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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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Yoon urges municipalities to embrace foreigners
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What is happening at Hybe?
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S. Korea to consent to Japan's Sado mines gaining World Heritage status: official
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Korea unveils tax reform bill to spur economy
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Actor’s excessive airport security sparks probe into human rights violations
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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Man who let his father die due to financial difficulties to be released on parole
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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LG Electronics achieves record earnings in Q2
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Korea, U.K. ink creative industry deal
Korea and Britain have agreed to bolster cultural ties to support the creative economy by holding a joint cultural forum, researching cultural infrastructure and reinforcing support for relevant industries, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. Cooperation between the two countries is expected to boost mutual understanding and expand market opportunities, the government said. According to the memorandum of understanding signed by the Korean Culture Minister Yoo Jin-ryong an
Nov. 7, 2013
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Tracing stories of Seoul’s nooks and crannies
Early Tuesday morning, about 27 people gathered in front of Sajik Park gate at the foot of Mt. Inwangsan in central Seoul, to embark on an autumn English walking lecture organized by YEOL Korean Heritage Preservation Society. David Mason, a Namseoul University professor who specializes in studies of the great mountains of the Korean Peninsula and Korean shamanism, provided fresh insight into Korean culture and society throughout the tour.The group started from Sajikdan, an altar where the kings
Nov. 6, 2013
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Cultural program explores unique qualities of hanok, hanbok
A group of 23 foreign envoys, foreign CEOs and Koreans were treated to a special tour of Areumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation in Tongui-dong, Seoul, Tuesday night.The visit to the newly opened Areumjigi headquarters and the ongoing exhibition “Po, the Seonbi Spirit in Clothing” was part of the curriculum of Korea CQ, a 10-week program run by the Corea Image Communication Institute that introduces its members to various aspects of Korean culture.The visitors were led through the second floor wher
Nov. 6, 2013
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Officials: Chicago chef Charlie Trotter dies
Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter, a self-taught culinary master whose eponymous Chicago restaurant elevated the city's cuisine and provided a training ground for some of the nation's other best chefs, has died at the age of 54.Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said rescue crews were called around 10 a.m. Tuesday to his Lincoln Park home, where they found Trotter unresponsive. Langford said an ambulance crew transported Trotter to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died aft
Nov. 6, 2013
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Jung Chang and ‘concubine who launched modern China’
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Jung Chang says she does not enjoy arguments, but the latest book from the writer whose works are banned in China is proving to be typically contentious.The “Wild Swans” author has offered a revisionist account of Empress Dowager Cixi, the concubine who ruled behind the scenes from 1861 until her death in 1908.A powerful figure who unofficially controlled the Manchu Qing Dynasty for nearly 50 years, Cixi governed during a tumultuous period in which she faced internal rebellions
Nov. 5, 2013
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’90s culture revival enters full swing
In 1994, there were no smartphones linking people 24 hours a day, no flashy Starbucks with fashionable lounge music and no “League of Legends” to blow gamers’ minds away.Instead, people queued in front of public pay phones to page their friends, make confessions of love or mumble after binge drinking. Trendy boys and girls in baggy jeans would flock to Kentucky Fried Chicken for biscuits and move to “rock cafes” to hook up; listen to Seo Tai-ji, the so-called president of teenagers, for fresh an
Nov. 3, 2013
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Bali Hindus angered by sacred temple tourism plan
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) ― Hindu leaders on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali Tuesday lashed out at a government plan to attract more tourists to their most sacred temple as “degrading” to Hinduism.The row highlighted concerns that Bali’s booming tourism industry is a double-edged sword, as it threatens to erode the Hindu culture which is part of the attraction for the millions who visit the tropical island.The Indonesian Hindu Association’s concerns centred on a government decision to incl
Oct. 31, 2013
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Pianist Lee Ko-eun wins U.S. competition
Pianist Lee Ko-eun was named one of three top winners at the 2013 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and the recipient of the Victor & Sono Elmaleh Piano Prize, the CAG announced Thursday. The Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition is an annual event open to instrumentalists, singers and chamber ensembles performing classical and non-traditional repertoire. The other two winners this year are the Donald Sinta Quartet and violinist Alexi Kenney.Lee, who also won several ot
Oct. 31, 2013
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Dutch museums’ masterpieces may be Nazi loot, probe reveals
THE HAGUE (AFP) ― A probe by Dutch museums revealed Tuesday that 139 of their artworks, including a Matisse and two Kandinsky paintings, may have been stolen by the Nazis during World War II, many from Jewish owners.Around a quarter of the 162 Dutch museums that took part in the probe into art acquisitions between 1933 and 1945 have objects with “potentially problematic history”, the Netherlands Museum Association said.The questionable objects consist of 69 paintings, two sculptures, 31 decorati
Oct. 30, 2013
