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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Lecture explores expats’ lives in late Joseon
A lecture hosted by the Royal Asiatic Society of Korea will provide a fresh glimpse of the turbulent period of Korean history at the end of the 19th century.Writer and historical researcher Robert Neff will explain how it appeared through the eyes of Sally Sill, the wife of John M. B. Sill, the American Minister to Korea from 1894―1897. Their stay coincided with the Sino-Japanese War, the murder of the Korean queen, and King Gojong’s refuge in the Russian legation.Neff and has written or co-writ
Expat LivingJan. 8, 2013
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Ice climbing course for beginners
Climbing and ice climbing group Sanirang is holding a basic introduction to ice climbing on Jan. 19 and Feb. 2.The sessions will take place on outdoor natural ice falls and parks in the Seoul and Gyeonggi Province area, although the specific location is yet to be decided.The sessions are suitable for complete beginners or intermediate climbers and meet at 7:30 a.m. They include a basic introduction to the equipment, safety and ice climbing. Each session costs 85,000 won, plus rental of equipment
Expat LivingJan. 8, 2013
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Hockey community grows in Seoul
It’s a little before noon on a chilly Sunday when a few dozen expats begin showing up at Jamsil Sports Complex for their weekly ritual. In the shadow of the Olympic Stadium, a rink made for inline skating has played host to a league called Canada Ball Hockey Korea since 2008. The goaltenders strap on their pads, players pull on their jerseys, some good-natured “chirps” (Canadian for trash talk) are exchanged, the captains deliver their pre-game speeches, and the ball is dropped on another hockey
Expat LivingJan. 8, 2013
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SGC to run Korean language courses
The Seoul Global Center will accept applications for its spring free Korean language classes on Jan. 16 and 17.The classes take place in the center’s conference room and run from Feb. 4 to April 26. There are eight levels, starting with learning the alphabet, as well as a class for intermediate-level TOPIK takers. Classes meet twice a week in the morning or evening, depending on the level.Classes are free, but students have to buy their textbooks.Applicants should visit the center in person betw
Expat LivingJan. 8, 2013
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Theater performance to help Koreans living overseas
A theatrical play is being performed in Seoul’s Daehangno district to support overseas Koreans, according to Peace Asia, a group that supports ethnic Koreans living in foreign countries. The play, “A Performance with a Long Title,” tells the story of four individuals who discover hope by revisiting their childhood dreams. Instead of purchasing tickets in advance, viewers can pay after the performance. There is no fixed price; one can pay as much as they like. The play’s producer and local theat
PerformanceJan. 8, 2013
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Stolen Matisse turns up in Britain 25 years later
LONDON (AFP) ― A Matisse painting stolen 25 years ago from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm has turned up in Britain, where a dealer had hoped to sell it on behalf of an elderly Polish client, it emerged on Monday.Henri Matisse’s “Le Jardin,” an oil on canvas from 1920 which is now worth about $1 million (760,000 euros), was found when art dealer Charles Roberts ran it through a global database of stolen art ― standard practice before a sale. The team at the Art Loss Register quickly identi
PerformanceJan. 8, 2013
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Spanish police seize plundered ancient vase
MADRID (AP) ― The owner of an antique shop in Spain was arrested after police investigators found a vase there dating back to the late second century B.C., officials said Saturday.The antiquity had been illegally plundered from an Iberian era archeological site in the province of Alicante, an Interior Ministry statement said.Inspectors found it in a cardboard box during a routine search of the shop in the eastern town of El Campello. “We are not yet aware of the full importance of this discover
CultureJan. 8, 2013
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Music hall to screen the Met’s 2013 season
A music hall in Seoul is screening the 2013 season of the Metropolitan Opera, bringing the popular, award-winning Live in HD series to local opera lovers. Directed by Bartlett Sher and starring Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani, Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” will be screened on Jan. 20 and Jan. 27. For the 2013 season, the Met is presenting a total of seven new productions and five revivals, and “Met Opera @ Bear Hall” will hold three screenings of each production every month. This year will
PerformanceJan. 8, 2013
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A place for time-honored knotty traditions
Following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Traditional Korean knots, also known as maedeup, are handmade decorative hanging knot and thread pieces, made using intricate threading techniques that date back as far as the Silla Kingdom (668-935). The use of these traditional knots was limited to the members of the royal family, but later spread among commoners. Knots in Korea have historically had the usual practical uses such
CultureJan. 8, 2013
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‘Mary Poppins’ to close on Broadway in the spring
NEW YORK (AP) ― “Mary Poppins’’ is closing up its big umbrella on Broadway.An official close to the show’s producers said Monday that the 6-year-old musical will end performances in March at the New Amsterdam Theatre and eventually be replaced by a musical adapted from the film “Aladdin.’’The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak before the official announcement. The New York Post first reported the news, citing an anonymous sourc
PerformanceJan. 8, 2013
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Protest over proposed show on prolific rapper
