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김윤미
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FSC halts business at Domin savings bank
The Financial Services Commission said it has suspended Domin Mutual Savings & Finance, based in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, saying that the bank’s capital shortages were excessive.The latest suspension of the bank came after the financial regulator forced six savings banks to halt their business last week, as their asset erosion and capital shortages triggered jittery depositors to withdraw thei
Feb. 22, 2011
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Japan foreign exchange group trapped in NZ quake
TOKYO (AP) -- At least two Japanese exchange students were trapped and another 11 missing in the powerful New Zealand earthquake after it sent their language school tumbling down around them as they ate lunch, school and government officials said.A group of 23 students and teachers from Toyama College of Foreign Languages was eating lunch when the quake struck Tuesday, severely damaging the buildi
World News Feb. 22, 2011
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Lee urges chief envoys to keep up with ever-changing world
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday urged chief envoys to foreign countries to keep pace with the rapid changes in the world."You should redouble efforts to catch up with the ever-changing world," Lee told a group of South Korean envoys to overseas countries."I want you to work more actively. Being bound to instructions will not promise any progress," he said.A total of 115 ambassadors
Foreign Affairs Feb. 22, 2011
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S. Korea advises its people to leave unrest-hit Libya
South Korea is advising its people in Libya to leave the unrest-hit country, officials said Tuesday, as anti-government protests escalated across the African nation with rioters attacking a string of Korean-run construction sites.Concern about the safety of about 1,400 South Koreans staying in Libya, most of them construction firm workers, has spiked after a series of South Korean-run construction
Foreign Affairs Feb. 22, 2011
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Superstar K contestant takes first step as K-pop singer
Singer Kim Bo-kyung is still an unfamiliar name to most Koreans. But once associated with the word “Superstar K,” her name almost instantly translates into the name of the song, “Because of You” by Kelly Clarkson, which she sang during the Korean version of American Idol aired on cable channel Mnet.Despite her mature and appealing voice, Kim failed to get into the show’s top 11 partly because of b
Performance Feb. 22, 2011
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S. Koreans like Chinese movies, food: study
South Korean people enjoy Chinese movies and food, while Chinese people like Korean television dramas, a survey showed on Monday.According to the poll of 313 South Koreans and 616 Chinese by the Korean Culture and Information Service, 23.6 percent of South Koreans selected Chinese movies as the nation’s most satisfying piece of culture, and 20.8 percent chose Chinese food.Meanwhile, 36.4 percent o
Culture Feb. 21, 2011
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London Fashion Week showcases Middleton’s designer
LONDON (AP) ― Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton’s favorite designer Issa London was basking in the spotlight Saturday on the second day of London Fashion Week.The label was showing its new collection, with interest at fever pitch ever since Middleton announced her engagement to Prince William wearing one of its slinky silk dresses.The U.K.-based label, Middleton’s go-to choice for grown-up, ladylik
Arts & Design Feb. 20, 2011
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Guitar legend Slash prepares new solo album
Slash, best known as former lead guitarist of U.S. rock band Guns N’ Roses, said he is preparing another solo album while planning to visit Seoul as part of a world tour.After releasing his first solo album “Slash” in Korea in May, the current guitarist of Velvet Revolver is to hold a solo concert on March 20 at Ax-Hall in Seoul.“I am working on material for the next record that I am gonna do outs
Performance Feb. 20, 2011
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Korean musicals need time for sophistication
Broadway expert lauds Korean talents as ‘exceptional’ on world stageA veteran U.S. musical director has said Seoul’s musical scene boasts a many more talented musical actors than Broadway but lacks the time necessary to perfect technical elements to make the product more sophisticated.Robert Johanson is in Seoul to direct the musical “Monte Cristo” for the second consecutive year. The show is to r
Performance Feb. 15, 2011
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Classical music stars enliven Busan this week
Pianist Sergei Babayan to lead rich list of musiciansInternational and Korea-based classical musicians will put the spotlight on Busan this week, as they gather in the southeastern port city of Korea to hold eight different concerts.The 6th Busan International Music Festival kicked off Sunday at the Paradise Hotel with a chamber concert. The week-long event runs through Feb. 20 at the Busan Cultur
Performance Feb. 14, 2011
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Matthew Perry ready for zany ‘Mr. Sunshine’ sitcom
NEW YORK (AP) ― On his new ABC sitcom, “Mr. Sunshine,” Matthew Perry plays a chap whose life is clouded.He plays Ben Donovan, the manager of a big San Diego sports arena, the Sunshine Center, which hosts a variety of attractions.“Every night, 17,505 people come here expecting to have a good time,” Ben declares. “And I make sure they do.”But there are also a host of attendant wacky problems. On the
Television Feb. 11, 2011
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Around the hotels
Grand Hyatt SeoulThe hotel kicked off a series of events titled “The Wine Club” on Feb. 10. The events offer unlimited wine and a Spanish Tapas-style dinner buffet. The second event “Shiraz around the world” is to be held on March 3, followed by “Pinot Noir at its best” on May 12, “Summer Wines” on June 2, “Made for Japan” on Sept. 1 and “Big Reds” on Nov. 2. Entrance fee is 75,000 won per person
Travel Feb. 11, 2011
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Rose Hill boasts luxury service for galbi and matching wine
There is almost no doubt that galbi, the Korean grilled beef or pork short ribs, is one of the most popular Korean cuisines.But a galbi outing can make you hesitate to go anywhere else afterward, because of the strong smoky odor that lingers on your clothes and hair.Rose Hill, a beef galbi and wine restaurant in southern Seoul, said it tries to differentiate itself from other galbi places by havin
Food Feb. 11, 2011
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‘Tears of Heaven’ KOs ‘The Mission’
Powerfully presented Broadway music dwarfs Morricone’s prerecorded oboeSince the start of the new year, Korea’s musical scene has been buzzing about two blockbuster musicals by overseas composers, directors and stage designers to premier in Seoul and later target the global audience.While “Tears of Heaven” has “Jekyll & Hyde” composer Frank Widlhorn, “Sweeny Todd” director Gabriel Barre and Tony A
Performance Feb. 10, 2011
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Super Junior’s ‘Miinah’ tops Gaon Chart in 2010
Boy band Super Junior’s latest album “Miinah (Bonamana)” ranked No. 1 among Korean pop albums sold last year, the Korea Music Content Association said Wednesday.Girl group miss A’s “Bad Girl Good Girl” topped the online chart and veteran singer Lee Seung-chul’s “Geu Saram (That Person),” the mobile chart, of the Gaon Chart, the Korean national record chart similar to U.S. Billboard charts.Culture
Performance Feb. 10, 2011
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