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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Poster couple
“It took us a long-list of nearly 500 names to arrive at Zia,” Sheikh Imtiaz Ali says about the naming of his newborn daughter while making his way on a cold Saturday afternoon to his apartment in Dokbawi in northern Seoul. What’s so special about that? Well, Ali, 34, a Muslim-Bengali from India’s West Bengal, is married to Yun Sue-kyung, 31, a Korean. “Our baby’s name had to have a ‘Muslim sound’ according to my parents, a touch of Korean according to hers, and be fashionable yet short for our
Dec. 26, 2012
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Oakwood Premier COEX Center offers home away from home
The Oakwood Premier COEX Center Seoul is the first of its kind, providing luxurious total living spaces and hotel amenities to make guests feel at home. The serviced residence offers 280 furnished apartments including studio and one to four-bedroom apartments ― which range in size from 47 square meters to 228 square meters ― along with 397-square-meter regal penthouses. All apartments have separate living, dining and sleeping areas, as well as a fully equipped kitchen. Each residence includes a
Dec. 25, 2012
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Lights here, lights there, lights everywhere
Following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.One of the men responsible for illuminating the world, Thomas Edison, was an American inventor who transformed the way people live their daily lives by inventing the first practical use light bulb in 1879. From having to solely rely on the sun and the moon as a source of light, to rubbing sticks of wood together to spark flames, mankind can now turn on the light with a simple flick
Dec. 25, 2012
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How to cope with holiday blues
It may be the best time of the year for many, but for some, the holidays are the most depressing time of the year, Canadian researchers say.Colleen Carney, a sleep and depression expert and psychology professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, says when people feel down, they often avoid being around others, which increases the likelihood their depression will worsen.Instead, she says, be sure to be around people this holiday season, but don‘t put up with acquaintances, friends or family member
Dec. 25, 2012
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Park draws unlikely support from arts community
Following is the third in a series of articles on President-elect Park Geun-hye’s key advisers and close associates. ― Ed.Cultural figures and celebrities across various fields voiced their support for President-elect Park Geun-hye, contributing to her winning the presidential race last week. Those who publicly supported Park include some prominent figures in the literary circuit such as poet Kim Ji-ha, writers, producers, veteran actors and comedians. As the culture industry in general shows st
Dec. 24, 2012
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Mayan temple damaged in ‘apocalypse’ frenzy
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) ―Tourists flocking to Guatemala for “end of the world” parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban center of the Mayan civilization.“Sadly, many tourists climbed Temple II and caused damage,” said Osvaldo Gomez, a technical adviser at the site, which is located some 550 kilometers north of Guatemala City.“We are fine with the celebration, but (the tourists) should be more aware because this is a (UNESCO) World Heritage Site
Dec. 24, 2012
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‘Santa may have been mushroom-intoxicated shaman’
As the world embraces the most celebrated Christian holiday, U.S. scholars have presented an unusual theory about the legend of Santa Claus, according to a report on Livescience.com.“Santa is a modern counterpart of a shaman, who consumed mind-altering plants and fungi to commune with the spirit world,” said John Rush, an anthropologist at Sierra College in Rocklin, California. Hundreds of years ago, the shamans in the Siberian and Arctic regions would collect Amanita muscaria -- hallucinogenic
Dec. 24, 2012
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Better to get a 'bad gift' than gift card
Those ready to wrap up Christmas shopping by getting gift cards, a U.S. philosophy professor suggests reconsidering and buying a gift instead.Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania discourages last-minute shoppers from purchasing gift cards because they primarily serve as an easy way out for the shopper."To avoid giving bad gifts, people have turned more and more to gift cards," Gimbel said in a statement.Gimbel said people need to remember why they are giving a gift. People are oft
Dec. 24, 2012
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Louvre cements spot as world’s most-visited museum
PARIS (AFP) ― The Louvre said Thursday its new Islamic art wing helped cement its position as the world’s most-visited museum with nearly 10 million visitors in 2012, over a million more than last year.The exact figures will be released early next year, but in the meantime the Paris museum said there was a “remarkable progression in Chinese visitors, who now figure in the top three groups (of non-French visitors) alongside Americans and Brazilians.”Next came Italians and Germans, it said in a st
Dec. 23, 2012
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Violence, gunplay baked into U.S. popular culture
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Showtime network aired a disclaimer warning audiences of violent content in the season finales of its dramas “Homeland’’ and “Dexter’’ last weekend, just two days after a gunman killed 26 people in a U.S. school.The political thriller “Homeland’’ featured the burial of a bullet-ridden body at sea. “Dexter,’’ about a serial killer, had a couple of murders.Viewer sensitivity, it seems, was not an issue. “Homeland’’ became the highest-rated episode in the two years the series ha
