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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Pop music“10cm: Fine Thank You and You?”: The acoustic indie duo 10cm will be putting on a solo concert promoting their recently released second album, “Fine Thank You and You?” The duo debuted in 2010 with the title track “Good Night” and made a name for themselves thanks to their unique acoustic sounds. 10cm won “This Year’s Discovery Award” at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the “Best Pop Single Award” at the Korean Music Awards a year later. The “Fine Thank You and You?” performance wil
Feb. 22, 2013
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Spring picnic package at Grand Hyatt Seoul
The hotel launched its “Spring Picnic Packages” in celebration of the arrival of the new season from March 1 to June 30. The package includes Grand Room accommodation, a picnic set including fresh sandwiches for two people from the Deli, specially designed for a spring walk on Namsan Mountain. Guests are also invited to enjoy complimentary use of the hotel’s gym and indoor swimming pool during their stay, along with a 50 percent discount on the sauna. The picnic package is available only on week
Feb. 22, 2013
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Changing cityscape: Giving old buildings a new look
Seoul’s cityscape represents the rapid economic growth of Korea. The city exhibits various architectural scenes from high-rise office buildings, massive apartment complexes and retail spaces to buildings from both old and modern days. While some trendy streets of Seoul such as Garosu-gil and Hongdae give off a sophisticated ambience, most of the small streets, defined by narrow pedestrian walks with mundane or showy buildings, constitute an ugly side of the city. “There are many old buildings an
Feb. 21, 2013
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Museum shows Seoul’s old face, warts and all
Seoul must be one of the most dynamic cities in the world with its nooks and crannies changing every day. “Whenever I come to Seoul, I am surprised by how much it has changed. You don’t see the same shops, buildings and sometimes, the hills, roads and streams anymore,” said Kim Jong-nye, a U.S. resident who visits Korea every two or three years.A report on the changing face of Seoul was released by the Seoul Museum of History earlier this week, highlighting the everyday lives of ordinary people
Feb. 21, 2013
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‘Twilight’ author Meyer plots another trilogy
MIAMI (AP) ― Stephenie Meyer’s “The Host’’ doesn’t have much in common with her Twilight series, except maybe the potential for a franchise.Meyer is working on a sequel to the 2008 novel she began writing as an escape from the editing of “Eclipse,’’ the third book in the Twilight vampire saga. And now that it too has reached the big screen, she’s got more books in mind.“Once you’ve created characters that have life to them, unless you kill them all, you know where their stories go. You’re always
Feb. 21, 2013
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Life-giving land: Tidal flats are haven for marine creatures
The winter season of the northern port of Doripo of Muan County, South Jeolla Province, is one of the busiest times for mullet fishing. Mullet from the mudflats of Muan is a local delicacy that was offered at the king’s table during the Joseon period (1392-1910). The Muan tidal flat, home to the mullet and other marine life, is the first tidal flat registered as a national park in Korea as well as being on the Ramsar Wetlands list. Extensive mudflats stretch out from the southwestern coast of th
Feb. 20, 2013
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How to fend off sexual harassers in crowded buses or subways (5)
A man is approaching a woman as shown in picture 1.It is very important to make room between you and the harasser in this situation.Stare and give a warning look at the opponent while watching the opponent’s movement.To make room between the opponent and yourself, widen your stance by moving your leg furthest from the opponent. Next put the hand closest to the opponent on your hip to create an angle that your elbow is close to so you are able to block the harasser as shown in picture 2. The hand
Feb. 20, 2013
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‘Les Miserables’ musical is bound for Broadway
Someone is dreaming the dream: “Les Miserables’’ is coming back to Broadway.Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the epic musical about life in 19th-century France will make a stop on Broadway in March 2014 at a Shubert theater.The move comes on the heels of the Oscar-nominated big screen adaptation directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.It will mark the third time the show has made it to Broadway. The original landed in 19
Feb. 20, 2013
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Desert rain frog is Web sensation
A YouTube clip taken in South Africa of a tiny, fat desert rain frog with a squeaky voice has been viewed nearly 1.4 million times in less than a week.Posted Feb. 13 by Dean Boshoff, the clip is titled “World‘s Cutest Frog.”“I recorded a short clip of the defensive cry of the desert rain frog found in the sandy dunes along Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape province,” Boshoff wrote.He also encouraged people to “keep on sharing your videos of how your animals react to hearing this frog’s mighty wa
Feb. 20, 2013
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Internet ― boon or bane for concert industry?
