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$200m a year, 700,000 tons of rice, space tech: The deal for North Korea in joining Russia’s war
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Korean battery makers brace for impact of US election
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Who is writer of Hybe's controversial internal report?
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[AtoZ of Korean mind] Ever noticed some Koreans talk to themselves?
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Scandal-hit ex-lawmaker denies corruption claims as pressure on Yoon mounts
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Will South Korea go back to banning phones in classrooms?
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[From the Scene] Gumi, home to Nongshim’s largest factory, rebrands itself as ‘city of ramyeon'
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Gangnam Station ramming suspect to face detention
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After opposition U-turn, Korea to repeal plan for financial capital gains tax
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Stray Kids' US album sales surpass 1M
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Reformed Van Halen performs intimate NYC gig
NEW YORK (AP) -- They‘ll be playing arenas when they tour next month, but on Thursday night, a regrouped Van Halen provided thrills in a tiny club where a VIP crowd stood elbow to elbow as the storied band played some of their greatest hits including ``Jump’‘ and ``Panama.’‘``Welcome to Occupy Van Halen, ladies and gentleman!’‘ frontman David Lee Roth yelled just before the band launched into ``You Really Got Me,’‘ the first in an approximately hour-long, high energy set.The show was at the fame
Jan. 8, 2012
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W200b of confiscated artwork to be auctioned off
Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation will sell artwork confiscated from the suspended savings banks in South Korea this year at foreign auctions. The state-run insurer said Thursday that it had started the search for a lead manager to take charge of the sales. The aim is to raise funds for the depositors of the banks that were ordered to shut down last year by the Financial Services Commission. Items to be auctioned include a total of 91 artworks seized from Samhwa Mutual Savings Bank and Domin M
Jan. 8, 2012
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Thieves return Magritte oil after failing to find buyer
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― A painting by Belgian surrealist master Rene Magritte, stolen at gunpoint two years ago, has been returned after the thieves apparently failed to find a buyer, the Rene-Magritte museum said Friday.The work, titled “Olympia” and depicting the artist’s wife nude with a giant shell lying on her stomach, was stolen in September 2009 by two armed gunmen from Magritte’s former house, which is open as a museum by appointment only.Said to be worth around three million euros at the time,
Jan. 8, 2012
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Chinese troupe brings vibrant life to tragic tale
NEW YORK (AP) ― When the noted Chinese Ming Dynasty opera “The Peony Pavilion’’ came to Lincoln Center in 1999, the production lasted 20 hours, divided into six episodes.Now this tragic but redemptive love story is back at Lincoln Center ― this time in dance form, and considerably shorter: two hours, including intermission.Whether your tastes run to the long or short version of the tale, the China Jinling Dance Company provides an entertaining evening, full of vibrant colors, lush costumes, and
Jan. 8, 2012
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Classical Music“2012 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra & Thomanerchor”: The Gewandhaus Orchestra and Thomanerchor will visit Korea for the third time to perform Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in the world, named after the concert hall based in Leipzig. The Thomanerchor, or St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig, is a boys’ choir founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys, 9 to 18 years of age. The orchestra will be conducte
Jan. 6, 2012
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Mariah Carey asks fans to pray for sick husband
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Singer Mariah Carey asked fans Wednesday to pray for her rap artist and actor husband Nick Cannon after he was admitted to hospital suffering from mild kidney failure.Tweeting a picture of her cuddled up with Cannon in his hospital bed, feeding him a drink through a straw, the Grammy-winning artist said the situation was “serious” but said he was fighting to recover.“Please pray for Nick as he’s fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure,” she said in a Twitter message.Th
Jan. 5, 2012
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Photos give hope to HIV patients
Eight Magnum photographers touch hearts in ‘Access to Life’ projectLiving in the scorching sun in Haiti, Autha Adolph, 26-year-old at the time, could barely stand, talk or let alone smile due to extreme malnutrition and HIV infection. She weighed only 35 kg, her limbs bony and her digestive organs practically ruined. When she went to the hospital in November 2007, the doctors doubted that she would survive more than a few more days. Nine others who were sharing the same hospital room with her di
Jan. 5, 2012
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T-ara reel in the years in retro musical
Girl group’s hit single ‘Roly Poly’ taken to musical theaterPopular girl group T-ara’s 2011 retro-heavy hit single “Roly Poly” is back ― only this time as a stage musical with the same nostalgic flash of the 1970s and ‘80s.Three members of the girl group ― Jiyeon, Hyomin and Soyeon ― are starring as reckless teenagers in Korea’s 1980s in upcoming musical “Roly Poly,” teamed up with older-generation heavyweights including popular musical actress Park Hae-mi and “Nagasu” star singer Jang Hye-jin.
