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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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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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Seoul’s turbulent times captured by foreign lenses
Photo exhibition gives views of the capital from colonial times to 1960Photos showcasing the most turbulent times in modern Korea are on public display at Seoul Museum of History.The photo exhibition “Seoul in Turbulence: As Seen by the AP” features vivid images taken by the Associated Press during the tumultuous days of Japanese colonial rule and the Korean War to the April 19 revolution, the nation’s first upheaval for democracy.While government censorship was imposed on domestic media, the fo
CultureMay 20, 2012
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German baritone opera singer Fischer-Dieskau dead
BERLIN (AP) ― Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the renowned German baritone who performed for more than five decades on stages in Berlin, Vienna, London and New York, died Friday. He was 86.The art songs and opera singer died at his home in the southern German city of Starnberg, Berlin’s Deutsche Oper said. “He has deeply moved countless people around world for more than half a century through hundreds of concerts and recordings,” German Culture Minister Bernd Neumann said. Neumann said Fischer-Dieskau
PeopleMay 20, 2012
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Latin fever sweeps Korea
Photo exhibitions, concerts and lectures by artists, experts from 17 Latin American countries to be held in Seoul, Chuncheon and GyeongjuA series of exhibitions, concerts, performances and lectures will be presented as part of the 2012 Latin American Cultural Festival under way across Seoul. Under the slogan “Latin fever, meets Korea,” the festival is a part of cross cultural exchange programs designed to celebrate the 50th year of diplomatic ties between Korea and some 20 Latin American countri
PerformanceMay 20, 2012
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Christian protests greet Lady Gaga in Philippines
MANILA (AP) ― Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts.About 200 Christian young people marched in Manila for a second straight day, holding placards urging the singer to “respect our faith, stop the blasphemy.”The Biblemode Youth Philippines members plan to hold a vigil starting Sunday near the concert venue. They said they are offended by Lady Gaga’s music, particular
PerformanceMay 20, 2012
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Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
MOSCOW (AP) ― Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black III.”The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to Madonna and called her “my princess.”Smith was even less charmed by the reporter, who approached him
TelevisionMay 20, 2012
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Yul Kwon shares his troubled childhood
Reality TV star publishes his memoir in KoreaIt’s hard to imagine Korean-American reality TV star and former lawyer Yul Kwon being timid and quiet as a child.But his latest Korean-language memoir reveals something that most of the public, well-aware of Kwon’s academic and professional triumphs, would find a surprise.The 2006 “Survivor” winner and Yale Law School graduate said he had severe social anxiety disorders as a child, and was very often a target for bullying, in the book titled “I Evolve
BooksMay 20, 2012
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to ``married'' on Saturday.Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, California, home, capping a busy week for the couple.Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the Univer
PeopleMay 20, 2012
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Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
MOSCOW (AP) _ Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of ``Men in Black III.''The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to
FilmMay 20, 2012
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Designer pensions: A touch of class in the country
Premium pensions designed by renowne architects offer special weekendsCity life for Kim Young-kwan, a 60-year-old former executive at a construction company, was exhausting, boring and empty. He felt that he was like a hamster in a wheel all day long ― working on weekdays and shopping at department stores on weekends. Eight years ago, he decided to leave the city and pursue a new life, starting with building the house he had dreamt of.Kim requested Min Qu-am, one of the country’s leading archite
TravelMay 18, 2012
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Festival“Muju Firefly Festival”: This environmentally friendly festival, now in its 16th year, features hands-on experience to learn about fireflies. Visitors can observe fireflies closely at its natural habitat as well as learn about them in depth at the Bandi Nara Museum. Other events include trout fishing and rafting in Namdaecheon stream. Visitors can also experience the local culture at the festival as it holds some of the region’s famous traditional performances and craftwork displays. Vis
PerformanceMay 18, 2012
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Box Office
Runway Cop (Korea)Opening May 31Comedy. Directed by Shin Tae-ra. Detective Cha Cheol-soo (Kang Ji-hwan) does not care about the way he looks or what others think of him. He is fat and does not wash enough. His hair is always greasy and his clothes smell. But assigned to investigate a drug case in Korea’s flashy fashion industry, he is ordered to lose at least 20 kilograms and pretend to be a fashion model to investigate the case undercover. Granny is in 1st Grade (Korea)Opening May 24Drama. Dire
