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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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NewJeans pops out ‘Bubble Gum’ video amid troubles at agency
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Photos show Einstein‘s brain ’different‘
Recently discovered photographs of Albert Einstein‘s brain made after his death show it was unlike those of most people, a U.S. researcher says.After Einstein died in 1955, his brain was removed and photographed but many of the photos were thought to be lost for more than 55 years.Fourteen were recently uncovered by the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Md., as part of a donation from the estate of Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who took the original photos, USA Today repo
Nov. 19, 2012
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Feltsman goes strong for Bach
It might seem quite peculiar for a Russian pianist to specialize in Bach when indigenous powerhouses such as Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev rule the classical music scene. But to Vladimir Feltsman, it was natural. “Yes, Tchaikovsky is a great composer. But it was Bach that led me to music and sustained me all the way to here,” he said in his interview with The Korea Herald on Friday, a day before his “Sejong Soloists with Vladimir Feltsman,” held at Goyang Aramnuri. “Those who do not k
Nov. 18, 2012
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Ministry to launch foundation for artists
A foundation for the welfare of artists will be launched on Monday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Sunday. The organization, “Korea Welfare Foundation for Artists,” will work on the reinforcement of social welfare for artists, including support for the livelihood of less-privileged artists and their employment as well as the management of funds for artists. The establishment came after a relevant law guaranteeing stronger social welfare for artists came into effect on Sunday. T
Nov. 18, 2012
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Korea heading to level playing field for nation branding: Koo
If you have second thoughts about a shirt you were thinking of buying after seeing the “Made in Korea” label, the chances are that you are unconvinced by Korea’s progress. What eliminates the hesitation is improvement in the nation brand, says Samuel Koo, chairman of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, who assumed office last month.“It’s not about the quality of the shirt. The country of origin could make people refuse the purchase or willing to pay more for it,” he told The Korea Heral
Nov. 14, 2012
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Korea is heading to level playing field for nation branding: Koo
If you have second thoughts about a shirt you were thinking of buying after seeing the “Made in Korea” label, the chances are that you are unconvinced by Korea’s progress. What eliminates the hesitation is improvement in the nation brand, says Samuel Koo, chairman of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, who assumed office last month.“It’s not about the quality of the shirt. The country of origin could make people refuse the purchase or sometimes willing to pay more for it,” he told The K
Nov. 14, 2012
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Joseon-period picture book sold for record price at auction
A Joseon-period book of paintings and writings has been sold for a record 3.4 billion won ($3.1 million), the highest price ever paid for ancient Korean artwork. The book with the long title “Toeuieseonsaengjinjeokcheop” was said to have been bought by an unknown telephone bidder during an auction at K-Auction in Seoul in September. But according to the Cultural Heritage Foundation on Tuesday, the ownership of the old piece of art has been transferred to Samsung Foundation of Culture and a new t
Nov. 13, 2012
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Unlocking pieces of Korean history
Society today is riddled with the latest and best security systems for protecting valuables. Everything of value seems to hide behind the protective barriers of deadbolts, eye scanners, key pads or voice and fingerprint recognition, elements that made films like “Ocean’s 11” so intriguing. Technological advancements have allowed for an increase in the beefiness of high-tech security to the point where old-fashioned keys and locks are slowly becoming things of the past — soon to be archaic relics
Nov. 13, 2012
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Actress, professor set up video box at U.S. gallery
Actress Song Hye-kyo and Seo Kyung-duk, a visiting professor at Sungshin Women’s University and an expert on promoting Korea, launched a video box promoting Korea at the newly renovated Arts of Korea Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. By showing the process of making traditional pottery in a video presentation, the two expect to give museum visitors a better understanding of Korean culture as well as raise the public’s interest. The gallery, scheduled to open on Nov. 16, will feature
Nov. 13, 2012
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Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: ``omnishambles.''Oxford University Press on Tuesday crowned the word _ defined as ``a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations'' _ its top term of 2012.Each year Oxford University Press tracks how the English language is changing and chooses a word that best reflects the mood of the year. The publisher
Nov. 13, 2012
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Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey border
ISTANBUL (AP) ― Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish.The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, it lies smack on the border between Turkey and Syria, where civil war rages today. Twenty-first century Turkish sentries occupy an acropolis dating back more than 5,000 years, and the ruins were recently demined. Visible from crumbling, earthen ramparts, a Syrian rebel flag flies in a town that regime forces fled just months ago.A Tur
