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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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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Naver Q1 net income soars 1,171.9% on growth of major businesses
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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China‘s secret plan to use the force of ’Star Wars‘
GUANGZHOU (AFP) - A long time ago in country far, far away, Chinese authorities managed to obtain a copy of America‘s ultimate cultural weapon, a blockbuster movie with enough special effects to wow an entire planet. Summoned to a small theatre in the southern city of Guangzhou in 1980, artist Song Feideng was shown “Star Wars” and instructed to transform it into a traditional Chinese comic book, known as a “lianhuanhua,” to promote scientific achievement to China.Song was one of the first peopl
Jan. 20, 2016
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French museum returns looted statue head to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A French museum has returned the head of a statue of a Hindu god that was taken from a Cambodian temple 130 years ago, the Culture Ministry said Tuesday. The head of the Harihara statue, a combined representation of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva, was returned by France‘s Guimet Museum on Saturday at the kingdom’s request, according to Thai Noraksathya, a spokesman for the Ministry of Culture. The head of the Harihara statue is seen at the national museum in Phnom Penh on Tu
Jan. 20, 2016
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Lotte to open classical concert hall in August
A new concert hall exclusively for classical music performances will be opening in August, the second such large-scale hall in Seoul after one at the Seoul Arts Center.The two-tier Lotte Concert Hall, seating 2,036, is housed in the eighth to 10th floors of the Lotte World Mall in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul.The new concert hall at the nation's highest building will adopt a vineyard-style seating configuration with the seats completely surrounding the stage, according to officials at the mall on
Jan. 19, 2016
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KOCCA eyes overseas with ‘big killer content’
Song Sung-gak, president and CEO of the Korea Creative Content Agency, said the agency will seek to discover and enter new overseas markets this year with “new big killer content” created through the convergence of emerging technologies and other content from areas such as health care and tourism. “In this new era, which I call the ‘multi avant-garde age,’ where everything changes very fast and things are converging, we cannot create new things the way we used to,” Song said at a press conferenc
Jan. 19, 2016
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Popular TV series 'Reply 1988' whets appetite for retro goods, family values
The success of the TV series "Reply 1988" has translated into a widespread demand for retro goods and family values at a time when empathy between generations is harder to come by.Set in the 1980s when South Korea underwent major political and economic changes, the series that ended Saturday struck a chord with those yearning for the good old days. Perhaps more importantly though, it managed to captivate younger generations with a storyline and characters they could identify with.Those factors c
Jan. 18, 2016
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Cultural belt to operate in full swing this year
The government said Monday it will push the operation of its “cultural convergence belt” into high gear this year while rendering full support to start-ups that have moved into the government-run cultural venture complex in central Seoul. The government will also intensively cultivate the country’s promising cultural content, such as computer games and webtoons, and build a platform for circulating the country’s “killer content” worldwide. These were included in a 2016 work plan that the Ministr
Jan. 18, 2016
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Gov't to operate cultural belt in full swing this year
The government said Monday it will kick the operation of its "cultural convergence belt" into high gear this year while rendering full support to startups that have moved into the government-run cultural venture complex in central Seoul.The government will also intensively cultivate the country's promising cultural content, such as computer games and webtoons, and build a platform for circulating the country's "killer content" worldwide.These were included in a 2016 work plan that the Ministry o
Jan. 18, 2016
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New generation of Korean abstract art
Amid the unprecedented boom of Korean art in the global art scene driven by the popularity of dansaekhwa, monochrome painting, Korean galleries are raising their antennas to search out the post-dansaekhwa generation. Untitled-12050 by Lee Kang-wook (Arario Gallery)In their relentless search for new artists, Arario Gallery has introduced artist Lee Kang-wook in its first exhibition of the fresh new year. Lee has just returned to the local art scene after a seven-year hiatus. In 2009, Lee left K
Jan. 17, 2016
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Top Korea image award praises ‘creativity of hallyu’
K-pop sensation Psy accepted an award from a nonprofit organization as a representative on behalf of the “creativity of hallyu,” Tuesday night. At the Corea Image Communication Institute’s annual awards ceremony, CICI Korea Image Awards 2016, in Seoul, Psy was joined by the cast of the popular cable TV talk show “Non-Summit” and violinist Clara Jumi Kang in accepting awards for spreading Korean culture overseas.Awards recipients pose for press photos with CICI president Choi Jung-wha (third from
Jan. 13, 2016
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Sparking education for girls
In Korea’s turbulent path toward independence and nation building, there were foreign nationals who stood steadfastly by the Korean people, although their contributions have been largely overshadowed by those of Korean patriots. The Korea Herald, in partnership with the Independence Hall of Korea, is publishing a series of articles shedding light on these foreigners, their life and legacies here. This is the 11th installment. ― Ed. The missionaries and their families in the Busan Missionary Uni
