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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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North Korea holds drills simulating nuclear counterattack against enemy
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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
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Royal palaces to open until late in February
Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace in Seoul will open until late at night in February, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday. The Changgyeonggung Palace will remain open until 10 p.m. and Gyeongbokgung Palace until 9 p.m. from Feb. 12-17, as part of the CHA’s cultural programs to help citizens and visitors immerse themselves in the rich history of the Joseon period. The CHA have set the quota for admission to 1,700 visitors a day at Changgyeonggung Palace and 1,500 at Gy
CultureDec. 24, 2013
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Pomp, amoral ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ is rich, humorous
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Digging into deep-pocket gluttony, Martin Scorsese’s dark comedy “The Wolf of Wall Street” highlights a world rich in drugs, fast cars and private jets. The American dream is amplified, yet those indulging in it are never satisfied.In the film’s opening segment, trading tycoon Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, declares, “Money is the best drug. It makes you a better person.” This was the motto fueling a host of hustling stockbrokers in the late 1980s and early 1990s
FilmDec. 24, 2013
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More TV dramas accused of plagiarism
After only its second episode, the newly aired SBS drama “My Love from the Star” starring popular stars Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun (Gianna Jun) has found itself wrapped up in a heated plagiarism controversy with an ongoing Korean comic book series titled “Seol Hee,” which is based on a similar concept to the drama. “My Love from the Star” is based on the historical “Gwanghae Journal” from the Joseon era that referenced mysterious UFO sightings. The TV drama adapted the tale into a show that te
TelevisionDec. 24, 2013
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Lawrence tops AP entertainer list
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The battle for AP entertainer of the year came down to the Girl on Fire and the Queen of Twerk.Jennifer Lawrence edged out Miley Cyrus by one vote in the Associated Press’ annual survey of its newspaper and broadcast members and subscribers for Entertainer of the Year.There were 70 ballots submitted by U.S. editors and news directors. Voters were asked to consider who had the most influence on entertainment and culture in 2013.Lawrence won 15 votes. Cyrus had 14. Netflix was a
FilmDec. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] Hero firefighter award
PeopleDec. 24, 2013
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Man who helped free Cleveland women signs memoirs contract
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The man who famously put aside his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive in a Cleveland house for over a decade has signed a contract to publish his memoirs. Charles Ramsey signed the deal with the Cleveland publisher David Gray & Co. on Thursday. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and Berry’s 6-year-old daughter escaped to freedom May 6. Collaborating as Ramsey’s coauthor will be freelance writer Randy Nyerges. The former U.S. Senate staff speechwriter cow
PeopleDec. 24, 2013
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Mossad trained Mandela in Ethiopia: Israeli archive
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― Israeli Mossad agents operating in Ethiopia in 1962 unwittingly trained Nelson Mandela in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry and sabotage, according to a document released by Israel’s state archives.A letter from a Mossad official to the foreign ministry, dated Oct. 11, 1962, titled “THE BLACK PIMPERNEL” and released to the public on Sunday, recalls a conversation in which “we discussed a trainee in Ethiopia named David Mobasari, from Rhodesia.”“The aforementioned was trained by the
PeopleDec. 24, 2013
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Anonymous person donates W100m to Salvation Army for third straight year
A citizen donated 100 million won ($94,250) to a Salvation Army red kettle for the third year in a row.The Salvation Army Korea Territory headquarters in Seoul said it received a 100 million won check through one of its charity kettles at the entrance to Myeong-dong, Seoul.At around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, a man who looked to be in his 50s to 60s delivered an envelope with tears in his eyes to a Salvation Army cadet ringing a bell near a kettle.On the envelope was written simply “From a resident of
PeopleDec. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] K-pop idols Tiffany and Bora appear on Harper’s Bazaar magazine
Tiffany of Girls’ Generation and Bora from Sistar have posed for a pictorial due to be published in the January issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.The two K-pop idols are currently appearing in the fashion collaboration survival show titled “Fashion King Korea,” where celebrities partner up with a fashion designer to compete against one another in various fashion challenges and missions. (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Dec. 24, 2013
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[Photo News] Reporter transforms into sexy Santa
SBS reporter Ahn Hyun-mo, the girlfriend of actor Kim Min-joon, attracted attention on the Web on Tuesday after she posted photos online of her in a Santa costume.The reporter shared three photos on Facebook of herself wearing a red minidress and a headband decorated with Christmas tree. “Baby, it’s time to turn mounting regrets into renewed resolutions, and senseless tension into constructive talks,” Ahn wrote along with the photos. Ahn and Kim admitted their romantic relationship in August las
