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Nazi death camp museum worker charged over anti-Semitic posters
WARSAW (AFP) ― An employee of the museum at a former Nazi German death camp in Poland has been charged with anti-Semitism along with five other men, local media and police said Saturday.Officers detained the Poles in the eastern city of Lublin on Thursday and charged them with incitement to hatred, after three of them were caught putting up posters at bus stops reading “Zionists Leave Lublin,” police said in a statement.They identified one of the men as 50-year-old Krzysztof K. ― omitting his la
World News Jan. 26, 2014
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‘Snowpiercer’ is Korean film reporters’ pick of 2013
Director Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Snowpiercer” on Wednesday claimed the best film and the best director awards given by local movie reporters for 2013.The English-language debut by Bong was the top winner at the fifth “Film of the Year Awards” ceremony held at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, beating out the latest box-office sensation, “The Attorney,” and director Lee Jun-ik’s drama “Hope.” Bong also received the best director award for “Snowpiercer.”The Korea Film Reporters Association,
Film Jan. 23, 2014
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SK hynix develops world's first TSV-based chip
SK hynix Inc., the world's No. 2 chipmaker, said Thursday it has developed the world's first memory chip equipped with the Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology, significantly improving speed and efficiency.The South Korean chipmaker said the high-bandwidth memory chip has a 128-gigabytes-per-second processing speed, which is four times faster than the GDDR5 chips, and can run on a relatively small power of 1.2 volts.The latest product by SK hynix will also consume 40 percent less power, the comp
Technology Dec. 26, 2013
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SK Hynix partners with AMD for 3-D stacked memory
SK Hynix said Thursday that it would team up with AMD, a U.S. semiconductor company, in developing high-bandwidth 3-D stacked memory technologies and related products. “The collaboration will be helpful for both firms as SK Hynix aims to commercialize HBM (high-bandwidth memory) in earnest, and AMD needs a high-speed and efficient product like this,” an SK Hynix official said. The HBM can be utilized for graphic processing units and networking applications.The agreement came after the two firms
Dec. 19, 2013
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‘Snowpiercer’ picks up three Korean film critics’ awards
The South Korean film “Snowpiercer” has won three awards, including best film, given by the local film critics association, the organization said Monday.The English language debut by director Bong Joon-ho also won best director and best cinematography at the 33rd Korean Film Critics Association Awards.Based on the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige,” the sci-fi action thriller “Snowpiercer” depicts inter-class struggles among the world’s last-remaining inhabitants aboard a perpetually movi
Film Nov. 18, 2013
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Korean War Memorial in D.C. recreated online
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The most iconic place to commemorate the Korean War in the U.S. capital has gone electronic, enabling people anywhere to experience it anytime.A Pentagon team dedicated to honoring all veterans of the 1950-53 war on Friday unveiled the Korean War Veterans Memorial Virtual Walking Tour at a website, http://koreanwar60.com/kwm“Korean War veterans and individuals who want to learn more about the Korean War can now access a wealth of information, including videos, electron
People Nov. 3, 2013
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Korean War Memorial in D.C. reborn digitally
The most iconic place to commemorate the Korean War in the U.S. capital has gone electronic, enabling people anywhere to experience it anytime.A Pentagon team dedicated to honoring all veterans of the 1950-53 war on Friday unveiled the Korean War Veterans Memorial Virtual Walking Tour at a website, http://koreanwar60.com/kwm"Korean War veterans and individuals who want to learn more about the Korean War can now access a wealth of information, including videos, electronically regardless if they a
International Nov. 2, 2013
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Japan’s ‘Anpanman’ cartoonist dies
TOKYO (AP) ― Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure at age 94.Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early Sunday, Yanase Studio said in a statement Tuesday. He had been treated for liver cancer since August.Anpanman is a superhero with the head made of anpan, or bread filled with red bean paste, a snack in Japan. The round-faced, smiley hero, clad in a red suit and long cape, fights his archrival Baikinman, or a germ man, while re
World News Oct. 16, 2013
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[Kor Kian Beng] China’s lenient ‘self-criticism’
The practice of public self-criticism ― de rigueur in the 1960s and 1970s during the Mao Zedong era ― has made a comeback under Chinese Communist Party supremo Xi Jinping.Last week, Chinese viewers watched as the main state broadcaster CCTV showed top officials of northern Hebei province giving themselves and each other a verbal lashing.Provincial party boss Zhou Benshun chided himself for his poor work ethic. Governor Zhang Qingwei admitted he “liked to criticize others.” A couple of senior off
Viewpoints Oct. 3, 2013
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Milan designers engage in season-bending
MILAN (AP) ― Without entering the debate over climate change, Milan fashion designers are engaging in some serious season-bending.Though this week’s fashion previews are for summer 2014, designers ― without claiming to have any weather crystal ball ― have dotted the runways with furs, boots and leather. The biggest cross-seasonal indulgences are fur stoles, tops and Prada even had a summer fur coat. Boots were summer cuts, with open toes, and leather jackets in some cases was perforated or inter
Arts & Design Sept. 23, 2013
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U.S., France say support growing for Syria strikes
PARIS (AFP) ― The United States and France claimed growing international support for military strikes to punish the Syrian regime for an alleged chemical attack, after EU nations called for a “strong response.”Both Washington and Paris said Saturday that more countries were getting behind the need for military action after European Union nations condemned “the cynical use of chemical weapons.”U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the number of countries ready to take military action was now in
World News Sept. 8, 2013
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New Kodak focusing on tech innovations
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A slimmed-down Kodak announced Tuesday that it had emerged from bankruptcy protection and would specialize in technology focused on imaging for businesses.During a 20-month bankruptcy reorganization, Kodak divested many of its most iconic businesses, including its retail film products, its photography paper products and some 105,000 kiosks worldwide.The company’s re-emergence opens a new chapter for an enterprise that helped launch photography for the masses in the 20th century
World Business Sept. 4, 2013
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CGI expert enlivens the world with lively image
The history of 3-D computer-generated imagery goes back around 40 years, but it was not until the movie “Toy Story” in 1995 that its popularity really took hold. The technology is now so widely used that people now can see 3-D graphics used almost everywhere, in TV shows, movies and even street signboards, and it is now a common way for TV stations to jazz up election coverage with creative 3-D charts and virtual studios. Koo Sung-kyu, who studied visual design at Chung-Ang University in Korea
Industry Aug. 29, 2013
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Can Xi’s crackdown clean up corruption?
