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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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Penn, McDormand, Giamatti join Sundance cast list
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Films featuring Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Paul Giamatti, Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan and Melissa Leo are among late additions to next month‘s Sundance Film Festival.Organizers for Robert Redford’s independent-film showcase said Monday they have added four titles to the previously announced lineup of more than 100 movies.The new films are: director Paolo Sorrentino‘s rock-star-on-a-road-trip tale ``This Must Be the Place,’‘ with Penn and McDormand; Philip Dorling and Ron
Dec. 20, 2011
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Exhibit on Auld Lang Syne’s mysterious roots
NEW YORK (AFP) ― At the stroke of midnight this New Year’s, millions of people around the globe will hold hands and belt out the famous song “Auld Lang Syne” ― but how many will have a clue what it means?The Scottish poem and heartstring-tugging tune are reckoned to vie for the title of most widely recognized song on the planet after “Happy Birthday.”From the drunken masses in London’s Trafalgar Square to small towns in New Zealand, “Auld Lang Syne” is a staple of New Year’s, while the tune, set
Dec. 19, 2011
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Michael Fassbender eyes Hollywood gold
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―Michael Fassbender’s last movie might be called “Shame,” but the German-Irish actor has nothing to feel bad about as he rides a wave of success and aims at Hollywood gold this awards season.The 34-year-old’s big-screen career has exploded with a string of movies in the last four years, before his Golden Globe nod last week for his role as a tortured sex addict in “Shame,” his latest film with director Steve McQueen.His meteoric rise has included an award-winning role as Northe
Dec. 19, 2011
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Sex and secrets on the silver screen
Lee Young-mi talks about new film ‘Secrets, Objects’This is the seventh in a series on up-and-coming Korean filmmakers. ― Ed.Sitting over coffee in her own production house, director and CEO Lee Young-mi looks more like the latter. Dressed in a black suit with her wavy hair down to her shoulders, Lee’s demure presence and eloquent, deep-voiced speech calls to mind a high-profile business woman. It is fascinating to hear Lee say she likes to expose secrets and that the biggest secret anyone can
Dec. 19, 2011
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Frith painting nets $780,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) ― A long-lost Victorian painting by William Powell Frith sold for 505,250 pounds ($782,680) at a London auction, Christie’s auction house said Thursday.“The Derby Day’’ is an early version of one of the era’s most famous pictures ― Frith’s teeming, picaresque image of the crowds at an 1850s horse race, from a rich family in their carriage to gamblers, acrobats and prostitutes.The finished painting hangs in the Tate Britain gallery in London. The 15-by-35 inch (39 centimeter by 91 cen
Dec. 18, 2011
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Louvre and Nintendo aim to make art child’s play
PARIS (AFP) ― The Louvre said Thursday it has teamed up with Nintendo to hand out 3D game consoles to guide visitors through its vast art collections, as part of a stepped up digital drive at the Paris museum.Starting in March, the world’s most visited museum will gradually replace its traditional audio-guides ― used by just four percent of its 8.5 million annual visitors ― with 3DS pocket consoles.“We are the first museum in the world to do this,” Agnes Alfandari, museum’s head of multimedia to
Dec. 18, 2011
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Seoul City renews contract with maestro Chung
Seoul Metropolitan City confirmed on Friday the renewal of the contract between Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and world-renowned conductor Chung Myung-whun. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Chung agreed on the new contract over a luncheon meeting on Friday in central Seoul. Chung will continue at his post as the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra for the next three years with a reduced salary of 1.7 billion won. He will receive a basic salary of 242 million won, the same as the previou
Dec. 18, 2011
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Curators gather for show at top-rated art university
Organizers keen to see how public reacts to Han Hyo-seok’s controversial work at ‘HOMA Curator Project’Not one but 18 curatorial teams got together to make a single art exhibition and fair. South Korean curators ranging from debutants to veterans organized “HOMA Curators Project,” composed of their mini exhibitions, which is currently underway at Hongik Museum of Art in Hongik University, known for its top-notch art program.The first division of the two-part show is organized by 11 acclaimed ar
Dec. 18, 2011
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Batman’ star Bale tries to visit China activist
BEIJING (AP) ― “Batman’’ star Christian Bale, in the midst of promoting a film he made in China that some critics have called propaganda, was physically stopped by government-backed guards from visiting a blind activist living under house arrest ― with a CNN crew in tow to record the scuffle.CNN posted footage of the confrontation on its website Friday.The run-in and publicity is likely to cause discomfort in China’s government-backed film industry, which hopes Bale’s movie “The Flowers of War’’
Dec. 18, 2011
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Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion tour
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: The Beach Boys are reuniting.The founding members of the classic rock group ― Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine ― announced Friday they are getting back together to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They’re working on a new album and also plan a 50-date tour that will take them around the world.“This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys, and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stag
