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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Korea, Australia to celebrate 50 years of ‘mateship’ in Sydney
First Korean Culture Center in Oceania to openSouth Korea and Australia plan to hold cultural events in Sydney next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said a delegation of Korean government officials including Culture Minister Choung Byoung-guk and Australian leaders in politics, culture and media will attend the cultural performan
CultureMarch 31, 2011
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Google co-founder’s mom gives cells
Cells donated by Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s mother are helping the search for a cure of Parkinson’s disease.According to San Jose Mercury News, a Silicon Valley daily, there have been no witnesses to the death of brain cells in people with Parkinson’s disease. But Stanford University scientists say they have re-enacted the death process in a petri dish by growing neurons from the donated skin
PeopleMarch 31, 2011
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Irvine Mayor Kang gets honorary Ph.D.
Irvine City Mayor Kang Suk-hee, the first Korean-American mayor of a major U.S. city, will receive an honorary doctoral degree in business management from Dongseo University.The Busan-based school said that the degree recognizes Kang’s devotion to the economic growth and educational development of Irvine City in California as well as his achievements in raising the status of Korean-Americans.Born
PeopleMarch 31, 2011
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Six high school students receive IELTS scholarship
The Korea Herald, the British Council Korea and IDP Education awarded scholarships to six Korean high school students Wednesday under their joint program to help students prepare to study in the U.S. through IELTS.IELTS, or International English Language Testing System, is the world’s leading test of English for higher education, recognized by schools worldwide, including those in the U.S., Britai
PeopleMarch 31, 2011
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American Ballet returns to Moscow after 45 yrs
MOSCOW (AP) ― The American Ballet Theatre has returned to Moscow for the first time since the 1960s and the first time since the defection of Mikhail Baryshnikov, who left Russia’s famed Bolshoi Theatre to bring his luminous star power to the U.S. ballet company.ABT opened a three-night run Tuesday on the new stage of the Bolshoi Theatre, whose company was touring Canada when Baryshnikov defected
PerformanceMarch 31, 2011
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Fifth ‘Pirates’ adventure being plotted for Depp
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Johnny Depp’s tour guide on his “Pirates of the Caribbean” voyages is plotting the course for a fifth installment even before the fourth movie sails into theaters.Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says he has a screenplay in the works for a fifth “Pirates” tale after May’s “Pirates of the Caribbean:On Stranger Tides” comes out.Based on the Disney theme-park ride, the original three “Pira
FilmMarch 31, 2011
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Exploring Seoul, one subway stop at a time
Founders of Speakeasy magazine for creative people launch urban exploration blogWith over 2 billion passenger rides per year, Seoul’s metropolitan subway system is one of the busiest in the world. But how many people venture beyond the stations they use for work, school or home?This is the question that drives Seoul Sub-Urban, a blog aiming to explore the less-traveled stops on the sprawling subwa
Expat LivingMarch 30, 2011
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Korean ballet limbers up for new stages
Korea National Ballet, Universal Ballet fuse ballet with other dances, and plan world toursBallet is hot in Korea right now, and ballet companies are eager to make it even hotter. The graceful dance, which used to enjoyed by only by a small portion of the population because of its seemingly “loftiness,” is gaining popularity among the public both on and off stage. “Giselle,” which in February beca
PerformanceMarch 30, 2011
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Practice hall open for state arts companies
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday opened a practice hall at the Seoul Arts Center to help five state-run arts companies practice their performances.The five are the Korea National Opera Company, the Korea National Ballet Company, the National Chorus of Korea, the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company and the Korean Symphony Orchestra.The practice hall is located at the o
PerformanceMarch 30, 2011
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New film council head vows to regain public trust
Kim Eui-suk, new chairman of the controversy-plagued Korea Film Council (KOFIC), said he will regain public trust in the organization, after officially taking appointment Wednesday.It is the first time ever for a former movie director to take the position. Kim said his background as a film director will help him in the role. “I’ve seen the real problems and conflicts in the field because I’ve work
FilmMarch 30, 2011
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Young adventurer takes on Korea
