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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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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Author touted by Zuckerberg suggests novel for Facebook CEO
NEW YORK (AP) ― The author of Mark Zuckerberg’s first book club pick has a suggestion for future choices. Moises Naim, whose “The End of the Power” hit the top 20 on Amazon.com soon after the Facebook founder’s recommendation, thinks Zuckerberg should take on more fiction. Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page last week that he plans to read a book every other week in 2015 and that he hopes to learn more about different cultures and technologies. Naim, interviewed Wednesday by the Associated
Jan. 8, 2015
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Time capsule dating to 1795 contains coins, newspapers
BOSTON (AP) ― Boston residents in the newly formed United States valued a robust press as much as their history and currency if the contents of a time capsule dating back to a decade after the Revolutionary War are any guide. When conservators at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston gingerly removed items from the box Tuesday, they found five tightly folded newspapers, a medal depicting George Washington, a silver plaque, two dozen coins, including one dating to 1655, and the seal of the Commonwealth
Jan. 7, 2015
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Paris’ Louvre world’s most-visited museum
Louvre MuseumPARIS (AFP) ― The famous Louvre in France received 9.3 million visitors last year, retaining its title as the most-visited museum in the world, the Paris attraction announced Tuesday.Foreign visitors represented 70 percent of ticket sales, with Americans, Chinese, Italians, Britons and Brazilians visiting in strong numbers over 2014, the Louvre said in a statement.The total number of tourists who came in to admire works of art and antiquities including Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, was up 1
Jan. 7, 2015
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Sting unable to save his Broadway musical
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sting will be going down with his ship.Producer Jeffrey Seller said Tuesday that the Grammy Award-winning songwriter’s Broadway musical “The Last Ship” will close when his stint in the show ends Jan. 24 at the Neil Simon Theatre.Sting, who wrote the songs, jumped into the musical in early December, playing a shipyard foreman that had been portrayed by Jimmy Nail. While that improved sales, they didn’t skyrocket and the future looked bleak without him.“We made the musical we wante
Jan. 7, 2015
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Dog, shelter reunite after 900-mile trip from NYC to Chicago
CHICAGO ― A suburban Grayslake animal shelter welcomed back a dog adopted more than a decade ago after it was found at a shelter in New York.The American Staffordshire terrier known as Moonbeam recently took a three-plane, nearly 900-mile trip from New York City to Save-A-Pet shelter.Moonbeam’s odyssey started Nov. 23 when he was left at the Town of Huntington Animal Shelter. After his microchip was scanned, the shelter called Save-A-Pet.Local shelter workers checked their adoption records but c
Jan. 7, 2015
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Korean art among digitized collection of Smithsonian Museum
More than 700 pieces of Korean art in possession of the Smithsonian Museum are now available to view online as the Washington-based museum released some 40,000 digitized images of ancient Asian art on its website (open.asia.si.edu). The Korean collection includes celadon of the Goryeo period (918-1392), Buddhist paintings, folding screen paintings, porcelain and a lacquered wood box inlaid with mother-of-pearls that date back to the Joseon period (1392-1910). A Buddhist painting dating to the G
Jan. 6, 2015
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Haruki Murakami to be online agony uncle
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is to offer advice to troubled readers in an agony uncle column on his website, his publisher said Tuesday.The website, named “Murakami-san no tokoro” or “Mr. Murakami’s place,” will solicit problems from fans of the surrealist, whose novels are published in dozens of languages around the world.The publicity-shy writer will pen answers to queries, offering his opinions and advice on how to tackle all manner of difficulties, said Shinchosha Publishi
Jan. 6, 2015
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‘Nanta’ sets milestone with 10 million ticket sales
“Nanta,” a nonverbal performance produced by Song Seung-hwan, has been seen by over 10 million people around the world, the show’s production company said. The show, which premiered in 1997, is Korea’s first performance to hit the mark. The milestone was set on Dec. 29 and the ticket sale tally stood at 10,085,010 as of Dec. 31, PMC Production said. Based on events in the kitchen of a Korean restaurant, “Nanta” is mainly carried by percussive rhythms created by cooks drumming and banging knives,
Jan. 6, 2015
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Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late
STOCKHOLM (AFP) ― A letter sent by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 declining the Nobel Prize for Literature came too late to avert one of the biggest debacles in its history, Swedish media reported.Sartre’s letter arrived nearly a month after he had been picked as the top choice by the Nobel Committee, the daily Svenska Dagbladet reported, based on archival material made available at the end of a customary 50-year period of secrecy.The report throws light on the sequence of events le
Jan. 5, 2015
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Will Korea get its fourth cardinal?
