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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
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AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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After 6-year hiatus, Kia to return to Paris Motor Show in Europe push
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Govt. calls for junior doctors who left worksites to return to hospitals by Monday
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Gil takes helm of KBS
Gil Hwan-young was inaugurated as the 20th president of state-run terrestrial broadcasting network KBS on Friday. Gil, who succeeded Kim In-kyu, stressed that he would seek to raise TV license fees in order to stabilize the firm’s fiscal status. “The fee raise will be used to invest in digitalizing all programs,” Gil said in his speech at the inauguration ceremony. The ceremony was held three earlier than announced. Gil’s term expires on Nov. 23, 2015.By Bae Ji-sook (baejisook@heraldcorp.com)
CultureNov. 23, 2012
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Konkuk students to present creative smartphone apps
Creative smartphone applications developed by college students for a class project are drawing attention from local governments and investment companies.Undergraduate students who attend the business English class by Konkuk University international affairs professor Min Byeong-cheol are to present their unique smartphone application projects next week. Songpa-gu Office and several venture investment companies will help evaluate the projects.In the class, eight groups of students established virt
PeopleNov. 23, 2012
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Exhibition of first Western-style painter
An oil painting by Ko Hei-tong (1886-1965), the first Western-style painter in Korea, will be unveiled to the public for the first time Saturday at his former residence. The painting, a portrait of poet Ree Sang-hwa (1901-1943), was the fourth oil painting created by Ko, who usually specialized in a painting style that mixed Korean traditional ink and western water colors. On the back of the painting reads, “1931 Ko Hei Tong, to his friend Ree.”The exhibition will run until Jan. 20 at Ko’s resid
PeopleNov. 23, 2012
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Korean tourism agency sues Incheon Airport CEO for slander
The Korea Tourism Organization filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against the CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation for damaging its name by making false remarks about the management of its airport duty free shops. “The Incheon Airport CEO Lee Chae-wook dishonored the KTO by calling us a ‘company suffering deep losses from the duty free shop business and an organization that does nothing but waste taxpayers’ money,’” said KTO CEO Lee Charm at a press conference on Thursday morning.
CultureNov. 22, 2012
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Lesson on how fashion affected history
Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and StyleConsultant Editor Susan Brown with the Smithsonian, Institution (DK Publishing, New York)It’s always fun to find a book that is one-stop holiday shopping for both newcomer and expert, especially when the book is full of history and photographs.Susan Brown, a consultant with the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, edited the coffee-table book “Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style.” For anyone with a casual intere
BooksNov. 22, 2012
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Alice Munro explores deep ground
Dear LifeBy Alice Munro (Knopf)She is regularly paired with Chekhov. In 2004, Jonathan Franzen suggested she might be “the best fiction writer now working in North America.” In his introduction to the 2012 edition of “The Best American Short Stories,” Tom Perrotta states that she “looms over this year’s collection” as the “master” who has “expanded our sense of what stories can do.”All true, and all reinforced by the just-published “Dear Life,” Alice Munro’s 13th collection of short stories.But
BooksNov. 22, 2012
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A revisionist history of Michael Jackson
In the exhaustive and at times exhausting new biography “Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson,” journalist Randall Sullivan presents a radical new theory concerning one of the most heavily scrutinized public figures of the last half a century. Namely, that the man revered worldwide as the “King of Pop” could not possibly have been a child molester. The book posits that Jackson resisted sex for all his days and died in 2009 a 50-year-old virgin.To support that tough-t
BooksNov. 22, 2012
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When a Seoulite becomes a tourist in own city
Seoul is developing into a charming destination for foreign visitors, from scenic Bukchon Hanok Village to vibrant Hongdae and Myeong-dong. For those who live in Seoul, however, spending time in the city can be a different experience. A lot of Seoul professionals spend nearly all of their time in offices and apartment complexes. Not many manage to take the time to visit Gyeongbok Palace or experience the joy of trying on hanbok in a hanok. It’s like how many New Yorkers never visit the Statue of
BooksNov. 22, 2012
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Publisher cracks whip over ‘Fifty Shades’ spin-offs
PARIS (AFP) ― Copy us at your own risk. That is the message sent by the French publisher of “Fifty Shades of Grey” which is cracking the whip at spin-offs of the erotic romance.Publisher Lattes has trademarked the title of the book, which has sold a quarter of a million copies in France since it hit shelves a month ago, and told AFP it has sent warning letters to two publishers it accuses of infringement.One of them, Les Editions First, has released “Decoding Fifty Shades of Grey” by Ana de Lis
BooksNov. 22, 2012
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Exhibition showcases beauty of Korea’s traditional crafts
For lovers of traditional Korean art, an exhibition that opened last week at a gallery in Seoul’s Insadong street may give as much joy as a gift set of carefully selected traditional Korean craft items.Titled “An Old is A New,” the exhibition at the ARA Art Center has an extensive range of craftworks, from small metalwork pieces to furniture and roof tiles.It features some 500 works by 180 traditional artisans, including those designated as among the country’s “important intangible cultural heri
