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Samsung’s yearly dilemma looms: Exynos vs. Snapdragon
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Is NewJeans leaving Hybe?
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Yoon to visit Prague next week to forge 'nuclear energy alliance'
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1 in 4 Korean workers extend Chuseok holiday with paid leave: survey
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Life sentence finalized for killer in Sillim rampage
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Korea removes over 1,300 Chinese-made security cameras from barracks
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N. Korea publicly discloses uranium enrichment facility for 1st time
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Celltrion secures contract to supply Herzuma to Brazil for 5th year
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What comes after love? Ex-lovers cross paths in new Coupang Play series
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Hyundai Motor, GM join hands to shake up EV landscape
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Man near end of 80-day stay at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ― It’s like the movie “The Terminal,” only it’s real. A man has been living in the Vancouver airport since Aug. 17 ― at the airport’s invitation.”I can’t leave. I’m stuck here,” Jaeger Mah explained to an airport volunteer who invited him to a party outside the airport Nov. 3.Since the party happens to fall on the last of Mah’s 80 days at the airport, he added, “Perhaps I could come after midnight.”Mah, 29, embarked on his unusual sojourn as the winner of a conte
Oct. 28, 2011
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KTX discounts on Jeolla line
Korail, operator of the high-speed train KTX, said it will offer a variety of discount events to promote the newly established Jeolla KTX line. Teenagers who travel between KTX stations on the Jeolla line and those on other KTX lines will get a 20 percent discount from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. For those who purchase tickets through SMS on mobiles and print out tickets, Korail will offer a 30 percent discount for 10 people per day, up to 570 people through Nov. 30. Users of the KTX Jeolla line will get
Oct. 28, 2011
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The Shilla Jeju discounts holiday package
For those who book early for the year-end and New Year holiday, the hotel will offer the “Happy Holiday Package.” The package includes outdoor swimming with live concerts, French wine tasting for two, use of lobby lounge and unlimited tangerines. For those who check-in in December, a Santa’s gift will be given to one child per family. The bookings should be made for stays between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, and between Jan. 20 and Jan. 24. The price is 380,000 per night. Call 1588-1142. (yoonmi@heraldm.
Oct. 28, 2011
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Hyatt Regency Incheon offers winemaker’s dinner
The hotel is to invite Italian winemaker Enzo Agresta from Fontanafredda winery in Piedmont on Nov. 11 to introduce the history and regional uniqueness of representative wines there. Featuring Piedmont wines and dishes from northwest Italia, the dinner will be priced at 180,000 won per person and 150,000 won for CATH (Club At The Hyatt) members. For details, visit www.hyattregencyincheon.com or call (032) 745-1713~1716.(yoonmi@heraldm.com)
Oct. 28, 2011
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W Funky Halloween
In celebration of the Halloween, W Seoul-Walkerhill will throw a “FUNKY HALLOWEEN Party with DJ Gigi Barocco” on Saturday night. WooBar will draw its curtains in the midst of funky neon colors, flashy laser lights and spooky decorations. DJ Gigi Barocco, with pop-style electronic music, will drive the heated party, the hotel said. Tickets are 50,000 won via InterPark and 60,000 won at the door. The party starts at 10 p.m. For details, call WooBar at (02) 2022-0333. (yoonmi@heraldm.com)
Oct. 28, 2011
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Winemaker’s dinner at Il Ponte
Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Italian restaurant, offers a special winemaker’s dinner showcasing Dievole wines on Oct. 28. The gala dinner will feature a six-course dinner paired with a full line-up of Dievole wines. These wines will be paired with dishes such as red onion ravioli filled with
Oct. 21, 2011
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Lotte Hotel launches mobile app
The hotel said it has launched an application for iPhone and Android-powered smartphones on Oct. 17. Hotel booking and mobile membership services will be available through the mobile app. All content is available in four languages ― Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. To celebrate the launch of t
Oct. 21, 2011
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Hotels.com gives 11th night for free
