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Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
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Why Korean crime stories typically feature nameless, faceless perpetrators
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Debate on 'no-seniors zones' heats up
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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Is NewJeans headed for a long 'break'?
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[KH Explains] Hyundai-backed Motional’s struggles deepen as Tesla eyes August robotaxi debut
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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Harrelson, Chastain named sexy vegetarians
Jessica Chastain Woody HarrelsonHollywood stars Woody Harrelson and Jessica Chastain have been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities for 2012.Chastain, whose film credits include "The Tree of Life" and "Take Shelter," has been a vegetarian for 15 years and a vegan for five, and ev
FilmJune 29, 2012
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Adult chimp kills baby chimp at LA Zoo
Visitors watched as an adult male chimpanzee attacked and killed a baby chimpanzee at the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said. Zoo officials said in a statement the baby chimp was killed Tuesday while in a habitat with other chimps, the Los Angeles Times reported. The zoo officials said the baby chimp had been introduced gradually to other chimps in the habitat and there had been no sign of pr
CultureJune 29, 2012
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Hyatt Regency Incheon: Place for business travelers
Hyatt Regency Incheon has become a major gateway hotel to Seoul and Korea as it is located close to Incheon International Airport. The hotel offers a unique blend of warm hospitality, convenient facilities and a variety of culinary experiences, featuring meeting rooms, soundproofed guestrooms, health and fitness facilities and restaurants. For business travelers, the hotel has a spacious pillar-less Grand Ballroom, a Regency Ballroom and multi-purpose rooms, which cater to different meetings and
TravelJune 28, 2012
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Oakwood Premier COEX Center offers photography contest
Oakwood Premier Coex Center invites those who would like to share their travel memories with others to its photography competition with a chance to win a trip to an Oakwood hotel in Asia and a digital camera. The hotel is holding a “Most Memorable Travel” photography contest in which the grand prize winner will have chance to fly to a city of his or her choice and stay at an Oakwood serviced apartment and get a Nikon 1J1 digital camera. Submission deadline is Sept. 15 and after that, images will
TravelJune 28, 2012
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Asiana goes extra mile
Three-year golden grand slammer Asiana Airlines has always gone the extra mile to match the ever-changing expectations and needs of its customers.This summer the award-winning company will offer a series of savory dishes to keep customers healthy from July 1 to Aug. 31. The specialty cuisine includes “samgyetang,” or chicken broiled with premium medicinal herbs; steamed samgye, samgye porridge with hwanggi herb; ginseng-bulgogi with vegetables on the side; and “12-chogyetang,” a cold-broiled chi
TravelJune 28, 2012
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Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas excels in service
For three consecutive years since 2010, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas has been awarded in Korea’s Best Brand Awards for top quality amenities and service. It has also scored the highest in Korea’s quality service measurement index KS-SQI for four years. The hotel has also successfully hosted international events such as the ASEM Conference in 2000, G20 Seoul Summit in 2010 and Nuclear Security Summit in 2012. The hotel conducts random online surveys of guests to evaluate service and mainta
TravelJune 28, 2012
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Somerset Palace Seoul offers comforts of home
Somerset Palace Seoul provides each resident the comfort felt at home in a family-friendly environment.Located in the heart of Seoul’s diplomatic and business district, the residence is within walking distance of major subway stations such as Anguk, Jonggak and Gwanghwamun and government agencies and companies as well as tourist attractions and shopping places. Whether on a business trip or on holiday with family, Somerset offers both luxurious experience and comfort. Somerset’s apartments vary
TravelJune 28, 2012
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Author Shin Kyung-sook to work for children worldwide
Newly named UNICEF Korea’s goodwill ambassador, best-selling writer ‘grateful’ for her new missionAfter the sensational success of her novel “Please Look after Mom” overseas, author Shin Kyung-sook is taking on a new role as an ambassador for children.“I am grateful for this opportunity to serve for children in need,” the author said after being appointed as the new goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Korea on Wednesday.Shin is the second writer to serve in the position, after late author Park Wan-suh
BooksJune 28, 2012
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Raf Simons shows leg at Paris menswear, before Dior debut
PARIS (AFP) - Raf Simons headlined day one of the Paris menswear shows on Wednesday, sending out an urbane, playful look that showed a lot of leg, days before his hotly awaited debut as the top designer at Dior.All but a handful of the Belgian designer‘s looks were built around bermuda shorts cut high on the thigh, and slashed at one side, paired with clean white shirts and single-breasted jackets, black patent brogues or sneakers.Boxy white tunics or art-print T-shirts added to the contemporary
Arts & DesignJune 28, 2012
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Korean contemporary art forum to open in London
