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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Twelve North Korean defectors tell their stories
American director’s documentary film shows brutal suffering of N. Korean civilians and refugeesThese 12 stories are hard to believe, heartbreaking and horrifying. American director N.C. Heikin’s documentary, “Kimjongilia” is a piece of cinematic work devoted to telling the stories of survivors of North Korea and its regime. The movie’s title, “Kimjongilia,” refers to a hybrid red begonia that was
June 13, 2011
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Korea’s Pororo takes flight worldwide
South Korean animator Choi Jong-il knew he had a hit on his hands when Pororo the penguin hopped onto TV screens back in 2003.Choi’s previous creations had failed to grab the undivided attention of his 6-year-old son and his son’s friends.That all changed when the mischievous but affectionate blue and white penguin, sporting aviator glasses and a flying helmet, made his debut.“The kids’ eyes were
June 13, 2011
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Bar honors The Doors; may have to close them
PARIS (AP) ― The walls of the Paris bar are plastered with images of Jim Morrison and The Doors, and a bust of the lead singer presides over the beer tap ― all part of the owner’s lifelong passion for the band. But an attorney for the group doesn’t love it madly.Christophe Maillet said he received a letter from a Beverly Hills, California-based attorney warning that “The Doors do not want to be se
June 13, 2011
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A happy divorce?
The White Stripes’ Jack White and British fashion model and singer Karen Elson ended their 6 year marriage by throwing a party. The couple sent e-mails out to their family and friends announcing the news. On the invitation they wrote they cherish their marriage and wish luck to each other. The celebrities said that they still trust each other and will still remain as good friends. White first met
June 13, 2011
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African culture to heat up Seoul summer
Korean Foreign Ministry hosts festival, photo and painting exhibitions to introduce wide spectrum of African artJust in time for summer, events and exhibitions featuring African culture have arrived in South Korea. The “African Cultural Festival,” hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and organized by Seoul Selection of the International Dance Council, will offer a wide range of Afri
June 12, 2011
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Lady Gaga sings 'Born This Way' at Rome gay rally
ROME (AP) _ Lady Gaga sang a few bars of her smash hit ``Born This Way'' and demanded the end of discrimination against gays as she proclaimed herself a ``child of diversity'' at a gay pride rally Saturday night in the ancient Circus Maximus. The star, whose ``Born This Way'' album recently topped 1 million sales in a week, delighted tens of thousands of people at a brief concert in the vast
June 12, 2011
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Korean pop groups hold first concert in Paris
(Yonhap News)PARIS (Yonhap News) -- Five South Korean pop bands held their first concert in Paris on Friday, making a successful debut on the European stage in front of more than 7,000 eager fans.Popular acts TVXQ, Girls‘ Generation, Super Junior, SHINee and f(x) put on a three-hour performance at Le Zenith de Paris concert hall, singing a total of 44 songs for the fans, who had come from all part
June 12, 2011
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K-POP groups hold first concert in Paris
PARIS-- Five South Korean pop bands held their first concert in Paris on Friday, making a successful debut on the European stage in front of more than 7,000 eager fans.Popular acts TVXQ, Girls' Generation, Super Junior, SHINee and f(x) put on a three-hour performance at Le Zenith de Paris concert hall, singing a total of 44 songs for the fans, who had come from all parts of Europe, including Fr
June 11, 2011
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A treasure trove of Korean art unveiled twice a year
Director of Kan Song Art Museum says his legacy is keeping the collection intactAt the home of Chun Sung-woo, director of the country’s foremost private museum of Korean art, where one would expect to find old Korean masterpieces, hang large abstract paintings.“These are part of my mandala series,” explains Chun, pointing at the paintings that hang on the wall of the living room and its adjoining
June 10, 2011
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Highlights
Classical Music“2011 Ditto Festival”: Male-chamber ensemble Ditto, led by violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill, is to hold its annual summer festival from June 22-July 3 at the Seoul Arts Center’s Concert Hall and Hoam Art Hall. Highlights of the festival will include Ditto and Parker Quartet’s duo recital on June 25 at the SAC at 2 p.m. The duo program will feature Debbusy’s String Quartet in g minor
June 10, 2011
