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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Ming vase sells for record $22m in H.K.
A blue-and-white vase from ancient China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Hong Kong. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)HONG KONG (AFP) ― A blue-and-white Ming vase fetched nearly $22 million in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new record at auction for porcelain from the ancient Chinese dynasty.An unide
Oct. 6, 2011
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Paris Opera maestro to also head Vienna Symphony
VIENNA (AFP) ― Philippe Jordan, the youthful conductor of the Paris Opera, will also head the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from the 2014-2015 season, officials said on Wednesday.Jordan, a 36-year-old Swiss, will replace Italian Fabio Luisi at the helm of Vienna’s second-most prestigious ensemble, offic
Oct. 6, 2011
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Stars take to Twitter to talk about Steve Jobs
Celebrities took to Twitter to share their thoughts about Steve Jobs' death Wednesday. A sampling of posts:"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us. (hash)ThankYouSteve" — Arnold Schwarzenegger."My heart weeps for all who worked wi
Oct. 6, 2011
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Massive outdoor dance party to shake Han River
Fashion-savvy celebrities set to check out Global GatheringFor just one day this Saturday, dance clubs will bring their explosive electronic/techno music to a massive outdoor stage on Hangang Nanji Park where more than 20,000 youngsters are expected to gather to party and dance.Global Gatherin
Oct. 5, 2011
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U.K. songstress Adele bows out of U.S. tour
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Grammy award-winning soul diva Adele has been forced to cancel a planned U.S. tour for a second time due to a hemorrhage in her vocal chord, promoters for the British singer said Tuesday.The “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You” songstress had been set to launch almost a m
Oct. 5, 2011
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KBS’ ‘Glory Jaein’ looking to hit home run
Directing-and-writing duo Lee Jung-sub and Kang Eun-kyung scored a major success with KBS’ explosive hit series, “Bread, Love and Dreams” last year. Now, director Lee and scriptwriter Kang are looking to repeat history by returning to KBS with another ruggedly optimistic, down-on-luck drama, “Glory
Oct. 5, 2011
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Stein collection at Paris’ Grand Palais
A member of the media looks at “Nu Bleu Souvenir de Biskra” a 1907 painting by Henri Matisse, on the eve of the opening of the exhibition, “Matisse, Cezanne, Picasso, L’aventure des Stein,” at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)PARIS (AP) ― The lady with the crazy hat is back, 106
Oct. 5, 2011
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Baghdad film fest aims to break cultural isolation
BAGHDAD (AFP) ― The Baghdad International Film Festival, which runs all this week, is the latest effort by Iraqis to use an improving but precarious security situation to break their decades-long cultural isolation.The opening ceremony on Monday had all the glitz of a major film premiere. A huge cro
Oct. 5, 2011
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Freddy Cole’s flawless show wraps up jazz fest on Jaraseom
He hates to be called “the brother of Nat King Cole” but his show on Monday showed once again that the Cole family knows how to play jazz.Freddy Cole’s raspy, elegant but articulate vocals instantly stopped the audience from wandering around in search of food and drinks at the outdoor stage during t
Oct. 4, 2011
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Harry Potter film tour to offer ‘muggles’ a magical insight
WATFORD, United Kingdom (AFP) - Harry Potter fans mourning the end of the boy wizard movies will have their spirits lifted by a new British attraction offering “muggles” a peek at the magic behind the films.The cameras have stopped rolling in the cavernous Great Hall, at the Quidditch pitches and in
Oct. 4, 2011
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Britain picks up 7 International Emmy nods
NEW YORK (AP) -- British television productions picked up a leading seven International Emmy nominations Monday, including acting nods for Christopher Eccleston in “Accused” and Julie Walters in “Mo.”Brazil had six nominations, all for TV Globo productions, including best actor and actress nominatio
Oct. 4, 2011
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Maori art sees renaissance, hits Paris museum
PARIS (AFP) ― Maori art was once neglected within New Zealand and under-valued elsewhere, but as the community’s work went on display in central Paris this week, one tribal chief said the current outlook is much rosier.“Now, it’s extremely expensive to buy our art,” Matiu Rei, head of the Ngati Tao
Oct. 4, 2011
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BIFF emerges as hotbed of new talent
BUSAN ― Asia’s largest annual film festival opens with a glittering cast in South Korea on Thursday as it seeks to cement its place on the world cinema stage against growing competition.The Busan International Film Festival, now in its 16th edition, is moving into a new $140 million permanent home,
Oct. 4, 2011
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BIG BANG nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards
Korean boy band BIG BANG has been nominated for the World Wide Act Asia Pacific award of the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), the group’s agency YG Entertainment announced on Monday.Established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular European music, the EMA this year newly cr
Oct. 4, 2011
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TVXQ, T-ara top Oricon weekly charts
Album cover of TVXQ’s “Tone.”(S.M. Entertainment)K-pop group TVXQ and girl group T-ara topped Japan’s Oricon Weekly Charts for the week of Sept. 28.TVXQ’s “Tone” sold more than 205,000 copies in the first week of its release to top the albums chart, while T-ara’s “Bo Peep Bo Peep” sold more than 50,
Oct. 4, 2011
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Korea gets 2 International Emmy nominations
A Korean TV drama and an entertainment program have been nominated for the 2011 International Emmy Awards, the broadcaster KBS said on Monday.Actor Jang Hyuk in the KBS drama “The Slave Hunters” was nominated for best actor and KBS entertainment program “The Master Show” was nominated for the non-sc
Oct. 4, 2011
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End of the reel thing for small movie theaters?
GALVA, Illinois ― One hundred and sixty miles southwest of Chicago, a man has planted a pair of reconditioned 20-by-48-foot drive-in movie screens in what used to be a cornfield.I went out there the other night, to Galva Autovue Drive-in (admission: $3 for anyone older than 3), owned and operated by
Oct. 3, 2011
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[Herald Review] SPAF opener features horrors of urban life
Posters for SPAF 2011. (SPAF)The 11th Seoul Performing Arts Festival opens with powerful German show “Megalopolis”Poverty-stricken streets are filled with raw groans of drunken prostitutes and homeless beggars, desperate young people struggle to find work, severely home-sick immigrants scream in pa
Oct. 3, 2011
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L.A.’s latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months ― and $5 million to $10 mil
Oct. 3, 2011
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27 pianists from 13 countries compete in Louisiana
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (AP) -- A chance to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia and at Carnegie Hall is bringing 27 pianists from 13 countries to compete in Alexandria.The Louisiana International Piano Competition is also a chance for central Louisiana residents to meet and hear musicians from around th
Oct. 3, 2011