Protest over proposed show on prolific rapperPASADENA, California (AP) ― Oxygen television executives weren’t talking Monday as negative attention grew about “All My Babies’ Mamas,’’ its proposed program featuring a musician who has fathered 11 children with ten different mothers.The Parents Television Council on Monday asked the network not to let the program on the air, calling it “grotesquely irresponsible and exploitive.’’ The group’s move comes on the heels of a New York writer, Sabrina Lam
TelevisionJan. 8, 2013
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Fiennes sails for Antarctica on first winter crossing bid
CAPE TOWN (AFP) ― Veteran adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes sailed for the Antarctic on Monday, leading a team bidding to become the first to cross the continent in winter in what he has described as a trip into the unknown with no chance of rescue.A band played as Fiennes set sail from Cape Town, due to reach the coldest place on Earth later this month to start the near 4,000 kilometer journey in March.So far the furthest winter venture into Antarctica has been only 60 miles, in the early 20th cen
PeopleJan. 8, 2013
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Brad Pitt hints at China visit
BEIJING (AFP) ― Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt made waves on Monday with his first post on Chinese social media, a cryptic message suggesting he would soon visit the country.“It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming...”, said the initial entry on the star’s verified account on Sina Weibo, one of China’s hugely popular Twitter-like microblogs. It was unclear if the message from the star of “Fight Club,” “Spy Game,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films meant that he would be physically coming to China. Variou
PeopleJan. 8, 2013
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Tom Cruise to become honorary Busan citizen
Hollywood star Tom Cruise will become an honorary citizen of Busan. Busan Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it was scheduled to grant an honorary Busan citizenship to Cruise on Thursday when he visits the city to promote murder mystery thriller “Jack Reacher.”Rosamund Pike, Cruise’s co-star in Jack Reacher, and its director Christopher McQuarrie will also receive Busan citizenship.Cruise will pay his sixth visit to Korea, the most frequent for a foreign actor. For Pike and McQuarrie, it
PeopleJan. 8, 2013
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‘Godfather’ of organic farming dies
Won Kyung-sun, founder of an organic farming community that inspired the establishment of Pulmuone Food Co., died of old age on Tuesday. He was 100.He was the nation’s first known organic farmer who campaigned for a community based on love for neighbors and respect for life. His life has been mentioned in school textbooks.Born in 1914 to a poor farmer in South Pyongan Province in what is now North Korea, he began a farming career at age 16 when his father died. In 1955, he developed a 3,000-squa
PeopleJan. 8, 2013
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Singer Rain disciplined for dating during service
A military disciplinary committee said Tuesday it has ordered K-pop star Rain to not leave his unit for one week, the lightest form of military discipline that can be administered, over dating a top TV actress while on official military duty. The move comes after the 30-year-old singer, who was spotted dating actress Kim Tae-hee while he was on leave last month, faced strong backlash from the public over the special treatment of celebrities while they fulfill their mandatory military service.All
PerformanceJan. 8, 2013
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Woman pleads guilty in ‘total identity theft’ case
An illegal immigrant from Mexico accused of assuming the persona of a Texas teacher pleaded guilty Monday in a case that put a face on the growing crime of ``total identity theft‘’ in the United States.Benita Cardona-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of possessing fraudulent identification documents in a deal with prosecutors that calls for an 18-month prison term.The 32-year-old was accused of completely assuming the persona of Houston elementary school teacher Candida Gutierrez, who
PeopleJan. 8, 2013
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Chicago church gives $12K to members
A Chicago church distributed $12,000 to congregation members with instructions to use the funds to help their community.The Rev. Jackson Crum ended his sermon about the city's struggles with crime and other problems Sunday at the Park Community Church by passing out envelopes containing amounts of cash between $2 and $102, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.Crum instructed church members to put the cash toward improving their community."Isn't that why we're here as a church?" Crum said. "Aren't
CultureJan. 8, 2013
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H&M makes Paris fashion debut
Swedish cheap chic fashion giant H&M takes to the catwalk at Paris fashion week for the first time on Wednesday, hard on the heels of its Helen Hunt Oscar coup.Best supporting actress nominee Hunt bucked the trend for haute couture by teaming an enormous diamond necklace with a strapless navy blue H&M gown at last Sunday's ceremony.The show, featuring 25 outfits for autumn/winter 2013, will take place in the spectacular surroundings of Paris's Rodin Museum dedicated to the works of French sculpt
Arts & DesignJan. 7, 2013
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Nureyev’s legacy in spotlight, 20 years on
PARIS (AFP) ― Twenty years after his death, Rudolf Nureyev’s legacy still lights up the world of ballet as brilliantly as the flamboyant performances which once illuminated the greatest stages.“As long as they are putting on my ballets, I will live on,” Brigitte Lefevre, dance director of the Paris Opera, recalls Nureyev saying in the years before the ravages of AIDS finally claimed him, aged 54, on Jan. 6, 1993.A fitting epitaph for a performer who went from being the outstanding male dancer of
PerformanceJan. 7, 2013