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Qoo10 liquidity crisis sparks massive complaints, fears of wider damage
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Yoon urges municipalities to embrace foreigners
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What is happening at Hybe?
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S. Korea to consent to Japan's Sado mines gaining World Heritage status: official
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Korea unveils tax reform bill to spur economy
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Actor’s excessive airport security sparks probe into human rights violations
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Actor Yoo Ah-in accused of sexual attack
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Man who let his father die due to financial difficulties to be released on parole
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S. Korea, China shifting from tensions to cooperation: Seoul
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LG Electronics achieves record earnings in Q2
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Oppressed voices ring out in Morrison’s ‘Othello’
PARIS (AP) ― She’s but a throwaway mention in Shakespeare’s “Othello,” a one-line reference buried in Act IV of the dense and dark tale of passion and betrayal.But Barbary ― the African nurse who raised Othello’s ill-fated wife Desdemona ― is at the very center, the beating heart, of Toni Morrison’s
Oct. 16, 2011
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Classical Music“Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 Mahler Series III”: Conductor Chung Myung-whun and the Seoul Philharmonic Orcehstra will perform Mahler Symphony No. 6 at the Seoul Arts Center on Oct. 20. The 90-minute piece, written when Mahler was having the happiest moment in life, is comprised
Oct. 14, 2011
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Cellist Yang Sung-won starts anewTrio Owon“Schubert, Dvorak Piano Trios”(Universal Music Korea)Trio Owon, consisting of cellist Yang Sung-won and his long-time colleagues Olivier Charlier on violin and Emmanuel Strosser on piano, has released an album “Schubert, Dvorak Piano Trios.” Beautiful piano
Oct. 14, 2011
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Nearly a century on, a stolen French painting returns home
WASHINGTON (AFP) ―Nearly a century after it was stolen by a German soldier during World War I, and after a decade of transatlantic legal wrangling, a painting by French Realist Jules Breton is going home.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will return “A Fisherman’s Daughter” on Thursday to Fra
Oct. 13, 2011
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Powerful Korean ballet mesmerizes Naples
Korea National Ballet’s ‘Prince Hodong’ premiere at San Carlo Theater performs to sold-out audienceNAPLES ― A wild roar of applause and countless bravos filled the 300-year-old theater as dancers took their bows at the end of the ballet telling the ancient Korean tale of ill-fated lovers. Korea Nati
Oct. 13, 2011
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SNSD to release new single in U.S. and beyond
Hallyu girl group Girls’ Generation will release their latest single “The Boys” in the U.S. and other countries, through Interscope Records, an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. The record label is home to many big-name stars, including Lady Gaga, Eminem and the Black E
Oct. 13, 2011
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Dresden military museum redesigned
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) ― A modern wedge of glass, concrete and steel rips through a 135-year-old former armory building for the armies of Kaiser Wilhelm I, its silvery shimmer and stark lines contrasting sharply with the neoclassical building that it now bisects.American architect Daniel Libeskind kn
Oct. 12, 2011
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Tribute to vanishing world of analogue film at Tate Modern
LONDON (AFP) ― A homage to the disappearing format of analogue film by the British artist Tacita Dean is the latest exhibition to fill the cavernous space at the Tate Modern in London.Plunged into darkness, visitors to the former power station see a huge screen resembling a piece of film, placed ver
Oct. 12, 2011
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Beyonce admits inspired by Belgian dance moves
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. singing superstar Beyonce acknowledged Tuesday that her latest video was inspired by the work of a Belgian choreographer who has threatened to sue for plagiarism.But the singer said her “Countdown” video had other influences, and noted that it had already been viewed by 2 mi
Oct. 12, 2011
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Stephen Sondheim to receive NYC arts award
NEW YORK (AP) ― Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will receive New York City’s highest honor for achievement in the arts.The New York Times says Sondheim will receive the Handel Medallion on Nov. 1 at Alice Tully Hall.Other honorees will include Mikhail Baryshnikov; arts advocate Alice
Oct. 11, 2011
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Degas bronze ballerina to be sold at NYC auction
NEW YORK (AP) ― A bronze sculpture of a young ballerina by French impressionist Edgar Degas will lead Christie’s New York auction of impressionist and modern art next month with a pre-sale estimate of $25 million to $35 million.“Little Dancer Aged Fourteen’’ is being offered on Nov. 1.The work depic
Oct. 11, 2011
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Theme song ‘Dreams Come True’ unveiled for Asia Song Festival
Two K-pop singers, Donghae of Super Junior and Seohyun of Girls’ Generation, on Monday unveiled the theme song “Dreams Come True” for the upcoming 2011 Asia Song Festival.The one-day festival is to be held at the Daegu Stadium in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province, on Saturday at 6 p.m., where 13 pop
Oct. 11, 2011
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Performing arts forum brings Asia focus to Seoul
Now in seventh year, annual event offers performances and networking opportunitiesAbout 150 overseas performing arts professionals, as well as 1,300 local figures, gathered to discuss performing arts in Asia at the Performing Arts Market in Seoul.The annual event takes place at the National Theater
Oct. 11, 2011
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Top K-pop star Rain joins Army
EUIJEONGBU, South Korea (Yonhap) -- South Korean pop singer and actor Rain entered a boot camp on Tuesday amid a barrage of camera flashes from journalists to begin his mandatory military service. Rain (Yonhap News) (Yonhap News) (Yonhap News)Rain, 29, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, is o
Oct. 11, 2011
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Belgian dance legend accuses Beyonce of stealing moves
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has called in her lawyers after accusing U.S. music superstar Beyonce of stealing routines for her latest music video “Countdown”, dance troupe Rosas said Monday.“We discovered the Beyonce clip on Friday and we noticed more than a few
Oct. 11, 2011
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Bjork: New album fuses music, tech, and nature
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) -- As a child growing up in Iceland, Bjork would compose music in her head as she walked to school.The cadence of her footsteps became the rhythm. The dramatic landscapes of her homeland became the inspiration.In her new album, Bjork says she fuses that natural world with iPa
Oct. 11, 2011
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Museum showcasing movie industry took several pitches
LOS ANGELES ― Los Angeles boasts world-class museums dedicated to art, cars and even tar pits. It may soon have an equally prominent showplace for the city’s signature industry ― motion pictures.In partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oct. 10, 2011
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Asian art market shows signs of stalling
HONG KONG (AP) ― An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up last Thursday indicates that the surging Asian art market is pausing for breath amid rocky times for financial assets such as stocks.A 15th century Meiping vase sold on Wednesday for HK$168.7 million ($21
Oct. 10, 2011
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Rain fans inundate Yeongdong Boulevard
K-pop star Rain on Sunday held his last concert before the start of his military service, on Yeongdong Boulevard, Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Rain joins the army on Oct. 11. The two hour-concert in front of the Korea Electric Power Corporation building was free of charge with seven of Yeongdong B
Oct. 10, 2011
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Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on display
Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on displayANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is displaying a full statue of Hercules for the first time since a U.S. museum returned the top half after two decades of negotiations.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts last month returned the top half of Weary Heracles, Greek
Oct. 10, 2011