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Thousands rally in Seoul to call for Yoon's resignation
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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is killed in Beirut strike, Israel's military says
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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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Korean American documentary ‘Free Chol Soo Lee' wins Emmy
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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Meditation brings calm to Gwanghwamun
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Ha Jung-woo puts new painting up for auction
Actor and film director Ha Jung-woo has put up his painting “Keep Silence” for auction, art auctioneer I Auction announced Wednesday.The auctioneer described Ha’s works as an outlandish and humorous depiction of the conflict between oneself and the character he or she plays, adding that it evokes pop art and expressionism.The auctioneer estimated the value of Ha’s work to range from 13 million won ($ 10,647) to 25 million won. Ha’s career as an artist started as a hobby in 2007, when he was a co
CultureMarch 3, 2016
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Charlotte Bronte cast as a fighter
``Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart‘‘ By Claire HarmanAlfred A. Knopf (480 pages, $30)Two hundred years after her birth, Charlotte Bronte‘s rage over social expectations for women and thwarted ambitions are as relevant as ever, and a new biography by Claire Harman makes the ``Jane Eyre’‘ author fresh and relatable to readers who might only think of the Brontes as figures long buried in tragic myth.Bronte and her sisters Emily and Anne published their poems and novels -- including ``Wuthering Heigh
CultureMarch 3, 2016
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‘Comfort women’ statues magnet for Koreans
Sculptors Kim Seo-kyung and Kim Eun-sung have been making statues of teenage girls that symbolize Korean young women forced to work as Japanese military sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort women,” since 2011. They have made 30 statues so far, with more in the making. The bronze sculptures are exhibited at memorial parks, museums and on the streets of Korea, the U.S. and Canada.This month, six variations of the “Statue of a Girl of Peace” are on view at a gallery in Seoul where the artist
CultureMarch 3, 2016
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AOA's Seol Hyun named honorary ambassador for April's general elections
Seol Hyun of South Korea's girl group AOA was named an honorary ambassador for the April 13 general elections, the country's election watchdog said Thursday.The 21-year-old singer will promote the election to increase voter turnout in the lead-up to the polls, the National Election Commission said."Seol Hyun is beloved by the people as a singer, actress and model," Kim Yong-hee, secretary-general of the commission said, expressing hope that she will promote the right election culture to the publ
PerformanceMarch 3, 2016
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'Descendants of the Sun' carries on strong viewership
KBS 2TV's new television series "Descendants of the Sun" hit the jackpot, collecting more than 20 percent of viewership nationwide, Nielsen Korea data showed Thursday. In its third episode, the show starring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo drew 23.4 percent of viewers nationwide, the data showed.Higher percentage of viewers turned up in Seoul at 25.8 percent and around Seoul at 24.6 percent for the series produced by Lee Eung-bok and written by star screenwriter Kim Eun-sook.This is
TelevisionMarch 3, 2016
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Seoul City approves Shilla’s hanok hotel plan
Seoul City approved a plan by Hotel Shilla to build a traditional-style accommodation in central Seoul after rejecting four previous attempts, officials said Thursday.The Seoul Metropolitan Government made the decision on Wednesday to approve the plan to build a hanok-style hotel within the compound of the luxury hotel’s vast grounds in Jangchung-dong. Hotel Shilla is an affiliate of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate Samsung Group. Hanok refers to traditional Korean tiled houses.There has long
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2016
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N.K. ups tension with short-range missiles
North Korea fired several short-range missiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, in an apparent protest against the United Nations’ adoption of a series of harshest-ever sanctions, the Defense Ministry said.The military provocation also came hours after President Park Geun-hye issued tough remarks against the communist regime, pledging to deter its “tyranny.”“The North Korean military fired six short-range projectiles from Wonsan, Gangwon Province, at around 10:00 a.m. today,” ministry spokesper
North KoreaMarch 3, 2016
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Parties gear up for post-filibuster fight
Rival parties are gearing up for a full-fledged battle for the next National Assembly, regrouping after spending more than a week in intense legislative deadlock brought about by the oppositions’ record-breaking filibuster.While the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea seeks to use the filibuster as political leverage, the ruling Saenuri Party is set on putting the blame for the legislative lull on its rival.Passages of other pending bills, that did not make it to the last plenary session o
PoliticsMarch 3, 2016
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E-mart, SM Entertainment launch private brand
E-mart on Wednesday launched a private brand inspired by the artistes of SM Entertainment, one of Korea’s most influential showbiz agencies. E-mart, which is run by the Shinsegae Group, is the country’s largest discount store chain. The “SM X E-mart” collection comprises of 14 food items endorsed by SM Entertainment’s artistes. This includes jjamppong, which is spicy noodle soup, and jjajangmyeon, which are noodles in black soy bean sauce, endorsed by EXO. There are popcorn items endorsed by Sup
IndustryMarch 3, 2016
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Coupang losses deepen on logistics investment
