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Samsung-Apple rivalry renewed as first AI iPhone debuts
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[Pressure points] Workplace communication: To emoji or not to emoji?
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Korean teachers handling larger classes, but starting pay lags behind OECD average
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Harris and Trump spar over Kim Jong-un, alliances
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[Grace Kao] American redemption vs. Korean punishment for BTS’ Suga
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Unseasonably hot weather continues; Seoul hit by latest tropical night on record
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BTS' Suga summarily indicted over DUI offense
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Celltrion Remsima SC hits record share in Australia in Q1
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K-pop music awards: Who truly benefits?
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Syphilis cases in S. Korea surge amid stricter reporting rules
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Girls’ Generation, 2NE1 lead comeback month
This month has been filled with comeback releases including returns from B.A.P., Crayon Pop and Ga In, and there are more on the way. With two of the country’s most popular girl groups, Girls’ Generation and 2NE1, announcing the release of their new albums, the remaining two weeks of February look to be a battle-filled competition among those hoping to make a big comeback. Along with the K-pop powerhouses, popular boy band CNBlue as well as R&B vocal group Brown Eyed Soul and veteran singer-song
PerformanceFeb. 16, 2014
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Korean documentaries win prize at Berlin film fest
Works by two South Korean directors won awards for best Asian pieces at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival, the directors' representatives in Seoul said Sunday."A Dream of Iron" by Park Kyung-kun and "Non-fiction Diary" by Jung Yoon-suk were the co-winners of the festival's NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) prize, they said. The award aims at discovering new talents."Non-Fiction Diary" is an expose documentary on Korea's social issues of the 1990s. It was also recognized at the 2013
FilmFeb. 16, 2014
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[Weekender] Woo Young-mi seeks homegrown fashion in Paris
What makes luxury goods stand out among fashionable items? What makes a luxury a luxury?Chinese fashion columnist Wang Er Song says in his book “Luxury Attitude” that it is the buyers’ respect for the goods. “What makes a luxury a luxury is the abundant value it contains and people’s respect for that value, the stories behind it,” he writes. WOOYOUNGMI, a Korea-based menswear brand, fulfills these conditions perfectly. Having started with a small boutique brand, Solid Homme, in 1988, designer W
Arts & DesignFeb. 14, 2014
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[Weekender] Conglomerates foster own luxury brands
Korean conglomerates are gearing up to nurture the future Louis Vuitton or Chanel, which will not only secure them with profits but also a luxurious corporate image and high social status. Hoping to become the next Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy or Francois Pinault of Kering, business tycoons and their heirs are vigorously buying up designer brands or nurturing future star designers. LVMH owns Louis Vuitton, Dior, Saint Laurent, Donna Karan and Celine, among others, while Kering
Arts & DesignFeb. 14, 2014
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Classical music“Baroque-music concert”: Flutist Emmanuel Pahud and Berliner Barock Solisten will perform the works of Bach and Telemann, two of the most appreciated composers of the Baroque era, at Seoul Arts Center on Feb. 22. Pahud, who was named principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 22 some 20 years ago, is one of the top flute players in the world. Founded by members of the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic in 1995, the Berliner Barock Solisten is an ensemble
CultureFeb. 14, 2014
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‘N. Korean human rights should be dealt with at international level’
The image of a petite, frail-looking woman, sitting for days inside a makeshift tent across the Chinese Embassy in protest against China’s forceful repatriation of North Korean defectors, is still vivid, even after nearly two years.Sitting at her office in Dongguk University in Seoul last month, Park Sun-young recalled how she, then a Liberty Forward Party legislator, started a hunger strike, almost on impulse. She had been receiving many desperate calls, day and night, asking her to help stop t
PeopleFeb. 14, 2014
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Box Office: 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, RoboCop
12 Years a Slave (U.S., U.K.)Opening Feb. 27In 1841, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free African-American New Yorker, is kidnapped by slavers in Washington, D.C., and sold into slavery in Louisiana. There, he is enslaved to work on farms in the South, after being renamed “Platt,” and becomes the property of a plantation owner (Benedict Cumberbatch). This film is an adaptation of the 1853 memoir of the same title by Northup, who was an educated carpenter, musician and a family man before
FilmFeb. 14, 2014
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Eyelike: Yoo Seung-woo shows maturity in Early 19
Yoo Seung-woo shows maturity in Early 19Yoo Seung-woo “Early 19” (CJ E&M)Two years ago, young singer-songwriter Yoo seung-woo, then a 16-year-old high school student, impressed judges and viewers with his musicality and clear voice on singing audition program “Superstar K4.”The young prodigy has returned to the music scene with his second EP, “Early 19,” equipped with his signature acoustic sounds and singing.Yoo’s new album expresses his current state of mind and worries as he enters adulthood
PerformanceFeb. 14, 2014
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‘That Awkward Moment’ strains to find laughs
“So” is how “That Awkward Moment” begins every “awkward moment.” As in “So, what are we doing here?” Or “So, where do you see this relationship going?”That’s the dating man’s lesson of “That Awkward Moment,” that “For girls, nothing good ever comes after ‘So.’” It’s a chatty romantic comedy in the modern mode ― rude, nude and crude ― with some funny, writerly riffs on relationships and how to avoid them.There are laughs, in the lead couple’s “meet cute” moment in a bar, when she (Imogen Poots) t
