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Ven. Seoljeong elected to head Jogye Order

Ven. Seoljeong was elected the new leader of the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist group, on Thursday. The Jogye Order announced that Ven. Seoljeong won 234 votes from 319 electoral colleg...

Oct 12, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91

Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-t...

Sept 28, 2017
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Herald Corp. chairman appointed to WWF board

World Wide Fund for Nature, the world’s leading conservationist organization, has appointed Jungwook Hong, chairman of Herald Corp. and its premium food brand Organica, as its newest board member. J...

Sept 17, 2017
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Novelist Ma Kwang-soo found dead

Famed novelist Ma Kwang-soo was found dead at his residence in Seoul on Tuesday. His body was discovered by his family around 1:50 p.m. at his house in Yongsan-gu. A will was found next to him leavi...

Sept 5, 2017
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[Video] From Busan to Britain and back: meet Korean Billy, the internet sensation of 2017

When Kong Seong-Jae, known as Korean Billy, walks the streets of Seoul, not many would blink an eye. Little do they know that he is an online sensation on the other side of the globe, in Britain, and...

Aug 1, 2017
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Chung Myung-whun receives Italian honors

Conductor Chung Myung-whun shakes hands with Italian Ambassador to Korea Marco della Seta after receiving the Order of the Star of Italy at a ceremony held at the ambassador's residence in Seoul on T...

Jul 6, 2017
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Fiction becomes reality: Drama couples who got married in real life

With the internet abuzz over the newly revealed couple of Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki, fans are focusing on other star couples who met on drama sets and ended up tying the knot. The most recent c...

Jul 5, 2017
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Dali’s ‘daughter’ says she wants her identity

BARCELONA, Spain - Pilar Abel, the woman claiming to be Salvador Dali’s daughter, said Tuesday she wanted to recover her identity more than anything else, a day after the artist’s exhumation was orde...

Jun 28, 2017
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KAIST unveils global vision on Embassy Day

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology showcased its academic excellence in front of foreign diplomats Friday in a bid to strengthen global partnerships. “KAIST is gearing up for ano...

Jun 25, 2017
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Maestro Chung Myung-whun cleared of charges

Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Friday dismissed charges against Chung Myun-whun, former music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. (Yonhap) The move came after a 10-month-lo...

Jun 23, 2017
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[Eye] Acoustical engineer marries arts and engineering

KAIST professor emeritus Kim Yang-han offers course that looks at the intersection of Western art and mechanical engineering

Jun 16, 2017
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Scholar honored by SUNY for cultural ambassadorship

Kim Seong-kon, president of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and Seoul National University professor emeritus, was honored by the State University of New York last month for his lifelong...

Jun 6, 2017
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KCCI chairman re-elected ICC executive member

Park Yong-maan, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, was re-elected an executive board member of the International Chamber of Commerce, officials said Tuesday. Korea Chamber of Comm...

Jun 6, 2017
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Hyundai Motor hires VW China designer

Hyundai Motor has hired Simon Loasby, head designer of Volkswagen Group China, to lead its design team in China, the company said Tuesday. Loasby will become the head of Hyundai China Design in Hyun...

Jun 6, 2017
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Asia-Pacific Bridge Federation championship kicks off in Seoul

The 51st Asia Pacific Bridge Federation championship opened in Seoul, Monday with 69 teams from 16 nations taking part. The championship, which runs until June 7, has six categories: Open, Juniors f...

May 29, 2017
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