FilmMay 18, 2012
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Eyelike
Occupy movement gets a shining soundtrack“Occupy This Album” Various artists (Razor & Tie)“Occupy This Album,” this homage to the Occupy Wall Street movement, is thick with troubadours and an eye toward social justice. The four-disc compilation is one part “Who’s who” and one part “Who’s that?” But there are some gems within this encampment.The theme is mixed, as has been the movement. Take Richard Barone’s “Can I Sleep On Your Futon?” His world is in tatters as he bemoans having a hard time fin
PerformanceMay 18, 2012
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‘Expecting’ author and star bond over babies in pregnancy comedy
Many times Hollywood came calling, wanting to make her book “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” into a movie. But Heidi Murkoff said “Huh?”It’s a best seller, yes, with some 40 million copies in four editions in print. But it’s a self-help book, packed with answers to the burning questions a lot of pregnant women and their husbands ask. Murkoff, 53, didn’t see a movie in that.“These movie pitches never survived my gut check,” Murkoff says. She was waiting for somebody who “got it,” that “What
FilmMay 18, 2012
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Korail introduces sleeper train for Yeosu
Korea Railroad Corporation is operating sleeper trains for visitors to Yeosu Expo throughout the Expo period ending Aug. 12. Equipped with individual beds in 28 cabins, the train departs from Seoul Station at 11:20 p.m. and arrives in Yeosu at 3:48 a.m.The sleeper train package allows visitors to watch the sunrise at the small temple of Hyangilam, located on top of a mountain overlooking the sea surrounding Yeosu early in the morning, then visit Expo exhibitions as well as other famous islands n
TravelMay 18, 2012
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JW Marriott Hotel Seoul serves traditional sushi menu
The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Mikado offers special traditional Japanese sushi dishes prepared by a renowned Japanese chef through May 27. The traditional sushi is developed and served by Tadaki Nomura, the top sushi chef of Ritz-Carlton Tokyo. His special sushi starts from 120,000 won per person. On May 24, Nomura will serve an eight-course meal featuring traditional stews and five different types of sushi at 198,000 won per person. Prices are exclusive of tax and service charges. For more in
TravelMay 18, 2012
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Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers semi-buffet dinner
The hotel’s steakhouse Manhattan Grill offers a semi-buffet dinner including steak and seafood served on one plate until July 1. Surf and Turf Dinner offers a variety of appetizers and desserts from its buffet and main dishes of steak and seafood brought to the table. Customers can choose main dishes from a variety of steak and seafood dishes, including beef tenderloin, lamb chops, veal tenderloin and pan-seared scallops with teriyaki sauce, salmon with balsamic sauce and sauted prawns with chil
TravelMay 18, 2012
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Suncheon holds environmental festival
Suncheon, a scenic city in South Jeolla Province, will host an environmental festival next week. The Suncheon EcoGeo Festival will feature a variety of events ― music, arts and family activities ― along with some nature-themed events intended to raise environmental awareness. Suncheon is globally recognized for its ecological value with its wetland Suncheon Bay, home to migratory birds and species like mudskippers and mud crabs. The weekend festival, which runs from May 25-27, also aims to attra
TravelMay 18, 2012
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Hong Kong’s skyline is breathtaking from just about any angle and time of day
HONG KONG ― India has the Taj Mahal. In France, of course, it’s the Eiffel Tower. Russia has Red Square and South Africa has Cape Town’s Table Mountain. Each a treasure, and each reason enough for a pilgrimage.In Hong Kong, the sight to see is not a single monument or even a majestic natural vista. It is the city’s glittering homage to the modern skyscraper ― a breathtaking skyline with verdant Victoria Peak as the picture-postcard backdrop.Still, when I arrived in Hong Kong for a long weekend l
TravelMay 18, 2012
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How cars, culture fueled our dreams
“Engines of Change” By Paul Ingrassia (Simon & Schuster)It would be impossible to count the number of automotive makes and models that have come and gone since the car was first invented ― or the number of books that have been written about them. The inescapable ubiquity of the automobile has made them, for better or worse, a sort of cultural fodder that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Ingrassia inventively exploits in “Engines of Change.”The question at the center of his treatise: Do car
BooksMay 18, 2012
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Life in a Shaker community
“A Simple Murder” By Eleanor Kuhns (Minotaur) During the mid-19th century, the Shakers were the largest and most successful utopian group in existence, with tight-knit communities scattered throughout the Northeast and in Kentucky. The religious sect, which began in England during the late 1700s, stressed equality of the sexes, pacifism and hard work. Sexual relations, even among married couples, were forbidden, making it a difficult religion for many to follow.Today, the Shakers are mainly reme
BooksMay 18, 2012