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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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N.Y. woman pleads guilty to hawking fake paintings
NEW YORK (AFP) ― An art dealer acknowledged Monday in New York that for nearly 15 years she sold counterfeit paintings to two of the city’s top galleries, which earned more than $80 million for them.Glafira Rosales, 57, pleaded guilty before a federal judge in a court saga that has played out for nearly two years.Between 1994 and 2009, Rosales sold 63 previously unknown works that she claimed were by such artists as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning,
PerformanceSept. 17, 2013
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Burberry, Tom Ford headline London Fashion Week
LONDON (AP) ― Soft, lacey pastel confections at Burberry Prorsum, wacky florals at Christopher Kane, sparkly party dresses at Tom Ford: London Fashion Week was in full swing Monday, with a huge diversity of new spring looks from a parade of big names all jostling for buyers’ attention.Luxury British label Burberry packed in the biggest crowds with its runway show, which featured a collection of ultra-feminine pastel outfits, sheer pencil dresses and light cashmere coats. Designer Christopher Ba
Arts & DesignSept. 17, 2013
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K-pop lovers to flock to Gyeongju for Hallyu Dream Festival
The fourth annual 2013 Hallyu Dream Festival held in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, is set to launch its K-pop-filled events on Oct. 5 and 6. This year’s Hallyu Dream Festival will include the K-pop Cover Dance Festival and the final Hallyu Dream Concert, as well as cultural awareness events. The lineup for the upcoming Hallyu Dream Concert, which will be held on the second day of the festival, includes big-name K-pop acts such as TVXQ, 4minute. Sistar, Crayon Pop, 2AM, KARA, T-ara, Ailee,
PerformanceSept. 17, 2013
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Malala, Snowden nominated for EU human rights award
BRUSSELS (AP) ― European lawmakers have nominated several candidates for the bloc’s top human rights prize, including Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai and U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. The European Parliament said in a statement late Monday they were among seven nominees for this year’s Sakharov prize. The finalist for the prestigious 50,000 euro ($65,000) award will be chosen next month. The 16-year-old Malala, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year on her way ho
PeopleSept. 17, 2013
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U.S. wakes up to a Miss America of Indian descent
NEW YORK (AFP) ― For the first time America’s top beauty queen is a woman of Indian origin, a first partly clouded by a spate of hateful Tweets branding her an Arab terrorist.The new Miss America is Nina Davuluri, a 24-year-old from the state of New York who wants to be a doctor.She called her crowning Sunday night at the Atlantic City pageant, in which she performed a traditional Bollywood-style dance, a victory for diversity in America.“It was the first time Bollywood has been performed on the
PeopleSept. 17, 2013
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Park Jin-young to remarry next month
Entertainment mogul Park Jin-young revealed Monday that he has gotten engaged to his girlfriend, who is nine years his junior. Park, who is a singer and music producer as well as CEO of JYP Entertainment, made the announcement online through social media. He said that his girlfriend, who is not a celebrity, was the woman who inspired him to write his hit love ballad single “You’re the One,” which was released last year. “Although this woman is nine years younger than I and she just lives a norm
PeopleSept. 17, 2013
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Passenger of crashed flight donates compensation money
A Korean passenger of Asiana Airlines flight 214, which crashed on its final approach to San Francisco International Airport on July 6, has donated all of the compensation money paid to him to a child welfare center.Choi Jong-lip, 55, president of Auros Technology in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, gave the 25 million won ($23,000) in compensation he received from the airline to the Hwaseong Hope Regional Children’s Center on Monday. “I am really pleased that I am the first to donate Asiana Airline
PeopleSept. 17, 2013
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Burberry, Tom Ford headline London Fashion Week
Soft, lacey pastel confections at Burberry Prorsum, wacky florals at Christopher Kane, sparkly party dresses at Tom Ford: London Fashion Week was in full swing Monday, with a huge diversity of new spring looks from a parade of big names all jostling for buyers‘ attention.Luxury British label Burberry packed in the biggest crowds with its runway show, which featured a collection of ultra-feminine pastel outfits, sheer pencil dresses and light cashmere coats. Designer Christopher Bailey said it w
Arts & DesignSept. 17, 2013
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Former vice minister of commerce named new chief of nuclear plant operator
A former vice minister for trade and energy was named the new head of the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) on Tuesday.Cho Seok, the former vice minister of trade, industry and energy, was named the new president of the country's sole nuclear power plant operator, the company said in a press release.Cho, 56, will replace Kim Kyun-seop, who stepped down in June over a corruption scandal, in which substandard parts had been supplied under fake quality certificates in and around 20
PeopleSept. 17, 2013
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SNSD wows 12,000 fans in first Jakarta solo concert
The hallyu starlets of Girls’ Generation recently wrapped up their first solo concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of the ladies’ “Girls’ Generation World Tour ~ Girls & Peace.” The performance took place at the Mata Elang International Stadium at Ancol Dreamland on Saturday night, attracting around 12,000 fans in a sold-out crowd, according to representatives of the group’s entertainment agency S.M. Entertainment. Girls’ Generation performed 25 songs including “Gee,” “Tell Me Your Wish,” “Oh!
