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Seoul, Tokyo reboot joint maritime resource talks after 40-year freeze
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Host of Miss Korea apologizes for 'inappropriate question' about deepfake
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Korea to face another massive shortfall in tax revenue
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Who's lying? Hybe vs. Min conflict continues to intensify
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[Contribution] Turkmenistan celebrates the 33rd anniversary of its Independence
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[Photo news] Faker Mercedes
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SK hynix outpaces Samsung, Micron with more powerful AI chips
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Power of nostalgia brings K-pop legends back together
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Seoul should engage Kim Jong-un’s elites for change, ex-North Korean diplomat says
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North Korea unveiling uranium enrichment site a US election-conscious move: NIS
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[Around the hotels] Round up of hotel events and news
‘Cuisine of Liguria’ at Grand Hyatt Incheon Grand Hyatt Incheon is presenting the cuisine of Liguria throughout May. As a participant in the Italian Food Festival organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Restaurant 8 is presenting the traditional cuisine of Liguria, a coastal region in north-western Italy. Restaurant 8’s Italian kitchen Cucina is presenting Ligurian dishes with seafood and nuts. There is also a five-course dinner featuring baby octopus salad and king crab soup and
Life&CultureMay 20, 2016
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‘The Handmaiden’ rights sold in 175 countries
The distribution rights to Park Chan-wook’s “The Handmaiden” have been sold in a record 175 countries, making it the widest-selling Korean film to date. The film’s rights were sold to over 55 countries at the Cannes Film Festival’s Film Market on Thursday, said CJ E&M, the film’s distributor. Prior to Cannes, the film’s rights had already been sold to 120 countries. The previous record for international sales of a Korean film was held by director Bong Joon-ho’s “Snowpiercer,” which sold in 167 c
FilmMay 20, 2016
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Cannes wunderkind blows off boos for new all-star drama
CANNES, France (AFP) - Canadian director Xavier Dolan, a freakishly successful 27-year-old presenting his fifth film at Cannes, shrugged off a critical mauling for his new all-star drama Thursday. “It's Only the End of the World” features an A-list French cast including Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Bond girl Lea Seydoux, Vincent Cassel of “Black Swan” and Gaspard Ulliel, who starred in “Saint Laurent” about the legendary designer. The film, based on a play by Jean-Luc Lagarce, tells the story
FilmMay 20, 2016
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Seoul's top diplomat vows efforts to lead global pressure on Pyongyang
South Korea will lead the international community in putting pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions, the country's top diplomat said Friday."A perception has taken hold in the international community that sanctions and pressure of a different kind compared to the past should be applied to get the North to change and seek denuclearization," Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said in a speech at a forum."In the last couple of days, Switzerland the European Union took their own sanctio
North KoreaMay 20, 2016
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Celebrity chef helms kitchen of highly anticipated new restaurant
Less than a week remains until celebrity chef Song Hoon’s newest culinary endeavor, S-Tavern, launches in Seoul. Master Chef Korea Season 4 judge Song and team are busy preparing for the grand opening, tweaking sauces and working the grill, making sure that all the details, including the extensive menu, are worked out to perfection. The hard work seems to be paying off. The grilled seasonal fish with zucchini, fried eggplant and lentils is served straight off S-Tavern‘s state-of-the-art grill
FoodMay 20, 2016
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[Photo News] Doosan opens new duty-free shop
Doosan Group officials celebrate the opening of its new duty-free store inside Doota, a shopping mall complex located in the heart of Seoul’s popular shopping district Dongdaemun Market, on Friday. The Doota Duty Free takes up the top nine floors of the 34-story Doota building, with seven of the floors open as of now. It is the country’s first late-night duty-free shop, with some floors staying open until as late as 2 p.m. (Yonhap)
IndustryMay 20, 2016
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How did tortillas become the new white bread?
Ah, the humble tortilla. It’s been around for thousands of years -- a soft, pliable flat bread that was a cornerstone of the Aztec diet. And now it’s the fastest-growing segment of the baking industry. Last year, tortilla sales reached $12 billion, dethroning white sandwich bread as America’s No. 1 choice for turning meat, vegetables and/or condiments into finger food. How did that happen? Simple demographics is part of the reason. The Hispanic population in the U.S. has swelled and so has the i
FoodMay 20, 2016
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[Travel bits] Round up of travel news from around the world
Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival has launched its 11th annual festivities. Held every year since 2005, this year’s festival exhibits roughly 3 million roses in a 44,730 square-meter rose garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to marvel at a wide range of premium rose species, which have been planted throughout the park’s expansive garden areas including the Cupid Garden, Venus Garden, Rose Hills and various themed gardens. Aside from the diverse rose species on d
TravelMay 20, 2016
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Biking in the Canary Islands, out of my comfort zone
I guess you could call it a midlife crisis. I’d flown across the Atlantic Ocean for a weeklong cycling trip on this Spanish archipelago off the coast of Morocco. The crisis part came as I watched a Trek Travel guide hoist my Domane road bike onto the roof rack of the support van, and I sheepishly crawled into the passenger seat while the other cyclists on the trip pedaled up the hill and out of sight. “We’ll just give you a bump to the next rest stop,” the guide said with an extra dose of enthu
TravelMay 20, 2016
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[Album Review] Jessica sends love, plays it safe
