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Now is no time to add pressure on businesses: top executives
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CJ CheilJedang to spur overseas growth with new Hungary, US plants
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Seoul to host winter festival from Dec. 13
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Blackpink's solo journeys: Complementary paths, not competition
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Nationwide rail disruptions feared as union plans strike from Dec. 5
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Korean Air offers special flights for mileage users
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N. Korea, Russia court softer image: From animal diplomacy to tourism
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Jennie, Lisa invited to Coachella as solo acts
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Smugglers caught disguising 230 tons of Chinese black beans as diesel exhaust fluid
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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A dark journey into Rosemary’s past
We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesBy Karen Jay Fowler (Marian Wood Book / Putnam)The Cooke family at the heart of Karen Joy Fowler’s amazing new novel isn’t so much dysfunctional as it is broken. Some members are present. Others are missing. All of them are struggling. Why? “(W)here you succeed will never matter so much as where you fail,” says daughter Rosemary. The Cookes’ failures ― as parents, as siblings, as human beings ― have left them strangers to each other, incomplete and unhappy.A
BooksJune 13, 2013
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Writer inspired by real-life war nurses
The Daughters of MarsBy Thomas Keneally (Atria Books) Thomas Keneally has always been a novelist who writes and lives in the big sweep of epic history.He took on the end of the First World War in “Gossip From the Forest,” the U.S. Civil War in “Confederates,” and the Eritrean War of Independence in “To Asmara.” He won the Booker Prize for “Schindler’s List,” his account of one good German saving lives during the Holocaust. In “The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith,” he told a story of racism and violen
BooksJune 13, 2013
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Love and filmmaking in UAE
Love certainly is a universal theme in cinema, but Emirati filmmaker Jamal Salim found it a little challenging to make a romance film in his country.“In my country, an unrelated man and woman may not be alone together,” the director said in an interview with The Korea Herald in Seoul on June 5. “Imagine how hard it would be to make a romance movie without a single scene where a man and a woman are together alone.”Salim, who is also a writer, visited Seoul earlier this month to attend the opening
FilmJune 13, 2013
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Exhibition hit for glorifying suicide bombers
PARIS (AP) ― A state-funded museum in Paris is causing outrage among France’s Jewish community for staging a photo exhibition that calls Palestinian suicide bombers “martyrs.’’The exhibit, entitled “Death’’ by Palestinian photographer Ahlam Shibli, features dozens of intimate and often disturbing portraits of Palestinian suicide bombers with anti-Israeli captions that glorify their deaths. Among the works at the Jeu de Paume museum are shots of suicide bombers from the controversial Al Aqsa Mart
CultureJune 13, 2013
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Dutch duo peddle old bikes as fashion, furniture
DELFT, Netherlands (AFP) ― Two Dutch entrepreneurs have found a novel way to make money out of the thousands of bicycles abandoned in the Netherlands each year ― by turning them into designer fashion items and furniture.Industrial design student Lodewijk Bosman, 25, and Hidde van der Straaten, 28, founded “The Upcycle” in university city Delft in January 2012 to exploit a typically Dutch problem.The Netherlands has more bikes ― 18 million ― than its 17 million population, and around a million ne
CultureJune 13, 2013
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Seoul Philharmonic to hold ‘Summer Night Concert’ at Hangang River
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is holding a free outdoor concert by the Hangang River on Saturday, featuring familiar tunes ranging from classical to jazz. “A Summer Night Concert with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra,” to be held at Neoreundeulpan in Yeouido Hangang Park on 7:30 p.m., will feature star conductor Sung Shi-yeon leading one of the country’s most prestigious orchestras to present Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”; Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2; as well as Leonard Bernstein’s Overtu
CultureJune 13, 2013
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Rare ‘Superman’ comic book sells for $175,000
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― A rare copy of the comic book featuring Superman’s first appearance that went undiscovered for over 70 years in the insulation of a house has sold for $175,000.The high bidder for the copy of Action Comics No. 1 in the online auction was a “hard core, golden age comic book collector,’’ Stephen Fishler, CEO of ComicConnect.com, said Tuesday. The buyer’s name was not released. Fifty-one offers were submitted before bidding closed Monday night.But Fishler said the buyer had been
CultureJune 13, 2013
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Works of Gauguin come to Seoul
Masterpieces of the French post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin are on exhibition in Seoul. The exhibition, which runs from Friday to Sept. 29 at the Seoul Museum of Art, is the first-ever comprehensive survey of Gauguin’s artistic career presented to a Korean audience. It showcases about 60 artworks on loan from 30 major museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Musee d’Orsay in Paris and the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum in Moscow. The exhibition focuses on
PerformanceJune 13, 2013
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‘The Bling Ring,’ ‘Man of Steel’ fail to meet expectations
