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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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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Tiananmen crackdown mayor dies: report
BEIJING (AFP) ― The former Mayor of Beijing who was believed to have played a prominent role in the Tiananmen crackdown died at the weekend, it was reported Tuesday, 24 years after the military repression.Chen Xitong died in Beijing on Sunday at 9.54 a.m., according to Hong Kong China News Agency, an outlet which is linked to the state run China News Service.Chen fell from grace in one of China’s biggest political scandals and was widely seen as the official who pushed for the use of military fo
PeopleJune 5, 2013
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Student from Daegu crowned Miss Korea
A 21-year-old college student from Daegu won Miss Korea 2013, the annual national beauty pageant, at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on Tuesday. Yoo Ye-bin, who is majoring in clothing and textiles at Gyeongsang National University, won the Miss Korea title after competing against a total of 20 finalists.“I would like to be someone who focuses on her inner beauty,” Yoo said after being crowned, bursting into tears.The winner said she had no plans to break into the entertainment in
PerformanceJune 5, 2013
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New consul general to Shanghai to boost economic diplomacy
South Korea’s new consul general to Shanghai on Wednesday pledged to take the lead in rendering support for economic activities by Korean people and companies doing business in the Chinese financial hub. Gu Sang-chan, the new consul general to Shanghai who will take up the post this week, said his consular office would spare no efforts to support Korean firms in a creative and active manner with the perception that his mission is an outpost of economic diplomacy.“I will put my priority on solvin
PeopleJune 5, 2013
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Wedding of Lee Byung-hun, Lee Min-jung set for August
Actor Lee Byung-hun is to tie the knot with his girlfriend Lee Min-jung, one of Korea’s most sought-after actresses, in August. The two have been together for seven years since 2006, during which time they broke up once but got back together last year. The wedding will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on Aug. 10, the two celebrities’ agencies confirmed in separate statements on Wednesday. “In love and trust, the two have decided to become lifetime companions to each other. Thanks for
June 5, 2013
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Samsung chairman’s mother-in-law dies
Kim Hye-seong, mother of Hong Ra-hee, director of the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, and Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s mother-in-law, died of old age on Wednesday. She was 90. Kim, a Won-Buddhist, was the wife of Hong Jin-ki, who served as justice minister from Feb. 20, 1958, to March 23, 1960. Won-Buddhism is an indigenous religion founded in Korea as an amalgamation of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism.She is survived by four sons and two daughters: daughter Hong Ra-hee; son Hong Seok-hyun, pr
PeopleJune 5, 2013
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Han Hye-jin, Ki Sung-yueng to wed in style
Swansea City soccer star Ki Sung-yueng and actress Han Hye-jin are going all-out for the couple’s upcoming wedding ceremony next month. The two will hold a private ceremony at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, where they reportedly shelled out around 79 million won ($70,000) for the venue. Ki first met Han, who is eight years his senior, at a charity soccer event hosted in Vietnam two years ago. The couple met once again on a local talk show a year later and made their relationship public
FilmJune 4, 2013
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Kim Gu-ra finally returns to ‘Radio Star’
Comedian and presenter Kim Gu-ra is finally returning to MBC’s “Golden Fishery-Radio Star” after a 14-month absence, Kim’s agency Line Entertainment revealed Monday. Kim will be replacing Yoo Sae-yoon, who stepped down due to a drunk driving incident last week. “It is a very precious chance. He is ready to do his best in every episode,” his agency stated. Kim also spoke through his agency saying, “I am very thankful that I was given a chance. I can only think to do my best.” Kim, who is well kn
June 4, 2013
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Korean fast fashion advances in Asia
Korean fast fashion brands are expanding overseas, hoping that tailoring items for Asian consumers will be a winning strategy. Korean fashion retailer E.Land Group has taken an aggressive lead, opening Japanese and Chinese stores of its women’s apparel brand Mixxo in March and May, respectively. In China, Mixxo has stores in Super Brand Mall in Shanghai, a prime retail spot, directly competing with fast fashion brands such as Spain’s Zara, Sweden’s H&M and Japan’s Uniqlo. Riding on the back of K
Arts & DesignJune 4, 2013
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Actress Kim Yun-jin to feature in InStyle magazine
Korean-born actress Kim Yun-jin will be featured in U.S. fashion magazine InStyle’s upcoming issue, according to her local agency Zion Entertainment. The actress, who is best known in the U.S. for her role as Sun on the American TV series “Lost,” is currently starring in ABC drama series “Mistresses,” which premiered on Monday. Based on the 2008-10 British series of the same title, the series features the lives of four female friends who are all having extramarital affairs. According to her agen
FilmJune 4, 2013
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Camarata to present ‘The Wizard of Oz’
The Camarata Music Company will present its summer musical “The Wizard of Oz” starting June 8.The show is famous for classic songs including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” and “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.” It is suitable for ages 3 and over and will be in English with Korean subtitles.The shows run on June 8, 15, 22 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and June 9, 16, 23 at 4 p.m. at Haechi Hall, Seoul Center for Culture and Tourism on the fifth floor of M-plaza in Myeong-dong.T
Expat LivingJune 4, 2013
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Royal Asiatic Society hosts talk on N.K.
