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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Prosecutors to summon pastor who allegedly gave Dior bag to first lady
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‘Monk’ DJ spreading Buddhism goes global
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[LLG] Unseen inheritance: Trauma of transnational adoption 'trickles down' to adoptees' children
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Court's ruling set to shape path of medical school expansion
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FM Cho says he will have 'frank, in-depth' talks with Wang
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Loans of self-employed swell 50% in four years
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Bingsu evolution
Cafe Oven’s milk patbingsu derives its addictive interplay of textures and flavors from three basic components ― red beans, shaved ice and milk sauce ― three elements that seem deceptively easy to master. Fans of this traditional summer treat know better. When the red beans are good, when the shaved ice is perfect and when the ice’s sweet milk drizzle is spot-on then a bingsu, in its classic and simplest form, becomes transcendent.Perhaps that is why Korean shaved ices like Cafe Oven’s old schoo
FoodJuly 12, 2013
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Calendar
Dance“Onegin”: Korea’s Universal Ballet Company is presenting John Cranko’s three-act ballet using Tchaikovsky’s music in an arrangement by Kurt-Heins Stolze. It is based on Alexander Pushkin’s 19th-century novel “Eugune Onegin,” which features the tragic love story of a young, but selfish and arrogant man. Two American Ballet Theater dancers ― Korean-born Seo Hee and Roberto Bolle ― have been invited to perform the leads. Meanwhile, the show on Saturday will be the troupe’s long time principal
PerformanceJuly 12, 2013
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Eyelike: Roy Kim’s 1st album showcases soothing vocals
Roy Kim’s 1st album showcases soothing vocals Roy Kim “Love Love Love”(CJ E&M)Roy Kim’s first album, “Love Love Love,” shows off his soft, calming vocals with a mix of gentle acoustic sounds and soft rock. The album includes a total of nine tracks, including “Spring Spring Spring,” which was released in the spring as a single. The title track “Love Love Love” is one of the more fast-paced songs on the album, starting with a simple guitar and voice melody that builds up to a five-instrument ensem
PerformanceJuly 12, 2013
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Box Office: RED 2, Mr. Go, Side Effects
RED 2Action. Comedy. Crime. Directed by Dean Parisot.Opening July 18While trying to enjoy a normal life, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is notified by his old friend Marvin Boggs (John Malkovich) that Interpol is hunting him. When Frank tries to clear his name, he gets reacquainted on a global mission to track down a missing nuclear device that was sneaked into Russia and reassembled. While Frank reunites his former team of elite operatives and is working on the mission,
FilmJuly 12, 2013
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SeaWorld gets a black eye in new documentary
Filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite was something of a “SeaWorld mom.” She’d taken her kids to the San Diego location of the popular theme park corporation, “planted us firmly in the Shamu splash zone. We all just ate it up.”Then she read of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau’s grisly death by orca in February 2010. She “just couldn’t come to terms with it. I could not understand how a highly intelligent, beloved mammal could make that decision. I was confounded. Was he playing? Did she drown
FilmJuly 12, 2013
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Car-free and budget-friendly summer vacation packages
This summer, the Korea Tourism Organization recommends various packages via travel agencies to enjoy a care-free ― and car-free ― summer vacation, without the hassle of driving. Hongik Travel Agency is offering a package for an overnight trip to Anmyeondo’s Kkotji beach and Asan, South Chungcheong Province, via train, with camping and rail bikes on the itinerary. The package is 165,000 won for adults and 159,000 for children. For more information, call (02) 717-1002. Web Tour Travel Agency is of
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Foodies flock to annual Singapore Food Festival
The annual Singapore Food Festival held every summer is a foodie’s dream come true, providing the best Singaporean food and various fun-packed events and programs. The festival, which runs through all of July, features the sampling of 40 different dishes at the Singapore Food Festival Village, cooking workshops and activities, and exhibitions such as the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Festivities bring together typical Singaporean dishes such as laksa and chili crab, but also introduce other uniqu
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Singapore Airlines upgrades cabins
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Tuesday unveiled new seats and other in-flight amenities in all classes as part of a sweeping upgrade of its cabins in an attempt to stay competitive.Passengers on selected flights between Singapore and London will be the first to experience the improved seats and entertainment system, wider TV screens and other improvements, it said in a statement.SIA said it will spend nearly $150 million on improved cabin amenities on an initial eight Boeing 777-3
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Frasers eyes expansion in North Asia
With the number of tourists and business travelers in Asia growing, Frasers Hospitality, the company behind serviced residences Fraser Place and Fraser Suites, is planning to double its properties in North Asia and is eying unexplored areas of North America and South America, according to Choe Peng Sum, CEO of Frasers Hospitality Pte. Ltd. “We have seen growth in China, India and Japan, Taiwan and more. The whole of North Asia will see Frasers double its properties from 3,000 to 7,500 in the nex
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, a California icon
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ― Japanese artist Hokusai liked Mt. Fuji. Really liked it. So in the 1820s and 1830s, he made a series of 36 woodblock prints of the mountain, from near and far, in summer and winter. When they went over well, he made 10 more scenes. Then, because an artist must follow his muse, he started a new series: 100 views of Mt. Fuji.When I’m looking at Half Dome, the great granite hood ornament of Yosemite National Park, I understand Hokusai and Fuji. You see Half Dome on a centur
