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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Around the hotels
Strawberry dessert buffet at Sheraton Grande WalkerhillThe Pavillion, the lobby lounge at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill, is offering the “Very Berry Strawberry” weekend dessert buffet from Feb. 8 to Mar. 30. The buffet is available every Saturday and Sunday and will be offered in two shifts: from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Reservations must be made in advance. The dessert buffet, which has been running for seven years, will feature a variety of strawberry desserts such
FoodFeb. 7, 2014
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Artisanal coffee and bagels
Located in Daechi-dong near Hanti Station, southern Seoul, Sam’s Bagel and Roastery provides a haven for hungry and thirsty passersby. The artfully presented red and white sign and long, broad windows are an accurate preview of the inviting space, which bears all the trappings of a please-come-and-linger spot, from its free Wi-Fi to its solid brews, bagels and scones. This is a place made for all manner of laidback behavior involving multiple cups of coffee and flour-centric bites, because the g
FoodFeb. 7, 2014
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Mu namul (radish side dish)
Mu namul is an excellent cold weather side dish. It’s simple, nutritious and tasty! In season, the radish tastes so good in its natural state that you really don’t need to add much of anything else to make this dish delicious. Typically, it is made by a combination of stir-frying and steaming. The julienned radish is first stir-fried with a little bit of oil, and then covered and cooked over low heat to steam. The result is a healthy vegetable dish that is mildly flavored and naturally sweet. In
FoodFeb. 7, 2014
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‘Real Men’ adds four new cast members
MBC’s hit reality show “Real Men” will add four new faces, including actor Chun Jung-myung and boy band Super Junior-M’s Henry, while three of its original cast members will drop. “The four new cast members are actor Park Geon-Hyeong, singer K. Will, Super Junior-M’s Henry and actor Chun Jung-myung,” the TV channel said in a press release Friday. “The new recruits will submit themselves to the training center for new army recruits in mid-February before joining the existing cast members on the s
TelevisionFeb. 7, 2014
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After 22 years, Leno bids farewell to ‘Tonight’
BURBANK, California (AP) ― Jay Leno has said goodbye to “The Tonight Show” before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the “greatest 22 years of my life.”“I am the luckiest guy in the world. This is tricky,” said an emotional Leno, stepping down for the second and presumably last time as host of TV’s venerable late-night program. Jimmy Fallon takes over “Tonight” in New York on Feb. 17.Leno shared that he’d lost his mother the firs
TelevisionFeb. 7, 2014
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Seoul aims to boost foreign tourist satisfaction
If a foreign tourist comes to Korea, he or she is most likely to visit the capital Seoul first, before venturing out to explore the provinces. More than 12 million foreigners visited Korea in 2013, up 9.3 percent from 2012. Of these, some 10 million foreigners took a trip to the capital city. As for Chinese tourists, more than 90 percent visited Seoul, according to data compiled by the city-run Seoul Institute. Despite the status of Seoul as the face of Korea to foreign visitors, tourism program
TravelFeb. 6, 2014
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Top Hollywood films for February
After the box-office smash of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen,” Korean theaters are welcoming the arrival of another series of highly anticipated Hollywood films this month.Paul W.S. Anderson’s 3-D disaster thriller “Pompeii,” George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” and slavery saga “12 Years a Slave” are all opening in theaters in February, each offering something different.Among the three, the first to be released here is “Pompeii,” which follows the story of a slave who falls in love with
FilmFeb. 6, 2014
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Mystery surrounds theft of Stradivarius violin
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― Violin virtuoso Frank Almond was walking to his car after an evening performance at the Wisconsin Lutheran College when someone jumped out of a van, shocked him with a stun gun and seized the rare and extremely valuable Stradivarius on loan to him. The robber got back into the waiting vehicle, which sped off. Almond, who had been knocked to the ground, wasn’t seriously hurt. But he was devastated by the loss of the violin, which was crafted in 1715 and has been appraised for ins
PerformanceFeb. 6, 2014
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‘Empire of the Sun’ internment camp forgotten in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) ― No public memorial marks the former Shanghai internment camp made famous by J.G. Ballard’s novel “Empire of the Sun,” where more than 1,800 foreigners were held by the Japanese during World War II.Ballard’s fictionalized version of his experiences in the Lunghwa camp was published 30 years ago, followed in 1987 by the Steven Spielberg film starring a young Christian Bale as Jim Graham, a boy who comes of age on his own in the facility.The site is now an elite government-run scho
BooksFeb. 6, 2014
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Giacometti exhibit in Rome explores power of human body
ROME (AFP) ― Striking, skeletal forms of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti are juxtaposed with corpulent neo-classical and baroque Italian masterpieces in a new exhibition in Rome exploring the evocative power of the human body. Forty Giacometti gems, including his famous spindly “Walking Man” in bronze, have been scattered around the permanent collection at the Villa Borghese Gallery in the Italian capital, dotted in among classics such as Bernini’s “David” or Canova’s “Pauline Borghese.” The c
PerformanceFeb. 6, 2014
