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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Theater"Hairspray”: Broadway musical “Hairspray” is returning for its third run in Seoul. Having premiered in Seoul in 2007, the musical had another successful run in 2009. "Hairspray" has won a total of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2003, since it first opened in Broadway in 2002. It takes place in the early 1960s, and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, an overweight yet optimistic teenager who dreams of becoming a star dancer by appearing on a dance-themed TV show. The role of T
CultureJune 22, 2012
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Box Office
I AM (Korea)Opened June 21Documentary. Directed by Choi Jin-seong. K-pop and talent agency S.M. Entertainment has created a documentary film to once again glorify their New York concert at Madison Square Garden. The movie is a cinematically edited version of SM’s 16 years of archived video footage -- from its 32 idols’ younger days as aspiring stars and SM-trainees to the day of the Madison Garden triumph last year. Featured stars include the legendary boy band H.O.T member Kang Ta, pop singer B
FilmJune 22, 2012
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Justin Bieber’s new album impressesJustin Bieber“Believe” (Island Def Jam)Because Justin Bieber is Justin Bieber -- a Canadian teen singer heartthrob -- it’s hard to take his music seriously. Everything about him screams Tiger Beat, from the endless screeching girls to his relationship with fellow teen sensation Selena Gomez.And then there’s the song that has defined him most -- “Baby,” perhaps the most saccharine, bubble-gum song recorded in quite some time.It’s not surprising that few have tak
PerformanceJune 22, 2012
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Abe’s a bust at vanquishing vampires ― honest
Hollywood has a long, rich tradition of historical abominations, but never has there been a history done more abominably than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”If only they’d made this insane conceit more fun. If only they’d taken it all a bit less seriously. But this film, adapted by the same fellow who wrote the inexplicably popular novel of the same title, isn’t even bad enough to be camp.Seth Grahame-Smith’s silly script re-imagines the Rail Splitter as a vampire vanquisher, a man seeking ve
FilmJune 22, 2012
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American Indian museum eatery vying for award
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The eatery at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is competing for a new distinction among Washington dining establishments.Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe is the first museum restaurant to be nominated for a Rammy Award from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. It’s a finalist in the new category “Casual Restaurant of the Year.”The winner will be announced Sunday. Mitsitam is competing with Bar Pilar, C.F. Folks, Hank’s Oyster Bar and Room 11.
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Hawaii holds annual Hula dance contest
The 35th Prince Lot Hula Festival, one of the oldest Hula dance events in Hawaii, will take place on July 21 at Moanalua Garden in Oahu Island. The one-day dance event will feature different types of Hula dance from traditional to modern as well as special performance by the dance team which won the previous Hula dance competition in Hawaii under the theme of “A Multitude of Hula Groups Gather.” The annual event draws more than 10,000 people. “The Prince Lot Hula Festival offers a chance for dan
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Travel package to Malaysia at Daum e-shop
Malaysia Tourism Board offers a one-night stay at five-star hotels and resorts in Kuala Lumpur and the resort island of Langkawi at a discounted price at Daum social shopping website (social.shopping.daum.net).The price ranges from 87,000 won ($75) at Double Tree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur Hotel to 150,000 won at The Dana Langkawi Resort. The reservation date covers July 16 to Aug. 31. The sales continue till June 24. For more information, call (02) 779-4422.
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Wedding package at Bali Ayana Resort and Spa
Ayana Resort and Spa in Bali presents a wedding package which includes a private, luxury wedding ceremony at the resort’s wedding chapel. It features an officiate, choir, flower decoration, food and drinks as well as two or three nights stay at the resort for bride and groom. Ayana, which was named one of the best wedding places by CNNGo in 2010, also offers a customized perfume for bride and groom, VIP seats at the resort’s rock bar and champagne. The price for the package, which includes two-n
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Korail says goodbye to switchback train
Korea Railroad Corporation is holding a farewell event to mark the demise of the only switchback train in the country between Heungjeon Station and Nahanjeong Station in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, through June 26. The train, which climbs a steep mountain on a zigzag track, had been in operation in the mountainous region between Taebaek and Samcheok in Gangwon Province for 49 years. The train was made obsolete when a new tunnel opened on the Yeongdong Line. The farewell event offers participants
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Norway focuses on Asia as ‘strategic market’ for tourism
Norway is a country that has a lot to offer to those looking for exceptional natural beauty, according to Norway’s vice tourism minister. “We see that many aspects of nature in Norway such as fjords, waters and coasts are the things that have attracted tourists because they are really special,” said Norway State Secretary of Ministry of Trade and Industry Halvard Ingebrigtsen, who also serves as the tourism vice minister, in an interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday. “Even for us Norwegians