The Royal Asiatic Society’s Korea Branch will host a talk on North Korean propaganda by Korea University assistant professor Tatiana Gabroussenko on June 11.The talk will explore the presentation of “honorable veterans” ― usually military personnel who have died or become disabled in industrial accidents during military service. The North’s propaganda equates such cases with combat-related heroism and demands similar sacrifices from others, according to Gabroussenko. One form of reverence for th
Expat LivingJune 4, 2013
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Expats aim to be first to Himalayan peak
Bryan Hylenski has come closer than anyone to the summit of Janhukot in the Himalayas, but he still hasn’t made it.He’s hoping this will be his year.Coming within just 300 meters of the 6,850-meter peak in 2010, Hylenski was forced to head back down. A second attempt on a more difficult route the next year was also abandoned.But coming so close has confirmed to Hylenski that success is possible, and he is planning a third and hopefully final attempt to conquer the summit.“It’s one of the most am
Expat LivingJune 4, 2013
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‘Noises off!’ a whole other story for Dionysus
Dionysus Daejeon Drama has literally taken things to a new level with its production of “Noises Off!” ― adding a second story to the stage.The production follows a festival of short plays at the end of last year put on to try to revive the group, the success of which let them put on Michael Frayn’s elaborate comedy. “We were able to put on a much more ambitious production,” said Elissa Jo Roberts, one of Dionysus’ organizers. “We wanted to move forward and we decided to move forward in a very bi
Expat LivingJune 4, 2013
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Concerts to heal scars of Korean War
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the cessation of the Korean War, musicians and activists from around the world will gather at Cheolwon, Gangwon Province, and Seoul to call for peace and harmony on the Korean Peninsula. The “Concerto for Peace” will be held at the front garden of the former Workers’ Party headquarters building in Cheolwon on June 22 at 6 p.m. and on the following day at the Seoul Sejong Center for the Performing Arts at 5 p.m. featuring world-class musicians and the K
PerformanceJune 4, 2013
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Fashion world applauds de la Renta ― and Clinton
NEW YORK (AP) ― The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear and Phillip Lim for accessories, but the crowd seemed to have the most love for Hillary Rodham Clinton.Clinton received a standing ovation at the Lincoln Center ceremony before she presented the CFDA’s highest honor, its Founder’s Award, to Oscar de la Renta, whom she called “a dear friend.’’ She recounted first meeting him as first
Arts & DesignJune 4, 2013
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Swiss museum to house work of photo great Burri
GENEVA (AFP) ― A huge trove of photographs taken over half a century by Switzerland’s Rene Burri, known for his iconic portrait of cigar-smoking revolutionary Che Guevara, is to be donated to a museum in his homeland, officials said Monday.The Lausanne-based Elysee Museum, a temple for photography buffs from around the globe, said it would become the long-term home for an estimated 30,000 of Burri’s works.“Rene Burri has been present wherever history plays out, and, with acumen, has borne witnes
PerformanceJune 4, 2013
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‘American Idiot’ to get first Korean run
Broadway musical “American Idiot,” an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day’s seventh studio album of the same title, will be staged for the first time in Korea, according to its local promoters.The one-act, sung-through musical premiered on Broadway in 2010. Green Day did not appear in the production, though its songwriter and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong occasionally played the role of St. Jimmy, one of its three young protagonists. The musical was nominated for a number of Tony Awards in
PerformanceJune 4, 2013
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Super Junior to release debut Japanese album
Super Junior announced it would be releasing the group’s first Japanese studio album, titled “Hero,” on July 24. It was revealed that the upcoming Japanese debut album would consist of 11 tracks, including the lead track “Hero,” as well as the Japanese versions of past hits such as “Sexy, Free & Single,” “Bonamana,” “Mr. Simple,” “Opera,” “Our Love” and “Way.” Although Super Junior has been very active in the Japanese music market, releasing various Japanese-language singles, “Hero” marks the gr
PerformanceJune 4, 2013
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Big Bang to kick off 6-dome tour in Japan
Big Bang is hitting the road in November for a concert tour in Japan, the members revealed during the Nagoya leg of G-Dragon’s world tour last Saturday.Big Bang is slated to hold a total of 15 concerts in six cities starting with two sets at the Seibu Dome on Nov. 16 and 17.The idols will continue their shows at the Kyocera Dome Osaka from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome on Dec. 7 and 8, Nagoya Dome on Dec. 14 and 15, Tokyo Dome on Dec. 19 and 21, and Sapporo Dome on Jan. 4 next yea
June 4, 2013
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Epik High to join Bangkok’s Sonic Bang lineup
The Korean hip-hop trio Epik High has been invited to join the lineup at the Sonic Bang 2013 international music festival in Bangkok, Thailand. This year’s Sonic Bang festival, Thailand’s biggest music event, will showcase 30 international and local artists on six stages featuring big names such as Pet Shop Boys, Jason Mraz, Pitbull, Placebo, Owl City and many others. The members of Epik High ― Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz ― started out in the underground Korean hip-hop scene in 2003, during
PerformanceJune 4, 2013