Most Popular
-
1
Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
-
2
Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
-
3
N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
-
4
Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
-
5
Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
-
6
SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
-
7
Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
-
8
South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
-
9
AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
-
10
Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
-
Judge dismisses AEG Live from Joe Jackson lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A judge granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss concert promoter AEG Live from a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson’s father. City News Service said Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos agreed with AEG attorneys who said Joe Jackson should have joined a separate suit filed by his wife, Katherine. The judge said the law does not favor multiple suits by individual heirs. She said that to allow Joe Jackson’s suit against AEG Live to go forward would “allow the heirs of
PeopleFeb. 22, 2012
-
‘Scream’ painting expected to top $80m at auction
NEW YORK (AFP) ― A version of “The Scream,” one of the world’s most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, is expected to fetch at least $80 million when it goes on sale this May, Sotheby’s auctioneers said Tuesday.Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose father was a friend and patron of “Scream” painter Edvard Munch, owns the work, which will go on the block in New York on May 2.There are four versions of the painting, which features a man screaming and clutching his head against a
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
KOFIC to re-open Seoul Media Center
The Korean Film Council is re-opening its media education institute, “Seoul Media Center,” in Chungmuro district in Pil-dong, Seoul, on Thursday, the organization said.The institute was first established as “Mediact” in 2002 on the fifth floor of the Ilmin Museum of Art building near Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. Until 2010, the institute had been run by the Association of Korean Independent Film and Video (KIFV) on commission. The Gwanghwamun office closed down in August of last year, as Ilmin Mu
FilmFeb. 22, 2012
-
Eclectic shows as London Fashion Week winds down
LONDON (AP) ― London Fashion Week is winding down ― but not before some of Britain’s brightest young designers showcased the inventiveness, eclectic range and irreverence that the British capital’s fashion scene has to offer.On the final day of womenswear shows at the weeklong style extravaganza, two talented female designers, each with their own distinctive visions of femininity, delivered some of the most covetable clothes seen during the week.Fluid silk-dipped back gowns, fur-trimmed pencil s
Arts & DesignFeb. 22, 2012
-
Herald artday auction offers ‘Korean beauty’
Over 100 works by Korean up-and-coming to veteran artists on auctionHerald artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, opens its third online auction on Friday. It will roll out 110 paintings, photos, sculptures and prints by acclaimed South Korean artists, ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim and Lee Soo-dong to veterans like Lee U-fan, Kim Chong-hak and Lee Manik, steady-selling artists despite the depressed art market. As usual, the auction is approachable for both first-ti
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
Kim Nam-joo’s new work promises to resonate with modern-day women
Actress plays career woman who dreads mother-in-law and must face her fearsWeekend family dramas are an iconic fixture of South Korean television. At times laugh-out-loud funny or downright melodramatic, these twice-a-week installments voice the underlying concerns we face on a day-to-day basis, acting as companion and cathartic outlet for our anxieties, generally through the lens of an epic, ginormous extended family. At first glance, the set-up might appear incredibly archaic, impervious to ch
TelevisionFeb. 22, 2012
-
Gov't employee punished over fake nude photo of Girls' Generation
A 53-year-old government employee was dismissed from his post Wednesday after police started investigating his role in spreading a fake nude photo of K-pop group Girls' Generation, his office said.The employee, whose name was withheld, was relieved of his duties from the Yeonsu Ward Office in Incheo
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
Gabby Giffords’ husband writing children’s book
NEW YORK (AP) ― Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who collaborated with his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, on her memoir, is writing a children’s book about a mouse that goes to space.“On my first space shuttle flight, we had 18 mice on board as experiments,’’ Kelly said. “And 17 of them, as soon as we got into zero gravity, stayed latched on to the side of the cage. But one of them seemed comfortable through the whole mission, like he was enjoying it.”His “Mousetronaut: A Partially True
PeopleFeb. 22, 2012
-
Spain’s Prado museum puts Mona Lisa ‘twin’ on display
MADRID (AFP) ― Spain’s Prado Museum put the earliest known copy of the “Mona Lisa” on display Tuesday for the first time since restoration work revealed it was likely painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentices as he worked on the original.Throughout the day, a crowd gathered around the painting, which shows the same woman the Italian artist painted, backed by a landscape of hills resembling those of the original masterpiece which hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris.“It is the most importa
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
Preview of Kim Tae-hee’s Japanese commercial axed
