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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Do Korean doctors make too much money?
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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Is FTC's conglomerate listing a boon or bane for Hybe?
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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Seoul to hold kimchi-making festival involving 4,000 people next month
Around 4,000 people from around the world are to take part in a charity event in Seoul early next month to make kimchi for impoverished residents as the Seoul metropolitan government will hold a three-day festival to cherish the Korean tradition of making and sharing the iconic spicy fermented cabbage side dish, the local government said Thursday. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)The Seoul Kimchi Festival, which will open on Nov. 4, is aimed at promoting the Korean practice of making a great deal
Oct. 20, 2016
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Viewers bash PyeongChang video featuring dancing frenzy
A video being used by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is the subject of heated criticism over what viewers are calling subpar content. Responding to the adverse public reaction, the ministry said Tuesday that the clip is not the official promotional video for the sporting event.The nearly four-minute video depicts K-pop singers and comedians who, infected with the “Can’t Stop Moving” virus, dance uncontrollably to an
Oct. 19, 2016
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Korean writers hold literary events abroad this month
Just in time for the busiest season for culture and arts, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea has been organizing events across North America, Europe and Asia to promote Korean literature.Writer and poet Song Sok-ze will be launching “Das Dorf am Fluss,” the German edition of his novel “Wepungdangdang,” and will talk about modern Korean literature at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany on Thursday.The following day, he will participate in a panel discussion with German author Ju
Oct. 19, 2016
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Russian city cancels 'Jesus Christ Superstar' after protest
MOSCOW (AP) -- A theater in one of Russia’s largest cities has cancelled a planned performance of the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” following protests by an organization of conservative Orthodox Christians.The show, by a troupe from St. Petersburg, was to have been staged Nov. 1 in Omsk, Russia’s seventh-most-populous city. But a local group called “Family, Love, and Fatherland” filed a complaint that the musical mocked religious faith, according to Russian news reports.State television repor
Oct. 19, 2016
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Roman coins with baffling origins identified in Japanese ruins
TOKYO (AP) -- The eyes of a visiting archaeologist lit up when he was shown the 10 tiny, tarnished discs that had sat unnoticed in storage for 2 1/2 years at a dig on a southern Japan island.He had been to archaeological sites in Italy and Egypt, and recognized the “little round things” as old coins, including a few likely dating to the Roman Empire.“I was so excited I almost forgot what I was there for, and the coins were all we talked about,” said Toshio Tsukamoto of the Gangoji Institute for
Oct. 19, 2016
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Government announces ‘K-Ribbon’ for outstanding cultural products
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Monday its latest cultural brand effort -- “K-Ribbon” marks awarded to cultural products deemed to best represent Korea. The K-Ribbon marks are given to cultural products that possess “Korea’s unique cultural values,” according to the ministry, with the aim of creating new premium brands through systematic management and marketing. “The new K-Ribbon mark has been established in an effort to increase Korea’s brand power,” said Park Young-guk o
Oct. 17, 2016
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14th-century Goryeo Buddhist painting returns home
The rare 14th century Buddhist painting “Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara” has found its home at the National Museum of Korea. With less than 50 paintings from the Goryeo kingdom “Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara” in existence today, it was remarkable that Yoon Dong-han, the chairman of leading cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturing company Kolmar Korea, was able to buy the painting in Japan and bring it back home.Alerted to the availability of the piece, Yoon bought the painting for 2.5 billion won ($
Oct. 17, 2016
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Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown “cavities,” scientists using radiography to scan the millennia-old monument said Saturday.On Thursday, the antiquities ministry cautiously announced finding “two anomalies” in the pyramid built 4,500 years ago under King Khufu, with further tests to determine their function, nature and size.At 146 meters tall, Khufu pyramid, named after the son of pharaoh Snefru, is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.Egyptia
Oct. 16, 2016
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Early editions of Shakespeare’s plays get rare public view
The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. The Boston Public Library is commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death with “Shakespeare Unauthorized,” a free exhibition that opened Friday.The library famously holds a copy of the “First Folio,” the earliest published collection of Shakespeare’s works.Early “quartos,” or booklets for individual works such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Hamlet” and “The Merchant of
Oct. 16, 2016
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Klimt's 'Kiss,' made with 3-D printer, to touch and feel
VIENNA (AFP)- Like most artworks in galleries worldwide, visitors haven't been allowed to reach out and touch Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” at its home at the Belvedere museum in Vienna -- until now.On Wednesday a special three-dimensional version of the masterpiece was unveiled, aimed at enabling the visually impaired to enjoy the work by running their fingers over it.The “interactive tactile relief,” made using a 3-D printer, makes it possible to touch details of the 1907-8 original, the Belvedere
