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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Ancient ship graveyard found off Greek island
ATHENS (AFP) -- Forty-five shipwrecks, many dating back to ancient times, have been discovered off a Greek archipelago that is one of the Mediterranean’s richest underwater archaeological sites, authorities said Monday. In addition to the wrecks found off the Fourni islands in the Aegean Sea over the last two years, researchers also spotted anchors and hundreds of ceramic objects, Greece’s Ministry of Culture said in a statement.Some 23 sunken vessels were found in 2016, with another 22 uncovere
July 12, 2016
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Autry Museum acquires works of Henry Fonseca
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles’ Autry Museum of the American West has acquired the estate of renowned Native American artist Henry Fonseca, increasing its collection by several hundred pieces, including many never seen before. Museum officials said Monday the acquisition includes 19 large-scale murals, 69 sketchbooks, a selection of prints, posters, collages and other works, and all of Fonseca’s journals. Fonseca’s works have been exhibited in museums around the country, including the Smithsoni
July 12, 2016
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King Sejong Institute hosts 8th World Korean Educators Conference
The King Sejong Institute, Korea’s state-supported Korean language training organization, hosted the eighth World Korean Educators Conference on Tuesday to further promote overseas understanding of the Northeast Asian country. A total of 300 attendees are in Seoul to attend the four-day conference that runs till Friday and is designed to educate Korean teachers and improve global cooperation in Korean education, said the institute and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In the opening c
July 12, 2016
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Beer festival in Sinchon to invite Song Joong-ki
The second Sinchon Beer Festival will take place on Thursday and Friday in Sinchon’s main street, which stretches from Sinchon Station exits three and four to the front gate of Yonsei University.Hallyu star Song Joong-ki of the hit drama “Descendants of the Sun” will make an appearance at the festival opening as a face for distiller Hite-Jinro, which is sponsoring the festival. (KBS)The company had said on Facebook two weeks ago that it would set up an artificial beach at the festival and invi
July 11, 2016
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UNESCO meets on heritage under shadow of extremism
ISTANBUL (AFP) - The U.N.’s cultural agency met Sunday in Istanbul to consider adding over two dozen new sites to its prestigious global heritage list, and called for a strong global response to the threats posed by extremism.The meeting of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO comes less than two weeks after the main airport in Istanbul was hit by a triple suicide attack that left 47 people dead.The strike was blamed on Islamic State group jihadists who have already destroyed irreplaceable her
July 11, 2016
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Israel find may help solve mystery of biblical Philistines
ASHKELON, Israel (AP) -- An archaeological discovery announced Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: Where did the ancient Philistines come from? The Philistines left behind plenty of pottery. But part of the mystery surrounding the ancient people was that very little biological trace of them had been found until 2013.That is when archaeologists excavating the site of the biblical city of Ashkelon found what they say is the first Philistine cemetery ever discovered. They
July 11, 2016
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Dobong-gu to run outdoor swimming pool
Changdong Sports Culture Complex in Dobong-gu, northeastern Seoul, will open an outdoor swimming pool for a week beginning from Saturday. The opening hours of the pool will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dobong-gu outdoor swimming poolThe entrance fee is 3,000 won ($2.60). Those under the age of 3 can enter for free if proof of medical insurance or a copy of their resident registration is shown. The pool will have various facilities for children including a 40-meter water slide, sand playground and
July 11, 2016
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Half of single women say marriage not necessary
More than half of single South Korean women see marriage as an option, rather than a necessity, a poll showed Sunday.According to the poll on 1,287 single women and 1,096 single men aged between 20 and 44 conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, 52.4 percent of the female respondents said marriage is not a necessity and they are fine with not being married.It compares to 60.9 percent of their male counterparts who say they would walk down the aisle one day and 18.1 percent
July 10, 2016
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Creatives fear Brexit’s impact on U.K. arts
LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s thriving arts sector is in despair about the vote to leave the European Union, fearing that funding cuts and freedom of movement restrictions will have serious consequences.In the aftermath of last month’s referendum result, performers and fans at the Glastonbury festival formed a heart in a pro-EU flash mob while musicians gave a spontaneous performance of Beethoven's “Ode To Joy” -- Europe’s anthem -- in central London.“I had a horrible dream in which I found out on a
July 10, 2016
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New Bolshoi ballet chief aims to focus on dance not drama
MOSCOW (AFP) -- After years of off-stage drama and scandal that has cast a shadow over Russia’s famed Bolshoi ballet troupe, new dance chief Makhar Vaziev is looking to get back to its roots. “The Bolshoi ballet is classical dance before all else,” Vaziev told journalists recently at his first press conference. Vaziev, 54, is currently gearing up for his first season in charge of the scandal-hit company after leaving his post as ballet chief at Milan’s La Scala last year to return to his homelan
July 10, 2016