FilmFeb. 14, 2014
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South Africa’s Mother City boasts natural beauty, food and wine
CAPE TOWN, South Africa ― I’m normally not a morning person. But by 5 a.m. on my first full day in Cape Town, the sun has risen high enough to peel back the curtain of night and reveal the majesty of Table Mountain. Sleep no longer interests me. I sip hot tea, nibble the chocolate truffle left during turndown service the night before, slide open the doors and take in the view. Behind me, television continues 24/7 commercial-free programming ― tributes, interviews and news about Nelson Mandela. T
TravelFeb. 14, 2014
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Aurora borealis: Trip the night fantastic
MINNEAPOLIS ― The northern lights rise like glowing pillars and then unfurl to stretch across the night sky. They wave like a flag, shimmering green with purple at the fringes, below a tapestry of stars. Sometimes they transform nearly the whole sky into their dance floor, flitting north and south in hues from blue to yellow and even pink and red. The beauty is astounding; it’s almost surreal. Or so I’ve been told. The aurora borealis ― and its southern counterpart, the aurora australis ― starts
TravelFeb. 14, 2014
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Korean tourists search for culinary information the most
Travel information searched most frequently by Koreans turned out to be about restaurants, according to an online survey by the Korea Tourism Organization released this week. The organization surveyed 3,772 visitors to its travel information website. About 82 percent picked restaurants and local specialties, becoming the most-searched information, followed by transportation, and opening hours and admission fees for tourist spots. The posts that received the most hits were food trips such as “Fin
TravelFeb. 14, 2014
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Lotte City Hotel to open in Jeju
Lotte Hotel will open a budget hotel chain Lotte City Hotel in Jeju City on Feb. 25. Located less than five minutes from Jeju International Airport by car, the chain is a 22-story building with 262 guestrooms, and eight suites overlooking Mount Hallasan and the airport. Room rates are between 300,000 won and 700,000 won. On the top floor, the buffet restaurant C’cafe offers an array of foods from many countries. The restaurant also serves Jeju specialties such as black pork. The hotel provides a
TravelFeb. 14, 2014
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Conrad Seoul named travelers’ most preferred hotel in Korea
Conrad Seoul has been chosen by travelers as one of the top 25 hotels in Korea. The hotel was ranked among the “Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the Republic of Korea” based on travelers’ reviews and opinions posted on TripAdvisor, a travel website offering reviews and advice for accommodation and tourist destinations. “It is an honor for Conrad Seoul to have been selected for both the ‘Top 25 Hotels in the Republic of Korea’ and the ‘Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the Republic of Korea’ by so many travelers. W
TravelFeb. 14, 2014
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Around the hotels
Vodka-caviar pairing at Oakwood Premier Coex Center SeoulThe hotel offers premium caviar canapes paired with Absolut Vodka at the bar on the fifth floor until Feb. 28. The caviar canapes will be served with Russian traditional wheat pancake Blini which is eaten during Russian holiday Maslenitsa, known as Pancake Week. Three set menus, which all include the vodka and caviar canapes, are served during the promotion. The bronze set includes grilled sausages and hot dishes; the silver set includes
FoodFeb. 14, 2014
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New-old Thai at Bua
At Bua, a modern Thai restaurant that opened near Itaewon Station in November, one might blink twice at items like roti and nam prik num with fried pork. While both eats may not be as well known outside of Thailand as dishes like pad thai and som tam, Bua owner-chef Kim Yoo-ah says both are Thai staples, easily found throughout the country. “I wanted to introduce people here to new dishes,” Kim, 28, said, keen on showcasing dishes that might be novel to some diners in the city but are actually v
FoodFeb. 14, 2014
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Haemul bap (seafood rice bowl)
Haemul bap is rice cooked with seafood and served with a sauce. This type of rice bowl is very popular in Korean homes. By throwing in a few other ingredients while cooking the rice, you can have a filling one-pot meal. The obvious benefit of cooking the other ingredients with the rice is that the rice will soak up the flavors as it cooks. Because my rice cooker locks once it’s started, I cook haemul bap on the stove so I can add the seafood later in the cooking process to avoid overcooking. Wat
FoodFeb. 14, 2014
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‘Let It Go’ from Disney’s ‘Frozen’ stirs up Korean music scene
Two Disney princesses are leading the local music scene and setting new box-office records in South Korea.Since premiering on Jan. 16, Walt Disney Animation Studio’s recent film “Frozen” has been making local box-office history, becoming the most-viewed animated film in South Korea by attracting over 8 million local viewers according to the Korean Film Council on Tuesday.Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story “The Snow Queen,” “Frozen” tells the story of Anna, a brave, determined princ
PerformanceFeb. 14, 2014
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Students perform at Carnegie
Students at the Dwight Schools in Seoul, New York and London put on a concert in Carnegie Hall in New York on Jan. 31, as part of the schools’ international program. Under the program, 11 high school students from Seoul performed in the “Tutti,” an event designed to bring together Dwight students in grades 4-12 from three continents to collaborate as artists and share the universal language of music.“Watching Dwight School Seoul musicians perform alongside its sister schools from New York and Lo
PeopleFeb. 14, 2014
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[Photo News] Tourism partnership
PeopleFeb. 14, 2014