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Top entertainers honored

TelevisionNov 21, 2011

Six leading entertainers including music producer Lee Soo-man and veteran singer Ha Chun-hwa were awarded cultural medals by the Korean government on Monday in recognition of their contribution to Ko...
Blogging profitable despite recent controversy

CultureNov 21, 2011

Regardless of ethical issues, blogging is not just about time-killing or communication these days. For some, blogs are an easy road to money. Earlier this month, seven “power bloggers” were fined by...
eye-like

CultureNov 18, 2011

A touch of sentimental Christmas Kim Dong-Ryul “kimdongrYULE” (Loen Entertainment) He’s finally back. After four years of silence -- which felt like forever for his faithful fans -- singer-songwr...
S.M. to hold global talent audition

TelevisionNov 18, 2011

Korea’s top entertainment agency SM Entertainment said it would hold overseas auditions for future K-pop stars starting January. Starting Jan. 7 in Daegu, Korea, the auditions will go to 15 cities i...
UNESCO official stresses ‘continuity’ in urban development

CultureNov 17, 2011

Heritage is not the past, but a resource of the future, and so maintaining continuity between the past and the present is important when it comes to urban development, a visiting UNESCO official said...
Kwak Young-jin named vice minister of culture

CultureNov 16, 2011

Kwak Young-jin President Lee Myung-bak named Kwak Young-jin, his former secretary for cultural affairs, as the new deputy minister of culture, sports and tourism Wednesday. Kwak, 54, formerly serve...
English-language guide to K-pop published

BooksNov 16, 2011

Cover of “K-Pop: A New Force in Pop Music” The Korean Culture and Information Service published “K-Pop: A New Force in Pop Music” this week amid growing K-pop fever overseas. The 93-page pocket boo...
K-pop wields influence in local stock market

TelevisionNov 16, 2011

Girl band 2NE1 (Yonhap News) YG, third entertainment agency to be listed on KOSDAQ, attracts 3.6 trillion won in IPO The recent success of YG Entertainment and other listed Korean entertainment ag...
‘Two different types of music will tell one story’

CultureNov 15, 2011

Simon Rattle anticipates intensity, depth in audiences during Berlin Phil’s Seoul performance While preparing two very different symphonies by two very dissimilar composers, maestro Simon Rattle hop...
Ambassador to Libya stresses ‘long-term plan’

Foreign affairsNov 11, 2011

South Korea needs a long-term, diversified plan to set up new diplomatic ties with Libya as it transitions from Moammar Gadhafi’s decades-long rule, Seoul’s top diplomat to the North African state sa...
S. Korea names honorary envoys for nuclear summit

Foreign affairsNov 10, 2011

South Korea on Thursday named singer Park Jung-hyun and actor Jang Geun-seok honorary ambassadors for a nuclear security summit in Seoul next year, the Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Minister Kim Su...
New U.S. ambassador to S. Korea arrives for duty

Foreign affairsNov 10, 2011

Sung Kim, Washington’s newly appointed chief diplomat to Seoul, arrived here to officially start his duty on Thursday. Kim, a Korean-American former State Department official, was named as the new a...
N.K. preparing to impact S. Korean elections

North KoreaNov 9, 2011

A pro-North Korean Internet site closed by the government. (Yonhap News) Seoul intensifies watch on pro-North websites, voting of overseas residents Elated by former civic activist and lawyer Park ...
N. Korea growing more sensitive to foreigners’ travel

North KoreaNov 8, 2011

North Korea is becoming stricter on foreigners’ travel in the country, apparently sensitive to the impact of outside news on the recent death of Libya’s longtime dictator, a U.S.-funded radio station...
Seoul resumes medical aid to N.K. via U.N.

North KoreaNov 8, 2011

South gives first government-level assistance since deadly attacks last year South Korea plans to resume medical aid to North Korea by taking part in a U.N. aid program, a Seoul official said Tuesda...