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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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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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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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Parker’s wine bible moving to Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Influential U.S. wine critic Robert Parker is moving the headquarters of his newsletter to Singapore after selling a major stake to investors based in the city-state, a report said Tuesday.Parker told the Wall Street Journal he intends to step down as editor-in-chief of The Wine Advocate and phase out its print edition, giving oversight to his Singapore-based Asia correspondent, Lisa Perrotti-Brown.“The Asian market has come of age in the last decade or so, and it would be unre
Dec. 12, 2012
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Curry in Seoul
When K-pop group TVXQ told me animatedly during a press conference last month that they loved Indian food and were keen to visit India for more, I was curious about the Indian cuisine experience in Korea. “Most Koreans see India as the land of Buddha, yoga, backpacking and ― curry!” a senior Korean media professional told me. No doubt, all Indian restaurants in Seoul have curry, naan, samosas ― north Indian dishes that are mascots of Indian cuisine the world over ― as their main items under the
Dec. 12, 2012
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Christmas market food at Courtyard by Marriott Seoul
The hotel will hold a Christmas Market Food and Beverage promotion from Dec. 22-25. The hotel’s multi-dining restaurant, MoMo Caf will present a special Christmas buffet called “MoMo’s Christmas Market.” The buffet will include roasted turkey with cranberry sauce, a grill station with all kinds of meat carved by the chef, pasta made on-site and served fresh at pasta station, cold seafood corner, 20 kinds of European Special Christmas desserts and fresh fruits section. Also, the chef’s recommende
Dec. 7, 2012
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European dinner buffet at Mercure Gangnam Sodowe Hotel
Caf SODOWE of the hotel presents the “European Dinner Buffet,” which will entertain guests with 70 diverse dishes including the main dish of steak and fish, available starting Dec. 3. These homemade dishes will be made fresh with no additives. Menu items include pastas, pizzas, Belgian waffles, Mediterranean seafood salad, Scandinavian grilled salmon, a French snail dish, Turkish pilaf, Italian mussel, gratin, French traditional tuna salad and Swiss cheese. The buffet with steak as the main dish
Dec. 7, 2012
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End of year packages at Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
For the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s celebration, Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel presents the “Christmas Package” and “Welcome 2013 Package,” which will allow guests to create a special memory at the hotel with family, friend and lovers. The Christmas Package features a one-night stay at a deluxe room, one “Franc Franc” Gift Box and access to the hotel’s gym and swimming pool, located on the 27th floor. The “Welcome 2013 Package” includes a one-night stay, two glasses of 2013 Champagne Co
Dec. 7, 2012
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Christmas package at Hyatt Regency Jeju
The hotel introduces the “Christmas in Love” package for couples and families who are looking for a Christmas getaway. Available from Dec. 23-26, the package covers one night in a standard Mountain View room, a Christmas buffet for two, Christmas celebration gifts and the Hyatt’s signature mug and a doll. The hotel also prepared a Santa Claus surprise visit for children as well as a “Kids Village” program, which will offer a children’s cooking class to make Christmas cake and cookies. Both event
Dec. 7, 2012
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Australia gourmet promotion at Seoul Palace Hotel
Seoul Palace Hotel presents the Australia year-end gourmet promotion at The Goong Buffet & Caf until Dec. 31. Presented by the hotel’s newly appointed executive sous chef Marty Kindleysides, the promotion menu includes grilled Australian Angus beef fillet with beef cheek tortellini, foie gras, chestnut puree and natural jus, and Australian lamb cutlets on garlic potato puree, grilled scallions and Dutch carrots with lamb jus and more. The Australian dishes with a touch of Asian elements can be t
Dec. 7, 2012
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Patjuk (rice and red bean porridge)
Patjuk is a porridge of non-glutinous rice and sweet red beans that have been boiled and strained. Patjuk is served on the winter solstice (dongji day), which has the longest night of the year. It is traditionally believed that the red color of the beans can expel demons and help cure mild illnesses. Ingredients● 1/2 cups non-glutinous rice ● 1 1/3 cups sweet red bean, 4 cups hot water ● 12 cups boiling water ● Rice ball: 1 cup glutinous rice powder, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tbsp water ● 1 tsp salt1.
