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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Korea enters full election mode
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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[Herald Interview] Son Suk-ku chooses to be swayed by others in navigating life
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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China unearths over 100 new terracotta warriors
BEIJING (AFP) ― Chinese archaeologists have unearthed 110 new terracotta warriors that laid buried for centuries, an official said Monday, part of the famed army built to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor.The life-size figures were excavated near the Qin Emperor’s mausoleum in China’s northern Xi’an city over the course of three years, and archaeologists also uncovered 12 pottery horses, parts of chariots, weapons and tools.“The ... excavation on the 200-square-meter site has found a total
June 12, 2012
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Story guru Robert McKee to hold seminar in Seoul
Robert McKee, an internationally acclaimed teacher of story-writing and storytelling, will hold a five-day seminar, offering a rare chance to learn about the principles and strategy of the art.The seminar, to be held in Korea for the first time, welcomes screenwriters, reporters, TV writers, filmmakers, producers, directors, film & TV executives, journalists, advertising executives, and marketing & sales, finance, design, communication and customer service professionals of all levels.The seminar
June 11, 2012
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Rare letter in English by Napoleon sells for 325,000 euros
PARIS (AFP) ― A rare letter in English written by Napoleon Bonaparte ― and replete with errors ― fetched 325,000 euros ($406,445) at an auction Sunday in Paris.The one-page letter, dated March 9, 1816, penned by Napoleon during his post-Waterloo exile on the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, was one of just three known in the world, said auction house Osenat.Addressed to the Count of Las Cases, Napoleon’s companion in exile, the letter was acquired by the private Museum of Letters and Manus
June 11, 2012
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Healing pain through dancing
Young people, mostly female, gather inside a small cottage in Kolkata, India. They twist and turn, laughing and joking as they try to dance to the music. It seems like another jolly day at a typical dance class, except for one thing: The participants are all victims of horrific crimes.It is a dance therapy session started by Kolkata Sanved, a human rights organization that uses dance to heal victims of violence and trafficking. Many of the participants are young girls who were forced into sexual
June 11, 2012
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Giant cat Rupert wins cat of the year
Rupert, a super-sized cat from Australia weighing 9 kilograms, has won cat of the year for the third year in a row, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.The Maine coon is still growing, and is expected to reach almost twice its current size when fully mature.“He’s a mega, monster cat and still yet to fully fill out,” said cat competition judge Lesley Morgan Blythe. “He’s bigger than the biggest Maine coon I’ve seen.”The breed Maine coon is known to have produced some of the largest cats in the world s
June 11, 2012
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China, Korea, U.S. create online database for Korean classics
Chinese, Korean and U.S. researchers have created an extensive online database for Korean classics in Chinese, Korean and Romanized Korean as part of their East Asian studies project, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) said Sunday. The database created by researchers from CityU and partner institutions in Korea and the U.S. is a collection of 3,000 volumes of old Korean literature written in classical Chinese. “The collection is now easy to browse through, thanks to this cross-regional and cro
June 10, 2012
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Korean arts festival to be held in Slovenia
The Arts Council Korea will hold the Korean Arts Festival Week in Slovenia and Croatia from Monday to June 19 to showcase South Korea’s traditional and modern culture, the council said Friday.The festival week will be held in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana and Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb and Dubrovnik under the slogan “Nasmeh Koreje (Smile of Korea).”Kim Seong-jin, the conductor of the Seoul City Gukak Orchestra, will direct the National Opera Orchestra of Ljubljana for the opening conc
June 10, 2012
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Advertisements make ‘confession’
Exhibition takes visitors through 120 years of advertising in KoreaAdvertising has responded to social changes, trends and lifestyles of people over the years. But behind the simple overview lies the fact that advertising in Korea is also a byproduct of the turbulent days of its modern history, influenced by Japanese colonial rule and, more recently, globalization. The chronological tour of the 120 years of advertising in Korea at Ilmin Museum of Art offers an in-depth view of everyday life impa
June 10, 2012
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Philip Roth wins top Spanish literary award
MADRID (AFP) ― U.S. writer Philip Roth, whose works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “American Pastoral,”has been awarded Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias literature award, organizers said Wednesday.The 79-year-old edged out 23 other contenders to take the 50,000-euro ($60,000) prize, one of eight given in different fields by the Asturias Foundation each year.The prize jury praised Roth for “his fluid, incisive writing.”“Characters, events and plots form a complex view of contempor
June 7, 2012
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Jogye Order pledges radical reform
The Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, said on Thursday that it will carry out radical reform to improve the public image of the order recently tarnished by a gambling and prostitution scandal. The order will separate monks from those engaged in administrative work of temple management and allow them to concentrate on missionary work and religious discipline.“The size and the role of temples have expanded along with the rapid growth of the Korean society. However, (The Jogye Order
June 7, 2012
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J.K. Rowling puts magic in PlayStation interactive book
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is putting the magic in a “Book of Spells” that uses augmented reality to make ink-and-paper works interactive using PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.Sony Computer Entertainment chief Andrew House said that the Japanese entertainment titan was collaborating with Rowling and her online Pottermore world on the first title in what will be a vast “Wonderbooks” library.“This takes you on a journey of learning magic, like a student at Hogwarts,” he
June 6, 2012
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Art meets dance: Exhibition brings viewers into the artwork
Viewers become part of exhibits, study their body and balanceAn innovative exhibition is creating a rare scene in the Korean art world by combining art and dance. At the exhibition titled “The Move: Art and Dance since the 1960s” at the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Korea, the artwork is not in a completed state until viewers engage with it physically. For two months, the NMOCA will feature a dynamic exhibition featuring installations and sculptures complemented with live dance performa
June 6, 2012
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Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the sun
Venus moves in front of the sun on Wednesday. (Yonhap News)None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again.From the U.S. to South Korea, people around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus. The next one won't be for another 105 year
June 6, 2012
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Titanic locket's owner may have been maid
A Pennsylvania family who obtained a locket believed to have belonged to a Titanic survivor said they may have identified the original owner.Betty and Buz Carbone of Hempfield said their son bought the locket, which bears the letters "AMA" or "AWA" in intricate script, from an antiques dealer about 15 years ago and they now believe the item originally belonged to Annie Moore Ward of Philadelphia,
June 5, 2012
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Korea-Arab Society to hold Arab Cultural Fest
The 5th Arab Cultural Festival will be held at COEX in southern Seoul from Thursday through Sunday, the Korea-Arab Society said Monday.The festival’s programs include a performance by the Jordanian National Folkloric Group and a photo exhibition on Arab culture and tourism. Visitors will also have the opportunity to try on traditional Arab clothing and learn the Arabic alphabet.The Jordanian National Folkloric Group will perform at COEX from Thursday through Saturday and in Yeosu on Sunday, wher
June 4, 2012
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Iraq’s Christian heritage sites lie neglected
NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) ― A stone’s throw from Iraq’s Shiite holy city of Najaf’s airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of Hira lie neglected and mouldering, because funds for excavation have dried up.Three sites, discovered five years ago, are unexplored and unkempt, and officials fear the uncompleted excavation could lead to their eventual demise.The sites, which contain mud walls and jars that are exposed to the elements, lie fewer than 100 meters from an active runway, are
June 4, 2012
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Disused power plant in Argentina is now art hub
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ― An abandoned power plant in Buenos Aires dating back to the early 20th century has been transformed into a cultural center, a key part of plans to revitalize the “poor” south of Argentina’s capital.The old brick factory topped with a giant tower, built by the Italian-Argentine electricity company from 1914 to 1916 by Italian architect Giovanni Chiogna, had been nearly forgotten along the highway to La Plata.Now, in the middle of the working class La Boca district, not far fr
June 4, 2012
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Spectacular rendezvous in the sky
The last Venus transit of this century to take place June 6People whose birthday is on June 6 should expect a special gift from mother nature. On this day a rare astronomical event will unfold, visible from most parts of the Asia-Pacific region, including the Korean Peninsula. From the early morning hours’ planet Venus will move across Sun, an event lasting for 6-7 hours until the early afternoon. The 2012 transit of Venus will be the last one visible from Earth in this century with the next t
June 3, 2012
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Korea, New Zealand fete 50 years of relations
As Korea and New Zealand celebrate a year of friendship this year, cultural events celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties will be held in New Zealand next week. Three separate events will take place in Auckland on Sunday, Christchurch on Tuesday and Wellington on Friday featuring Korean music performances combined with New Zealand traditional performances, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Friday. “I hope the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
June 1, 2012
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Center to introduce Korean take on Buddhism to U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Yonhap News) ― With more than 80 Buddhist centers ringing California’s San Francisco Bay, the area is hardly bereft of such belief. But two stand out among them, specializing in what has remained in Korea a less dominant sect: Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism. One of the centers also stands out for its approach to teaching.The Empty Gate Zen Buddhist Center is the larger of the two zen-based centers, located in the heart of the East Bay city of Berkeley near the University of California
May 31, 2012