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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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[Grace Kao] Hybe vs. Ador: Inspiration, imitation and plagiarism
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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New bands get a boost from ‘K-Rookies 2013’
Emerging rock bands PaperTree and OopsNice will take to the stage in the last installment of the “K-Rookies 2013” concert series to be held at Muse Live, a 240-seat entertainment venue at Seoul Olympic Park, southern Seoul, on Aug. 17. This is the third concert featuring new bands, following performances by Je’she and Some Birds on June 22 and Round Heads and South Carnival on July 20. Organized by the Korea Creative Content Agency and launched last year, “K-Rookies” aims to support talented, em
Aug. 6, 2013
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Actor’s son accused of sexual abuse
Popular actor Cha Seung-won’s son is to be investigated by police for sexual assault, Seoul Prosecutors’ Office announced on Monday.According to Seoul Prosecutors’ Office, an 18-year-old high-school girl recently filed a complaint against Noah Cha, claiming she was sexually assaulted by the 24-year-old multiple times while held captive in a property owned by his grandfather.The elder Cha offered his apology online on Saturday, saying he felt “responsible” as a father for the situation “regardles
Aug. 6, 2013
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Ex-Wonder Girls member Sunmi to make solo comeback
Sunmi, a former member of the K-pop group Wonder Girls, has announced she will be making a comeback as a solo artist. More than three years have passed since Sunmi left the girl group in 2010 to pursue academic studies. She is still affiliated with her original agency, JYP Entertainment, which stated on Monday, “Sunmi is preparing a comeback as a solo artist. Final dates are still being worked out.” According to the agency, Park Jin-young, the agency chief, is going to play a major role in her c
Aug. 6, 2013
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MBLAQ to hold first exclusive concert in Mexico
The five-member K-pop group MBLAQ is to hold an exclusive concert in Mexico City on Aug. 8.The concert titled MBLAQ Mexico 2013 will start at 8 p.m. at Mexico City’s Pepsi Center, allowing the country’s fans to see the singers in person for the first time. Arirang TV and Mexico’s biggest broadcasting company Televisa are both covering the concert. During their five-day stay in Mexico, MBLAQ will perform at various venues and make media appearances.MBLAQ’s hit track “Mona Lisa” topped various cha
Aug. 6, 2013
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Former KT chief executive takes office as head of Daelim University College
Nam Joong-soo, former chief executive of KT, one of the nation’s major telephone and Internet operators, took office as the new president of Daelim University College in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. His term is four years. The 58-year-old Seoul native graduated from the business administration department of Seoul National University in 1979, acquired a Ph.D. in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. in 1990, and served as president of KTF and KT from 2003
PeopleAug. 6, 2013
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Kim Jang-hoon to hold concert in Toronto Oct. 11-12
Pop singer Kim Jang-hoon, famous for activities and donations to promote Korea, is expanding his U.S. concert tour beyond the country. According to his agency Concert World on Tuesday, 5,000-seat concerts have been scheduled for Oct. 11 and 12 in Toronto, Canada. Kim also has been in contact with concert agencies and the Korean communities in Chile, Italy and Britain. He held concerts in Los Angeles, Seattle and New York in May, then returned to Korea to direct the DMZ World Peace Concert, which
PeopleAug. 6, 2013
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Swimming, granny’s remedies ‘keep Putin young’
MOSCOW (AFP) ― The secrets of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s buff physique and youthful appearance are the result of herbal health remedies and swimming regularly to combat stress, his doctor revealed Monday.Putin “doesn’t look his age,” the Kremlin’s top doctor Sergei Mironov told Russian weekly Itogui, chiefly because the 60-year-old is “skeptical about medication.”Russia’s strongman “prefers grandmother’s remedies: tea with honey, the sauna or massage” to keep him looking young, complemen
PeopleAug. 6, 2013
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Pyeongchang Special Music Festival features artists with disabilities
Organized by Special Olympics Korea and Love We Can, a group that specializes in setting up cultural events for those with intellectual disabilities, Pyeongchang Special Music Festival began Tuesday morning for a five-day run through Aug. 10 at Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province. Artists with intellectual disabilities from 12 different countries, as well as mentors and volunteer workers, will join in the festival, bringing 300 participants. The festival will include a wide variety
PerformanceAug. 6, 2013
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Lee to mark 1993 initiative with dinner with Samsung staff
Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee will host a dinner at the Shilla hotel on Aug. 16 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his declaration of the “New Management Initiative.” According to the group on Tuesday, Lee will invite the chief executives and vice presidential-level officials of all its subsidiary companies to the dinner.He will join them at a get-together for the first time in about seven months after his birthday dinner on Jan. 9. During the dinner, Lee will likely look back over the
PeopleAug. 6, 2013
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Lee Mi-sook off to new start with Sidus HQ
Actress Lee Mi-sook has signed a contract with a new entertainment agency, Sidus HQ entertainment.“We will give unconditional support for Lee to continue her work,” said the agency on Tuesday. “We are looking forward to Lee’s active work with us in more various fields.” Lee, along with actresses Lee Bo-hee and Won Mi-kyung, gained popularity in the 1980s. She played numerous roles in TV dramas as well as movies including “Cinderella‘s Sister,” “Untold Scandal” and “Actresses.”“Lee is an actress
