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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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Russia likely offering N. Korea technology aid to expand threats to US, others: Pentagon official
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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[Herald Interview] Korean adoptees embark on journeys to find roots
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[Graphic News] Medical tourists visiting Korea reach record high
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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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Revote on Marine probe bill to be held next week
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Axis lets expats tell their story
Regular event for revealing true tales gets audiences laughing, cringingSometimes the key to telling a great story in a live setting is to abandon all regard for one’s sense of shame, or how recently the audience has eaten. Rich Scott-Ashe, who organizes the Axis storytellers event in Seoul, exemplified this lesson at the Berlin Caf & Lounge near Itaewon, launching into the tale of how his father, both a doctor and handyman, attempted to cure him of his bedwetting at age 11. Occasionally mortifi
Expat LivingApril 10, 2012
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Queen Elizabeth grants Camilla new honor
LONDON (AP) ― Queen Elizabeth II has appointed the Duchess of Cornwall to the highest female rank in the Royal Victorian Order, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The announcement that Camilla has been made a Dame Grand Cross comes on the day of her seventh wedding anniversary with Prince Charles, the queen’s son. Awards under the Royal Victorian Order, which was founded in 1896 by Queen Victoria, are given by the queen to people who have served her or the monarchy in a personal way. They are bestow
PeopleApril 9, 2012
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Chavez back in Cuba for more radiotherapy
HAVANA (AFP) ― Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to Cuba on Easter Sunday for a third round of radiation therapy to combat cancer after tearfully praying to God this week to let him live.President Raul Castro warmly received Chavez on his arrival here before dawn at Havana’s international airport, the state newspaper Juventud Rebelde said.The Venezuelan leader, who has twice undergone surgery in Cuba to remove cancerous tumors, flew to Havana after telling his cabinet he was leaving to “
PeopleApril 9, 2012
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Min’s remains return to his arboretum
The remains of Min Pyong-gal, who established Korea’s first civilian arboretum in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, in the 1970s have been relocated to a site inside it based on his wishes.According to the Chollipo Arboretum Foundation, the remains of the nationalized Korean citizen were moved on Sunday to a location under a magnolia tree that he liked in what is now acclaimed worldwide as Asia’s largest arboretum.The relocation took place to mark the 10th anniversary of his death. After his de
PeopleApril 9, 2012
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‘Hunger Games’ again on list of challenged books
NEW YORK (AP) ― The more popular “The Hunger Games’’ trilogy becomes, the more reasons some parents and educators have found to question whether it belongs on library shelves.For the second year in a row, Suzanne Collins’ work was among the most “challenged’’ books, as reported Sunday by the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. The association defines a challenge as “a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that a book or other material be
BooksApril 9, 2012
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Following poem, Israel bars entry to Guenter Grass
JERUSALEM (AP) ― Israel on Sunday declared Guenter Grass persona non grata, deepening a spat with the Nobel-winning author over a poem that deeply criticized the Jewish state and suggested it was as much a danger as Iran.The dispute with Grass, who only late in life admitted to a Nazi past, has drawn new attention to strains in Germany’s complicated relationship with the Jewish state ― and also focused unwelcome light on Israel’s own secretive nuclear program.In a poem called “What Must Be Said’
BooksApril 9, 2012
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Austerity hits Italy’s crumbling cultural heritage
ROME (AFP) ― After slashing arts budgets and with its most famous monuments badly in need of repair, Italy’s government is increasingly looking to private investors to help it preserve a priceless cultural heritage.The biggest initiative so far, however, is faltering after billionaire Diego Della Valle said he might pull his 25 million euros ($33 million) to restore the Colosseum following union protests and investigations into the project.Fragments of the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater ― now
CultureApril 9, 2012
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Hong tackles Decker’s stark, modern ‘Traviata’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Last season Willy Decker’s radical restaging of Verdi’s “La Traviata’’ took the Metropolitan Opera by storm, with soprano Marina Poplavskaya giving a vocally flawed but dramatically riveting performance as the doomed courtesan Violetta.This season seemed to promise more of the same with the title role taken over by Natalie Dessay, who is noted for her acting ability and has struggled with vocal problems in recent years.But Dessay canceled Friday night’s opening because of a cold,
PerformanceApril 9, 2012
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Grigorovich, National Ballet reunite for ‘Spartacus’
Russia’s legendary choreographer calls KNB professional, its members enthusiasticHe is back in Seoul to showcase one of his most famous productions, the heroic tale of a Roman slave who sparked a rebellion during the Third Servile War (73-71 B.C.)Russia’s legendary ballet choreographer Yury Grigorovich is to present his 1968 work “Spartacus” with Korea National Ballet this week. “The piece requires high level of techniques and energy from the dancers,” said the choreographer during a press meeti
PerformanceApril 9, 2012
