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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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Iran’s president found dead at helicopter crash site
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‘Kim desperately wanted to denuclearize,’ Moon writes in memoirs
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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N. Korea slams US subcritical nuclear test, vows measures to bolster nuclear deterrence
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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Korea set to finalize medical school expansion plans
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Seoul City to open 'hotel' on river bridge
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Korean builders nervous about possible setbacks in Middle East
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Beatles‘ kids could form a band, says McCartney’s son
A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney‘s son said four of the legendary British rock group’s children were considering setting up a band together.James McCartney told the BBC website that he and John Lennon‘s son Sean, George Harrison’s son Dhani, and Ringo Starr‘s son Zak Starkey had mooted the idea of forming “The Beatles -- The Next Generation”.“I’d be up for it,” said the 34-year-old, who is launching a solo career as a singer and guitarist. “Sean seemed to be
April 4, 2012
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Robert Redford returns to Watergate with TV documentary
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Hollywood film star Robert Redford is returning to Watergate with a documentary on the 1970s scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, the New York Times reported Tuesday.“All The President’s Men Revisited,” a two-hour look back on Watergate and its enduring legacy on American politics and media, is to air on Discovery Channel television in 2013, the newspaper reported.The documentary marks the start of Sundance Productions, recently launched by Redford to create pro
April 4, 2012
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Dave, Craig staying put in late night through 2014
Relax, all you fans of David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. They‘ll be staying put in late night a while longer.CBS announced Tuesday that both have re-upped to keep hosting their respective hours -- ``Late Show’‘ and ``The Late Late Show’‘ -- through 2014.That means Letterman will clinch his title as the longest-running late-night talk-show host in TV history (although on two networks), the network noted. He surpasses Johnny Carson’s record of a few months less than 30 years at NBC‘s ``Tonight S
April 4, 2012
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Beatles' kids could form a band, says McCartney's son
A fresh wave of Beatlemania could sweep the world after Paul McCartney's son said four of the legendary British rock group's children were considering setting up a band together.James McCartney told the BBC website that he and John Lennon's son Sean, George Harrison's son Dhani, and Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey had mooted the idea of forming "The Beatles -- The Next Generation"."I'd be up for it,
April 4, 2012
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Bollywood invasion coming to Seoul
Three movies in different genres aim to attract local viewersThree Bollywood films are opening in local theaters this month, only about a month after the Indian Film Festival in Seoul, expanding Indian films’ presence in Korea’s movie market. The release of the three films -- “Stanley’s Tiffin Box,” “God’s Own Child,” and “The Robot” -- comes after a surprisingly successful year for Bollywood pictures in Korea. Ever since the 2009 box office success of British romantic drama “Slumdog Millionair
April 3, 2012
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Lady Gaga thanks fans for speaking out on gig ban for teens
U.S. pop diva Lady Gaga thanked “all the adults in Korea who are speaking out for (the) underaged who want to come to the BTW Ball” via twitter on Tuesday. “Maybe the gov. will change their mind,” said the singer. She also added that parents should be “given more credit” to determine what’s good for their children.Lady Gaga’s upcoming Seoul concert “The Born This Way Ball,” to be held on April 27 at the Olympic Stadium in southeastern Seoul, has been restricted to over-18s by the Korea Media Rat
April 3, 2012
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Big Bang, 2NE1 most favored by French fans: survey
South Korean pop groups Big Bang and 2NE1 are the most favored K-pop stars among French fans, a government poll released on Tuesday showed.In the online survey of 3,755 French respondents conducted by the Paris branch of the Korea Tourism Organization, 49.9 percent picked the five-member hip-hop band Big Bang as their favorite K-pop boy band and 64.8 percent chose the four-member hip-hop group2NE1
April 3, 2012
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KARA launches first celebrity fragrance in Asia
An ad image of KARA and their new fragrance (3CY)Popular girl group KARA announced on Tuesday they will launch their first signature fragrance, becoming the first Asian celebrity to introduce a cosmetic product named after them and created with their input.“We have been working for a long time on developing K5J and are so excited that our signature fragrance is now a reality,” said KARA members i
April 3, 2012
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S.M. Entertainment singers to hit L.A.
