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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Myanmar film in running for BIFF award
BUSAN (AFP) -- A movie shot secretly in Myanmar is in the running for a major award at Asia’s top film festival this week with its director saying he wanted to portray the “real” state of life in the country.“It is about the truth of Burma,” said Myanmar-born director Midi Z of his first full-length
Oct. 11, 2011
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Belgian dance legend accuses Beyonce of stealing moves
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has called in her lawyers after accusing U.S. music superstar Beyonce of stealing routines for her latest music video “Countdown”, dance troupe Rosas said Monday.“We discovered the Beyonce clip on Friday and we noticed more than a few
Oct. 11, 2011
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Bjork: New album fuses music, tech, and nature
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- As a child growing up in Iceland, Bjork would compose music in her head as she walked to school.The cadence of her footsteps became the rhythm. The dramatic landscapes of her homeland became the inspiration.In her new album, Bjork says she fuses that natural world with iPa
Oct. 11, 2011
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KBS to air documentary on Tripitaka Koreana
The state-run broadcaster KBS said it will air a four-part documentary series on Tripitaka Koreana, the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact Buddhist canon, from Saturday.The documentary series was produced as part of celebrations of the 1,000th year of the creation of the “Chojo Daejanggyeo
Oct. 11, 2011
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Museum showcasing movie industry took several pitches
LOS ANGELES ― Los Angeles boasts world-class museums dedicated to art, cars and even tar pits. It may soon have an equally prominent showplace for the city’s signature industry ― motion pictures.In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oct. 10, 2011
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Asian art market shows signs of stalling
HONG KONG (AP) ― An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up last Thursday indicates that the surging Asian art market is pausing for breath amid rocky times for financial assets such as stocks.A 15th century Meiping vase sold on Wednesday for HK$168.7 million ($21
Oct. 10, 2011
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Rain fans inundate Yeongdong Boulevard
K-pop star Rain on Sunday held his last concert before the start of his military service, on Yeongdong Boulevard, Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Rain joins the army on Oct. 11. The two hour-concert in front of the Korea Electric Power Corporation building was free of charge with seven of Yeongdong B
Oct. 10, 2011
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Asian moviemakers embrace 3-D revolution
BUSAN (AFP) ― A 3-D horror movie set in a public toilet block is part of a revolution underway in the Asian film industry as low-budget 3-D productions take on the big studios at their own game.At the 16th Busan International Film Festival, audiences have been lining up to see the likes of multi-mil
Oct. 10, 2011
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Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on display
Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on displayANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is displaying a full statue of Hercules for the first time since a U.S. museum returned the top half after two decades of negotiations.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts last month returned the top half of Weary Heracles, Greek
Oct. 10, 2011
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Taiwan launches plan to expand national museum
TAIPEI (AFP) ― Taiwan’s top museum, which houses one of the world’s largest Chinese imperial art collections, has launched an expansion plan similar to France’s Grand Louvre project, an official said Sunday.The decade-long plan starting in 2012, officially unveiled by President Ma Ying-jeou last wee
Oct. 10, 2011
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Seven to hold solo concert in Japan
SevenK-pop singer Seven (Se7en) will hold a solo concert entitled “Hello Seven in Japan“ in Japan next month upon the release of his upcoming Japanese digital single “Angel.”The concert will take place at Akasaka BLITZ, a music house located in Minato, Tokyo, on Nov. 6. His new single will be offici
Oct. 9, 2011
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Rock singer Yim Jae-beom holds solo concert in L.A.
Rock singer and MBC music show “Nagasu” (I Am a Singer) star Yim Jae-beom charmed some 7,000 audience members in L.A., receiving a standing ovation during his solo concert at the NOKIA theater on Friday.Wearing a hanbok, Yim started off the concert by singing his famous “Nagasu”-hit “Bin Jan” (An Em
Oct. 9, 2011
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Drawing is celebration of freedom: Romanian artist
Dan Perjovschi relishes freedom through satirical drawings at his solo exhibitionArtist Dan Perjovschi never imagined that he would be doing what he does now and sometimes still thinks that it is all completely unbelievable.“It is a celebration of freedom. This is kind of like negating art school. I
Oct. 9, 2011
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Isabelle Huppert teams up with Asian directors
French actress Isabelle Huppert poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of the 16th edition of BIFF at the Busan Cinema Center in Haeundae, Busan, on Thursday. (Yonhap News)BUSAN, South Korea (AP) ― French actress Isabelle Huppert says curiosity has drawn her to Asia and helped her discov
Oct. 9, 2011
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Santa Fe welcomes world‘s newest movie studio
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- This historic state capital and artistic enclave, long a favorite vacation and second home destination for celebrities, is expanding its star power this month with the opening of the world’s newest movie studio.But the development on 26 picturesque hectares southeast of
Oct. 9, 2011
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iTunes great for Apple, but was it for music biz?
NEW YORK (AP) ― When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition ― and chaos.Entering the new millennium, albums were enjoying blockbuster sales of several million units for its superstar artists, and profits were booming. Yet the thr
Oct. 9, 2011
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Jackson children make tribute concert a success
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) ― Michael Jackson’s three children helped 40,000 fans honor the late pop legend Saturday as the “Michael Forever” show in Wales overcame a troubled build up to end on a high note.There had been doubts over whether the tribute show would go ahead after months of controve
Oct. 9, 2011
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Sotheby’s sales fetch $411m in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) ―Sotheby’s said Friday it had sold more than $410 million in luxury goods, wine, art and antiques in its autumn sale in Hong Kong, with wealthy Chinese collectors driving much of the bidding. The October 1-6 autumn sale saw more than 3,000 lots sold for more than HK$3.2 billion (US$4
Oct. 9, 2011
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Exhibitions"Swedish Contemporary Craft Art": Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery in Suha-dong, central Seoul, presents Swedish contemporary crafts which have recently been drawing attention at world design fairs. It showcases craftworks by 17 Swedish artists including Per B. Sundberg, Ulla Fors
Oct. 7, 2011
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Box Office
Sleeping Beauty (Australia) Opening Oct. 20Thriller. Directed by Julia Leigh. Lucy (Emily Browining), an attractive university student, takes many part-time jobs to pay her expensive tuition and rent. While working as a server for a sex-themed party hosted by high-earning figures in town, Lucy is as
Oct. 7, 2011