Oct. 13, 2016
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US, Cuba stepping up efforts to save Hemingway artifacts
BOSTON (AP) - Ernest Hemingway was a pack rat who saved everything. Fortunately for fans of the literary icon, US and Cuban officials and scholars have been working together to preserve artifacts at his former estate in Cuba -- items they say will help illuminate his colorful legacy.At a forum Wednesday at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston, Hemingway experts from both countries underscored their determination to save the books, letters, fishing rods, mounted animal trop
Oct. 13, 2016
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Speculation abounds ahead of Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Literary circles are abuzz with speculation ahead of Thursday's Nobel Literature Prize announcement, with award watchers suggesting this year’s honors could go to a controversial writer such as Syrian-born poet Adonis.The Academy is known for its cloak-and-dagger methods to prevent any leaks about its choice, resorting to codenames for authors and fake book covers when reading in public.The list of nominees is never revealed and the jury's deliberations are kept secret for half
Oct. 12, 2016
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Young Parisians breathe life into abandoned buildings
PARIS (AFP) -- It was once a gynecology ward in a hospital in the south of Paris. Now, it is 26-year-old Margot’s art studio.Peering from behind her welding mask, sparks fly as Margot gets to work with illustrators, graphic designers and artists in a space brought back to life from disuse by a group of Parisian urban planners.She pays a “very reasonable” cost of 17 euros ($19) per square meter monthly for the studio, in an arrangement that sees occupants pay just enough to cover costs.“This allo
Oct. 12, 2016
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North Korean defectors open up online
A trendy haircut, eyebrow piercings and a tattoo sleeve on his arm -- nothing about online personality Lee Pyung’s current appearance betrays the fact he was born under a totalitarian regime. But he was, Lee reveals in his live webcast series, 23 years ago in the city of Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. Lee made it to Korea in 2004, after bribing North Korean border guards, crossing into China, being imprisoned there, hiding in the Mongolian plains and being picked up by the Natio
Oct. 11, 2016
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Girl Scouts seek statue of woman for Central Park
NEW YORK (AP) -- In Central Park, none of the 23 sculptures or busts honoring illustrious people is a woman. Some Girl Scouts are now trying to change that. They are among activists raising money for a monument to two women who revolutionized the country: suffragettes Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. It will cost about $500,000 in private donations to erect the bronze at the West 77th Street entrance to the park. About as much is needed to cover landscaping and an educational program
Oct. 11, 2016
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[Eye Interview] A feast for the eyes, mind
Carrying into the room a large square canvas exploding with bold colors, Fayez Barakat declares, beaming, “This is this morning’s work.” It is 10:30 a.m. on Monday, a public holiday. He started painting at 3:30 in the morning, he explains. “I am very proud of what I accomplished today,” he says and turns around to ask his wife, Hwasun, if she likes it. Painting in the early morning hours is a daily routine for Barakat, an internationally recognized dealer and collector of ancient art. Employing
Oct. 7, 2016
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Greek police bust ‘antiquities smuggling ring’
PATRAS, Greece (AFP) -- Greek police Tuesday arrested 26 people suspected of trafficking in antiquities, a police source in the southwestern port of Patras said following a nationwide raid.Six of the arrested were foreigners, the source said, without revealing their nationalities. The police were looking for 15 other people suspected of involvement in the smuggling ring. Initial investigations suggest the gang sold illegally acquired antiquities in auctions in Britain, Germany and Austria.Police
Oct. 6, 2016
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Busan film festival to open after two tumultuous years
Asia's largest film festival will open in this southern South Korean city of Busan Thursday with the local film scene remaining divided after a two-year-long dispute over the festival's artistic freedom.This year's festival will run though next Saturday, featuring 299 films from 69 countries from around the world, a scale almost as large as last year's 304 films from 75 countries. (BIFF 2016)Leading the 299 titles will be Korean-Chinese director Zhang Lu's "A Quiet Dream," which depicts the sto
Oct. 6, 2016
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Typhoon Chaba destroys Busan film festival venue
Typhoon Chaba struck venues for the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Wednesday, tearing down the walls of makeshift facilities and causing panic among the organizers.With the festival's opening just a day away, organizers scrambled to prevent further damage to the BIFF Village set up on Haeundae beach where various press conferences and hand-printing events have been scheduled for the participating actors and filmmakers."I'm glad the typhoon didn't come on opening day, but I'm still very
Oct. 5, 2016
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Tooneed Entertainment to expand webtoon copyright business into overseas markets
The globalization of the South Korean webtoon industry now seems to be in full swing. On Sept. 28, the webtoon agency Tooneed Entertainment announced that it would be publishing webtoons and running intellectual-property-related businesses in Southeast Asia as well as China, Japan, and North America. Tooneed provides webtoons to KTooN, the third-largest webtoon service provider in the country, and operates intellectual property procurement and protection businesses. Tooneed EntertainmentTooneed
Oct. 4, 2016