Dec. 7, 2012
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Good sushi for a bargain
Sushi Shi-ro marries affordability, quality and artistry in one fell swoop. Situated near Hongdae, the pristine, minimalist sushi bar serves sets that range from 20,000 won to 40,000 won for lunch and 30,000 won to 60,000 won for dinner, and given what is doled out in return, dining at Shi-ro is a bargain. At the counter, the patron is coddled and practically hand-fed carefully crafted sushi, one perfectly seasoned piece at a time, till the very last palate-tingling moment. The experience, which
Dec. 7, 2012
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Natural wine? Serve it to the tooth fairy, say skeptics
BORDEAUX (AFP) ― Natural wine? Who could possibly object? But according to some experts, the unregulated use of the term ‘natural’ is misleading gullible consumers as well as polarising the wine trade.“These are all things that don’t exist ― natural wines, the tooth fairy and Father Christmas,” says Robert Joseph, a wine trade veteran who is one of the most prominent naysayers.Natural wine does not exist as a legal category in the European Union, despite flourishing movements in Italy or France,
Dec. 5, 2012
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69th Gourmet Circle at Millennium Seoul Hilton
The hotel’s acclaimed French restaurant, Seasons, will host the 69th Gourmet Circle Dinner on Dec. 14 and 15. Gourmet Circle Dinner, offered only four times a year, is a tradition that started in 1996. With each new season, award-winning Executive Chef Park Hyo-nam, creates a one-of-a-kind menu, paired with a selection of fine wines. This special dinner, including wine, starts at 178,000 won per person. Because the Gourmet Circle Dinner events are popular, it is strongly advised that parties mak
Nov. 30, 2012
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Sarashina Soba Special at Westin Chosun
The hotel presents the true taste of soba at the “Homuran” Japanese restaurant by inviting Yoshinori Horii, the head chef of Japan’s famous “Sarashina Horii” soba restaurant, with more than 220 years of history and tradition. Various types of sobas including Yuzu soba, Kakitama soba with crabmeat, seafood soba with scallops and more will be introduced for the first time in Korea from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7. The lunch and dinner set menus are priced at 40,000 won and 80,000 won, respectively (excluding
Nov. 30, 2012
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Christmas cooking for kids at Hyatt Regency Incheon
In celebration of the holiday season, the hotel has launched a “Christmas Kid’s Cooking Class” to celebrate Christmas. The children who participate in this event will have the opportunity to make gingerbread houses and Christmas cupcakes with French pastry chef Pascal Cialdella. The classes will take place on Dec. 15, 22, 23 and 25 at the hotel’s “Terrace Room.” Children aged 6-12 are welcome to join the class with an entry fee of 70,000 won. Members of Club at The Hyatt will receive a 10,000 wo
Nov. 30, 2012
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Tailored Package at Marriott Executive Apartments
This package provides three different themed benefits. The options include: a ready-to-bake cookie set for families; SOO Spa’s hydro bath treatment (20 minutes) vouchers for guests who are friends; or wine for couples. The hotel also offers breakfast for two people or room upgrades upon availability. The “Tailored package” offer is available until Feb. 28, 2013. The price for the package is 255,000 won (excluding tax and service charges). Reservations are available at www.measeoul.com or call 02
Nov. 30, 2012
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‘Best of Cheehong 2012’ at Ritz-Carlton
Cheehong at The Ritz-Carlton will be hosting a special end of the year tasting event featuring some of the hotel’s most popular dishes of 2012. The event will be held from Dec. 3-31 with set menus that offer a variety of Cheehong’s unique specialty dishes, including abalone with fish sauce and garlic, steamed sea cucumber, and succulent seasonal winter steamed hairy crab. The lunch set menu is priced at 78,000 won and the dinner course menu at 108,000 won (not including tax and service charges).
Nov. 30, 2012
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Comfort food, with a dash of innovation
Serving everything from churros to salt coffee and hot rum eggnog, newly minted cafe One Chu could induce some serious head-scratching from first-timers. One sample of the deceptively all-over-the-place menu reveals a common thread well worth the venture. One Chu, the culinary offspring of owners Lee Joezinho and Yoon Young, specializes in Spanish and American comfort food and drinks, both at their traditional and innovative, gut-warming best. Fried-to-order churros emerge hot and crisp, tucked
Nov. 30, 2012
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Bibim-naengmyeon, (Mixed cold buckwheat noodles)
Bibim-naengmyeon is a dish of cold buckwheat noodles mixed with a spicy, thick red pepper sauce. It may also be garnished with raw fish. It is also called “hamheung-naengmyeon” because it was a regional food of the Hamheung district in Hamkyeong Province, now North Korea. Ingredients● 600 g buckwheat noodles (dried), 15 cups water ● 100 g minced beef Seasoning sauce 1: ● 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp minced green onion ● 1/4 tsp minced garlic, 1/8 tsp ground black pepper● 1/2 tsp se
Nov. 30, 2012
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Charcuterie meat products for holiday feasts
When Belgian charcutier Benito Plasschaert visited Korea 20 years ago to train staff at a major hotel in Seoul, perhaps no one had ever heard of charcuterie or tasted meat products other than ham. But when he returned last year and again this year for the promotion of prepared meat products at Grand Hyatt Seoul, he was surprised to see people waiting for him and his products ranging from sausages and hams to more unfamiliar products such as pates, terrines, rilletes and meatloaf. Plasschaert pre
Nov. 28, 2012
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French cuisine at Grand Ambassador Seoul
The hotel presents its “Signature Festive Promotion” with fine French delicacies available until the end of December. The hotel’s live buffet restaurant The Kings and restaurant Caf de Chef introduce 50 newly added items as well as Christmas desserts such as Christmas cake with cranberries and brandy custard, buche de noel, carrot cake and Christmas dried fruit pound cake. Also, “Special Eve Celebration Wine Dinner” at “Caf de Chef” features soft caviar aspic topped with cauliflower cream, fresh
Nov. 23, 2012
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Winter package at Grand Hilton Seoul
The hotel offers a choice of special winter packages from the months of December to February for those looking for a restful and relaxing winter escape. Package I offers a one-night stay in a deluxe room, a coupon to enjoy coffee for two available at the Atrium Caf and a copy of lifestyle magazine Maison. Package II features an overnight stay at a superior room and the benefits of Package I. Both packages also include complimentary use of the swimming pool and gym. Package III offers a one-night
Nov. 23, 2012