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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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[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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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Jazz pianist Chick Corea celebrating at Blue Note
NEW YORK (AP) ― Chick Corea is occupying the Blue Note jazz club for the month of November and he has invited his musical friends for a belated celebration of his 70th birthday.During the month, the jazz pianist is performing in 10 different ensembles with nearly 30 musicians. And many afternoons are reserved for rehearsals at the club.”I’m kind of living here,” laughed Corea, interviewed on the club’s stage before a rehearsal with a new trio that made its debut Thursday night with drummer Brian
Nov. 6, 2011
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Alicia Keys continues to raise money at Black Ball
NEW YORK (AP) ― Alicia Keys performed hit songs, covers and collaborated with Usher and will.i.am at her charity’s annual event, but the singer also played the role of a charmer.During an auction to raise money for Keep a Child Alive, Keys took off two 18-carat gold bracelets and put them up for bid. Once someone agreed to buy the items for $14,000, a light bulb seemed to switch on in her brain.“Wait a minute, I have an idea. I was just thinking, since I have two that we could sell one to you fo
Nov. 6, 2011
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‘A Chinese Tale’ wins top prize at Rome Film Festival
ROME (AFP) ― The sixth Rome Film Festival, marred by protests over cuts in arts funding and struggles to attract big stars, ended Friday with the top prize going to Sebastian Borensztein’s “A Chinese Tale”.The film stars Ricardo Durin as a lonely hardware store owner whose life is upturned by the appearance of a young Chinese man.France’s Guillaume Canet won the festival’s best actor prize for his performance, widely applauded in the Italian press, in “A Better Life” directed by Cedric Kahn.Cane
Nov. 6, 2011
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Classical Music“Curtis and Friends”: Curtis and Friends, consisting of pianist Lee Kyung-sook and her alumni friends from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, will hold a chamber music concert on Nov. 10, as the first leg of the Kumho Art Hall’s concert series “Beautiful Thursday.” The group of 10 Korean artists’ program will be Schumann Fantasiestucke Op. 73, Dvorak Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26 and Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111. Tickets are 30,000 won and 8,000 won
Nov. 4, 2011
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Couples (Korea)Opened Nov. 2Comedy. Directed by Jeong Yong-gi. Five young single men and women living in Seoul run into each other and go through a series of unexpected events. Yoo-seok (Kim Joo-hyeok) is desperate to get a hold of his girlfriend who would not return his calls, while Ae-yeon (Lee Yoon-ji) can’t bring herself to throw out her fake-diamond ring given by her long-time ex. Meanwhile, Nari (Lee Si-young), a hopeless romantic, travels across the country in search of her one and only s
Nov. 4, 2011
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Wale shows he’s determined with ‘Ambition’Wale “Ambition’’ (Maybach Music Group/Warner Bros.)With a slew of mixtapes, Wale built a reputation as a witty rapper who delivered quick punch lines. His skills eventually landed him a major-label deal and debut album, “Attention Deficit,’’ two years ago.But while his first record received favorable reviews, Wale says he felt artistically stifled under Mark Ronson’s Allido Records, a partnership with Interscope Records. So the rapper parted ways with th
Nov. 4, 2011
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Eddie Murphy: Comedy in action
Director Brett Ratner says that when he set out to erect “Tower Heist,” his new caper-adventure starring Eddie Murphy, he wanted to emulate the kind of action comedies that he had loved as a kid ― the kind of movies that might have starred Eddie Murphy.“Eddie kind of invented the genre,” Ratner said, referring to “48 HRS.” and the “Beverly Hills Cop” series ― films that sandwiched Murphy’s early, breakthrough years on “Saturday Night Live” and as a standup comedian.“‘Rush Hour,’ which was part o
Nov. 4, 2011
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Korean ceramics go to Washington
A collection of South Korea’s ancient ceramics, known for the art of inlaying designs using black-and-white pigments, has arrived in Washington for display at a national museum, officials said Thursday.Forty-four stoneware vessels dating from the 11th through the 16th century will be displayed in the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery starting this weekend, according to the officials. The assemblage showcases a decorative technique known as “sanggam.”Originally, san
Nov. 4, 2011
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[Photo] Sculpture by the Sea
An installation titled "Simple Black & White" by artists Alan and Julie Aston is part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Over 100 works by local and international artists are on display along a popular beach-side walk. (AP-Yonhap News) People move between
Nov. 4, 2011
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Court orders conservative media not to call TV celebrity 'leftist'
