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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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57,000 artists to be insured against accidents
Artist welfare law to take effect November 2012The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said about 57,000 South Korean performing artists will benefit from industrial accident insurance, just as employees in other industries do.The ministry’s announcement comes after the passing of the Artist Welfare Act by the National Assembly on Friday. The law, which takes effect in November 2012, aims to protect artists’ job security and rights as they are often excluded from two major types of insurance
CultureNov. 2, 2011
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Yoko Ono: ‘Imagine’ bigger than expected
NEW YORK (AP) ― Yoko Ono says John Lennon’s iconic “Imagine” wasn’t initially embraced by the public.She says the song, released in 1971, wasn’t really accepted; “it wasn’t ‘Wow!’”Ono, who is listed as a co-producer on the track, says she remembers when Lennon created it, calling that time “really beautiful.”Lennon’s 78-year-old widow made the comments at the launch of her “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign in New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday. The global campaign aims to raise money and
PerformanceNov. 2, 2011
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Testimony ends in Jackson doctor trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Michael Jackson’s doctor finally made a decision he had long delayed, telling a judge Tuesday he would not testify in his involuntary manslaughter trial.Minutes later, the defense rested its case and the prosecution, after presenting brief rebuttal testimony, closed its presentation of evidence in the six-week trial. That set the stage for closing arguments to begin Thursday.Dr. Conrad Murray’s announcement came while jurors were out of the room and he was not asked to repeat
PeopleNov. 2, 2011
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Caro’s fourth LBJ book coming in May
NEW YORK (AP) ― The fourth of Robert A. Caro’s Lyndon Johnson books, continuing one of the most acclaimed and debated biographical series in memory, is coming in May.And a fifth volume is now planned for what Caro had intended to be a three-, then four-part story on the man who became president when John F. Kennedy was assassinated.“The Passage of Power” will focus on the years 1958-64, from the time he began seeking the presidency, through his years as vice president under Kennedy, and to Johns
BooksNov. 2, 2011
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MOCA head’s resignation touches off speculations
The director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art abruptly quit four months before the end of his term of office. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism accepted the former MOCA head Bae Soon-hoon’s resignation on Tuesday. He is known to have submitted his letter about 20 days ago, soon after attending the parliamentary audit in which he felt extremely humiliated, according to museum officials. Several members of the National Assembly rebuked him for his “bad attitude” presented by cr
PerformanceNov. 2, 2011
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China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill
BEIJING (AP) ― Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday that Chinese authorities are now seeking $2.4 million in back taxes and fines from him, a sign that the government is not easing pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.Two officials from the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau delivered a notice to the artist Tuesday saying he owed just over 15 million yuan ($2.36 million) in back taxes and fines, Ai said in a phone interview. He had been served a tax notice i
PerformanceNov. 2, 2011
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Tablo ranks No. 1 on iTunes hip hop chart
Singer-songwriter and rapper Tablo’s first solo album “Fever’s End Part 2” ranked first place on the iTunes hip hop/rap chart, as he returned to the music scene more than a year after he was embroiled in a controversy over his academic background at Stanford University.Hip hop group Epik High, of which Tablo is a member, reached top of the same chart with the album “Epilogue” in March last year.Tablo recently signed a four-year contract with YG Entertainment which boasts several K-pop idols incl
PerformanceNov. 2, 2011
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Hugh Grant becomes a dad, but mother undisclosed
LONDON (AP) — Hugh Grant has become a father for the first time after a brief fling, his spokesman said Tuesday — but the identity of the baby's mother is not being disclosed.Publicist Carrie Gordon said Grant "is the delighted father of a baby girl."She said Grant and the mother "had a
FilmNov. 2, 2011
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Olympic marathoner Hwang to tie the knot with teacher
Olympic marathon gold medalist Hwang Young-jo will tie the knot with a high school teacher in December.The 41-year-old, who won the 1992 Olympic gold in marathon, told the local media that he is planning to marry a woman het met through his hometown friend. Hwang’s fianc studied computer engineering at Ewha Womans University, and now teaches at a high school in Seoul.Hwang gained his nickname “Hero of Montjuic,” during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he came in first to the applause from the c
PeopleNov. 1, 2011
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Russian tenor Baskov wants to conquer U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) ― Over the past decade, Nikolai Baskov has emerged as one of the biggest selling recording artists in Russia.He’s a favorite of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and his performances ― with dramatic lighting and dazzling showmanship ― are becoming legendary there and in Europe.Now, the rest of the world may be in Baskov’s grasp. The classically trained vocalist has his eyes ― or more appropriately, voice ― on seizing the rest of the world with his powerful range.“For me, reall
PerformanceNov. 1, 2011
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MBC going private inevitable: former BBC chief