Jan. 5, 2012
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Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ musical earns new record
NEW YORK (AP) ― Look who’s got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway ― none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.The Broadway League reported Tuesday that “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’’ took in a whopping $2,941,790 over nine performances last week, which is the highest single-week gross of any show in Broadway history.The Spider-Man show shatters the old record held by “Wicked,’’ which last January recorded the then-highest one-week take on Broadway with a $2,228,235 haul, though over eigh
Jan. 4, 2012
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Bonnie Raitt prepares first album in 7 years
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) ― Bonnie Raitt is releasing a new album in 2012, her first in seven years.“Slipstream,’’ out April 10, follows a long break from studio work for the Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member. She lost her parents, her brother and her best friend.“I hadn’t stopped moving in a very long time, so I really wanted to take a total break and not concentrate on making a new record or what I was going to do next,’’ Raitt said. “So that was really valuable because I waited
Jan. 4, 2012
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DVD mixes artistic talents of Korean, Japanese
Japanese art management house Office Tomoe will release a DVD album in March, containing collaboration projects of South Korean and Japanese artists. The main presentation of the DVD is a poetic music video titled “Landscape on the Way to Sleep,” which features vast landscapes and two people who are described as sages. Tomoe Shizune, the sole Japanese composer and artist who is carrying on the mainstream Butoh, a neo-expressionist contemporary Japanese dance form, took care of the music and chor
Jan. 4, 2012
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Jackman on Broadway translates into cold cash
NEW YORK (AP) ― Hugh Jackman has left Broadway with a lot of broken hearts ― and records.The hunky Australian actor’s one-man Broadway concert show closed last weekend at the Broadhurst Theatre after having earned $2,057,354 in its final week, the highest weekly gross recorded by the Shubert Organization, which owns the Broadhurst and 16 other Broadway theaters.Over its 10-week run, Jackman earned a whopping $14,638,428, producers said. He now owns 10 of the 11 top grossing weeks at the Broadhur
Jan. 3, 2012
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Feast your eyes on food-themed art
Exhibitions stimulate five senses by melding art with cookery and musicA giant cabbage hanging from the ceiling greets visitors at the entrance. Made of hanji and dyed in red and green, it is an instant reminder of the spicy flavors of Koreans’ favorite dish. “Is this real kimchi?” asked a boy who looked to be about 5 to his mother on Monday afternoon. His friends started to argue over whether it was real or not. “Art & Cook,” currently running at Sejong Museum of Art, is an art exhibition ― bu
Jan. 3, 2012
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Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to follow the ceremon
Jan. 3, 2012
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Elton John wants Timberlake to play him in biopic
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Elton John is working on a biopic about himself and would like Justin Timberlake to take on the lead role, he said in an interview published Sunday.The British veteran star also spoke about his and partner David Furnish’s love for their son Zachary ― whose first birthday was on Christmas Day ― saying the child was the “light of our lives.”An announcement about the biopic is due very soon, the 64-year-old told the Los Angeles Times newspaper.“That’s very much in the works. We’
Jan. 2, 2012
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[Herald Interview] ‘Songs just happen like acorns falling from a tree’
Irish musician Rice is Jan. 11 concert soldoutWith Guinness and Westlife among the very few Irish things that have made it to Korea, and the singer’s face rarely shown on TV, a fan of Irish singer Damien Rice may pride him/herself on being “a classy minority.” Minor fandom, however, is hardly a suitable term for a musician who sold out some 1,600 seats in just a few hours, despite modest promotion activities and relatively expensive tickets priced at 132,000 to 165,000 won (about $150).In an e-m
Jan. 2, 2012
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Consistency, integrity: Legacy of Kim Whanki
Gallery Hyundai holds retrospective of late South Korean painterKim Whanki was a prolific painter ― he worked in the daytime to make use of the sunshine and at night because the electric light was too precious to waste. He worked about 16 hours a day, said Kim Geum-ja, the second daughter of the late South Korean, reminiscing in front of press members on Thursday about how stubbornly her father used to work. “He said that it is his life, to hold a brush. But my heart felt heavy and my pulse race
Jan. 1, 2012
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[Herald Review] French plays charm Seoul
After Emile Zola play ‘Therese Raquin,’ black comedy ‘God of Carnage’ takes stage Following last month’s Korean adaptation of Emile Zola’s novel-based play “Therese Raquin,” another French play is on stage to charm Seoulites, this time a contemporary black comedy titled “God of Carnage.”Based on Zola’s 1867 novel, the play “Therese Raquin” was shown in Korea for the second time last month. It tells the story of Therese, a young woman married to her sickly first cousin, who has an affair with her
Jan. 1, 2012
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Music industry working on global database
Jan. 1, 2012
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Intel hires will.i.am as innovation director
Jan. 1, 2012