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Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ star interviewer, dies
NEW YORK (AP) ― CBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make “60 Minutes’’ the most successful primetime television news program ever, has died. He was 93.Wallace died Saturday night, CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco said. On CBS’ “Face the Nation,’’ host Bob Schieffer said Wallace died at a care facility in New Canaan, Connecticut, wh
TelevisionApril 9, 2012
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Actor-singer Ryu in divorce proceedings
Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won is reported to be in divorce proceedings. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife had filed for divorce on March 22, seeking to end the couple’s 18-month marriage. The reasons for the split have not been disclosed. On Monday, Ryu canceled the annual pre-race event for his team, EXR Team 106, scheduled for April 17. R’s Company, Ryu’s entertainment firm, explained that the cancellation was due to personal matters. R’s Company said through a
April 9, 2012
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Three in a row: ‘Hunger Games’ leads box office
Movie sensation “The Hunger Games” survived fresh competition from the “Titanic” and the gross-out “American Pie” gang to notch its third domestic box office win over the weekend.“Hunger Games” took in $33.5 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday and lifted its domestic sales through three weekends to $302.8 million, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.The Easter weekend receipts for “Hunger Games” topped “American Reunion,” a sequel to one of film’s bigges
FilmApril 9, 2012
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Actor-singer Ryu in divorce proceedings
Korean entertainer Ryu Si-won (The Korea Herald)Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won was reported on Monday to have filed for divorce. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife had filed for divorce on March 22, seeking to end the couple’s 18-month marriage. The reasons for the split have not been disclosed. On Monday, Ryu canceled the annual pre-race event for his team, EXR Team
TelevisionApril 9, 2012
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Fest to show films on international green issues
About 130 local and foreign films featuring various environmental issues will be screened during the ninth Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFFIS) to be held at the CGV Yogsan in Seoul from May 9-15, organizers said Monday.The festival will give audiences the opportunity to learn more about environmental issues of the world, and a number of films about the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) are included in this year’s festival. It marks the 20th anniversary of the firs
FilmApril 9, 2012
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Ex-con wins national scholar prize
Walter Fortson after prison went to Rutgers University using a program for ex-offenders -- and now has been selected as a 2012 Truman Scholar. (MCT)Fortson was arrested in May 2007 for possession of crack cocaine, marijuana and two handguns. A student at Temple University at the time with a 3.5 grade point average, Fortson turned to selling drugs to make money, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported."
PeopleApril 9, 2012
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Australian actor Matthew Newton arrested in Miami
Authorities say Australian actor Matthew Newton has been released from a Miami jail following a weekend arrest.A Miami-Dade County jail official says the 35-year-old Newton was arrested Friday evening on charges of resisting police and trespassing on property after a warning. He was released Saturday evening on $2,000 bond.Newton has had legal troubles before.In 2010, Australian ``Transformers'' a
TelevisionApril 9, 2012
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Kim named SUNY distinguished alumni
Literature Translation Institute of Korea CEO Kim Seong-kon is to be a recipient of the State University of New York at Buffalo’s International Distinguished Alumni Award. Kim, who is also a professor of English at Seoul National University and a long-running columnist at The Korea Herald, is the first Korean to receive the award, the institute said. Kim received his Ph.D. in English from SUNY Buffalo in 1984. He joined the faculty of Seoul National University in the same year.He has been active
PeopleApril 8, 2012
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Doosan chairman to head theater foundation
Doosan Group Chairman Park Yong-maan has been appointed chairman of the board at the Myeongdong Chongdong Theaters Foundation, the Culture Ministry said last week.The foundation oversees the operations of Myeongdong Theater and Chongdong Theater. Both theaters have historic significance: Myeongdong Theater occupies the former National Theater building in Myeongdong while Chongdong Theater opened in 1995 at a location where Korea’s first modern Western-style theater was built in 1908.Park’s long
PeopleApril 8, 2012
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Artifacts worth $3.2m stolen from U.K. museum
LONDON (AP) ― Two Chinese artifacts with an estimated combined value of 2 million pounds ($3.2 million) have been stolen from a British museum, authorities said Saturday.Two men and a woman from the West Midlands area have been arrested in connection with the Thursday night theft at Durham University’s Oriental Museum, but the items had not yet been recovered, police said.The northern England-based university confirmed that two “priceless’’ artifacts were stolen when thieves broke into a ground-
PerformanceApril 8, 2012
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Audacity pays as Belgium’s little opera defies austerity
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Defying hard times in Europe, the Brussels opera house is filling seats by offering bold and innovative shows despite a tight budget, shrinking subsidies and a smaller workforce.“In a period of crisis, audacity pays off,” Peter de Caluwe, the 48-year-old head of La Monnaie opera house (“The Mint” in English), told AFP.“Austerity is not a word that scares us,” de Caluwe said. “It forces us to be daring and show imagination.”Opera lovers are flocking to La Monnaie to hear classics
PerformanceApril 8, 2012