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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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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Boy band singer’s father, grandparents found dead
Police officials announced on Tuesday that they are currently investigating the deaths of the father and grandparents of popular K-pop boy band member Leeteuk, of Super Junior, which occurred late Sunday night. Although on Monday night officials from the star’s agency SM Entertainment announced that the family members had been killed in a car accident in an apparent attempt to protect the entertainer from bad publicity, it has now been revealed that the three actually died in their home in what
Jan. 7, 2014
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[Photo News] Ready for takeoff
Jan. 7, 2014
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Former pope secretly leaves Vatican to visit brother in hospital: reports
ROME (AFP) ― Former pope Benedict XVI secretly left his residence in the Vatican to visit his brother in hospital in Rome, Italian media reported Saturday.The 85-year-old, who promised on his retirement to live “hidden from the world,” was escorted in a car with blacked-out windows for an hour’s visit with Georg Ratzinger on Friday in the Policlinico Gemelli hospital in the Italian capital, La Stampa daily said.Ratzinger, 89, who is a priest, was admitted to hospital on Thursday after travelling
Jan. 5, 2014
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Ecuadorean navy airlifts Jeff Bezos for kidney stone
QUITO (AP) ― An official in the Galapagos Islands says that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was flown by helicopter from a cruise ship on Jan. 1 for medical attention after suffering intense pain because of a kidney stone. Capt. Santiago Rubio, commander of the port of Santa Cruz, tells the Associated Press that Bezos was near the island on the cruise when he felt the stomach pains. Rubio said Saturday the navy sent doctors to examine Bezos on New Year’s Day. The doctors determined that it was a kidne
Jan. 5, 2014
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Saul Zaentz, producer of Oscar winners, dies at 92
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Saul Zaentz, a music producer whose second career as a filmmaker brought him best-picture Academy Awards for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Amadeus” and “The English Patient,” has died. He was 92.Zaentz died Friday at his San Francisco apartment after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Paul Zaentz, the producer’s nephew and longtime business partner told the Associated Press.Zaentz was never a prolific movie producer, but he took on classy productions, specializing in co
Jan. 5, 2014
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U.S. senator Cruz hopes to ‘soon’ renounce Canadian citizenship
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ― Canada-born U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has yet to renounce his birth country’s citizenship as promised ― but a spokeswoman said Saturday the conservative tea party favorite plans to finish the process soon.Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the junior senator from Texas, said lawyers are preparing the necessary paperwork.The 43-year-old Cruz “has been fully focused on fighting for Texans’ values and interests in the Senate for the last year,” Frazier said via email. “He looks forw
Jan. 5, 2014
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Park In-bee voted top female golfer
South Korean LPGA Tour star Park In-bee has been voted the top female golfer for 2013 by American golf journalists.The Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) announced on Thursday, U.S. time, that Park received 91 percent of the vote to easily capture the Female Player of the Year honors.Park won the first three major championships of the LPGA Tour season in 2013 and led women’s golf with six wins overall. The 25-year-old became the first LPGA golfer to win the first three majors of a season
Jan. 3, 2014
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Men want pay rise, women marriage for New Year
Unmarried men and women showed a stark contrast in their New Year‘s hopes as the former selected a pay raise while the latter picked marriage, according to a survey.Matchmaking company Gayeon interviewed 347 singles nationwide aged between the late 20s and mid-30s. According to the poll, 38 percent of males expressed their hopes for a salary hike for 2014 while 27 percent of males responded that their New Year goal is to get a new job. Only 18 percent of the respondent males hoped for marriage.B
Jan. 3, 2014
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Rain looks to create storm with ‘Rain Effect’
Singer, dancer, actor and all-around entertainer Rain has finally made his much-awaited return to the local music scene in full force with the release of his sixth studio album “Rain Effect” on Thursday, just six months after being discharged from military service. Coming nearly four years after his last mini-album “Back to the Basics,” which featured the hit track “Love Song,” and more than five years after his previous full-length studio album “Rainism,” the hallyu star was originally schedule
Jan. 2, 2014
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De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor
NEW YORK (AP) ― Bill de Blasio was sworn in as the 109th mayor of New York City on Wednesday, becoming the first Democrat to occupy City Hall in nearly two decades while vowing to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda for the largest U.S. city.De Blasio took the oath of office moments after midnight in front of his modest Brooklyn home and hour later was sworn in on a far grander scale on the steps of City Hall, taking the oath again as administered by former President Bill Clinton.“We are called to
Jan. 2, 2014
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Lee Seung-gi and SNSD’s YoonA dating
