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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Films on wide range of sports to hit local screens
A well-worn clich says sports is drama without a script. And one of the reasons people love sports is because its improvisational theater exposes a full range of human emotions, from the exuberant joy of victory to the excruciating pain of defeat.This summer, South Korean moviegoers will be able to experience that roller-coaster ride from the comfort of their seats in air-conditioned multiplex the
July 14, 2011
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Old Seoul Station restored as culture space
The old Seoul Station building has been restored to the way it looked in 1925 and will open as a new culture space, Korea Craft and Design Foundation announced Thursday. The station’s new name will be “Culture Station, Seoul 284” upon its opening in August. Originally named Gyeongseong Station during Japanese colonial rule, the old Seoul Station was designed by Tsukamoto Yasushi of Tokyo Imperial
July 14, 2011
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Gwangju Biennale to explore meaning of design
About 300 international artists to participate in event, which may miss Chinese co-director due to Beijing’s oppression of dissidents Ai Weiwei, co-director of the 4th Gwangju Design Biennale, may not be able to attend the show in September but his artwork will. “Field,” the 1.15 meter tall rectangular installation measuring 7.4 meter by 7.4 meters made with a series of porcelain pipes, which the
July 14, 2011
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Exhibit in N.Y. explores creator of the Muppets
NEW YORK (AP) ― It seems so familiar to us now ― puppet characters on television that are so real, so expressive, so alive that we forget there’s a human being doing the actual work behind the scenes.There’s a reason that’s so familiar, the organizers of an exhibit opening this weekend in New York say: Jim Henson.The master puppeteer and media innovator behind pop culture icons such as Kermit the
July 14, 2011
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Woody Allen again opts to film movie in Europe
Woody Allen, the Brooklyn-born director who defined New York for filmgoers with such hits as “Bullets Over Broadway” and “Annie Hall,” is once again choosing Europe over Manhattan as the stage for his next movie.Following up films shot in London, Barcelona and Paris ― where Allen set the recently released “Midnight in Paris,” his most successful movie in years ― the idiosyncratic filmmaker is now
July 14, 2011
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A Pink shows seven pastel colors
The Korean pop market is dominated by idol groups, including Girls’ Generation, 2NE1 and Wonder Girls. For new girl group A Pink, which debuted in April with the first album “Seven Springs of A Pink,” it will not be easy to survive in the competitive K-pop scene. However, it will differentiate itself from other girl groups by showing unique colors of the seven members, they said.“If we say other g
July 14, 2011
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France honors Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― Bollywood actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is to be honored on Wednesday for her work promoting cinema links between India and France, the French Embassy said.The 37-year-old star, who is pregnant with her first child, will be made a knight of the order of arts and letters at a ceremony in New Delhi.The award, on the eve of France’s national day, was “a recogn
July 14, 2011
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Seeing Gertrude Stein all over this summer
SAN FRANCISCO ― It’s the summer of Gertrude Stein.The expatriate art collector, poet and novelist (who would hate all these commas) died in 1946. But her image and influence are on display at two popular San Francisco exhibitions and in the hit Woody Allen film “Midnight in Paris.”The attention likely would have pleased Stein, always her own best publicist.“She would have loved it,” said Dara Solo
July 13, 2011
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3-D blockbuster to exhibit Korean CG-galore
Monster film ‘Sector 7’ aims to challenge HollywoodFor many who have seen “Avatar” by James Cameron, this upcoming 3-D blockbuster may be nothing but another monster flick. Yet makers of “Sector 7,”the soon-to-be-released Korean film made with local CG technology, could not hide their pride at a press meeting on Thursday.“‘Avatar’ is an amazing piece of work,” said Jang Seong-ho, executive directo
July 13, 2011
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Eric Benet promises ‘his very best’ at Seoul concert
Acclaimed American R&B singer-songwriter Eric Benet said Korean audiences will be able to see him pull off one of the best performances at his upcoming concert in Seoul in September.Benet is to hold his third solo concert in Korea on Sept. 22 at Ax-Korea in Seoul. He concert, originally scheduled for April, was postponed after the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.“What you can expect at my co
July 13, 2011
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Hollywood gloats privately over News Corp. scandal
July 13, 2011
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AirAsia boss Fernandes to host Asian ‘Apprentice’
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Malaysian aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes, founder of budget-travel giant AirAsia, will host the regional edition of the business-themed reality show “The Apprentice,” its producer said Tuesday.Like its U.S. counterpart, the Asian edition will be an elimination-style competition with the eventual winner earning the right to be a paid apprentice to Fernandes.“We are tremendously ex
July 13, 2011
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Rupert Grint says kissing Emma Watson is “quite a hard thing to do”
Rupert Grint, who played Ron in the Harry Potter series, said he had a hard time kissing the actress Emma Watson.Ever since “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” which was released at 2001, the two participated in all the movies, alongside Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry.(Left to right) Actor Daniel Radcliffe, author J.K. Rowling, actress Emma Watson and actor Rupert Grint pose during the glo
July 13, 2011
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‘Bosendorfer sings like a human’
Yamaha Korea CEO targets Korean musicians with Austrian premium pianoBösendorfer, a premium piano brand from Austria, has been added to the list of other well-known piano brands such as Steinway and Bechstein for professional pianists in Korea, as Yamaha Music Korea, the brand’s exclusive distributor, launched it Thursday in Seoul.Bösendorfer was established in 1828 in Vienna, Austria and currentl
July 12, 2011
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London museum says it will show a lost Leonardo
NEW YORK (AP) ― An oil painting recently authenticated as the work of Leonardo da Vinci will be on display at the National Gallery in the fall as part of a larger exhibition on the Renaissance artist, the London museum said Monday.“Salvator Mundi,” which dates to around 1500, depicts a half-length figure of Christ with one hand raised in blessing and the other holding an orb.The National Gallery s
July 12, 2011
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Australian dance company shuns ‘ooga booga’
SYDNEY (AFP) ― Australia’s Aboriginal dance company Bangarra has won global accolades but says it has been a victim of its own success in terms of funding at home and at times faces demands for “ooga booga” abroad.Formed in 1989, the Bangarra Dance Theatre is the country’s foremost indigenous performing arts company and is often called on to be Australia’s cultural ambassador at major events.But t
July 12, 2011
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Schwarzenegger to star in Kim Jee-woon’s movie
July 12, 2011
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Musical fans get star-studded bonanza
Musicals mine old favorites, update them with big-name starsWith the summer break season just around the corner, blockbuster musicals are lined up to entice everyone from fun-seeking vacationers to early Christmas holiday planners. This year, the shows are more star-studded than ever. A scene from “Jack the Ripper” featuring Ahn Jae-wook’s Daniel. (Musical company)“Jack the Ripper”With a story bas
July 11, 2011
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French choreographer Roland Petit dies
PARIS (AFP) ― French choreographer and dancer Roland Petit, who helped set up Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees and formed several other dance companies, died Sunday in Geneva at the age of 87, the Paris Opera Ballet said.President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to what he called “an immense creator who left his mark on the art of dance in the 20th century.” Sarkozy in a statement expressed his condole
July 11, 2011
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Rihanna cuts Dallas concert short because of onstage fire
DALLAS (AP) ― A small fire above the stage forced pop star Rihanna to cut her Dallas concert short.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the fire broke out near a lighting truss as Rihanna was finishing the ballad “California King Bed” and descending below the stage for a costume change. The newspaper says the production crew quickly extinguished the fire, but the Friday night show was canceled any
July 11, 2011