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Modern marvels of UAE
DUBAI ― The United Arab Emirates is not satisfied with just taller, faster and larger attractions ― they go for the tallest, fastest and largest in the world.These titles seem to stem from the superfluity of two of the seven emirates ― Abu Dhabi and Dubai.In terms of speed, nothing compares to the Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, which is the fastest roller coaster in the world.But simply reading that it is the fastest ride and actually getting inside the replicated Formula One car a
TravelJune 22, 2012
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Classic narrative meets modern situation
The World Without You By Joshua Henkin(Pantheon)A family assembles at its country house for a memorial to a lost son. In the course of the long weekend, old and new tensions ― between husbands and wives, between parents and children, and among siblings ― bubble to the surface.It could be the plot of a Chekhov play or a Woody Allen movie. But on this classic narrative scaffolding, Joshua Henkin develops a painfully contemporary situation. The youngest child and only son of the Frankel family, Leo
BooksJune 22, 2012
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Book brings 1920s Wichita to life
The ChaperoneBy Laura Moriarty(Riverhead Books)There’s a picture of 1920s movie star Louise Brooks on the cover of “The Chaperone” ― her hair bobbed, her painted lips in the slightest of pouts ― but hers is not the story the book tells. Rather, the novel imagines the life of the woman from Wichita, Kan., who accompanied Brooks to New York City as her chaperone in the summer of 1922.Cora Carlisle is the wife of a prominent lawyer, the mother of two college-age sons, involved in Wichita society ―
BooksJune 22, 2012
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NK defector’s journey to freedom
Escape from Camp 14By Blaine Harden(Viking)A number of rallies and hunger strikes have been taking place in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul since February, after it was revealed that the Chinese authorities planned to repatriate about 30 North Korean refugees to the North -- where they face harsh punishment and possibly execution.Amid the public criticism of Beijing in Seoul, former New York Times and the Washington Post writer Blaine Harden in March published “Escape from Camp 14,” a book
BooksJune 22, 2012
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‘Obama,’ the long birth of a man’s ambition
Abnormal men become presidents of the United States.The overweening self-confidence required to reach for the office, the preternatural discipline and effort of will needed to grasp it ― in another setting, these traits might be called pathological. Tracing the roots of abnormality becomes a recurring motif in presidential biographies: polio’s impact on Franklin D. Roosevelt, the death of John F. Kennedy’s eldest brother, the absent or dysfunctional fathers of Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton.
BooksJune 22, 2012
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Sikhye (rice punch)
Sikhye is a punch made by fermenting steamed rice in malt water. Chilled sikhye has a unique sweet taste and is beloved by Koreans. Sikhye is usually served on national holidays because it is believed to help digestion and stimulate blood circulation. Ingredients● 1 cup malt powder, 12 cups water ● 2 cups non-glutinous rice, 2 1/3 cups water● 1 cup sugar ● 1 tbsp pine nuts 1. Put the malt powder in warm water at around 40 degrees Celsius and let it sit for 30 min. 2. Fumble the soaked malt powde
FoodJune 22, 2012
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Summer treatment at Sheraton D-Cube City Hotel
The hotel’s Aequalis Spa presents a new treatment program available until Aug. 31. The spa, managed by the global spa brand “M Spa,” is located on the 28th floor of the hotel. It has seven rooms with different concepts ― double room, Thai room, facial treatment room, sweet room and additional after-treatment rooms such as the relaxation lounge. The duration of the program differs by the treatment program and the price starts from 130,000 won, including tax and service charges. For more informati
Expat LivingJune 22, 2012
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Island getaway at Marriott Executive Apartment
The hotel offers the “Island Getaway 2012 Summer Package,” which includes one-night stay in an apartment suite with kitchen and living room overlooking Yeouido. The package comes with the use of Soo Fitness center and 25-meter indoor pool with breakfast buffet. Any additional purchase at the Park Caf is 20 percent off the original price. The guests have a choice between package 1 and 2. Package 1 presents two tickets for the Han River cruise to see Seoul’s high-rises and the Banpo Bridge Fountai
Expat LivingJune 22, 2012
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Summer getaway with Hyatt Regency Jeju
The hotel presents a summer getaway package for families and couples, which is available from July 10-Aug.31 in the southern resort island of Jeju. Guests can have daily breakfast buffet at Terrace Caf, enjoying the view from Jungnum beach, and also have tropical summer cocktails at the outdoor pool bar. For guests with babies, the hotel offers a V.I.B. (very important baby) program, which consists of a welcome gift, a meal coupon as well as rental service of baby supplies. Also, a Kids’ Village
Expat LivingJune 22, 2012
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Summer desserts at Oakwood Hotel
The Residents’ Lounge at Oakwood Premier COEX Center Seoul offers a summer dessert promotion until Sept. 16. Various types of shaved ice will be served, including the traditional red bean shaved ice and strawberry and coffee flavors. Fruit smoothies will also be available during the promotion. All summer desserts are priced at 14,000 won.Residents’ Lounge operates from 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. For more information, call (02) 3466 7203.
Expat LivingJune 22, 2012