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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Doctors defend colleague accused of blacklisting non-strikers
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Lotte Hotels offers 50 percent discount for Hana Club SK card holders
Lotte Hotel will hold “Restaurant Super Week,” inspired by the New York City Restaurant Week which offers a chance to dine at some of the finest restaurants at a discounted price from Aug. 13-19. The Restaurant Super Week will be held at Lotte Hotel Seoul, Lotte Hotel World, and Lotte Hotel Ulsan. Flagship restaurants like Pierre Gagnaire Soul (French), Mugunghwa (Korean), Toh Lim (Chinese), and Peninsula (Italian) will be participating in this event and offer “Super Week Tasting Menu” composed
Aug. 10, 2012
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Yakgwa (deep-fried honey cookies)
Yakgwa is a type of cookie made by kneading wheat flour with sesame oil, honey and refined rice wine. It is pressed into a square mold, or flattened with a mallet and cut into a square. It is then fried in oil and dipped in honey. This is the most luxurious and tasteful traditional Korean cookie. It is served on festive days, at ceremonial feasts and memorial services. Ingredients● 1 cup and 8 tbsp wheat flour (medium viscidness), 2 tbsp sesame oil ● Honey cookie seasoning: 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp
Aug. 10, 2012
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Survey finds rare sharks in fin soup
ORLANDO, Florida ― Imagine a bowl of steaming soup with succulent morsels severed from the tail of a cruelly slaughtered manatee.It sounds awful but isn’t far-fetched. Sharks are served in restaurants around the world in fin soup, even though about one-third of the 450 species are threatened with extinction. And there’s no way for diners to know the type of shark they are consuming.To find that out, shark-attack survivors associated with the Pew Environment Group, working with the Discovery Chan
Aug. 10, 2012
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Afternoon tea at Lotte Hotel Seoul
“The Lounge” and “Salon de The” at Lotte Hotel Seoul are serving “Royal English Tea Set” and “Champagne Afternoon Tea Set.” The afternoon tea set menus serve delicious pastries prepared by a pastry chef working with three-Michelin star chef Pierre Gagnaire. Pastries include ginseng and pear glass, sable Breton berry, chocolate mousse cake, lemon tart, marble cake, orange financier, macaron, scone, chocolate, and assorted sandwiches. The Royal English Tea Set offers a choice of coffee or tea, ser
Aug. 3, 2012
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Seafood barbecue at the Ritz-Carlton Seoul
The hotel’s restaurant The Garden presents “Summer Mediterranean Seafood Barbecue Promotion” from Aug. 2-31. Offering fresh seafood and natural ingredients like tomatoes, olive oil, fruits, nuts, grains and cheese, the menu is rich in nutrition and taste. The Mediterranean seafood barbecue dinner buffet includes garlic buttered grilled king prawns, king crab stew marinated in citron and thyme, lamb steak garnished with fresh summer peach chutney, and 40 other dishes all prepared and grilled by t
Aug. 3, 2012
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‘Chuseok Package’ at JW Marriott Seoul
The hotel presents “Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) Package” giving major discount to guests who purchase the hotel’s early bird promotion by the end of August. The package offers the lowest price of the year. The package consists of a one-night stay in a superior room, two movie tickets at Megabox Central and access to the hotel’s fitness club and swimming pool. Visitors may also enjoy shopping at Shinsegae Department Store in Gangnam directly connected to the hotel through underground passag
Aug. 3, 2012
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Summer package at the Grand Hilton Seoul
The hotel recently completed a full guest-room renovation and is now offering a range of relaxing summer packages from Aug.16-Sept.5. The “Cool Package” provides a one-night stay in a deluxe room and free access to the gym as well as its swimming pool. The “Healing Package” offers a one-night stay, breakfast, gelato ice cream and free access to the sauna. The “Family Package” for families of three or more, presents one night in the Grand Suite Residence, breakfast buffet, ice flake “patbingsu” a
Aug. 3, 2012
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Summer cocktail at Imperial Palace Seoul
The hotel’s Zoe Bar presents a cocktail promotion with its famous bartender, Ssami. Ssami has won the “Green Day Midori New Recipe Seminar & Bartender Contest” for two consecutive years in 2011 and 2012. He will also compete in the World Cocktail Competition’s Bartender Contest, which will take place in Prague in 2013 as Korea’s representative. Guests may enjoy the “Fresh Breeze,” the prize winning cocktail of the 2012 contest, and “Day of Heaven,” the prize winning cocktail of 2011 as well as a
Aug. 3, 2012
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Gegamjeong (crab stew)
Gegamjeong is a stew made of blue crab and red pepper paste. In olden days, it was often served on the king’s dining table. The delicate crab flesh and spicy soup give gegamjeong a unique taste. The crab is tasty and nutritious, and there is a saying, “Travelers should not look at the blue crab.”Ingredients● 2 bodies blue female crab ● 120 g beef (minced top round) ● Seasoning sauce: 1/2 tsp clear soy sauce, 1/2 tsp minced green onion, 1/4 tsp minced 1/2 tsp sesame salt, 1/8 tsp ground black pep
Aug. 3, 2012
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The shake bingsu
Add Bing’s milkshake-inspired, red bean-free bingsu is a tasty, dessert hybridBingsu is the summer dessert of the nation. At legendary bingsu spots, people will wait in droves for a bowl of those cold flecks of shaved ice, topped with sweet red beans. In Busan, one can even enjoy this dessert at street stalls, where it is made on the spot and served up in quaint little bowls. In short, bingsu is a ubiquitous treat and can be easily found in most cafes and bakeries around this time of year. While
