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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Networks’ pilot programs hit and miss during holiday
The three major broadcast networks in Korea launched pilot programs over the Lunar New Year holiday, testing the waters for potential new regular programs. Each network’s top show chose a different strategy to pull in viewers, with SBS’ music competition show and MBC’s hidden camera comedy clearly appealing to viewers more than KBS’ show featuring girl group members battling against one another.The pilot programs that received top ratings on each network were “God’s Voice” on SBS (10.4 percent a
TelevisionFeb. 11, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Korea’s buzzing classical music scene
A classical music craze has swept over the country ever since young pianist Cho Seong-jin’s historic win at last year’s International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. He is the first Korean ever to win the prestigious title and his win has helped revive classical music here. Costa Pilavachi, senior vice president of classical artists & repertoire for Universal Music International Group, is among those looking to capitalize on the current buzz in the classical music scene. “Korea is a hot place
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2016
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Conan O'Brien to take 'Conan' to S. Korea: blogger
American talk show host Conan O'Brien will shoot his "Conan" show in South Korea, a local fan who claims to have been contacted by the Conan team said Thursday.O'Brien will arrive here on Sunday for a five-day journey that involves trips to downtown Seoul and a traditional Korean village in the city's outskirts, a Naver blogger who goes by the alias KIMMYS said in a blog post. More than 1,100 people are subscribed to the blog which has been posting updates on O'Brien's schedule in South Korea.He
TelevisionFeb. 11, 2016
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Seoul city to run four night markets this year
The Seoul metropolitan government said Thursday it will open four night markets at different locations starting next month to attract more tourists and offer more business opportunities to small vendors.The city administration said three more night markets will be operated next year, depending on the success of the night markets this year. It also plans to expand the number of night markets to 10 in 2018.According to a city official, a night market will open at Hangang Park in Yeouido, southwest
CultureFeb. 11, 2016
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Kai to join EXO's North American tour after absence in Dallas
Kai, a member of South Korean boy band EXO, will join the band's second North American concert in Vancouver after he missed the first show in Dallas due to visa problems, the group's agency said Thursday."Kai will leave for Vancouver tonight to join the band's second concert as he has received visa," S.M. Entertainment said.Concert organizer MyMusicTaste said earlier that Kai was absent from the band's performance in Dallas on Wednesday evening (local time) due to a visa delay, adding S.M. Ente
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2016
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Seoul Selection publishes visual book series on Korean heritage
Seoul Selection said Thursday it has published an English language book on court paintings from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to introduce more Korean culture and tradition to foreigners.The 170-page book on court paintings, the first part of the series "Visual Korean Heritage," features the beauty of various court paintings as well as royal rituals, banquets and processions.Pictures of flowers, birds, mountains, the sea and divine animals are also introduced in the pictures with the author's c
CultureFeb. 11, 2016
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'A Violent Prosecutor' draws record Lunar New Year's crowd
A local crime comedy film has gathered a record number of viewers over this Lunar New Year's holiday, data by the official market tracker showed Thursday."A Violent Prosecutor" was watched by more than 4.76 million movie-goers from Saturday to Wednesday, a record for the holiday known as "Seol" in Korea, data by the Korean Film Council showed.A record 6.7 million people have gone to the movies over this Seol holiday, the data also showed.In the Lee Il-hyung feature, prosecutor Byeong Jae-uk (Hwa
FilmFeb. 11, 2016
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K-Travel Bus offers special deal for February
The Visit Korea Committee is offering a special promotion this month for foreign travelers using the K-Travel Bus.The promotion is part of the Korea Grand Sale, a month-long shopping and tourism festival taking place in Seoul and major cities around the country from Feb. 1 to Feb. 29. During the festival, tourists from overseas can take advantage of large discounts in shopping, food, entertainment, Korean cultural experiences, transportation and accommodations.Promotional image for the K-Travel
TravelFeb. 11, 2016
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Apple co-founder is bringing us an even nerdier ‘Comic Con’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had a front row seat as the personal computer began to reshape society. So it made perfect sense to him to bring a convention meshing technology with pop culture to Silicon Valley. The convergence will occur March 18-20 in San Jose, California, with the debut of Silicon Valley Comic Con. It's a new twist on an idea that has brought together fans of science fiction, fantasy and superheroes at packed shows held around the world for years. Apple
CultureFeb. 11, 2016
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Trial over gallery‘s fake paintings ends with settlement
NEW YORK (AP) -- A civil trial exposing the ugly underbelly of New York's art world ended with a settlement just as the once highly respected president of a gallery was to testify Wednesday about selling forged fakes of modern masters for millions of dollars.The settlement -- terms of which were not disclosed -- was reached late Tuesday in time for jurors to be notified there was no need to return to Manhattan federal court.Witnesses over two weeks said the final years of a gallery more than 150
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2016
