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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[Weekender] Designs for life
Nearly a decade after Seoul City’s urban beautification campaign, design has become an essential part of urban planning in Korea. In Seoul, flashy new buildings continue to pop up, creating some noticeable spots in its repetitive sprawl of cookie-cutter structures. Some even resemble a tsunami (the new Seoul City Hall) or a spaceship (the Dongdaemun Design Plaza). Although not as noticeable as the new edifices, traffic signs, bus stops and advertisements are being given a designer touch. Rooftop
Arts & DesignNov. 7, 2014
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[Weekender] Swanky food trucks rejuvenating neighborhoods
Vibrant food trucks are popping up in neighborhoods around the globe, serving up cleverly prepared and succulent on-the-go grub. Whether it is Korean fusion kimchi tacos, finger lickin’ good barbecue or one-of-a-kind gourmet sandwiches, food trucks have been slowly taking over the streets of major cities across the U.S. and other parts of the world. Some are even calling the States ― where the evolution of food vendors seems to be the most profound ― the “food truck nation.” With a no-limits att
CultureNov. 7, 2014
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[Weekender] Urban renewal starts in the alleys
For the past decade, major urban projects in Seoul have centered on creating landmarks to achieve the ambition of making it the design capital of Asia. Old buildings and neighborhoods have been transformed into high-end locales designed by famous architects. While the Korean capital has gradually turned into an ultramodern city, the streets and alleys behind the landmarks have been left with indistinct buildings that still comprise much of the landscape.Recently, city planners and architects hav
Arts & DesignNov. 7, 2014
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Life on a rollercoaster
On a late Monday afternoon, Daniel Tudor and I walk up and down the steep Gyeongnidan-gil in search of a quiet place for our interview. We met up at The Booth, a pizza and beer joint off Gyeongnidan-gil, where he is a partner, but decide to move somewhere quieter. At 4 p.m., the place was already crowded with an eclectic mix of customers ― soldiers in uniform, Korean hipsters and a few tables taken up by young foreigners.It’s been a few months since Tudor has been in the neighborhood ― things, i
CultureNov. 7, 2014
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Calendar
ExhibitionsLinda McCartney Retrospective: Daelim Museum in Seoul is holding a retrospective on photographer Linda McCartney until April 26, 2015. The first retrospective here of the celebrated photographer shows McCartney’s earlier works, including portraits of popular musicians such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, family photos depicting her happy life with Paul McCartney and their children, and later works that capture the beauty of daily life and nature. Admission is 5,000 won for adults. T
CultureNov. 7, 2014
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‘Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ more of a head trip than a war
Judging strictly from the title, it might seem safe to assume that “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the concluding installment in Peter Jackson’s latest trilogy of films based on the writing of J.R.R. Tolkien, would arrive as something of a war film, Middle-earth style.But Jackson insists that the blockbuster fantasy, which opens in theaters Dec. 17, is far more interested in charting the descent of proud dwarf Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) into a crippling madness than it is
FilmNov. 7, 2014
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Box Office: Cart, Interstellar, My Dictator
Cart (Korea)Opening Nov. 13Drama. Directed by Boo Ji-youngThe film depicts temporary employees of a mega supermarket chain who are facing unfair layoffs. They are ordinary women, including Sun-hee (Yum Jeong-ah), a mother of two, Hye-mi (Moon Jung-hee), a single mother, and Soon-rae (Kim Young-ae), a janitor. When their jobs are at risk, the three and junior manager Dong-jun (Kim Gang-woo) gather with other employees to fight against the company’s exploitative practices.Interstellar (U.S.)Opened
FilmNov. 7, 2014
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Eyelike:Strait’s last concert album a gift to fans
Strait’s last concert album a gift to fansGeorge Strait“The Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium”(MCA Nashville)The 20-song “Cowboy Rides Away: Live From AT&T Stadium” documents what was billed as Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait’s final concert. Held on June 7 in Arlington, Texas, the event was more celebration than concert -- where the waves of cheers play as big of a role as the voices and musicians. The guest-heavy lineup leans on modern stars such as Jason Aldean, Eric C
PerformanceNov. 7, 2014
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Holy city’s history gets lost in age of iPhone
EPHESUS, Turkey ― This is one of the best preserved, loveliest and most historically significant Greco-Roman ruins in the world.It also is a key religious spot, believed to be where the apostles Paul and John and Jesus’ mother Mary all lived or spent time, and where the Gospel of John was written.But in the age of the iPhone, all that seems like trifling history.In the age of the iPhone, what seems to be the point of visiting here is taking pictures of yourself to post on Instagram to prove you
TravelNov. 7, 2014
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Fiji: Where you find family you didn’t know you had
SAVUSAVU, Fiji ― As the departing guests gathered under the coconut palms to wait for the airport shuttle, Jane began to sniffle and tears ran down her cheeks.The rest of us, startled, exchanged looks. Knowing her, a once-upon-a-time debutante with manners to match, we thought she’d been put off by Koro Sun Resort, the most family-friendly ― and the noisiest ― of the three beach resorts we’d visited in Fiji, southwest of Samoa in the tropical South Pacific.“I hate to leave,” she said, mopping he
