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Samsung under pressure after Intel's foundry spin-off: analysts
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Yoon leaves for Prague to cement nuclear energy push
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Heavy rain to fall nationwide over weekend, but warmer fall expected
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Seoul chastises predatory pricing claims over Czech nuclear export deal
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YouTuber under fire for consoling former singer accused of bullying
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NK newspaper 'unusually' silent on new missile tests: Seoul
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Samsung CEO introduces ‘bold growth’ as new target
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Bank of Korea eyes rate cut after US Fed's historic pivot
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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Hyundai Motor officially becomes KT’s largest shareholder
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Spice Girls unite to launch musical ‘Viva Forever’
LONDON (AP) ― The Spice Girls gave fans what they want ― what they really, really want ― Tuesday, reuniting onstage to announce the details of a musical based on their songs.Producers stress that the stage show “Viva Forever’’ isn’t a biography of the band, but there are plenty of real-life resonances for the 1990s “Girl Power’’ group in its tale of female empowerment and friendship tested by fame. The show opens in London in December.“We’re going to be introducing a whole new generation to ‘Gir
June 27, 2012
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Singing soldier cut from ‘America’s Got Talent‘
The singing soldier whose claims of being injured in battle were rejected by military officials won’t be advancing on ``America‘s Got Talent.’‘Timothy Michael Poe appeared earlier this month on the NBC talent competition. He said he was injured by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2009, but Minnesota National Guard records didn’t support his story.Poe crooned George Strait‘s ``The Chair’‘ before he was cut from the contest during Tuesday’s Las Vegas-set installment.The country singer won over the crow
June 27, 2012
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50 Cent in car accident, released from hospital
A representative for 50 Cent says the rapper is out of the hospital after being injured in a car accident in New York on Tuesday morning.The rep says 50 Cent was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for “minor neck and back injuries'' and is now “doing fine.''Bruce Miller, who was driving the car, was also injured and has been released from the hospital.Photos of the 36-year-old
June 27, 2012
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K-pop stars leading ‘stocking boom’ in Japan
Colorful patterned pantyhose and stockings are gaining huge popularity among young Japanese women, thanks to leading K-pop stars like Girls’ Generation, Japan’s Mainichi newspaper reported Monday.According to the paper, Japan’s young generation are gladly embracing the trend of wearing stockings, which was kickstarted by South Korean girl groups.“I used to wear thick dark tights until last year, but I’ve switched to stockings. Now I wear them every day,” said a 19-year-old female college student
June 27, 2012
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Four hands on a musical journey
Acclaimed Korean pianists Lee Jin-ah and Cho Sang-eun will give their first recital as a duo on June 30 at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. The two long-time friends have named their team “Duo Charis,” meaning “God’s grace” in Latin, as a way to express gratitude for having the opportunity to be musicians.Lee, a professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton, and Cho, a professor at Baekseok Arts University in Korea, have been exchanging their musical talents and building a st
June 26, 2012
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Great Mountains Festival to explore arts of dance and music
Annual event sells high-priced tickets to promote donation, opens 1,300-seat Music TentGreat Mountains International Music Festival & School, a classical music event held in the summer in Pyeongchang of Gangwon Province, will focus on the inseparable relationship between music and dance, artistic directors of the festival said on Tuesday.“Legendary composers have woven dance themes into some of their most significant pieces for orchestra and chamber music. Dance and music are two inseparable ar
June 26, 2012
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Life in the Panopticon
Filmmaker and theater director Jang Jin brings back his 1995 work ‘Heotang'Imagine living the life of a prisoner in this unusual jail cell.You have no idea why you are here. No one tells you when you’ll be released, and everything you do is observed by five surveillance cameras that are placed around your ceiling. But other than that, life is pretty comfortable. It’s almost as if living in a five-star hotel. You get high quality cuisine for all your meals, listen to Karajan, and sip on expensive
June 26, 2012
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I still want to make a ‘great movie,’ says Allen
PARIS (AFP) ― Approaching 80 with a handful of Oscars under his belt, American film veteran Woody Allen says what drives him still is the desire to make a great movie.“I’m 76 now so I don’t think that’s going to happen, but I keep trying,” he told journalists on Monday in Paris in his typical self-deprecating fashion.“I would like to make a movie that I could ... show unashamedly at a film festival” alongside the likes of “Rashomon,” “The Seventh Seal,” or “8 1/2” ― movies he considers masterpie
June 26, 2012
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Korean cultural foundation to hold TV drama writers’ conference in Fukuoka
The Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange will hold the “TV Drama Writers Conference of Asia” from July 10-15 in Fukuoka, Japan, the foundation said Tuesday.Leading drama writers and producers from Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, will gather at the Fukuoka conference to discuss the current trends in Asian TV dramas and ways of cooperation in joint production of dramas.Participants will include Lee Keum-rim, chairwoman of the Korean TV and Radio
June 26, 2012
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Man says appearance on Placebo’s album ‘ruined his life’
