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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Discovery hammered for shark special
NEW YORK (AP) ― A Discovery network special that speculated about whether a giant prehistoric shark could still exist has drawn a passionate response from viewers and starkly raised the question about the worth of big ratings.The program, “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” opened Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” during the weekend. With an estimated 4.8 million viewers, it had the largest audience of any show in the 26 years that Discovery has made “Shark Week” a part of its summer programming
TelevisionAug. 7, 2013
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Wind band festival to gather Korean, foreign ensembles
The 4th Korea International Wind Band Festival kicks off Aug. 25 with a grand opening ceremony at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul. Under the slogan “Dynamic Korea,” the festival will feature bands and ensembles from Korea as well as abroad, with a select number of special invitees including world-renowned conductor Philippe Langlet and president of World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Bert Alders. The opening ceremony for the festival will feature performances by Jeju Provincial Seogwi
PerformanceAug. 7, 2013
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Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep to reunite for ‘The Good House’
NEW YORK (AP) ― More than a dozen years after their last film together, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep will reunite on screen for an adaption of Ann Leary’s darkly comic small town New England tale, “The Good House.”De Niro and Streep memorably starred together in 1978’s “The Deer Hunter,” as well as 1984’s “Falling in Love” and 1996’s “Marvin’s Room.”FilmNation Entertainment announced Tuesday that it acquired the rights for “The Good House” from Jane Rosenthal, De Niro’s producing partner. She
FilmAug. 7, 2013
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Ku Hye-sun to hold art exhibition in Shanghai
Popular actress, filmmaker, singer and artist Ku Hye-sun is to hold a solo art exhibition in Shanghai, according to her local agency YG Entertainment.The upcoming exhibition, scheduled to be held at the Korean Cultural Service Shanghai from Aug. 17 to 31, will feature some 20 artworks by Ku. The 28-year-old’s works are said to explore the themes of nostalgia and memories.On the opening day of the exhibition, Aug. 17, Ku will attend a special event where she will meet underprivileged children in
Aug. 7, 2013
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Media Rating Board OKs screening of Kim Ki-duk’s controversial ‘Moebius’
The Korea Media Rating Board has lifted its ban on the screening of filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s “Moebius” in Korea, after the director re-submitted the film twice and cut two minutes and 30 seconds from the original version. “Moebius” received an R rating, which prohibits teenagers under 18 from seeing the movie.The film initially received a “restricted screening” rating from the state-run rating agency in June, for its controversial subject matter ― especially for scenes that depict incestuous encou
FilmAug. 7, 2013
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Super Junior to release travel book
K-pop group Super Junior members are becoming tour guides with their new travel book, “Super Junior’s Experience Korea NEWS+Seoul.” The two-volume guide, which will include four separate sections titled “Tasting,” “Feeling,” “Making” and “Enjoying,” is set to hit the shelves Aug. 16.For the making of the book, 10 of the group’s members traveled in pairs around Korea during different seasons. Siwon and Donghae traveled to the northern part of the country, Kyuhyun and Yesung to the east, Shindong
Aug. 7, 2013
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Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’ to hit L.A. this month
Mnet, a cable music channel owned by CJ E&M, will be bringing its popular weekly music program “M Countdown” to Los Angeles later this month. Titled “M Countdown What’s Up LA,” the program will be part of the Korean culture festival “KCON 2013” that will run for two days starting on Aug. 24. The lineup for the event includes K-pop artists G-dragon, 2AM, Dynamic Duo, f(x), EXO, You Seung-woo and more. Marking Mnet’s first entry into the U.S., the event aims to show just how influential K-pop is b
Aug. 7, 2013
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Modern luxury meets Soviet retro chic as GUM turns 120
MOSCOW (AFP) ― In Soviet days, people queued here to buy Romanian boots or East German bras, but Moscow‘s vast GUM shopping arcade, which turns 120 this year, is now a luxury emporium that plays on Soviet nostalgia.The official 120th birthday celebrations will take place in several months at the Gosudarstvenny Universalny Magazin (GUM), or State Universal Store, whose three cream-walled arcades topped with a 16,000-square meter glass roof opened opposite the Kremlin in the Tsarist era on Dec. 2,
Arts & DesignAug. 7, 2013
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Kim Yu-na No. 6 on Forbes rich list of female athletes
Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na has earned the sixth most among female athletes in the world in the past year.The Internet edition of Forbes business magazine on Tuesday ranked Kim as sixth on the list of the world’s best-paid female athletes between June 2012 and June this year.Forbes estimated Kim’s yearly earnings at $14 million. Russia’s Maria Sharapova topped the list, earning a total of $29 million. Tennis took the top four positions. World No. 1 Serena Williams of the United Sta
PeopleAug. 7, 2013
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Joe Yun set for post as U.S. envoy to Malaysia
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Joseph Yun, a Korean-American diplomat, plans to begin his work as the new top U.S. envoy in Malaysia in late August or early September, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.Yun, principal deputy assistant secretary of state handling Southeast Asian affairs, underwent a Senate confirmation hearing last week for his nomination as ambassador to Malaysia.“He was confirmed by the Senate last week. He is expected to start his work in late August or early September,” the source
