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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Native-speaking teacher cuts slower than expected in Seoul
The number of native-speaking English teachers funded by Seoul Ministry of Education has fallen 8 percent, more slowly than previously thought.Figures provided by the MOE for the beginning of the school year show that the number of native speaking teachers it funds dropped from 1,245 to 1,146. This figure does not cover about 400 teachers directly funded by the schools themselves.The education office in December announced budget cuts of 4.4 billion won ($3.8 million) as part of plans to drastica
Expat LivingMay 1, 2012
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Lady Gaga teacup hits $50,000 and rising in Japan
Fans bidding in a charity online auction to buy a teacup used once by pop diva Lady Gaga had offered more than four million yen ($50,000) by Tuesday, with five days left before the hammer falls.The china cup and saucer set was used by the star at a press conference inTokyo three months after the massive tsunami of March last year swamped a large stretch of coastline.Lady Gaga told reporters at the
PerformanceMay 1, 2012
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Dempsey rescues teen from car crash
"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey came to the aid of a teenager who flipped his car into the actor's Malibu yard, TMZ reported.Patrick Dempsey (Bloomberg)The teen lost control of his Mustang Tuesday evening and the vehicle overturned multiple times before coming to rest in Dempsey's front yard, TMZ reported. The car was totaled.Dempsey rushed from his home, crowbar in hand, to pry the teen fro
TelevisionMay 1, 2012
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Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon renew wedding vows in Paris
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon say “I do” ― again. A publicist for the pair says they renewed their vows Friday at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Spokeswoman Cindi Berger said the couple celebrated with an “intimate ceremony after a romantic dinner at the beautiful Jules Verne restaurant” just after midnight local time. Carey, 42, and Cannon, 31, married in the Bahamas in 2008 after a whirlwind romance that began just months earlier. Carey gave birth to their twins, son and daughter Moroccan a
PeopleApril 30, 2012
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Springsteen packs them in for jazz festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― Bruce Springsteen has closed out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a two and half-hour show that combined crowd-pleasers such as “Born to Run” with the cover tune of his new CD, “Wrecking Ball.” Fans began staking out spots when the Fair Grounds opened at 11 a.m. Sunday, rushing from the entrance gates to spread blankets and set up chairs close to the stage. By the time Springsteen stepped on stage fans were stretched around the fairgrounds tra
PeopleApril 30, 2012
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Dylan, Morrison among 13 tapped for top U.S. honor
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Music legend Bob Dylan and Nobel-winning writer Toni Morrison lead a list of 13 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House said.“These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution to the life of our nation,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.“They’ve challenged us, they’ve inspired us, and they’ve made the world a bet
PeopleApril 30, 2012
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Fans flock to meet author of ‘50 Shades of Grey’
MIAMI (AP) ― Young school teachers, middle-aged nurses and even the elderly flocked to a Miami book store Sunday for a chance to meet the author of the bestselling erotic romance “Fifty Shades of Grey’’ at the launch of her U.S. book tour.British newcomer E L James drew more than 500 men and women at a morning book signing and spoke later before a sold-out crowd at the historic Biltmore Hotel. It was her second-ever book signing, yet the size of the crowd snaking through the store with mimosas a
BooksApril 30, 2012
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Museum shows Joseon scholar’s teachings on wife’s hanbok
The Museum of Silhak, or study of “practical learning” of the late Joseon period, is hosting the special exhibition “Dasan, his life and ideal at the Han River” on late Joseon scholar Jeong Yak-yong from April 27 to Sept. 9.“Hapicheob,” referring to Jeong’s writings on an old hanbok skirt sent by his wife while he was in exile in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, is among the highlights of the 70 or so items exhibited. The scholar wrote words of virtue for his sons and daughters in 1810 and sent t
PerformanceApril 30, 2012
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Ditto to perform Russian classics in Japan
All-male chamber ensemble Ditto has been invited to perform at La Folle Journee au Japon “Days of Enthusiasm” Music Festival currently being held in Tokyo, its agency said.The ensemble members, including violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill, pianist Jiyong, cellist Michael Nicolas, and violinists Johnny Lee and Erik Schumann, will perform classical music composed by Russian musicians in the Marunouchi area of Tokyo during Japan’s annual spring holiday Golden Week. This is the ensemble’s third perform
PerformanceApril 30, 2012
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Mexico: Austria may lend Aztec headdress
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Mexico’s Senate has approved a measure meant to help win the temporary return from Austria of a headdress that was reputedly once owned by the last Aztec emperor. Mexico had long held the view that all pre-Hispanic relics were national historic property and could not be exported, and that once they entered or returned to Mexico, they could not leave again.The Senate’s unanimous vote confirmed a framework worked out between Mexico and Austria earlier this week to provide for te
