - 21. “Since CNBlue has been enjoying huge popularity in Japan, the agency expects about 100,000 people in the audience for this tour,” said agency staff. CNBlue is made up of Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-hyun, Ka
PerformanceJuly 19, 2012
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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