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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Jong to marry S. Korean stewardess
Jong Tae-se, a striker at Suwon Samsung Bluewings who played for North Korea, will marry a South Korean woman next month.He is scheduled to tie the knot with a stewardess who works for a Korean airline at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel on Dec. 4, his club said, without elaborating on who Jong’s bride-to-be was.They were introduced through a mutual acquaintance in May and recently began preparations for their wedding after both families agreed, the club said.Jong was born to Korean parents in N
Nov. 14, 2013
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Tina Turner giving up U.S. citizenship
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Rock and soul music diva Tina Turner, who’s lived in Switzerland for nearly two decades, is giving up her U.S. citizenship, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.Citing a report from the U.S. embassy in Bern, it said Turner, 73, signed a statement to relinquish her U.S. citizenship at the embassy in October. She married German record producer Erwin Bach in July, three months after taking Swiss citizenship.Turner topped the charts in the 1960s with then-husband Ike Turner with
Nov. 14, 2013
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Suh Do Ho wins Red Dot design award
Installation artist Suh Do Ho won the prestigious Red Dot design award for his video installation “Who Am We,” according to his studio on Wednesday. Suh won the Best of the Best Award in the category of TV, film, cinema and animation at the Red Dot Awards in July, as well as the IDEA bronze award and the gold award at the Busan International Advertising Festival this year for the same work. The interactive video installation features hundreds of portraits of employees at Hyundai Motor Group, who
Nov. 13, 2013
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Lydia Ko on Time list of influential teenagers
Lydia Ko, a New Zealand golfer born in South Korea, made Time magazine’s list of the world’s 16 most influential teenagers of 2013.The online edition of Time mentioned her second after fellow New Zealander, 17-year-old singer-songwriter Lorde. However, the magazine did not say whether it listed the teens in order of influence.The 16-year-old Ko has multiple LPGA wins, turning pro this year after the LPGA waived the age requirement for her.She is already fifth in the women’s world rankings after
Nov. 13, 2013
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Ban Ki-moon to be first U.N. chief to visit Auschwitz
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― A spokesman says Ban Ki-moon plans to make the first-ever visit by a United Nations secretary-general to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. The camp remains the most vivid symbol of the cruelty of Nazi Germany’s genocide of World War II. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky announced Tuesday that Ban will visit the camp on Monday “to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and to stress the importance of the U.N.’s work for genocide prevention, tolerance and peace.”More than
Nov. 13, 2013
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Marilyn Monroe medical file sells for $25,600
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Medical files proving Hollywood screen siren Marilyn Monroe underwent cosmetic surgery sold for $25,600 during a weekend auction in California.The sale, organized in Beverly Hills by Julien’s Auctions, was dedicated to personal objects of the rich and famous, including Elizabeth Taylor, Julie Andrews, Greta Garbo and Princess Diana.Monroe’s medical file had aroused curiosity because it includes several x-rays of the star’s face and medical summaries offering details on the su
Nov. 12, 2013
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ABBA mulls possible ‘Waterloo’ reunion
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) ― Legendary Swedish pop group ABBA could reunite next year to mark the 40th anniversary since they won the Eurovision Song Contest and were catapulted to global stardom, singer Agnetha Faltskog revealed on Sunday.“Of course it’s something we’re thinking about,” 63-year-old Faltskog told the German weekly Welt am Sonntag in an interview.“There seem to be plans to do something to mark this anniversary in some way. But I can’t say at this point what will come of them,” she
Nov. 11, 2013
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CJ chairman checks into SNU Hospital again
CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun was rehospitalized at Seoul National University Hospital on Sunday due to an illness, the group said.The chairman underwent a kidney transplant in late August and had been recovering at home since his recent discharge from SNU Hospital on Oct. 31, only to re-enter the hospital just 10 days later due to a viral infection, according to CJ officials.“Chairman Lee had been taking immunosuppressant drugs to aid his recovery from the kidney transplant, which made his imm
Nov. 11, 2013
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Rowling donates 25 million pounds to help children
“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling has donated almost 25 million pounds ($40 million) of her fortune to help orphans and troubled children across Eastern Europe.According to British media on Sunday, 18.9 million pounds from the sale of Potter spin-off book “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” went to the writer’s Lumos charity.Unnamed private donors, believed to be Rowling, have given another 5.4 million pounds to the charity, which works to end the suffering of kids in institutions. According to the re
Nov. 11, 2013
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Decades later, Korean War MIA’s remains back in N.Y.
