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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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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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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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[Herald Interview] ‘Time to Be Strong’ follows retired K-pop idols’ self-discovery
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Samsung chief returns from Europe after meeting with Pope, business leaders
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Poet Ko Un to travel Europe on lecture tour
Poet Ko Un will begin a lecture tour in Europe next month as part of the government’s project to promote prominent Korean authors abroad. The lectures, sponsored by the state culture agency Arts Council Korea, will be held in Venice, Milan, Rome and Paris from March to June 30. The celebrated Korean poet is also expected to receive an honorary doctorate from Ca’ Doscari University of Venice, where he will spend four months writing poems and researching. Apart from his European tour, Ko will part
Feb. 3, 2013
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Ringing in the New Year around Asia
Lunar New Year is an important holiday in many of the countries that provide Korea’s more than 1 million expats, such as China and Vietnam. China’s longest and most important holiday, Lunar New Year sees the whole country flushed in bright red as windows and doors are festooned in red paper decorations and people wear red clothes, decorate poems on red paper, and give their children “hong bao” (luck money) in red envelopes.Celebrated in China and other places with Chinese populations including H
Feb. 1, 2013
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Concept stores that inspire
The boundaries between retail stores, art galleries and concert halls are being blurred by a new breed of multi-concept culture spots in Seoul. With everything just a click away in the age of smartphones, more places strive to provide a variety of experiences in one spot. Known as “multi culture spots” in Korean, the multi-purpose places enable visitors to shop for clothes, get a haircut, eat, view art and listen to music all in one place. Many places also serve as networking venues that bring t
Feb. 1, 2013
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Pop music“Soul Play: Brown Eyed Soul”: Soul and R&B group Brown Eyed Soul is holding its third concert titled “Soul Play.” The four-member group came back after a two-year break with the release of its third album and will be touring in seven cities in Korea including Seoul from Feb. 15-16 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium starting at 8 p.m. on the first day and 6 p.m. on the second day. Tickets range from 88,000 won to 132,000 won. For more information, call (02) 515-5880 or visit www.inte
Feb. 1, 2013
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Gwangju to host international design congress in 2015
Gwangju will host the 2015 International Design Alliance Congress, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. The city was selected on Thursday in Montreal, Canada, based on the strength of its bid co-led by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation and Gwangju Metropolitan City government during an international bidding process that began in November 2011. The biannual event, IDA Congress, aims to bring together the international design community in a themed framework to advance the vis
Feb. 1, 2013
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UNESCO plans mission to assess ‘wanton destruction’ in Mali
PARIS (AFP) ― The U.N. cultural organization UNESCO on Wednesday said it would send a mission to the historic city of Timbuktu in war-torn Mali as soon as possible to assess the damage done to ancient cultural sites.“UNESCO will send a mission, as soon as security permits, to undertake a complete evaluation of the damage and determine the most urgent needs, in order to finalise a plan of action ... that will guide reconstruction and rehabilitation,” the body’s director general Irina Bokova said
Jan. 31, 2013
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No one more empathic than a woman in 50s
Younger and older U.S. adults show less empathy, but middle-aged adults report more empathy, with women in their 50s the most empathy, researchers say. Sara Konrath, Ed O‘Brien and Linda Hagen all of the University of Michigan, Daniel Gruhn at North Carolina State University analyzed data on 75,000 U.S. adults from three separate large samples of American adults, two from the nationally representative General Social Survey.“Overall, late middle-aged adults were higher in both of the aspects of e
Jan. 31, 2013
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Upo Wetlands: Key habitat for humans and wildlife
The Upo Wetlands are currently on the Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The enlistment acknowledges Upo’s contribution to the local biodiversity as being a site of natural conservation. It is now one of the most visited spots for ecotourism. The listing as a World Heritage Site is therefore supported by many Koreans. The wetlands have played an important role, both naturally and culturally. Alongside hosting local biodiversity, they connect people with nature. Upo is a source of na
Jan. 30, 2013
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Upo Wetlands full of life, history and beauty
In the far southern region of Changnyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, is a spread of wetlands ― Upo, one of the most visited natural sites in the country. In early morning, the wet fog on the wetland’s surface creates a misty and mysterious atmosphere, while during the day, the greens accentuate the primitive nature. At sunset, the sun smudges the sky and creates a spectacular scene ― if you are lucky you may observe troupes of migratory birds flying across the setting sun. At night, the insects
Jan. 30, 2013
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Rage in Timbuktu over priceless destroyed manuscripts
