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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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NewJeans fans send protest truck against agency chief in conflict with Hybe
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Lotte Hotel hosts restaurant week
Lotte Hotel is hosting a restaurant week that offers discounts on special course menus at its restaurants. The “Restaurant Super Week,” which runs from Jan. 25-31, offers diners a 30 percent to 50 percent discount on special menus at restaurants in Lotte Hotel Seoul in Sogong-dong, Lotte Hotel World in Jamsil, and Lotte Hotel Ulsan. The participating restaurants are the French restaurant Pierre Gagnaire; Italian restaurant Peninsula; Japanese restaurant Momoyama; Korean restaurant Mugunghwa and
Jan. 23, 2013
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Big Bang to release ‘Alive Tour in Seoul’ DVD
Big Bang will release a new DVD featuring the group’s Seoul concert in March last year, YG Entertainment announced Wednesday. The “Alive Tour in Seoul” DVD is scheduled to be released on Jan. 29. The first disc features 23 live session tracks and remixes of the group’s hit songs, while the second disc features behind-the-scenes footage of the concert. “Making of” film clips and a multi-angle video of the “Bad Boy” encore will be a bonus. Big Bang, currently on the “Big Bang Alive Tour 2012” tour
Jan. 23, 2013
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Photo exhibition to help visually impaired
Photographer Kim Jung-man is holding a smartphone photo exhibition to help young and elderly people with visual impairments. Titled “Eyes of Vega,” the exhibition features photos Kim took with Pantech’s latest mobile phone Vega R3, equipped with a 13 million-pixel camera.Kim captured beautiful scenes during his travels to Seoul’s old palaces, Jusanji Lake in North Gyeongsang Province, Jeju Island, Tokyo, and China’s Yunnan Province. “These are photos I took with two sets of Vega smartphones. I s
Jan. 22, 2013
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Saemaeul Undong picked as best project for nation branding
The “globalization” of Saemaeul Undong, or the New Community Movement to modernize the rural communities of South Korea, was selected the best government project of 2012 by the Presidential Council on Nation Branding on Tuesday. At a meeting held at the Press Center in central Seoul on Tuesday, the advisory body selected the Saemaeul program along with a number of other projects: the globalization of Hangeul, the Korean writing system; making a multicultural family-friendly society, the fosterin
Jan. 22, 2013
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In search of beauty on Jeju
Following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Many people associate the Joseon era (1392-1910) with the color white. People often wore white outfits and enjoyed white on everything, garnering the moniker, “Baegeuiminjok (People in white clothes).” And the culture is often associated with words such as “humble” or “simple.”At the Bonte Museum on Jeju Island, however, people will be able to learn more about the colorfulness of J
Jan. 22, 2013
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More Chinese-language guided tours added for visitors to Gyeongbokgung Palace
The government will provide Chinese group tourists visiting Gyeongbokgung Palace, a main royal palace in Seoul, a free additional Chinese-language guided tour starting next month to help them better understand Korean culture, officials said Monday.The Joseon (1392-1910) palace is one of the most-visited destinations in South Korea for Chinese tourists, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration that prepared the program.In addition to the existing free guided tour programs provided in Eng
Jan. 21, 2013
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From Handel to a rubber duck, Sydney Fest aims to please
SYDNEY (AFP) ― When Georg Friedrich Handel composed Semele in the 1740s, he could never have imagined it would be performed by opera singers in outrageous catwalk couture, including towering boots and sequinned kilts.But for Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels, the combination of beautiful baroque music and billowing Vivienne Westwood gowns in the production of “Semele Walk” was a no-brainer for the Australian cultural fair.“When I saw “Semele Walk” when it was first performed at the Herrenh
Jan. 21, 2013
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Jeju as top winter destination
The bone-piercing cold has gripped the nation, with the mercury dropping well below minus 14 degrees Celsius. But there is a place where you can seek shelter from one of the harshest winters in recent memory. The southern island of Jeju has always been one of Korean’s favorite holiday destinations and in winter, it may well become the optimal choice for those who cannot stand the bitter cold. Travel with warmthWhile Seoul and the central part of the Korean Peninsula have been suffering through u
Jan. 18, 2013
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Music professor brings applied music closer to the public
For young people who are ready to “fly” with music, studying applied music will provide a new wave of energy, according to Chae Hee-ho, dean of the applied music department at Kwangshin University.At the department launched in March last year, Chae has focused on communication and appreciation through music by looking for “the connecting point between the player and the audience.”“We are teaching rules and freedom, capability and emotions all together to get closer to the public,” he said. The a
Jan. 17, 2013
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World’s largest chocolate event to come to Seoul
Salon du Chocolate, a chocolate lovers’ dream, is the world’s largest event completely dedicated to chocolate. It brings together chocolatiers, patissiers, ice cream makers, growers, producing countries and manufacturers of raw cocoa all under one roof. And for the first time, the event is being held in Seoul.The event, which was established nearly 20 years ago, will see cocoa farmers, chocolate makers, various chocolate product producers and cocoa-loving consumers join together to celebrate cho