PeopleSept. 16, 2013
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Ex-envoy to Laos named ambassador for Seoul city
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it appointed former Ambassador to Laos Lee Gun-tae, 56, as the 15th ambassador for international relations. Lee graduated from the department of French literature at Seoul National University, and joined the Foreign Ministry in 1980. He served as vice consul general in Houston, an aide to the chief trade negotiator, director-general for regional trade and ambassador to Laos.He will provide advice and suggestions to the city government on its int
PeopleSept. 16, 2013
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Swedish king, 40 years on throne, invites all to dance
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated 40 years as monarch Sunday in true Scandinavian egalitarian style by inviting everyone to come and dance at the royal palace.“I invite everybody to a music and dance party in the inner courtyard of the royal palace,” the 67-year-old said according to national Swedish radio.“And everybody is welcome. Bring your dancing shoes. Cheers!”The king showed the way by asking his spouse for the past 37 years, German-born Queen Silvia, up for a dan
PeopleSept. 16, 2013
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First English book on gayageum master Hwang published in U.K.
A book on the music world of Hwang Byung-ki, a master of “gayageum” and honorary professor of Ewha Womans University, has been published as part of a British university’s musicology series. It is the first book in English about an Asian composer who writes primarily for traditional instruments. The publisher, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, is the only higher education institution in Europe specializing in the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The gayageum
PeopleSept. 16, 2013
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Comfort women advocacy group kicks off petition for U.N. action
An advocacy group for the women who were drafted by Japan as sex slaves for its soldiers during World War II started a petition on Monday in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, asking for the United Nations to take a step toward restoring their honor.The group of citizens living in Tongyeong and its adjacent city Geoje held a news conference in front of a monument memorializing the women euphemistically called “comfort women” by Japan to kick off the campaign, the third launched of its kind.Ki
PeopleSept. 16, 2013
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Tomb found of ancient Chinese female ‘prime minister’
BEIJING (AFP) ― Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a 7th-century female politician who was one of the most powerful women in China’s ancient history, local media said on Thursday.Shangguan Wan’er ― who lived from 664 to 710 in the Tang dynasty ― was a trusted aide to China’s first empress Wu Zetian and is sometimes described as effectively her prime minister.She married Wu’s son, while having relationships with both the ruler’s lover and her nephew.As a sequence of murders, coups and aff
CultureSept. 16, 2013
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Fashion KODE 2013 to be held next month
A trade show of Korean fashion brands will be held from Oct. 17-19 at COEX in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, the Korea Creative Contents Agency said Monday. Envisioned as Asia’s No. 1 fashion trade show, Fashion KODE 2013 will open with the “KODE Fashion Fair” where international and domestic buyers are invited to meet with the participating Korean fashion brands. The show will be opened to the general public on the third day when visitors will be able to view the latest fashion items and partic
CultureSept. 16, 2013
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Open lab for content makers to launch in Daehangno
An open lab where cultural content creators can initiate, develop and execute their ideas will be set up in Daehangno in northern Seoul in May 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. The lab, dubbed “Contents Korea Lab,” will be located inside Hongik University Art Center in Daehangno, consisting of seminar and networking rooms, exhibition halls and studios equipped with 3-D printers, media facilities, audio equipment and others that could support budding content producers
CultureSept. 16, 2013
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Rare Buddha statue to be unveiled during Tripitaka Koreana Festival
A 1,200-year-old Buddha statue will be shown to the public for the first time during this year’s global Tripitaka festival, the event’s organizer said Monday.The Haeinsa Temple will unveil “Maaebul,” a 7.5-meter high Buddha statue engraved into a rock wall at Gayasan Mountain, for the 2013 Tripitaka Koreana Festival, which kicks off on Sept. 27 for a 45-day run, the Millennial Anniversary of the Tripitaka Koreana Organizing Committee said.The Maaebul is one of the country’s most well-preserved s
CultureSept. 16, 2013
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3 pre-Hispanic artifacts returned to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Mexicans got their first chance Friday to see three pre-Hispanic stone carvings that were returned by the Lowe Art museum in Miami after they were apparently removed illegally from Mexico.Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History says the three stone pieces depict a serpent, a water god and a priest or nobleman.While it is hard to say what culture or ruin site they came from, the institute said Friday that experts will study them to try to determine more details.
CultureSept. 16, 2013
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Chinese tourists to hit record high during National Day holiday
A record number of Chinese tourists will arrive in Korea during the weeklong National Day holiday in the first week of October, the peak season for overseas travel for the Chinese. Around 150,000 Chinese tourists are expected to travel to Korea from Oct. 1-7, up 50 percent from the previous year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization.The forecast is based on the continued surge of Chinese visitors to Korea in recent months. In July and August, the number of Chinese tourists jumped by aroun
TravelSept. 16, 2013