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Samsung under pressure after Intel's foundry spin-off: analysts
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Yoon leaves for Prague to cement nuclear energy push
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Heavy rain to fall nationwide over weekend, but warmer fall expected
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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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YouTuber under fire for consoling former singer accused of bullying
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NK newspaper 'unusually' silent on new missile tests: Seoul
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Samsung CEO introduces ‘bold growth’ as new target
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Bank of Korea eyes rate cut after US Fed's historic pivot
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Hyundai Motor officially becomes KT’s largest shareholder
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Reports about independence movement go on display
Three historical documents, which show that the March 1, 1919 Independence Movement against the Japanese colonial rulers was not ignored internationally, were unveiled to the public on Thursday at the Independence Hall of Korea. The disclosed items are Harry Whiting’s letter of appeal to Americans about the tragedy in Korea; an American Christian group’s report; and a magazine article about the Japanese colonial ruler’s deadly crackdown on the movement that left more than 7,000 Koreans dead. Th
PeopleFeb. 21, 2013
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Forum to delve into new role, responsibilities of global media
In an interdependent world characterized by constant clashes of national interests, international media often find themselves pulled between their function as national advocates and the greater cause of serving the global common interest. Yet, it is in times of conflicts that the global media can play an important and unique role.“When problems arise, global media can be forums for exploring common good,” said Sohn Jie-Ae, president of Arirang TV, an English-language network based in Seoul, in a
TelevisionFeb. 21, 2013
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Life-giving land: Tidal flats are haven for marine creatures
The winter season of the northern port of Doripo of Muan County, South Jeolla Province, is one of the busiest times for mullet fishing. Mullet from the mudflats of Muan is a local delicacy that was offered at the king’s table during the Joseon period (1392-1910). The Muan tidal flat, home to the mullet and other marine life, is the first tidal flat registered as a national park in Korea as well as being on the Ramsar Wetlands list. Extensive mudflats stretch out from the southwestern coast of th
CultureFeb. 20, 2013
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How to fend off sexual harassers in crowded buses or subways (5)
A man is approaching a woman as shown in picture 1.It is very important to make room between you and the harasser in this situation.Stare and give a warning look at the opponent while watching the opponent’s movement.To make room between the opponent and yourself, widen your stance by moving your leg furthest from the opponent. Next put the hand closest to the opponent on your hip to create an angle that your elbow is close to so you are able to block the harasser as shown in picture 2. The hand
CultureFeb. 20, 2013
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TV families show class divide
The popular terms “eomchinddal” and “eomchina” have become a syndrome in the last few years, indicating the “perfect people who have it all” by the Korean standard. Literally translated as “my mother’s friend’s daughter (or son),” they refer not only to a son or a daughter-in-law, but also to the ideal child: An eomchinddal is good looking, a graduate of a top Korean or U.S. college, holds a high-paying job, and on top of everything else, is also popular. Some well-known real-life eomchinddal in
FilmFeb. 20, 2013
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Son Yeol-eum’s life much more than the piano
Life seems perfect for 27-year-old pianist Son Yeol-eum at the moment.She has performed with internationally acclaimed orchestras, recorded a few albums and toured around the world while studying with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule fr Musik, Theatre und Medien in Hannover, Germany. It almost seems like growing pains, often detected among so-called child prodigies, have passed her. Since she started playing the piano at the age of 3-1/2, Son never had a setback ― she has won several international a
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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Hong blurs dream and reality in ‘Nobody’s Daughter Haewon’
Memories and dreams undoubtedly have been famed director Hong Sang-soo’s favorite subjects in his work. His latest film “Nobody’s Daughter Haewon,” unveiled to the press Tuesday, turned out to be no exception in regards to its subject matter. In many ways, the movie, which deals with a young woman’s troubled relationship with her married teacher, is a typical Hong Sang-soo film; it again includes the pathetic male artist who gives ridiculous post break-up rhetoric; boasts Hong’s signature repeti
FilmFeb. 20, 2013
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McCartney, Mumford top eclectic Bonnaroo lineup
There will be a British invasion of the main stage at Bonnaroo this year.Paul McCartney and Mumford & Sons are among the headliners for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.The four-day festival, held on a rural 700-acre farm, always features an eclectic roster, but the June 13-16 event is even more varied than usual.Returnees Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers also hold down a headliner spot. Then things get a little crazy with R&B star R. Kelly, alternative queen Bjork a
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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‘Les Miserables’ musical is bound for Broadway
Someone is dreaming the dream: “Les Miserables’’ is coming back to Broadway.Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the epic musical about life in 19th-century France will make a stop on Broadway in March 2014 at a Shubert theater.The move comes on the heels of the Oscar-nominated big screen adaptation directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.It will mark the third time the show has made it to Broadway. The original landed in 19
CultureFeb. 20, 2013
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Arnold is back
