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Korea enters full election mode
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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Jang Na-ra pictured with brother
South Korean actress Jang Na-ra released photos she took with her elder brother before going out on Friday.“I am going out with my brother. My brother’s hand shakes as if he has a tremor (when he takes pictures),” Jang wrote on Twitter. The slightly blurry photos feature the siblings making playful poses together. Jang is starring in the drama “Fated to Love You,” which portrays a romantic love story of a highly unlikely couple -- the sole heir of a business tycoon and an ordinary girl. (laetic
Aug. 31, 2014
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‘This is where my life is’
The weather outside on this early August day is humid, the drizzling rain adding to the uncomfortable stickiness. Stepping inside the small office of Brother Anthony of Taize is like being transported to another place. The gentle scent of incense wafting in the air adds to the cool serenity of the space neatly crowded with bookcases.At first, a member of a Christian ecumenical community burning incense strikes me as an odd combination, but I quickly correct myself. While I equate incense with Bu
CultureAug. 29, 2014
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Pop music“Let’s Rock Festival”: The upcoming “Let’s Rock Festival” is gearing up to feature some of the country’s most notable indie bands in a two-day outdoor rock fest. The festival will include headlining acts Clazziquai, Peppertones, Zitten, Sister’s Barbershop, Crying Nut, No Brain, Guckkasten and Rose Motel as well as more than 30 other acts. The two-day indie music festival will be held at the Nanji Hangang Park on Sept. 20 and 21. Ticket prices are listed at 66,000 won for a one-day pass
CultureAug. 29, 2014
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‘Frank’ an offbeat dive through the looking glass of creativity
Odd, offbeat, somehow endearing, the bleakly comic “Frank” has its own kind of charm as well as some pointed, poignant things to say about the mysterious nature of creativity, where it comes from and where it might all go.With the ability to be true to itself and its own eccentric vision, “Frank” is on the same page with its protagonist and namesake, the enigmatic lead singer of an avant-garde rock band with a deliberately unpronounceable name (The Soronprfbs), a man never seen without a huge fi
FilmAug. 29, 2014
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Box Office
My Brilliant Life (Korea)Opening Sept. 3Drama, Directed by E J-yong“My Brilliant Life,” based on Korean novelist Kim Ae-ran’s 2011 best-selling novel of the same name, centers on 16-year-old Ah-reum (Jo Sung-mok), who has progeria -- a rare genetic disorder that causes premature aging in children. At the age of 16, Ah-reum’s body is already 80 years old. As his parents, who had Ah-reum at the age of 17, cope with their son’s disease, they learn about parenting, life and love. Heartthrob Kang Don
FilmAug. 29, 2014
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Eyelike: ‘Smokey & Friends’ duets nice, not vital
‘Smokey & Friends’ duets nice, not vitalSmokey Robinson“Smokey & Friends”(Verve Music Group) Smokey Robinson doesn’t want to be a relic and that‘s understandable. He deserves for people to know his role as a chief architect of the Motown Sound and bard of the American romantic songbook, while remaining a vital, inspiring voice today.Therein lay the catalyst and challenge of “Smokey & Friends,” which finds him pairing with artists young and old on classics he composed, performed or both. Some due
PerformanceAug. 29, 2014
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Feds propose ban on rope-swinging from Utah arches
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― Federal officials have proposed a two-year ban on rope-swinging from iconic Utah arches and other high-flying activities at two popular landmarks that have led to deaths and injuries witnessed by visitors flocking to the sites for peaceful reflection.The Bureau of Land Management says rope activities at Corona Arch and Gemini Bridges near Moab can disturb other people in easily accessible hiking areas that each receive 40,000 or more visitors a year.People often shout or sc
TravelAug. 29, 2014
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Train trips take you into heart of West Virginia
For a taste of the golden age of train travel, when passengers enjoyed a relaxing meal and beautiful scenery on their way from Point A to Point B, hop on board a train operated by West Virginia Mountain Rail Adventures.With locations in Durbin and Elkins, the company offers five different trains and routes from April to December. I rode two of them, the Durbin Rocket and the Mountain Explorer Dinner Train.The first time I tried to find Durbin, I drove right through it. The town smells distinctly
TravelAug. 29, 2014
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Low-budget Ryanair launches business-class tickets
DUBLIN (AP) ― European budget carrier Ryanair is offering business-class tickets in an attempt to woo companies and governments during penny-pinching times.Marketed under the slogan “Your boss will approve,” the new ticket reverses some of the airline’s more reviled policies for fee-dazzled travelers. The Dublin-based company, long Europe’s fastest-growing airline with a sell-it-cheap, stack-’em-high philosophy, says it hopes to capture three-fourths of all business travel between Britain and Ir
TravelAug. 29, 2014
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Cultural niche carved out on Canada’s west coast
Tourists to British Columbia’s most-visited sites ― Stanley Park in Vancouver and the Parliament Buildings in Victoria ― are bound to notice carved poles with stylized creatures, one on top of the other, planted in the lawns. More totem poles, as the objects are called, can be viewed at the Royal BC Museum or the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. But to see them as they deserve to be seen ― in their natural environment ― requires a trip to Alert Bay.Situated on Cormorant Island off the northern tip