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Top art collection to be shown outside Russia for first time
PARIS (AFP) - One of the world's greatest private collections of modern art is to go on show for the first time outside Russia, museum curators told AFP Wednesday. The collection of more than 250 paintings put together by Sergei Shchukin before the Russian revolution will go display in its entirety in October at the Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris -- a major coup for the newly-opened gallery. Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris will host “Icons of Modern Art” from Oct. 20 to Jan. 20, showcasing
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2016
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Paul McCartney tries new sound - emojis
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Beatles were masters of concise yet catchy songs and now Paul McCartney is writing tunes that are even more succinct -- to accompany emojis. The former Beatle announced Wednesday that he has written a series of sounds to go with emojis on video chat service Skype, mostly designed for Valentine‘s Day messages. “At first I thought, hmm, strange proposition, is this for me? And then I thought, you know what, why not? Something fun, something nice and new,” he said in a video on
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2016
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‘The Short Drop’ features strong shades of political thriller
Unbridled power and relentless revenge converge in the exciting, tightly plotted “The Short Drop,” which launches a new series about former computer hacker Gibson Vaughn. Matthew FitzSimmons delivers an assured, action-packed debut that features strong shades of the political thriller. Fans of Lee Child, Gregg Hurwitz and Harlan Coben will find much to like in “The Short Drop.”"The Short Drop" By Matthew FitzSimmons(Thomas & Mercer) On the surface, Gibson appears to be the quintessential thrille
BooksFeb. 11, 2016
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How the Vatican separates faith from fiction
For legions of Catholics, and not a few church bureaucrats, the supernatural is as real and present as it was for their medieval forebears. In “The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions and Miracles in the Modern Age,” veteran Catholic journalist John Thavis explores their world of Marian apparitions, relics, exorcisms, doomsday visions and other purported encounters with the supernatural."The Vatican Prophecies: Investigating Supernatural Signs, Apparitions and Mirac
BooksFeb. 11, 2016
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Gnarr’s ‘The Pirate’ reminisces ‘Catcher in the Rye’
“The Pirate,” the second installment of Jon Gnarr‘s childhood memoir trilogy, is essentially an Icelandic-punk version of “Catcher in the Rye.” Rather than Holden Caulfield wandering the streets of New York looking for someone who is not a phony, Gnarr narrates in pseudo-stream-of-consciousness style through his never-ending search for real punks in Iceland."The Pirate" By Jon Gnarr, Translated by Lytton Smith (Deep Vellum) Gnarr was diagnosed at a young age with an intellectual disability cause
BooksFeb. 11, 2016
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S.M. Entertainment partners with Alibaba Group
S.M. Entertainment said Thursday it has formed a strategic partnership with Alibaba Group.Under the deal, the Chinese e-commerce giant will buy 870,000 of S.M.'s newly issued stocks for 35.5 billion won, the South Korean management agency said in a regulatory filing. That means Alibaba will own 4 percent of S.M.'s shares.The agency said it will engage in online music distribution, marketing and merchandising in China through Alibaba Music Group."Through this partnership, we'll synergize in vario
EntertainmentFeb. 11, 2016
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Film industry counters new media with epics, immersive experience
When the movie industry faced competition from the television industry in the 1930s and 1940s, filmmakers and studios had to be creative and offer something different on the silver screen to get people to visit movie theaters. Audience members wear 3-D glasses to watch a movie using 4DX motion picture technology at the Cinema Park multiscreen theatre complex in Moscow, Russia. (Bloomberg)They looked for ideas in Germany and France, and introduced new and mixed genres such as film noirs or romant
FilmFeb. 10, 2016
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Berlin Film Fest to screen three Korean films
Three Korean films have been invited to screen at this year’s 66th annual Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), which is running from Feb. 11 to 21. Director E J-yong’s “The Bacchus Lady,” Lee Dong-ha’s documentary “Weekends” and Yoon Ga-eun’s “The World of Us,” will premiere at the festival’s Panorama screening event. This year’s Panorama selection will feature 51 films from 33 countries, including 34 fictional features and 17 documentaries. Offical movie poster for “The World of us” directed by
FilmFeb. 10, 2016
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Berlin's three main orchestras stage free concert for refugees
BERLIN (AFP) - Three of the world's top conductors, Simon Rattle, Daniel Barenboim and Ivan Fischer are teaming up for a free concert by Berlin’s three main orchestras next month which will be free for refugees, they announced on Tuesday. The three maestri will each conduct their own orchestra -- Rattle the Berlin Philharmonic, Barenboim the Staatskapelle Berlin and Fischer the Konzerthaus Orchestra -- in a special concert on March 1 in the German capital's Philharmonic Hall, they said in a join
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2016
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[Herald Review] 'Like for Likes' is charming but predictably cheesy
With “Like for Likes,” what you see is what you get: A cookie-cutter omnibus romantic comedy featuring three couples, tangentially linked, each finding his or her way to an ever-after ending. The men are sweet, the women are adorable and butterflies abound as the familiar stages of courtship unfold. It’s difficult to imagine how this setup could yield surprises, yet one still feels a tinge of disappointment at the way in which “Like for Likes” fulfills its promise to a T. If any romantic comedy
FilmFeb. 10, 2016