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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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Yoon, first lady celebrate return of Buddhist relics after century
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Queer in Korea: Reconciling identities
To say it’s hard being LGBTQ in Korea is an understatement. English teaching ads that state “no homosexuals.” The risk of losing your job if you’re open about your sexual identity. Indirect and direct homophobia. Even the move last month by the Seoul government to include the statement that “Every Seoul citizen has a right not to be discriminated against based on sexual orientation (or) sexual identity” in the Charter of Human Rights for Citizens was met with protest and the charter has since be
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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Santacon to converge on Busan
After scores of Santas swarmed in Seoul last weekend, Busan will get its own Santacon this Saturday.Santacon is an international event where cheerful people dress up as Santa and other beloved Christmas-themed characters and get together for some Christmas cheer. Busan’s third annual event will gather for caroling, food, drinks and raffles benefiting a local charity.The event will start with dinner at Sharkys at 5 p.m. and move on to a new bar every hour from 7 p.m.Raffle prize draws will be mad
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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Art magazine (b)racket closes
Expat art magazine (b)racket is closing its doors after 24 issues as key staff have moved on.The magazine started out with 200 issues in Daegu in October 2012, to provide a platform for artists in the city and nearby.Founder Jess Hinshaw said he was proud of what the magazine had been able to achieve, but that the workload of putting out a magazine every month was too difficult to keep up.“It was still run by a very few, and I was neglecting my own artwork,” said Hinshaw, who also jointly runs a
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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Seoul seeks student volunteers
Seoul Metropolitan Government is seeking student volunteers for the first half of next year, with scholarships of up to 2.5 million won as an incentive.The program, in partnership with IT corporation KT, will involve twice-weekly volunteering with KT student university volunteers and online language teaching for children in remote areas.There are 30 places available, and volunteers get a payment of 500,000 won when the program starts on Jan. 20 and 2 million won more at the end of the program, o
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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N.K. documentary screening to raise funds for defectors
The North Korea Human Rights Rescue Fund on Saturday is holding a screening of a documentary on defectors trying to reach South Korea and a presentation by an escapee from the North on his own experience.The documentary, “The Defector: Escape from North Korea,” by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Ann Shin, follows three North Korean escapees trying to reach the South via China. In the film, Dragon, who smuggles people out of North Korea for a living, and two North Korean refugees find themselves unexpe
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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Gwangju International Center to say ‘Adios’ to 2014
The Gwangju International Center will run a special year-end event Saturday, with family-friendly events at “Adios 2014.”Reviews of the year’s activities will be presented, along with announcements of plans for next year and some live acts. There will also be games and an exhibition of artwork created by the cultural experience events at the GIC, including the GIC Kid Art Camp and calligraphy writing, and pictures of GIC activities. Hands-on activities will be offered, such as making paper snowf
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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Baekma to play anniversary show for Hollaback Korea
As the year of the horse comes to a close, expat band Baekma is celebrating its first anniversary show on Saturday, in conjunction with Hollaback Korea.Maggie Crosset, So Long Buffalo, Colin Phils and Baekma will play at the show, and there will be a sale of “feministmas cookies” and other baked goods.Takings from admissions and sales will go to help fund activities by the Korean operation of Hollaback, which campaigns against sexual harassment that takes place in public places. The show begins
Expat LivingDec. 16, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Behind magic moments of ‘Once’
Kim Mun-jeong can’t forget the day when the set, props and lights all came together onstage for the Korean production of the musical “Once.” The set was a rustic Irish pub, with walls covered with tiny lamps and mirrors of varying size and shape. “Other than the mirrors and lamps, there was really nothing. It was just one simple set,” she said, sitting on a couch at Seoul Arts Center on Thursday, two hours before the night’s show started. “I thought to myself ‘What is this show? What made it so
PerformanceDec. 16, 2014
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‘Gone with the Wind’ premiere sparked tension
ATLANTA (AP) ― Seventy-five years after the premiere of the movie “Gone with the Wind,” research is shedding light on the racial tensions that existed at the time between the producer and city of Atlanta officials. Emory University film studies professor Matthew Bernstein has conducted extensive research into the archives of the film’s producer, David O. Selznick. His findings illustrate some of Selznick’s concerns with the city’s treatment of the film’s black stars at the Dec. 15, 1939 premiere
FilmDec. 16, 2014
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Atari’s ‘E.T.’ game joins Smithsonian collection
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) ― One of the “E.T.” Atari game cartridges unearthed this year from a heap of garbage buried deep in the New Mexico desert has been added to the video game history collection at the Smithsonian. Museum specialist Drew Robarge made the announcement Monday in a blog post. He included a photograph of the crinkled cartridge along with the official serial number assigned to the game by the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico. The game was one of hundreds recovered at the city’s
PerformanceDec. 16, 2014
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Klive hologram concerts attract 50,000 this year
In town and in the mood to see Psy perform his addictively enthralling galloping horse moves? Whether or not your visit coincides with his live concert schedule, you can dance along with the monster K-pop star on almost any day of the week in futuristic, digital fashion. Less than a year since the world’s first K-pop hologram performance center was launched, Klive has used its pioneering technology to attract more than 50,000 K-pop lovers from around the world for a truly cutting-edge and out-of
Dec. 16, 2014
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Grammys to pay tribute to Stevie Wonder
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The Grammys will pay tribute to Stevie Wonder with a special performance after the music industry’s annual award night.Grammy organizers announced a two-hour show in the Motown legend’s honor to be recorded on Feb. 10 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, two days after the awards.An executive at CBS television, which will broadcast the tribute on Feb. 16, said the show will “give everyone he’s inspired a chance to show our esteem.” Stevie Wonder performs in Las Vegas on Nov. 29.