Dec. 18, 2011
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Screen gems: Top movies of 2011
“You know what’s a drag about being a grown-up?” a friend asked the other night. “Nobody makes movies for me anymore.”He’s not entirely correct, but I know how he feels. Hollywood’s focus on young viewers has been intensifying for decades _ at least since the original “Star Wars,” if not before ― and this year was no exception. From the latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” installment to the third “Transformers” blockbuster, the box-office biggies of 2011 were largely cinematic junk food marketed t
Dec. 18, 2011
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Elizabeth Taylor auction raises over $153 million
NEW YORK (AFP) - A week-long auction in New York of the late Elizabeth Taylor's vast collection of luxury dresses, jewels and art works wound down Friday with total sales topping $153 million.The final round of live sales at Christie's saw movie memorabilia snapped up at prices many times higher tha
Dec. 18, 2011
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Box Office
I Wish (Japan)Opening Dec. 22Drama. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-Eda. A curious 12-year-old school boy Koichi (Koki Maeda) comes up with a plan to have his fondest wish fulfilled. After his parents’ divorce, Koichi lives with his mother and maternal grandparents in Kagoshima, Kyushu, while his younger brother Ryunosuke (Ohshiro Maeda) and guitarist father (Joe Odagiri) live in Hakata in Fukuoka. Having moved to an unfamiliar town where the famous volcano Sakurajima emits plumes of ash almost every
Dec. 16, 2011
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Tinkering with John Le Carre
Make a list of those who’ve had a hand in the entertainment world’s vampire vogue and you’ll probably put Tomas Alfredson near the top. The Swedish filmmaker directed “Let the Right One In,” the 2008 hit about a relationship between a bullied boy and the young-looking vampire Eli that turned even skeptics into believers.Yet ask the 46-year-old about his influence on, or interest in, the bloodsucker bonanza and you’ll get a shrug. “I haven’t really seen any vampire movies, except maybe a few Bela
Dec. 16, 2011
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‘The Artist’ leads with 6 nods for Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) ― The silent-era tale “The Artist” heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo.Tied for second-place with five nominations Thursday are the 1960s racial tale “The Help” and George Clooney’s Hawaiian family story “The Descendants.” Both films are up for best drama, while Clooney was nominated for best dramatic actor and “The Help” earned acting slots for Viol
Dec. 16, 2011
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Kids less depressed and more creative after ‘Hanwha Art Plus’
Children who received art and culture education supported by a local company became less depressed, aggressive and self-critical, while becoming more creative, curious, humorous and content with life, according to a recent survey. Researchers including Kim So-young, professor of business administration at Sookmyung University announced such results after conducting in-depth interviews and surveys of 100 participants of the “Hanwha Art Plus” program. Hanwha group has been offering the “Hanwha Art
Dec. 15, 2011
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E-land Group to display W10.1b Liz Taylor diamond ring at Daegu theme park
A 33.19-carat diamond ring once owned by the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor sold for 10.1 billion won ($8,818,500) to Korean conglomerate E-Land Group at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday.The ring was given to the late actress by her fifth husband, actor Richard Burton in 1968. He had purchased the ring through an auction for $ 300,000 at the time. The ring was estimated to sell for $2.5 million to $3.5 million during Tuesday’s auction.Taylor, who died of congestive heart failure
Dec. 15, 2011
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Herald artday kicks off second online auction
Over 100 works by South Korean artists from up-and-coming to veterans on auctionHerald artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, opens its second online auction on Friday. It will roll out 105 artworks by acclaimed South Korean artists ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim, Lee Woo-lim and Heo Yang-gu to, veteran artists such as Lee U-fan, Kim Tschang-yeul, Suh Seok and Kim Chong-hak. Smaller artworks will also be available, selected especially for the Christmas season. Nota
Dec. 15, 2011
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Screenings to feature acclaimed films of 2011
BIFF winners, controversial documentaries, successful indie debuts to get second airingIf you haven’t had the chance to check out some of the most controversial, highly regarded or rarely screened movies released this year, check out these exciting special film screenings in the coming days. These may be your last opportunity to watch the films before the year ends. Starting Thursday, 2011 BIFF with Movie Collage ― a joint project between BIFF and CGV Movie Collage ― will screen a total of 19 aw
Dec. 15, 2011
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‘The Help’ tops nods for Screen Actors awards
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― “The Help,” a film about the lives of black housekeepers in the U.S. south before the civil rights era, and hit silent movie “The Artist” topped nominations at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Wednesday.“The Help” scored four nods for the SAGs including best actress for Viola Davis, while “The Artist,” a black-and-white tribute to the silent movie era, was shortlisted in three categories.On the small screen, Emmy-winning sitcom “Modern Family” won five nominations incl
Dec. 15, 2011