One of youngest Britons to climb Everest finds new challenges in SeoulAlmost five years ago, James Hooper was standing at the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth, with best friend and fellow explorer, Rob Gauntlett. Aged 19, they were the youngest Britons ever to scale Everest.But the adventure did not stop there. The teenagers’ 35,406 kilometer pole-to-pole expedition in 2007, just a year lat
PeopleMarch 29, 2011
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Venture to bring ‘pansori’ to the world
Opera director Achim Freyer leads The National Changgeuk Company’s ‘Mr. Rabbit and the Dragon King’The National Changgeuk Company of Korea has joined hands with Achim Freyer, the world famous German opera director, to introduce “pansori,” or Korean traditional narrative singing, to the world. Freyer, known as one of the best stage directors today, is in charge of the directing and stage/costume/li
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011
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Steel city’s ‘last geisha’ defies tsunami
KAMAISHI, Japan (AFP) ― Tsuyako Ito, the last working geisha in the Japanese steel city of Kamaishi, is no stranger to disaster ― having survived devastating U.S. air raids in World War II and three major tsunamis.“But this tsunami was the worst of all,” the 84-year-old said of the monster wave that engulfed towns such as Kamaishi, along Japan’s eastern coast on March 11.The tsunami struck as Ito was preparing to go to sing and play the traditional three-stringed shamisen for guests at a luxury
PeopleMarch 29, 2011
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Website to pay $950,000 after selling Beatles hits
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents apiece before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit.U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker signed off on the settlement between BlueBeat.com and music companies EMI Group PLC, Capitol Records and Virgin Records America on Friday. The judge ruled in
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011
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Taylor’s unpublished love letters up for auction
CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP) ― Before becoming a bride eight times over, Elizabeth Taylor was a 17-year-old starlet scribbling letters to her first fiance, charting on pale pink stationery his progression from her one-and-only to the one who got away.“I’ve never known this kind of love before ― it’s so perfect and complete ― and mature,” Taylor wrote to William Pawley on May 6, 1949. “I’ve never lo
PeopleMarch 29, 2011
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Poet Ko receives honorary doctoral degree
Poet Ko Un, a Korean literary colossus often cited by local news media as a likely Nobel winner, is to receive an honorary doctoral degree in literature from Chonbuk National University.The university said Sunday that the degree recognizes his contribution in letting the world know the beauty and literary value of Korean poems as well as his strong sense of history and active participation in soci
PeopleMarch 29, 2011
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National Gugak Center celebrates 60th anniversary
“Hwangap” is a Korean traditional way of celebrating one’s 60th birthday, a special occasion that marks living a full circle of 60 years and wishing for a longer, prosperous life. The National Gugak Center, which turns 60 this year, said it plans to hold a variety of events, including performances, exhibitions and forums from April to June at the center in southern Seoul. “Gugak” refers to Korean
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011
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Exhibition captures Seoul in two different times
Seoul has gone through a lot in the past century, from Japanese occupation to the Korean War, and rapid industrialization to prosperity.Seoul Museum of History is holding two separate exhibitions featuring Korea’s capital in two different time periods that offer a rare glimpse into how the city has been transformed into what it is today.One of the exhibitions, “Seoul 1953-1963” showcases photograp
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011
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Museum launches culture program for spouses of foreign envoys, CEOs
The Korea Furniture Museum, which hosted luncheon for spouses of G20 leaders during the G20 Seoul Summit in November, launched an academic program on Tuesday for spouses of foreign ambassadors to Korea and expat CEOs to help them discover traditional Korean heritage.While spouses of foreign ambassadors normally spend about three years in Korea, their exposure to Korean culture is relatively limite
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011
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Hong Ra-hee makes comeback as Leeum’s director
Hong Ra-hee, wife of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee, recently returned to her post as director of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. Hong resumed to the post on March 16 and attended the opening ceremony of “Korean Rhapsody,” an ongoing exhibition at the museum, on the same day. “She planned to return in time for the Korean Rhapsody exhibition. But then the earthquake hit Japan and the overal
PerformanceMarch 29, 2011