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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Books dressing up for ‘trendy readers’
‘Readers want a bit of extravagance — art, even’Judging a book by its cover is not a behavior worthy of a wise person ― or so the old saying goes. But for the growing number of trendsetters out there, the way a book looks is just as important as whether it’s interesting or not. “I recently remodeled my living room, filling two entire walls with bookshelves,” Kim Jin-hyun, 33, said. “I filled the shelves, mostly with art and design related books with colorful bindings and covers. I’m pretty sati
Dec. 7, 2011
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KTO offers foreign residents free calendars
Foreign residents in Korea can receive free 2012 desk calendars featuring Korean landscapes and cultural images by dialing 1330, a call center for non-Korean speakers, the Korea Tourism Organization said.Foreign residents can receive a calendar by calling the 1330 “TT Call Center” and leaving their names and addresses, KTO said. The 2012 KTO calendar carries works by four Korean photographers who traveled around the country to capture Korean traditional culture and its people. It is available in
Dec. 7, 2011
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Internet ".xxx" district opens to website makers
An Internet version of a red light district opened on Tuesday as Web addresses with ".xxx" endings became available for purchase by those interested in providing online adult content.Florida-based ICM Registry is overseeing the top-level domain (TLD) geared for adult entertainment and reported that
Dec. 7, 2011
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Siberian tigers may disappear in 20 years
The last remaining Siberian tigers living wild in Northeast China could disappear within decades, as poaching and illegal logging continue to take their toll, experts have warned.Research by Chinese authorities and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has discovered that the animal is already one of the planet’s most endangered species.In just the last 70 years, the estimated population of Siberian tigers, or Amur tigers, has plummeted from as many as 300 to just 18 to 22.“If the government fail
Dec. 5, 2011
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Did FDR conceal Pearl Harbor intelligence?
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AFP) - For more than 70 years, some have believed that US president Franklin D. Roosevelt had received intelligence about an imminent 1941 Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor but willingly chose not to act on it.The theory goes that Roosevelt believed the shock
Dec. 4, 2011
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New trend in town: leather crafting
Creating one’s own ‘it-bag’ more popular among menWhile there are plenty of good things to say about leather crafting, the growing number of addicts of the hobby pick one above all others ― what you make is completely unique.“Regardless of the amount of money you pay for an expensive designer bag, someone else is bound to own the same one. I find pride in making something that only I can possess,” Kim Yu-ri, a blogger who started learning leather crafting four months ago, said.Although Korea is
Dec. 2, 2011
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A ‘great farewell’ to the Irish wonders’ 14 -year journey Westlife“Greatest Hits”(Sony Music)With boy bands appearing and disappearing at such speed these days, only Westlife -- the Irish wonders who have stayed with us for 14 faithful years -- could stretch the definition of greatest hits to its full potential.To the sadness of millions of fans all over the world, Westlife has announced the decision to disband with the release of their “new” and final album.Opening this final soiree with their
Dec. 2, 2011
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KOCIS seminar discusses soft power
Korea must concentrate on the young generation, soft power and business-related vision in its future cultural promotion activities, experts at a Korea Culture and Information Service seminar said Thursday. The state-run organization held the seminar to mark its 40th anniversary, aiming to seek new ways to conduct its activities more effectively in the years to come.The seminar, titled “Reaching out constantly, Resounding globally,” was attended by dozens of experts and cultural figures from Kore
Dec. 1, 2011
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Humans on display ― Paris museum asks why
PARIS (AP) ― It’s a queasy experience, viewing chained tribal dancers do a white man’s bidding, or African women stripped and photographed to feed European curiosity.Until just a few generations ago, this is how most white people learned about those with skin of a different shade. A new Paris exhibit examines how for centuries, colonizers plucked villagers from Africa, the Americas or the South Pacific and put them on display half a world away. The demeaning tradition shaped racist attitudes tha
Nov. 29, 2011
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Korea ranks 16th on nation-branding list
Korea’s brand value has increased by 19.6 percent, according to this year’s final nation brand report by Brand Finance, an independent intangible asset valuation consultancy based in London. Overall, Korea ranks 16th, the same ranking it received last year.The U.S. ranked first place overall, while Germany ranked second and China third. The report assigns a rating between AAA (very strong) to DDD (failing) to each nation brand, in a format similar to a credit rating report. The organization uses
Nov. 29, 2011
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‘One-stop service is best for overseas cultural promotion’