Nov. 12, 2012
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Major U.S. distributor to release Bong Joon-ho's English debut film
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's English-language directorial debut film is likely to be released in North America and other English-speaking countries.The Weinstein Company, a major U.S. distributor, recently picked up the English-language rights to "Snow Piercer" from South Korea's CJ Entertainment, an investor, distributor and production company, CJ said in a release Monday.Under the deal reached at this year's American Film Market, the American company will distribute the thriller in Nor
Nov. 12, 2012
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Dance“Swan Lake”: Internationally acclaimed ballet company Mariinsky Ballet will be in Korea to stage the Tchaikovsky classic “Swan Lake.” The famous ballet tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. She tries to break the curse with her love interest prince Siegfried, but fails when the prince is tricked by the sorcerer. The Russian troupe was founded in the 18th century and is now considered one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. The show runs
Nov. 9, 2012
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Science explains instant attraction
The region in the brain that makes romantic decisions has been explored by many scientists around the world, and one of the latest findings is that the decisions depend on whether a person looks similar to oneself, not only if whether she or he has physically attractive features, research showed. When people saw a person who is physically attractive, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which sits closer to the front of the head was activated. When people saw a face that tripped their trigger but
Nov. 8, 2012
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Average price of art imports surges
The average price of expensive foreign art has risen almost sixfold from the previous year. A total of 33,037 pieces worth a total $113 million were purchased here from abroad from January to August, the Korea Customs Service said Wednesday. The average price is about $3,444, a rise of about 480 percent from last year’s average price of $596. “After the financial crisis, the demand for low price artworks rose, but now the demand for expensive artworks by famous foreign artists has started to ris
Nov. 7, 2012
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Opera ‘Carmen’ to be screened at Megabox
Opera fans here will be able to enjoy a world-class performance on the big screen with top-notch sound system at cinemas this month.Starting Saturday, Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” originally performed at the Vienna State Opera, will be screened at Megabox theaters in COEX, Central City, Daejeon, Bundang and Yeongtong in Gyeonggi Province. “Carmen,” a tragic love story between young and sexy temptress Carmen and hot-blooded cadet Don Jose, was chosen as the “most want-to-see opera” in a Korea Nation
Nov. 7, 2012
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Bolivia returns tiny mummy to Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) ― The mummified toddler seized from antiquities traffickers is at least 700 years old and sits, spine curved forward, only about a foot tall. It was welcomed back to Peru on Tuesday as a sort of celebrity, a symbol of the nation’s effort to protect its cultural heritage.“This small package,’’ Culture Minister Luis Peirano told reporters, “is just a sample of the sacking, of the violation of our patrimony and all our inheritance.’’ Police in neighboring Bolivia seized it two years
Nov. 7, 2012
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Radu Lupu concerts excite classical fans
Romanian piano legend Radu Lupu’s concerts in Seoul are the talk of the town. Lupu’s recital on Nov. 17 and concert with the Korean Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 19 at Seoul Arts Center are regarded as the “crme de la crme” of the Korean classical scene this year as the master pianist who rarely exposes himself to the public outside of a limited number of concerts will be performing for the first time in Korea. Lupu had previously planned to perform in Seoul in 2010 but canceled at the last minute
Nov. 7, 2012
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Mammoth skeleton found near Paris
A near-complete skeleton of a mammoth that lived up to half of a million years ago has been found in France. Finding a complete animal is very rare, experts say.The French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research said that the skeleton included a femur, a complete pelvis, jawbones and four connected vertebrae. The remains were discovered at Changis-sur-Marne, northeast of Paris. The animal is thought to have lived between 200,000 to 500,000 years ago.Gregory Bayle, head of arche
Nov. 7, 2012
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New T. Rex-sized dino dubbed ‘Sauron’
A dinosaur species that lived in North Africa 95 million years ago has been named for the demonic Eye of Sauron in the Lord of the Rings films, scientists say.A single fossil of the species dubbed Sauroniops pachytholus, or “eye of Sauron” in Greek, was unearthed in southeastern Morocco in 2007.Part of the upper skull included the eye socket, study leader Andrea Cau of the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini in Bologna, Italy, said in an email to National Geographic News.“The idea of a predator t
Nov. 7, 2012
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Document about Titanic safety fears up for sale
LONDON (AP) ― A British safety official who inspected Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for sale this month.However, Capt. Maurice Clarke, a Board of Trade safety and emigration officer, didn’t express that belief when he testified at the official British inquiry into the ship’s sinking. He also was not asked then whether he thought Titanic carried an adequate number of lifeboats. There is no record of
Nov. 5, 2012