South Korean e-commerce operator Coupang is expected to log mounting operating losses for 2015 due to hefty investments in the firm’s logistics capacity, industry sources said Thursday. Coupang is expected to log over 400 billion won ($326.9 million) in operating losses when it files its 2015 audit report in mid-April due to rising costs in building new logistics centers and hiring new staff, according to the sources.Coupang’s sales were estimated to have jumped more than fourfold last year from
TechnologyMarch 3, 2016
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Yun skips 'comfort women' issue in rights speech
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se made no mention of Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II in a U.N. speech this week that highlighted gross human rights abuses in North Korea.In a keynote address to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday (local time), Yun deplored the North's human rights situation, saying many North Koreans are risking their lives in search of "freedom and human dignity."The speech was also expected to touch on the issue of the Kore
Social AffairsMarch 3, 2016
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Korea, U.S.push for ‘exhaustive’ enforcement of U.N. resolution
South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the "exhaustive" enforcement of the newly adopted U.N. Security Council resolution slapping tough sanctions on North Korea for its recent provocations, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.During their talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken also agreed to further raise pressure on the North to denuclearize through stringent bilateral sanctions and
North KoreaMarch 3, 2016
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Feisty Korean women keep Olympic football hopes alive
When South Korean women's football head coach Yoon Duk-yeo said last month his team could reach the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this year, local fans praised him for his confidence, but at the same time, there were doubts.Yet after two hard-fought draws against heavy favorites, South Korea still have a shot at qualifying for their first Olympics, as improbable as it seems.South Korea, which have never reached the Summer Games since women's football was first contested in Atla
SoccerMarch 3, 2016
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[M. Nur Djuli] Myanmar, Indonesia: Parallels in their modern history
Last week, a delegation consisting of 16 members from four Karen ethnic resistance groups visited Indonesia‘s Aceh province. The Karen are one among eight ethnic groups in Myanmar, out of a total 16, to have signed the National Cease-fire Agreement with Yangon. This is not the first time Myanmar ethnic groups have included Aceh in their “lessons learned” tour itinerary. Several ethnic group representatives, government officials and military officers have come to Aceh in order to study the postco
ViewpointsMarch 3, 2016
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[Andrew Sheng] Will crowdfunding help start up the economy?
The New Year has started with such gloom and doom in financial markets that everyone thinks that start-ups may be the future of jobs and growth. But we all agree that small and medium enterprises, which are the major providers of jobs in any economy, are also typically long on passion and short of cash and funding. Conventional stock markets raise funds for large corporations and it takes a long track record in earnings and reputation before SMEs can find the sponsors and the funding to list in
ViewpointsMarch 3, 2016
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Ha Jung-woo puts new painting up for auction
Actor and film director Ha Jung-woo has put up his painting “Keep Silence” for auction, art auctioneer I Auction announced Wednesday. The auctioneer described Ha’s works as an outlandish and humorous depiction of the conflict between oneself and the character he or she plays, adding that it evokes pop art and expressionism. The auctioneer estimated the value of Ha’s work to range from 13 million won ($ 10,647) to 25 million won. Actor Ha Jung-woo‘s painting “Keep Silence” (I Auction) Ha’s paint
PerformanceMarch 3, 2016
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Vast Dylan archive knocks on a university door
NEW YORK (AFP) - A trove of thousands of Bob Dylan notebooks and other artifacts -- mostly unknown except to the rock icon himself -- will head to a US university to be preserved for posterity. The University of Tulsa in Oklahoma announced Wednesday that it had acquired more than 6,000 items from the singer's six-decade career and would create the Bob Dylan Archive. The archive will eventually go on permanent display in Tulsa near a recently built museum to Woody Guthrie, the folk legend and Dyl
PerformanceMarch 3, 2016
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Corporate lending growth falls in Q4
Loans extended to South Korea’s local firms grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of last year, mainly led by contractions in the manufacturing and construction sectors, central bank data showed Thursday.Corporate lending by banks and nonbank financial institutions came to 943.3 trillion won ($771 billion) at the end of 2015, up 11.2 trillion won, or 1.2 percent, from three months earlier, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea. Employees serve customers at a local bank. (Yon
March 3, 2016
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Lee Seung-gi releases digital single in Army
Lee Seung-gi, an actor and K-pop singer currently serving his compulsory military service, released digital single “Meet Someone Like Me” at noon on Thursday. The new single is the last song that Lee recorded before joining the Army, and was produced by Psy, Lee’s agency Hook Entertainment said Wednesday. Psy presented the song to Lee in appreciation for his surprise guest appearance at his solo concert in December, the agency added. Lee and Psy have known each other for 12 years, since they fir
PerformanceMarch 3, 2016
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[Herald Review] Choi shines as Korean-American adoptee in ‘Airport Baby’ musical
A young Korean-American adoptee returns home for the first time in desperate search for his birth mother. For musical director, conductor and actress Kolleen Park, the plot of her latest musical production “Airport Baby” may seem like an all-too-familiar tale. But add local musical actor Choi Jae-rim to the mix and the result is an unexpectedly moving portrayal of a troubled young soul. A scene from director Kolleen Park’s lastest musical production, “Airport Baby,” which is being staged until
PerformanceMarch 3, 2016