Jan. 16, 2013
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CICI awards Psy for enhancing Korea’s image
Rapper Psy was recognized for enriching the image of the nation and opening up a new horizon for the future of K-pop around the world, at the Corea Image Communication Institute’s 10th anniversary awards banquet on Tuesday. The CICI, an organization that strives to advance the global image of Korea, awarded the K-pop star with the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for the role he played in putting Korean music on the map with his viral smash hit “Gangnam Style.” Psy, who is the first Asian singe
Jan. 16, 2013
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Goguryeo stele found in northern China
A stone monument from the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo has recently been discovered in Jian, northeastern China, in what could be “a major archaeological landmark,” a South Korean historian said, quoting a Chinese state newspaper.Goguryeo controlled the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China for more than 700 years until A.D. 668. “The Chinese Cultural Relics News published by China’s State Administration carried the news of the discovery of a Goguryeo monument in an
Jan. 16, 2013
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Heritage foundation promotes ‘K-Heritage’
Korea is now reaching out beyond its borders to help other countries restore their cultural and historical heritage and promote Korean heritage to the world.The Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation on Tuesday said that it would launch a restoration project of Vat Phou Temple in the Champasak area of southern Laos in February. The temple, believed to have been built in the 10th century, is considered the starting point of the road to the ancient Khmer monastery of Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritag
Jan. 16, 2013
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Helene Grimaud’s resonance to woo Korean audience
Pianist Helene Grimaud’s piano recital to be held on Jan. 29 at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall is among the must-see shows for classical music fans this year. The deep-green eyed pianist famous for her thundering finger work will return to move the Korean audience again with her virtuosity and deep impressionism. She will be performing Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor; Berg’s Piano Sonata Op. 1; Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B Minor S178; and Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances BB 68, which are al
Jan. 15, 2013
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Olympic cauldron a contender for design prize
LONDON (AP) ― Britain’s tallest building, the 2012 Olympic cauldron and a non-stick ketchup bottle are among contenders for a major design award.London’s Design Museum Monday announced nominees for the Designs of the Year prizes in seven categories including architecture, fashion, transport and digital media.Architecture candidates include The Shard, a 310-meter tall London office building designed by Renzo Piano.Digital contenders include the inexpensive Raspberry Pi computer and “Zombies, Run!
Jan. 15, 2013
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The paintings of the people
Following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Oftentimes when the general public thinks about paintings, it is the talented and visionary artists behind each work that come to mind. On the other hand, with folk art, the distinction is less about aesthetic expressions and more about its decorative purposes. However, with Korean traditional folk painting, known as “minhwa,” there are deep historical roots that encompass their me
Jan. 15, 2013
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Earliest edition of Samguk Yusa unveiled
What is strongly believed to be the earliest edition of Samguk Yusa, one of the two extant old books on ancient Korean history, has been discovered after many years in a private collection.Seoul's Yonsei University disclosed the book to media Tuesday, saying that it has been donated by the family of the university's late professor Son Bo-gi.The book is presumed to date from the early Joseon period and have a value equivalent to a national treasure since it includes a chapter on genealogies of ru
Jan. 15, 2013
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Korea needs stronger nation branding: expert
An American branding expert suggested that Korea needs to build up a stronger nation brand to give momentum to business powerhouses and let products of other Korean companies benefit from the brand power. Peter Hanlon, CEO and founder of THINKTOPIA, wrote in his column for Forbes magazine that Korea needs to reinforce the nation brand’s power. “Having a national brand matters, because it makes products emerging from that nation more meaningful. It gives them a context, and makes them part of a c
Jan. 14, 2013
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Photographer’s records keep tradition alive
Music producer and photographer Kim Young-il has been keeping track of sounds and images of Korean tradition. The 52-year-old has been capturing portraits of performers of “gugak,” traditional Korean music, as well as releasing gugak albums through the sole gugak label in Korea.Now, he is bringing two pillars of his career to the New Year’s exhibition at Atelier Hermes, a gallery sponsored by the Foundation d’enterprise Hermes. The exhibition, titled “Precious People,” features portraits of Kore
Jan. 13, 2013
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Experts identify new Mozart portrait
VIENNA (AP) ― A round-faced young man with a thick head of hair depicted in a tiny 18th-century portrait that had the experts puzzled for centuries now has a name ― Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Researchers at Salzburg’s Mozarteum museum announced Friday that they have definitely identified the person in the picture as the musical genius.And it’s not any likeness either. They say that of 14 known portraits, it is one of only a few showing him gazing directly at the viewer and without his signature whi
Jan. 13, 2013