TravelNov. 7, 2014
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Lotte Water Park offers spa package deal
Lotte Water Park in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, is offering an 80,000 won spa package, which includes 10 admission tickets to the water park and half-price discount coupons on life vest rentals. With the tickets, visitors have access to the jjimjilbang, a Korean-style public sauna with various facilities designed according to different themes. The jjimjilbang is one of the largest in the country with an area of 3,140 square meters. It can accommodate about 1,000 people. The water park als
TravelNov. 7, 2014
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Tourists’ safety fears: pickpockets, N.K., car accidents
The three biggest safety concerns for foreign tourists traveling to Korea were pickpockets, the North Korean threat and car accidents, according to a recent survey of foreign tourists by the Korea Tourism Organization.Thirty-five percent of 704 foreign respondents said they were concerned about pickpocketing, 17 percent said they were worried about the North Korean threat and another 17 percent said they were concerned about accidents involving public transportation. The answers were given befor
TravelNov. 7, 2014
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Egg meets microwave for speedy rollup
So Dad was over for a visit and wanted scrambled eggs for breakfast. When I expressed some reluctance about pulling out a frying pan (OK, it was a whole lot of reluctance), he remained undeterred. “You don’t have to fry it,” he told me. “Use the microwave. Get me a saucer.”It took a crafty 92-year-old cook to show me how to exploit the microwave, which in my kitchen is better known as the popcorn maker and frozen-leftovers defroster. Within minutes, we were both enjoying a delectable scrambled e
FoodNov. 7, 2014
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Pates and terrines at La Cave du Cochon
At La Cave du Cochon, L’Espoir du Hibou owner-chef Lim Ki-hak’s second act, the head cheese is formidable, reason enough to pull up a bar stool to the long wooden counter, pick up a fork and let each gelatinous, meaty morsel melt on your tongue. “I wanted to do this first,” La Cave du Cochon’s Lim, 36, said of the French head cheese known as fromage de tete. Bent on mastering fromage de tete as well as other pates, terrines and sausages, Lim studied charcuterie at the New York-based Internationa
FoodNov. 7, 2014
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Around the hotels
Macau Food Festival at Conrad Seoul The buffet restaurant ZEST is presenting Macanese food from Nov. 7-16 with the Macau Government Tourist Office. The food promotion will offer Macanese dishes prepared by visiting chefs from Macau, who will also run egg-tart cooking classes on Nov. 10 and 15. The menu includes Portuguese suckling pig with orange, prawns with chili and Portuguese-style curry crab. Guests who upload photos of their food experience onto Instagram (instagram.com/conradseoul) will h
FoodNov. 7, 2014
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Final lineup revealed for YG’s iKON
The votes have been tallied and the fans have spoken. All of the original members of Team B will officially be debuting as YG Entertainment’s newest boy band, iKON. After six months of filming, with intense song and dance battles that tested the limits of a handful of K-pop idol hopefuls, YG’s “Mix & Match” weekly boy band survival program has concluded. Former “WIN: Who Is Next?” Team B contestants Gu Jun-hoe, Song Yun-hyeong and Kim Dong-hyuk, as well as newcomer Jung Chan-woo, received the mo
Nov. 7, 2014
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L.A. museum to get biggest-ever art gift
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― An entertainment executive pledged a collection of paintings by Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and other major artists to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Thursday, a donation the institution called the largest in its history. “Los Angeles helped make my career possible,” said Jerry Perenchio, the former chairman and CEO of Univision who has lived in the city for 70 years. “My family and I are proud and honored to be able to give something back to a wonderful
PerformanceNov. 7, 2014
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Big Bang draws most Japanese concertgoers in K-pop
Big Bang drew the most fans in Japan among K-pop stars this year, a Japanese monthly magazine said Friday. According to Nikkei Entertainment’s chart of artists with the most concert fans, Big Bang took the second spot with about 920,000 fans in 29 concerts in total this year, Japanese rock band EXILE TRIBE topped the chart, attracting 1.05 million fans. About 32,000 fans came to each Big Bang concert. Big Bang held dome concerts for the second year straight this year. (YG Entertainment) Membe
Nov. 7, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Director tackles temp-worker issues
In her new movie “Cart,” director Boo Ji-young depicts temporary employees of a mega supermarket chain who are facing unfair layoffs. They are ordinary women, including a mother of two kids, a single mom and a college grad. They gather to fight against the company’s exploitative practices.It takes guts for a novice director to tackle a touchy and complex current issue like that of temp workers. The number of such workers here exceeded 6 million this year, an all-time high. The English poster for
FilmNov. 6, 2014
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Last dance for bold ballerina Sylvie Guillem
PARIS (AFP) ― French dancer Sylvie Guillem is to bring down the curtain on a glittering career that saw her plucked from relative obscurity by Rudolf Nureyev to become the world’s most sought after ballerina.Announcing her intention to retire at the end of 2015, Guillem, 49, said she still loved dancing but had decided now was the right time to bow out.“I have loved every moment of the last 39 years and today I am still loving it in the same way,” she said.“So why stop? Very simply because I wan
PerformanceNov. 6, 2014