Jan. 11, 2016
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From Ethiopia to Colombia: On a quest for ethnic jewelry
Director of the World Jewelry Museum Lee Kang-won remembers vividly an Ethiopian woman she saw 37 years ago in the corner of a local market in Addis Ababa. The woman, dressed in a white cotton dress, was wearing a meticulously detailed, “ultramodern looking” silver necklace. Her necklace captivated Lee, who had just arrived in the country. “Her necklace was breathtaking,” said Lee, in an interview last month at the museum in Hwa-dong near Samcheong-dong.The handcrafted silver necklace was the wo
Jan. 8, 2016
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Lotte opens 7th premium business hotel in Seoul
Near the shopping district of Myeong-dong, cultural street of Insa-dong and Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul, Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong seeks to “kill two birds with one stone.”Launched as Lotte Hotels & Resorts’ biggest Lotte City Hotel brand hotel in Myeong-dong Jan. 6, the “premium business hotel” aims to attract both business travelers and foreign tourists to Seoul’s well-known travel sites.With 430 rooms, including 140 Superior Double-Bed rooms and 70 Standard Double-Bed rooms, the hotel is
Jan. 8, 2016
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[Weekender] TV depicts life of and around ‘child prodigy‘
Screengrab from the SBS show “Finding Genius.”A toddler, a little over 2-years-old, waddles in front of the camera and onlookers to look for a Chinese character on the screen. Still in diapers, the boy identifies the word.The screen changes to flash “I touch my eye” in English, which 27-month-old I-jun also reads out.The scene is from the 37th episode of “Finding Genius” from local broadcaster SBS, a weekly show dedicated to shining a spotlight on children with unusual talents or skills. In Kore
Jan. 8, 2016
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From Ethiopia to Colombia: On a quest for ethnic jewelry
Director of the World Jewelry Museum Lee Kang-won remembers vividly an Ethiopian woman she saw 37 years ago in the corner of a local market in Addis Ababa. The woman, dressed in a white cotton dress, was wearing a meticulously detailed, “ultramodern looking” silver necklace. Her necklace captivated Lee, who had just arrived in the country. “Her necklace was breathtaking,” said Lee, in an interview last month at the museum in Hwa-dong near Samcheong-dong.Lee Kang-won, director of the World Jewelr
Jan. 8, 2016
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Goryeo Buddhist artifacts named national treasures
Buddhist paintings from the Goryeo Dynasty and scriptures with outstanding historical and artistic values have been named National Treasures, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Thursday. The state-run cultural heritage agency designated three rare Buddhist paintings and two Buddhist scriptures made during the heyday of Buddhism during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) as National Treasures. Buddhist painting from the Goryeo (918-1392) period (Cultural Heritage Administration)It also elevated
Jan. 7, 2016
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Photos capture political upheaval in Korea
Photographers are perhaps the most observant participants of major historical moments. They are at some of the most tumultuous events, capturing in a split second what will become an important new chapter in history. Two dedicated witnesses of Korean history have recently published photo books offering glimpses into Korea’s turbulent moments in history. The Seoul Museum of History published a book, featuring 174 pictures taken by Willard Straight (1880-1918), who lived in Korea for a total of fi
Jan. 4, 2016
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Forecast for Year of Monkey based on traditional beliefs
As the new day of the new year begins, many wonder what the year 2016 has in store for them. Many Koreans visit fortune tellers to learn how their fate will unfold in the new year. But traditional signs and beliefs also offer insight into what to expect for the new year. The year 2016 is the Year of the Red Monkey, the ninth animal of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. Red monkeys are known to be the liveliest and bossiest among many other types of monkeys. People born in the Year of the Monkey (1944,
Dec. 31, 2015
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Maestro Chung leaves Seoul Phil
Maestro Chung Myung-whun has left the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra amid allegations of embezzlement and a police probe into whether his wife slandered the former chief conductor.On Wednesday, Chung conducted Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the SPO's final performance of the year, which also happened to be his final gig with the orchestra he'd been with for 10 years.Chung had warned earlier that Wednesday would be his last day with the orchestra. His letter of resignation came shortly after his wife
Dec. 31, 2015
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A glimpse of upper-class lifestyle in the early days of modern Korea
The early 20th-century hanok mansion Baek In-je House overlooks Bukchon Hanok Village, high-rise office towers in Jongno and major landmarks of the capital city such as Namsan Tower. Some 75 years ago, the mansion’s first owner Han Sang-ryong (1880-1947), a banker and business magnate, described the view from his house in his memoir: “It’s like looking at the movement of black waves,” looking down long stretches of charcoal-black hanok roofs in the 1940s. Bukchon has traditionally been one of Ko
Dec. 30, 2015
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Content venture center opens in Seoul
The government Tuesdays launched a tech content venture center called the “Creative Economic Leader,” or CEL Venture Center, in downtown Seoul.Located in the former building of the Korea Tourism Organization, the CEL Venture Center will accommodate some 90 start-ups specializing in creating stories and content using the latest and emerging technologies such as virtual reality, drones and location-based information services. The CEL Academy, an educational institute for training the next-generati
Dec. 29, 2015