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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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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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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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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Sheen and Estevez explore father-son dynamics in memoir
Martin Sheen was a struggling 21-year-old stage actor when his first son, Emilio Estevez, was born. Sheen, seventh of 10 children in a family that knew him as Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez instead of his stage name, was more accustomed to having siblings than being a father. He felt more like a brother to Emilio, and that dynamic has defined their relationship to this day.In their new memoir, “Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son,” which was written with Hope Edelman, the two examine t
BooksJune 15, 2012
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Musical package at Sheraton D-Cube City
The hotel presents a special package that offers tickets for musical “Chicago” and one night’s accommodation at the hotel from June 10-Sept. 23. The package offers guests a chance to watch the musical “Chicago” at the D-Cube Art Center, which is connected to the 7th floor of the hotel. After that, guests can rest at their hotel room that gives expansive views of Seoul. Guests can use the swimming pool on the 28th floor of the hotel and get away from the summer heat at the D-Cube Department Store
Expat LivingJune 15, 2012
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Hotel the Designers opens June 16
The themed hotel opens on June 16 in Samseong-dong in Seoul. The 12-story hotel features 90 rooms, a meeting room and a restaurant that provides breakfast to guests and a cafe. It also provides reasonable room rates at around 130,000 won to 150,000 won. The hotel rooms are designed by 15 artists including photographer Kim Sang-deok, sculptor Min Hyung-seok and graffiti artist Beom Min. Other rooms feature designs inspired by the Beatles, forests and traditional Korean houses. For more informatio
Expat LivingJune 15, 2012
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Summer spa at Grand Hyatt Hotel
The hotel offers a summer spa package that includes a treatment at The Spa, use of the outdoor swimming pool and one night’s accommodation at Grand Room overlooking Namsan. Guests can select from several spa treatment programs including toning treatment, smoothing and regenerating treatment and cooling treatment for sun-damaged skin.Guests can enjoy the sauna, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a gym.The summer spa package is available until Aug. 31 and the price starts from 395,000 won, excl
Expat LivingJune 15, 2012
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Wine buffet at JW Marriott
The hotel’s bar Rouge presents a wine buffet on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. and chicken wings and draft beer every Friday at the same time. The wine buffet features unlimited glasses of five kinds of red and white wine with a wide range of snacks including fresh salads, a variety of cheese, smoked salmon, vegetable sticks made by the hotel’s Japanese restaurant and desserts. The price is 29,000 won per person, excluding tax and service charges. The Friday’s chicken wing and bee
Expat LivingJune 15, 2012
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Mul-naengmyeon (buckwheat noodles in chilled broth)
Mul-naengmyeon is a dish of buckwheat noodles in chilled broth that is garnished with radish kimchi, pickled cucumber, Korean pear and slices of pressed beef. Originally it was served covered in the winter with a thin layer of ice over it, but nowadays people enjoy this dish year-round. Ingredients400 g buckwheat noodles (dried), 15 cups water 300 g beef (brisket/shank), 8 cups water Fragrant seasoning: 20 g green onion, 20 g garlic Seasoning sauce: 1/2 tbsp clear soy sauce, 2 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp
FoodJune 15, 2012
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Martial arts meet street food truck
SAN JOSE ― The saga of the hot dogs began late one night.University of California-Berkeley junior Michael Koh and his friends had followed up their study session with a few beers and a quick jaunt to Berkeley’s venerable Top Dog for some buns on the run. In fact, it was such a quick jaunt they rushed right past the condiments, completely forgetting that a frankfurter sans ketchup or mustard is a sadly naked dog. And being college students, they didn’t have what you might call a well-stocked frid
FoodJune 15, 2012
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Ulala Session to set up its own agency
Ulala Session, the winner of the country’s hit TV talent show “Superstar K3,” decided to establish its own company to pursue its music, according to CJ E&M.According to the cable channel which produced the show and the group’s first mini album, the quartet will launch its own Ulala Company, despite love calls from major entertainment agencies.The quartet, which consists of leader Yim Yoon-taek, Kim Myung-hoon, Park Seung-il and Park Kwang-sun, rose to fame after winning on the reality talent sho
June 15, 2012
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Jamiroquai to make Seoul comeback
Jamiroquai, one of the world’s most famous acid jazz bands, is returning to dazzle Korean fans. For the first time in four years, the band will hold a concert on Aug. 22 at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Seoul, its Korean promoter said in a press release.The band had tremendous success in the previous concert in Seoul with tickets sold out in just five minutes.With the release of its seventh album “Rock Dust Light Star” in 2010, Jamiroquai began its world tour holding 83 concerts around the world. For
PerformanceJune 15, 2012
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Lady Gaga in hot water over Bangkok concert
First she made a joke about buying a fake rolex. Now Thailand's culture ministry has filed a complaint to police against Lady Gaga for misuse of the Thai flag during her show last month.The ministry said the part of Lady Gaga's performance when she wore a traditional headdress and sat on a motorcycle in a skimpy outfit with a Thai flag trailing behind was "inappropriate and hurt Thai people's sent
