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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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I still want to make a ‘great movie,’ says Allen
PARIS (AFP) ― Approaching 80 with a handful of Oscars under his belt, American film veteran Woody Allen says what drives him still is the desire to make a great movie.“I’m 76 now so I don’t think that’s going to happen, but I keep trying,” he told journalists on Monday in Paris in his typical self-deprecating fashion.“I would like to make a movie that I could ... show unashamedly at a film festival” alongside the likes of “Rashomon,” “The Seventh Seal,” or “8 1/2” ― movies he considers masterpie
FilmJune 26, 2012
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Korean cultural foundation to hold TV drama writers’ conference in Fukuoka
The Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange will hold the “TV Drama Writers Conference of Asia” from July 10-15 in Fukuoka, Japan, the foundation said Tuesday.Leading drama writers and producers from Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, will gather at the Fukuoka conference to discuss the current trends in Asian TV dramas and ways of cooperation in joint production of dramas.Participants will include Lee Keum-rim, chairwoman of the Korean TV and Radio
TelevisionJune 26, 2012
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Gwangju International Center offers group trip to Wando
Gwangju International Center is running a GIC Tour on June 30 to Wando, an Island on Korea’s southwestern tip.The tour will visit the site of Cheonghaejin, a key military base and trade port linking the peninsula to China and Japan.The site was discovered in 1959 when a typhoon left some artifacts exposed.Participants will stop off on the way at the Chang Po-go Memorial Hall, dedicated to the founder of Cheonhaejin, who used it to clear the area of pirates.After a lunch of “hoe” (sliced raw fish
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Foreigners’ Flea Market to be held in Seoul on Saturday
The Seoul Global Center is hosting the 2012 Foreigner’s Flea Market to promote cultural exchange between Seoul citizens and foreign residents and to encourage sharing and recycling of used goods.The Market will be held from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the Seoul Folk Flea Market .To get to the Seoul Folk Market, come to Shinseol-dong Station and leave Exit 9. Bear right at the fork and turn right at the crossroads. The Market will be at the end of the road. Those who wish to join the event a
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Busan Korean Language Supporters back to work on July 2
Busan Global Center’s Korean Language Supporters will resume activities starting July 2.The team helps Korean language learners with any problems they are having with their studies. This can include specific questions on grammar and usage, correcting compositions or simply free talking. The assistance is available for free at the center building near Busan City Hall station, until Dec. 15. Time slots are weekdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and from 2-5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until noon.Help
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Free anonymous HIV testing offered in Ansan and Seoul
The Korea Federation for AIDS/HIV Prevention is offering free, anonymous HIV testing for foreign nationals in Seoul and Ansan.The tests are offered in Seoul on the first and third Sundays of each month and in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on the second and fourth Sundays.KHAP has offered the tests since 2006, because many people from overseas avoid testing at hospitals as they are worried about privacy and the potential consequences if it is known they are tested. The centers ask those using the ser
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Things you can do with radish
This is the seventh in a series on how to get by as a vegan or vegetarian in rural Korea. ― Ed.“Mu” is more than just a zen meditation syllable. It’s a radish. It’s a mellow radish, although spiciest in winter, and rarely costs more than a dollar for a forearm-sized root.The problem many of us have, though, is what to do with it. Raw, it’s an okay snack, the “kkakdukki” kimchi version and the radioactive yellow slices are everywhere (although I don’t like to think too much about how it gets to b
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Stand Up Seoul founder Brian Aylward returns to Korea on first international tourThose expats who have been around Korea for a while will find Brian Aylward no stranger. It’s been nearly two years since he left the reins of Stand Up Seoul to a pack of young, up-and-coming comedians, but he’s ready to come back to where he got his start.Aylward is currently on his first international comedy tour around Asia and is closing out the last leg of the tour in Korea. He started in Singapore on June 13 a
Expat LivingJune 26, 2012
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Man says appearance on Placebo’s album ‘ruined his life’
A man who appeared on the cover of rock band Placebo’s debut album as a child is planning a lawsuit against the band for allegedly “ruining his life”, according to British news reports.The 28-year-old unemployed chef David Fox claims that he was severely bullied at school after the band used picture of him as a 12-year-old on the hit album “Placebo.” Fox said he never consented to the photo being used, which was virtually laid out everywhere due to the album’s enormous success.After his image wa
PerformanceJune 26, 2012
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Button phobia of student only wears clothes with zips
A student suffering from a phobia of buttons begun to get counselling after years of wearing clothing with only zips, news reports said.When faced with the fastenings, 21-year-old Hannah Matthews freaks out and runs away if they are near her.Her condition, called koumpounophobia, was first discovered when she was five and refused to put on her school blouse.She said she obviously knows a button can’t hurt her but “there’s just something about the shape and the texture” that makes her panic.Her c
