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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Theater“On an Azure Day”: Director Go Seon-woong’s award-sweeping play about the 1980 Gwangju democratization movement is back for a second run ― just in time for the 32nd anniversary of the historical event on May 18. The show premiered last year and won the grand prize and best play at last year’s National Theater Awards. It tells a story of middle-aged Buddhist monk Yeosan, who participated in the uprising and was brutally tortured by the authorities upon his arrest. At the time, he testified
April 27, 2012
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Moore distinguishes himself with debutKip Moore ``Up All Night” (MCA Nashville)On his debut album ``Up All Night,” country music newcomer Kip Moore manages to fit contemporary country music’s narrow conventions, yet distinguishes himself with a musical vision of his own. Aided by producer Brett James, the Georgia native treads familiar territory, singing about home, faith, trucks, beer, good love and living life on his own terms. Yet he makes these overworked themes engaging by matching his hoar
April 27, 2012
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Lady Gaga’s week out of limelight in Seoul
U.S. pop star gives media run-around, meets fans on quietLady Gaga has been playing hide-and-seek with reporters and photographers waiting at her hotel and outside Seoul Olympic Stadium this week, trying to remain unseen in public before her concert on Friday.The 26-year-old artist arrived in Seoul last Friday, a week prior to her concert, raising expectation of her popping up on streets of Seoul. However, reporters and photographers raised eyebrows about the celebrity’s secluded approach, contr
April 27, 2012
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<단독> 레이디 가가, 기자들 따돌리고 팬들 만나
서울에서 월드 투어의 첫 발을 내디딘 레이디 가가는 그녀의 사진을 노리는 각종 언론 매체와 숨바꼭질을 벌였지만, 하염없이 그녀를 보려고 기다린 팬들과는 함께 사진을 찍고 인사를 나누는 등 팬들에 대한 애정을 과시했다. 코리아헤럴드는 레이디 가가가 지난 22일 리츠칼튼 호텔 로비에서 팬들과 정겨운 대화를 나누는 모습을 담은 사진을 단독 입수했다. Lady Gaga and her fans at lobby of The Ritz-Carlton on Sunday. (Courtesy of Jung Jin-woo) Lady Gaga and her fan (Courtesy of Jung Jin-woo)사진에 담긴 레이디 가가는 매니저를 대동하고 팬들에게 둘러싸여 웃고 있었으며 팬들과 함께 사진을 찍기도 했다.지난 일주
April 27, 2012
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Lady Gaga meets fans, gives media run-around
Lady Gaga has been playing hide-and-seek with reporters and photographers waiting at her hotel and outside Seoul Olympic Stadium this week, trying to remain unseen in public. The 26-year-old star arrived in Seoul last Friday but has been avoiding media contact. However, the U.S. pop singer has met fans waiting for her at her hotel lobby on several occasions. The Korea Herald exclusively acquired photographs of Lady Gaga meeting her fans from in and out of the country, while professional photogra
April 27, 2012
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Wagner’s ‘Ring’ gets a new spin
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Retro, futurist, minimalist and powerful, the new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle was staged in full this month by the New York Metropolitan Opera, giving this classic work a new spin.The Met says the new version of the four-opera cycle ― “Das Rheingold,” “Die Walkure,” “Siegfried” and “Gotterdammerung” ― produced by Robert Lepage is “the most ambitious production the Met has ever attempted,” weighing in with a budget of $16 million.Although the four operas have shown separa
April 26, 2012
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Irish artist Louis le Brocquy dies in Dublin
DUBLIN (AP) ― Irish expressionist painter Louis le Brocquy, who was best known for abstract portraits of Ireland’s literary and artistic stars, died Wednesday. He was 95.Irish President Michael D. Higgins praised le Brocquy’s work as “amongst this country’s most valuable cultural assets.’’His family said he died in his Dublin home with his wife of 54 years, the artist Anne Madden, at his side. The cause of death was not announced, but he had been ill for the past year.Born in Dublin in 1916, le
April 26, 2012
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Students to stage protest at Gaga’s concert venue
U.S. sociologist says Christian protesters feel offended by singer’s use of religious symbolismA college group announced on Thursday that they will stage a “massive protest” outside Lady Gaga’s concert in Seoul on Friday, claiming the artist has offended many youngsters with her “abnormal, obscene” performances.“We, Korean students, are hereby warning Lady Gaga, who has performed sexually perverted acts on stage in the name of freedom of expression, to stop her vulgar concert and go home,” said
April 26, 2012
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Lady Gaga seen roaming around Seoul
Lady Gaga was spotted cruising around Seoul Thursday.A Korean actress Jin Jae-young said on her twitter that she witnessed the pop star passing by on a black sedan. “I just saw Lady Gaga. When I called out her name she blew a kiss at me and said “annyunghasaeyo -- Korean word for hello -- to me. It’s awesome,” she wrote.In the photo Jin posted, Gaga sits on a black vehicle and appears to say some
April 26, 2012
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Beyonce named People's most beautiful woman
People magazine has named Beyonce as the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. In this cover image released by People, singer Beyonce graces the cover of People magazine`s special issue naming her the World`s Most Beautiful Woman for 2012. (AP-Yonhap News)The 30-year-old singer tops the magazine's annual list of the World's Most Beautiful” in a special double issue. The announcement was made Wedn
April 26, 2012
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Critics slam protests against Lady Gaga