The new regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning up the heat on corruption there, and is making sure you can read all about it. Stories of graft, official excess and corporate malfeasance abound, not only in foreign news outlets but also in China’s emboldened domestic publications and social media.Xi, who took office in March, has responded aggressively to public complaints about official misconduct. He has denounced corruption as a threat to the existence of his ruling Communist Party.
Viewpoints Aug. 21, 2013
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'Snowpiercer' surpasses 8 mln viewer mark
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's English language debut film, "Snowpiercer," has attracted more than 8 million viewers in 19 days since opening, the national film promotion agency said Sunday.The film, starring top Korean actor Song Kang-ho alongside Hollywood thespians Chris Evans, Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton, attracted a total of 8,004,089 viewers as of Sunday morning, the 19th day since first playing on local screens, the Korean Film Council said. The feat marks a faster speed in attract
Film Aug. 18, 2013
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Minds of ‘Snowpiercer’ see ‘miracle’ on film
BUCHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― What is it like to see one’s graphic novel being turned into a movie nearly 30 years after it was published?According to French comic book creators Jean-Marc Rochette and Benjamin Legrand, whose 1984 work “Le Transperceneige” (Snowpiercer) was recently released as a film, it is “very much like a miracle.” Following the enormous box office success of the star-studded “Snowpiercer,” the story’s original authors visited Korea to watch the movie for the first time at th
Books Aug. 15, 2013
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설국열차 원작자 “영화로 제작된 일 기적같아”
700만 관객을 돌파한 영화 설국열차의 원작 만화에서 시나리오를 담당한 뱅자맹 르그랑 씨는 15일 “지구상 위대한 감독인 봉준호 감독에 의해 작품이 다시 만들어져 기쁘게 생각한다”고 밝혔다.르그랑 씨와 원작의 그림 작가인 쟝마르크 로셰트 씨는 제16회 부천국제만화축제 행사의 하나로 이날 경기도 부천시 한국만화영상진흥원에서 열린 설국열차 원작자 기자간담회에 참석했다.르그랑 씨는 “영화는 아직 못 봤지만 제작 단계와 시나리오를 보면서 어떤 특정 부분이 다른 방향으로 제작되면 좋겠다고 생각한 적은 없다”며 “완벽한 걸작으로 생 각하고 봉준호 감독의 낙관주의적 성향도 확실히 볼 수 있었다”고 말했다.낙관주의를 암시하는 영화의 결말과 달리 원작은 비관적으로 끝나는 것에 대해 “설국열차 1권을 사람들이 거의 전멸하는 내용으로 쓰고 숨진 시나리오 작가 자크로브 씨의 기존 스토리에서 3권까지 이어가는 작업이 힘들었다”며 “만화는 아직 좀 덜 다듬어진 상황이고 3권까지는 (낙관의) 탈출구를 찾기 어
한국어판 Aug. 15, 2013
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Herald steps beyond media
Growth from humble beginnings to biggest English newspaperThe Korea Herald has been providing English news to South Koreans and Korean viewpoints to people outside of the country for the past 60 years. Its sister paper, The Herald Business, and other units of Herald Corp. are also leading the local media market. It all started with a four-page tabloid called The Korean Republic, the forerunner of The Korea Herald.In the early 1950s, then-President Syngman Rhee sought the creation of an English
Culture Aug. 13, 2013
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Sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' tops 4 mln viewer mark in record time
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's English language debut film, "Snowpiercer," has attracted more than 4 million viewers in seven days of opening, its local distributor said Wednesday.The film, starring top Korean actor Song Kang-ho alongside Hollywood thespians Chris Evans, Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton, attracted an accumulated total of just over 4 million viewers on Tuesday, according to CJ Entertainment.It took only seven days for the flick to surpass the milestone after opening, which if c
Film Aug. 7, 2013
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Sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' draws 2.5 mln viewers in 4 days
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's box office hit "Snowpiercer" drew more than 2.5 million viewers in the first four days of its opening, a market tracker said Sunday. The film, starring top Korean actor Song Kang-ho alongside Hollywood thespians Chris Evans, Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton, attracted more than 840,000 viewers on Saturday, bringing the accumulated total to 2,506,969, according to the Korean Film Council. The number of local cinemas showing the movie also increased from 848 t
Film Aug. 4, 2013
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