After taking a nearly decade-long break from cinema, Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a comeback to the local silver screen in an action flick directed by Korean director Kim Jee-woon.“You always as an actor try to choose a project that you think could be popular not only in America but in all over the world,” said the famed Austrian-American actor during a press conference promoting his film “The Last Stand” in Seoul on Wednesday. “You want a story that is understood by everybody. I think ‘The L
FilmFeb. 20, 2013
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SuPearls no more: YG’s newest girl group disbands before debut
New talent comes and goes every day in the cutthroat business of entertainment, and many of these star hopefuls never make it to the stage before they are given the pink slip. YG Entertainment, one of the largest and most powerful K-pop agencies here, said earlier this week that the highly anticipated new girl group SuPearls, who had been scheduled to debut this year, has in fact broken up. The fate of three of the four former SuPearls members remains to be seen.“We have decided to nullify our c
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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Korean Air launches co-prosperity campaign
Korean Air launched a campaign Wednesday to foster coprosperity with all its stakeholders both inside and outside of the company. Korean Air president Ji Chang-hoon, senior vice president Cho Hyun-min and other executives and employees held the launching event at its head office in Gonghang-dong, western Seoul. In the event, they completed a mosaic that looks like “The Kiss,” a painting by Austrian symbolist Gustave Klimt, using about 600 photos of its executives and employees. Coprosperity with
PeopleFeb. 20, 2013
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Park to head Academic Society of Business Administration
Park Heung-soo, professor of marketing at Yonsei University, will be inaugurated as chairman of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration in a ceremony at LG-POSCO Hall of Korea University in Seoul on Friday. Park graduated from the college of business administration of Yonsei University, and acquired an MBA from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Pittsburgh before joining the Yonsei faculty in 1988. Established in 1956, the society is one
PeopleFeb. 20, 2013
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U.S. Korean War veteran to meet woman he helped six decades ago
A U.S. veteran of the Korean War (1950-1953) will meet with a Korean woman 60 years after he helped her receive burn surgery. The Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs said Wednesday that it found Kim Yeon-soon, 72, after starting to search for her on Jan. 22 at the request of Richard Cadwallader, 82. Cadwallader was part of the 8th Communications Squadron headquartered in Suwon, about 34 kilometers south of Seoul, in 1953. He met a Korean mother and her 12-year-old daughter when they knocked
PeopleFeb. 20, 2013
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Psy to attend festival in Turkey
Korean pop star Psy is set to visit Turkey for the first time to attend the Istanbul Blue Night festival.Psy will arrive on the first day of the two-day festival that starts Feb. 20, the singer’s agency YG Entertainment said. Psy’s world hit “Gangnam Style” also gained popularity in Turkey, with the country ranking fourth in terms of hits among countries that viewed the music video last year. “Psy is very excited to visit Turkey for the first time and said he will heat up the Istanbul Blue Night
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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Desert rain frog is Web sensation
A YouTube clip taken in South Africa of a tiny, fat desert rain frog with a squeaky voice has been viewed nearly 1.4 million times in less than a week.Posted Feb. 13 by Dean Boshoff, the clip is titled “World‘s Cutest Frog.”“I recorded a short clip of the defensive cry of the desert rain frog found in the sandy dunes along Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape province,” Boshoff wrote.He also encouraged people to “keep on sharing your videos of how your animals react to hearing this frog’s mighty wa
CultureFeb. 20, 2013
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Billy McKnight says ex-girlfriend Mindy McCready‘s suicide ’not a major shock‘
Singer Billy McKnight says the suicide of country star Mindy McCready, his ex-girlfriend, at her Arkansas home was not “a major shock.”The former couple had fought for years over custody of their 6-year-old son Zander, who was placed in foster care along with his 10-month-old brother Zayne, this month. McCready‘s family said she had been drinking and using drugs again, and wasn’t caring for her children.The baby‘s father, McCready’s then-fiance David Wilson, was found dead of a gunshot wound in
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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Porn company halts distribution of late U.S. singer’s sex tapes
A U.S. porn studio Vivid Entertainment decided to indefinitely halt the selling of deceased singer Mindy McCready’s sex tape, according to local news reports.“Digital distribution is hard to regulate but we plan to pull all the digital copies of the video from the website,” the company’s chief Steve Hirsch was reported as saying.The tape, titled “Baseball Mistress,” features the late singer and her then-boyfriend. In the video, McCready also discusses her alleged affair in 2008 with disgraced fo
PerformanceFeb. 20, 2013
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‘Kids invasion’ takes hold in entertainment TV
A number of TV entertainment programs nowadays feature children on their show to capture viewers’ hearts. “Appa Odeiga” (Daddy, where are we going?) is a popular TV entertainment show which features children going on overnight trips with their celebrity fathers. The program captures the unique personalities of each child and their relationship with their fathers. “Voice Korea Kids” also enjoys high viewer rating with its young participants. The survival audition program features young children w
TelevisionFeb. 20, 2013
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Internet ― boon or bane for concert industry?
When renowned violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill and pianist Lim Dong-hyek started playing on Dec. 12 at 9 p.m., it wasn’t just the some 100 people at the concert hall of NHN headquarters in Gyeonggi Province listening. There were more than 30,000 others paying attention to Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Bach and some famous film scores through Naver, the nation’s largest portal site. The artists were performing for the Naver music section, which holds concerts on its own and broadcasts them live on the w
CultureFeb. 19, 2013