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Lila Downs“En Paris o Live Á Fip”Music CompassBorn to a Mexican-Indian mother and Scottish-American father in the U.S., singer-songwriter Lila Downs is quite mysterious in that she taps into both Mexican traditional music and pop. The 42-year-old mestizo’s latest album “En Paris o Live Á Fip” collects her songs performed for France’s FIP radio station in 2009. Songs like “La Cucarach” and “La Llor
June 10, 2011
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Box office
Poongsan Dog (Korea)Opening June 23Drama. Directed by Jeon Jae-hong. A young man named Poongsan (Yoon Gye-sang) crosses the border between South and North Korea to deliver goods requested by members of the two Koreas’ separated families. One day, he receives a secret request by the South Korean government to safely bring In-ok (Kim Gyoo-ri), the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, to Se
June 10, 2011
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J.J. Abrams teams with his childhood hero, Steven Spielberg
There are plenty of stories with Hollywood endings ― this is one with a Hollywood beginning.A new J.J. Abrams film called “Super 8” reaches theaters Friday with a coming-of-age story about young, amateur filmmakers who film a spidery space alien on the loose in Ohio during summer 1979. For people who know the 44-year-old Abrams, that plot seems only slightly more fantastic than the real-life, thre
June 10, 2011
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Will the third time be a charm for Britney?
Britney Spears has got engaged to her previous manager Jason Trawick. Her fiancé proposed to her with his own poem and decorated their Los Angeles home with roses and candles. According to reports “Britney’s desperate to settle down again and have more children. But she is very traditional and didn’t want to start a family with Jason until they’d tied the knot.” Reports also said “She’s on cloud n
June 10, 2011
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Buddhist star Richard Gere...to visit Korea for Templestay
American actor Richard Gere will visit South Korea later this month to experience traditional Korean Buddhist temples, the country’s largest Buddhist sect said Wednesday.Gere, a practicing Buddhist, will come to Korea on June 20, in time for his photography exhibition titled “Pilgrim,” featuring photos of Tibet, the Jogye Order said. He will have a meeting with Venerable Jaseung, head of the Jogye
June 9, 2011
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French art, from old to new
Impressionists’ collection from Musée d’Orsay, Marcel Duchamp Prize-winners present wide spectrum of artArt aficionados here will be offered a comprehensive view of French art this summer, from 19th century realism to 21st century conceptual art. As Musée d’Orsay’s impressionists’ exhibition rooms went under renovation, GNC media, a South Korean exhibition organizer, grabbed the chance to get 134
June 9, 2011
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S. Korean pop groups arrive in Paris for shows amid fanfare
PARIS, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Some of South Korea's biggest pop groups arrived on Wednesday in the French capital for upcoming concerts amid much fanfare, as hundreds of eager French fans greeted their favorite artists at the largest airport here.Popular acts TVXQ, SHINee and f(x), all managed by South Korean agency S.M. Entertainment, landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport, with about 700 members of a f
June 9, 2011
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[News Focus] Betraying for money or hiding another scandal?
Seomi director says Samsung still owes her 53 billion wonAre the once-best-and-strongest partners in the local art scene turning their backs on each other or starting yet another scheme together? Gallery Seomi director Hong Song-won, arrested May 6 for money laundering, filed a law suit worth 5 billion won ($4.6 million) against Hong Ra-hee, director of Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art and wife of Sam
June 8, 2011
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K-pop cover dance online contest starts
The Visit Korea Year Committee said it has kicked off the 2011 K-pop cover dance festival at www.coverdance.org. The committee will conduct an online preliminary competition until July 24. Applicants around the world can submit their K-pop cover dance video to the webpage. In countries where the registered videos get the most hits and “recommended” buttons clicks, the committee will run a second r
June 8, 2011
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Crown-Haitai CEO Yoon wins Montblanc award
Yoon Young-dal, CEO of Crown-Haitai Confectionary, has been selected the winner of this year’s Montblanc de la Culture Arts Patronage Award, announced Euro Trading Co. on Wednesday. The foundation recognized Yoon’s contributions to developing and promoting “gugak,” or Korean traditional music, worldwide and his efforts to discover and foster young gugak musicians. Yoon established RaGeum Orchestra
June 8, 2011