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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Russia picks Bolshoi star fired in acid row to run top school
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Russia on Monday appointed outspoken ballet star Nikolai Tsiskaridze to head its top dance school after he was dismissed by the Bolshoi in a row over an acid attack on its artistic director.Tsiskaridze, a former principal dancer at the Bolshoi, will head the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg ― one of the world’s oldest and famed for its impeccable classical technique.The theater dismissed the 39-year-old dancer in June after he gave highly critical i
PerformanceOct. 29, 2013
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Jang Kiha, Nell, IDOTAPE to play South by Southwest
Officials of DRDRamc, the talent agency for Jang Kiha and the Faces, confirmed on Tuesday that the band will be joining other local alternative bands Nell and IDOTAPE as part of the Korean artist line-up for the 2014 South By Southwest’s “K-Pop Night Out” showcase. All three bands participated in the recent MU:CON music conference that was held earlier this month and performed during the live showcases in front of fans and perspective scouts from around the globe. James Minor, the director of SX
PerformanceOct. 29, 2013
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Multiplexes hold back non-subsidiary films
A recent report released by the government revealed that the nation’s major multiplex chains, including CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema, have been discriminating against movies that are not produced by their subsidiaries.According to the report released by the state-run Korean Film Council, theaters are required to open tickets for all the films they screen at least a week before the release. Industry heads agreed to cooperate on the matter by signing the “Declaration of Cooperative Growth for Korean Fi
FilmOct. 29, 2013
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Life is Beautiful festival takes downtown Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) ― Electric Daisy Carnival it wasn’t.But while the inaugural indie music and food festival Life is Beautiful may not have drawn the massive crowds that the electronic music event attracts to Las Vegas, organizers are still calling it a success.The two-day weekend festival sprawled over 15 blocks, with dozens of bands, including The Killers and Vampire Weekend, playing to crowds that seemed to skew a little older than a typical music festival.Blocks sometimes seemed a bit empty, and
PerformanceOct. 29, 2013
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Team A to follow Big Bang as YG’s next big winner
Team A, the winner of the “WIN: Who is Next?” reality survival TV program, performs live in the final battle show on Friday at SK Handball Stadium in Seoul. (YG Entertainment)And the winner is: Team A. The finale of YG Entertainment’s reality TV survival program “WIN: Who is Next?” concluded on Friday night during the show’s live final battle performances, which aired on Mnet, with Team A (leader Kang Seung-yoon, Song Min-ho, Nam Tae-hyun, Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Ji-woo) receiving the majority of
Oct. 29, 2013
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Gu Ha-ra named PR ambassador of blood donation
KARA member Gu Ha-ra has been named the PR ambassador for blood donation for the Hanmaum Blood Bank, which is affiliated with the Korean Industrial Health Association. She will begin official activity as an ambassador on Thursday at Myeong-dong Blood Bank Caf in Seoul. Asked how she feels about receiving the title, Gu said, “I’m interested in volunteer work. I am happy that I am able to work together to raise awareness about life-saving blood donations.”There will be a short ceremony as well as
Oct. 29, 2013
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Yoo In-na joins ‘Man from the Stars’ cast
Actress Yoo In-na has joined the cast of SBS television series “Man from the Stars” alongside A-list actors Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun. The series portrays a good-looking alien, Do Min-joon (Kim Soo-hyun), who has been living in Korea since the Joseon era. Four centuries later, he falls in love with top hallyu actress Chun Song-yi, played by Jun Ji-hyun. Yoo plays the role of her best friend since childhood, Yoon Se-mi, who is torn between being Song-yi’s best friend and being jealous of her s
Oct. 29, 2013
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AOA to perform at ‘Sundown Festival 2013’
Upcoming new girl group AOA is set to represent Korea at Singapore’s “Sundown Festival 2013” on Nov. 16. AOA, which stands for Ace of Angels, consists of eight members: Choa, Jimin, Yuna, Youkyung, Hyejeong, Mina, Seolhyun, and Chanmi. The group also includes a sub-unit, AOA Black, where five of the eight members play instruments instead of focusing solely on dance performances. “Sundown Festival 2013” is a music fest that features performances by rock and pop musicians from all over Asia. Aside
Oct. 29, 2013
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Korean immigrant wins X Factor Australia
Im Dami, a Korean-born contestant, was crowned the winner of “X Factor Australia 2013,” a television reality music competition.According to Australian news media, the 24-year-old piano teacher outlasted Jai Waetford then Taylor Henderson to be named the winner in the season finale. She has become the first Asian-Australian immigrant to win the singing audition.“I don’t believe that I won. I want to win this for people like me who are dags and inspire them to dream big!” Dami said.Born in Seoul,
PeopleOct. 29, 2013
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Lang Lang waltzes into U.N. peace job
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) ― Acclaimed Chinese pianist Lang Lang said Monday he is ready to play in a conflict zone as he was named a U.N. messenger of peace.The 31-year-old virtuoso said he was “truly humbled” to become a U.N. messenger alongside the likes of actors George Clooney and Charlize Theron and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.Lang Lang played Chopin’s Waltz No. 1 for U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon to mark his new job and was then asked whether he would be ready to go to Syria or another danger zone.“Wh
