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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Have you read Modiano? No, but I know a lot of other things...
PARIS (AFP) ― With the Internet taking over modern reading habits, do you still have to have read Proust, Balzac ... or Modiano to be considered cultivated in France? The answer, according to some experts, is “not necessarily.”With e-books, online blogs, Twitter and multiple other sources now available, the bedrock of the French intellectual tradition ― the literary book ― is being challenged as never before.French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin caused consternation last month when she appeared
Nov. 9, 2014
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[Weekender] Swanky food trucks rejuvenating neighborhoods
Vibrant food trucks are popping up in neighborhoods around the globe, serving up cleverly prepared and succulent on-the-go grub. Whether it is Korean fusion kimchi tacos, finger lickin’ good barbecue or one-of-a-kind gourmet sandwiches, food trucks have been slowly taking over the streets of major cities across the U.S. and other parts of the world. Some are even calling the States ― where the evolution of food vendors seems to be the most profound ― the “food truck nation.” With a no-limits att
Nov. 7, 2014
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Life on a rollercoaster
On a late Monday afternoon, Daniel Tudor and I walk up and down the steep Gyeongnidan-gil in search of a quiet place for our interview. We met up at The Booth, a pizza and beer joint off Gyeongnidan-gil, where he is a partner, but decide to move somewhere quieter. At 4 p.m., the place was already crowded with an eclectic mix of customers ― soldiers in uniform, Korean hipsters and a few tables taken up by young foreigners.It’s been a few months since Tudor has been in the neighborhood ― things, i
Nov. 7, 2014
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ExhibitionsLinda McCartney Retrospective: Daelim Museum in Seoul is holding a retrospective on photographer Linda McCartney until April 26, 2015. The first retrospective here of the celebrated photographer shows McCartney’s earlier works, including portraits of popular musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, family photos depicting her happy life with Paul McCartney and their children, and later works that capture the beauty of daily life and nature. Admission is 5,000 won for adults. T
Nov. 7, 2014
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Korea eyes World Heritage status for Seoul City Walls
South Korea will apply for World Heritage Status for an ancient defensive wall encircling its capital city in 2016, a government committee said Thursday.The Seoul City Walls, an 18.6-km-long wall surrounding Hanyang, the former capital of the Joseon era (1392-1910) and present-day central Seoul, was chosen during a meeting on Tuesday to be, along with other heritage items, on South Korea’s application for the UNESCO heritage listing for 2016, the Cultural Properties Committee said.The advisory p
Nov. 6, 2014
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S. Korea eyes World Heritage status for ancient fortress wall
South Korea will apply for an ancient defensive wall encircling its capital city to be given World Heritage Status in 2016, a government committee said Thursday. The Seoul City Wall, an 18.6-km-long wall surrounding Hanyang, the former capital of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and present-day central Seoul, was chosen during a meeting on Tuesday to be, among all other heritage items, on South Korea's application for the UNESCO heritage listing for 2016, the Cultural Properties Committee said.
Nov. 6, 2014
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Shipwreck thought to date back to Joseon found
A shipwreck with more than 100 pieces of earthenware, presumed to date back to 18th- or 19th-century Korea, has been found in western waters in what archeologists say could be the first discovery of a Joseon-era ship. The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage said Wednesday that its underwater research team discovered what appeared to be a vessel’s stern and some wooden beams on the seabed off Mado Island, Taean County, South Chungcheong Province.“A pilot excavation of the sh
Nov. 5, 2014
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A modern take on love story ‘Chunhyangjeon’
Romanian-born American theater director Andrei Serban has compared the famous classical Korean love story “Chunhyangjeon” to freely adapted works of Shakespeare. “Like Shakespeare’s stories, you can turn the story upside down, improvise and do the craziest experiments to recreate,” Serban said in a press conference on Wednesday about his new production “Andrei Serban’s Different Chunhyang,” which will be staged with the National Changguek Company from Nov. 20 to Dec. 6. “But at the end of the da
Nov. 5, 2014
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Grandma’s Roundtable eases life challenges for 7 lucky grandkids
MINNEAPOLIS ― She’s a therapist and career coach, cheerleader and wise woman, secret keeper and borscht pusher.Mostly, 85-year-old Gretta Freeman of Golden Valley, Minnesota, is chief executive officer of perhaps the most endearingly run support group in the Midwest, and likely beyond. Unfortunately for us, membership is closed.For 18 years, Freeman has guided her seven grandchildren, now grown, through myriad life passages and challenges. She has done this through her Grandma’s Roundtable, a pe
Nov. 5, 2014
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Call him ‘Biilzbub’: Man gets creative with bones of dead animals
PITTSBURGH ― They crawl and they feed on rotting flesh and sinew, appearing to pulsate as they strip the skull and thorax of a small rodent. The sight of them might give a chill or turn a stomach, but it is simply nature at work.The grubs of dermestid (or skin, hide or carrion) beetles are scavengers that feed on the carcasses of the deceased and are commonly found on roadkill or, more grimly, on abandoned corpses.But in a 208-liter aquarium tank on the coffee table of a Pittsburgh apartment, th
Nov. 5, 2014
