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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Herbie Hancock launches International Jazz Day
NEW YORK (AP) ― Ambassador Herbie Hancock believes what the world needs is a little jazz diplomacy.The renowned jazz pianist’s first major initiative since being named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador last July is to establish International Jazz Day to be held on April 30 of every year. That date coincides with the last day of what has been celebrated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the U.S.This year’s inaugural event ― organized by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in partner
March 21, 2012
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Insooni, guitarist break barriers between pop, classic
K-pop diva, classic guitarist resonate with music of Piazzolla, bizet and their ownKorean diva Insooni and classical guitarist Denis Sungho Janssens challenge both themselves and their fans by exploring a broad musical spectrum and also by breaking boundaries between pop and classical music. With the concert entitled “My … Daehwa (Conversation),” the artists from Korea and Belgium will try to tell their own story ― despite cultural differences and language barriers ― through music. “I was overw
March 21, 2012
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‘Animal beauty’ stars in Paris art show
PARIS (AFP) ― Animal stars of the Western art canon go on show in Paris from Wednesday, from the first naturalist paintings to Darwinist studies of the animal realm, and modern-day works on biodiversity under threat.Dating from the Renaissance to the 21st century, 120 paintings, sculptures, bronzes and engravings ― all with animals as their exclusive subjects ― are brought together for the show dubbed “Animal Beauty,” at Paris’ Grand Palais.“We chose only works where the animals are shown for th
March 21, 2012
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Retro fans rejoice as ‘Mad Men’ set to return
Retro fans are rejoicing as cult TV series “Mad Men” finally returns to U.S. screens next weekend, following an 18-month gap due to an off-air battle which almost scuppered the whole show.The beautifully-stylized series about 1960s New York advertising executives, which has triggered a wave of cultural copycats, will kick off its fifth season with a special two-hour episode on Sunday.Fans deprived of their Madison Avenue fix since October 2010 will welcome back philandering boss Don Draper (Jon
March 21, 2012
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Heiner Goebbels wins Ibsen prize
OSLO (AP) ― German composer and music director Heiner Goebbels has won the International Ibsen Award for creating new insights in theater that have influenced producers and musicians.The awarding jury describes the 59-year-old as “one of the great creative personalities of today,’’ who has produced “an astounding body of work in disparate disciplines.’’Goebbels will be presented the 2.5 million-kroner ($450,000) prize in Oslo in September as part of the Ibsen Festival at the National Theater.The
March 21, 2012
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Ha Ji-won to return to the big screen as ping pong player
Actress Ha Ji-won is returning to the big screen as a ping pong player in the upcoming sports flick “Korea,” according to the movie’s producer CJ entertainment. Based on the true story of Korea’s first-ever unified Korean national table tennis team in 1991, the movie features Ha as Hyun Jung-hwa, the South Korean player on the two-member team. Hyun’s team won the gold medal against all odds at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.Ha, in fact, received private lessons last year from Hyun, wh
March 21, 2012
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'Harry Potter' actor jailed for joining riots
A judge has sent a cast member of the ``Harry Potter'' films to prison for taking part in rioting that flared across England last summer.Judge Simon Carr sentenced Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the films, to two years in jail.Prosecutors said Waylett was part of a
March 21, 2012
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Yo-Yo Ma and Renee Fleming perform with Chicago choir
CHICAGO (AP) ― Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma and soprano Renee Fleming performed Monday with a choir of Chicago high school students to promote arts education.The performance was a collaboration of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Citizen Musician initiative and the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Renee Fleming Initiative. The programs aim to spread music in the community.“An integrated arts curriculum is to me, it means that we have people who are in touch with who they are on the inside and in touch with wh
March 20, 2012
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Tongyeong fest to highlight Asian composers
Asian music will be among the highlights of the 10th Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF) to be held under the theme of “without distance” from Friday through March 29 in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.The organizers of the festival said Tuesday the 10-year-old festival is now turning its eyes toward Asian music, which has received less attention in the international music scene.The Asian Composers’ Night on Saturday will feature music by Yun I-sang, one of South Korea’s great con
March 20, 2012
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KNO to start 50th anniversary celebrations with ‘La Boheme’
The Korea National Opera will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year starting with a reinterpretation of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece “La Boheme,” the company said on Tuesday. The country’s leading opera company will collaborate with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra led by maestro Chung Myung-hwun to stage one of Puccini’s greatest works on April 3-6 at the Seoul Arts Center’s Opera Theater.“Maestro Chung and I worked intensively on music reading when we collaborated in Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccane
March 20, 2012
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1800s couple’s portraits reunited at Philly museum
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― It might be the first time a separated couple got back together thanks to their great-great-great granddaughter.The attractive young couple is Benjamin and Maria Gratz, or more accurately their portraits, which were painted in 1831 by noted English-born Philadelphia artist Thomas Sully but somehow parted ways an unknown number of years ago.Benjamin has been hanging for decades at the Rosenbach Museum & Library along with other members of the Gratz family, who were prominent i
March 20, 2012
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National Museum to showcase Silla relics
Exhibition features more than 2,300 Silla artifacts, from bones of dogs to metal toolsIn the days of Korea’s Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57―A.D. 935), people had an unusual way of wishing for good fortune and chasing away evil spirits. During their prayers for prosperity and fortune, they’d bury a number of personal items, such as roof tiles, well buckets and plates, underground or in the wells of various locations.The National Museum of Korea’s new exhibition, titled “Opening of Time Capsules: Wondrou
March 20, 2012
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Chris Rock, Bette Midler and more to be presenters
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will likely be a little more irreverent this year: Chris Rock is set to be one of the A-list presenters for the April event.The comedian is due to induct the Red Hot Chili Peppers into the hall at the ceremony at the Rock Hall in Cleveland on April 14. He’s a big fan and has been a friend of the band for a while.Rock will join Bette Midler, who will induct the late singer-songwriter Laura Nyro; John Mellencamp, who will induct for
March 20, 2012
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Disney says ‘John Carter’ to lose $200 million
“John Carter” is now officially a flop of galactic proportions.The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it expects to book a loss of $200 million on the movie in the quarter through March. That’s among Hollywood’s biggest money-losers ever.A scene from a movie "John Carter"Directed by Pixar’s Andrew Sta
March 20, 2012
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Oprah Winfrey Network lays off one-fifth of staff
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable television network, OWN, said Monday it is laying off one-fifth of its workers and restructuring its operations in New York and Los Angeles.The decision to let 30 employees go is a “tough’’ one, but the economics of a start-up cable network didn’t fit with OWN’s cost structure, Winfrey said in a statement.“As CEO, I have a responsibility to chart the course for long-term success for the network. To wholly achieve that long-term success, this wa
March 20, 2012
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‘The Separation’ shines at Asian film awards
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Iranian film “The Separation” was the stand out picture at the Asian Film Awards on Monday, winning top prizes including best film and best director, while China took home six gongs.The movie, which won Iran’s first-ever Oscar for best foreign language film last month, won four out of five nominations it received at the top Asian film event. The two other awards were for best screenwriter and best editor.The only nomination that it did not win was in the best actress category,
March 20, 2012
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Sean Penn's Haiti work earns humanitarian prize
Sean Penn (Bloomberg)Actor Sean Penn is being honored by a group of Nobel laureates for his relief work in Haiti following the country's devastating January 2010 earthquake.Penn is to receive the 2012 Peace Summit Award at the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The event will be held in Chi
March 20, 2012
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Veteran musicians to hold concert
Members of the National Academy of Arts will hold their first concert at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul on March 30, the Culture Ministry said on Monday.The National Academy of Arts is an institution formed in 1954 by the government to honor works by veteran Korean artists in and out of the country. The upcoming concert is the first-ever musical event to be performed by musicians who are members of the academy.The list of artists includes violinist Kim Min, director of the Korean
March 19, 2012
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KOFIC eyes global market at H.K. FILMART
Korean Film Council (KOFIC) announced on Monday that it is currently participating in Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), to promote local films worldwide and launch more foreign projects in Korea. The Hong Kong-based event, which kicked off Monday and runs through Thursday, is considered one of the biggest film markets in Asia. KOFIC said they will have their own lounge, titled “Korean Film Center,” during the event. A total of 11 Korean film producers, overseas sales representa
March 19, 2012
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Artists are asking for belief: Michael Craig-Martin
Gallery Hyundai presents large-scale exhibition on father of Young U.K. ArtistsA glass of water on a shelf, titled “An Oak Tree,” created a stir in the art world in 1974, placing Michael Craig-Martin, the artist, in the limelight. It became difficult to talk about British art, let alone contemporary art in general, without mentioning his name ever since. “What I have tried to do with the oak tree was to say that in the end, it is important for the viewers to believe in the work. The artist is as
March 19, 2012