It maybe inevitable that public broadcaster MBC becomes a commercial channel due to stiff competition for advertising from new channels run by major newspapers which begin operation next month, former BBC chief Greg Dyke said Tuesday.Dyke, who was director-general of the BBC from 2000 to 2004, is most famous for standing up against Tony Blair’s Labor government after a 2003 BBC news report on how the government had “sexed up” the military capabilities of Iraq to justify going to war. The intelli
TelevisionNov. 1, 2011
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Posthumous Winehouse album to be released in December
LONDON (AFP) ― A new album containing previously unheard material by British soul singer Amy Winehouse is to be released just months after her death from alcohol poisoning, her record label confirmed Monday.“Lioness: Hidden Treasures,” features unreleased tracks, alternate versions of existing classics as well as a couple of brand new compositions by the songstress, an Island Records statement said.It will hit stores on Dec. 5.The album “proves a fitting tribute to the artist, the talent and the
PerformanceNov. 1, 2011
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Ferrera to headline ‘Chicago’ in London
LONDON (AP) ― America Ferrera is ditching the clunky braces and the thick fake eyebrows of “Ugly Betty” for sexy, slinky outfits in her West End debut as the showgirl Roxie in “Chicago.”The American actress who starred in the U.S. television series about a wise but wacky New York fashion magazine assistant is embarking on an eight-week stint in “Chicago” at the Garrick Theatre beginning Nov. 7.At a press conference Monday, the 27-year-old Ferrera said performing on the London stage is something
PerformanceNov. 1, 2011
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‘Living in the Material World’ exhibit opens at the Grammy Museum
LOS ANGELES ― Remember George Harrison’s unforgettable opening line in the Beatles’ 1969 hit “Something?” “Something in the way she moves/attracts me like no other woman.”Of course not, because he sings “lover,” not “woman.” But “woman” is what Harrison wrote before changing one word that could well have spelled the difference between a hit and a miss, an edit that’s on display at the Grammy Museum in “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” a show focusing on the man pigeonholed early a
PerformanceNov. 1, 2011
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Seoul Global Center Start-up school
Applications for Seoul Global Center’s Business Start-up School are available and open for submission until Friday.The free two-week evening course is aimed at expats looking to set up a small business in Korea.The syllabus covers legal and tax issues, marketing, government policies and the Korean corporate system, as well as other aspects of doing business in Korea.The course runs weekdays from Nov. 14-25, with classes from 7-9 p.m.Applicants should submit a business plan with their application
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011
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Gwangju holds joint book and bake sale
Gwangju International Center will hold a book and bake sale this Saturday.The sale will take place from 3-6:30 p.m at the center, which is on the fifth floor of the Jeonil Building. Donations of goods from buns and brownies to bestsellers and biographies are invited, as are volunteers to help with the event.Proceeds will go to help Sungbin Orphanage.For more information contact gwangjumaria@yahoo.com, gracecho3333@hanmail.net or call Boram Lee at (062) 226-2733.The bake sale is being held instea
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011
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KISSA to hold sports fest Saturday
The Korea International Students Support Association will hold its first annual sports festival in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.Student athletes from across the country will compete in men’s soccer, women’s soccer, volleyball, wrestling and other sports. There will also be a cheerleading competition.Matches start at 8:30 a.m. with a tug of war and opening ceremony at 9:40 a.m. A dance party will round off the event, after an awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m.The games will take place at Namyangju Spor
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011
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Korea Toastmasters to hold fall conference
The Korea Toastmasters Fall National Conference 2011 will convene on Nov. 5 at Seoul Women’s Plaza in Dongjak-gu.The conference will feature speech contests, educational workshops and the executive meeting for Toastmasters’ Korea District.More than 300 people are expected to attend the 2011 Fall Conference. Cathrine Hatcher, a professional speaker and image communications expert based in Texas, will attend the conference to deliver the keynote speech, which will focus on non-verbal communication
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011
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Expat volunteers help Seoul seniors celebrate birthdays
While a group of Mongolians in their native costumes sang songs and played traditional instruments, an elderly man sat in a wheelchair listening with his eyes closed, almost meditatively. He was one of the residents marking a birthday at Seoul Dongbu Senior Care Center, but he never expected he would celebrate it with his foreign neighbors. To celebrate recent 80th and 90th birthdays, a volunteer group of 25 expats from the Seoul Global Center visited the center in Hongik-dong, on Friday. On the
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011
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Play explores identity in extremes
Probationary Theater’s new play “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me,” explores the idea of nationalism and its importance in the way people see themselves.The play, by Frank McGuinness, is based on the Lebanon hostage crisis in the 1990s and shows an American, an Irishman and an Englishman locked together in a windowless room. The men struggle with their national differences as well as their own senses of longing, despair, bewilderment and fear.The three men struggle with their own misgivings and misu
Expat LivingNov. 1, 2011