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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Eyelike: Tuneful tunes with touch of twang from Colerick
Tuneful tunes with touch of twang from ColerickBrad Colerick“Tucson”(Back 9 Records) Brad Colerick opens his fourth solo album with the title cut, which reminds us the road does not actually go on forever. Colerick goes on to examine his trip down that road in tuneful tunes with a touch of twang.Colerick’s stories are worth hearing, in part because he makes singing sound so easy. His warm, sunny, homey tenor brings alive the characters, places and relationships in these 11 songs. Guitars, banjo,
PerformanceDec. 26, 2014
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Box Office: Criminal Designer, The Tailors, Ode to My Father
Criminal Designer (Korea)Opened Dec. 24Crime, Action. Directed by Kim Hong-sunJi-hyeok (Kim Woo-bin), a skilled cracksman, teams up with hacker Jong-bae (Lee Hyun-woo) and engineer Gu-in (Ko Chang-seok) to rob jewelry stores for a living. One day they are hired by mob boss Jo (Kim Yeong-cheol) to steal 150 billion won ($135.75 million) hidden at Incheon Customs. If they don’t complete the mission in 40 minutes, their life is at stake. The Tailors (Korea)Opening Dec. 24Drama. Directed by Lee Won-
FilmDec. 26, 2014
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Austin rises to the occasion
AUSTIN, Texas ― Lounging poolside, sipping $18 mini-margaritas under sprawling live oaks, our eyes and wallets opened wide to a life of luxury we didn’t really know existed in the city we once knew so well.Austin’s drastically changing skyline was visible from our plush loungers at the small but otherworldly St. Cecilia Hotel. To fully see downtown, though, we had to look over the giant neon sign at the end of the hotel pool, which simply reads “SOUL.” It reminded me of Austin’s late, great musi
TravelDec. 26, 2014
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8 places to watch sunset, sunrise in Incheon
Looking for the perfect spot to watch the sunset and sunrise that is not too far from Seoul? Incheon, situated on the west coast, recommends eight top places to watch sunset and sunrise for the New Year. The Incheon Development and Tourism Corporation suggests four great places to bid farewell to 2014: Jeongseojin, Mount Seoksan in Songdo, Sunset Village in Janghwa-ri, Ganghwa and Wangsan Beach. Jeongseojin, located at the starting point of the Gyeongin Ara waterway, is known for a beautiful sun
TravelDec. 26, 2014
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Starwood offers free Internet access to preferred guests
Starwood Hotels and Resorts announced that it would offer free standard in-room Internet access to members of Starwood Preferred Guest who book through Starwood’s digital channels during their stay at all Starwood chain hotels in Korea and participating hotels worldwide. From Feb. 2, free Internet access will be available to SPG members who book their hotel stays through the company’s corporate and brand websites and mobile sites, including the SPG app.“With the seismic shift towards digital, pa
TravelDec. 26, 2014
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H.K. hotel recreates protest camp for guests
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest camps may have been swept away but one man has recreated a rally site as an Occupy hotel ― where guests now pay to spend the night in a tent.Set up in a small apartment in the Causeway Bay shopping district, which was previously home to one of three protest camps, visitors pay HK$100 ($13) to stay in one of two small tents surrounded by protest memorabilia. The walls are draped with pro-democracy banners, and a cardboard cutout of Chinese Presi
TravelDec. 26, 2014
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Unique wedding ceremonies in Maldives
Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts presents unique romantic travel packages at its resorts in the Maldives. The Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru is a unique venue to tie the knot underwater. Couples can enjoy a wedding ceremony surrounded by splendid coral and witnessed by tropical fish. The underwater wedding package includes a wedding coordinator, certificate and photographs. The price starts from $2,000. Another resort in the Maldives Angsana Velavaru offers the chance to have a private wedding ceremony on
TravelDec. 26, 2014
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Homey Japanese food at 28 Teheranro
28 Teheranro, a new Japanese restaurant-pub that opened in October in Seoul’s Daechi-dong, specializes in wholesome and homey meals that are fortifying yet light. “I want to make food that others and I want to eat,” said co-owner and chef Kim Gun-hee. 28 Teheranro represents Kim’s second act. After running a small Japanese restaurant in Seoul’s Gyeongnidan-gil for over three years, Kim teamed up with her brother to open a sophomore effort near Samseong-dong’s Coex. “We work well together,” Kim,
FoodDec. 26, 2014
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Cooking tips and tricks to smooth the holiday
Doing a lot of cooking over the holidays? We’ve gathered some tricks and tips from our reporting to help you with the little things.Peeling squash: Attack it like chefs do when making supremes, those jewel-like, membrane-less sections of orange. This works best with smooth-sided squash, like butternut. Cut the vegetable in sections crosswise. Place a piece flat on the cutting board. Place the knife blade at the top, just inside the peel. Cut in a downward stroke to remove the peel, with the knif
FoodDec. 26, 2014
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Around the hotels
Celebration of French cuisine at Grand Hyatt IncheonGrand Hyatt Incheon’s Restaurant 8 presents French course menus during the month of January as part of the restaurant’s promotion for each different global cuisine. The French Café offers a five-course lunch and dinner, featuring luxury ingredients such as caviar, truffles and foie gras, paired with fine French wines. The lunch is 66,000 won and the dinner is 88,000 won. In February, grill chefs will present traditional Korean Lunar New Year me