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Avignon festival dramas warn of Europe‘s far-right lurch
AVIGNON, France (AFP) -- On paper it was already theatrical TNT. One of the hottest directors in the world and some of France’s greatest stage actors in a play warning about the slide into dangerous political populism.And “The Damned” has not disappointed.Ivo van Hove’s powerful adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1969 film about the insidious rise of fascism opened the Avignon festival in France last week to rave reviews, with critics from the right and left rising to hail it as “sublime, unforget
July 10, 2016
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UNESCO set to expand World Heritage list at Istanbul meeting
PARIS (AFP) -- U.N. cultural agency UNESCO will gather in Istanbul on Sunday to review candidates to join its prestigious World Heritage List, ranging from 350-million-year old fossils to works by Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.After the June 28 attack on Istanbul’s airport that claimed 45 lives, security has been stepped up for the 11-day World Heritage Committee meeting -- the panel’s 40th.Though no one claimed responsibility for the attack, Ankara has pointed the finger of blame at the I
July 7, 2016
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Google to create virtual tours of Loire Valley chateaux
PARIS (AFP) - Google has signed up with 18 Loire Valley chateaux to create virtual tours of the former royal dwellings, the Internet giant’s Cultural Institute said Tuesday.“Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to travel to the Loire Valley to see these wonders with their own eyes,” the Paris-based institute said in a statement.Thanks to Street View image capture technology, people can take virtual tours of Chenonceau, Chambord, Azay-le-Rideau and 15 other of the national treasures strung
July 7, 2016
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Noah’s ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky
WILLIAMSTOWN, Kentucky (AP) -- A 155-meter-long, $100 million Noah’s ark attraction built by Christians who say the biblical story really happened is ready to open in Kentucky this week. Since its announcement in 2010, the ark project has rankled opponents who say the attraction will be detrimental to science education and shouldn’t have won state tax incentives. “I believe this is going to be one of the greatest Christian outreaches of this era in history,” said Ken Ham, president of Answers in
July 6, 2016
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‘The Birth of a Nation’ film inspires library lectures
NEW YORK (AP) - Nate Parker's “The Birth of a Nation” isn’t out until October, but some libraries will be teaching about the slave rebellion that it‘s based on later this summer.“The Birth of a Nation: Slavery, Resistance & Abolition” will be offered in libraries, museums and other institutions from Aug. 21 through Oct. 30. Those are the dates when Nat Turner began his bloody slave revolt in 1831 and when it ended, with his capture. He was convicted and hanged days later.Parker said he hopes the
July 6, 2016
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Conferences on disability, religion, literature to be held in Seoul
Two international conferences will be held in Seoul from July 6-8, offering an opportunity for scholars from 30 countries to explore the topics of disability, ecology and religion.“Understanding Disability Through Literature” is slated for July 6, and is to be followed by the second conference, “The Story of Ecology and Religion,” from July 7-8. Both forums will take place at the Centennial Memorial Hall of Sahmyook University.“The conferences will provide a chance to draw up the future of human
July 5, 2016
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International Youth Fellowship hosts cultural camp
The 2016 World Cultural Camp of the International Youth Fellowship, a Christian-based global youth initiative, opened in Busan’s Haeundae Beach Sunday. Some 4,000 university students from over 50 countries, about 30 ministers from 27 countries and the presidents of 23 universities attended the opening. In its 19th edition, this year‘s camp is organized under the slogan “The Ship of Change.” The annual event takes place each summer and includes diverse programs such as lectures, cultural performa
July 5, 2016
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‘Creative Korea’ new nation brand slogan
The Culture Ministry revealed “Creative Korea” as a new slogan for branding the nation on Monday. “The new brand slogan promotes the value that the Republic of Korea upholds and an image that the country wants to promote abroad,” said Kim Jong-deok, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, at a news conference announcing the brand slogan and logo design on Monday. The new slogan and logo were created following nationwide polls the government conducted among citizens who were asked about keyword
July 4, 2016
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How Rolling Stone's rape story became its 'worst nightmare'
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (AP) -- Rolling Stone magazine published a story in November 2014 describing in chilling detail a student’s account of being brutally raped by seven men at the University of Virginia. Several days later the magazine’s editors received an email from the reporter with the subject line “our worst nightmare.” “We‘re going to have to run a retraction,” wrote Sabrina Rubin Erdely about her now-discredited story, “A Rape on Campus.” The message is among hundreds of pages of no
July 4, 2016
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[Weekender] Summer is a season of horror as a bone-chilling way to beat the heat
While some may think the best way to beat the scorching weather is to take a dip in the pool or guzzle an iced coffee, summertime in Korea is known for its unique culture of scaring the heat right out of you. Every summer the local box offices are filled with the newest horror and psychological thriller flicks to literally give viewers the shivers. Many local moviegoers are known to flock to the theaters in the summer hoping to cool off with a little bit of self-inflicted fear, as it is popular
July 1, 2016