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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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Topsy-turvy weather frustrates winemakers
PARIS (AFP) ― Record rainfall, cold snaps, hail storms and rampant vine disease: the conditions for making wine in large parts of France and in England have rarely been as tough as they have been this year.Yet winemakers on both sides of the Channel are defiantly optimistic that 2012 could still turn out to be a vintage to remember for its quality as well as for the financially devastating impact of low yields.“Some growers don’t have a thing, others only have 30 percent of their normal yields,”
Sept. 12, 2012
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Fermenting herring prompted gas leak call
STOCKHOLM (UPI) -- A suspected gas leak in a Stockholm, Sweden, neighborhood turned out to be fermenting herring, fire officials said.Stockholm fire fighter Bjorn Hornsten told national radio station SR that fire trucks and police vehicles were sent to the neighborhood Saturday after someone reported what smelled like gas in a stairwell.Instead of a gas leak, emergency crews found surstromming, fermented herring that is a foul-smelling, traditional Swedish delicacy, and herring fermenting partie
Sept. 10, 2012
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Pierre Gagnaire Package t Lotte Hotel Seoul
The hotel offers a special package centered around special culinary work of Chef Pierre Gagnaire, a three Michelin-starred chef of the hotel’s restaurant Pierre Gagnaire Soul until Dec. 29. The Pierre Gagnaire Package will include “The Pastry Package,” which includes a one-night stay in a deluxe club room, club lounge privileges, flowers and cookies. “The Restaurant Package” provides a one-night stay in a Junior or Corner Suite Club Room, Club Lounge privileges for two, a bottle of wine, cake, a
Sept. 7, 2012
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Korean royal cuisine class at Imperial Palace Seoul
Imperial Palace Seoul presents a Korean traditional royal cuisine cooking class conducted by buffet restaurant Familia’s senior chef, who has 25 years of experience in traditional royal cuisine. The dishes that will be introduced during the two-hour session will include traditional Korean savory milk porridge, beef ginseng balls in galbi sauce, asparagus and tofu skewers, traditional lotus porridge, sea food platters of nine delicacies and beef and vegetable rolls. After each class, a full cours
Sept. 7, 2012
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68th Gourmet Circle Dinner at Millennium Seoul Hilton
French restaurant Seasons presents the 68th Gourmet Circle Dinner on Sept. 21-22. The special event will hold a premium champagne reception at 7 p.m., followed by a seven-course meal, which will be paired with complementary wines. Inspired by autumn, the 68th Gourmet Circle Dinner will introduce rich and savory flavors to celebrate the harvest season. This celebratory dinner with wine is priced at 175,000 won, excluding tax and service charges. Marked by sophistication and beautifully-decorated
Sept. 7, 2012
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‘American Culinary Delight’ event at Ritz-Carlton Seoul
The hotel offers the “American Culinary Delight” steak and barbecue event with executive chef at Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, Matthew Morrison. American style dishes will be available at Oksan Buffet, Japanese restaurant Hanazono and Chinese restaurant Cheehong from Sept.7-Oct. 28. Lunch buffet, course menus and an la carte menu will feature a wide range of American meats such as rib eye and striploin steak, boiled ribeye carpaccio and ribeye bulgogi tart. The dinner course menu features six cour
Sept. 7, 2012
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Champagne drought threatens
REIMS, France (AFP) ― First the bad news: there is going to be a lot less champagne to go round this year.The good news: what there is could be outstanding.After one of the worst spring growing seasons on record, producers of the world’s most celebrated bubbly are bracing themselves for one of the smallest harvests in the last 20 years.But thanks to a hot and sunny August, all the signs are that the chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes that go into the king of sparkling wines will be
Sept. 7, 2012
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Trendy in Beijing, mala xiangguo
Restaurant serves fiery, fragrant Sichuanese dishMala xiangguo ― a Sichuanese dish that is all the rage in Beijing ― lives up to its name. According to Mala Xiangguo owner-chef Ko Young-yun, “ma” means “tongue-numbing.” “la” means “spicy.” “xiang” means “fragrant” and “delicious;” and “guo” means “pot.” In short, mala xiangguo is an incredibly fiery, delectable jumble of ingredients served up in a large pot. The version served at Ko’s hanok-housed Chinese restaurant in Tongin-dong, Seoul, achie
Sept. 7, 2012
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Saengseonjeon (pan-fried fish fillet)
Saengseonjeon is a dish of white fish fillets that are coated with wheat flour and egg wash then pan-fried. Fish used for saengseonjeon are white-flesh fish such as croaker, frozen pollack, sea bream and gray mullet. Saengseonjeon may also be called “jeonyueo,” (oil-fried fish) or ‘jeonyuhwa’ (oil-fried flower) for its beauty. Ingredients- 300 g white fillet fish (frozen pollack), 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp ground white pepper - 3 tbsp wheat flour, 2 eggs, 2 tbsp edible oil - vinegar soy sauce: 1 tbs
Sept. 7, 2012
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Hyundai Card jumps into foodie app market
South Korean credit card company Hyundai Card opts for a judge-by-numbers tack to the restaurant app with its newly minted MY MENU service. Available for both iPhone and Android platforms, MY MENU is a free restaurant guide that was launched in mid-August. The idea is simple and straightforward. MY MENU takes stock of the age, gender and profession of members swiping their Hyundai Card at restaurants throughout Seoul and Busan. According to a Hyundai Card representative, three months’ worth of
