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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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British artist brings two celebrated Korean writers into his world
Artist highlights writers’ artistic agonies and sufferings mixed with his ownThe multi-talented British artist Billy Childish sheds new light on two prominent Korean writers of Korea’s modern literature, Yi Kwang-su and Yi Sang, at his first exhibition in Seoul. “I wanted to make some paintings that related directly to the people who would be coming to see the exhibition,” Childish said at the opening event for his exhibition “Strange Bravery” in Seoul on May 11.Studying the two writers’ litera
CultureMay 23, 2012
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Haneke, Loach among Cannes’ early highlights
CANNES, France (AP) ― The first half of the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival has completed a life cycle in films that range from the motivating spark of child birth to the despair of slow death in old age. The latter came by way of Michael Haneke’s “Amour,’’ which is by wide consensus the favorite thus far for the festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or. Such an outcome would make the Austrian filmmaker, who won three years ago for his previous film, “The White Ribbon,’’ the seventh director to win
FilmMay 23, 2012
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Actress returns in another racy period thriller
Jo Yeo-jung stars in Kim Dai-seung’s highly convincing noir ‘The Concubine’Despite the media frenzy and concern for her “going nude too often,” actress Jo Yeo-jung appears to have a fine taste in selecting her roles.After breaking into Korea’s film scene by going nude in her 2010 erotic period drama “The Servant,” the actress has chosen another period thriller with explicit sex scenes. But despite the media hype about Jo’s graphic nude scenes, “The Concubine” is actually an alluring thriller rev
FilmMay 23, 2012
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Canada bus killer says he believed the victim was alien
A Chinese immigrant who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in western Canada four years ago thought he was attacking an alien, according to a mental health advocate who interviewed him.Vince Weiguang Li (second from left)In 2009, Vince Li was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness for the death of Tim McLean, a 22-year-old carnival worker who was sittin
PeopleMay 23, 2012
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Chinese actress Li Bingbing at Canne festival
Alessandra Fisher Li Bingbing arrives at the 65th Canne international film festival,in southern France on Thursday. (Yonhap News)China's actress and singer attended the 65th Canne international film festival in France on Thursday.
FilmMay 23, 2012
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Green Plugged Festival to bedazzle rock fans
The Green Plugged rock festival will run Saturday and Sunday in Seoul Nanji Hangang Park.Over a hundred teams will be performing on five different stages amid the greeneries for the festival, run annually under the motto “The Goodwill and Small Deed for a Better Tomorrow.”The lineup includes famous Korean bands such as Jaurim, No Brain, Crying Nut and Boowhal. Up-and-coming bands such as Ulala Ses
PerformanceMay 23, 2012
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Is Superman gay? DC comics to announce gay superhero
An unnamed character from DC comics will officially come out of the closet in a future issue, the company has announced.The comic book giant includes iconic superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Superman, and Wonder Woman.“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,” Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, told ABC news.
CultureMay 23, 2012
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Alert in Chile over half a million abandoned pigs
Chile declared a health alert at a site where 500,000 pigs, abandoned by a slaughtering company, were dying in large numbers until authorities stepped in Tuesday.Health Minister Jaime Manalich visited the plant in Freirina, 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of Santiago in the parched Atacama region, and said that without food, water, cleaning or care the pigs had started to die.The incident began w
TravelMay 23, 2012
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K-pop Star winner heads to JYP
Park Ji-min, the 15-year-old winner of SBS’ TV audition show “K-pop Star” signed a contract with JYP Entertainment led by singer and producer Park Jin-young, the broadcast company said on Tuesday. Baek Ah-yeon and Park Je-hyeong, the two other contestants for the TV shows also signed their contracts with JYP, it added. “We have concluded that JYP fits very well with Park and the music she plans to pursue,” SBS said in a statement. The news comes less than a week after Lee Ha-yi, 16, who came in
PerformanceMay 22, 2012
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2PM, miss A to travel Korea with foreign K-pop fans
Members of the K-pop boy band 2PM and girl group miss A will participate in a tour program designed to promote Korean culture to foreign K-pop fans in June, Korea Tourism Organization said on Tuesday. Serving as goodwill ambassadors to the state-run travel agency, members of the two groups will accompany groups of foreign fans of K-pop selected through a video contest in May. The odds of getting selected were 310-to-1, KTO said. The program will invite seven winners of the contest and eight cand
PeopleMay 22, 2012
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Soprano Jo Sumi hospitalized, cancels concert
