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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Yoon warns North Korea against nuclear attack attempt
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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81-year-old model awarded ‘best dressed’ in Miss Universe Korea
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Shut up and dance
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Seoul mayor suggests shift in immigration policy
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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'Smart pill'? ADHD treatment prescriptions spike this year
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
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Brit pop legend Oasis to perform in Seoul next year
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KEPCO E&C tops global sales in nuclear power plant design
Korea Electric Power Corporation Engineering and Construction on Wednesday said it generated a world-best $126 million in overseas sales for nuclear power plant design in fiscal 2014.The KEPCO affiliate topped the chart for the fourth consecutive year since 2011. The ranking is based on research by U.S.-based Engineering News-Record on the sales performances in the previous year of the top 225 international design firms.“Designing four units of power plants in Barakah of the United Arab Emirates
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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Foreign direct investment surpasses $20b
The amount of foreign direct investment to South Korea exceeded $20 billion this year, with $15 billion having arrived here as of Tuesday, the Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy said Wednesday. The most ever investments of $20.43 billion is an increase of 11.2 percent from that of 2014, while the $15.19 billion that has reached the country is also a 28.6 percent jump during the same period. The authorities credited the Korea-China free trade agreement as the largest contributor. The pact, sig
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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Shinsegae jumps into cosmetics manufacturing business
Shinsegae International, a luxury fashion unit of retail giant Shinsegae Group, Wednesday announced its advancement into the cosmetics industry by collaborating with Italian beauty product maker Intercos. Shinsegae, famous for acquiring the exclusive distribution rights of a slew of global high-end perfume brands here, expects to pierce the luxury market with its own brand, while Intercos is hoping to get a strong foothold in the Asian market, the company said. Intercos is a globally leading ori
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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Herald Phil to join forces with jazz, gugak in year-end concert
Kim Bong-mee conducts the Herald Philharmonic Orchestra, which is slated to hold its year-end concert on Dec. 27 at the Inje Cultural Foundation’s Grand Concert Hall in Inje, Gangwon Province. (Korea Herald file photo)Continuing its forging of orchestral-based, genre-hodgepodge reinterpretations of widely recognized repertoires, the Herald Philharmonic Orchestra will present its final concert of the year on Sunday. Under the baton of Kim Bong-mee, the Herald Phil’s year-end performance will be h
PerformanceDec. 23, 2015
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Lotte to open L7 lifestyle hotel in January
Lotte Hotel, part of Lotte Group, will open a new lifestyle concept hotel called “L7 Myeongdong” in Seoul on Jan. 12.The L7 will offer stylish facilities, where hotel staff will sport jeans, oxford shirts and slip-on shoes in bright and lively colors in order to appeal to guests as “friendly and caring,” the hotel affiliate said.The hotel, situated in Myeong-dong ― Seoul’s downtown shopping district frequented by hallyu tourists ― will primarily target female guests in their 20s-40s who enjoy st
CultureDec. 23, 2015
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Seoul’s culture belt ready for creation of killer content
The “culture belt” in Seoul envisioned by the government will enable start-ups to create “killer content” for not only the local market but also overseas, the Culture Ministry said Wednesday.Consisting of a creative convergence center in Sangam-dong, an academy and a creative venture center, the culture belt is designed to create an ecosystem with a virtuous circle in which start-ups with creative ideas can work with each other as well as with the financial sector to create global content beyond
CultureDec. 23, 2015
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‘Design your life through sports’
This is the last installment in a three-part series featuring athletes who help people transform their lives. ― Ed.Jung A-reum (Jung Areum)Beauty must be gained through hard work and perseverance, said Jung A-reum, a celebrity lifestyle and fitness trainer and former Miss Korea beauty contest winner.Those in pursuit of it must first learn how sports or regular exercise can help improve their physical and mental beauty.“The problem in Korea today is that people take sports or exercise too lightly
CultureDec. 23, 2015
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Top court backs sacking of stem cell scientist Hwang
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Seoul National University’s dismissal of Hwang Woo-suk was justifiable, marking an end to a nine-year legal battle for the scientist whose fabrication of his stem cell research had tarnished his reputation.The top court upended its original ruling in 2014 that the SNU ruling was fair as Hwang’s actions “eroded people’s trust in SNU and the entire science circle.”In 2006, the SNU dismissed the veterinarian and cloning expert after he was found to have fak
Social AffairsDec. 23, 2015
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Hailing cab late at night a challenge in winter
A line of people, intoxicated and weary from the festivities of year-end parties, shiver outside Itaewon Station in central Seoul on a cold December night, trying to hail taxis. The seemingly insignificant task proves to be daunting, as a parade of cabs rush past them in search of passengers looking to travel long distance. “Where are you headed?” a driver asks a potential passenger, before speeding away at his mention of a destination 20 minutes away. Local taxi drivers’ tendency to cherry-pick
Social AffairsDec. 23, 2015
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Oil price likely to sink even lower
