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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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Seoul rolls out W250b package in bid to lure foreign talent
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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Korea's increasing US investment mutually beneficial: report
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Yoon vetoes bill for special probe into young Marine's death
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SNU alums nabbed for digital sex crimes
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South Korea bans viral North Korea propaganda video praising Kim
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Minister warns against trusting NK stated intentions, says Moon misguided
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AI Seoul Summit to discuss ways to make AI equitable in Global South
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Hermes celebrates craftsmanship
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Museum head vows to prove women can curate with the best
Chung Hyung-Min announces NMOCA will go through overall renovations through 2013Chung Hyung-Min, newly appointed director of National Museum of Contemporary Art, said that she is happy to see that women are taking powerful positions in the art scene and thus generating public interest in it. Now she said she will take this opportunity to prove something“I feel a heavy responsibility for taking the job at a time when the museum is doubling its size. I will put emphasis on expanding the collection
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012
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Chung to lead N. Korean-French orchestra in Paris
Conductor says long-term aim is joint performance by North, South Korean musiciansA world-renowned South Korean conductor said on Tuesday that he would conduct a joint performance of the French and North Korean orchestras in Paris on March 14 and he hopes this will pave the way for musicians from the two Koreas to perform together in the near future.“What I wanted the most was to have musicians from North and South Korea perform together, but (we) decided to stage a joint performance of French a
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012
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French pastry cooking classes
Seorae Global Village Center is offering French pastry cooking classes on Feb. 28, March 7 and March 9.Students will make two mini pies from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. On March 7 they will learn how to make cream puffs with chocolate from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on March 9 they will cook Breton pancakes from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The fee is 7,000 won per person on Feb. 28 and 5,000 won each on March 7 and 9.Each class is limited to 15 people and children less than 12 years old should be
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Seorae GVC running Jirisan hike
Seorae Global Village Center is organizing a hiking trip to Mount Jiri in South Gyeongsang Province from March 10-11.Mount Jiri spreads across three provinces and is the country’s first and largest national park. Participants will meet at Nambu Bus Terminal at 6:45 p.m. on Mar. 10 and stay at a motel in Jinju after visiting Jinju Fortress at night. On the following morning, they will climb Mount Jiri and have lunch at Cheonwangbong. The visitors will come back to Seoul, arriving at 11 p.m. on Ma
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Come Together: Gwangju Performance Project
Come Together is a series introducing associations and clubs that expats can get involved in. This week, Expat Living spoke to Travis Major of Gwangju Performance Project●Name of Club: Gwangju Performance Project●Locations: Gwangju, South Jeolla Province●Number of members: Around 20, but it depends on the project. ●Started: Early 2011. Who is it for? Theater lovers in Gwangju, or just anyone who is looking to take part in a unique, creative, collaborative project. Our audience is about 70/30 Kor
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Expat football leagues kick off 2012 seasons
Expat Sunday and Saturday soccer leagues are set to start their seasons this week and next.In the Seoul Saturday Soccer League, which starts this weekend, current two-time champions Falcons take on the Outkasts, while last season’s Division 2 winners Yaletown Riot begin their top division campaign against the Seoul Villans. SSSL, which started with just four teams in 2005, now boasts 16 across two divisions. Marc Harrison, the league secretary and captain of Seoul International Soccer Club, one
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Spouses share their tales of life wedded to Koreans
When strangers stare at Christine Kathurima Lee on the subway or try to touch her dark skin, her Korean husband puts it down to her being special. While the stares from people on the street unused to foreigners can try her patience sometimes, the Kenyan radio presenter said husband Rich has his own take on things. “He’ll say: ‘It just reminds me that you are unique,’” said Christine, who moved to Korea with him in 2010 after wedding while attending university in the U.S.By then she had already o
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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S. Korean conductor to conduct joint N. Korean-French orchestra
A world-renowned South Korean conductor said on Tuesday that he would conduct a joint performance of the French and North Korean orchestras in Paris on March 14 and he hopes this will pave the way for musicians from the two Koreas to perform together in the near future.“What I wanted the most was to have musicians from North and South Korea perform together, but (we) decided to stage a joint performance of French and North Korean orchestras first, because there are still lingering political prob
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012
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Global centers to start Korean classes
Gwangju International Center and Seoul Global Center are running Korean courses starting in March. SGC is running customized Korean classes from March 4 until July 22.Registration takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon.The classes are generally at a very basic level. There is a very basic class for everyone and classes designed for foreign spouses on Saturdays, and others tailored to migrant workers on Sundays. Sundays also have classes for the Test of Proficiency in Korean at