Pope Francis is expected to name as many as 12 new cardinals in the coming days, and a Korean cleric may make the list, Vatican observers say. The Wall Street Journal and some other foreign media outlets reported last week that in the appointments, Francis, the first pontiff born outside Europe in more than 1,000 years, may seek to reshape the Roman Catholic hierarchy to better reflect regions where the church is flourishing. The Philippines, as it boasts one of the largest Roman Catholic commun
Jan. 4, 2015
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Piano stores closing as fewer children taking up instrument
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) ― When Jim Foster opened his piano store 30 years ago, he had 10 competitors selling just pianos. When he closed Foster Family Music in late December, not one was still selling pianos in the Quad-Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. “We did try hard to find a buyer,” Foster said. There were no takers.Stores dedicated to selling pianos like Foster’s are dwindling across the country as fewer people take up the instrument and those who do often opt for a less expensive electronic
Jan. 4, 2015
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Pop Music“The Swell Season Live in Seoul”: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, widely known for their lead roles in the hit indie musical film “Once,” will be reviving their 2007 on-screen chemistry with a special live performance in Seoul. The duo’s single “Falling Slowly” landed the film an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008. Hansard and Irglova will be performing on Jan. 10 and 11 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts with ticket prices ranging from 66,000 won to 110,000 won. F
Jan. 2, 2015
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Performances to look out for in 2015
A new year always brings with it a sense of anticipation. For culture lovers in Korea, 2015 seems to have plenty of things to look out for, from a chance to see the world’s hottest conductor today in action to original productions of hit musicals getting Korean runs. Here are some of the year’s most anticipated shows and performances in music, theater and performing arts. Classical music Fans of classical music are already buzzing about the coming performances of world-class orchestras in Seoul
Dec. 31, 2014
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Farewell horse, welcome sheep
After a turbulent 2014, the New Year has finally arrived. In what feels like a nice respite, 2015 is the Year of the Sheep, a meek and gentle creature often associated with peace, harmony and compatibility. The sheep is the eighth animal in the 12-year cycle. It is the guardian animal for the time between 1 and 3 p.m. The previous sheep year was 2003. Year of the Sheep or the Goat? In Chinese, the animal sign for 2015 is “yang,” an inclusive term for various horned ruminating mammals. So, Year o
Dec. 31, 2014
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Let’s talk about men
Korea has seen brisk discussion of feminism and improvement in the status of women over the past decades. In Korea’s patriarchal society, securing women’s rights was a victory and promised a balanced development of society. For several years, though, men have been complaining about their weakening rights and positions in family and society. The shrinking dominance of males has been ridiculed and satirized on a comedy show that created the so-called “Committee for the Restoration of Male Human Ri
Dec. 28, 2014
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[Weekender] Rollercoaster year for economy, culture
[Conglomerates] Conglomerates face changesThe hottest topic in Korean big business circles this year was no doubt a generation shift that was brought to surface by the poor health of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee, who suffered a heart attack in May. Lee is said to be recovering, but is still unable to return to the company. As the 72-year-old business magnate’s hospitalization dragged on, the nation’s largest conglomerate was taking steps for handing the chairman’s managerial autho Dec. 26, 2014
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FestivalPyeongchang Trout Festival: The festival, named one of the top 20 winter festivals in Korea by the Korea Tourism Organization, is being held in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics until Feb. 8. The festival is underway along the Odaecheon Stream known for its abundant trout population. Visitors can ice fish and eat trout raw for sashimi or roast it on the spot. More winter activities are available such as catching trouts with bare hands, ice skating,
Dec. 26, 2014
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Images of 2014
Images of 2014Top 10 national and world news topics of the year selected by The Korea Herald editorsWorld01. IS influence increases in Iraq, SyriaIslamic State, a radical Islamist group controlling parts of Syria and Iraq, has sparked fear and outrage worldwide over its mass killings and abductions of soldiers and journalists.02. U.S., Cuba restore tiesEnding five decades of Cold War hostility, the U.S. and Cuba agreed in December to revive diplomatic ties and to ease a crippling U.S. trade emba
Dec. 25, 2014
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Life and death in Pompeii
The story of Pompeii, how an ancient Roman city perished in a volcanic eruption about 2,000 years ago, has captured the imagination of many, resulting in a multitude of films, TV series and novels around the world. But what could possibly tell the tragic tale more vividly than the very relics excavated from beneath a thick layer of volcanic ash? In a rare treat for South Koreans, the National Museum of Korea has brought in about 300 artifacts from Italy to reenact the life and death of residents
Dec. 25, 2014
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(Photo News) Afrasiab mural
Students view a full-size replica of an Afrasiab mural painting at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Tuesday. It was drawn in the middle of the seventh century and discovered in Uzbekistan in 1965. The people in the painting are thought to be envoys of Goguryeo, an ancient Korean kingdom. (Yonhap)
Dec. 23, 2014