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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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Doctor gets suspended term for administering propofol to Yoo Ah-in
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Over 200 languages lost in diverse India, study finds
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― More than 200 languages have vanished in India over the last 50 years, a new study says, blaming urban migration and fear among nomadic tribes of speaking their traditional tongues.The extensive study, conducted throughout the country over four years and released this week, has found 230 languages have “elapsed” while another 870 have survived the test of time in richly diverse but rapidly modernizing India, home to a vast number of indigenous or tribal peoples.Ganesh Devy, who
Sept. 5, 2013
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Louvre’s ‘Winged Victory’ flies off for restoration
PARIS (AP) ― “Winged Victory of Samothrace,” the hulking Hellenistic sculpture that dominates the Louvre Museum’s most frequented staircase, is taking flight ― away from tourists’ gazes for a restoration project.Officials at the famed Paris museum said the 2nd-century B.C. sculpture was set to be dismantled, hoisted onto rollers and wheeled into a closed cabin in another Louvre gallery for structural work and a meticulous cleaning to restore the original hues to its marble over the next nine mon
Sept. 4, 2013
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New work sets timeline for the first pharaohs
PARIS (AFP) ― Archaeologists drawing on a wide range of tools said on Wednesday they had pinpointed the crucial time in world history when Egypt emerged as a distinct state.Experts have wrangled for decades as to when turbulent upper and lower Egypt were brought together under a stable, single ruler for the first time.Conventional estimates, based on the evolving styles of ceramics found in human burials, vary hugely, from B.C. 3,400 to 2,900.A team led by Oxford University’s Michael Dee, report
Sept. 4, 2013
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KNUA to recruit foreign professors
The Korea National University of Arts will hire more professors from outside the country over the next five years, its newly appointed president Kim Bong-ryol said Wednesday. Aiming to recruit “masters” and “rising stars” in the international art scene to share their knowledge and know-how, the school will establish a special fund to meet international standards of pay, Kim said at a press conference. There are currently 146 professors at the school and Kim plans to raise the number to 165 in th
Sept. 4, 2013
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Abandoned casts of Angkor Wat treasures come out of hiding
PARIS (AFP) ― Forgotten and abandoned for over 70 years, casts of the art treasures at the Khmer temple complex at Angkor in Cambodia are coming out of storage to be rediscovered in a Europe that first shunned them.The statues, reliefs and temple decorations in the style of the original ninth to 15-century monuments at the site in northern Cambodia are to be exhibited in Paris’ Musee Guimet in all their splendor.The casts made between 1870 and the late 1920s were commissioned by Frenchman Louis
Sept. 3, 2013
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History goes up in smoke at Egypt’s sacked Mallawi museum
MALLAWI, Egypt (AFP) ― Magdy Tahami looks in disbelief at what remains of Egypt’s tiny Mallawi museum.The ground is littered with glass from the display cabinets, which once housed its precious collection, after a mob attacked and looted the building, during a nationwide crackdown on Islamist protesters. Before, hundreds of antiquities, statuettes, gold and jewels told the history of Egypt, from pharaonic times to the Muslim caliphs, from the Omayyad dynasty in the 7th century to the Fatimids in
Sept. 3, 2013
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Scholar suggests name change for Tripitaka Koreana
An American scholar on Tuesday suggested that the Tripitaka Koreana, the English name for the “Palmandaejangyeong (80,000 canons),” be changed to simply “Goryeo Daejanggyeong” or the Korean Buddhist Canon. Scholars from Korea, the U.S. and Japan also urged academia to launch comprehensive, transdisciplinary studies into the world’s oldest wooden canons, consisting of some 1,514 texts carved on 81,258 individual blocks and bundled into 6,815 fascicles at the 2013 Tripitaka Koreana Festival, Inter
Sept. 3, 2013
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Communication key to Korea’s image: CICI president
As president of the Corea Image Communication Institute, Choi Jung-wha has made it her life’s mission to take whatever steps necessary to promote Korea internationally. Whether it be by awarding people or entities for their impact on the country’s overall image, or inviting a small group of leading figures in various fields from around the world to come and see Korea for themselves, Choi believes that even the smallest forms of communication can have a big impact. “Small drops of water can turn
Sept. 3, 2013
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CCF panel debates traditional vs. modern Korea
The fourth annual Culture Communication Forum organized by the Corea Image Communication Institute wrapped up on Tuesday with a panel discussion by the 16 foreign delegates who got to experience Korean culture over three days. The CCF participants held the discussion at the Westin Chosun hotel under the theme “Old vs. New: Presenting the Case for Traditional or Modern Culture.” The guests, ranging from a wine critic to a playwright, were invited to this year’s event in the hope of increasing the
Sept. 3, 2013
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Antique furniture displayed as art in hanok
Set in some of Seoul’s most picturesque hanok in Seongbuk-gu is the Korea Furniture Museum. The museum housed in 10 small traditional Korean houses displays a stunning array of the country’s most prized and brilliantly crafted antique furniture dating back to the Joseon period. The Furniture Museum was one of the many stops made by the Culture Communication Forum participants to learn about the creativity and intricacies of the design of Korean furniture in a non-museum-like atmosphere. During t