Broadcaster MBC and S.M. Entertainment Agency are to co-host a K-pop concert, “MBC Korean Music Wave in Los Angeles,” in May. K-pop groups from S.M. including Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, SHINee, f(x) and Super Junior will showcase at Anaheim Honda Center on May 20, MBC announced on Tuesday. The organizers said that the concert will be a large-scale project different from previous hallyu, or Korean Wave, concerts. “We will offer a show of higher quality with better stage settings, repertoires and ne
April 3, 2012
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Titanic centenary grips global TV market
CANNES, France (AFP) ― From documentaries to high-end costume dramas, the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic has sparked a tidal wave of TV shows, up for grabs at this week’s MIPTV international trade show.Episode one of the mini-series “Titanic,” penned by Oscar and Emmy-winning scriptwriter Julian Fellowes and distributed by Britain’s ITV Studios, was given a gala screening at the fair opening night Sunday, in presence of cast and crew.ITV’s take on the tragedy, which claimed some 1,5
April 3, 2012
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Trailer from Houston‘s new film makes its debut
Viewers got a first glimpse of Whitney Houston’s upcoming film Monday when NBC‘s ``Today’‘ show premiered a trailer for the much-awaited release, and a fuller clip debuted on Yahoo! Movies.A remake of the 1976 original, ``Sparkle’‘ stars Houston as the mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction. The trailer showed the daughters, including ``American Idol’‘ winner Jordin Sparks, performing. Houston is prominent throughout, at one point singing the cla
April 3, 2012
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Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic
He's already a titan of social media, so it only makes sense that Ashton Kutcher would play the late Apple founder Steve Jobs in an upcoming biography.Kutcher's publicist confirmed Tuesday that the independent film ``Jobs'' will begin production in May while he's on hiatus from the CBS sitcom ``Two and a Half Men.'' Variety first reported the casting news.The 34-year-old actor, who has over 10 mil
April 3, 2012
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Stones and nails bring artist close to nature
Artist Lee Jae-hyo showcases sculptures close to nature at Sungkok Art MuseumWhat could have ended up in the trash or at a hardware store at best turns into art ― extremely delicate, even, ― when touched by Lee Jae-hyo’s finger tips. The South Korean artist slices nails and hammers them until they are shiny and smooth, and creates symmetrical sculptures by putting thousands of them together. Some of his other materials of choice are wood and stones, which he works in similar ways. Seeing his wo
April 2, 2012
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Sarah Palin set to co-host NBC’s ‘Today’
NEW YORK (AP) ― NBC’s “Today” show is bringing Sarah Palin on board as a co-host ― for one morning, this Tuesday.The announcement was posted Sunday on NBC’s website. It says the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate will “reveal a different side” than viewers have seen before.The booking is clearly an attempt to blunt the impact of “Today” alumna Katie Couric’s weeklong return to morning TV as a guest host on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Couric joined ABC last year and was
April 2, 2012
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Korean to head IATC for third time
Kim Yun-cheol, head of Korea National University of Arts’ School of Drama, has been reelected as the president of the International Association of Theatre Critics for the third time. The decision was made Friday at the IATC regular general meeting in Warszawa, Poland. Kim was the first Asian ever to be elected to head IATC in 2008. Each term lasts two years.Kim studied English education at Seoul National University and obtained an M.A. degree in Theater and Cinematic Arts at Choong Ang Universit
April 2, 2012
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Busan to become multimedia content center in May
Busan will become a marketplace for multimedia content including TV dramas and smartphone apps from around the world in May.From May 10-12, the city hosts Busan Contents Market at BEXCO, a convention center in Haeundae, with more than 600 media companies and buyers from 47 countries participating, the organizing committee said. The committee expects to have companies signing deals worth $54 million this year, up from $48 million last year.In its sixth year, the committee plans to open the market
April 2, 2012
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Filming in Chernobyl, the ‘Land of Oblivion’
PARIS (AFP) ― The film had to be shot in Chernobyl. That was the sizeable challenge Michale Boganim set herself for her first feature film, the story of a young bride robbed of a husband by the 1986 nuclear disaster.Five years in the making, the French-Israeli director’s “Land of Oblivion,” just released in France, was shot entirely in the so-called exclusion zone, reaching 30 kilometers around the defunct Ukrainian nuclear power plant.Starring “Bond girl” Olga Kurylenko in the lead role, the fi
April 2, 2012
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Feist wins Juno for Artist of the Year
TORONTO (AP) ― Indie-rock songstress Leslie Feist took home a Juno for Artist of the Year on Sunday night, her third win at the 41st annual Canadian music awards ceremony.Feist, best known for her whimsical 2007 song “1234,’’ which became an international hit after it was featured in an iPod nano commercial, might have surprised some with Sunday night’s win since her contemplative fourth disc, “Metals,’’ wasn’t nominated for Album of the Year.Another of the night’s early winners was no surprise:
April 2, 2012
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Korean-American playwright brings unusual portrait of immigrant family
Lloyd Suh’s drama ‘American Hwangap’ gets its first Seoul runThe concept of home and belonging has been repeatedly discussed in migration studies and art, yet many local viewers may find Korean-American playwright Lloyd Suh’s play quite equivocal and even unusual.As its title, “American Hwangap” suggests, the play deals with the clash between two different worlds: Korea and America, parents and children, and the past and the future. It deals with an uneasy reunion of an immigrant family, as well
April 2, 2012
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Sandler big loser at Razzie Awards
"Jack and Jill," a big-screen comedy starring Adam Sandler as the titular twin siblings, "won" 10 Razzie Awards at a Santa Monica ceremony Sunday night.The movie is the first to sweep all categories in the Razzies' 32-year history.It was named Worst Picture of 2011, while Sandler was declared Worst Actor and Worst Actress, and the cast was dubbed Worst Ensemble.Sandler's Oscar-winning co-star Al P
April 2, 2012