TelevisionAug. 6, 2013
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[Photo News] Lim Kim to release new album in September
Singer Lim Kim announced Tuesday that she will release her second mini-album as a solo artist next month. “My second mini-album is slated to come out in September. I’m recording it right now, so please look forward to September!” Kim, whose real name is Kim Ye-rim, said via her Facebook page. Mystic89, the 20-year-old singer’s agency, said that Kim is currently putting the finishing touches on her new album. Kim is best known to the public as a member of singing duo Togewol. She and her band mat
PerformanceAug. 6, 2013
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Herald Ecofarm launches nation’s first juice detox line
Herald Ecofarm has launched the nation’s first-ever juice detox line, Just Juice Cleanse, which offers customers six different flavors of all-natural juices. The Just Juice Cleanse store opened its doors Monday at the Shinsegae Star Super in Dogok-dong, Seoul. Juice cleansing is quickly becoming a popular trend in detox dieting, where people consume only fruit and vegetable juices for a short period to shed some pounds and help rid the body of toxins.The Just Juice cleansing range is a three-day
FoodAug. 5, 2013
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Obama turns 52 at Camp David
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Barack Obama turns 52 on Sunday and is spending part of the day at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. The White House said little about how he’s celebrating. He played golf Saturday with friends from his days in Hawaii and Chicago. Some of them joined him at Camp David. Obama is scheduled to return to the White House on Sunday afternoon. His week ahead includes travel to the West Coast to discuss plans to help homeowners, appear on “
PeopleAug. 5, 2013
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Britain’s Prince Philip to return to work after operation: Palace
LONDON (AFP) ― Queen Elizabeth II’s 92-year-old husband Prince Philip is to appear in public this month for the first time since having surgery on his abdomen in June, Buckingham Palace has announced.The Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Scotland to hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an educational charity, on Aug. 12, the palace said late Saturday.Philip spent 11 nights in June at the private London Clinic, where he had “exploratory” abdominal surgery.He has since been recuperati
PeopleAug. 5, 2013
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KOTRA donates goods to former Korean miners, nurses in Germany
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency on Sunday donated goods worth 17,000 euros ($22,600) to Koreans who worked as miners and nurses in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s to make money to send home, the agency said. KOTRA prepared 100 boxes of Korean foods, blood glucose monitors and other items with sponsorship from several companies in Germany.The goods were donated to the World Federation of Korean Guest Workers in Germany.The donation ceremony was held at the Korean Cultural Center in Ess
PeopleAug. 5, 2013
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U.S. civil rights leader Julius Chambers dies at 76
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) ― Julius Chambers, a Charlotte attorney whose practice was in the forefront of the civil rights movement in North Carolina, has died, his law firm said Saturday. He was 76. A statement issued by his law firm, Ferguson Chambers & Sumter, said Chambers died Friday after months of declining health. A specific cause of death wasn‘t given. “Mr. Chambers was not the first lawyer of color to try to address the issues of equality,” firm partner Geraldine Sumter said Saturd
PeopleAug. 5, 2013
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NOVUS Quartet to play ‘The Art of Fugue’
NOVUS Quartet, the first Koreans to receive an award at the Osaka International Chamber Competition, will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s very last work, “The Art of Fugue,” on Thursday.Considered one of the most notable Korean chamber music ensembles, NOVUS Quartet is comprised of violinists Kim Jae-young and Kim Young-uk, violist Lee Seung-won and cellist Moon Woong-whee. The young musicians met each other while studying at the prestigious Korea National University of Arts.The upcoming perform
PerformanceAug. 5, 2013
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Debunking the French myth, one chapter at a time
PARIS (AFP) ― You think French women don’t get fat, their kids never throw food, couples have lots of good sex and families eat gourmet dinners every night? Think again.A new book by British writer Piu Marie Eatwell seeks to debunk “myths” about a country that is sometimes idealised abroad, but leaves some visitors sorely disappointed when they realize it is actually ... normal.In “They Eat Horses, Don’t They?” the author goes against a tide of popular books that depict France as the land that s
CultureAug. 5, 2013
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Bahrain history slowly rises from sands
SAAR, Bahrain (AP) ― More than 4,000 years ago, Dilmun merchants traveled from Mesopotamia to the Indus River, titans of trade and culture before rise of the empires of the Persians or the Ottomans.Over a millennia, the civilization that Dilmun created on the back of trading in pearls, copper and dates as far as South Asia faded into the encroaching sands. It wasn’t until an excavation by Danish archaeologists in the 1950s that its past was rediscovered.Now, with Bahrain in a deepening political
CultureAug. 5, 2013
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Yang Yo-seob to perform in Sumi Jo’s upcoming concert
World-renowned soprano Sumi Jo will be joined by K-pop group BEAST member Yang Yo-seob at her outdoor concerts to be held in Olympic Park, Seoul, on Sept. 14 and 15.The concert, titled “La Fantasia,” is not a typical classical concert: It will take place at Olympic Park’s 88 Lakeside Stage, where audiences will be able to listen to the coloratura’s lyrical melodies under a moonlit autumn sky. The audience will be able to enjoy an interesting mix of performances by not only prominent classical mu
Aug. 5, 2013