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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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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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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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S. Korea to showcase Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile on Armed Forces Day ceremony for 1st time
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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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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[NEWSMAKER] North Korea's rocket launch reaffirms evolving missile tech
North Korea’s long-range rocket launch on Sunday reaffirmed Pyongyang’s evolving missile technology, though it has yet to complete much tougher tasks such as acquiring miniaturization and atmospheric reentry technologies. Seoul’s Defense Ministry said that the three-stage rocket that the North fired on Sunday appears to have a range of some 12,000 kilometers -- far enough to strike the U.S. mainland. It also noted that Pyongyang had put a satellite into orbit for the second consecutive time --
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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National Assembly adopts resolution denouncing N.K. missile launch
The National Assembly Wednesday endorsed a resolution censuring North Korea's recent rocket launch, demanding additional retaliation measures from the Seoul government.The resolution, which was put to a vote during an extra session, was passed 241-0, with seven abstentions, three days after the North fired off a long-range rocket and placed a satellite into orbit.The resolution urges Pyongyang to stop weapons development and become a responsible member of the international community, stressing r
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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Berlin Film Fest to screen three Korean films
Three Korean films have been invited to screen at this year’s 66th annual Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), which is running from Feb. 11 to 21. Director E J-yong’s “The Bacchus Lady,” Lee Dong-ha’s documentary “Weekends” and Yoon Ga-eun’s “The World of Us,” will premiere at the festival’s Panorama screening event. This year’s Panorama selection will feature 51 films from 33 countries, including 34 fictional features and 17 documentaries. Offical movie poster for “The World of us” directed by
FilmFeb. 10, 2016
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FM Yun meets U.N. chief over N.K. sanctions
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York to coordinate their response to North Korea's nuclear and missile tests, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.Yun flew to New York on Tuesday to drum up support for a strong U.N. resolution that will punish the North for its fourth nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.The U.N. Security Council began work on a new resolution shortly after the North claimed it detonated a hydrogen bomb on Jan. 6. On Sunday, N
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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Koreas step up psychological warfare after Pyongyang rocket launch
South Korea and North Korea have stepped up their psychological warfare in response to the North's rocket launch by putting additional loudspeakers in place along their border, military officials said Wednesday.Both sides have installed loudspeakers along their heavily fortified border to broadcast messages critical of each other.North Korea is sensitive to such broadcasts because they could threaten the stability of the Kim Jong-un regime."Immediately after North Korea fired its long-range miss
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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[ELECTION 2016] Steering young generation into politics
South Korea will elect new National Assembly members in a general election on April 13. The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on the candidate agendas, election trends and notable runners leading up to the race. This is the second installment. -- EdLee Dong-hak was 23 years old when he first got a taste of politics. He had enrolled in the then-ruling Uri Party, a precursor to The Minjoo Party of Korea, as a part-timer for a party event in 2003. Now, the 33-year-old is running in th
PoliticsFeb. 10, 2016
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N. Korean workers in China rise sharply under Kim Jong-un
The number of North Korean workers earning foreign currency in China has grown sharply under the Kim Jong-un regime, a South Korean study showed Wednesday.According to the Korea Development Institute, the number of North Korean workers in China increased from 79,600 in 2012 to 94,200 last year.Over the four years of Kim's rule, an average of 89,050 North Koreans worked in China each year, the institute said, citing Chinese government data.Many of the North Koreans worked at factories, restaurant
North KoreaFeb. 10, 2016
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China confirms 1st Zika virus case
China has confirmed its first case of the imported Zika virus, according to the country's health authorities Wednesday, amid fears over the fast-spreading virus that is blamed for births of brain-damaged babies. A 34-year-old man from Ganxian county of Jiangxi province was confirmed to have been infected by the Zika virus after traveling to Venezuela, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a statement. The man, who returned home last Friday, has been quarantined and treat
World NewsFeb. 10, 2016
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Record numbers travel through Incheon airport over holiday
A record number of people traveled through Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main gateway, over the Lunar New Year's holiday that ends Wednesday, the airport said.This year, the holiday lasted five days, including the weekend, prompting a large number of people to travel at home and abroad.Between Friday and Tuesday, more than 780,000 people passed through the airport, according to the Incheon International Airport Corp.On average, more than 160,000 travelers visited the airport per d
Social AffairsFeb. 10, 2016
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[Photo News] Woori Bank enters Iran
