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Busan loses World Expo 2030 bid
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Yoon apologizes for Busan's Expo bid failure; Mayor open to 2035 rebid
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AI robots to aid English education in Seoul schools
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Samsung promotes execs in 30s, 40s for future growth
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State-run body says 'cannot hire women' applicants
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As streaming services raise fees, some turn to illegal streaming sites
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4.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Korea
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Seoul reviews scenarios for restoring guard posts in DMZ
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Drug addiction treatment to be covered by national insurance
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Remaining BTS members to begin military service next month
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Lang Lang waltzes into U.N. peace job
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― Acclaimed Chinese pianist Lang Lang said Monday he is ready to play in a conflict zone as he was named a U.N. messenger of peace.The 31-year-old virtuoso said he was “truly humbled” to become a U.N. messenger alongside the likes of actors George Clooney and Charlize Theron and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.Lang Lang played Chopin’s Waltz No. 1 for U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon to mark his new job and was then asked whether he would be ready to go to Syria or another danger zone.“Wh
PerformanceOct. 29, 2013
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Seoul, Washington renew youth exchange program for 5 more years
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to extend their youth internship exchange program for another five years, but with a reduction in the program’s quota due to weaker-than-expected interest.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se signed the agreement with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim to extend the Work, English, Study and Travel (WEST) program, according to the Seoul ministry.The WEST program was first signed in 2008 for a five-year run as part of the two allies’ frie
PeopleOct. 29, 2013
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Nobel-winning chemist hails power of computing
Arieh Warshel, co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, hailed the power of computing in revolutionizing science and opening a new horizon for human knowledge.“When I first started using computer simulations (during the 1960s), there was no such computer program so I to design one,” Arieh Warshel, professor of chemistry at University of Southern California, said in a news conference in Seoul on Monday.Warshel is often referred as the “man who took chemistry into cyberspace” as he laid
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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‘Comfort woman’ memoir to have English, Chinese editions
The memoir of a Korean woman who was forced into sex slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II will be published in English and Chinese.The Office of Education of South Gyeongsang Province said that it would publish the English and Chinese editions of the true life story of Kim Bok-deuk, 96, the oldest surviving former “comfort woman,” in mid-December.The office published a book of her testimony in Korean, titled “Don’t Forget Me,” in March, and released its Japanese translation in Augus
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Pope’s Twitter account attracts 10m followers
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Pope Francis welcomed news on Sunday that his Twitter account @pontifex had attracted more than 10 million followers.“Dear Followers I understand there are now over 10 million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask you to continue praying for me,” the pontiff tweeted early Sunday.Francis’s predecessor Pope Benedict XVI had opened the account on December 12, and interest in tweets from the pontiff surged after the Argentine pope was elected in March.People around the w
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Aung San Suu Kyi collects Rome honorary citizenship
ROME (AFP) ― Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally became an honorary citizen of Rome Sunday, 19 years after the honour was awarded to her.The Nobel peace laureate was given the citizenship in 1994 but spent most of the past two decades under house arrest in Myanmar which meant she was unable to collect her award.Rome mayor Ignazio Marino said on his Twitter account that the city could “finally award it to a free woman.”At a ceremony at the town hall, a modest Suu Kyi denied that sh
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Belgium’s shy king finds favor after 100 days on throne: polls
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Belgium’s King Philippe, whose shy ways as crown prince worried the kingdom for many years, is winning over the public after 100 days on the throne, surveys showed this weekend.As Philippe prepares to mark his first 100 days as monarch on Monday, a survey saw him gain popularity even in Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north where sentiment is cooler towards the royal family than in the French-speaking south.A total 59 percent of Flemish people expressed confidence in the 53-year-
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Portraits of change
The Seoul Photo Festival unveils a rare compilation of portraits of Seoul citizens that date back to 1883 as 2013 marks the 130th year since photography was first introduced in Korea. The photo exhibition that opens this Friday will feature more than 600 portraits showing behind the scenes of major historical and social events in Seoul from the Japanese colonial era (1910-1945), the Korean War (1950-1953), rapid economic development (1960-1980) and diverse social aspects of today such as the shi
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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Kimchi-making explained in English book
An English book on “kimjang,” the kimchi-making process for the winter, was released on Monday to mark the Korean tradition likely to be designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. The 192-page “Kimjang: Making and Sharing Kimchi” explains the origin, history and people behind kimchi, possibly the most popular Korean food. “Kimchi, along with rice, is one of the two things that people in this country cannot live without. It is fine to make