When renowned violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill and pianist Lim Dong-hyek started playing on Dec. 12 at 9 p.m., it wasn’t just the some 100 people at the concert hall of NHN headquarters in Gyeonggi Province listening. There were more than 30,000 others paying attention to Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Bach and some famous film scores through Naver, the nation’s largest portal site. The artists were performing for the Naver music section, which holds concerts on its own and broadcasts them live on the w
Feb. 19, 2013
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Museum enriched by the culture and legacy of Tibetan art
The following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Buddhism as a religious practice has been deeply rooted in the lives of Tibetans. And although Bn is the ancient religion of Tibet, over the years it has slowly diminished and replaced largely by Tibetan Buddhism. The heavy influence of Buddhism in the country has spilled over into the world of art and can be clearly seen in various pieces of traditional Tibetan art.Hahn Kwang-
Feb. 19, 2013
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Letters from Lennon killer to N.Y. cop on sale in L.A.
Letters from John Lennon’s killer detailing his obsession with the novel “The Catcher in the Rye’’ to the police officer who arrested him went on sale Monday through a Los Angeles auction house.The four missives from Mark David Chapman to Stephen Spiro are for sale through Moments In Time, which specializes in historical documents and rare autographs, at a fixed price of $75,000, auction house owner Gary Zimet said. Zimet is selling the letters on behalf of Spiro, who arrested Chapman on Dec. 8,
Feb. 19, 2013
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YouTube launches Asian-pop channel
YouTube, the video Web site of Google Inc., on Tuesday launched a channel that incorporates video clips posted by Asian musicians, including Korean pop idols SHINee and Super Junior.The “A-pop Channel” features a top 20 list of the most popular video clips that highlight pop idols in Korea, Japan and China, as well as a calendar that posts information for online fan meetings and events, according to the YouTube’s Korea blog. Users can also view the top 20 list by country, K-pop, J-pop and C-pop,
Feb. 19, 2013
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Newly weds purchasing quality products on rise
Newlyweds are choosing to buy higher-quality goods over extravagant house appliances due to the ongoing economic slowdown.Unlike the past where the trend was to purchase luxurious home appliances upon marriage, many newlywed couples nowadays are cutting down on unnecessary spending, instead seeking quality products at reasonable prices. According to statistics, couples on average bought 65 home appliances this year, a decrease from 80 products in 2012. The average wedding preparation cost, howev
Feb. 19, 2013
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Korea to set up Goguryeo Museum
The government is considering establishing a museum of Goguryeo (B.C. 37-A.D. 668) history near Achasan Mountain in Seoul and its outskirts, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. The museum is expected to boost public awareness of the history of the kingdom that ruled the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and in the northeast region of current China, amid intensifying tension between the two countries over claims of the origin of the kingdom. While China occasionally alleg
Feb. 18, 2013
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Happiness tends to increase with age
Overall happiness and satisfaction with life tend to increase with age, but a person‘s well-being depends on when he or she was born, U.S. researchers say.Angelina R. Sutin of the Florida State University College of Medicine conducted the study while at the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. Sutin and colleagues used two large-scale longitudinal studies -- the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for t
Feb. 18, 2013
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Men and women differ on partner’s ideal heights: study
男女 이상형의 조건, 키 몇 cm이상일까?Women want partners who tower over them, while men’s preferred height difference is significantly smaller, according to research by Dutch scientists.“Both men and women prefer to be in a couple where the man was taller than the woman, but not too tall, and the preference was most pronounced in women who, unlike men, considered partner heights unacceptable if they resulted in her being taller,” said Gert Stulp, evolutionary psychologist from the University of Groningen who
Feb. 18, 2013
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More men prioritize dating over work
Fifty percent of U.S. men versus 36 percent of women say they would choose a date over work, a survey for the specialty dating service It‘s Just Lunch said. It’s Just Lunch asked more than 4,300 U.S. single men and women a series of questions regarding how they view dating issues related to work. Forty-one percent of the women said work and dating held near equal importance in their lives and they made time for both.Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman, a psychologist who specializes in single career w
Feb. 18, 2013
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Museum to restore ‘Jikji’ Vol. 1 types
A group of experts geared up to restore the metal types for the missing part of the world’s oldest surviving printed book, “Jikji.”The Cheongju Early Printing Museum on Sunday said that its head curator, Hwang Jeong-ha, and others had started research to restore the metal types used for the printing of the first volume of “Baegun Hwasang Chorok Bulji Jikji Simche Yojeol (Mater Baegun’s Excerpts from the Buddha and Patriarchs’ Direction Pointing to the Essence of Mind),” also known as “Jikji.” Cu
Feb. 17, 2013
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Harlem shake goes viral
(Youtube)A video of four U.S. men doing the Harlem shake dance move to electronic music has gone viral, prompting thousands of copy-cat videos to pop up on YouTube.The meme began in late January when the original video under the video blogger name Filthy Frank was posted online depicting the four men dancing to a song cut by New York DJ Baauer, California‘s Bay Area News Group r
Feb. 17, 2013