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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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Korea's direct investment in China waning: report
South Korea's direct investment in China has dropped for the past decade due to increased labor costs and reduced incentives for foreign firms there, a report showed on Monday.According to the report compiled by the Federation of Korean Industries, the largest business lobby with the top 600 firms in South Korea under its wings, the country's direct investment in China, the world's No. 2 economy, reached $2.85 billion last year, a sharp drop from its peak at $5.44 billion in 2007.The number of n
Sept. 12, 2016
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Korea's ICT exports dip at slowest pace in 10 months in August
South Korea's exports of information and communication technology products fell at the slowest pace in 10 months in August on brisk outbound shipments of semiconductors and personal computers, government data showed Monday.ICT exports reached $14.13 billion last month, down 2.1 from $14.43 billion a year ago, according to the data compiled by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The August figure extended its losing streak to 10 straight months starting in October last year, but also marke
TechnologySept. 12, 2016
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Sechs Kies calls comeback concert its ‘dream stage’
A South Korean hit boy band of the 1990s has made a comeback to the K-pop scene after 16 years, calling its two-day concert a “dream stage” and “a beginning,” hinting at active musical activities at home. Of the six original members of the 1997 group, only five -- Eun Ji-won, Lee Jae-jin, Kang Sung-hoon, Kim Jae-duc and Jang Su-won -- showed up at the press conference that took place in the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in southeastern Seoul on Sunday. “This is our dream concert,” said Kang, l
PerformanceSept. 12, 2016
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“Little Men” wins top prize at Deauville film fest
RENNES, France (AFP) - “Little Men,” a drama about the friendship between two boys in New York, was awarded the Grand Prize at France‘s Deauville American Film Festival.Directed by Ira Sachs, the movie -- also shown at this year’s Sundance festival -- tells the story of a family who inherits a house in Brooklyn with the ground floor occupied by a dressmaker’s shop run by a Latin American woman.A friendship between Jake and Tony, the young boys from the two families, is put at risk after Jake’s p
FilmSept. 12, 2016
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Hollywood is dead, festivals more needed than ever: Kidman
TORONTO (AFP) -- Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman warned Sunday that Hollywood was facing new challenges in the era of online streaming, and needed festivals more than ever to get films noticed.“I don’t think there is a Hollywood anymore,” the Aussie star told a press conference in Toronto following the world premiere of “Lion,” from director Garth Davis.“We’re all scattered around the world and we make films all around the world and Hollywood is of some bygone era now, which is sad in a way,
FilmSept. 12, 2016
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Stage adaption of ‘Cheers’ TV shows opening in Boston
BOSTON (AP) -- A stage adaptation of the popular television show "Cheers" is kicking off a national tour in the city where it was set. “Cheers on Stage” officially opens Monday at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre in Boston. It will hit the road for 11 shows through Sept. 18. The play is based on some of the most memorable moments of the celebrated TV show‘s first season. It features retired Red Sox pitcher and shameless lothario Sam Malone, pretentious waitress Diane Chambers, r
TelevisionSept. 12, 2016
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‘Daddy’ of supermodels in focus at new photo expo
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) - In the glitzy, glamorous world of high fashion, photographer Peter Lindbergh is a rarity. The clothes are almost an after-thought, and Vogue magazine once tossed a now iconic picture into the bin.But this modest German, opening his first major international retrospective in Rotterdam, is the man credited with creating supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista.It was his raw, black-and-white images of models gazing confidently, almost
PerformanceSept. 12, 2016
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In vast West, new music center aims big by going small
FISHTAIL, United States (AFP) - Winding through the arid green hills, the highway gives way to a rugged gravel road ending at a lonesome gate like so many in this land of ranches. Inside lies an experiment in music, sculpture and how to present art in the 21st century.Inaugurated this summer, the 4,700-hectare estate called Tippet Rise is the brainchild of a wealthy couple of free-spirits who are fulfilling a lifelong goal of creating their own classical music venue.The Tippet Rise Art Center, h
CultureSept. 12, 2016
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Radio drama's tale of domestic abuse grips Britain
LONDON (AP) - The trial of Helen Titchener, who stabbed her husband Rob after months of emotional and physical abuse, has gripped Britain, sparked a national debate about domestic violence and brought a flood of donations to women‘s shelters.That’s quite an achievement, since Helen and Rob are characters in a 65-year-old rural radio drama whose plotlines often center on crops, cattle and the weather.Millions of listeners to “The Archers” on BBC radio have been horrified and transfixed by the rel
CultureSept. 12, 2016
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Prominent thinkers urge Turkey to end writers‘ witch hunt
ISTANBUL (AP) -- About 40 prominent academics and authors from around the world are urging Turkey’s government to end what they say is the persecution of the country’s own writers and professors voicing differing points of view.In an open letter released Sunday, academics and authors including Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and British Booker Prize winner John Berger called on supporters to protest what they said is the Turkish government’s “vendetta” against its brightest thinkers.They said
CultureSept. 12, 2016
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Decades-old Chuseok photos
Some photos taken 20 years ago on Chuseok, traditional thanksgiving holiday in South Korea, were released from The Korea Herald’s archive on Monday. Taken in the year 1996, the images capture the festive mood of the people waiting to board their homebound trains and buses from Seoul Station and Express Bus Terminal.[Photos from The Korea Herald archive]This year’s Chuseok stretches over a rare five-day weekend from Wednesday to Sunday, Sept 14-18.Traditionally, during this time, families gather
Social AffairsSept. 12, 2016
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Foreign currency deposits grow in August
Foreign currency deposits held by banks in South Korea rose from a month earlier in August on a sharp rise in US dollar deposits by individual investors and exporters, central bank data showed Monday.Outstanding foreign currency deposits held by local residents came to US$67.34 billion as of end-August, up $1.11 billion from the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of Korea.Foreign deposits include those held by foreigners who have stayed in South Korea for more than six months, a
Sept. 12, 2016