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YB to debut in U.S., U.K. with ‘Cigarette Girl’
Korea’s chief rock band YB is set to debut in the United Kingdom and the United States with its signature single “Cigarette Girl,” according to the band’s management company on Tuesday.YB, which recently signed with the former manager of American hard rock legend Guns N’ Roses Doug Goldstein, will unveil the English version of “Cigarette Girl” on Feb. 18, marking the band’s first official international appearance under a foreign management agency.“Cigarette Girl” was originally sung by veteran K
PerformanceFeb. 6, 2014
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Wes Anderson premiere to kick off Berlin fest
BERLIN (AFP) ― The world premiere of Wes Anderson’s keenly awaited caper “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will open the 64th Berlin film festival Thursday as it joins the race for the top prize, the Golden Bear.The high-profile opening movie with an all-star cast led by British actor Ralph Fiennes marks a coup for the Berlinale, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year.The 11-day festival will screen more than 400 productions from around the world in its various sections before a jury led by U
FilmFeb. 6, 2014
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‘American Idol’ star Aiken launches Congress bid
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken declared Wednesday he is running for Congress, putting his singing career on hold as he aims to unseat a Republican from her North Carolina district.Aiken said he would run as a Democrat against two-term congresswoman Renee Ellmers because he believes she is voting against her constituents’ interests in the House of Representatives.“This is what’s wrong with Washington,” Aiken said in a nearly five-minute video, where he highlighted his upb
PerformanceFeb. 6, 2014
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New novel examines romance of Robert Louis Stevenson, wife
It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since the publication of Nancy Horan’s best-selling debut, “Loving Frank,” a riveting tale centered on Frank Lloyd Wright’s lover and muse, Mamah Borthwick Cheney, that remains vividly fresh in my memory.In her new novel, “Under the Wide and Starry Sky,” she once again takes a deep, discerning dive into a famous man’s life by focusing on a significant love interest. Once again, I was enthralled.Horan has been credited with inventing this popular subgenre
BooksFeb. 6, 2014
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Personal tragedy, powerful story
Un-Remarried WidowBy Artis Henderson (Simon & Schuster)There are stories of war we are used to seeing: The soldier as action hero or the wounded warrior returning home. Then there are the war stories that are not so familiar, of the families left behind.Artis Henderson’s “Un-Remarried Widow” is one such story, an exquisitely sensitive portrait of a new bride whose marriage is cut short when her husband is killed in the Iraq War.The book’s title refers to the characteristically dry, bureaucratic
BooksFeb. 6, 2014
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Isabel Allende’s ‘Ripper’ disappoints
RipperBy Isabel Allende(Harper)Chilean author Isabel Allende’s magical realism approach has earned her lyrical novels such as “The House of the Spirits” and “Of Love and Shadows” critical acclaim and solid spots on best-sellers lists.But Allende’s style fails her in her first crime novel. “Ripper” succumbs to an overwrought plot, weak characters and uninteresting details that derail the story.Ripper is an online community of amateur sleuths around the world united to solve a series of bizarre ki
BooksFeb. 6, 2014
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Joyce Carol Oates conjures a troubled teen in ‘Carthage’
You may wish, from time to time, that you could feel like a teenager again. “Teenage knees?” you think. “Sign me up!” But then you run into someone like Cressida Mayfield. The delicate heart of Joyce Carol Oates’ moody, marvelous new novel, “Carthage,” 19-year-old Cressida reminds you that those teenage knees come at a price: You’d have to suffer through all those teenage emotions again to get them.Cressida can be cruel. She’ll snip threads on her older sister Juliet’s cashmere sweater, “shiveri
BooksFeb. 6, 2014
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Sunfull launches Korea-China cyber cheering squad for Sochi
The headquarters of the Sunfull Movement, which campaigns for positive online comments, launched a Winter Olympic cyber cheering squad for Korea and China with People.cn, the online portal of the People’s Daily, China’s state-run newspaper, in Seoul on Thursday.Korean members of the “Sochi Winter Olympics Korea-China cyber cheering squad” will support the Chinese team during the Winter Olympics with posts on the campaign’s website. Likewise, Chinese members will support South Korea.The Korean we
PeopleFeb. 6, 2014
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Sexting: Half of U.S. adults’ phones contain intimate content
More than 50 percent of U.S. people have used their mobile device to share or receive intimate or sexual text messages, emails or photos from someone, according to security software firm McAfee.McAfee released a new study on Tuesday titled “Love, Relationships, and Technology” gathering data from 1,500 U.S. consumers.While 77 percent of sexters send their racy content to their significant others, 16 percent send it to complete strangers.Eighteen-to 24-year-olds with smartphones are most keen on
Life&CultureFeb. 6, 2014
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[Uniquely Korean] Bomb-drink cocktails help smooth relationships
When it comes to booze, Koreans know what they are dealing with. Just as the term “let’s have a meal” is often interchangeable with arranging a meeting, “let’s go for a drink” is roughly equivalent to socializing. In the past, social meetings with alcohol had involved participants getting heavily drunk. This brought forth the birth of poktanju, or the bomb-drink, which refers to a cocktail of beer and liquors such as whiskey.As its name suggests, its main goal is to bombard the drinker with a he
CultureFeb. 5, 2014