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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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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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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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Items from Hemingway’s Cuba home go to JFK Library
WASHINGTON (AP) ― While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway’s home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist’s life.A private U.S. foundation is working with Cuba to preserve more of Hemingway’s papers, books and belongings that have been kept at his home near Havana since he died in 1961. On Monday at the U.S. Capito
BooksMay 9, 2013
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Sacrifices, sins of the father
After the film adaptation of his 2010 novel “Eungyo”― a tale about a 70-something poet falling for a teenage girl ― created much hype even before its release, author Park Bum-shin in 2011 moved alone to his hometown Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. He wanted to write in solitude, away from public attention. His latest novel, “Salt,” is a product of Park’s two years of seclusion. A story of an isolated, agonized father and his dysfunctional family, the novel again explores the theme the writer
BooksMay 9, 2013
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Former U.S. ambassador wins Sejong Munhwa award
Former U.S. ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens and celebrated actors Cha In-pyo and Shin Ae-ra were named the recipients of the 32nd Sejong Munhwa awards, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. Stephens, who served as the U.S. ambassador between 2008 and 2011, was nominated in the Korean culture category for maintaining a friendly relationship with the country since 1975 when she came to Korea as part of the Peace Corps and served as an English lecturer. Cha and his wife
PeopleMay 9, 2013
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Germany marks 80 years since Nazi book burnings
BERLIN (AFP) ― Eighty years ago on Friday, and only months after Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, his Nazi followers burnt piles of books in what has been labelled the nation’s “intellectual decapitation” ― an act of terror that foreshadowed worse to come.A metal plate in the grounds of Berlin’s Bebel Square, where 20,000 books went up in flames, is covered in dust from nearby renovations, but the chilling quote from 19th-century poet Heinrich Heine stands out: “Where they burn books, they will als
CultureMay 9, 2013
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Hwang to sue publisher over hoarding scandal
Author Hwang Sok-yong said he plans to sue Jaeum & Moeum, the publishing house accused of hoarding copies of his latest novel in an attempt to have it included in the bestseller list, for libel and financial and psychological damages, according to news reports.The author said he wants his best-selling novel “Yeowoolmoolsori” off the selves and that he is not involved with the publishing house’s alleged hoarding, after SBS current affairs show “In Depth 21” on Tuesday accused the publishing house
BooksMay 9, 2013
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Presidential fashion: Park delivers powerful yet feminine image
President Park Geun-hye’s official visit to the U.S. drew the attention of even those normally indifferent to politics. It was the first overseas trip by Korea’s first woman president and the public was eager to see how she would present herself to the global audience.And it seems that Park has developed her own way of wearing powerful suits and feminine hanbok, or traditional Korean dress. Starting with a gold-green silk jacket with a turquoise mandarin collar, paired with brown trousers, the o
CultureMay 9, 2013
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‘Bremen Town Musicians’ delights families with fun, dynamics and sentiment
Everyone knows about the four jolly town musicians of Bremen. The musical “The Bremen Town Musicians,” now on at the National Museum Theater Yong in Seoul until May 26, is a pleasant mix of adventure, dreams and self discovery. The four animals, which were depicted as useless, outdated and almost abandoned fixtures in the original Grimm Brothers’ story, were revamped as a curious donkey, a dog with bad breath, a sympathetic cat, and an aspiring-star hen. And they take on a journey to become memb
CultureMay 9, 2013
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Psy’s ‘Gentleman’ tops 300 million YouTube hits
The video for South Korean rapper Psy’s new single “Gentleman” has been viewed more than 300 million times since it was posted on YouTube last month, the global video-sharing Web site said Thursday.The video, released on April 13, recorded 300.256 million hits as of 11:10 a.m. Thursday. The milestone was reached 26 days after its release and 17 days after the new video broke the 200 million mark on April 22.The singer’s previous hit “Gangnam Style” has attracted more than 1.5 billion YouTube vie
PerformanceMay 9, 2013
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Lee Hyori unveils ‘Monochrome’ album image
Lee Hyori’s agency B2M Entertainment revealed the title of her upcoming album and the jacket image Thursday morning.“Monochrome,” the title of the album, explains why the singer maintained a black-and-white look throughout her music video for “Miss Korea,” the first single from the album.The agency posted the jacket image on Twitter with the words, “The long-awaited 5th album ‘Monochrome’ will be released on May 21! It will be available in two versions, special limited edition and regular! Pre-s
PerformanceMay 9, 2013
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Between dream and reality: Murakami novel on stage
Famed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami is currently in the international spotlight for his recently released novel “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.” But Seoul’s Daehangno, the local hot spot for plays, is instead buzzing about his 2002 fantasy novel, “Kafka on the Shore.”The novel, famous for its literary blend of magical realism and a suspenseful plot, is currently being performed as a play for the first time in Korea.A production by American director Frank Galati, the show
PerformanceMay 9, 2013
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KCIS records high acceptance to foreign colleges
An international school here is attracting growing attention thanks to its high record of acceptance to universities and colleges abroad.The Korea Christian International School in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, announced that for the fifth consecutive year all its seniors had been accepted to foreign colleges and universities.This year, the KCIS produced 17 graduates with all being accepted to colleges and universities around the world, mostly in the U.S., including Cornell University and the Unive
PeopleMay 9, 2013
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‘Singing Diplomat’ releases album
Back home in Switzerland, he was nicknamed, “The Singing Diplomat,” and for good reason. The artistic life of Raoul Imbach, a counsellor-level envoy at the Swiss Embassy in Korea, has long accompanied his diplomatic profession. His singing career started at age 5, and 50 years later he is still going strong as a singer-songwriter. Now he is celebrating his 10th studio album and the completion of a five-year posting here. The 14-track LP features what Imbach described as a “light and fun tune” de
PeopleMay 9, 2013
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Start buying guitars if you want to get more dates!