PerformanceDec. 16, 2014
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AmorePacific Group wins Korea Image Award
A leading South Korean cosmetics company, AmorePacific Group has been selected as the top prize recipient of the Korea Image Awards 2015 for promoting South Korea’s image overseas, the organizer Corea Image Communication Institute announced on Monday. This year’s Korea Image Stepping Stone Award goes to AmorePacific Group for “spreading Korean beauty and brand power all over the world through its innovative research and development,” the institute said in a statement.Since 2005, CICI has honored
PeopleDec. 16, 2014
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Gray-haired lovers become cinema hit
A documentary about a couple who have been married for 76 years is storming the box office, with more than 1 million tickets sold so far, a rare feat for an indie-film in Korea. “My Love, Don’t Cross That River,” directed by Jin Mo-young, nabbed the top spot on Korea’s box office chart over the weekend, beating out blockbusters “Exodus” and “Interstellar.”The film has attracted a total of 1.06 million viewers since it premiered on Nov. 26, according to the state-run Korea Film Council. It seems
FilmDec. 15, 2014
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North Korea criticism fuels ‘Interview’ box office hopes
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The obvious question is: Where is Kim Jong-un’s sense of humor?It’s hard to understand why North Korea is taking “The Interview” ― a madcap comedy about a fictional CIA plot to kill the elusive leader ― so seriously.The film ― starring American comic actors Seth Rogen and James Franco, and due in theaters on Christmas Day ― is full of scatological humor and sexual jokes.It’s basically a cross between a slapstick James Bond and a “Hangover” movie, aimed squarely at an audience
FilmDec. 15, 2014
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Violinist Lee to perform 3 sonatas
Violinist Lee Sung-juViolinist Lee Sung-ju will present violin sonatas of Beethoven, Strauss and Franck in a recital at the IBK Chamber Hall of Seoul Arts Center on Dec. 17. Together with her longtime musical partner Oliver Kern on piano, the professor of the Korea National University of Arts will present a full program that cuts across classical, romantic and contemporary string repertoires. The concert will open with Beethoven’s violin sonata “Kreutzer” and conclude with a Strauss work, Violin
PerformanceDec. 15, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Aedas chairman: Problems with Lotte World Tower ‘unusual’
Koreans seem to be keener than ever on safety issues after witnessing a series of accidents this year, including the Sewol ferry disaster that killed more than 300 passengers and the deadly collapse of a ventilation grate at a concert venue.Adding to the safety concerns recently have been the geological problems and construction flaws affecting the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, which is expected to be the sixth-tallest building in the world when completed in 2016. Keith Griffiths, the chairman of
Arts & DesignDec. 15, 2014
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R&B star Jeremih charged after airport incident
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) ― R&B star Jeremih and two others face charges in New Jersey after one of the men allegedly opened a door to a boarding ramp at Newark International Airport after it had been closed to prepare for takeoff. Port Authority police say a member of the 27-year-old “Don’t Tell ’Em” singer’s party tried opening the door Friday in an attempt to get his tardy fellow travelers on board the Phoenix-bound flight. Jeremih, who police identified as Jeremy Felton, was charged with disor
PerformanceDec. 15, 2014
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Syrian wins Arab song contest, keeps clear of politics
BEIRUT (AFP) ― A Syrian from war-torn Aleppo was declared the winner of this year’s “Arab Idol” singing contest at the grand finale of the grueling four-month television competition in Beirut last weekend.The audience at Saturday’s finale broke into applause and cheers, chanting “Syria! Syria!” and “Hazem!” when the jury of the pan-Arab song contest announced Hazem Sherif as the winner.The 21-year-old kept clear of politics, avoiding taking sides in the nearly four-year conflict that has divided
PerformanceDec. 15, 2014
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Comic works sell for 1.89m euros
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― A rare 1939 comic drawing from the adventures of boy hero Tintin sold for 539,880 euros ($673,500) during auctions staged simultaneously in Brussels and Paris on Sunday.The sketch by Herge was among scores of French and Belgian comic works that fetched a total of 1.89 million euros, organizers said, higher than initial estimates had predicted.The 1939 India ink and crayon sketch for the cover of the Belgian weekly “Le Petit Vingtieme” topped an initial estimate of between 350,00
PerformanceDec. 15, 2014