Sept. 5, 2012
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McDonald’s to open first vegetarian outlet
NEW DELHI (AFP) ― U.S. fast-food giant McDonald’s, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first vegetarian-only restaurant in the world in India next year.The world’s second-biggest restaurant chain after Subway tailors its menus to suit local tastes, which in India means no beef to avoid offending Hindus and no pork to cater for Muslim requirements.The first vegetarian outlet will open its doors mid-next year near the Golden Temple in the Sikh holy city of Am
Sept. 5, 2012
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2,014-pound burger sets world record
CARLTON (UPI) -- A Minnesota casino said it set a Guinness World Record by cooking up a 2,014-pound (913-kilogram) bacon cheeseburger.The Black Bear Casino Resort near Carlton said the burger concocted Sunday handily defeated the previous record of 881 pounds, 13 ounces and a Guinness adjudicator was on hand to verify the record, the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune reported Tuesday.“What I saw today was a feat of remarkable teamwork that resulted in a world record burger that actually tastes really
Sept. 5, 2012
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Chestnut eats 7.62 pounds of chicken wings
BUFFALO (UPI) -- Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the world’s No. 1 ranked competitive eater, downed 7.61 pounds of wings at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, N.Y. Chestnut, 28, took the top prize Sunday at the festival’s professional Buffalo Chicken Wing Eating Contest, defeating the No. 4 professional eater, Sonya Thomas, who downed 6.36 pounds of wings in the 12-minute contest, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News reported Monday. Thomas previously won the contest in 2004 and for the five consecutiv
Sept. 4, 2012
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Police: Man attacked over missing garlic bread
Authorities in Florida said a man accused of attacking a pizza delivery driver said he punched the other man because he forgot the garlic knots.The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the driver called 911 Aug. 19 and reported he had been punched in the face by Vero Beach customer Robert Wheeler, 48, because he hadn't brought garlic knots with Wheeler's order, TCPalm.com reported Thursday.Th
Sept. 2, 2012
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Chuseok hamper set at Grand Hyatt Seoul
The hotel’s delicatessen Deli presents a selection of deluxe hamper gift sets in celebration of Chuseok from Sept. 17-30. The Chuseok Special Hamper consists of a fragrant Revolution premier tea box, Italian Plenum wine, home-made marble cake and cookies. The French Gourmet Hamper has a Dammann tea, a bottle of French Chambolle-Musigny wine, Antoni Gaudi bonbons and chocolate. The Wine and Home-Made Sweets Hamper has a bottle of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte with delicacies specially made by the ba
Aug. 31, 2012
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Seasonal delicacy at Millennium Seoul Hilton
The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Genji presents a seasonal delicacy of pine mushrooms during the month of September. The fragrant mushrooms, often called the jewel of the forest, will be showcased in a la carte dishes as well as a special eight-course menu. The seasonal ingredient is featured in special menus such as grilled pine mushrooms, pine mushroom tempura, and steamed pine mushrooms in an earthen pot. Guests may also enjoy an eight-course meal, including pine mushrooms and sushi. Prices of
Aug. 31, 2012
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25th year event at Novotel Ambassador Gangnam
Novotel Ambassador Gangnam, a French Accor chain hotel, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its partnership with Korea’s Ambassador Group with a special anniversary package during the month of September. The Anniversary Package features a one-night stay in a superior room as well as a breakfast buffet at the hotel’s restaurant SQUARE. The package also includes a bottle of anniversary wine, a DVD of “Phantom of the Opera,” and access to the Internet, sauna and fitness club. The package is priced a
Aug. 31, 2012
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Fall Package at Grand Hilton Seoul
The hotel offers a selection of packages celebrating the new fall season from Sept. 6-Nov. 30. The Fall in Coffee package includes one night in a deluxe room with free coffee for two at the Atrium Caf. The Fall in Love package includes a one-night stay at a deluxe room with a breakfast buffet and coffee at the Atrium Caf. The Fall in Beauty package consists of one night stay in the executive room with free access to the sauna as well as EFL lounge during Happy Hour. The Fall in Luxury package pr
Aug. 31, 2012
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The Westin Chosun Seoul ranked one of Asia’s top hotels
The Westin Chosun Seoul has been voted as one of Asia’s Top 25 business hotels by online travel magazine Smart Travel Asia for five consecutive years. The Westin Chosun Seoul secured the top spot among Seoul hotels at 14th place.Smart Travel Asia has 1 million readers worldwide and conducts the Best Brand online survey every year in the categories of hotels, airlines, airports, holiday destinations, shopping cities and business cities. According to this year’s travel poll, The Fullerton Hotel Si
Aug. 31, 2012
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Sujeonggwa, (cinnamon punch with dried persimmons)
Sujeonggwa is a cinnamon punch made by soaking cinnamon and ginger in water. The liquid is mixed with sugar and boiled, then garnished with dried persimmons and pine nuts. Sujeonggwa means ‘cookies in water.’ To enjoy the real sujeonggwa taste, drink it as you would sweet honey and cold ice.Ingredients● 200 g ginger, 10 cups water ● 120 g un-spilt cinnamon, 10 cups water ● 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 1/3 cups sugar ● 5 ea dried persimmons, 10 ea walnut ● 5 g pine nuts 1. Skin the ginger (160 g) a
Aug. 31, 2012