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AFP) ― “They are not Muslims, they are bandits!” raged Mohamed Elher Ag Abba, whose house flanks a famed archive in Timbuktu where retreating Islamists burnt priceless ancient books and manuscripts before fleeing.There was outrage around the world at the last defiant act of vandalism by the radicals in this fabled city as they fled a French-led offensive on their northern bastion that ended their 10-month occupation.The pickaxes and shovels wielded time and again by militants fro
Jan. 30, 2013
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Expert: ‘Right face’ = success, leadership
A British facial mapping expert says some may be born leaders because most agree leadership and success is equated with certain facial features. Senior lecturer in physics and a facial mapping expert Dr. Chris Solomon and his research team at the University of Kent‘s Canterbury campus in England asked 100 people to rank 100 faces in order of their perceived business acumen and leadership qualities.In men, success and leadership were equated to a rectangular face with angular features, focused ey
Jan. 30, 2013
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Study: People in power happier
Being in a position of power makes people happier, and people who feel powerful in any context tend to be more content, researchers in Israel said. Yona Kifer of Tel Aviv University in Israel and colleagues hypothesized that holding a position of authority might enhance subjective well-being through an increased feeling of authenticity.In their first experiment, the researchers surveyed more than 350 participants to determine if internal feelings of power are associated with subjective well-bein
Jan. 30, 2013
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Gugak center to hold outreach program
The National Gugak Center is holding a total of 46 concerts outside Seoul this year to promote traditional Korean music. The center’s headquarters in Seoul as well as its branches in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, Jindo, South Jeolla Province, and Busan will be presenting “Dadam,” “Paldoyeonheuiyuram (Voyage of entertainment in eight provinces of Korea),” the children’s play “Oneuli,” “Yeonheuironolja” and other popular repertoires at the concerts. The center is also receiving requests for perfo
Jan. 29, 2013
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Five arrested for stealing Korean Buddha statues in Japan
BUSAN/DAEJEON ― Five South Korean men have been caught on charges of stealing two precious ancient Korean Buddha statues from Japan and trying to sell them in South Korea, police here said Tuesday.Police said they have arrested a 69-year-old surnamed Kim and booked four others without physical detention for violating the cultural properties protection law.The suspects are accused of stealing the two statues from the Kaijin shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture on Oct. 8. They, however, safely entered So
Jan. 29, 2013
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Check out those hooters
The following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.Over the past 45 years, Bae Myung-hee has traveled all over the country to scour antiques stores, auctions and flea markets, hunting and searching for very particular and peculiar items. The items are not necessarily fiscally valuable or worth their weight in gold, but are precious to her all the same. Ever since she was a child, Bae has had a serious passion and obsession for
Jan. 29, 2013
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‘Horrible’ personalities thrive in office: study
People with narcissistic, Machiavellian, and psychopathic personalities are the most successful in office environments, a psychologist and author Oliver James suggests.In his new book “Office Politics,” James identified three types of dysfunctional workers in modern workplaces: psychopaths, Machiavellian, and narcissist. According to James, the people most likely to thrive in office are ‘triadic’ people, who are a combination of all three.He alleged that the triadic people’s self-centeredness, s
Jan. 29, 2013
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$185K paid for 19-foot-long cigar
A Florida cigar dealer said he sold a nearly 19-foot long Gran Habano #5 El Gigante cigar for $185,000.Juan Panesso, who runs CigarsDirect.com in Westchase, said he located the El Gigante for an unidentified buyer who was seeking a number of rare varieties of cigar for his private collection and he was able to get the buyer a discount from the usual $200,000 price tag for an El Gigante, The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune reported Monday.Panesso said the cigar, which he had shipped out of the country to th
Jan. 29, 2013
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Music for everyone, everywhere
Korea has emerged as one of the most popular destinations for international musicians, but most concerts are limited to Seoul, the capital city. An attempt to address the situation is “The House Concert ― In Your Town,” an ambitious project aimed at bringing classical music to people living in remote areas.On the back of its growing popularity, the project plans to hold 1,000 “cozy” concerts outside Seoul this year. The first performance of the year took place at a local concert hall in Gimje, N
Jan. 28, 2013
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Young women most frequent international travelers
Almost half of international air tickets sold here in 2012 were bought by women in their 20s and 30s, according to figures from a travel agency. According to online travel agency Interpark Tour’s analysis of outbound flight ticket sales last year, female customers accounted for 54.4 percent. Women in their 20s took 23.2 percent followed by those in their 30s 22.6 percent. On the other hand, overseas trips were bought more often by men in their 30s than those in their 20s. Thirty-somethings marke
Jan. 27, 2013
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Kutcher takes on tech idol Steve Jobs in ‘jobs’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ― Ashton Kutcher says playing Steve Jobs on screen “was honestly one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever tried to do in my life.”The 34-year-old actor helped premiere the biopic “jOBS” Friday, which was the closing-night film at the Sundance Film Festival.Kutcher plays the Apple Inc. founder from the company’s humble origins in the 1970s until the launch of the first iPod in 2001. A digital entrepreneur himself, Kutcher said he considers Jobs a personal hero.“He’s a guy
Jan. 27, 2013