Aug. 3, 2012
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Video of “haunted” pizzeria appears online
Security camera footage from a pizza restaurant in Louisiana in the U.S. purports to show the existence of ghosts. Lori Evans, an employee of Stocky’s Pizza in Haughton, Louisiana, discovered that objects were not in the place she left them the night before.She said: “When I came in the next morning, I found both of these ice scoops across the room over on the floor, the Tabasco sauce hidden behind the back, out there (on the kitchen floor).”When she checked the security camera, she saw objects
July 31, 2012
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Japanese Kobe beef debuts in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Rarely exported Japanese Kobe beef made its way to Hong Kong dining tables Friday as supermarkets and high-end restaurants started selling the previously exclusive Japanese culinary delicacy.Hong Kong is only the second foreign market after the nearby Chinese territory of Macau to receive exports of officially certified Kobe beef, the industry’s marketing association said.“The response has been overwhelming ― most of our stock has been sold out in a few hours,” Taste supermarke
July 30, 2012
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‘Future menu may include insect burgers’
With global population and food prices rising rapidly, humankind may have to depend on some unconventional food supplies like insects in the future, according to a report on BBC magazine.“Rising prices mean we are now starting to see the return of meat as a luxury. As a result we are looking for new ways to fill the meat gap,” said food futurologist Morgaine Gaye during an interview with the magazine. “Things like crickets and grasshoppers will be ground down and used as an ingredient in things
July 30, 2012
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Lucky draw at the Westin Chosun
The hotel is offering a lucky draw to guests who visit the Chinese restaurant Hong Yuan and buffet restaurant Aria from July 9-Sept. 3. Lucky draw winners will get a free trip to Phuket and accommodation vouchers from the hotel. Guests can get a lucky draw entry coupon and participate every time they visit Aria or Hong Yuan during the event period. The lucky draw will be held twice, first on Aug. 3 and again on Sept. 3, and prizes include two nights’ accommodation in the executive room at the We
July 27, 2012
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Yogurt specials at Grand Hyatt Seoul
The Deli, a European-style delicatessen at Grand Hyatt Seoul, presents a selection of healthy yogurts as desserts for summer available until Aug. 8. The desserts are designed by Beat Loeffel, Grand Hyatt Seoul’s executive pastry chef. They come in different flavors such as orange, raspberry, fig, mango, strawberry and blackberry. The price of the yogurts begins at 5,500 won, excluding tax and service charges. For more information, call (02) 799-8167.
July 27, 2012
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Taste of Singapore at Millennium Hilton
The hotel’s international buffet restaurant, Orangerie, presents cuisine prepared by Hun Pin Cheng, this season’s temporary guest chef from the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore, from Aug. 1-14. The chef will introduce authentic delicacies including papaya salad with roasted peanut and shrimp, braised duck with superior soy sauce, Singapore laksa, chilled mango and pomelo soup. The lunch buffet begins at 60,000 won and dinner at 65,000 won, including tax and service charges. Private
July 27, 2012
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Sushi lunch menu at Renaissance Seoul
The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Irodori offers the “Sushi Counter Business Lunch Menu” for those following a healthy diet. Irodori’s newly added lunch menu is a five-course meal with a variety of healthy dishes. Starting with the seafood salad, guests may enjoy fresh assorted raw fish, followed by a delightful selection of sushi, served with miso soup, and finish the course with dessert. The restaurant also provides a great view overlooking Tehran Street. Six Tatami private rooms are available f
July 27, 2012
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Oktoberfest at the Grand Hilton Seoul
The hotel is hosting “Oktoberfest,” a festival native to Munich, Germany. Attracting more than 1,000 people each year, the event will be held at the Convention Center of Grand Hilton Seoul from 6 p.m. onward, and the facility will be decorated to look like the Munich festival grounds. Guests may enjoy unlimited Paulaner beer, potato soup, roasted pork and desserts as well as dancing and games such as beer-drinking contests and arm wrestling. A lucky draw will be held and prizes include one round
July 27, 2012
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Jeyuk-gui (spicy broiled pork)
Jeyuk-gui is pork seasoned with red pepper paste then broiled on a grill. Koreans have been breeding pigs in large numbers since time immemorial, and have developed various pork dishes. An old cookbook, Eumsik Dimibang (1670), introduced the method of marinating pork with seasoning, coating it with wheat flour and then frying it.Ingredients● 550 g pork (fillet) ● seasoning: 1/2 tbsp ginger juice, 1 tbsp refined rice wine ● seasoning sauce: 2 3/4 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp red pepper paste, 2 tbsp gr
July 27, 2012
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Soba ― it’s in the dough
Handmade soba perfect antidote to hot summer daysThe craft of soba-making is in the dough, says Miuya chef Nam Chang-su, who went on to explain why the restaurant, which opened near Yangjae Stream this March, specializes in handmade soba noodles. “With handmade soba one can enjoy those aromas and flavors characteristic of this kind of buckwheat noodle,” the 32-year-old chef said. Soba noodles, once a quick and therefore oft-consumed dish among Japanese laborers in Edo in the 1600s, is now an int
July 27, 2012