Some Christian groups oppose singer’s concert, others call for tolerance Artists and critics are calling for cultural tolerance from conservative Christian groups who are staging a series of protests against U.S. pop star Lady Gaga, accusing her of advocating homosexuality and pornography.Some churches in Seoul held group prayers or services against Lady Gaga, one of today’s most influential artists, while others are holding protests in front of the Hyundai Card head office building, calling on
April 25, 2012
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New York City portrayed online in 870,000 images
NEW YORK (AP) ― The two men were discovered dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft in a 12-story Manhattan building, as if dumped there, one man sprawled on top of the other.The rare crime scene photograph from Nov. 24, 1915, is one of 870,000 images of New York City and its municipal operations now available to the public on the Internet for the first time.The city Department of Records officially announced the debut of the photo database Tuesday. A previously unpublicized link to the images h
April 25, 2012
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Maori haka opens London Shakespeare fest with a roar
LONDON (AFP) ― A rousing haka war cry by Maori actors kicked off a marathon programme of 37 Shakespeare plays in 37 languages on Monday as a cultural curtainraiser for the 2012 London Olympics.The Ngakau Toa theatre company, who launched the festival on Monday evening with their performance of “Troilus and Cressida,” shook London’s Globe Theatre with the rhythmic stamping and cries made famous by New Zealand’s rugby team.The actors’ tattooed thighs were an unusual sight at the Globe, a replica o
April 24, 2012
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Sinead O’Connor cancels tour, says she is ‘unwell’
NEW YORK (AP) ― Sinead O’Connor says she is canceling her 2012 tour due to her bipolar disorder.The singer made the announcement Monday in a posting on her website. She wrote that she is “very unwell’’ and had been advised by her doctor to not hit the road after her “very serious breakdown between December and March.’’O’Connor was scheduled to perform May 12 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.In December, O’Connor announced her split from therapist Barry Herridge after 16 days of marriage.The Iri
April 24, 2012
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French-Korean production to open Seoul dance festival
The 31st International Modern Dance Festival will be held in Seoul from May 19-31 under the theme of “Focus on Body’s Movement,” the festival’s organizer, the Contemporary Dance Association of Korea, said Tuesday.French choreographer Thomas Lebrun’s FranKorean Tale will open the festival at Arko Arts Theater in Daehangno, central Seoul, on May 19. Six South Korean dancers have been selected through auditions to join French dancers in the FranKorean Tale, directed by Lebrun, art director of Centr
April 24, 2012
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Lady Gaga new tour costumes unveiled
Four of the outfits Lady Gaga will wear for her upcoming concert in South Korea were unveiled Monday, including a leotard fashioned from guitars and a giant piano keyboard headpiece.The U.S. star will also show off the Giorgio Armani designed costumes in four other venues during her “Born This Way Ball” global tour kicking off in Seoul, said Shinsegae International, Armani’s South Korean business partner.The pop diva arrived in South Korea Friday, a week before her Seoul performance which kicks
April 23, 2012
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Art fairs to inspire your spring makeover
More than 370 artists and designers offer latest works at large-scale fairs in SeoulTwo art and design fairs are set to open in Seoul, offering inspiration for those planning to have a fresh spring look in their homes. Monthly art magazine Art & Criticism will open “A&C Art Fair Seoul 2012” on Friday at SETEC in Daechi-dong. Celebrating its fifth year, the fair introduces over 1,200 works by about 250 artists. Unlike other art fairs, which are usually gallery-oriented, this fair is strictly arti
April 22, 2012
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Bee Gees star Gibb wakes from coma: spokesman
LONDON (AFP) ― Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has woken from a coma and responded to members of his family, his spokesman said Saturday.Gibb, 62, contracted pneumonia and fell into the coma last week. He is suffering from colon and liver cancer.His spokesman Doug Wright said Gibb had been able to nod and communicate with family members who have been at his bedside at a hospital in west London.He did not give further details.The British star’s wife Dwina said this week that the singer’s brother, fell
April 22, 2012
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Lady Gaga visits Olympic Stadium, expresses her excitement
U.S. pop artist arrived in Seoul on Friday night, no details of her schedule unveiledPop star Lady Gaga made a surprise visit to Olympic Stadium in Seoul, the country’s biggest sports and entertainment venue, on Sunday, expressing her excitement to her fans via Twitter.“Imagine when it’s full. I love that it’s raining, so NEW YORK of you Korea!” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.Gaga posted two photos of her standing at the center of the venue for her upcoming concert holding an umbrella
April 22, 2012
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Exhibitions“Nine Dwarves”: Kukje Gallery presents a solo exhibition of Paul McCarthy, a U.S. multimedia artist who garnered critical attention for his stunningly diverse variety of materials and a radically experimental approach to art. This exhibition is comprised of nine sculptures and one aluminum sculpture, including pieces from the artist’s famous White Snow series which reveal his social satire and wry sense of humor. The exhibition runs through May 12 at Kukje Gallery in Sogyeok-dong, cen
April 20, 2012