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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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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
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Happy hour at Millennium Seoul Hilton
The hotel offers barbecued meats as well as side dishes and salads every evening (except Sundays and national holidays) from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The “Oak Room Happy Hour” also provides unlimited mugs of draft beer or free flowing glasses of wine. Happy hour menus include seven different types of salad with key ingredients such as salmon and Thai noodles and seven different types of barbecue ranging from German sausage to Texas steak and Mongolian chicken. In addition, the hotel also provides summer
Expat LivingJune 22, 2012
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Sangsu-dong coffee houses, haven for artists
Selling more than coffee, cafes double as community-focused cultural hubsYri Cafe co-owner Kim Sang-woo relaxes behind the counter of his joint, exuding the laidback ease of someone who is in his element. Wearing a frayed T-shirt like a uniform, his nonchalant, proprietary slouch makes it evident he runs the place. At one of the tables, a guy dozes off, head down. Another group studies in silence. A slight breeze filters in through the floor-length, antique-style windows. The lowkey vibe suits t
FoodJune 22, 2012
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After School returns to Korea after Kahi’s departure
K-pop group After School has returned to Korea with its fifth album “Flashback,” after a successful year in Japan.With the new album, full of electronica sounds and beats, the girls are trying to rekindle the image of their debut in 2009.“The album title ‘Flashback’ means that we are trying to go back to our initial image to the fans when we first debuted,” said Jung-A, the group’s lead vocalist, in a news conference held in Seoul on Wednesday.“For our new album, we are trying to show what fans
PerformanceJune 22, 2012
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Parents shocked by school assignment
A 14-year-old in Britain shocked his mother by giving her his suicide note. Vicki Walker was shocked by the letter from her son, Wesley, which read: “I know I have been a pain at the best of times but I’m with Nan and Grandad now so I love you and Goodbye.”It continued that everyone coming to his funeral should wear bright colors to remember him.“I really felt like I was going to find him hanging from his bed and maybe he felt he couldn’t take any more,” said Vicki.It turned out the letter was a
PeopleJune 22, 2012
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Ayumi linked to Japanese rock star
Image from the Official site of singer Ayumi(Iconiq)South Korean singer Ayumi is rumored to be in a romantic relationship with Gackt, one of Japan’s top rock stars, Japanese papers reported Friday.Tabloid magazine “Friday” published a photo of the 27-year-old singer dining at a French restaurant with singer and actor Gackt. One of the photos showed the two holding hands and gazing at each other.Ay
PerformanceJune 22, 2012
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Single by choice, and content
Lamenting thus aloud, Miss Felicia Chin recently called local young men materialistic and shallow. Surprisingly, the actress’ barbs did not elicit much of a furor. In a pro-marriage culture, perhaps her unattached status at 27 is moving her, on this issue at least, nearer to a persona non grata zone. To the degree that marital domesticity is highly valued in a culture, singlehood may be correspondingly disvalued. Because we are brought up in and naturalized to such a world view, we tend to assum
Life&CultureJune 21, 2012
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Rapid growth of concert market: Boom or bubble?
When YG Entertainment, one of Korea’s dominant entertainment companies, calculated its 2011 profits, its business strategy was confirmed a success ― domestic and overseas concert revenue accounted for 22.3 percent of its total revenue, a jump of 46 percent over the course of one year. With continued piracy issues and low margins of the local digital music market, the Korean music industry is shifting its focus to live concerts. According to industry experts, the Korean concert market was around
PerformanceJune 21, 2012