PerformanceOct. 29, 2013
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Seoul, Washington renew youth exchange program for 5 more years
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to extend their youth internship exchange program for another five years, but with a reduction in the program’s quota due to weaker-than-expected interest.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se signed the agreement with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim to extend the Work, English, Study and Travel (WEST) program, according to the Seoul ministry.The WEST program was first signed in 2008 for a five-year run as part of the two allies’ frie
PeopleOct. 29, 2013
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Nobel-winning chemist hails power of computing
Arieh Warshel, co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, hailed the power of computing in revolutionizing science and opening a new horizon for human knowledge.“When I first started using computer simulations (during the 1960s), there was no such computer program so I to design one,” Arieh Warshel, professor of chemistry at University of Southern California, said in a news conference in Seoul on Monday.Warshel is often referred as the “man who took chemistry into cyberspace” as he laid
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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‘Comfort woman’ memoir to have English, Chinese editions
The memoir of a Korean woman who was forced into sex slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II will be published in English and Chinese.The Office of Education of South Gyeongsang Province said that it would publish the English and Chinese editions of the true life story of Kim Bok-deuk, 96, the oldest surviving former “comfort woman,” in mid-December.The office published a book of her testimony in Korean, titled “Don’t Forget Me,” in March, and released its Japanese translation in Augus
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Pope’s Twitter account attracts 10m followers
VATICAN CITY (AFP) ― Pope Francis welcomed news on Sunday that his Twitter account @pontifex had attracted more than 10 million followers.“Dear Followers I understand there are now over 10 million of you! I thank you with all my heart and ask you to continue praying for me,” the pontiff tweeted early Sunday.Francis’s predecessor Pope Benedict XVI had opened the account on December 12, and interest in tweets from the pontiff surged after the Argentine pope was elected in March.People around the w
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Aung San Suu Kyi collects Rome honorary citizenship
ROME (AFP) ― Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally became an honorary citizen of Rome Sunday, 19 years after the honour was awarded to her.The Nobel peace laureate was given the citizenship in 1994 but spent most of the past two decades under house arrest in Myanmar which meant she was unable to collect her award.Rome mayor Ignazio Marino said on his Twitter account that the city could “finally award it to a free woman.”At a ceremony at the town hall, a modest Suu Kyi denied that sh
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Belgium’s shy king finds favor after 100 days on throne: polls
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Belgium’s King Philippe, whose shy ways as crown prince worried the kingdom for many years, is winning over the public after 100 days on the throne, surveys showed this weekend.As Philippe prepares to mark his first 100 days as monarch on Monday, a survey saw him gain popularity even in Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north where sentiment is cooler towards the royal family than in the French-speaking south.A total 59 percent of Flemish people expressed confidence in the 53-year-
PeopleOct. 28, 2013
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Portraits of change
The Seoul Photo Festival unveils a rare compilation of portraits of Seoul citizens that date back to 1883 as 2013 marks the 130th year since photography was first introduced in Korea. The photo exhibition that opens this Friday will feature more than 600 portraits showing behind the scenes of major historical and social events in Seoul from the Japanese colonial era (1910-1945), the Korean War (1950-1953), rapid economic development (1960-1980) and diverse social aspects of today such as the shi
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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Kimchi-making explained in English book
An English book on “kimjang,” the kimchi-making process for the winter, was released on Monday to mark the Korean tradition likely to be designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, according to the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. The 192-page “Kimjang: Making and Sharing Kimchi” explains the origin, history and people behind kimchi, possibly the most popular Korean food. “Kimchi, along with rice, is one of the two things that people in this country cannot live without. It is fine to make
CultureOct. 28, 2013
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Doomed Paris tower lives out last days in graffiti
PARIS (AP) ― Condemned apartments covered in spray paint have probably never been in such demand.An entire apartment tower in eastern Paris has been turned over to 105 street artists from around the world, giving them a chance to turn each home into its own art installation during the building’s final days.The artists had seven months to tag “Tour Paris 13” ― named for the district where it’s located ― coating apartments sometimes still filled with debris, trash and furniture. All their work wil
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013
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iPad art gains recognition in new David Hockney exhibit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Happily hunched over his iPad, Britain’s most celebrated living artist David Hockney is pioneering in the art world again, turning his index finger into a paintbrush that he uses to swipe across a touch screen to create vibrant landscapes, colorful forests and richly layered scenes.“It’s a very new medium,”said Hockney. So new, in fact, he wasn’t sure what he was creating until he began printing his digital images a few years ago. “I was pretty amazed by them actually,” he s
PerformanceOct. 28, 2013