TravelJuly 12, 2013
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Beat the summer heat with a refreshing cold soup
Revenge, patient people tell us, is a dish best served cold. I feel the same way about soup, at least at this time of year. When it gets hot, there are few things that will whet a flagging appetite like a sip of cold soup.What’s even better, they’re so easy to make. Puree tomatoes, soaked bread, garlic, assorted vegetables and good Spanish olive oil and you’ve got gazpacho. Blend avocado with cold chicken stock and you’ve got the base for something equally grand.Just as easy, but seen a lot less
FoodJuly 12, 2013
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Dak gomtang, (chicken soup)
Based on the lunar calendar, Koreans mark the hottest summer period with three distinct days: chobok (beginning), jungbok (middle) and malbok (end). On these days, Koreans traditionally eat samgyetang, ginseng chicken soup, which is believed to be an energy-boosting dish. As chobok is here, this dak gomtang is a healthy and delicious chicken soup that you can make even if you don’t have ginseng. Gomtang generally refers to a soup made by simmering beef bones and meat for several hours. The resul
FoodJuly 12, 2013
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Around the hotels
House music party at Grand Hyatt Seoul The hotel’s entertainment center JJ Mahoney’s presents a “House Music Party” on July 19 and 20. Four big-name DJs -- Bonnie 6, Peter Tong, Coo1T and U Jin from popular night clubs in Itaewon, Hongdae and Cheongdam -- will spin while partygoers enjoy the establishment’s newly expanded dance stage. All guests will receive a complimentary welcoming cocktail and a cup of Illy coffee to enjoy. The event will include a dance contest, live performances by JJ’s hou
FoodJuly 12, 2013
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Speaker seeks expansion of ties with Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Yonhap News) ― South Korea’s National Assembly speaker met with Ethiopia’s prime minister and discussed ways to expand economic ties between the two countries.Kang Chang-hee, who is on a 13-day trip to Africa, paid a courtesy call to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in the country’s capital Addis Ababa on Thursday.The prime minister expressed his country’s wish to learn from South Korea’s economic development experience and called on South Korean businesses to invest in
PeopleJuly 12, 2013
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British veterans mark Korean War anniversary
LONDON (AFP) ― Nearly 300 elderly veterans marched through London on Thursday as Britain marked the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.Wearing medals on their blazers and carrying regimental flags, the veterans marched the short distance from the Horse Guards Parade ground to Westminster Abbey, in tribute to all those who fought in the campaign, including more than 1,000 British troops who lost their lives.A service of thanksgiving was held at the abbey, attended by South Korean Ambass
PeopleJuly 12, 2013
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New Zealand motorcyclist set to travel through Panmunjom
Gareth Morgan, a New Zealand economist and motorcycle adventurer, will travel through Panmunjom, the truce village in Korea’s heavily-fortified demilitarized zone. Morgan and five others plan to ride for a 40,000-kilometer trip from Russia to New Zealand. The crossing is part of the trip. According to the Dominion Post, a New Zealand newspaper, Friday, the 60-year-old motorcycle traveler, who is also known for philanthropic and nature preservation activities, has finally been granted permission
PeopleJuly 12, 2013
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Verdi’s ‘Othello’ makes triumphant Venice return
VENICE (AFP) ― St Mark’s Square in Venice on Wednesday was the spectacular backdrop to a tragic opera in the first open-air performance in 43 years by the famous La Fenice theater ― a new must on the global culture calendar.La Fenice is staging Italian maestro Giuseppe Verdi’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s “Othello, the Moor of Venice” ― with South Korea’s Chung Myung-whun conducting La Fenice’s orchestra and choir.The performance, which coincides with the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth, i
PerformanceJuly 11, 2013
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China discovers primitive, 5,000-year-old writing
BEIJING (AP) ― Archaeologists say they have discovered a new form of primitive writing in markings on stoneware excavated from a relic site in eastern China dating about 5,000 years back. The inscriptions are about 1,400 years older than the oldest known written Chinese language and around the same age as the oldest writing in the world.Chinese scholars are divided on whether the etchings amount to actual writing or a precursor to words that should be described as symbols, but they say the findi
CultureJuly 11, 2013
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Two-volume book series features Korean culture, landscapes
A two-volume photo book series featuring Korean culture and scenery has been published by local publishing house Design SOOMOKWON and the Korea Tourism Organization.A total of 31 photographers participated in the project. The series has four different categories: tradition, nature, city and countryside. The first volume of the series, titled “View of Korea,” features photographs of Korea’s palaces, including Changdeokgug and Deoksugung palaces in Seoul, as well as famous Buddhist temples such as
BooksJuly 11, 2013
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Czech Alphonse Mucha’s paintings show modern art’s beginnings
The lavish and decorative paintings of Alphonse Mucha, the master of Art Nouveau, are on exhibit in Seoul for the first time, shedding light on the first era of modern art and its development in the late 19th century. The “Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau and Utopia” exhibition at Seoul Arts Center introduces 235 works of Mucha, one of the most celebrated artists in the Czech Republic, which are leading examples of the Art Nouveau style. “Mucha is regarded as an artist known for his decorative poster
PerformanceJuly 11, 2013