CultureOct. 28, 2013
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Doomed Paris tower lives out last days in graffiti
PARIS (AP) ― Condemned apartments covered in spray paint have probably never been in such demand.An entire apartment tower in eastern Paris has been turned over to 105 street artists from around the world, giving them a chance to turn each home into its own art installation during the building’s final days.The artists had seven months to tag “Tour Paris 13” ― named for the district where it’s located ― coating apartments sometimes still filled with debris, trash and furniture. All their work wil
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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iPad art gains recognition in new David Hockney exhibit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Happily hunched over his iPad, Britain’s most celebrated living artist David Hockney is pioneering in the art world again, turning his index finger into a paintbrush that he uses to swipe across a touch screen to create vibrant landscapes, colorful forests and richly layered scenes.“It’s a very new medium,”said Hockney. So new, in fact, he wasn’t sure what he was creating until he began printing his digital images a few years ago. “I was pretty amazed by them actually,” he s
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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Crayon Pop to hold first solo concert for free
Crayon Pop, the group that turned jumping up and down into a nationwide craze, will be holding its first solo concert titled “1st POPCON IN SEOUL” at Nuridream Square in Sangam-dong, Seoul, on Wednesday. The event is free and open to the public. Since their debut last year, the ladies had made little to no impact with the release of their first EP album in July featuring singles “Saturday Night” and “Bing Bing.” Months later, Crayon Pop attempted to capture audiences once again by releasing the
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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‘Nine’ slated for American television
“Nine,” a hit television series on cable channel tvN, is set to be remade into an American series led by Fake Empire Productions, known for producing major television series including “Gossip Girl,” “Carrie Diaries” and “The O.C.” Over the years, U.S. production companies have purchased drama formats largely from Europe, but recently companies have been looking all over the world for potential hits. “Homeland” is a drama-thriller series based on the popular Israeli series “Hatufim” and currently
Oct. 28, 2013
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Stallone shows off arty side in Russia
ST. PETERSBURG (AFP) ― Art lovers lined up Sunday at the world’s biggest museum of Russian art in Saint Petersburg, where U.S. film star Sylvester Stallone unveiled a retrospective of his abstract paintings.Work by the Hollywood action man won praise from the curators at the State Russian Museum although some critics denounced Stallone for his anti-Russia character “Rambo” and said such art had no place in the venerable institution.Stallone was all smiles as he unveiled the exhibition, entitled
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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[Photo News] Trouble Maker releases new album, music video
K-pop duo Trouble Maker on Monday revealed their new mini album online, along with the music video for its title song “There Is No Tomorrow.”Trouble Maker, consisting of Hyuna from 4minute and Hyunseung from Beast, began online sales of songs from their new album “Chemistry,” which is slated to hit stores Thursday. As of Monday morning, “There Is No Tomorrow” topped major online music charts including Bugs, Naver, Mnet, Soribada and Melon.The music video for the title track, however, was what tr
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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Groundbreaking art critic Arthur Danto dies at 89
Arthur C. Danto, a provocative and influential philosopher and critic who championed Andy Warhol and other avant-garde artists and upended the study of art history by declaring that the history of art was over, has died. He was 89.Danto, art critic for The Nation magazine from 1984 to 2009 and a professor emeritus at Columbia University, died of heart failure Friday at his Manhattan apartment, daughter Ginger Danto said Sunday.An academically trained philosopher, Danto became as central to debat
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Lou Reed, iconic punk-poet, dead at 71
Lou Reed, the punk poet of rock ` n' roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, died Sunday at age 71.Reed died in Southampton, New York, of an ailment related to his recent liver transplant, according to his literary agent, Andrew Wylie, who added that Reed had been in frail health for months. Reed shared a home in Southampton with his wife and fellow musician, Laurie Anderson, whom he marrie
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Independence activist to become honorary Yonsei graduate
Ahn Chang-ho, a late independence activist, will be honored with a posthumous certificate of graduation from Yonsei University.The award comes 118 years after he entered the forerunner of Yonsei.The school will award Ahn with a certificate of honorary graduation in a ceremony at Yonsei-Samsung Library on the Sinchon campus in Seoul on Nov. 8, a day before his birthday. His grandson, Philip Cuddy, 58, is scheduled to attend the event.Yonsei will also hold a commemorative exhibition for Ahn in a m
PeopleOct. 27, 2013
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ASEAN celebrated
The “5th Bravo! ASEAN in Korea 2013” showcased Southeast Asian traditional music and dance, as well as pop music performances, at the Millennium Hall of Konkuk University in Seoul on Saturday.The theme of the fifth installment of “Bravo ASEAN” was “diversity in harmony” to highlight the enormous diversity of ethnicities, language and most of all cultural heritage of the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, organizers from the ASEAN-Korea Centre said. The event ha
PeopleOct. 27, 2013
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South Korean official dies in Peru river accident
LIMA (AP) ― South Korean officials say that a government worker has died in a river accident in Peru. South Korean Consul Lee Hwang-roh says 44-year-old Kim Yoon-ho was on a vessel that overturned Thursday on the Itaya river in Peru’s Amazon region. His body was taken to a morgue in the city of Iquitos in northern Peru. He worked for the South Korean ministry of oceans and fisheries.Officials gave no further details on Friday.
PeopleOct. 27, 2013