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Google to showcase Korean civilization, culture
Google, the world’s most-visited website, will dedicate a section to Korean culture including traditional dress, architecture, film and Hangeul. The internet giant will also support the development of a special program and space where children of multicultural families and foreigners can learn and understand the unique Korean writing system at the Hangeul Museum, which is slated to open in Seoul in 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Google announced Wednesday at a joint press
Oct. 30, 2013
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Legacy of Silla’s golden kingdom shines in New York
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened its halls to the 1,000-year-old legacy of the Silla Kingdom (B.C. 57-A.D. 935) with an exhibition that highlights the glory of the kingdom that unified the Korean Peninsula.Featuring a total of 132 artifacts, including a number of state-designated national treasures, “Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom,” opened Tuesday to the members of the Met and will open to the general public on Nov. 4. The exhibition is slated to run through Feb. 23, 2014. The Sil
Oct. 29, 2013
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Korean experts to assist Laos in Angkor restoration
Korean cultural authorities on Tuesday officially launched the restoration of the archaeological ruins at an Angkor temple in Laos, as part of the K-Heritage initiative. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Cultural Heritage Foundation, the first stage of the restoration of Hong Nang Sida (meaning chamber of Princess Sida) inside the Wat Phou Temple in the Champasak area of southern Laos kicked off on Tuesday, local time, with key officials from both countries attending. The
Oct. 29, 2013
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Kimchi-making explained in English book
An English book on “kimjang,” the kimchi-making process for the winter, was released on Monday to mark the Korean tradition likely to be designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. The 192-page “Kimjang: Making and Sharing Kimchi” explains the origin, history and people behind kimchi, possibly the most popular Korean food. “Kimchi, along with rice, is one of the two things that people in this country cannot live without. It is fine to make
Oct. 28, 2013
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Korea to host ‘World Culture Summit’
A gathering of cultural leaders from around the world is to be held in Korea in 2015 that will serve as a “World Culture Summit.” The plan was announced during the Presidential Committee on Cultural Enrichment’s meeting with President Park Geun-hye on Friday. If the World Culture Summit, timed to coincide with the 2015 opening of the Asian cultural center in Gwangju, is deemed a success, it could take root as a regular gathering, a “Cultural Davos” of sorts, according to the committee chairman K
Oct. 27, 2013
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Keep on running
On a chilly Saturday morning at the Hangang River’s waterside park in Seoul, I was gearing up for the 10-kilometer run of the Savings Day Marathons. The emcees were screaming over loud background music. Those running the half-course of the Oct. 19 event had already left and it was my turn, along with several hundred others, to start. I tightened the laces of my trainers once again, checked whether the brim of my cap could block the blinding sunrays, and did some simple stretching. And to the sou
Oct. 25, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Kimchi making for winter gets recognition
Kimjang, the traditional practice of making kimchi before winter, may soon be included on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, government officials announced on Wednesday. Representatives of Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration submitted the recommendation for kimjang, categorized under the title “Kimjang; Making and Sharing Kimchi,” to be added to the UNESCO list. Kimjang refers to the process of preparing large vats of the spicy, fermented cabbage with a large gathering
Oct. 24, 2013
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World’s largest Christian congress to make Asian debut in Busan
The world’s largest congress of Christian churches will be held in Busan on Oct. 30 under the theme “Pilgrimage to Busan: An Ecumenical Journey into World Christianity.“More than 5,000 participants including 800 Christian delegates, several leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox churches and Islam will explore Christian unity, justice and peace at the World Council of Churches 10th Assembly. “It is an Olympics for Christians,” a member of the organizing committee said. Among the 2,800 fo
Oct. 24, 2013
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Dutch furious over U.N. body’s ‘Black Pete’ racism charge
THE HAGUE (AFP) ― A Facebook petition supporting a Dutch Christmas character called “Black Pete” on Wednesday hit a million ‘likes,’ revealing the liberal nation’s attachment to a beloved figure the U.N. has warned may be racist. Anger over the issue has swept the Netherlands after a U.N. human rights body said it was assessing whether “Zwarte Piet,” who accompanies Saint Nicholas during a traditional children’s festival before Christmas, is racist.The character, who arrives on a gift-filled boa
Oct. 24, 2013
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UNESCO most likely to list kimchi as cultural heritage
(Yonhap) -- Kimchi, a spicy fermented cabbage side dish iconic of Korean food, is most likely to make it to UNESCO's list of cultural heritage, the government said Wednesday. The body that deliberates on new additions has categorized South Korea's "Kimjang; Making and Sharing Kimchi" as recommended for inscription, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration.The final decision is due in December when UNESCO's intergovernmental committee meets in Azerbaijan. The subsidiary body that
Oct. 23, 2013
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Joseon art to be displayed in San Francisco
A total of 71 artifacts reflecting the prosperity and cultural diversity of the Joseon period (1392-1910) will be displayed at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum from Friday. “In Grand Style ― Celebrations in Korean Art During The Joseon Dynasty” will be the first major U.S. exhibition to examine the legacy of the Yi dynasty ― among the world’s longest running ― that continues to resonate in Korean culture today, the organizers said. The exhibition is to feature four themes: what it meant to be
Oct. 23, 2013