PeopleJune 26, 2012
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Angelina Jolie’s childhood photos revealed
Newly revealed childhood photos of actress Angelina Jolie are causing a stir among fans around the world.The pictures of the star show similar features at age 14, with her characteristic pouty lips and deep-set eyes.Angelina, then known as Angie Voight, flashes a wide smile in a photo with her friend at her eighth grade graduation.The daughter of actor Jon Voight, Angie started out her modeling career at a young age. She had a wild and rebellious youth, at one point dropping out of acting classe
FilmJune 26, 2012
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Seoul Catholic Church welcomes new archbishop Yeom Soo-jung
Thousands of Catholic priests and believers congratulated Seoul’s new archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, who became the 14th appointed in the metropolitan city Monday.Last month, the Vatican named Yeom the new archbishop of Seoul. Yeom replaces outgoing Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, who retired from the top post of the Seoul Archdiocese earlier in the month. Korea has six archbishops.At the ceremony, Yeom, 68, said he feels the burden of the responsibility of leading the country’s largest dioc
PeopleJune 25, 2012
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Archbishop Yeom: A humble pastoral worker
68-year-old famous for love of people and drive to lead church in KoreaWhen the Vatican appointed Bishop Andrew Yeom Soo-jung the new archbishop of Seoul in May, Yeom confessed that he was “trembling out of fear” but would accept the top post in obedience of God’s word and continue to deliver his message of love for all people. Despite his modesty, many colleagues and Catholic faithful characterize Yeom as a man who has already proven himself in many ways. If Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan is rem
PeopleJune 25, 2012
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Los Angeles museum unveils artist’s big rock work
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The rock was the star as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulled the covers off artist Michael Heizer’s latest creation ― a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it’s floating in midair.About a thousand people showed up under sunny skies in Los Angeles as the gigantic work titled “Levitated Mass’’ was unveiled Sunday on LACMA’s backyard, where it is intended to remain forever.Its centerpiece is the two-story-tall chunk of granite that was hauled 169 kilometers fro
PerformanceJune 25, 2012
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Serene and gentle: Baekje relics get new spotlight
Archeologist Im Hyo-jai speaks on his findings of Buyeo artifactsMost Koreans think of the wall paintings of Goguryeo tombs and the splendid gold crowns worn by the Silla royals when asked to name some of the most famous relics of Korea’s ancient three kingdoms period (B.C. 37 ― A.D. 668)Unlike the ones of Goguryeo (B.C. 37 ― A.D. 668) and Silla (B.C. 57 ― A.D. 935), relics of Baekje (B.C. 18 ― A.D. 660) are generally unknown to the public. For many, it’s hard to think of the iconic artifact of
PerformanceJune 25, 2012
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SeMA reveals artists’ hidden side
Mid-career artists attempt bold, new approachMid-career artists are usually identified by their own signature styles established over a number of years that gained them domestic and international recognition.“Most artists concentrate on creating a solid, complete and consistent style. The mid-career artists in their 50s and 60s introduced in this exhibition also have pioneered their own paths for more than 30 years,” said Kim Sung-won, fine arts professor at Seoul National University of Science
PerformanceJune 25, 2012
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Ahn, Lee leave permanent impression on Hollywood
Korean actors Lee Byung-hun and Ahn Sung-ki became the first Korean actors to leave handprints and footprints in the forecourt of an iconic Hollywood theater.The two stars left imprints of their hands and feet outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, on Saturday as part of events held during the “Looking East 2012 Korean Movie Festival” from Saturday to Sunday. Ten Korean films including “Unbowed,” “Poetry,” and “Thirst,” were screened during the two-day festival. “I can’t bel
FilmJune 25, 2012
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West’s woes a boon to Asia’s concert scene
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable incomes are growing, say experts. Festival organizers say a rising number of North American and European acts are accepting cuts in their performance fees for the chance to build a fan base in Asia, an comparatively economically vibrant region hosting most of the world’s seven billion population.“Some artistes do take low
PerformanceJune 25, 2012
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School brings the police to drag a student, studying library
A British high school called the police on Thursday to drag out a student who refused to leave its library because he did not have any place to study and wanted to get good grade. Ifield Community College in southern England called the police to remove Jamie Gagliardi. The school said that he was obsessed with extra revision sessions for his psychology exam and played a recording on his phone in the library. The recording was made by him during a meeting with the principal the day before to requ
PeopleJune 25, 2012
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Robot maker to launch ‘K-pop star robots’
Dongbu Robot said Monday it plans to launch robots that impersonate K-pop stars such as Girls’ Generation and Super Junior, by yearend.The South Korean robot maker will form consortium with other robot makers Intelligent & Recreational Robot and Ocean Bridge E&T to develop the high-tech entertainment robots. According to Dongbu, the robot “will be able to fully reenact movements and dances of stars” using more than 20 artificial motor “joints” installed all over its body. In addition, users can
PerformanceJune 25, 2012