ALBANY, New York (AP) ― More than 60 years after a teenage soldier disappeared during a fierce Korean War battle, the DNA provided by one of his siblings has led to his remains being identified and returned to his upstate New York hometown for burial.A plane carrying the casket with George J. Conklin Jr.’s remains arrived Wednesday at the Rochester airport, where it was met by a military honor guard, family members and Patriot Guard motorcycle riders. A hearse then took the casket east to Conkli
Nov. 10, 2013
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Larry King returns to radio
NEW YORK (AP) ― Larry King is coming back to radio in the form of minute-long, daily reports starting on Monday. The former CNN host will be featured on more than 50 stations owned by Cumulus across the U.S. AARP, a seniors advocacy group, will also feature it on its website, along with additional audio. This will mark King’s return to radio after six decades, according to a statement released Saturday by his representative and AARP.The 79-year-old King was a staple on CNN with “Larry King Live”
Nov. 10, 2013
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D-Cube City receives award from Urban Land Institute
D-Cube City, a complex of shopping malls and other facilities located in Seoul’s Sindorim-dong, was named among 12 winners of the 2013 Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence. Designed by Jerde Partnership, a California-based architecture and design firm, D-Cube City opened in September 2011. It is outside one of Seoul’s busiest metro stations, Sindorim, and includes an extensive department store, art center, park, academy, apartment, and the Sheraton Seoul D-Cube City Hotel. “The desig
Nov. 8, 2013
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Gender row hits female soccer player
The golden days of Park Eun-seon’s life after she led her team to the second spot in the Korean women’s football league this season have been soured by a gender row.The Seoul City football club held a news conference Thursday to denounce demands for a gender verification test and ask for an apology from six clubs who questioned whether Park is a woman. The news conference came as news reports surfaced that the six teams questioned her gender and asked the league to verify it. The six head coache
Nov. 7, 2013
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GS Caltex Foundation wins grand prix at Mecenat awards
GS Caltex Foundation, the corporate social responsibility division of the oil refiner, won the grand prix at the Korean Mecenat program for its support for local culture in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, the Korean Business Council for the Arts said Thursday. Haitai Confectionary and Foods was named the Cultural Contributor for its support of “gugak,” or traditional Korean music, while U.Square, a network of Kumho bus terminals, won the Cultural Management Award. Kim Kyeong-gon, chairman of Wooji
Nov. 7, 2013
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[Photo News] Irish Ambassador's visit
Nov. 6, 2013
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Samsung’s Lee ranked 97th in Bloomberg rich list
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee was ranked 97th on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s 200 richest people.The business news agency estimated his wealth at $11.5 billion as of Wednesday. His wealth was the largest of any Korean. He placed 85th late last year, then dropped to 115th in August this year as a result of a fall in the value of Samsung Electronics shares. According to Bloomberg, the majority of his fortune is derived from his stake in Samsung Electronics, the flagship of Korea’s la
Nov. 6, 2013
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Oldest woman to run in marathon dies at 86
NEW YORK (AFP) ― An American grandmother, who on Sunday was the oldest woman to compete in the New York marathon, died a day later. She was 86.Joy Johnson from San Jose, California, took just under eight hours to complete the 42.2-km race through all five boroughs of the biggest city in the United States.She stumbled and hit her head at around the 20th mile. But she went to the medical tent only after completing the race and declined their insistence that she go to hospital.“She never really ran
Nov. 6, 2013
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Celebrity chef Charlie Trotter dies in Chicago
CHICAGO (AFP) ― Celebrity chef Charlie Trotter, whose Chicago restaurant was considered among the finest in the world, died Tuesday at the age of 54.The self-taught chef opened Charlie Trotter’s Restaurant in 1987, astounding and delighting diners for 25 years, until it closed last year.The establishment became a fixture on Restaurant Magazine’s list of the top 50 restaurants in the world, won two Michelin stars when the French guidebook finally came to Chicago, and was named the best restaurant
Nov. 6, 2013
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SIWA president leads biggest expat women’s group through key changes
From the look of the crowds at the Seoul Museum of History on Tuesday, the Bazaar 2013 could be the largest yet for Korea’s largest expatriate women’s association, but it was also the last for Seoul International Women’s Association president Terri Hartman.When Hartman steps down from her post in May, she will have left an indelible mark on not just SIWA, but also the expatriate and diplomatic community. She will have served three one-year terms as the association’s president, the maximum number
Nov. 5, 2013
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Former U.S. envoy Stephens wins Korean-American frienship award
The Korean-American Association presented its 11th friendship award to former U.S. ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens Tuesday. The award ceremony was held during the Korean-American Friendship Night at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel Tuesday. Stephens was the U.S. ambassador to Korea from 2008 to 2011. She visited South Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1975-1977, and speaks fluent Korean. The association has hosted the friendship night since 2002.By Chun Sung-woo (swchun@heraldcorp.com)
Nov. 5, 2013