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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Writer looks into other worlds
It is about one o’clock on Monday in Seoul, and a tall, poised woman walks into a busy cafe. Dressed in a black jacket and a matching grey skirt, she says hello in German-accented Korean. She has huge, curious eyes.Not many would think of this Korean-born Austrian author as a foreigner on busy Seoul
Oct. 21, 2011
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New Books
Understanding all ‘Things Chinese’Things ChineseBy Ronald G. Knapp(Tuttle Publishing)For many people, their only interaction with China is at a Chinese restaurant, but there is so much more to a culture dating back over the two millennia.Let the excellent “Things Chinese” introduce you to it.Along w
Oct. 21, 2011
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Love story unfolds contradictions in life
Twofold SongBy Yi Mun-yol(Hollym)A couple is sitting on a bench on a cool autumn day. They have been having an affair for the last three years, and have just decided to end the relationship. It is their last day together, but each gives it a different meaning and a reason.Author Yi’s novella “Twofol
Oct. 21, 2011
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Jobs questioned authority all his life, book says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his life _ giving up religion because he was troubled by starving children, calling executives who took over Apple ``corrupt'' and delaying cancer surgery in favor of cleansings and herbal medicine.``Steve Jobs'' by Wal
Oct. 21, 2011
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Murakami’s ‘1Q84’ book creates buzz in British launch
LONDON (AFP) ― Booksellers in Britain were expecting to sell thousands of copies of Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s latest novel on Tuesday as excitement built after some stores held special late-night openings.Hardback versions of the book, “1Q84,” went on sale across Britain a week ahead of its
Oct. 20, 2011
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British author Julian Barnes wins Booker Prize
LONDON (AFP) ― British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-language literature, at the fourth attempt for his novel “The Sense of an Ending.”Barnes picked up the 50,000 pounds ($80,000) award, which recognises the best work of fictio
Oct. 19, 2011
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National Book Award nominee withdraws
NEW YORK (AP) ― A month before the winners are to be announced, this year’s National Book Awards have become a story of embarrassment.Within just a few days, children’s author Lauren Myracle has been a nominee, a non-nominee, a nominee again and, finally, a non-nominee, asked to withdraw over mistak
Oct. 18, 2011
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Museum unconvinced by new Van Gogh death theory
AMSTERDAM (AP) _ Two American authors believe Vincent van Gogh was fatally shot by two teenagers and did not die from self-inflicted wounds, but the new theory won a skeptical reception Monday from experts at the museum dedicated to the 19th century Dutch master.A book by Pulitzer prize-winning auth
Oct. 18, 2011
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Iceland’s literary stature born over centuries
FRANKFURT (AFP) ― A literary tradition that was born about 900 years ago with the Sagas, which Icelandic children still read today, has evolved into a thriving modern-day appetite for crime fiction.Publishers and authors at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which ends Sunday and where Iceland has been guest
Oct. 16, 2011
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A novel idea for learning English
Members of English-language book clubs enjoy foreign culture, friendship, while honing the languageIt’s a Tuesday morning in southern Seoul, and four middle-aged women are sitting in a cafe over their morning coffee. Filling the space with chats and giggles, the gathering seems nothing more than a s
Oct. 14, 2011
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New Books
Banks tackles sex offendersLost Memory of SkinBy Russell Banks(Ecco)One of America’s finest writers has written a novel about sex offenders, and he’s done so in such a powerful and insightful way that “Lost Memory of Skin” should be required reading for anyone interested in fixing the country’s brok
Oct. 14, 2011
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Christmas book brings the White House to life
“Christmas With the First Ladies” is an attractive addition to the plethora of books on the history of the White House.Drawing on the materials from presidential libraries, Coleen Christian Burke has delved into history to put a human face on presidential Christmases as presented by our presidents a
Oct. 14, 2011
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Jane Lynch, a role model with laserlike focus
Ann Christophersen, co-owner of Women and Children First bookstore in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood, turned to Linda Bubon, her longtime business partner, and scowled at the table that had been set up on a riser at the back of their store. The actress Jane Lynch was due in a few minutes. She
Oct. 14, 2011
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Book industry fights back against debt crisis
FRANKFURT (AFP) ― Publishers and booksellers from debt-laden countries gathered at the world’s biggest book fair Wednesday determined to fight the impact of Europe’s economic woes.But authors at least have drawn inspiration from the crisis, they reported.Greece, currently in the eye of the eurozone
Oct. 13, 2011
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World’s biggest fair of publishers eyes safe future for books
FRANKFURT (AFP) ― The world’s biggest book fair, which opened Tuesday, wants to put paid to fears for the survival of the book in its traditional, bound form in the face of its digital rival’s growing popularity.While electronic books and other gadgets have been all the talk of the Frankfurt Book Fa
Oct. 12, 2011
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Little Free Libraries lets neighbors share books and a bit of themselves
MINNEAPOLIS ― They look like large birdhouses and act like water coolers. But the sustenance stored inside the wooden, windowed boxes is a blend of knowledge and recreation.Little Free Libraries, the brainchild of Stillwater, Minnesota, native Todd Bol, are popping up all over Minnesota, from tony L
Oct. 12, 2011
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Korea ruled ancient Japanese state: scholar
Professor presents new interpretation of ancient Chinese historical textsDuring ancient times in what is now Kyushu in southern Japan, people had tattoos, made a living by farming silkworms, and buried their dead in earthen jars and portal tombs.And they were described as being afraid of “Daesol.” T
Oct. 12, 2011
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Dennis Lehane starting imprint at HarperCollins
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dennis Lehane is the latest brand-name publisher.The author of “Mystic River,” “Moonlight Mile” and other thrillers is overseeing a new imprint at HarperCollins.The publisher announced Monday that Dennis Lehane Books will issue “a select” number of literary fiction works each year t
Oct. 11, 2011
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Public criticism needed for reform of capitalism: Kocka
German academic discusses crisis of capitalism, lessons from German reunificationA good mixture between market dynamics, prudent forms of NGOs, and more government regulations of the finance system could bring ideal reforms to modern-day capitalism, and such reforms often come from crisi
Oct. 10, 2011
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Book fair to tackle challenges of digital age storytelling
BERLIN (AFP) ― Authors once just had to deal with a publisher but are now being forced to embrace the digital age and negotiate the rights to their works for TV, films and ebooks.Organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens on Wednesday, said the challenges thrown up by the upheaval in the boo
Oct. 9, 2011
