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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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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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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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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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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Korean art dealer tapped to serve at H.K. arts council
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean businesswoman has been appointed to serve at a Hong Kong government-related body aimed at developing the arts, officials said Wednesday, marking the first time a South Korean national has held such a position.Moon Eun-myung, founder of the Hong Kong-based Moon Gallery started her term as an examiner for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council on Dec. 1, according to the council. Her term lasts until April 30, 2014.The ADC is a statutory body set up by the
Dec. 8, 2011
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Don Giovanni meets austere Italy at La Scala opening
Dec. 8, 2011
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Craft fair looks for the extraordinary in the ordinary
The nation’s biggest craft fair kicks off its four-day run on Dec. 15 at COEX Hall C in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by Korea Craft & Design Foundation, the annual “Craft Trend Fair” has, over the years, become an important event for craft-lovers. This is the sixth year of the fair which attracts about 600 artisans and more than 30,000 visitors each year. This year’s theme is “Extraordinary.” “The Craft Trend Fair will shed n
Dec. 8, 2011
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A burden carried barefoot
Korean-directed documentary ‘My Barefoot Friend’ offers captivating human dramaThey will soon be gone from the vibrant streets of Calcutta. The rickshaw operators, who haul customers and cargo across the city using their bare feet, work about 15 hours a day in merciless traffic, overwhelming heat and even torrential rain. But their profession could be extinct in just two or three years, as the Calcutta government has been enforcing a ban on rickshaws on its streets since 2006.Following the relea
Dec. 8, 2011
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Fonda, stars of ‘The Help’ honor Hollywood women
BEVERLY HILLS (AP) ― For the 20th consecutive year, Hollywood’s most powerful women came together to break bread and celebrate their achievements in entertainment.Jane Fonda and the late filmmaker Laura Ziskin were honored at the breakfast ceremony Wednesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, held by the Hollywood Reporter in concert with its annual Power 100 ranking of the entertainment industry’s most powerful women.“This list matters,’’ said Janice Min, the magazine’s editorial director. “Acknowledg
Dec. 8, 2011
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Kazak, Philippines teams bag grand prize at K-pop festival
21 teams from 16 countries compete in ChangwonCHANGWON, South Gyeongsang ― A petite singer from the Philippines and a duo from Kazakhstan won the grand prizes at the 2011 K-pop World Festival Wednesday, where 10 teams from all over the world performed songs by their favorite Korean idols. Karla Carreon from the Philippines and JAM from Kazakhstan bested teams that had flown to the southeastern city of Changwon from Peru, Vietnam, Japan, China, Indonesia, Britain, Russia, the United States and mo
Dec. 8, 2011
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Kazak, Philippines teams bag grand prize at K-pop festival
CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang ― A petite singer from the Philippines and a duo from Kazakhstan won the grand prizes at the 2011 K-pop World Festival Wednesday, where 10 teams from all over the world performed songs by their favorite Korean idols. Karla Carreon from the Philippines and JAM from Kazakhst
Dec. 8, 2011
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KF to hold concert for 20th anniversary
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Korea Foundation is holding a special winter concert titled “Friends of Korea Foundation.”The concert, to be held at Seoul Arts Center’s concert hall on Dec. 12, will feature some of the nation’s top classical musicians, including pianist Shin Soo-jung, cellist Yang Sung-won, ensemble MIK and violinist Kwon Hyuk-joo. The Korean Chamber Orchestra, which received long-time support from the foundation, will perform Mendelssohn’s Symphony for Strings N
Dec. 7, 2011
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Plagiarism or parody?