If you want to get a date, try carrying a guitar. According to a recent study by researchers from the University of South Brittany, the number of women giving their phone numbers doubled when a man was carrying a guitar compared to a man without.Professor Nicolas Gueguen, a researcher of behavioral science who led the study, hired a 20-year-old man to ask a total of 300 women aged between 18 and 22 for their numbers in a shopping mall.The man approached the women with the same comment holding di
PeopleMay 9, 2013
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Man who helped free Ohio women becomes media star
A neighbor who helped free three women from nearly a decade in captivity in Ohio has become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations.Charles Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have kept the women in a makeshift prison in a Cleveland neighborhood. On Monday afternoon, Ramsey happened to be home and heard Amanda Berry's scream.Or let him tell it: “I got the day off fro
PeopleMay 9, 2013
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Designer honored by French order
Designer Moon Young Hee is a rare example in the Korean fashion scene: a designer with a unique perspective who has been presenting her signature style to the global audience every season at Paris Fashion Week since 1996. In recognition of her persistent efforts and fresh input to the Parisian fashion world, Moon received the National Order of Merit, one of the highest honors given by the French government, on Tuesday in Seoul. “Putting on shows for 18 years has been a difficult task. It’s reall
Arts & DesignMay 8, 2013
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Punk gets pretty in Met museum exhibit
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Punk rockers wanted anarchy. They wound up with a $565 T-shirt.That’s the story told in a big new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York called “Punk: Chaos to couture.”The exhibit, which opened to a crowded preview Monday, traces the unlikely merger of a movement known for primal music, drug-abuse and anti-establishment yells, with the glittering world of high fashion.The collection in the elegant halls of the Met, just down from a gallery of ancient Greek scu
Arts & DesignMay 8, 2013
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Rising alcohol levels give wine lovers a headache
BORDEAUX (AFP) ― Do those New World Cabernets and Zinfandels make your head spin? Fed up with having to stop drinking after just one glass?Plenty of wine lovers around the world will have noticed their favourite tipples are getting stronger, and many of them are unhappy about the hangovers that come with increased alcohol levels.But it seems they have only themselves to blame as experts say that changing consumer tastes are mainly responsible for driving the trend.Wine critics and advances in wi
FoodMay 8, 2013
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Digital prints of young artists’ works available on social commerce site
Artworks of young artists are being offered at affordable prices online as part of efforts to boost art sales and promote young artists to a wider audience. Gana Art Gallery and Wemakeprice.com, a social commerce site, have launched a new project selling digital prints of the works of young artists at the website www.wemakeprice.com.“People find it hard to buy artwork because it is expensive to buy at galleries, but now we have a new platform that can distribute digital prints of artwork at affo
PerformanceMay 8, 2013
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Content traders convene at BEXCO
Buyers and sellers of broadcasting content from 541 companies in 49 countries around the world will gather at BEXCO in Busan for the 7th International Busan Contents Market from May 9-11. From the U.S.’ Sony Pictures to Walt Disney, BBC Worldwide, Fuji Creative Corporation, Beta Film of Germany, Taewon Entertainment and YG Entertainment of Korea, the world’s most influential content traders will exchange the latest trends in creative content manufacturing and sign deals on TV dramas, documentari
CultureMay 8, 2013
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Diesel signs deal to restore Venice’s Rialto Bridge
ROME (AFP) ― Italian jeans maker Diesel signed a deal with Venice city council on Tuesday to fund a five-million-euro ($6.5-million) project to restore and clean the floating city’s famous Rialto Bridge.“Today a fundamental collaboration for the safeguarding of our common heritage comes to life,” mayor Giorgio Orsoni said after Renzo Rosso, founder and owner of Diesel, signed the contract.The work on the centuries-old bridge will begin in early 2014 and last approximately 18 months, according to
CultureMay 8, 2013