A man who appeared on the cover of rock band Placebo’s debut album as a child is planning a lawsuit against the band for allegedly “ruining his life”, according to British news reports.The 28-year-old unemployed chef David Fox claims that he was severely bullied at school after the band used picture of him as a 12-year-old on the hit album “Placebo.” Fox said he never consented to the photo being used, which was virtually laid out everywhere due to the album’s enormous success.After his image wa
June 26, 2012
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Angelina Jolie’s childhood photos revealed
Newly revealed childhood photos of actress Angelina Jolie are causing a stir among fans around the world.The pictures of the star show similar features at age 14, with her characteristic pouty lips and deep-set eyes.Angelina, then known as Angie Voight, flashes a wide smile in a photo with her friend at her eighth grade graduation.The daughter of actor Jon Voight, Angie started out her modeling career at a young age. She had a wild and rebellious youth, at one point dropping out of acting classe
June 26, 2012
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Los Angeles museum unveils artist’s big rock work
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The rock was the star as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art pulled the covers off artist Michael Heizer’s latest creation ― a 340-ton boulder positioned to appear as though it’s floating in midair.About a thousand people showed up under sunny skies in Los Angeles as the gigantic work titled “Levitated Mass’’ was unveiled Sunday on LACMA’s backyard, where it is intended to remain forever.Its centerpiece is the two-story-tall chunk of granite that was hauled 169 kilometers fro
June 25, 2012
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Serene and gentle: Baekje relics get new spotlight
Archeologist Im Hyo-jai speaks on his findings of Buyeo artifactsMost Koreans think of the wall paintings of Goguryeo tombs and the splendid gold crowns worn by the Silla royals when asked to name some of the most famous relics of Korea’s ancient three kingdoms period (B.C. 37 ― A.D. 668)Unlike the ones of Goguryeo (B.C. 37 ― A.D. 668) and Silla (B.C. 57 ― A.D. 935), relics of Baekje (B.C. 18 ― A.D. 660) are generally unknown to the public. For many, it’s hard to think of the iconic artifact of
June 25, 2012
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SeMA reveals artists’ hidden side
Mid-career artists attempt bold, new approachMid-career artists are usually identified by their own signature styles established over a number of years that gained them domestic and international recognition.“Most artists concentrate on creating a solid, complete and consistent style. The mid-career artists in their 50s and 60s introduced in this exhibition also have pioneered their own paths for more than 30 years,” said Kim Sung-won, fine arts professor at Seoul National University of Science
June 25, 2012
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Ahn, Lee leave permanent impression on Hollywood
Korean actors Lee Byung-hun and Ahn Sung-ki became the first Korean actors to leave handprints and footprints in the forecourt of an iconic Hollywood theater.The two stars left imprints of their hands and feet outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, on Saturday as part of events held during the “Looking East 2012 Korean Movie Festival” from Saturday to Sunday. Ten Korean films including “Unbowed,” “Poetry,” and “Thirst,” were screened during the two-day festival. “I can’t bel
June 25, 2012
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West’s woes a boon to Asia’s concert scene
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable incomes are growing, say experts. Festival organizers say a rising number of North American and European acts are accepting cuts in their performance fees for the chance to build a fan base in Asia, an comparatively economically vibrant region hosting most of the world’s seven billion population.“Some artistes do take low
June 25, 2012
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Robot maker to launch ‘K-pop star robots’
Dongbu Robot said Monday it plans to launch robots that impersonate K-pop stars such as Girls’ Generation and Super Junior, by yearend.The South Korean robot maker will form consortium with other robot makers Intelligent & Recreational Robot and Ocean Bridge E&T to develop the high-tech entertainment robots. According to Dongbu, the robot “will be able to fully reenact movements and dances of stars” using more than 20 artificial motor “joints” installed all over its body. In addition, users can
June 25, 2012
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Solbi to hold first painting exhibition
Multi-talented singer Solbi is holding the first solo exhibition of her paintings in July. Titled “Another Name of Desire,” the exhibition will feature 12 paintings that reflect her own way of observing the world, according to her agency. Solbi has been active not only in singing, but also in broadcasting, musicals and acting. And now she hopes to expand her genre to painting. “I want to be brave and challenge many things in life and live a splendid life,” she told a local daily. Solbi debuted a
June 24, 2012
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Man swipes Salvador Dali painting from art gallery
NEW YORK (AP) ― A thief who swiped a Salvador Dali painting off the wall of a New York art gallery may have escaped, but experts say the painting will likely be recovered when it comes back onto the art market.Police are searching for a slim man with a receding hairline who walked into a Madison Avenue art gallery on Tuesday posing as a customer and walked out with the $150,000 Dali watercolor and ink painting in a large black shopping bag.The man asked a security guard if he could take a photo,
June 24, 2012
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Star-studded K-pop concert in H.K.
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Thousands of fans flocked to a major K-pop concert in Hong Kong on Saturday, cheering an array of South Korean stars in the latest sign of the pop music phenomenon’s rising popularity.Music Bank featured eight popular South Korean artists and was the largest K-pop concert to be held in the southern Chinese city. Boy band TVXQ and singing starlet IU were among the groups that danced and sang to a sea of exuberant fans.“I am very happy that Hong Kong is able to organize such a la
June 24, 2012