Critics argue that it is up to artists’ conscience South Korean artist Kwon Kyung-yup was recently shocked to find out that works very similar to hers were on sale in Singapore. A foreigner who came across an Indonesian artist’s solo exhibition in August at Art Front Gallery in Singapore sent an e-mail to Kwon to fill her in on the news. In the show, Indonesian artist Dani King Heriyanto’s 2011 painting “Bandage” featured a girl wearing a hoodie and a bandage over her eye just like Kwon’s 2009 w
Dec. 7, 2011
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Poof! Harry Potter park to appear in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Universal Studios will spend several hundred million dollars to build a Harry Potter attraction inside its existing Hollywood theme park in hopes of mimicking the success of a similar park in Orlando, Florida.Executives announced the project Tuesday with much fanfare, spraying confetti and hoisting mugs of the wizardly brew butterbeer.The attraction, based on the Warner Bros. movies about the boy wizard in J.K. Rowling’s novels, will create more than 1,000 jobs at Universal an
Dec. 7, 2011
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Police probe alleged ex-Miss Korea sex tape
Police are looking into a sex video and photos which allegedly show a former Miss Korea with her ex-boyfriend. The alleged victim, who now works as a TV presenter, filed a claim against a blogger Tuesday for uploading the video online, the police said.The three-minute video shows a woman, who appears to be the presenter, in a sexual act with a man whose face is not shown.The video and other photos, including a passport photo of her, quickly spread online after appearing on the blog Sunday.The pe
Dec. 7, 2011
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Lady Gaga discusses bullying at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Lady Gaga visited the White House on Tuesday to discuss bullying prevention.The pop singer met with Obama administration staffers on the issue and afterward, Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett praised the star as “a source of strength for many young people who feel isolated and scared at their schools.’’“Lady Gaga has described this cause as a personal one ― she has said that as a child, she was often picked on for being different,’’ Jarrett wrote in a blog post on the White
Dec. 7, 2011
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Dunst, Willis, Gere are Sundance-bound
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― It’ll be a busy shopping season at next month’s Sundance Film Festival, whose star-studded premieres are up for grabs by potential theatrical distributors.Some premieres usually enter the independent-film showcase with U.S. distribution already lined up. But festival director John Cooper said all the premieres that Sundance announced Monday will be looking for distributors.“I don’t think that’s ever happened before,’’ said festival director John Cooper. “It makes for a much mo
Dec. 7, 2011
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Alec Baldwin kicked off LA flight for playing game
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Alec Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport after having words with a flight attendant over an “addicting” word game he was playing on his cellphone.The “30 Rock” actor was asked to get off a New York City-bound flight for playing “Word
Dec. 7, 2011
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Strong sales shine on Art Basel Miami Beach
MIAMI (AFP) ― Tough economic times around the world did not stop European and Latin American collectors from snapping up works at Art Basel Miami Beach, the biggest art fair of its kind in the United States.The 10th edition of the event in Miami Beach wrapped up Sunday on a sunny note.“I heard estimates as high as a billion dollars in art sales, which would be wonderful. We were just reaching, we were on the genesis of what this will be. It’s bigger every year,” said Florida Republican senator M
Dec. 6, 2011
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Scottish installation artist Boyce wins Turner Prize
LONDON (AFP) ― Scottish artist Martin Boyce, whose works include a modernist reworking of a library table and artificial trees, on Monday won Britain’s Turner Prize at a ceremony in Gateshead, north-east England.On picking up the 25,000 pound ($39,100) award at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, 44-year-old Boyce paid tribute to his parents and highlighted the importance of teachers in light of the government’s spending cuts.The Turner is regarded as the art world’s most edgy prize, but the
Dec. 6, 2011
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Looted Korean royal texts return home
Nearly 1,200 documents taken by Japan during colonial period arrive in SeoulKorea celebrated the return of nearly 1,200 ancient documents looted by the Japanese during its 1910-1945 colonial rule, with welcoming ceremonies at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday.The books, including some 150 copies of Uigwe ― Joseon’s royal texts ― arrived in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon, on two separate Korean Air flights. Each aircraft carried about 600 copies. Members of the Cultural Heritage Administratio
Dec. 6, 2011
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Hyundai Mobis awarded grand prize at ‘2011 Korea Lifestyle Awards’
Hyundai Mobis won the grand prize on Monday at the “2011 Korea Lifestyle Awards” held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul’s Grand Ballroom in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. The leading auto parts maker was recognized for its development of the car multimedia system which appeals to future consumer trends. The award recognizes the company for having enhanced the status of the nation’s car industry by increasing exports. The annual awards which aim to honor groups and individuals that lead Korea’s
Dec. 6, 2011
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Lee Hyori ordered to compensate Internet shopping mall
South Korea's pop diva Lee Hyori and her agency have been ordered to pay nearly 200 million won ($176,700) in compensation to an Internet shopping mall after the firm's commercials featuring the star became unusable, a Seoul court said Tuesday. (Yonhap News)The Seoul Central District Court said it d
Dec. 6, 2011
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Early Monroe photos sell for over $300K at auction
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Copyrights and images from Marilyn Monroe's first photo shoot sold for $352,000 at an auction that included also items from Lady Gaga and John Lennon.Julien's Auctions spokeswoman Caroline Galloway tells The Associated Press on Sunday that the Monroe photos &md
Dec. 6, 2011