TravelAug. 29, 2014
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Wallet-friendly ‘hansik’ at Uigitu Haap
Haap owner-chef Sin Yong-il, who had been crafting Korean rice cakes and pastries for over three years, knew he would eventually branch out from desserts. “I wanted to have a casual Korean eatery for a long time,” Sin, 41, revealed. From his prominent Korean dessert shop, Sin spun out fragrant, spongy makgeolli-infused rice cakes and ginger syrup-filled fried pastries, first at a small spot near Seoul’s Insa-dong and later on from a substantially larger perch in Cheongdam-dong. As word spread of
FoodAug. 29, 2014
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Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)
Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) (Korean Bapsang)Samgyetang is a chicken soup made with a small, whole chicken and ginseng. It’s an iconic summer dish in Korea. As strange as it sounds, Koreans eat this boiling-hot soup to beat the heat and stay energized during the summer. In my house, it’s a nourishing comfort food that we enjoy all year around.Typically, samgyetang is made with a young chicken, which is known as a Cornish hen in the U.S., for its tender and tasty meat. If you need to feed mo
FoodAug. 29, 2014
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Around the hotel
Chuseok package at The Grand Hilton Seoul The Grand Hilton Seoul presents three Chuseok holiday packages, available from Sept. 5-10. Package 1 includes a one-night stay in a deluxe room and two movie tickets. Package 2 comes with breakfast for two at the buffet restaurant. Package 3 includes a one-night stay in an executive room, two movie tickets and happy hour for two adults. Package 3 also includes free access to the Executive Floor Lounge, which offers breakfast and happy hour finger food an
FoodAug. 29, 2014
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YG to launch new boy band battle show ‘Mix & Match’
One year after top K-pop talent agency YG Entertainment aired its hugely popular “WIN: Who Is Next?” the agency announced that it would soon launch its newest trainee boy band survival program, “Mix & Match.” In the hopes of giving fan favorite trainees B.I. and Bobby, along with the rest of the members of last year’s runner-up Team B, an opportunity to possibly make their debut. Officials at YG have only announced small details about their upcoming reality TV show plans, which are said to inclu
Aug. 29, 2014
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Sunny: “SNSD uses triple in-shoe heel inserts”
Girls’ Generation’s Sunny revealed that group members have been using heel inserts to look taller.On an episode of KBS’ TV show “Happy Together Season 3” that aired Thursday, Sunny said some members have used even three heel inserts at a time.“I once twisted my leg when I was dancing on the stage. Even tall members use heel inserts to look better.“Then the real problem began,” she added. “If tall members used one heel insert, members of medium height started using two, then short members like me
Aug. 29, 2014
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Han Ye-seul chased by paparazzi in New York
Korean actress Han Ye-seul was targeted by paparazzi in New York as she dropped by a cafe for a cup of coffee.Han recently visited New York for a photo shoot for the 2014 fall/winter line of a clothing company. An entertainment source said, “Han has managed her schedule perfectly and all the staff was satisfied with her attitude.”In the photo, Han holds her cellphone in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, enjoying her day out in New York. Han flaunted natural-style long, wavy hair in a bl
Aug. 29, 2014
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2PM’s Sept. 15 comeback confirmed: JYP
K-pop boy band 2PM will have a comeback performance on Sept. 15, its agency JYP Entertainment said Friday.“2PM will have comeback with a full set of members on the 15th next month, a week after Chuseok,” JYP Entertainment said in a statement.“Since this is a return after 15 months, (2PM) will be carrying out lots of music and television entertainment activities,” the music label added, asking for fans’ support. The boy band originally sought to stage a comeback showcase in April, but delayed it
Aug. 29, 2014
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Super Junior unleashes 7th album online
K-pop boy group Super Junior released its seventh album “MAMACITA” on Korea‘s major music online portals at midnight on Friday, three days before the album would go on sale in stores.The long-awaited album came two years since the previous, as members Leeteuk and Hee-chul have returned from military duty. MAMACITA includes 10 tracks of various genres, including title track “Ayaya” that takes on the urban genre new jack swing, backed by strong beats with Indian percussion. In addition to the albu
Aug. 29, 2014
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Yoo Seol-ah marries Woongjin Group chairman’s son
Actress Yoo Seol-ah and actor Noh Min-woo attend the press conference for television rom-com series “Full House Take 2” on Oct. 18, 2012. (OSEN)Actress Yoo Seol-ah recently married the second son of Woongjin Group’s chairman, the conglomerate confirmed on Friday. Yoo, 30, tied the knot with Yoon Sae-bom, the 35-year-old son of chairman Yoon Seok-keum, in Seoul on Aug. 22. After debuting in 2006 through film “Mentor’s bliss,” Yoo gained popularity as one of the four lead characters of SBS Plus’ “
Aug. 29, 2014
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Prosecution suspends indictment of singer for abusing insomnia drug
Prosecutors said Friday they have suspended the indictment of a singer who attempted suicide last year by taking a common prescription drug that induces sleep.Son Ho-young, a member of popular boy band G.O.D., has been investigated on suspicion of taking zolpidem without prescription in May 2013 when he attempted to kill himself just days after the body of his girlfriend was found in his car along with an empty bottle of sleeping pills, a used briquette and a suicide note.The Seoul Central Distr
Aug. 29, 2014