CultureApril 30, 2012
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A time to appreciate gugak
Different types of Korean traditional music to be staged for families, touristsA variety of gugak performances will be staged this month, offering families and tourists a chance to appreciate different types of Korean traditional music, mostly in Seoul.To celebrate the 615th anniversary of King Sejong’s birth year, the National Gugak Center presents three large-scale performances from May 5-15 in Seoul and Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.The state-run gugak center will stage its new signature piece “Se
PerformanceApril 30, 2012
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Raul Esparza enjoys his ‘once in a lifetime’ role
NEW YORK (AP) ― Raul Esparza was once invited to go backstage at “Les Miserables’’ on Broadway to learn how the effects were done. His response was the same as when he was invited in Las Vegas to check out the tricks backstage at Cirque du Soleil’s “O.’’No thanks, he said both times.“I don’t want to know how it works,’’ says the four-time Tony Award nominee who stars in “Leap of Faith’’ on Broadway. “If I don’t believe in the magic, what’s the point of going to work eight times a week?’’That Esp
PerformanceApril 30, 2012
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‘James Bond’ returns to Istanbul on 50th anniversary
ISTANBUL (AFP) ― James Bond has once again returned to Istanbul for “Skyfall,” the latest film in the longest running series that this year celebrates half a century of the legendary spy in action, its director said Sunday.“We wanted to be here because it is the most magnificent place, it is an incredible city. ... I can’t get enough of it,” said director Sam Mendes, who spoke to the press in Istanbul after more than 100 days of shooting “Skyfall” in Turkey.The 23rd film in the Bond series was s
FilmApril 30, 2012
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Park Ji-min named winner of ‘K-pop Star’
Youngest winner at 15 to choose agency among top three K-pop companiesFifteen-year-old Park Ji-min became the winner of SBS’ “K-pop Star,” beating out her rival Lee Ha-yi by one point in the neck-and-neck competition on Sunday evening. With Sunday’s win, Park also became the youngest and first female winner of a local TV singing audition program. “I’m happy because I feel like I’m being rewarded for all the hard work up until now. I would like to thank my parents and the three judges,” said Park
TelevisionApril 30, 2012
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Real-life Robinson Crusoe builds his own paradise
In the early 1960s, a British journalist decided to do what others only dream about -- throw away everything and start a new life on a faraway island.Brendon Grimshaw purchased a tiny island called Moyenne in Seychelles for meager 8,000 pounds ($13,000), and has been living there since, according to the Daily Mail. To date, he remains the sole permanent resident of Moyenne, although visitors occasionally drop by to enjoy the remarkable scenery.When Grimshaw first came to the island -- which had
TravelApril 30, 2012
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1792 penny sells for $1,150,000
A Texas auctioneer said one of the first coins to ever be struck at the U.S. Mint was sold for $1,150,000 at an Illinois auction. This photo combination made with images provided by Heritage Auctions shows the front and back of a copper and silver 1792 experimental penny that sold at auction in Schaumburg, Ill. on April 19. (AP-Yonhap News)Heritage Auctions of Dallas, which conducted the auction i
CultureApril 30, 2012
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Jasmine Lee wants to focus on education for multicultural children
Multicultural background should be seen as an advantage, country’s first naturalized legislator saysEducation of children of multicultural families is the foremost issue on the mind of Jasmine Lee, the first naturalized Korean to become a legislator.“I think welfare for multicultural families is a given. I would like to focus on education,” Lee told The Korea Herald on Saturday. Lee, who married a Korean man and settled here 18 years ago, will take a seat at the National Assembly as a proportion
PeopleApril 29, 2012
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Conductor Kurt Masur hospitalized in Paris
PARIS (AP) ― Kurt Masur, the legendary former director of the New York Philharmonic, was recovering from injuries in a hospital on Friday after he fell off a podium during a concert in the French capital.The 84-year-old Masur, who was conducting the National Orchestra of France on Thursday night, lost balance during a movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6.The orchestra’s spokesperson, Camille Grabowski, told The Associated Press on Friday that Masur is expected to be released “very soon’’ fro
PerformanceApril 29, 2012
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Daejeon ready for international gathering of chefs
The World Association of Chefs Societies’ Biannual Congress will be held in Daejeon, May 1-12 under the theme of “How to Feed the Planet in the Future.”Inaugurated in Paris in 1929, the international gathering of chefs from around the world contributes to the development of the art and science of cooking.Some 4,000 participants from the 97 member states of the WACS are expected to participate in the event which includes the Congress, Global Chef Challenge, Hans Bueschkens Young Chef Challenge, I
FoodApril 29, 2012
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Speech contest shows perspectives on K-culture
French office worker wins the grand prize of 2012 CICI ‘Communicating Korea’ contestA Russian-born woman who described her experience living with her Korean in-laws, a Frenchman who criticized Korea’s hierarchical work culture, and a Chinese student who commented on Korea’s dating culture were among the winners of a communication-themed speech contest Saturday.Twenty finalists of the 2012 CICI “Communication Korea” speech contest shared their personal views on a diverse range of subjects regardi
CultureApril 29, 2012