A cosmetics company canceled a Feb. 21 preview of a Japanese commercial featuring actress Kim Tae-hee, as Japanese netizens criticized her for advocating Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo.Dokdo is a group of rocky islets in the East Sea that Japan has claimed as part of its territory and calls Takeshima.Kim, who has been enjoying popularity as an actress and a model for television commercials in Korea since the early 2000s, served as a Dokdo advocate in 2005 with her younger brother Lee Wan, who is
Feb. 22, 2012
-
Death of shoeshiner touches many hearts
The death of a 55-year-old shoeshiner who regularly donated a portion of his small income to the needy has touched hearts across the nation. Lee Chang-sik died of acute sepsis on Monday after collapsing suddenly, according to The Beautiful Foundation, a non-profit charity group that Lee had donated to for over a decade. The bootblack in the eastern Seoul district of Seongdong had donated about 10,000 won ($9) ― 1 percent of his monthly income ― for the last 11 years since 2001. He also gave spa
PeopleFeb. 22, 2012
-
Adele wins big again at hometown Brit Awards
LONDON (AFP) ― Just over a week after her spectacular sweep at the Grammys, British soul diva Adele triumphed on home soil Tuesday at the annual Brit Awards in London.The 23-year-old picked up two awards ― including the prestigious British album of the year ― to add to the six Grammys she won in Los Angeles, cementing her status as one of Britain’s most successful pop exports in years.Adele ― whose career was threatened last year by a throat illness ― claimed British female solo artist and best
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
After ‘The Artist,’ French composer in quest for Higgs Boson
Ludovic Bource, who composed the score for the Oscar-tipped French silent movie “The Artist,” hopes to set to music the mammoth scientific quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the “God particle.”After scoring four movies for French director Michel Hazanavicius, earning Golden Globe and BAFTA awards and an Oscar nomination for his work on “The Artist,” the 41-year-old composer told AFP he has several projects on the boil.“I can‘t wait to get back to composing. I have a personal project th
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
Despite nod, Sergio Mendes feels snubbed by Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sergio Mendes will attend the Academy Awards on Sunday with mixed feelings.He’s honored that his song “Real in Rio,’’ from the animated movie “Rio,’’ is one of the only two nominated this year, but upset with the show producers’ decision not to present the tunes during the telecast.“I am very frustrated, kind of sad that we will not be able to perform such a lively song,’’ the 71-year-old Brazilian legend said in an interview Monday (Mendes shares the nomination with his countrym
PerformanceFeb. 22, 2012
-
US comic collection expected to get $2M at auction
A collection of some of the most prized comic books ever published is expected to fetch more than $2 million at auction this week in the U.S.Michael Rorrer said he thought his great uncle Billy Wright's comics were cool, but he didn't realize how valuable they were for months after finding the 345 c
BooksFeb. 22, 2012
-
Having overcome economic downturn, LPGA Tour goes global: commissioner
Michael Whan, commissioner of the LPGA Tour, is a well-traveled man. As the chief of the world’s longest-running women’s professional sports body, he said he’s been to 17 countries in the past 12 months.South Korea, where he made a brief stop earlier this week to meet with a new tour sponsor, was also on his itinerary. He had flown in from Thailand, the LPGA Tour’s previous stop. When he sat down for an interview with Yonhap News Agency Monday, Whan was on his way out to Singapore, the tour’s ne
PeopleFeb. 21, 2012
-
Head of pro-N.K. group in Japan dies
Seo Man-sul, chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon in Korea, died of a chronic illness at his home in Tokyo on Monday. He was 84. Seo joined the association, one of the two main organizations of Korean residents in Japan, in 1955. He moved from Korea to Japan in 1941. In the association, he had held major posts in the group from director to the second chairman.The association has strong ties to North Korea and shares its official state ideology. Se
PeopleFeb. 21, 2012
-
Emerson Pacific chairman to head juvenile protection group
Lee Jung-myung, chairman of Emerson Pacific Group, a golf course and resort company, has been appointed as president of Korea Juvenile Protection Association, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The 69-year-old Lee has been active in the field of teenager safety and well-being. He has held a variety of positions including president of the Daejeon council of the crime prevention committee under the justice ministry, chairman of Haesung School, and head of the National Center of Youth Action and Sc
PeopleFeb. 21, 2012
-
Doosan chief to head Korean Business Council for the Arts
Park Yong-hyun, chairman of Doosan Group, was appointed on Tuesday as the 8th president of Korean Business Council for the Arts. Park will lead the council for three years. Park has been expanding Doosan’s mecenat programs since becoming chairman in 2009. The surgeon-turned-CEO graduated from Seoul National University Medical School in 1968 and worked as a surgeon until 2007. He served as the head of Seoul National University Hospital from 1998 to 2004. “The level of culture and art should follo
PeopleFeb. 21, 2012
-
Seoul’s royal palaces to be hub of traditional culture
For those who have missed the chance to experience Seoul’s royal palaces at night or see a gugak concert in the court garden last year, the year 2012 will come as an exciting one. More cultural events and educational programs will take place in the four royal palaces in Seoul ―Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, and Deoksugung ― as well as Jongmyo shrine this year, including court cuisine sessions, gugak concerts, and late-night tours, Cultural Heritage Administration announced during
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012