FoodDec. 26, 2014
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Documentary sets viewing record
A homegrown documentary film about an elderly couple has surpassed the 3 million mark in attendance, setting a new record for a local documentary, an official box-office tracker said.“My Love, Don’t Cross That River” had attracted 3,039,536 moviegoers as of Thursday, breaking the previous record of 2.92 million viewers held by “Old Partner” (2009), according to the Korean Film Council.Released on Nov. 27, the film by director Ji Mo-young became the first local indie film to draw 100,000 viewers
FilmDec. 26, 2014
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EXO’s first Asia tour draws 320,000
In its first-ever solo tour of Asia, K-pop boy band EXO drew 320,000 concert goers, proving their overseas fame, its label SM Entertainment said Friday. The hottest K-pop act, which debuted in 2012 as a 12-member group, held 30 concerts in major Asian countries including China and Indonesia from May until this week as part of its tour “EXO from Exoplanet: The Lost Tour.” The tour had been a turbulent ride, with Chinese member Kris abruptly departing just before the first concert, and second memb
Dec. 26, 2014
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Curiosity over ‘Interview’ grows in South Korea
As the row over “The Interview,” a U.S. film making fun of North Korea, took a dramatic turn with Sony Pictures’ surprise release of the flick on Christmas Day, South Koreans are growing more curious about what the fuss is all about. Although many South Koreans have been keenly following the controversy, they are blocked from actually viewing it, because Sony decided on a U.S.-only release. Some may be tempted to circumvent this restriction through illegal downloads, as the movie appeared on the
FilmDec. 26, 2014
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Korean singer to sue over use of song in ‘The Interview’
The management agency of South Korean pop singer Yoon Mi-rae said Friday that it will take legal action against Sony Pictures Entertainment for allegedly using one of her songs in a controversial movie without permission.“The Interview,” a comedy about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hit about 320 theaters in the United States on Thursday. The film has drawn huge attention at home and abroad due to a cyberattack blamed on North Korea and threats against its release.“We came
PerformanceDec. 26, 2014
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The past and future of Seoul as seen through its river islands
It is not easy for the citizens of Seoul today to imagine the idyllic landscapes that once existed in the city. In particular, the city’s main waterway, the Hangang River, had over ten scenic islets, up until as late as the 1960s, as well as wide open beaches that stretched along both sides of the river. During the winter, the river remained frozen for many weeks, providing the citizens with a vast space for winter recreational and sporting activities, such as skating and sledding, while in summ
Life&CultureDec. 26, 2014
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Docu film on elderly couple's love sets viewing record
A homegrown documentary film about an elderly couple has surpassed the 3 million mark in attendance, setting a new record for a local documentary, an official box-office tracker said. "My Love, Don't Cross That River" had attracted 3,039,536 moviegoers as of Thursday, breaking the previous record of 2.92 million viewers held by "Old Partner" (2009), according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). Released on Nov. 27, the film by director Ji Mo-young became the first local indie film to draw 10
FilmDec. 26, 2014
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'The Interview' hits screens at hundreds of U.S. theaters
"The Interview," a Sony Pictures comedy that has drawn huge attention at home and aboard due to North Korea's alleged cyber-attack and threats against its release, hit the screens at hundreds of theaters in the United States on Christmas Day, Thursday. The movie, involving a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has become a symbol of freedom of expression since Sony canceled its Christmas Day release last week after hackers disrupted its computer network and threatened attacks
FilmDec. 26, 2014
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Images of 2014
Images of 2014Top 10 national and world news topics of the year selected by The Korea Herald editorsWorld01. IS influence increases in Iraq, SyriaIslamic State, a radical Islamist group controlling parts of Syria and Iraq, has sparked fear and outrage worldwide over its mass killings and abductions of soldiers and journalists.02. U.S., Cuba restore tiesEnding five decades of Cold War hostility, the U.S. and Cuba agreed in December to revive diplomatic ties and to ease a crippling U.S. trade emba
CultureDec. 25, 2014
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‘Snowpiercer’ wins several U.S. critics’ awards
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s English debut film “Snowpiercer” won a series of awards from associations of American movie critics, the film’s South Korean distributor said Wednesday.“Snowpiercer” received the best sci-fi film award from the Phoenix Film Critics Society, composed of movie critics working in Arizona on Wednesday, last week, CJ E&M said. On Friday, the film’s writer-director Bong and cowriter Kelly Masterson took home the best screenplay award from the Utah Film Critics Asso
FilmDec. 25, 2014
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Life and death in Pompeii
The story of Pompeii, how an ancient Roman city perished in a volcanic eruption about 2,000 years ago, has captured the imagination of many, resulting in a multitude of films, TV series and novels around the world. But what could possibly tell the tragic tale more vividly than the very relics excavated from beneath a thick layer of volcanic ash? In a rare treat for South Koreans, the National Museum of Korea has brought in about 300 artifacts from Italy to reenact the life and death of residents
CultureDec. 25, 2014