It has been revealed that popular TV personality and singer Lee Seung-gi and Girls’ Generation’s YoonA have been seeing each other for the past several months. On New Year’s Day both of the stars’ agencies confirmed rumors that the two were dating after local online news media Dispatch released several photos of YoonA getting into Lee’s car on a number of occasions since October. The two have reportedly been dating in secret since September.“Lee Seung-gi and YoonA’s feelings for one another are
Jan. 1, 2014
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Herald Corp. names new managing editors
Herald Corp. has conducted a major shuffle of senior staff at its media business units to enhance its digital and mobile content, data-based news and visual presentation online and offline.Hwang Jang-jin, National Desk editor, was appointed managing editor of The Korea Herald, the nation’s No. 1 English daily newspaper, on Monday. He replaced Chon Shi-young, who led the newspaper since 2010 and will now write editorials.The media firm also named Kwon Yong-kook, chief of the English Business Divi
Jan. 1, 2014
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Pope asks if people helped others in 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) ― Pope Francis used his year-end prayer service on Tuesday evening to urge people to ask themselves a tough question: Did they mainly spend 2013 promoting self-interests or helping others? That’s what we all should consider as New Year’s celebrations get under way, the pontiff said as he led the service in St. Peter’s Basilica to give thanks, a Vatican year-end tradition.“Let us courageously ask ourselves: How did we live the time (God) gave us?” Francis asked in his homily. “D
Jan. 1, 2014
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Japan’s ‘Tree Town’ sculptors make living art
SOSA, Japan (AFP) ― With a deft clip here and a gentle tug there, Makoto Ishibashi sculpts trees with the skill of an artisan whose work is far more than just a job.The heir to a centuries-old family business, he creates masterpieces that can turn a pine tree into a work of art that could fetch $40,000. “This tree is a woman ― the leaves are soft,” the arborist says of the pine into a triangle at his farm in the city of Sosa.“Trees are my family ― they don’t say what they want but they are sendi
Jan. 1, 2014
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[Rookies of 2014] Clara Jumi Kang, latest darling of classical music
Twenty-six-year-old Clara Jumi Kang was 5 when she was admitted to the Mannheim Musikhochschule as the youngest student ever accepted to study under Valery Gradov. Brought up in a music-filled environment ― her father is the famed Wagnerian bass singer Philp Kang and her mother is the equally noted soprano Han Min-hee ― the violinist climbed steadily to the top. At five, she made her debut with the Hamburg Symphony and at seven she was accepted at the Juilliard School to study under Dorothy Dela
Dec. 30, 2013
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[Rookies of 2014] Media artist Yang Min-ha draws on latest technologies
Media artist Yang Min-ha’s interactive media work was one of the well-received artworks at the inaugural exhibition of the Seoul branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. His “Intervention, Misalignment,” on exhibit until Feb. 28 in Seoul, has been hailed as a fresh take on the existing media art form. His media installation, based on advanced technologies, not filmed images, set an example of the latest innovations in media art. “Yang is emerging in the international
Dec. 30, 2013
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[Rookies of 2014] Boys Republic looking to make a statement in 2014
In June 2013, Universal Music Korea launched the global music conglomerate’s first K-pop group. The five-member boy band of Boys Republic, consisting of members Won-jun, Da-bin, Soo-wong, Sung-joon and Min-soo, is the first K-pop group organized directly by Universal Music.After two years of training in singing and dancing, as well as learning many different customs in order to become a global idol group, the boys made their official debut with “Party Rock” on June 6.In August, the boys released
Dec. 30, 2013
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[Rookies of 2014] Shim Eun-kyeong steps forward with ‘Miss Granny’
One of the most anticipated films in the first half of this year is “Miss Granny,” a fantasy film and a comedy about an old woman in her 70s who somehow regains her physical appearance from when she was 20 years old. Playing the role is former child actress Shim Eun-kyeong, whose acting career in the past couple of years saw some dramatic highs, including roles in some of the most successful Korean films. In 2011, the 19-year-old actress played Na-mi, a wacky teenager living in 1980s Korea in di
Dec. 30, 2013
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[Rookie of 2014] Musical actress Park Ji-yeon evolves with ‘Ghost the Musical’
Though “Ghost the Musical,” one of the most anticipated musicals of last year, has been grabbing attention for its star-studded cast ― including TV actor Joo Won and pop-singer Ivy ― it is in fact actress Park Ji-yeon who is making huge strides in her career with the show.The 25-year-old actress is sharing the lead role with Ivy in the musical which opened in November, an adaptation of the 1990 hit romance movie “Ghost.” She won her first musical role ― in “Mamma Mia!” ― through an audition with
Dec. 30, 2013
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Unknown donor leaves cash for charity again this year
An unidentified person has made another cash donation this year in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, without being noticed at all.The mysterious donor has left a huge sum of cash in front of a community center of the city office each year for 14 years in a row.According to the Nosong-dong Community Center in Jeonju on Monday, a man presumed to be in his 50s called at around 11:15 a.m. Monday, and let them know he had left money there.The man said over the phone, “I put the money beside the statue o
Dec. 30, 2013