Dec. 23, 2012
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Better to get a 'bad gift' than gift card
Those ready to wrap up Christmas shopping by getting gift cards, a U.S. philosophy professor suggests reconsidering and buying a gift instead. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania discourages last-minute shoppers from purchasing gift cards because they primarily serve as an easy way out for the shopper."To avoid giving bad gifts, people have turned more and more to gift cards," Gimbel said in a statement. Gimbel said people need to remember why they are giving a gift. People are o
Dec. 23, 2012
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New options available for Santa-tracking
Anyone who wants to take part in the time-honored custom of track Santa‘s progress on Christmas Eve choose from multiple Santa-tracking services this year.Longtime Santa-tracking partners North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, and Google parted ways and each is offering a tracking service, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, has paired up with Bing Maps for a 2-D Santa-tracking display, as well as Cesium to show a 3-D version of Santa’s progress
Dec. 23, 2012
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English names for cultural heritage fixed
The Cultural Heritage Administration on Friday announced a set of guidelines for the Romanization of the names of cultural assets that will kick off from New Year’s Day. The authorities decided to Romanize the whole Korean name then add the English meaning, despite the inevitable overlapping. For instance, Gyeongbokgung will be noted as Gyeongbokgung Palace even though “gung” means “palace” in Korean. Bukhansan also will be written as Bukhansan Mountain though “san” overlaps with the word “mount
Dec. 21, 2012
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Juice it up!
“Freshly-squeezed” juice is very “in” at the moment. According to insiders, the ready-made juice market here is worth around 800 billion won. The so-called “premium juice” focusing on organic and healthy juice takes up around 15 percent of this, but is marking some 30 percent annual growth. Market leaders such as Pulmuone and CJ have presented their “I’m Real” and “SQUEEZE” products that feature a wide range of flavors, from apples to mango and tropical fruits at the price at between 3,500-3,6
Dec. 21, 2012
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More doomsday sect arrests in China
China has detained more than 100 further members of a Christian sect accused of predicting doomsday, state media said Friday, taking the total held beyond 1,000 as officials denied cold weather was apocalypse-related.More than 90 members of "Almighty God", a Christian sect which the government has accused of spreading rumors that three days of darkness would begin on Friday, were detained in the central province of Henan, the state-run China News reported.State media also reported 17 were held i
Dec. 21, 2012
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History museum highlights economic growth
The National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in central Seoul fixed its opening date for Dec. 26, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday. “This is the first museum highlighting the ‘now’ of the country. We hope the opening will bring the citizens together as one,” said Kim Wang-sik, director of the museum, at a press conference held Thursday. The opening of the museum is taking place some four years after President Lee Myung-bak announced the plan for its establishment.
Dec. 20, 2012
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A therapy dog to help students in school
Therapy dogs visit hospitals and nursing homes, comfort dogs are in Newtown, Conn., and soon a dog will help students in school with anger, officials say. School psychologist Angela Mullally says she is hopeful a therapy dog will be working at School 19 in the Rochester City School District in New York this school year to help students with anger issues, WHAM-TV, Rochester, reports. Mullally is working with the National Education for Assistance Dog Services to get a therapy dog in School 19. "W
Dec. 20, 2012
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One million Brazilians join cheating dating service
Want to cheat on your partner? Then the online dating service Ashley Madison is the perfect place for you.Since it arrived in Brazil 15 months ago, the website has attracted one million lusty Brazilians, turning this South American country of 194 million people into one of the biggest markets for the Canadian company.Created 10 years ago, Ashley Madison and its slogan: "Life is short. Have an affair" is now present in 24 countries, with eight million members in the United States and six million
Dec. 19, 2012
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Hallyu cited as face of Korea
Hallyu has become the representative image of Korea thanks to K-pop, Korean drama and Korean cuisine. In a survey of 3,600 foreigners living in nine countries conducted between October and November, the first thing that the respondents came up with when they thought about Korea was Korean food, followed by TV drama, K-pop and electronic goods, all included in the broad concept of hallyu. When asked about the main attraction of hallyu, 56.1 percent of the respondents said, “being new and differen
Dec. 18, 2012
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Pre-dawn calls and hard beds at Korea’s Buddhist temples
As a paying guest at Mihwangsa, there’s no need to book a morning wake-up call. It’s provided well before sunrise, at 4:00 am to be precise... and it isn’t optional.Instead of a phone call ― none of the rooms have phones ― guests are roused by a monk walking past their rooms, knocking on a wooden block to call them for a round of pre-breakfast chanting and meditation.The dozen guests who make their sleepy way to the temple’s main hall ― clad in identical grey loose-fitting outfits ― are all taki
Dec. 18, 2012