Jessica “With Love, J” (Coridel Entertainment) Jessica’s album is warm and upbeat, singing of love and hope. It also takes less risks and plays it safe with familiar melodies and generic lyrics. The former Girls’ Generation member, who left the group in 2014 to pursue her fashion business Blanc & Eclare, has returned to the K-pop scene with her first album, “With Love, J.” Title track “Fly” is a bright, moderately catchy pop track about aiming high and achieving your dreams. It adds a global vo
PerformanceMay 20, 2016
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[Album Review] Tiffany -- stylish or listless
Tiffany “I Just Wanna Dance” (S.M. Entertainment) In her first solo EP “I Just Wanna Dance,” Tiffany of famed girl group Girls’ Generation is stripped of her usual glitziness. The cover features her in a loose-fitting slip, while the album’s title is sprawled in minimal font against a pink background -- perhaps in a nod to the singer‘s famous fondness for the color. The sounds match the visuals, conveying that hazy old-school feeling trending these days. The album comprises six soft, retro-pop
PerformanceMay 20, 2016
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[Album Review] Under the radar, Darrell Scott defies category
Darrell Scott “Couchville Sessions” (Full Light Records) Darrell Scott is one of those Nashville-based singer-songwriters who out-of-towners hear in some of the city’s smaller venues and wonder: “Why isn’t he more famous?” He answers emphatically on the stellar “Couchville Sessions,” a new release of material recorded 15 years ago in his living room in rural Tennessee. In a spirited indictment of the music industry’s over-reliance on labels called “Down to the River,” Scott spells it out in the
PerformanceMay 20, 2016
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[Box Office] Latest movie releases
Canola (Korea) Opened May 19 Drama, Family. Directed by Chang (Yoon Hong-seung) Grandma Gye-choon (Youn Yuh-jung) is reunited with her long-lost granddaughter Hye-ji (Kim Go-eun), who is no longer the sweet, innocent child she once was. The film follows the two as they forge a new kind of relationship. The Angry Birds Movie (Finland, U.S.) Opened May 19 Animation. Directed by Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly Most flightless birds lead generally happy lives, but Red seems to become agitated with every
FilmMay 20, 2016
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‘The Nice Guys’ is as funny as it is dark
Shane Black films are unmistakably Shane Black films, with crackling dialogue, relentless action, and tough guys cut from a decidedly retro cloth. In “The Nice Guys,” which he directed, and cowrote with Anthony Bagarozzi, that cloth is the kind of polyester that might make up a late-’70s leisure suit. While Black’s films are always deeply influenced by his appreciation for pulp noir detective fiction, “The Nice Guys” is one of the purest expressions of Black’s aesthetic, a bloody, hilarious, co
FilmMay 20, 2016
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Daughter-murderer pastor given 20 years in prison
The pastor and his wife who killed their 13-year-old daughter by violently beating her were respectively given 20 and 15 years in prison, Thursday. The delivered sentences were five and three years higher, respectively, than the prosecution had initially sought. The Incheon district court on Thursday said the 47-year-old pastor and his 40-year-old wife, admitted to their crimes and showed remorse, however, they continued to blame the victim’s alleged theft of church offerings as triggering the c
Social AffairsMay 20, 2016
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Seoul urges N.K. to give up nukes, missiles amid Gaeseong zone shutdown
South Korea on Friday called on North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programs as Seoul marked the 100th day since shutting down the joint industrial complex in the communist country.Seoul shut down the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in the North's border city of the same name on Feb. 10 in response to Pyongyang's January nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in February.The decision came amid concerns that money generated from the factory zone is bankrolling the North's nuclear and missil
North KoreaMay 20, 2016
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Institutions sell net 3.558 tln won since April on profit taking
Korea's institutional investors have sold a net 3.558 trillion won ($2.986 billion) worth of local stocks since April on profit taking, the Korea Exchange (KRX) said Friday.From April 1 to May 19, domestic institutions largely offloaded exporter stocks such as Samsung Electronics, LG Chem, Samsung C&T and POSCO. As a result, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price index (KOSPI) fell 1.4 percent to 1,946.78 from 1,973.57 during the cited period, KRX data showed.Instead, they bought defensive st
May 20, 2016
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Park meets officials from SMEs
Korean President Park Geun-hye met with officials from local small and medium-sized enterprises, and vowed to provide them with administrative support for sustainable growth.The gathering, held in every third week of May, first kicked off in 2009 by the presidential office to express gratitude to small enterprises. Around 240 officials, including Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan, joined this year's event. President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)Park said she wishes to acknowledge the contributions made by
May 20, 2016
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Seoul's first late-night duty-free shop opens
Korea's first late-night duty-free shop opened Friday at the heart of its major shopping district frequented by foreign tourists.The Doota Duty Free Shop (DFS) began its operations, offering a wide range of duty-free goods from nearly 500 major brands.Visitors on Friday look at goods sold at Doosan`s newly-opened duty-free shop inside Doota, a shopping mall located near Seoul`s popular shopping district Dongdaemun Market. (Yonhap)The new shop is located near the Dongdaemun market, a traditional
IndustryMay 20, 2016
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Park, Saenuri Party approval rating backtrack
President Park Geun-hye and the ruling Saenuri Party's approval rating backtracked, a poll showed Friday, with the public citing a lack of communication as one of the major weaknesses of the incumbent administration.According to the poll conducted by Gallup Korea, only 30 percent of the respondents gave a nod to Park this week, down 2 percentage points from a week earlier. The survey was conducted on 1,004 South Koreans.On the other hand, those who expressed discontent against Park came to 58 pe
PoliticsMay 20, 2016