An international conference on Korean contemporary art will be held at the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, both in London, from Friday through Sunday, the Arts Council of Korea said Thursday.The conference is organized jointly by ARKO and the Courtauld Institute of Art, to introduce South Korea’s contemporary art, which organizers say has gained a strong presence on the international contemporary art scene, ahead of the opening of the 2012 London Olympic Games.The
PerformanceJune 28, 2012
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Lewin, advocate of Korean culture in Europe, dies at 87
The founder of “The Association for Korean Studies in Europe” in Germany, Bruno Lewin, died at the age of 87 on June 18. Widely known as being the pioneer in spreading Korean culture throughout Europe, Lewin was among the first to write and research about, and encourage a younger generation of scholars to study, Korean culture and history. In 1984 he established the East Asian studies department at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. He later added a Korean culture curriculum to the department’s
PeopleJune 28, 2012
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New York Times launches Chinese news website
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The New York Times said Wednesday it was launching a Chinese-language news website to deliver “high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture” to readers in China.A statement from the prestigious U.S. daily said it was “launching a beta version of a new online Chinese-language edition designed to bring New York Times journalism to China.”The site, http://cn.nytimes.com, was launched in Beijing early Thursday, or late Wednesday New York time.“The goal of the new sit
CultureJune 28, 2012
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‘Spider-Man,’ gets rapid reworking
NEW YORK (AP) ― On a weekend in January of 2010, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios pivoted faster than even Spider-Man would dare.A fourth installment of the hugely popular Spider-man franchise was planned, with director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire returning to their trilogy of films that had earned more than $2.5 billion at the global box office and generally been hailed as a standard-bearer in big-screen comic book adaptations.But by that Monday, Raimi’s dissatisfaction with the script and
FilmJune 28, 2012
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Russian cultural stars urge release of female punks
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Over 100 of Russia’s best known actors, directors and musicians on Wednesday called for the release of three young women detained after singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in a Moscow church.Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina from the punk rock group Pussy Riot have been held in pre-trial detention since March for their performance of a “punk prayer” in the Church of Christ the Saviour.“We do not see any legal foundation or practical sense in further
PerformanceJune 28, 2012
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Brad Mehldau to bring unique sound to Seoul
American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau will hold a concert in Seoul next month as part of his world tour for a trio album released earlier this year. The acclaimed jazz pianist will perform at Yonsei University on July 25 with two other artists, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard, both of whom worked with Mehldau on the album “Ode.” Mehldau has been hailed as one of the greatest jazz pianists with his unique combination of jazz, classical and spontaneous improvisation. Mehldau is also
PerformanceJune 28, 2012
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Can women 'have it all?' U.S. writer stirs debate
An Ivy League scholar and mother-of-two is touching a raw nerve by questioning whether high-flying career women with families, at least American ones, can truly "have it all."Writing in The Atlantic magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter cited her own downshift from powerful State Department official to mere Princeton University professor as evidence that they cannot, at least not as US society now stands
BooksJune 28, 2012
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'Rape-law' triggers fury in Jordan
The ordeal of a 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped and raped repeatedly for three days has infuriated Jordanians, especially when her attacker agreed to marry her to avoid going to jail.In conservative Muslim societies like Jordan, rapists can walk free thanks to penal code Article 308, known as the "rape-law."In April, the unidentified girl was shopping in the northern city of Zarqa when a 19-yea
PeopleJune 28, 2012
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“Never again Grace!” Video of terrified dad on rollercoaster goes viral
(YouTube)A hilarious YouTube video showing a petrified U.S. man riding a rollercoaster with his daughter is getting massive response online.In the video, Steve Fuehne from Tennessee goes on a pendulum-style ‘Screaming Swing’ at an amusement park. True to its name, Fuehne bellows during the entire 1-minute ride.At one point he shouts to his 10-year-old daughter “Never again, Grace Elizabeth!” as he
PeopleJune 28, 2012
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Yemen says al-Qaida land mines killed 73 this week
Land mines planted by al-Qaida militants before they fled key southern Yemen strongholds have killed 73 civilians over the past week, Yemeni officials said Tuesday. Engineering teams have removed some 3,000 land mines around Zinjibar and Jaar, according to the governor's office in Abyan province.Government troops captured both towns in a two-month offensive to uproot al-Qaida fighters from large s
CultureJune 28, 2012
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Hallyu store-cafes become tourist magnet
Overseas visitors putting entertainment companies’ rest-and-shop spaces on itineraryInfluencing overseas artists and attracting a burgeoning fan base that knows no borders, it should come as no surprise that Korean pop is one of the reasons why tourists visit South Korea. What might baffle some is how overseas K-pop fans tour South Korea once they arrive, since music, by definition, is intangible. K-pop, however, is proving to be more than just an audio-visual experience. When music goliath SM E
PerformanceJune 27, 2012