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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Naver’s Line ownership in jeopardy as Japan ups pressure
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South Korea to launch space security center under spy agency
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Hybe refutes Ador CEO Min's denial of breach of trust
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S. Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement: Seoul official
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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[Herald Interview] Guggenheim Museum makes a push for technology-based art with LG
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Korea’s top finance firms put aside W1.7tr for Hong Kong-tied ELS compensation
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‘VIP’ Madonna wins new Malawi president’s praise
LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) ― Pop diva Madonna met Malawi’s new president Friday after her VIP status was restored in the country where she adopted two children but then fell foul of the former government.President Peter Mutharika hailed Madonna for her charity work in the poor southern African nation, saying “my government has always been grateful for the passion Madonna has for this country.”It was Madonna’s first visit in more than a year after she was stripped of her VIP status by former presiden
PerformanceNov. 30, 2014
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Festivals Calendar - December 2014
The following are the major cultural and tourist festivals to be held in South Korea in December. * Seoul Independent Film FestivalWhen: Nov. 27-Dec. 5Where: CGV Apgujeong and Indie Space theaters in SeoulThe Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual competitive independent film festival dedicated to showcasing films of all genres and promoting films that challenge traditional mindsets and provide new perspectives. A total of 46 films are up for competition during the nine-day fes
CultureNov. 30, 2014
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For Julia Moon, life is a date with destiny
Gentle-spoken with a serene smile, Julia Moon, general director of Universal Ballet, is a picture of calm and elegant beauty. Her impeccable posture and graceful turn of head give away her career as a ballerina.At home in Hannam-dong, Seoul, in mid-November, Moon is followed around the house by a toy poodle named Ginger. The house is filled with photographs and memorabilia of her famous in-laws, a reminder of her ties with the late Rev. Moon Sun-myung of the Unification Church. At 21, she wed Re
PerformanceNov. 28, 2014
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Calendar
FestivalsThe New Year Festival, Busan: This festival greets the first sunrise of the New Year on Haeundae Beach and at Yongdusan Park, two popular tourist sites. Festival-goers will bid farewell to 2014 at a bell-tolling event at Yongdusan Park from 11 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2015. The event will resume with the sunrise on Haeundae Beach at 6:40 a.m. Small and large events such as fireworks, concerts and other entertainment will add to the festive mood. For more information, vis
CultureNov. 28, 2014
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Cumberbatch shines as wartime code-breaker
’Tis clearly the season for Oscar-worthy performances by British actors playing mathematical geniuses facing daunting personal odds. Sound overly specific? Consider: A few weeks ago we had “The Theory of Everything,” starring Eddie Redmayne as the brilliant physicist Stephen Hawking. And now we have Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game” as Alan Turing, the man chiefly responsible for cracking the vaunted Enigma code used by the Germans in World War II. But even though Turing literally cha
FilmNov. 28, 2014
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Eyelike: Imelda May’s ‘Tribal’ is a blast of energy
Imelda May’s ‘Tribal’ is a blast of energyImelda May“Tribal”(Verve)Irish singer Imelda May sometimes sounds like a performer who was born a few decades too late, but is not letting it stop her having a good time. With her bright red lipstick and slick curl of hair, May harkens back to rockabilly pioneers like Wanda Jackson and early rock ’n’ roll outlaws such as Eddie Cochran. Her signature sound is rockabilly seasoned with jazz and blues and spiced with punk attitude. It’s party music with a da
PerformanceNov. 28, 2014
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Box Office: Big Match, Late Spring, Set Me Free
Big Match (Korea)Opened Nov 26Action, Comedy. Directed by Choi HoWhen Choi Ik-ho (Lee Jung-jae), a professional mixed martial arts fighter, finds out that his brother Choi Young-ho (Lee Sung-min) has suddenly disappeared, he receives a mysterious call from a genius named Ace (Shin Ha-kyun). Ik-ho is forced to become a marker inside a special game designed by Ace for wealthy gamblers. Ik-ho has no choice but to play this real-time life-or-death game if he wants to save his brother and his own lif
FilmNov. 28, 2014
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A day in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village
Tucked away from the honking horns and crowded sidewalks of midtown Manhattan sits Greenwich Village, a downtown neighborhood that spans west of Broadway to the Hudson River.Although only a quick subway ride from bustling Grand Central station, Greenwich Village (known simply as “the Village” to locals) seems almost like a different city entirely, its streets lined with ivy-covered houses and candlelit restaurants.While many New York City tourists don’t venture beyond the likes of Times Square a
TravelNov. 28, 2014
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Schweitzer ski resort: Big on powder, light on parties
For ski vacations, I often make a beeline for British Columbia, where lots of ski resorts have exactly what I want. Resorts such as Whistler Blackcomb, Sun Peaks and Big White are within a day’s drive of Seattle and offer fun ski villages; ski-in, ski-out lodging; and lots of varied terrain.But I decided to break out of my B.C. rut last spring and try a ski area that, happily, doesn’t involve the often-slow border crossing between the U.S. and Canada. I drove east to Idaho’s Schweitzer Mountain
TravelNov. 28, 2014
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Utah ski industry gets jump start from Vail