“The Bling Ring”Given that the film currently ruling the box office is about Americans encouraged by their government to indulge their homicidal urges one night a year ― we’re talking about “The Purge’’ ― it’s tempting to hail the clueless young burglars in “The Bling Ring’’ as veritable humanitarians. After all, they’re not out to kill or even hurt anyone. All they want is your designer shoes, your cute tops, your Rolex watches, your cash. And if you’re not a hot young celebrity they’ll leave
FilmJune 13, 2013
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Sistar dominates charts with ‘Give It To Me’
Sexy four-member girl group Sistar has returned to the music scene with their second full album, “Give It To Me,” with most of the songs sweeping the local music charts. The 11-track album was released on Tuesday and as of Thursday afternoon Sistar’s lead track “Give It To Me” still sits at the No. 1 spot on all the major local music charts. Eight tracks, including “Bad Boy,” “The Way You Make Me Melt” and “Summertime,” made it into Naver’s Top 10 real-time music chart while six ranked on the Da
PerformanceJune 13, 2013
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ESPN to cease 3-D broadcasts by year-end
NEW YORK (AP) ― ESPN says it will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years.The sports network says there were too few viewers to make 3-D broadcasts worth it. It didn’t say exactly how many it had, but the number was “extremely limited and not growing.”ESPN 3D was one of nine 3-D channels that launched in the years following the late 2009 release of James Cameron’s “Avatar.” But
TelevisionJune 13, 2013
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‘Snowpiercer’ to open in Korea on Aug. 1
“Snowpiercer,” the highly anticipated English-language film debut of director Bong Joon-ho, will hit local cinemas on Aug. 1, its Korean distributor CJ E&M said Wednesday. The opening will be the world premiere of the film starring international stars such as Tilda Swinton, Chris Evans, Ed Harris, Jamie Bell and Korean actor Song Kang-ho.The film will later be distributed by Weinstein Company and other distributors in the U.S., France, Japan, Russia and elsewhere. “Snowpiercer,” based on French
CultureJune 13, 2013
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[Photo News] Futsal and World Cup
PeopleJune 13, 2013
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2013 lineup of hottest Hollywood celeb visits in Seoul
A growing number of Hollywood stars make trips to South Korea to promote their films or boost the image of global brands. In 2013 alone, a dozen well-known celebrities flew to the country, and here‘s a list of the top figures. 1. Fanning sisters (Jan. 5)Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning were the first Hollywood celebrities to visit Seoul this year. The sisters reportedly came to Seoul to promote local jewelry brand J. Estina, which is also promoted by figure skater Kim Yu-na. Other than their prom
FilmJune 13, 2013
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Picture compares Obama and Xi with ‘Winnie the Pooh’
A picture that compares U.S. president Barak Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping with Disney’s cartoon characters Winnie the Pooh and Tigger went viral on the Chinese microblog Sina Weibo, British media reported on Wednesday.The picture showing the leaders posing perfectly in sync with the animated characters was initially uploaded by a user and gained huge attention online as influential Chinese bloggers shared it.But the website removed the picture for its “inappropriateness to go public.” It
PeopleJune 13, 2013
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After School puts on a new color for 6th album
Girl group After School released on Thursday its sixth album together with a music video of its title song “First Love.”In the music video, the eight members of the group dance along to the funky and groovy melody, singing about unforgettable first love. Seeking to shed their established image, After School put on a sentimental look, accentuating each singer’s sorrowful vocals.After School partnered again with famed Korean producer and songwriter Brave Brothers -- the creator of “Because of You”
PerformanceJune 13, 2013
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Foreign songwriters enhance the K-pop sound
Lee Hyo-ri has finally marked her return to the music scene after a three-year hiatus. The K-pop diva’s fifth album “Monochrome” not only highlights Lee’s quest to become a singer-songwriter but also her new retro sound with the help of foreign composers.Including the lead single “Bad Girls,” 12 out of 16 tracks were by songwriters from abroad. Critics are seeing her album more fitting for Lee than any of her previous releases, escaping her hip-hop sounds one tracks like “Chitty Chitty Bang Ban
PerformanceJune 13, 2013
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Agency strives to regain hallyu’s luster in Japan
Hallyu has grown much in Japan since 2004 when Korean melodrama “Winter Sonata” hit the jackpot there. The drama achieved record ratings on a state-run NHK, heralding the spread of the Korean Wave. In the decade since, hallyu has evolved in many respects, generating billions of won in revenues. But experts say the current state of hallyu is “just enough to maintain the status quo.”“The Korean Wave has not died in Japan, but it did not show any sign of growth in recent years,” said Kwon Ho-young
June 13, 2013
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Obama picks Korean-American diplomat as ambassador to Malaysia
U.S. President Barack Obama announced his decision Wednesday to nominate Joseph Yun, a Korean-American career diplomat, as ambassador to Malaysia.Yun has been serving as acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs since Kurt Campbell left the position last month.If confirmed by the Senate, Yun will succeed Paul Jones, the current ambassador to Malaysia. A date for his confirmation hearing by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has not been yet.Born in South Korea
PeopleJune 13, 2013
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Bong Joon-ho’s English debut set for Aug. 1 release
Korean film distributor CJ E&M has announced the release date for director Bong Joon-ho’s upcoming thriller, “Snowpiercer.”Bong’s English-language debut, starring Song Kang-ho, Tilda Swinton and Chris Evans, will hit local theaters on Aug. 1 and open later in North America, France, Japan and Russia, CJ E&M officials said in a statement on Wednesday.The sci-fi film is based on the French graphic novel “Le Transperceneige” by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette. Set mostly on a train in a post-apoc
FilmJune 12, 2013