TelevisionDec. 24, 2013
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‘Unchained Melody’ revisited on stage with stunning magic tricks
The highly anticipated musical of the year was finally unveiled to the public last month, starring some of the most celebrated musical stars in the country, including Joo Won and Ivy.Titled “Ghost the Musical,” the show is an adaptation of the mega-hit romantic fantasy-thriller film “Ghost,” starring Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. The musical had its world premiere in Manchester, England, in 2011, and was also performed on Broadway in 2012. The current Korean production is the Asian premiere run
PerformanceDec. 23, 2013
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Korean male fashion models on the rise
They defy the common prejudice that Asian men are short, less fit and less fashionable than Asian women. With faces smaller than the size of a palm and incredibly long legs on top of good communication skills and strong English ability, Korean male fashion models are emerging as the newest darlings of the global fashion scene. The new breed of clotheshorses sashay down the catwalks of internationally acclaimed fashion houses, pose for globally circulated magazines, and are featured on advertisem
Arts & DesignDec. 23, 2013
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J.K. Rowling to produce Harry Potter stage show
LONDON (AFP) ― Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is to co-produce a British stage show about the boy wizard’s early years living with his cruel non-magical aunt and uncle, she announced on Friday.Rowling said she would work with the writer on the new play, charting Harry’s lonely childhood when he was forced to sleep in a cupboard under the stairs, but would not script it herself.She will start the project early next year, working with producers Sonia Friedman ― who has brought a string of hit sh
PerformanceDec. 23, 2013
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Greece to build Holocaust museum in Thessaloniki
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) ― Greece’s second-largest city Thessaloniki unveiled plans on Friday to build a Holocaust museum to honor some 46,000 Jewish residents deported and killed at German Nazi death camps during World War II.“This is the fulfillment of a historic responsibility for Thessaloniki,” said Yiannis Boutaris, mayor of the city once known as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans.”The museum will be created at the old railway station where the trains left Greece’s northern city for the notor
CultureDec. 23, 2013
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Bethlehem eyes tourist boom after dark decade
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) ― After a decade of unrest, Bethlehem has seen a surge in visits to Christ’s traditional birthplace, raising hopes of a tourism bonanza in the West Bank town despite Israel’s separation barrier.The Palestinian territories’ top tourist destination is a victim of the barrier which cuts off the town from nearby Jerusalem, just 10 kilometers away. Israel began work on its sprawling barrier ― dubbed the “apartheid wall” by Palestinians ― in 2002 at the height
TravelDec. 23, 2013
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Psy’s energy gives local fans a holiday show not to be forgotten
“Are you ready?” was projected onto the giant stage screens as the 12,000 fans who flocked to Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium on Sunday night screamed in deafening unison while awaiting K-pop sensation Psy’s entrance. Thousands upon thousands of flashing LED headbands lit up the stadium as part of Psy’s “All Night Stand” winter solo concert series that began on Friday night. The K-pop star pulled out all the stops for the event, returning to his local fans in his first concert in Korea in eight
PerformanceDec. 23, 2013
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Celebrities want rumormongers rooted out
Actresses who have vowed legal action against rumormongers for alleging that they were involved in prostitution confirmed on Monday that they would continue the war even after the prosecution has declared the information circulating on the Internet to be false, in a move to root out malignant gossip.According to the agent of actress Lee Da-hae, the star of TV dramas including “My Girl,” “Green Rose,” “The Slave Hunters” and “Miss Reply,” decided to retain her complaints with the Seoul Metropolit
TelevisionDec. 23, 2013
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Widow gets remains of soldier lost in Korean War
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went off to war 63 years ago, leaving behind a wife who never gave up on his return. On Friday, 94-year-old Clara Gantt stood up from her wheelchair and wept in the cold before the flag-draped casket. Sgt. Gantt was finally home. “He told me if anything happened to him he wanted me to remarry. I told him no, no. Here I am, still his wife,” she told reporters at Los Angeles International Airport, where his remains were carried from a jet
PeopleDec. 23, 2013
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Archive discloses Christmas cards received by former presidents
The National Archives of Korea on Monday disclosed Christmas cards received by former presidents through its Web portal (www.pa.go.kr).The archives also released six photos and 10 records related to Christmas as well as 14 Christmas cards sent by kindergartners, elementary and middle school students.Presidents receive Christmas cards from people of all walks of life, including members of the public and ethnic Koreans living overseas, not to mention heads of state and political and business leade
PeopleDec. 23, 2013