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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Korean art gets spotlight at Venice Biennale 2024
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Police uncover illegal gambling website made by teens, for teens
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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Yoon's approval rating sinks to all-time low following election loss
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Mao’s triumphs outweigh mistakes: state media poll
BEIJING (AFP) ― More than 85 percent of respondents in a Chinese state media survey said that Mao Zedong’s achievements outweigh his mistakes, as the country prepares to mark 120 years since the “Great Helmsman’s” birth.Mao’s legacy remains mixed in China, where he is revered for the 1949 founding of the People’s Republic but authorities have called for restraint in commemorating the anniversary.Mao is blamed for the deaths of tens of millions due to famine following his “Great Leap Forward” and
PeopleDec. 25, 2013
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N.Y. mayor’s daughter confesses to drug, alcohol use
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The teenage daughter of New York’s incoming mayor confessed on Christmas Eve to smoking pot and underage drinking in a video aimed at helping others battling depression.Nineteen-year-old Chiara de Blasio features alone in the nearly five-minute video, announcing that she suffers from clinical depression, had smoked weed and drank alcohol.The professionally produced, slick video was posted on YouTube and emailed to reporters by her father, Bill de Blasio, who takes office as New
PeopleDec. 25, 2013
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Italian ‘Slave’ posters pulled amid racism claims
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The U.S. studio behind Golden Globe-nominated historical drama “12 Years a Slave,” has asked the film’s Italian distributors to withdraw posters which triggered an online storm over alleged racism.Lionsgate did not specify why it was asking for the publicity material to be pulled, but a source linked to the Italian distributors said they were in the process of removing “unauthorized” posters of the movie, tipped for glory in Hollywood’s annual awards season.The Italian poster
FilmDec. 25, 2013
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Korean galleries bet again on Chinese art market
It was ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the Korean galleries’ ambitions for entering the Chinese art market were at their highest. From 2005, major Korean galleries flocked to China in search of big spenders and potential buyers in the booming art market. The reality was different. Galleries struggled to make ends meet with skyrocketing rent, complex shipping processes and different art-market dynamics. Now Pyo Gallery 798 remains the sole Korean gallery in Beijing, once a hopeful place f
PerformanceDec. 25, 2013
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The pretty to the ugly: fashion round-up
NEW YORK (AP) ― It was a year for pixie haircuts, chunky flat shoes, bangs on our first lady and bare skin ... lots of it, on movie actresses and pop stars. Fashion always has its royalty, and this year, Kerry Washington was a queen. For real royalty, we had Kate Middleton, making the rest of us mortals feel a little better by flashing her mommy tummy. If Kate made us feel good, Lululemon didn’t, when its chairman appeared to blame women’s own bodies for problems with those popular yoga pants. A
Arts & DesignDec. 25, 2013
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Debbie Allen’s twist on ‘The Nutcracker’ wins
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s not yet Christmas, but Debbie Allen has already gotten a nice present ― the Goldstar National Nutcracker Award.The ticket discounter has declared the award-winning director and choreographer’s school the winner of the 7th annual contest that crowns the best version of “The Nutcracker” in the land. The Debbie Allen Dance Academy’s show, “The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” that was mounted earlier this month in Los Angeles, beat out nearly 60 other productions of “The Nutcracker.”
PerformanceDec. 25, 2013
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Choe’s essays released posthumously
The literary remains of the late novelist Choe In-ho (1945-2013) were published on Tuesday, three months after his death. Choe’s eight-year battle against salivary gland cancer, involving pain, tears, meditation and epiphany, is reflected in “Nunmul (Tears),” based on a batch of manuscripts found by Choe’s wife and others. The novelist, who was once called an “enfant terrible” for entering the literature scene at the tender age of 17, while he was still in high school, released some of the most
BooksDec. 25, 2013
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Justin Bieber announces retirement on Twitter
Pop star Justin Bieber on Wednesday announced via Twitter that he is retiring.“My beloved beliebers I’m officially retiring,” he wrote on his Twitter account. “The media talks a lot about me. They make up a lot of lies and want me to fail but I’m never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle.” The announcement was re-tweeted more than 200,000 times in just four hours of being posted. Bieber has nearly 48 million followers. No official reaction has been made by his record label or management
PerformanceDec. 25, 2013
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JYP to launch three K-pop groups next year
JYP Entertainment, one of the three most influential showbiz agencies in the country, on Tuesday announced a set of plans to launch three new K-pop groups next year. In January, a seven-member boy band consisting of singers and dancers from the U.S., Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Korea will be unveiled. Tentatively named “Post 2PM,” the group will be an “enhanced version” of the megahit group 2PM, the agency said. The members are reportedly planning to present martial arts performances on stage
PerformanceDec. 25, 2013
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Tang Wei returns to Korean theaters as pregnant woman