FORAY INTO IRAN -- Woori Bank CEO and president Lee Kwang-goo (third from the left) hosts a ceremony to announce the opening of the bank’s trade and investment center in Iran with guests including Strategy and Finance Vice Minister Choi Sang-mok (fourth from the left), at the firm’s headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on Jan. 25. (Yonhap)
Feb. 10, 2016
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Berlin's three main orchestras stage free concert for refugees
BERLIN (AFP) - Three of the world's top conductors, Simon Rattle, Daniel Barenboim and Ivan Fischer are teaming up for a free concert by Berlin’s three main orchestras next month which will be free for refugees, they announced on Tuesday. The three maestri will each conduct their own orchestra -- Rattle the Berlin Philharmonic, Barenboim the Staatskapelle Berlin and Fischer the Konzerthaus Orchestra -- in a special concert on March 1 in the German capital's Philharmonic Hall, they said in a join
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2016
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[Herald Review] 'Like for Likes' is charming but predictably cheesy
With “Like for Likes,” what you see is what you get: A cookie-cutter omnibus romantic comedy featuring three couples, tangentially linked, each finding his or her way to an ever-after ending. The men are sweet, the women are adorable and butterflies abound as the familiar stages of courtship unfold. It’s difficult to imagine how this setup could yield surprises, yet one still feels a tinge of disappointment at the way in which “Like for Likes” fulfills its promise to a T. If any romantic comedy
FilmFeb. 10, 2016
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Pharrell Williams becomes co-owner of G-Star Raw jeans
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pharrell Williams, the pop culture renaissance man who is a designer, performer and hit songwriter, was named Tuesday as co-owner of jeans brand G-Star Raw. The company, based in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, said that Williams would be involved in design but also in decisions on business strategy and advertising. “G-Star is an independently minded and forward-thinking company. I believe they will be the definitive jeans brand of the 21st century,” Williams said in a statement. Wil
Arts & DesignFeb. 10, 2016
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France’s Cahors wine is new frontier for Argentina, China
PRAYSSAC, France (AFP) – France’s southwestern Cahors region is a new frontier for foreign investors, from Argentine winegrowers doing the “Malbec tango” to potential investor “ambassadors” from China. Cahors is the new go-to destination for foreign investors as wine-growing land is becoming scarce -- and therefore exorbitantly expensive -- in other French regions. “You can’t afford anything in Bordeaux or the Rhone or even in the Loire anymore,” says Chilean specialist Pedro Parra, who works fo
FoodFeb. 10, 2016
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Japanese chefs hone skills in cradle of French cuisine
LIERGUES, France (AFP) - Snow blankets a vineyard deep in France's Beaujolais region, where a select group of future top chefs from Japan are busy learning the secrets of French cuisine in the kitchens of an elegant chateau. Shouts of “Oui, chef!” punctuate the morning as the Tsuji school’s lead teacher Aime Nallet instructs his students in the fine points of smoking Charolais steaks with vine shoots or stewing cluster tomatoes to garnish red mullet pies. Their challenge goes beyond learning th
FoodFeb. 10, 2016
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Hendrix‘s restored flat provides glimpse into swinging '60s London
LONDON (AFP) - “It's like travelling in a time capsule,” enthused Jimi Hendrix’s former girlfriend, marvelling at their old London flat which has been painstakingly recreated to look exactly the way he left it in the swinging 60s. The apartment where Hendrix and Kathy Etchingham lived between 1968 and 1969, which opens to the public on Wednesday, reveals the ordered domestic life behind the extraordinary U.S. rock star's mind-blowing music. Kathy Etchingham, the former girlfriend of U.S. musicia
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2016
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Squat, lunge, push-ups. 13 apps for fitness at home
MIAMI (AP) -- Don't want to fight traffic, travelling for work, can’t afford a $30 barre class? Those excuses for missing your workout no longer fly thanks to a host of new fitness apps and online subscriptions.There's a website for your every cardio craving from Pilates to bootcamp, some taught by celeb trainers that you likely could never book in person. Bonus: Many of the sites are free or cost far less than a monthly gym fee.Want it gym-style:Crunch Live includes many of the workouts that ea
TechnologyFeb. 10, 2016
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YouTube rolls out original programming
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael "Burnie" Burns hears a discrepancy.Before greeting moviegoers at the debut of his film, the writer-actor is eavesdropping on all the big-budget movie trailers playing ahead of his much smaller crowdfunded concoction, "Lazer Team." Suddenly, a roar from a monster in one of the previews literally rattles the theater's walls."I bet the sound budget for that was bigger than the whole budget for my movie," the bearded Internet personality says with a grin.Despite its modes
FilmFeb. 10, 2016
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Trump, Sanders win New Hampshire primaries
Political novice Donald Trump and self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire's presidential primaries Tuesday, US media projected, turning the American political establishment on its head early in the long nominations battle. US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during the primary night rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on Feb. 9. AFPWith less than 10 percent of precincts reporting, CNN, Fox and other networks called the race for the Republican fron
World NewsFeb. 10, 2016
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Henry VIII chapel hosts first Catholic service in 450 years
LONDON (AFP) - The sounds of Latin song echoed through the halls of Hampton Court Palace in London on Tuesday for the first Catholic service in more than 450 years to be held in anti-Vatican king Henry VIII‘s residence. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, celebrated the Vespers prayer together with Anglican Bishop of London Richard Chartres in a symbolic gesture of reconciliation. “I think it’s a very remarkable moment,” Nichols told AFP ahead of the servi
CultureFeb. 10, 2016