Korea will continue to aim for one unified culture-related agency per overseas city to more effectively promote its culture to the world, the director of Korean Culture and Information Service said Tuesday.“We are very much aware of the importance of the issue and have been pushing to set up more integrated offices so that visitors can get all the information they need about Korean culture by making just one stop,” Seo Kang-soo, chief of KOCIS, said during a casual press meeting.The Korean gover
Nov. 29, 2011
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KOCIS seeks ‘new answers’ on 40th anniversary
Experts to evaluate Korea’s overseas cultural promotion activities in seminar Over the past four decades, the Korea Culture and Information Service has grown into an organization with 24 overseas offices, promoting the nation’s culture and image all over the world.In time with its 40th anniversary on Dec. 31, the state-run organization will hold a seminar aimed at “seeking new answers” on how to conduct its activities more effectively. KOCIS was inaugurated as the Overseas Information Center und
Nov. 29, 2011
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Ministry, Google Korea team up on Korean Wave
The Ministry of Culture and Google Korea agreed Wednesday to jointly launch cultural projects and services starting from next year.Under the agreement, the ministry and Google will jointly hold and promote K-pop concerts with the shows broadcast live on YouTube. Google will also set up a channel on YouTube that specializes in Korean classic movies with English subtitles. The ministry and Google will also run an art-related website and create a mobile application. By Shin Hae-in (hayney@heraldm.c
Nov. 29, 2011
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Archaeologist tracks down Pocahontas wedding site
JAMESTOWN, Virginia (AFP) ― Archeologist William Kelso is certain he’s discovered the remains of the oldest Protestant church in the United States, standing between two holes he insists once held wooden posts.In 1614, Pocahontas was “married right here, I guarantee,” Kelso told AFP at the Jamestown, Virginia archeological site southeast of the nation’s capital.Near the James River, on May 14, 1607, a group of about a hundred men landed on commission from England to form the first colony in the A
Nov. 28, 2011
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Libyans recover looted Roman antiquities
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) ― Moammar Gadhafi’s forces tried to flee Tripoli with a sack of ancient Roman artifacts in hopes of selling them abroad to help fund their doomed fight, Libya’s new leaders said Saturday as they displayed the recovered objects for the first time.The director of the state antiquities department, Saleh Algabe, hailed the find of 17 pieces, mostly small stone heads, as an important recovery of national treasures.The pieces included a female figurine evocative of ancient fertilit
Nov. 28, 2011
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Taekkyeon, tightrope walking and ramie weaving join UNESCO list
Korea’s traditional martial arts taekkyeon, tightrope walking and ramie fabric weaving of the Hansan region have joined UNESCO’s intangible heritage list. UNESCO delegates, who are meeting Nov. 22-29 in Bali, Indonesia, gave the green light Monday to taekkyon, jultagi (tightrope walking) and Hansan mosijjagi (ramie fabric weaving). The three were among the six Korean traditions of the 49 submitted from across the world. UNESCO holds regular meetings to discuss which local traditions should be pr
Nov. 28, 2011
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Chang promises ‘an intimate song without words’
Cellist says she finds happiness growing in conductingWhile the world-renowned musician says she regrets “not having done enough things” as she draws closer to the age of 30, Chang Han-na has had many unequivocal achievements in her decades-long musical career. While holding at least 40 concerts around the world each year, the cellist has managed to expand her musical scope through five years of conducting. Chang, 29, promised an “intimate interaction” with the audience during her upcoming recit
Nov. 28, 2011
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'Taekkyon,' 'tightrope walking' added to UNESCO intangible heritage list
Korea's martial art taekkyon and tightrope walking received world intangible heritage status from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday, the world body said.In a meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding
Nov. 28, 2011
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After centuries, Bethlehem church to get new roof
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Preparations for a long-needed renovation of the 1,500-year-old Church of the Nativity are moving ahead in Bethlehem, the town of Jesus’ birth, in the face of political and religious conflicts that have kept one of Christendom’s holiest sites in a state of decay for centuries.The first and most urgent part of the renovation, initiated by the Palestinian government in the West Bank, is meant to replace the building’s roof. Ancient wooden beams pose a danger to visitor
Nov. 27, 2011
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Tintin auction in Paris fetches 1.8 mn euros
PARIS (AFP) -- A Paris auction of items related to Herge’s comic book reporter Tintin, whose adventures have been adapted for the big screen by Steven Spielberg, fetched more than 1.8 million euros Saturday.Auctioneers Arcturial said the sale, including costs, had brought in 1,873,396 euros ($2,480,095) -- far more than the one million euros expected.The 856 lots up for grabs were equally divided between recent objects and older material, including some very rare items, said Arcturial. In all, 8
Nov. 27, 2011