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Homeless ‘urban travelers’ are vexing to tourist-dependent cities
SANTA BARBARA, California ― Joe McCabe sits on a wooden bench and calls out to two men strolling up State Street, “Have any spare change? I’m actually a traveler.”The men continue walking, and McCabe grumbles a homophobic slur that they don’t hear.McCabe gets up from the park bench and saunters down State Street in the opposite direction. At the corner, he stretches his right arm out to a woman wearing short shorts and high heels. She grimaces and looks at her friends questioningly as she maneuv
Nov. 5, 2014
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1,000-plus years of living: 10 centenarians share secrets to a long life
BALTIMORE, Maryland ― As a young girl, Downing Jett Kay danced to music played on a Victrola and watched Model T’s drive through the streets of Baltimore.She wore her hair in a flapper’s bob as a member of Forest Park High School’s Class of 1926, conducted interviews during the Depression for the Gallup Poll and listened to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats on the radio.Kay, who is to turn 107 next month, attributes her longevity to two factors: drinking lots of coffee and maintai
Oct. 29, 2014
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Daughter’s one-dose ecstasy death spurs parents to publicize dangers
FORT WORTH, Texas ― Jessica Mary Hunter made two significant choices in life, her father said.The latter killed her.“Her first choice was accepting Jesus Christ,” her father Alan Hunter said, tears welling up in his eyes. “And her second was to take this drug.”Jessica, 21, died on Oct. 8, three days after taking Ecstasy with friends at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. It was the first time she had taken the party drug, friends said.Weeks after their daughter’s death, her parents remain dum
Oct. 29, 2014
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New York’s hottest new trend: Clubbing for kids
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The music’s thumping, the dance floor’s packed and the bar’s bustling. Welcome to one of New York’s hottest nightclubs and a new generation of clubbers: 6-year-olds.The VIP Room threw open its doors to children aged 6 to 12 on a Sunday afternoon to give them a taste of the nightclub, electronic music and dance scene in New York’s ubertrendy Meatpacking District.Among those hitting the decks was 8-year-old DJ Alden. Kids swarmed onto the dance floor, bopping up and down to beats
Oct. 29, 2014
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UNESCO most likely to list 'nongak' as intangible cultural heritage
Nongak, traditional Korean music performed by farmers, and North Korean versions of the traditional Korean folk song "Arirang" are most likely to be added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, the government said Wednesday. The body that deliberates on new additions has categorized South Korea's "Nongak, community band music, dance and rituals" and six North Korean variations of "Arirang" as recommended for inscription, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration. The final d
Oct. 29, 2014
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‘War Horse’ to hit local cinemas
The National Theater in London’s international smash-hit production “War Horse” will be screened at local cinemas next month. A rebroadcast in cinemas of the West End production will open on Nov. 8 at select Megabox cinemas, mostly in Seoul, the local cinema chain said Tuesday. Featuring a life-sized puppet horse, the production was an instant sensation when it was first performed in 2007. The original production never came to Korea. Indicative of the high level of interest among theatergoers he
Oct. 28, 2014
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Polish, Israeli presidents to open Jewish museum
WARSAW (AFP) ― Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin will on Tuesday inaugurate a Warsaw museum chronicling the vibrant 1,000-year history of Poland’s Jewish community, all but wiped out during the Holocaust.Built on the site of the former Warsaw ghetto, the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews will be “a game changer” for Polish-Jewish relations, the country’s chief rabbi Michael Schudrich told AFP.“That does not mean the relations were bad, but it me
Oct. 28, 2014
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Korean folktale webtoon launched for foreigners
The King Sejong Institute Foundation, a government entity promoting Korean language and culture overseas, has produced a webtoon series to help foreigners better understand Korean traditional culture, in five languages. Twenty-four folktales, including “Kyunwoo and Jiknyo” and “The Sun and the Moon,” will be published as a weekly webtoon series ― digital cartoons regularly released through portal sites ― on the foundation’s website in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. The King Sej
Oct. 27, 2014
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Forum urges preservation and diversity of scripts
Participants at the World Script Symposia 2014, a festival of arts and scripts, adopted a declaration to promote the diversity and preservation of different writing systems on Oct. 26. “Scripts constitute a key part of the endeavor to protect and restore cultural diversity worldwide,” says the “World Script Seoul Declaration.” “All scripts have their own unique value, there can be no superior or inferior script. Therefore, preserving diversity is an important symbol demonstrating that human righ
Oct. 27, 2014
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J.K. Rowling announces new ‘Harry Potter’ backstory tale
It’s no Halloween trick: There’s more witchcraft and wizardry in store for “Harry Potter” fans, who can expect a new tale from author J.K. Rowling on Oct. 31. In an announcement posted to Pottermore.com, Rowling reveals that she has penned a new 1,700-word story that will offer “revealing first-person” thoughts about former Hogwarts professor Dolores Umbridge. Imelda Staunton (right) played Dolores Umbridge in the “Harry Potter” movies. (Warner Bros.)Umbridge is a fitting character for a Hallow
Oct. 26, 2014