PerformanceJune 15, 2012
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Kang elected to represent accountants
Samjong KPMG said its vice chairman Kang Sung-won was elected as the 41st president of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The KICPA elected the new head during a general meeting on Tuesday. Shortly after being elected, Kang, 64, declared that “the KICPA will focus on creating jobs, improving revenue, and developing the accounting industry as a whole.” Stressing that he will work to execute a more efficient budget, Kang added that “KICPA will work to improve the status and qual
PeopleJune 14, 2012
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Tom Cruise receives Friars Icon award
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Friars Club, best known for searing celebrity roasts, held the insults when it toasted Tom Cruise.The actor received the fourth ever Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award on Tuesday night, placing him in the same company as Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra.Fresh off a whirlwind week of premieres for “Rock of Ages,’’ the actor, who turns 50 next month, said he’s amazed his career is still going so strong.“I was hoping. After my first film I remember thinking I ju
FilmJune 14, 2012
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‘Miss GO’ gets lost in shoddy comedy
Ko Hyun-jung’s first commercial film lacks laughs, focusIt all seemed promising in the beginning. After all, the movie was going to be actress Ko Hyun-jung’s first commercial flick. The popular actress, who has been dominating the local TV drama scene by playing nothing but powerful women, was going to be a social recluse in this highly anticipated comedy. She had heavyweight actors including Yoo Hae-jin and Park Shin-yang as her co-stars.But “Miss GO,” or “Miss Conspirator,” turned out to be a
FilmJune 14, 2012
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British author McGregor scoops Irish prize
DUBLIN (AFP) ― British author Jon McGregor on Wednesday won the 100,000-euro ($125,000) International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, one of the world’s most lucrative honors for a work of fiction.McGregor scooped the award for his novel “Even the Dogs” about the lives of a group of homeless drug addicts.“‘Even the Dogs’ is an intimate exploration of life at the edges of society ― littered with love, loss, despair, and a half-glimpse of redemption,” said Dublin Lord Mayor Andrew Montague, who prese
BooksJune 14, 2012
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Legendary Magnum photographers’ works on exhibit in Seoul
Perfectly timed shots by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud captivate viewers Every photographer dreams of capturing a perfect moment that becomes the iconic image of the time. Separate photo exhibitions of work by two acclaimed Magnum photographers of the 20th century ― Henri Cartier-Bresson and Marc Riboud ― present a series of perfect moments that leave a lasting impact. Looking at photos by Cartier-Bresson makes viewers wonder how long the photographer must have waited and how carefully
CultureJune 14, 2012
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Casey Anthony defends her image
Casey Anthony, acquitted last year in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in Florida, says she was rightly found not guilty.In her first public remarks since her release from jail for lying to authorities about the girl's disappearance, Anthony told CNN's Piers Morgan she loved her daughter and didn't kill the child, whose skeletal remains were found in 2008 near her grandparents' home in
PeopleJune 14, 2012
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U.K. parents campaign against self-harming sites after daughter’s death
British couple is calling for a ban against self-harming sites, after vicious comments from such sites pushed their daughter to take her own life, according to news reports.Their daughter, 15-year-old Rosie Whitaker, was hit by a train on Monday in what authorities presume was a suicide. Whitakers believe the tragedy was triggered by websites that idealizes extremely skinny bodies, and degrades the looks of normal teenage girls like Rosie.According to Rosie’s blog, the users of the website told
PeopleJune 14, 2012
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Shoe choice shows personality traits: study
A study conducted by the University of Kansas found that people can judge a stranger’s personality by looking at the person’s shoes with more than 90 percent of accuracy. A total of 63 university students participated in the study and they were asked to look at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes that were most commonly worn by the other volunteer group. The group also filled out a personality questionnaire to indicate their characteristics. Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgme
Arts & DesignJune 14, 2012
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Smart Bed makes itself after you get up
Spanish furniture maker OHEA has introduced an electronic bed that makes itself.The Smart Bed is equipped with two mechanical arms and a roller that move the blanket back to the head of the bed in a process that takes only about 50 seconds.When the user flips a switch positioned at the foot of the bed, the bed senses the body movement and makes itself three seconds later. The furniture also contains a built-in safety device that prevents operation while a person is lying on the mattress. OHEA ha
Arts & DesignJune 14, 2012
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Chinese block Tibetans at Buddhist event in Yeosu
A Chinese delegation abruptly left a religious conference in Yeosu on Wednesday morning after Tibetans attending the event refused to acquiesce to demands they leave. The Chinese delegation, consisting of Buddhist officials and monks, had walked out of the opening ceremony of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in Korea the previous evening. The Chinese had complained about the Tibetans’ participation, claiming that they represent Tibet’s government-in-exile. Saying they did not want to share the
CultureJune 13, 2012