Chinese actress Tang Wei has a huge fan base in Korea, especially after the release of her 2010 film “Late Autumn,” in which she co-starred with popular Korean actor Hyun Bin.In the romance film directed by Korean director Kim Tae-yong ― the film is also a remake of Korean director Lee Man-hee’s iconic 1966 movie of the same title ― Tang starred as Anna, a Chinese-American prisoner who murdered her husband years ago and is released from jail for three days to attend her mother’s funeral in Seatt
FilmDec. 25, 2013
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Up-and-coming Yeonnam-dong emerges as new hangout
Just a few minutes away from the vibrant and crowded neighborhood of Hongdae, known for its art scene and nightlife, is the often overlooked area of Yeonnam-dong. Although it has certainly not reached the status of a must-see hot spot, its growing number of boutique shops and galleries is turning it into Seoul’s next up-and-coming neighborhood. There is still something to be said for being able to go to a quiet coffee shop with your friends without having to worry about whether a table will be a
CultureDec. 25, 2013
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Vegan leather, faux fur are hot holiday gifts
ATLANTA (AP) ― Finding a knockoff version of the fur you want under the Christmas tree would ordinarily be a disappointment.Not this year.Faux is the new black this season for holiday gifts. But this isn’t the “pleather” of the 1980s ― that cheap, plastic-looking material made popular by Michael Jackson during his “Thriller” days.A $198 fuzzy brown coat at Banana Republic has a prominently placed tag that reads “faux fur.” Dresses with “vegan leather” accents are flying off virtual shelves at sh
Arts & DesignDec. 25, 2013
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Wrap artist puts pizzazz in presents
My family members don’t even need to look at the tags anymore to know which Christmas presents come from me.Almost always, they’re adorned with wide ribbon tied in a simple shoelace bow.I like to think the look is classy. Alton DuLaney would probably say it’s a little plain.DuLaney has me rethinking my wrapping strategy. The 2008 winner of Scotch Brand’s Most Gifted Wrapper Contest puts my stripped-down style to shame with his elegant embellishments, which run the gamut from silk flowers to cook
CultureDec. 25, 2013
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Hollies dazzle in holiday landscape
There is nothing that quite says Christmas like a holly showing out with its festive bright red berries. A specimen holly kissed by frost or draped with a blanket of snow is a sight and memory to be treasured.After years of being mesmerized by their beauty I am now being treated to a new look at our garden in Savannah, Ga., the holly adorned with Spanish moss, looking as though they have been carefully decorated with a special tinsel of nature.Regardless of where you live, Spanish moss or not, t
CultureDec. 25, 2013
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[Photo News] K-pop singers included on ‘most beautiful faces’ list for 2013
A host of K-pop singers have been included on “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces 2013” list by U.S.-based film review website IndependentCritics.com. The list was announced on Monday. A total of 14 South Koreans made the list, on which the Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard was named the most beautiful face of the year.The South Korean highest on the list was Nana at No. 2, a singer and former model who is best known as a member of girl group After School. Despite being little-known in the
PerformanceDec. 25, 2013
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Exhibition explores Korea’s mountains
The mountains are a popular retreat for those looking to escape the city in Korea, but for those who wish to escape to the countryside this winter without braving the bracing winds, an expat exhibition provides one solution.Curated by expat artist Martyn Thompson, “Mountains” features six artists from as many countries and runs at Gallery i in Seoul’s Insa-dong until Saturday.“What attracts me to the mountains more than anything is that it’s an escape. People in Korea, they work like crazy, they
Expat LivingDec. 24, 2013
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Gallery[t] to provide regular space for expat artists
Daegu expat art magazine [b]racket has teamed up with local brunch cafe T.Morning to create Gallery[t], a space for regular exhibitions in the cafe.Magazine cofounder Jess Hinshaw said the cafe had already opened with the intention of showing art, but he had been unable to get the ball rolling. “He remodeled and made it bigger, and he specifically made the walls to house art but he never could get a connection with somebody or any artists to take the initiative and get something up there,” he sa
Expat LivingDec. 24, 2013
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Clothing drive aims to help Seoul Station homeless
Two expats are leading a drive in the Seoul area to collect winter clothes for homeless people.Linda Lam and Abigail Flores are collecting backpacks, blankets and warm men’s clothing in the Seoul and Paju areas that will then be distributed to people sleeping rough around Seoul Station.The two are both active in PLUR, an expat volunteering organization that has groups helping homeless people, disadvantaged children and abandoned animals. Lam said that the clothes will be handed over to Help Your
Expat LivingDec. 24, 2013
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Maestro Chung comes back to piano
Maestro Chung Myung-whun has been known for bringing life to orchestras. Many from Opera Bastille and Radio France to Seoul Philharmonic, have been praised for innovation under his lead, while Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony and other internationally acclaimed orchestras invited him for his powerful but sophisticated conducting over the past three decades. But on Tuesday, Chung was back to where his love for music started: Piano. The 60-year-old pianist-turned conductor
CultureDec. 24, 2013
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Author Bae’s short story published on Amazon’s ‘Day One’ Journal
The English translation of Korean author Bae Su-ah’s short story “Highway with Green Apples” has been published in “Day One,” Amazon’s digital literary journal dedicated to short fiction and poetry from emerging writers, as well as translations of non-English literature.It is the first time that a Korean work of fiction has been published in the journal, according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.Born in Seoul in 1965, Bae is considered one of the most unconventional writers in K
BooksDec. 24, 2013