Hotels.com, an online hotel booking website, said it has launched a new loyalty program, “Welcome Rewards,” offering one free night for every ten nights stayed. The program allows users to book ten nights at a mix of B&Bs, independent or chain hotels, and get the 11th night free. The eligible hotels
Oct. 21, 2011
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Hawaiian Airlines to offer OK Cashbag
SK Marketing & Company said it will hold joint marketing with Hawaiian Airlines to promote the Incheon-Honolulu routes of the air carrier. For those who purchase a round-trip ticket between Incheon and Honolulu, SK Marketing & Company will give 20,000 points of OK Cashbag. For one-way tickets, 10,00
Oct. 21, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop
A spectator takes a photograph of the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park in New York on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)NEW YORK (AP) ― Some women from Kansas were taking in as much of New York City as they could Wednesday. They hopped on a subway, watched the construction at the World Trade Cent
Oct. 21, 2011
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Myeong-dong reborn as mecca for young, trendy
Foreign travelers boost local retail, hotel industry around shopping districtOn a bustling street in Myeong-dong, 21-year-old Japanese college student Yuki Kinoshita was looking for a “gomtang” place to try out the milky-white Korean beef broth.“My map says it is here. But it’s gone,” Kinoshita told
Oct. 14, 2011
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Park Hyatt Seoul offers crab cuisine
From Oct. 24 to Nov. 5, the hotel’s Timber House offers premium quality hairy crab specialties, while live entertainment bar offerings include authentic Japanese cuisine complemented by a selection of premium beverages from the sake/soju bar, cocktail bar and whisky bar. The special menus include ha
Oct. 14, 2011
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JW Marriott Seoul offers Fujian dish
Through Nov. 30, the hotel’s Man Ho chefs will be offering two seven-course Fujian cuisine meals. Fujian Course A includes braised shark’s fin, seafood wonton, steamed abalone, fried king prawn and stir-fried beef ribs with olives. Course B includes steamed whole shark’s fin, braised sea cucumber an
Oct. 14, 2011
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The Philippines to hold Higantes festival
The Philippine Tourism Board said Angono City in Rizal Province in the Philippines will hold “Higantes Festival” on Nov. 22. Higante is Spanish for “giant.” The festival honors the sacred mountain San Clemente, which is believed to protect fishermen of the Angono villages. There will be a flamboyant
Oct. 14, 2011
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KTO promotes medical tourism in Russia
The Korea Tourism Organization said its delegation visited Russia’s Irkutsk and Moscow from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14 to attract 10,000 Russian tourists to Korea this year for medical tourism. A promotion seminar was held in a business center in Irkutsk in which 36 medical industry officials from 10 Korean
Oct. 14, 2011
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Florida’s new Legoland park designed just for kids
WINTER HAVEN, Florida ― This is what a theme park built for children looks like: Kids are driving slow one-seater toy cars while their parents watch from the sidelines. They are steering boats, turning water cannons on each other, playing with Lego toys while their parents hold their place in line f
Oct. 14, 2011
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New ways to enjoy the four rivers
Package tours offer visits to diverse cultural heritage sites along Han, Geum, Nakdong and Yeongsan riversWith the government’s large-scale four-rivers restoration project near completion, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization have come up with travel
Oct. 10, 2011
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Korea links bike paths along four major rivers
Cyclists try out a new bicycle road along the Geum River on Sept. 28 in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)The 1,592-kilometer path will help establish nationwide bicycle routesThe nearly 10 million Koreans who own at least one bicycle will be able to travel
Oct. 10, 2011
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Riverside development to spur tourism demand threefold: report
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the demand for tourism could surge almost threefold if riverside areas across the nation are developed into tourism and leisure sites.In a survey of 1,000 adult Koreans, nationwide apart from Jeju, 94 percent of the respondents said they would visit r
Oct. 10, 2011
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[BOX] Riverside development to spur tourism demand by threefold: report
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the demand for tourism could surge almost threefold if riverside areas across the nation are developed into tourism and leisure sites.In a survey of 1,000 adult Koreans, nationwide apart from Jeju, 94 percent of the respondents said they would visit r
Oct. 10, 2011
