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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Genre shootout: Western has a dust-up with aliens
Western has a dust-up with aliensYou see the strangest things in the desert. Last year, for instance, if you followed a ridgeline here you would have discovered a massive alien spaceship and, nearby, James Bond strumming a ukulele beneath a wispy tamarix tree. “Wait around,” he muttered, “and Indiana Jones might show up too.”The man with the four-string uke was actor Daniel Craig, who is best know
July 29, 2011
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Korean heartthrob Yoo Seung-ho injured in car accident
Popular Korean actor Yoo Seung-ho was injured in a major car accident Friday in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province while heading to a filming set for the television show he stars in, according to reports.The car that carried Yoo lost control on a highway due to heavy rainfall. After the accident, Yoo was transferred to a hospital in Seoul and was reportedly suffering from fractures around his ey
July 29, 2011
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Seo Tai-ji, E Ji-ah agree to end alimony suit
Famed Korean singer Seo Tai-ji and actress Lee Ji-ah agreed to end their alimony suit on Friday, ending a six-month legal battle.In a letter of agreement submitted to the Seoul Family Court, the two confirmed that they divorced in the United States in 2006 and said they will no longer question it, Lee’s agency Keyeast said in a statement.There was no money involved in the deal, it added.The agency
July 29, 2011
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Ex-convict arrested for sexually assaulting would-be TV entertainers
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting several would-be entertainers he had enticed disguising himself as a TV program director.The suspect, identified by his surname Kim, was charged with attempted rape and other crimes, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in southern Seoul said.He had served a 10-month term until May for sex crimes.According to police, he tried to rape an asp
July 29, 2011
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University of Texas center acquires Nicholas Ray archives
The Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas at Austin has acquired the archives of Nicholas Ray, the director of such classic film noirs as 1950’s “In a Lonely Place” and 1952’s “On Dangerous Ground,” and of 1955’s seminal troubled youth melodrama “Rebel Without a Cause,” which transformed James Dean into a spokesperson for his generation. The archives include scripts, storyboards and corre
July 28, 2011
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Concerts at SAC to resume
The Seoul Arts Center, located under Mount Wumyeon in southern Seoul, said it will resume concerts on Friday, as most of the center has recovered from Wednesday’s landslide at the mountain that killed at least 16. It had canceled all concerts, exhibitions and cultural programs on Thursday due to the heavy rains and landslide Wednesday.SAC spokesperson Jeong Da-mi said concerts will resume Friday,
July 28, 2011
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Poland gets back painting missing during WWII
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ― A valuable 19th century Polish painting that went missing during World War II has been returned to Poland after being removed from auction in Germany, the culture minister said Wednesday.Aleksander Gierymski’s “Jewish Woman Selling Oranges” was unveiled to reporters by Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, who said the painting was returned to Poland after many months of on-and
July 28, 2011
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Chung wishes South-North interaction in music
Conductor determined to prove Koreans’ passion for music at SPO’s second Europe tour in Aug.South Korean conductor Chung Myung-whun said he wishes to see South Korean and North Korean musicians interact some day, as music can be used to seek a common goal beyond differences.His comments came as he was talking about his upcoming Asia tour with Asia Philharmonic Orchestra, which he founded 15 years
July 28, 2011
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Nicolas Cage to star in film about Alaska serial killer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ― The hunt for Alaska’s most infamous serial murderer is about to get the Hollywood treatment.Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage will star in “Frozen Ground,” a movie detailing the police investigation of serial killer Robert Hansen, Variety reported Wednesday. He will play an Alaska State Trooper who investigated the murders.Filming is scheduled to start in Anchorage
July 28, 2011
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Israeli orchestra wows crowd at home of Wagner
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) ― An Israeli orchestra made history Tuesday by performing a concert in Bayreuth, the spiritual home of Hitler’s favorite composer Richard Wagner, and received a standing ovation.“It was a joy for us to play Wagner here,” Roberto Paternostro, the conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra, said after the first-ever performance by an ensemble from the country in this southern
July 27, 2011
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‘K-pop needs strong home market, new digital platform’
S.M. Entertainment chief suggests using advertising to enable free downloadsLee Soo-man, chairman of S.M. Entertainment, said Wednesday although K-pop is increasingly popular around the world, it needs a strong boost in the local market first, to further advance to the next level.The local music market needs a new digital music distribution platform ― an iTunes-like one or an entirely different on
July 27, 2011
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Family, friends say goodbye to Winehouse
LONDON (AFP) ― Amy Winehouse’s family and friends paid their last respects to the troubled British soul singer at her funeral on Tuesday, three days after the 27-year-old was found dead at her London home.Her father Mitch Winehouse ended his eulogy with the heartbreaking words: “Goodnight my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much.”He and his ex-wife Janis have said they were “de
July 27, 2011
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Hollywood’s Medavoy to make film on Chile miners
SANTIAGO (AFP) ― Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy will turn the epic story of the 33 men trapped last year deep inside a Chilean mine for 69 days into a movie, representatives for the miners said Tuesday.The miners signed an agreement with Medavoy ― the man behind such hits as “Black Swan” and “Shutter Island” ― to produce “the only official and authorized film on the accident and rescue,” read a s
July 27, 2011
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‘Cinematheque connects past and future of cinema’
Extremely eloquent and calm in nature, Seoul Art Cinema’s program director Kim Seong-uk knows his job and films. Kim Seong-uk, program director ofthe Korean Associat ion of Cinematheques, speaks during aninterview with The Korea Herald onTuesday. (Claire Lee/The Korea Herald)Kim has been in charge of organizing both screenings and education programs for anyone who likes movies or learning about f
July 26, 2011
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Rare French, Czech, Chinese shows coming to Seoul
The World Festival of National Theaters to kick off with Korea’s pansori opera in fallNational theaters from nine countries including France, the Czech Republic and China will come to Seoul this fall to participate in the 5th World Festival of National Theaters, the organizer said Tuesday.“Coming into the fifth year, we can say the festival is still at a development stage. But there will be as man
July 26, 2011
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Private funeral planned for Winehouse
LONDON (AFP) ― The family and close friends of British soul singer Amy Winehouse were Tuesday set to hold a private funeral after a post-mortem failed to establish a cause of the 27-year-old’s death.A family spokesman said the ceremony for the troubled diva, who was found dead at her London home on Saturday, will be confined to family and close friends. He did not disclose the location or the time
July 26, 2011
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Hyun Bin talks about life as a marine
Korean heartthrob Hyun Bin has contributed to a book on his daily life in the marines, according to reports.In the book titled “I am a Marine,” Hyun is one of the eight writers who portrayed their lives as marines and talked about how their duties have changed them. The photo shows marine Hyun Bin preparing for military training.(Yes24 via Yonhap)The book is drawing public attention, particularly
July 26, 2011
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Israeli orchestra confronts taboo
July 25, 2011
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Coppola unveils 3-D horror ‘Twixt’
July 25, 2011
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Hallyu star Ryu Si-won wins car racing competition
Ryu Si-won celebrates his victory at the Ferrari Challenge Race in Shanghai, Monday. (Yonhap)Korean wave star Ryu Si-won and his car racing team won an international race in China on Monday, according to reports.The 39-year-old celebrity won the second round of the Ferrari Challenge Race in Shanghai.Last month, Ryu won the first round of the race at Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province.“I feel so gre
July 25, 2011