CultureNov. 22, 2012
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Opera Gallery marks anniversary, greets new home
Marking the fifth anniversary of its opening, Opera Gallery Seoul is holding a special exhibition at its new location from Friday to Dec. 23. Opera Gallery Seoul, part of the world’s leading contemporary art gallery which has 11 branches worldwide, recently moved from a gallery building in Cheongdam-dong to a more spacious site on Dosan Boulevard.Some 70 paintings and 30 sculptures from Opera Gallery Seoul’s collection, including works by 10 well-known artists such Damien Hirst, Jean Francois La
PerformanceNov. 22, 2012
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D-Unit projects bolder girl group image
This is part of a series featuring new hallyu stars. ― Ed.Leaving the mini-skirts and high heels at home, the three-member group D-Unit is not your stereotypical K-pop girl group. The members Jun Woo-ram (R.A.M), Jung Yoo-jin (Ujin) and Kwak Soo-jin (Z.I.N), through their hip-hop and electro-pop beats and bold dance moves, steer away from the cutesy, innocent image of most girl groups and try to portray a fiercer image of women. “We are not the typical image when you think about girl groups,” sa
PerformanceNov. 22, 2012
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Director examines the world of Korean cinema
Celebrated director Chung Ji-young is making a lot of political remarks with his films lately, after breaking the 13-year hiatus in January with the highly controversial, real-life based courtroom drama “Unbowed.”Last month, he returned with “National Security,” another socially conscious, politically themed drama inspired by the true story of late politician and democracy activist Kim Geun-tae. The film was premiered during this year’s BIFF, and Chung received much attention from the press by s
FilmNov. 22, 2012
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Ken Loach turns down Italian film prize over worker rights
ROME (AFP) ― British director Ken Loach on Wednesday turned down a prize from a festival organized by Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin in protest over the rights of cleaners and security guards at the museum.“It is with great regret that I am obliged to turn down the prize assigned to me by the Turin film festival,” the internationally acclaimed filmmaker said in a letter to organizers that was sent by his Italian distributors, BIM Film.Loach, who is well known for his social activism
PeopleNov. 22, 2012
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Shinhan Financial to provide eyelid...surgery for elderly
Shinhan Financial Group will support the elderly in the low-income class to receive eyelid surgery. The group vowed on Tuesday to support the full cost for the operations for 100 elderly people aged above 60 who receive a substantial government subsidy for living expenses or are in financial need, as a year-end gift. The promising ceremony, held at the group’s headquarters in central Seoul, was attended by the Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons head Lee Sang-mok, Korea Association of Senior
PeopleNov. 22, 2012
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Report: Lindsay Lohan may have probation revoked
Lindsay Lohan is to be charged with lying to a police officer in Santa Monica, Calif., and her probation for a previous case will be revoked, TMZ reported. The 26-year-old actress was on probation when she told police she was not driving her Porsche last June as it crashed into an 18-wheel truck on Pacific Coast Highway, but she allegedly was behind the wheel, law-enforcement sources told the celebrity news website Monday. The “Freaky Friday” and “Mean Girls” star was placed on probation for sep
TelevisionNov. 22, 2012
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Chinese family seeking better education for son lives in bathroom
A rural Chinese couple desperate to provide quality education for their son moved to Guangzhou, and has taken residence in a public bathroom due to expensive living costs.According to news reports, Liao Xiaoming and his wife Wang Xuanna decided to abandon their country life in 2004 so their only child could go to a better school. The pair became public toilet cleaners, which provided them free tuition for their son.The life in the big city, however, had proven to be too much for their meager inc
PeopleNov. 22, 2012
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Club Phantom strictly for hip-hop lovers
Following is part of a series on Seoul’s hottest bars and clubs. ― Ed. Hip-hop is a trend, culture and generation reminiscent of baggy pants, XXL shirts, rap music and spray paint on walls in the ’80s and ’90s. Fast-forward to the 21st century and now hip-hop music is considered much like heavy metal or punk rock, which bloomed in one generation but are now a thing for a small group of loyal fans. The current trend among party lovers in Seoul seems to be house and electronic music ― a genre that
TravelNov. 21, 2012
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One-month countdown to the end of Mayan calendar cycle
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) ― From Mexico’s Maya Riviera to ancient sites in Guatemala, the region foresees a tourism bonanza from the fateful Dec. 21 date in the Mayan calendar, but indigenous groups are fed up with the doomsday myth.With one month to go before the end of the calendar’s 5,200-year cycle, tourists will find all-inclusive excursions and religious ceremonies in holy sites across Central America and Mexico.It is also a chance to celebrate the contributions of the Mayan civilization to man
TravelNov. 21, 2012
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Drinking tea as a way of life
Tea of the 21st century has gone beyond just boiling tea bags and blending herbs. Today, tea is used a basis to create a wide variety of flavor combinations and creations. Mixing a blend of fruits, flowers, vanilla or milk to add flavor and texture to one’s drink is not uncommon. However, tea has opened the doors to even more creative blends and has even given rise to the profession of tea sommeliers. For example, some of the hot tea recipes being taught at the Korea Tea Sommelier Institute incl
FoodNov. 21, 2012