Sept. 3, 2013
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Culture key to greater exchanges between countries
Exploring different societies and the relations between cultures and countries are the focus of Indian documentary filmmaker Archana Kapoor’s works. She has recently produced a 15-minute documentary on the 40 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and India that was commissioned by India’s Ministry of External Affairs.Kapoor became interested in Korea when she visited for the first time in 2008. “Different from the neighboring countries, there is a lot of humility here. I think we share the
Sept. 1, 2013
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: Using the face to read one’s fate
Some people turn to psychics or crystal balls to learn their future, but many Koreans believe that all they need to see what lies in store is a mirror. Fortune-telling has a longstanding history in Asia dating back thousands of years, yet it is not necessarily perceived as a pastime practice or mere hocus pocus folklore. Many methods of fortune-telling such as tarot card and palm reading are still a common practice in Korea ― not only among the elderly, but among young people as well. However, a
Aug. 30, 2013
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Classical music“Paik Kun-woo Piano Recital”: Paris-based pianist Paik Kun-woo is performing Schubert’s Impromptu Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4; Moments musicaux Nos. 2, 4 and 6; and Klavierstucke Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on Sept. 14 at Seoul Arts Center. Making his international debut at age 10, Paik has performed with numerous internationally acclaimed orchestras such as the London Symphony, Berlin Symphony and BBC Symphony. Tickets are priced between 50,000 won and 130,000 won. For more information call (02) 599-
Aug. 30, 2013
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International forum on ancient Buddhist texts due in Seoul
An international conference will be held next week in Seoul to discuss and promote the historic value of the Tripitaka Koreana, one of the world’s oldest Buddhist scriptures, organizers said Thursday. The forum, scheduled for Tuesday and organized as a preliminary event for a global Tripitaka festival kicking off next month, will bring together scholars and experts from the United States, Japan and South Korea at Plaza Hotel in central Seoul to explore the messages and structures of the 750-year
Aug. 29, 2013
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Adultery website shines spotlight on Hong Kong marriages
HONG KONG (AFP) ― The founder of a dating service promoting adultery is setting his sights on China’s cheating hearts after a controversial launch in Hong Kong. “It is a reality of life, we are an unfaithful society,” said Noel Biderman, the founder of the Ashley Madison “married dating” service.With its slogan “Life is short. Have an affair,” the website boasts more than 20 million users in more than 15 countries. It has been expanding aggressively, adding Japan and India last year. On Friday i
Aug. 28, 2013
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Tripitaka Koreana was produced in Namhae, scholars claim
The Palmandaejangyeong, or Tripitaka Koreana as it is known in English, was made entirely on the southern island of Namhae rather than Ganghwado Island, as previously thought, a group of scholars said Tuesday. The groundbreaking study is expected to lead to further research into the 800-year-old Buddhist canon enlisted on the UNESCO Memory of the World register. According to Park Sang-guk, director of the Korea Cultural Heritage Institute, the wooden printing blocks appear to have been made at a
Aug. 27, 2013
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250 Korean Buddhists meet Dalai Lama in India
About 250 Korean Buddhists have traveled to India to receive teaching from the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama for three days, it was reported Tuesday. According to international media outlets, the three-day teaching started on Sunday upon request from Korean devotees. The talks covered included Tsongkhapa’s “Concise Treatises on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment“ and were held at the main temple in Dharamshala, India, the Dalai Lama’s home and the site of the Tibetan government-in-exi
Aug. 27, 2013
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25 years in making, Hindu encyclopedia is complete
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) ― A comprehensive encyclopedia of one of the world’s major religions is set to be unveiled next week in the U.S. The 11-volume work covers Hindu spiritual beliefs, practices and philosophy, and is the culmination of a 25-year academic effort.The encyclopedia is written in English and includes about 7,000 articles on Hinduism and its practices. The work also deals with Indian history, languages, art, music, dance, architecture, medicine, and women’s issues. The entir
Aug. 25, 2013
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Dan Messe to compose score for musical based on ‘Amelie’
NEW YORK (UPI) ― Dan Messe, the pianist for New York band Hem, announced he’s composing the music for the adaptation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s film “Amelie” for Broadway.Messe, who also plays accordion and glockenspiel for Hem, told Paste.com he’s been a longstanding fan of the 2001 French film starring Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz.He said he had already written a song ― “Half Asleep” ― for Hem inspired by a scene in the movie.“I wrote that imagining that scene where Amelie and Nino are spe
Aug. 25, 2013
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Homegrown characters go global
Everyone has a favorite cartoon character from childhood that occupies a special place in their memories. Until 2000, characters that reminded many Koreans of their childhood were not Korean creations. Most were Japanese or American, from the classic Tom and Jerry and Thomas and Friends to Pokemon and Digimon. Amid the swarm of foreign characters, the Korean character Dooly was rare in remaining popular since its debut in 1983 through a televised animation series on KBS. But for those who spent
Aug. 23, 2013