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― Skiers and snowboarders traveling to Utah this winter will find the same jagged mounting peaks looming just east of Salt Lake City and many familiar trails at the state’s 15 resorts. But they may also notice a few signs of the significant changes that occurred in the off-season. The most prominent was Vail Resorts Inc.’s purchase of the state’s largest ski area, Park City Mountain Resort. The $182.5 million acquisition resolved a messy legal battle between Vail and Powdr Co
TravelNov. 28, 2014
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Bangkok offers most affordable transportation
What determines your first impression of a city may be the transportation you use to get from the airport to downtown. Hotels.com Airport and Transportation Insider found out which cities offer the most convenient transportation from the airport to your final destination among 20 destinations around the world.Bangkok offered the cheapest means of transportation for the route. Options are diverse, including shuttle buses, shared rides and limousines, with an average price of 2,103 won ($1.90). Th
TravelNov. 28, 2014
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Around the hotels
‘Christmas Delight’ at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel’s Lobby Lounge.Bar is providing a new afternoon tea set in time for the festive Christmas season. The tea set consists of dessert items arranged on a tiered tray and a choice of cocktails, coffee or tea. Desserts include cinnamon raisin scone, blue cheese macaron, Earl Grey panna cotta, red velvet cupcake and snacks such as turkey bruschetta, salmon tataki with yuzu jam and more. The tea cocktails are non-al
FoodNov. 28, 2014
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Dak galbi (spicy stir-fried chicken)
Dak galbi (spicy stir-fried chicken) (Korean Bapsang)Dak galbi is very popular all over Korea, especially in Chuncheon, a city in Gangwon Province, where the dish originated in the 1960’s. It is a spicy stir-fried chicken dish made with boneless chicken pieces, rice cakes (tteokbokki tteok), green cabbage, sweet potato and other vegetables. Dak means chicken, and galbi means ribs. But, there are no ribs in this dish. Back in the day, pork ribs (dweji galbi) were too expensive for everyday grilli
FoodNov. 28, 2014
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A memorable pizza from a Nashua childhood
NASHUA, New Hampshire (AP) ― It’s one of those haunting food memories I’ve tried ― foolishly ― to escape for nearly 25 years. And it’s ruined me for any facsimile since.I’m speaking of the pizza joint ― for in the days before artisanal, gluten-free crusts and free-range mozzarella, they all were joints ― that formed the backbone of my high school years. Sort of dingy with a smattering of so-not ironic arcade games, Espresso Pizza was the only correct answer to teenage boy pizza cravings in this
FoodNov. 28, 2014
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‘Nongak’ added to UNESCO heritage list
Korean farmers’ traditional folk dance and music “nongak” has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the Korean government said Thursday. It is Korea’s 17th item to be inscribed on the international heritage list, following the addition in December last year of “gimjang,” the culture of making and sharing kimchi. Meeting in Paris, representatives of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to add th
CultureNov. 28, 2014
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Actress Nam to wed in January
Nam Sang-miActress Nam Sang-mi will tie the knot with a businessman in January, her agency said Friday. The star of the TV dramas “Time between Dog and Wolf” (KBS, 2007) and “Gourmet” (SBS, 2008) met her husband-to-be through a mutual acquaintance in November last year and the two have been dating ever since, JR Entertainment said through a press statement. The wedding will be held on Jan. 24 at a small church in one of Seoul’s southern suburbs. It will be a private ceremony, with only family me
TelevisionNov. 28, 2014
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Agency refutes B.A.P claims
K-pop boy band B.A.P. (TS Entertainment)TS Entertainment on Friday refuted accusations by the K-pop boy band B.A.P that they were working under a “slave contract.” “The artists have not been mistreated, and there are no unfair clauses in the contract,” the label said in a press release, countering the boy band’s allegations. The response comes two days after the rookie K-pop singers filed a lawsuit against their agency, demanding the termination of their exclusive contracts. All six members of B
Nov. 28, 2014
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ASEAN film festival kicks off in Seoul
The first edition of the ASEAN Film Festival kicked off on Thursday with the screening of an Indonesian drama film and directors, guests and movie fans gathering at the Seoul Theater of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. “Film is an enriched escape from our stressful daily lives,” said Chung Hae-moon, secretary general of the ASEAN-Korea Center, the festival’s organizer, at the opening ceremony. Chung hoped that the diverse array of films will provide windows of understanding in
FilmNov. 28, 2014
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Korean farmers’ music ‘nongak’ added to UNESCO heritage list
Korean farmers’ traditional folk dance and music “nongak” has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the Korean government said Thursday. It is Korea’s 17th item inscribed on the international heritage list, following the addition in December last year of “gimjang,” the culture of making and sharing kimchi. Meeting in Paris, representatives of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage decided to add the Kore
CultureNov. 28, 2014
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[Design Forum] Food for thought, thoughts on design
The Herald Design Market on Thursday welcomed visitors with an array of snazzy snacks, one-bite sweets and beverages that bring greater aesthetic inspiration. Peter Callahan, renowned caterer and food stylist, shared his genre of food that brought a whole miniature food boom in the U.S., during a “Food Talk” session. “We try to make every ingredient a decoration,” Callahan said. “It’s all about the details that make the difference.” Callahan, who has served food for many famous personalities suc
FoodNov. 27, 2014