An Internet news outlet has been ordered to pay millions of won in compensation for calling a comedian-turned-TV hostess a "leftist" loyal to former President Roh Moo-hyun against her will, a Seoul court said Friday.In a compulsory arbitration decision on a libel suit filed by Kim Mi-hwa, the Seoul
Nov. 4, 2011
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Klimt landscape fetches $40m in New York
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A landscape by painter Gustav Klimt that was stolen by the Nazis, then returned this year to the family of the Jewish owner, sold for a huge $40.4 million on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York.The painting, “Litzlberg am Attersee (Litzlberg on the Attersee),” easily topped its pre-sale high estimate of $25 million at the impressionist and modern sale.Depicting a pastoral scene of towering, wooded hills rising from water into a bright sky, the landscape was stolen after the Germa
Nov. 3, 2011
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New ‘Sound of Music’ exhibit
VIENNA (AFP) ― The Salzburg Museum unveiled Wednesday a new exhibit with all aspects of the “Sound of Music” from the von Trapp family’s real lives to the massively successful 1965 Oscar-winning film.Using 180 items from several collections in the United States and Europe, some of which have never been seen before, it explores the runaway popularity of the singing-and-dancing family both before and after World War II.“There probably isn’t a town with more than 50,000 people in America where we d
Nov. 3, 2011
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Film festivals celebrate human rights
NKFF, IDFF bring socially conscious films to SeoulTwo human rights-themed film festivals open in Seoul this month ― a rare opportunity to experience a wide range of socially conscious documentaries and feature-length films.The first North Korean Human Rights Film Festival, which kicks off on Nov. 10 at Lee Hae-rang Arts Theater of Dongguk University in Seoul, brings together 10 non-fiction and feature films that delve into human rights conditions in the communist country. The two-day event’s lin
Nov. 3, 2011
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Susan Boyle aims for variety
Scottish singer Susan Boyle said she has a different sound in every song in her new album “Someone To Watch Over Me,” released Tuesday.The 10-track album features songs written by different musicians, such as “You Have To Be There” by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell.“Well, I try to add a bit of a variety to my songs. Otherwise people are going to get bored and stop listening,” Boyle said in an e-mail interview with The Korea Herald.“You’ve go to ex
Nov. 3, 2011
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Kim Kardashian: Intuition led to divorce decision
SYDNEY (AP) _ A grim-looking Kim Kardashian says ``intuition'' led her to pull the plug on her 72-day-old marriage.Kardashian told the hosts of Australia's ``Sunrise'' program on Thursday that she followed her heart and felt there was no right or wrong way to handle the demise of her brief marriage
Nov. 3, 2011
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Gaga launches foundation with MacArthur, Harvard
NEW YORK (AP) _ Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and ``issues like self-confidence, well-bei
Nov. 3, 2011
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Degas fails to sell in weak Christie’s auction
NEW YORK (AFP) ― New York’s autumn art sales got off to a weak start Tuesday with a celebrated bronze sculpture by Degas, two important Picassos and a dreamy Matisse among works failing to sell at Christie’s.Only 51 of 82 lots sold, a total of 62 percent, possibly reflecting jitters among big collectors at a time of renewed anxiety over stock markets and the stability of the euro.“Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” which shows a childlike ballerina with one foot extended, was meant to be one of t
Nov. 2, 2011
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K-pop stars heading to Brazil for concert
K-pop stars including B2ST, 4minute and G.NA will hold a concert in San Paulo, Brazil, in December, agency Cube Entertainment said on Wednesday.“United Cube Concert in Brazil” will take place at the Espaco das Americas on Dec. 13, it said.This will be the first time for K-pop artists to perform as a group in South America. Boy band Super Junior had planned a concert there over the summer, but later canceled it.After S.M. Entertainment initiated its family show SM Town Live Concert, other agenci
Nov. 2, 2011
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Glow and shine in less than 30 minutes
Quick makeup services attract budget-conscious women who want more for same moneyDropping by a salon to get a touchup on your makeup and hair before brunch is no longer a luxury reserved for celebrities and the well-off. Makeup salons offering quick and reasonably priced makeup and hair services are emerging to attract beauty-conscious women who are reluctant to spend time and money on more up-market services. Park Dong-mi, a 31-year-old office worker, dropped by blowblush, a hair and makeup sal
Nov. 2, 2011
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Lindsay Lohan returns to court, may return to jail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan returns to court Wednesday to learn whether a judge will agree with a prosecutor advocating that the actress be returned to jail for failing to complete a community service assignment at a women's shelter.Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner revoked Lohan's p
Nov. 2, 2011