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Simpsons marks 500th episode, Julian Assange guest stars
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― The Simpsons, the long-running U.S. television animated comedy show, reached its landmark 500th episode Sunday, with an appearance from controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.America’s most famous dysfunctional cartoon family have played out their lives before a worldwide audience for over two decades since the distinctive yellow characters Homer, Maggie and children Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie first burst onto American TV in 1989.The series has become the longest-runn
TelevisionFeb. 21, 2012
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Vienna gallery looks for ‘Worst of Klimt’
A Vienna museum launched Monday an unusual contribution to celebrations marking 150 years since Gustav Klimt‘s birth with an online search for the kitschiest objects adorned with the artist’s work.The Wien Museum‘s “Worst of Klimt” campaign invites people to post on its Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/WienMuseum “the most horrible or most absurd Klimt products.”Examples already posted on Monday included cake tins embossed with the Austrian artist’s famous “The Kiss”, a dog blanket, a pair
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012
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Olympia theft worse than originally reported
Police in Greece say 77 artifacts were stolen by armed robbers last week at a small museum in Ancient Olympia -- the birthplace of the ancient games -- revealing that the extent of the theft was worse than originally reported.Police and the Culture Ministry had initially estimated that some 65 objects up to 3,200 years old were taken in Friday’s raid, when two masked gunmen tied up a museum guard and used a sledgehammer to smash display cabinets at the southern Greek museum.Most of the items on
CultureFeb. 21, 2012
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Chris Brown and Rihanna collaborate on 2 song remixes
NEW YORK (AP) ― Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking.Two songs featuring the singers hit the internet on Monday. Brown sings on the remix of Rihanna’s sexually charged song “Birthday Cake,’’ and she’s on the remix of his upbeat tune “Turn Up the Music.’’Brown tweeted a link to the new version of “Turn Up the Music’’ on Monday, and Rihanna later retweeted it. She also tweeted about the remix for “Birthday Cake.’’Brown attacked his then-girlfriend Rihanna at a pre-Grammy A
PerformanceFeb. 21, 2012
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YouTube enlists big names for shows
For producers, the new channels seen as chance to create shows free from major studios’ meddlingCULVER CITY, California (AP) ― YouTube is enlisting Hollywood’s help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the top names in traditional TV. The Google-owned site is spreading its wealth among producers, directors, and other filmmakers, using a $100 million pot o
FilmFeb. 21, 2012
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Spouses share their tales of life wedded to Koreans
When strangers stare at Christine Kathurima Lee on the subway or try to touch her dark skin, her Korean husband puts it down to her being special. While the stares from people on the street unused to foreigners can try her patience sometimes, the Kenyan radio presenter said husband Rich has his own take on things. “He’ll say: ‘It just reminds me that you are unique,’” said Christine, who moved to Korea with him in 2010 after wedding while attending university in the U.S.By then she had already o
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Seoul football leagues kick off 2012 seasons
Expat Sunday and Saturday soccer leagues are set to start their seasons this week and next.In the Seoul Saturday Soccer League, which starts this weekend, current two-time champions Falcons take on the Outkasts, while last season’s Division 2 winners Yaletown Riot begin their top division campaign against the Seoul Villans. SSSL, which started with just four teams in 2005, now boasts 16 across two divisions. Marc Harrison, the league secretary and captain of Seoul International Soccer Club, one
Expat LivingFeb. 21, 2012
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Long-term foreign workers suffer from more ‘adult diseases’
The longer foreign workers stay in Korea, the more they contract “adult diseases” such as hypertension, a study suggested Monday. Severe stress in adapting to Korean life may have driven them to fragile health, professor Hong Seung-kwon of the Catholic University Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital said in his research paper on 2,459 foreigners who received free medical checkups between 2004 and 2008. The foreigners whom Hong studied came to Korea to work under the employment permit system or to marry K
PeopleFeb. 20, 2012
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Bank manager gets Ph.D. in North Korean studies
Kim Hee-chul, a branch manager at Kookmin Bank, became the country’s first bank employee to obtain a doctorate in North Korean studies.Kim obtained the degree from Dongkook University with his thesis on expenses arising from unification of the two Koreas that examines estimates of the costs and measures for raising the funds. The thesis also put forward new ideas such as gift vouchers for raising capital to fund the unification of the peninsula.Kim chose to study North Korean studies after he re
PeopleFeb. 20, 2012
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Yu appointed SAC executive director
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed on Monday Yu In-chon, special presidential aid for cultural affairs, as the executive director of the Seoul Arts Center. Yu will lead the SAC for three years.Yu, 61, served as culture minister from 2008 to 2011. He also headed the Seoul Foundation of Arts in 2004 and served as the vice chairman of the 17th Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2008. Yu was a top actor who appeared in many TV dramas and movies over about 35 years. He founded Yo
PeopleFeb. 20, 2012
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Hong appointed NMC vice chief
The National Medical Center has appointed Hong In-pyo, head of its plastic surgery division, as vice president, the hospital said Monday. Hong has been working at the hospital since 1990 and is keen to treat multicultural families and North Korean defectors. He was appointed chief of the Korean Society for Public Health and Medicine earlier this year. “As vice president, I will place priority on enhancing communication among workers in order to facilitate organizational innovation,” Hong said. “
PeopleFeb. 20, 2012