Oil prices, which have already hit the lowest mark in a decade, could fall further in the first half of next year, partly due to the resumption of Iranian supply, officials and experts here said Wednesday.At a forum hosted by the Trade Ministry, experts forecast that the benchmark oil price could hover around $40-$50 a barrel next year. However, it could fall rapidly when Iran increases its oil exports in the wake of the lifting of international sanctions, they said. (Yonhap)It may take some tim
IndustryDec. 23, 2015
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‘Korean start-ups still in need of trailblazers’
PALO ALTO, California ― After 20-year-old Pak Se-ri triumphed as the youngest winner of the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open in her rookie year, her success, followed by 24 more tour wins, inspired a wave of young Koreans looking to follow her lead. Today, Korea dominates women’s golf, as a new generation of players including Choi Na-yeon and Park In-bee ― called “Seri Kids” by the Korean media ― have followed the World Golf Hall of Famer’s footsteps in the LPGA.Korea’s start-up industry is a lot like the
TechnologyDec. 23, 2015
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South Korea to monitor absent students for possible domestic abuse
Following a high profile child abuse case this week reported in Incheon, where a father confined his 11-year-old daughter at home and continually abused her for more than two years, the South Korean government is launching a special investigation nationwide next month on all schoolchildren absent from school for more than a week. “Normally, when a child is absent for no specific reason for more than a week, a teacher is required to call his or her parents,” said Kim Il-yeol from the Division of
Social AffairsDec. 23, 2015
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Ahn’s bloc expands with another NPAD defection
Another opposition lawmaker on Wednesday left the New Politics Alliance for Democracy to follow Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, foreshadowing the division of the main opposition party ahead of next year’s general elections. Rep. Lim Nae-hyun announced that he defecting from the NPAD to join a new political group spearheaded by Ahn. His split brings the number of defectors from the embattled party to five since Ahn left the party on Dec. 13. Lim Nae-hyun. (Yonhap)“Together with Ahn’s new party, I will clear
PoliticsDec. 23, 2015
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Petition against Japan normalization treaty dismissed
The Constitutional Court refused Wednesday to review a petition by a Korean woman who challenged the constitutionality of a 1965 treaty to normalize ties between Seoul and Tokyo on the grounds that the treaty limited individual rights to seek compensation for colonial-era forced labor. The Constitutional Court delivers a ruling over the constitutionality of a 1965 treaty to normalize relations between Seoul and Tokyo on Wednesday. (Yonhap)Under the treaty, Tokyo offered Seoul $5 million in free
Social AffairsDec. 23, 2015
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Exhibition offers taste of ‘glitch art’
We’ve all been there ― a downloaded video that won’t play properly, the image distorted on the screen.But it is more than a computer error for a number of artists, who are exploring these gremlins as “glitch art,” and expat Mathieu St-Pierre wants to introduce viewers to the concept through his exhibition “100dpi.”Showing large images ― printed at 100 dots per inch to break conventions not only in video but also in print ― the exhibition features a variety of abstract work.St-Pierre studied fine
Expat LivingDec. 23, 2015
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Showul goes one-to-one to reach out to expats
Looking to introduce Korea to foreign nationals here in a friendlier way than the standard tours, a group of Korean undergraduates is offering group events to help expats build bridges.On Jan. 2, a group of Showul volunteers plans to take 30 foreign participants on a tour of the War Memorial of Korea before letting them try their hands ― and feet ― at breaking some boards with martial arts at Korea Arirang Taekwondo in Seoul. But rather than having one or two guides, Showul takes a one-to-one ap
Expat LivingDec. 23, 2015
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Seorae center to run Spanish classes
Seorae Global Village Center in southern Seoul will be running beginners’ Spanish classes from next year.The course will run on Thursdays and last 10 weeks, after which participants should be able to introduce themselves and carry out basic conversation.Classes will run at the SGV Center building near Seocho Station from 1:30-3 p.m. Tuition costs 50,000 won but a trial lesson that opens the course on Jan. 7 will be free.The class size is limited to 10, with priority given to foreign residents.Fo
Expat LivingDec. 23, 2015
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Talk to examine rise of French food in Korea
The Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch will kick off the new year with some Gallic flavor, with a talk by Hal Swindall on the rise of French restaurants in Korea.Before 2000, there were fewer than five French restaurants in all of Korea, he says, while today, there are 60, as well as bakeries. Swindall argues that the sharp increase indicates a major shift in food preferences here.He will talk about how a new interest in a wider range of foreign food here has drawn young Korean chefs to France
Expat LivingDec. 23, 2015
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Seoul Global Center alters legal advice service
Seoul global Center will be changing the way it offers legal counseling from next year.Those seeking advice will need to consult a multilingual counselor to assess their needs. The counselor will then book a session with a legal adviser, who will review the consultee’s situation before the session.Various languages are supported for the initial consultation, including English, Russian and several Asian languages, and the consultation can be made in person or by phone or email.The center said it
Expat LivingDec. 23, 2015
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[Graphic News] IPOs to hit 13-year high
The number of companies which went public this year on the main KOSPI and tech-heavy KOSDAQ markets reached the highest in 13 years, data showed on Wednesday.As of Tuesday, a total of 119 companies have listed on the stock markets, 17 on the benchmark KOSPI and 102 on the secondary KOSDAQ, according to Korea Exchange. By the end of this year, nine more companies will join the IPO march, two on the KOSPI and seven on the KOSDAQ.This 2015 figure is the largest since 2002 when 178 firms went public
Dec. 23, 2015