PeopleAug. 7, 2013
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George W. Bush has heart surgery
Former U.S. President George W. Bush successfully underwent a heart procedure in Dallas on Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery during his annual physical, Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said. Bush, 67, was expected to be discharged Wednesday and resume his normal schedule the following day. “At the recommendation of his doctors, President Bush agreed to have a stent placed to open the blockage,” Ford said. “The procedure was performed successfully this morning, without complicat
PeopleAug. 7, 2013
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Scholar discloses diary by manager of WWII Japanese military brothels
New evidence showing that the Japanese military methodically mobilized so-called comfort women, or sex slaves during World War II, has been revealed. It also shows that frontline Japanese units had brothels as part of their organization and that they took comfort women as well as set up brothels whenever they moved. Ahn Byong-jick, a Seoul National University honorary professor, on Tuesday disclosed a diary kept by a Korean who had managed comfort stations, or de facto brothels, for Japanese sol
PeopleAug. 7, 2013
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Sci-fi film 'Snowpiercer' tops 4 mln viewer mark in record time
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's English language debut film, "Snowpiercer," has attracted more than 4 million viewers in seven days of opening, its local distributor said Wednesday.The film, starring top Korean actor Song Kang-ho alongside Hollywood thespians Chris Evans, Ed Harris and Tilda Swinton, attracted an accumulated total of just over 4 million viewers on Tuesday, according to CJ Entertainment.It took only seven days for the flick to surpass the milestone after opening, which if c
FilmAug. 7, 2013
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Business Korean classes offered in Yeouido
Yeouido Global Business Center is offering free beginner and intermediate Korean classes with a workplace focus.The beginners’ classes run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and are aimed at those who have studied Korean for more than six months. The intermediate course runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:30 a.m. and are aimed at those who have studied for at least a year.The courses run from Aug. 19 to Oct. 17. To register, email a completed application form, which can be download
Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013
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Seoul Global Center offers onsite business counseling
The Seoul Global Center has launched an “Onsite Business Clinic” aiming to help foreign companies in Seoul strengthen their competitiveness in the market.Under the program, experts in business fields including marketing, management, trading, human resources and taxation will visit the companies free of charge and provide consulting services as well as customized business coaching in up to two of the fields. Consulting services can be provided up to three times in those fields.Businesses which ha
Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013
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Stand-Up Seoul to host U.S. comic Baron Vaughn
Expat comedy group Stand-Up Seoul is hosting U.S. comedian Baron Vaughn on Aug. 16 and 17.Vaughn plays Leonardo Prince, or “Leo,” on USA’s “Fairly Legal,” and recently released his first album, “Raised By Cable.”He has performed stand-up on “Conan” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and has made several appearances on Comedy Central and in movies.The nights will be hosted by Rudy Tyburczy and warm-up performances will be provided by local expat comics Sean Calhoun, Albert Escobedo, Wilfred Lee
Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013
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Gwangju International Center finds new home
The Gwangju International Center has found a new home after a fund-raising campaign to save it.The center faced eviction from its offices in the city’s Jeonil Building after the building was earmarked for demolition to make way for a park.A new office has been located about 400 meters away in the Samho Center, but the move, originally slated for July 31, has faced delays.GIC management coordinator Kim Singsing explained that the delay was partly due to uncertainty over the amount of financial as
Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013
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Foreign students to compete in sports festival
Budding athletes are invited to apply to compete in the International Students Sports and Cultural Festival on Sept. 28.Set up by the Korean International Students Support Association, the festival is in its third year, and will this time be held at the University of Seoul.KISSA assistant director Sara Rai said that last year’s festival had a large turnout, but that this year’s events would be streamlined because of venue limitations and quality control.“We were successful in quantity, so we tho
Expat LivingAug. 6, 2013
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Makoto Shinkai’s latest work arrives in Seoul
Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai has a solid fan base in Korea, with his previous works “Voices of a Distant Star” and “Children Who Chase Lost Voices” well received by anime lovers here.To their delight, Shinkai’s latest film is hitting local theaters this week. Titled “The Garden of Words,” the 46-minute film premiered in Korea during last month’s Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Tickets for its screening sold out during the festival, and it received positive reviews from bo
FilmAug. 6, 2013
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Spanish dig seeks prehistoric ancestors of Europeans
ATAPUERCA, Spain (AFP) ―With trowels and paintbrushes, dozens of archaeologists in white hard-hats patiently sift the reddish-brown earth in the caves of Atapuerca, searching for remains a million years old.From under strata spanning hundreds of millenia at this site in northern Spain, they unearth ancient mouse bones and the teeth of horses ― but what they most hope for is a sign of prehistoric humans that could write a new chapter in our evolution.“The site covers a very long period of time, p
CultureAug. 6, 2013