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Hybe-Ador CEO conflict gets messier
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Battery makers ramp up efforts to diversify graphite supply chain
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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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[Graphic News] Over 80% of people filing bankruptcy in Seoul in their 50s and older
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Classical Music“Seoul String Quartet”: This group, which led the Korean chamber music performances in the 1950s and ‘60s, will hold a concert on Dec. 18 to celebrate its comeback. The new members, star violinists Wayne Lin and Shin A-rah, violist Huang Hung-wei and cellist Park Sang-min, will play Mozart’s String Quartet No. 21, Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1 and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 3. Lin, a former member of Juliard Orhestra and the Yale Philharmonic, currently leads the first fi
Dec. 9, 2011
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My Barefoot Friend (Korea) Opening Dec. 15Documentary. Directed by Lee Seong-gyou. Shalim is one of the 10,000 rickshaw workers who taxi people around barefoot in Calcutta, India. The 50-year-old man’s dream is to buy a motorized rickshaw and make more money to support his family better. He works alone in Calcutta, through the merciless traffic in the overcrowded streets, while the rest of his family live in the countryside with the money Shalim sends every month. When his wife becomes severely
Dec. 9, 2011
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Diva leaves fans with last treasureAmy Winehouse“Lioness: Hidden Treasures”(Universal Music)This album, filled with 12 unreleased songs, will take fans through a journey of joy and sadness. Listening to the diva’s trademark sultry and smoky voice, one will be constantly reminded that she is no longer among us. Serving as Winehouse’s follow-up to 2007’s “Back to Black,” “Lioness: Hidden Treasures” shows that the multi-Grammy-winning musician began to lose some of her vitality and power toward the
Dec. 9, 2011
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Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo make noise for ‘The Artist’
There’s a very good chance that Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo, two actors little-known outside of France, will be nominated for Academy Awards next year. Not that such an honor holds much immediate meaning for the stars of “The Artist,” the silent black-and-white film that has become a critical darling on the festival circuit since having its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.“In America, there’s a big audience for the Oscars?” Bejo, 35, inquired, genuinely puzzled. During a recent t
Dec. 9, 2011
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Tom Cruise undisputed star at opening of Dubai film festival
DUBAI (AFP) ― Actor Tom Cruise was the undisputed star on the red carpet at the opening of the Dubai Film Festival, sharing the limelight with Bollywood stars and the widow of late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat.Cruise attended the screening of his latest release, “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” which was filmed in Dubai and includes a dramatic scene where the U.S. actor climbs the sides of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, which stands 828 meters high.Dozens of adoring fans
Dec. 9, 2011
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Korean art dealer tapped to serve at H.K. arts council
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean businesswoman has been appointed to serve at a Hong Kong government-related body aimed at developing the arts, officials said Wednesday, marking the first time a South Korean national has held such a position.Moon Eun-myung, founder of the Hong Kong-based Moon Gallery started her term as an examiner for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council on Dec. 1, according to the council. Her term lasts until April 30, 2014.The ADC is a statutory body set up by the
Dec. 8, 2011
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Don Giovanni meets austere Italy at La Scala opening
Dec. 8, 2011
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Craft fair looks for the extraordinary in the ordinary
The nation’s biggest craft fair kicks off its four-day run on Dec. 15 at COEX Hall C in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by Korea Craft & Design Foundation, the annual “Craft Trend Fair” has, over the years, become an important event for craft-lovers. This is the sixth year of the fair which attracts about 600 artisans and more than 30,000 visitors each year. This year’s theme is “Extraordinary.” “The Craft Trend Fair will shed n
Dec. 8, 2011
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A burden carried barefoot
Korean-directed documentary ‘My Barefoot Friend’ offers captivating human dramaThey will soon be gone from the vibrant streets of Calcutta. The rickshaw operators, who haul customers and cargo across the city using their bare feet, work about 15 hours a day in merciless traffic, overwhelming heat and even torrential rain. But their profession could be extinct in just two or three years, as the Calcutta government has been enforcing a ban on rickshaws on its streets since 2006.Following the relea
Dec. 8, 2011
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Fonda, stars of ‘The Help’ honor Hollywood women
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) ― For the 20th consecutive year, Hollywood’s most powerful women came together to break bread and celebrate their achievements in entertainment.Jane Fonda and the late filmmaker Laura Ziskin were honored at the breakfast ceremony Wednesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, held by the Hollywood Reporter in concert with its annual Power 100 ranking of the entertainment industry’s most powerful women.“This list matters,’’ said Janice Min, the magazine’s editorial director. “Acknowledg
