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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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NewJeans to headline palace show
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Coupang's Kim Bom escapes chaebol chief designation again
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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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CIO chief nominee to explain allegations at confirmation hearing
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Joseon’s erotic paintings to go on display
Erotic paintings by two great masters of Korean painting will go on display at an exhibition that sheds light on the daily lives of people in the Joseon era. The exhibition at Gallery Hyundai features two complete collections of erotic paintings made by prominent painters in Korean history Shin Yun-bok and Kim Hong-do, as well as genre paintings that are being shown to the public for the first time. The original Joseon erotic paintings, called “chunhwa” (literally means spring paintings), weren’
PerformanceJan. 6, 2013
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Theater festivals fire up a cold New York
NEW YORK (AP) ― Listening to Supreme Court justices question lawyers doesn’t sound like the stuff of great theater. But somehow it is ― in the hands of one of the city’s most acclaimed companies.Elevator Repair Service ― the group that performed F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby’’ in its entirety lasting over eight hours ― returns this month with a new experiment: Re-enacting the 1991 oral arguments of a high court case about the legality of nude dancing in Indiana.The show, “Arguendo,’’ w
PerformanceJan. 6, 2013
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Critics pick ‘Amour’ as best film of 2012
NEW YORK (AP) ― The National Society of Film Critics selected “Amour’’ as the best picture of 2012 during its annual meeting Saturday.The critics chose the star of “Amour,’’ Emmanuelle Riva, as the best actress, and Daniel Day-Lewis was chosen best actor for “Lincoln.’’The group of 60 prominent movie critics from around the country met at Lincoln Center in New York City to make its picks.Austrian director Michael Haneke won best director for “Amour.’’ The French-language movie depicts the slow d
FilmJan. 6, 2013
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Despite chart ranking, ‘I Got a Boy’ gets positive review from Billboard
By Julie JacksonThe nine ladies of the K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation made their comeback official with the release their fourth full album, “I Got a Boy,” on New Year’s Day. However, despite not receiving the fan fever that the starlets are accustomed to hearing, Billboard’s recent track-by-track review raved at the group’s new found electro dance pop sound. “‘I Got A Boy,’ their fourth full-length album, is a confident return home with polished K-pop confections that combine elements of fo
PerformanceJan. 6, 2013
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Artist with a master plan
This is the ninth in a series on foreigners working in the Korean entertainment industry. ― Ed.Korean-American Bryan Park, also known by his stage name NoName, came to Korea to pursue a music career in 2008, and though it has been hard going, his efforts are starting to bear fruit.The hip-hop artist left his label over the summer and opened up his company, AMP Media, in August 2012, and currently has about 15 to 20 people working there, including two artists and a group of trainees for an idol g
PerformanceJan. 6, 2013
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Pakistan’s Malala discharged from British hospital
LONDON (AFP) ― The British hospital treating Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, said Friday that she has been temporarily discharged ahead of surgery.Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the 15-year-old would stay at her family’s temporary English home before undergoing major surgery on her skull in a few weeks.“Malala Yousufzai was discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) as an inpatient
PeopleJan. 6, 2013
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Ex-Legislation Minister Lee gives scholarships to Thais
Former Minister of Government Legislation Lee Seog-yeon gave 10 million won in scholarships to six Thai students Saturday through the Asia Children Charity, a Seoul-based relief group for Asian children.The scholarships were the legal fees he had received for settling the case involving the death of the wife of former Thai Ambassador to South Korea Chaiyong Satjipanon.Chaiyong sued Soon Chun Hyang University Medical Center in Seoul on charges of negligent homicide after his wife died of intestin
PeopleJan. 6, 2013
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Depardieu gets Russian passport amid French tax row
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has threatened to quit his homeland to avoid higher taxes for the rich, has received a Russian passport and met with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Sunday.Depardieu met Putin, who earlier granted him citizenship, at the Russian leader's sumptuous residence in the palm-dotted Black Sea resort of Sochi on Saturday, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP.Putin granted Depardieu "a short meeting" and did not personally deliver the
EntertainmentJan. 6, 2013
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Clarkson: I‘m not a lesbian
“American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkson rejects speculation she‘s a lesbian and says it’s an insult to gays to suggest one is gay for being “single for so long.”Clarkson, who was recently engaged to boyfriend Brandon Blackstock, says she‘s never had an interest in women, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.“People think, ’Oh, she‘s been single for too long,’” Clarkson told Cosmopolitan. “That‘s kind of an insult to the gay community. Being single doesn’t mean you‘re gay.”Clarkson said she’s “nev
TelevisionJan. 6, 2013
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An Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter
Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI -- Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety.The latest victim of Debenedetti‘s unusual hobby is British author JK Rowling, whose death in an accident he announced from a fake Twitter account purporting to belong to fellow writer John Le Carre.“Death works well on Twitter,” Debenedetti, who is in his 40s and says he teaches literature at a school i
PeopleJan. 6, 2013
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Ex-husband of late actress Choi Jin-sil found dead
The former husband of late actress Choi Jin-sil was found dead at his home in Seoul Sunday in an apparent suicide, police said.The body of Cho Sung-min, 39, a former top baseball player who was married to Choi from 2000 to 2004, was found in the bathroom of his apartment in the southern Seoul neighborhood of Dogok-dong, police said.A friend discovered the body and told police, saying Cho appeared to have strangled himself with a belt.The late actress committed suicide in 2008 after struggling wi
PerformanceJan. 6, 2013
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Frolic, trek, mush or glide
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― Approximately 180 km east of Seoul, just a couple-hour drive outside of metropolis is the quiet, mountainous county of Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province. Pyeongchang sits 700 meters above sea level, and with its reputation of having some of the longest, coldest winters in Korea, it is also known as the place to be when it comes to winter sports. As the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang offers a laundry list of exciting winter activities bound to test one
TravelJan. 4, 2013
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Dance“Romeo and Juliet”: The Korea National Ballet is opening this year’s season with Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The troupe is presenting a version created by legendary French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot of Monte Carlo Ballet Theater. Unlike the Kenneth MacMillan version showcased by Universal Ballet Company last year, the upcoming show presents simple and modern costumes and choreography. Its stage setting, created by French designer Ernest Pignon-Ernest, is also noted for
PerformanceJan. 4, 2013
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Box Office
Life of Pi (U.S.)Opened Jan. 1 Drama. Action. Adventure. Directed by Ang Lee. Pi (Suraj Sharma)’s family prepares to move upon hearing that the government’s financial aid for the family’s zoo will be cut off. The family boards a ship to Canada with their zoo animals. But an unexpected storm sinks the ship and only Pi, who gets on a lifeboat, survives the deadly accident. On the lifeboat, an injured zebra, a starved hyena and an orangutan with a handful of bananas increase the tension. However, t
FilmJan. 4, 2013
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Eyelike:
Elle Goulding’s ‘Halcyon’ is hauntingly beautifulEllie Goulding“Halcyon”(Polydor Records)In an age of auto tuned homogeneity, Ellie Goulding’s voice is really something. She imprints on everything she sings with unique character. Goulding’s tremulous vibrato and hoarse timbre have the feel of something primal and folky, her birdlike high notes are childlike, while darker tones imply ancient depths of sorrow. Ellie Goulding has always dealt with unfairly high expectations. Best known in the U.S.
PerformanceJan. 4, 2013
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James Gandolfini remembers his father in ‘Not Fade Away’
When his “Sopranos” boss David Chase asked James Gandolfini to play another New Jersey Italian for his movie, a working class dad unhappy with his musician-son’s career choice in the swinging ‘60s, the big man didn’t hesitate.“I knew this guy,” Gandolfini says. “There’s a lot of my dad in him.”Pasquale, his character in “Not Fade Away,” is a gruff mechanic who runs a local Pep Boys auto repair shop. He’s pushing his son (John Magaro) to go to college. He doesn’t approve of the kid’s music, his l
FilmJan. 4, 2013
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Take an early dip at the ‘Best Beach of 2013’
I have seen the future and it is hot, wet, sandy and you can get one of those funny-colored drinks with a paper umbrella on top.I took a swim recently at Duke Kahanamoku Beach on Oahu in Hawaii. It will be the Best Beach of 2013, according to the popular “Dr. Beach” best beaches contest that will come out around Memorial Day.Officially, the 2013 winner is a closely guarded secret, with wire services, newspapers, radio and TV stations and (less consistently) websites promising to adhere to a stri
TravelJan. 4, 2013
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Sochi, Russia, preps for the 2014 Winter Games
SOCHI, Russia ― Sochi, a resort area on the Black Sea in Russia, is the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. It’s a popular summer resort town because of its warm weather, beaches and a shoreline boardwalk that draws visitors from across Russia. All that makes it an interesting choice for the site of the Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 7-23, 2014.Thirty minutes from the town center, a new Olympic park is under construction. The venues for figure skating, hockey, speed skating, curling and the open
TravelJan. 4, 2013
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Gangwon expects record number of foreign visitors to ski festival
Foreign visitors to the annual ski festival of Gangwon Province are expected to hit a record number, according to Gangwon Provincial Government. The ski festivals are rising as a popular travel program for tourists from Southeast Asia. The Fun Ski Festival, which runs until March 2 this year at ski resorts including Yongpyong and High1 Resort, expects to see a total of 3,500 participants this year, an increase of 12 percent from the previous year. It has seen foreign tourists mainly from China,
TravelJan. 4, 2013
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KTO opens travel website for tourists with disabilities
The Korea Tourism Organization launched a website for tourists with disabilities on Jan. 3. The website (access.visitkorea.or.kr) offers information on famous tourist destinations, accommodation, restaurants, transportation and useful tips to meet the specific needs of tourists with disabilities. The information is also available on the mobile application on iPhone and Android phones. The KTO has been expanding services to help underpriviledged people travel, including launching the Travel Vouch
TravelJan. 4, 2013