Soprano Jo Sumi was taken to hospital on Tuesday with acute appendicitis and underwent surgery on the same day, her agency said.The Korean artist arrived in Seoul from Paris late last month to start her tour of major cities in Korea including Gwangju and Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. The 50-year-old soprano’s last concert of the tour at Sungsan Art Hall in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, on Thursday has been cancelled due to her health condition, SMI Entertainment said on Tuesday.The Changwo
PerformanceMay 22, 2012
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Seoul to step up efforts to bring back Korean cultural properties
The Cultural Heritage Administration will push ahead with various policies to promote the repatriation of Korean cultural properties that are currently outside the country and their utilization, the administration said Tuesday.For this, the administration will establish a civilian foundation to exclusively deal with the return and utilization of Korean cultural properties abroad in July.The administration also plans to hold an international conference in Seoul in October to be attended by intern
CultureMay 22, 2012
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State auditors find design flaw in restoration of Sungnyemun
State auditors have found a flaw in the design plan for the restoration of a landmark ancient gate in central Seoul, warning of a potential risk of damaging the gate if fully restored, officials said Tuesday.Korea started rebuilding Sungnyemun Gate, the country’s National Treasure No. 1, in 2008, after the 14th Century gate was destroyed by an arson attack by an elderly man with a history of mental illness. The restoration is set to be completed by the end of this year. Wrapping up an inspectio
CultureMay 22, 2012
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South Korean artist snaps up French historic ghost-hamlet
LIMOGES, France (AFP) ― A ghost-hamlet in rural France that became a global media sensation for failing to find a buyer was auctioned off on Monday to South Korean artist Ahae for 520,000 euros ($663,000).The Asian artist beat competition during bidding from Dutch reality TV giant Endemol that wanted to shoot a series in the hamlet and a Belgian company that wanted to create a centre for housing the handicapped.The deserted hamlet of Courbefy in the Massif Centrale near the centre-west city of L
PerformanceMay 22, 2012
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Krys Lee talks about her literary obsession
Having overcome a troubled childhood, ‘Drifting House’ writer is fascinated by survivorsAuthor Krys Lee found out what her “obsessions” are after writing her first collection of stories. They are “survivors of different forms,” or “people who don’t quite belong.” And the Korean-American writer’s obsessions are evident in her powerful debut collection, “Drifting House” (Viking/Penguin Press). The stories take place in Korea, the U.S. and even North Korea, but all of her characters are struggling
BooksMay 22, 2012
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Roman Polanski surprises Cannes with Prada ad
CANNES, France (AFP) ― Roman Polanski on Monday delivered as promised his latest film at Cannes but it turned out to be an ad for the Italian luxury design house Prada. The Oscar-winning director attended the screening of the short film titled “A Therapy,” which has British actors Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham Carter play a shrink and his pouting Prada-clad patient.“It’s a sort of anti-ad,” he said afterwards, joking that he wanted to show the world that he was as good at making short films as
FilmMay 22, 2012
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French choreography meets Brazilian passion
Compagnie Kafig featuring 11 Latin American dancers to stage latest productions in Korea next monthWell-known French urban dance company Compagnie Kafig returns to Korea for the first time in six years with its latest productions “Agwa” and “Correria” on June 2-3 at the LG Arts Center in Seoul.Inspired by the special encounter between Algerian-French choreographer Mourad Merzouki and 11 self-taught Brazilian dancers, the two upcoming productions are a mix of French choreography and Brazilian pas
PerformanceMay 22, 2012
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SIWA networking night features wine tasting
Seoul International Women’s Association Working Women’s Network meeting on May 30 will feature a wine tasting and finger food.Participants will get to try 15 European wines at the meeting, which runs 7-9:30 p.m. at Pieroth in Itaewon.To book a spot, e-mail workingwomensnetwork@siwapage.com by noon on May 29.The cost of attendance is 30,000 won for SIWA members and 40,000 won for non-members. The fee will be waived for those who buy a case of wine.To get to Pieroth, leave Exit 3 of Itaewon statio
Expat LivingMay 22, 2012
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Expat soccer teams vie for Ulsan Cup
Sixteen teams will battle it out in Ulsan this weekend for the Ulsan Cup, the biggest cup tournament in expat soccer. Teams come from across the country to face each other in the southeastern city each year, including outfits from Seoul, Daegu and Gwangju.The matches run all day Saturday and Sunday, with the awards ceremony at 5 p.m. Sunday.Teams are divided into four groups who play a round robin. The top two from each group will go on to compete for the cup in the knock-out stages, while third
Expat LivingMay 22, 2012
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Staying veggie in restaurants ― beware of hidden meat
This is the second in a series on how to get by as a vegan or vegetarian in rural Korea. ― Ed.Vegetarian and without the time to prepare lunch or dinner? There are many tasty options that can be easily procured at typical Korean restaurants. Be sure to give each restaurant within reason at least one chance; the side dishes can make the difference between a tolerable snack and an enjoyable meal.It will also help to know the popular Korean dishes that can be most easily vegan-ized. Most jjigae, or
Expat LivingMay 22, 2012