Dec. 8, 2011
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Kazak, Philippines teams bag grand prize at K-pop festival
21 teams from 16 countries compete in ChangwonCHANGWON, South Gyeongsang ― A petite singer from the Philippines and a duo from Kazakhstan won the grand prizes at the 2011 K-pop World Festival Wednesday, where 10 teams from all over the world performed songs by their favorite Korean idols. Karla Carreon from the Philippines and JAM from Kazakhstan bested teams that had flown to the southeastern city of Changwon from Peru, Vietnam, Japan, China, Indonesia, Britain, Russia, the United States and mo
Dec. 8, 2011
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Kazak, Philippines teams bag grand prize at K-pop festival
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang ― A petite singer from the Philippines and a duo from Kazakhstan won the grand prizes at the 2011 K-pop World Festival Wednesday, where 10 teams from all over the world performed songs by their favorite Korean idols. Karla Carreon from the Philippines and JAM from Kazakhst
Dec. 8, 2011
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KF to hold concert for 20th anniversary
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Korea Foundation is holding a special winter concert titled “Friends of Korea Foundation.”The concert, to be held at Seoul Arts Center’s concert hall on Dec. 12, will feature some of the nation’s top classical musicians, including pianist Shin Soo-jung, cellist Yang Sung-won, ensemble MIK and violinist Kwon Hyuk-joo. The Korean Chamber Orchestra, which received long-time support from the foundation, will perform Mendelssohn’s Symphony for Strings N
Dec. 7, 2011
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Plagiarism or parody?
Critics argue that it is up to artists’ conscience South Korean artist Kwon Kyung-yup was recently shocked to find out that works very similar to hers were on sale in Singapore. A foreigner who came across an Indonesian artist’s solo exhibition in August at Art Front Gallery in Singapore sent an e-mail to Kwon to fill her in on the news. In the show, Indonesian artist Dani King Heriyanto’s 2011 painting “Bandage” featured a girl wearing a hoodie and a bandage over her eye just like Kwon’s 2009 w
Dec. 7, 2011
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Poof! Harry Potter park to appear in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Universal Studios will spend several hundred million dollars to build a Harry Potter attraction inside its existing Hollywood theme park in hopes of mimicking the success of a similar park in Orlando, Florida.Executives announced the project Tuesday with much fanfare, spraying confetti and hoisting mugs of the wizardly brew butterbeer.The attraction, based on the Warner Bros. movies about the boy wizard in J.K. Rowling’s novels, will create more than 1,000 jobs at Universal an
Dec. 7, 2011
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Police probe alleged ex-Miss Korea sex tape
Police are looking into a sex video and photos which allegedly show a former Miss Korea with her ex-boyfriend. The alleged victim, who now works as a TV presenter, filed a claim against a blogger Tuesday for uploading the video online, the police said.The three-minute video shows a woman, who appears to be the presenter, in a sexual act with a man whose face is not shown.The video and other photos, including a passport photo of her, quickly spread online after appearing on the blog Sunday.The pe
Dec. 7, 2011
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Lady Gaga discusses bullying at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Lady Gaga visited the White House on Tuesday to discuss bullying prevention.The pop singer met with Obama administration staffers on the issue and afterward, Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett praised the star as “a source of strength for many young people who feel isolated and scared at their schools.’’“Lady Gaga has described this cause as a personal one ― she has said that as a child, she was often picked on for being different,’’ Jarrett wrote in a blog post on the White
Dec. 7, 2011
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Dunst, Willis, Gere are Sundance-bound
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― It’ll be a busy shopping season at next month’s Sundance Film Festival, whose star-studded premieres are up for grabs by potential theatrical distributors.Some premieres usually enter the independent-film showcase with U.S. distribution already lined up. But festival director John Cooper said all the premieres that Sundance announced Monday will be looking for distributors.“I don’t think that’s ever happened before,’’ said festival director John Cooper. “It makes for a much mo
Dec. 7, 2011
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Alec Baldwin kicked off LA flight for playing game
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Alec Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport after having words with a flight attendant over an “addicting” word game he was playing on his cellphone.The “30 Rock” actor was asked to get off a New York City-bound flight for playing “Word
Dec. 7, 2011
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Strong sales shine on Art Basel Miami Beach
MIAMI (AFP) ― Tough economic times around the world did not stop European and Latin American collectors from snapping up works at Art Basel Miami Beach, the biggest art fair of its kind in the United States.The 10th edition of the event in Miami Beach wrapped up Sunday on a sunny note.“I heard estimates as high as a billion dollars in art sales, which would be wonderful. We were just reaching, we were on the genesis of what this will be. It’s bigger every year,” said Florida Republican senator M
Dec. 6, 2011