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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Buddhist order protests state ownership of relic
Jogye Order shocked by transfer of ‘Hunminjeongeum’ ownership stateThe Jogye Order, Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, on Friday protested the planned donation of a missing relic to the government.The “Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon Sangjubon” was stolen in 2008 and its whereabouts is still unknown, but the rights of ownership are being transferred by a man who was awarded legal ownership of the 15th century text by a court in February.In a press release issued Friday night, the Jogye Order questioned whe
May 6, 2012
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Buddhist order protests state ownership of missing relic
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the nation’s largest Buddhist sect, on Friday protested the planned donation of a missing relic to the government by an individual.In a press release issued Friday night, the Jogye Order questioned whether a proper investigation into the original source of the “Hunminjeongeum Haeryebon Sangjubon,” which it claims was looted from one of its temples, had taken pla
May 4, 2012
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San Juan’s walls are full of history
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ― The walls around Old San Juan are tall and very imposing.They are as tall as 42 feet and as thick as 45 feet at the base, 2 feet at the top. The muralla or city wall features two walls of sandstone blocks, filled with sand, mortar, limestone and water.The walls served San Juan well, thwarting pirates and foreign invaders for hundreds of years. That includes the English, the Dutch and the Americans.Slaves began building them in 1630 and continued for 150 years. The walls f
May 4, 2012
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Korea resource room launched in Copenhagen
The National Library of Korea opened a resource room at a library in Copenhagen last week as part of its effort to improve understanding of Korea abroad, officials said on Wednesday.The project, titled “Window on KOREA,” provided more than 1,800 books on Korea written in Korean and English to the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies located in Copenhagen. Korea’s state-run library will send 200 reading materials annually to the Danish library, for the next five years.Shim Jang-sup, chief executive
May 2, 2012
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Culture ministers from Korea, China and Japan to meet in Shanghai
South Korean Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik will attend a culture ministers’ conference with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts in Shanghai, China, from Friday through Sunday, ministry officials said Wednesday.The trilateral meeting will focus on ways to establish an Asian cultural community as a joint project by the three countries in culture and arts, cultural assets and the culture industry, the officials said.Choe will also hold two-way talks with Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu and Jap
May 2, 2012
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New York opens trove of city photographs
Around 870,000 images of New York City and its operations have been made available online to the public for the first time, retracing 160 years of the Big Apple’s history.The new site, www.nyc.gov/records, was so popular that it was unavailable on Wednesday, a day after its official launch.Among the 25 collections put online is a series of color photographs of each building in the city, taken in t
May 2, 2012
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Mexico: Austria may lend Aztec headdress
MEXICO CITY (AP) ― Mexico’s Senate has approved a measure meant to help win the temporary return from Austria of a headdress that was reputedly once owned by the last Aztec emperor. Mexico had long held the view that all pre-Hispanic relics were national historic property and could not be exported, and that once they entered or returned to Mexico, they could not leave again.The Senate’s unanimous vote confirmed a framework worked out between Mexico and Austria earlier this week to provide for te
April 30, 2012
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1792 penny sells for $1,150,000
A Texas auctioneer said one of the first coins to ever be struck at the U.S. Mint was sold for $1,150,000 at an Illinois auction. This photo combination made with images provided by Heritage Auctions shows the front and back of a copper and silver 1792 experimental penny that sold at auction in Schaumburg, Ill. on April 19. (AP-Yonhap News)Heritage Auctions of Dallas, which conducted the auction i
April 30, 2012
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Speech contest shows perspectives on K-culture
French office worker wins the grand prize of 2012 CICI ‘Communicating Korea’ contestA Russian-born woman who described her experience living with her Korean in-laws, a Frenchman who criticized Korea’s hierarchical work culture, and a Chinese student who commented on Korea’s dating culture were among the winners of a communication-themed speech contest Saturday.Twenty finalists of the 2012 CICI “Communication Korea” speech contest shared their personal views on a diverse range of subjects regardi
April 29, 2012
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Lady Gaga criticizes Korean government’s decision
U.S pop star Lady Gaga wowed some 50,000 people in the audience at the Olympic stadium in Seoul with her provocative but creative stage costumes and performances. Riding on to the the stage on a horseback, clad in a futuristic body suit and metal headpieces designed by Italian fashion power house Giorgio Armani specially for the concert, Lady Gaga made her first official appearance here, saying th
April 28, 2012
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Egyptian scrolls found in Aussie museum
SYDNEY (AFP) ― A British historian said Saturday he had unearthed a trove of Egyptian Book of the Dead fragments by a top ancient official after chancing upon a scrap on show in an Australian museum.John Taylor, a world-famous Egyptologist from the British Museum, said his discovery began with a shred of papyrus on display at Queensland Museum’s new mummies exhibition bearing the distinctive hieroglyphs of Amenhotep.The 15th century B.C. figure, son of Hapu, was Egypt’s chief architect and is am
April 23, 2012
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NYC photo exhibit captures Andy Warhol as young artist
NEW YORK (AP) ― Andy Warhol once predicted 15 minutes of fame for everyone.But 25 years after his death, the pop artist’s reputation and impact on the contemporary art world show no signs of fading. His iconic images of everyday consumer objects and celebrities consistently command high prices and draw enthusiastic crowds to museum and gallery shows. But before he catapulted onto the world stage, the young artist was already producing some of his most iconic pieces. In a new exhibition, Warhol i
April 22, 2012
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Korea pushes to register Confucian academies on UNESCO heritage list
A government-civilian panel to promote nine “seowon,” or private Confucian academies established during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), as UNESCO world heritage sites was launched in a ceremony in Seoul on Wednesday.The panel is comprised of 19 experts in the government and the private sector, including Kim Chan, administrator of Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration, and Choi Gun-duk, chairman of the Korea Seowon Association.The Presidential Council on National Branding and the CHA have pus
April 19, 2012
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Feminist art center marks 5 years
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Brooklyn Museum’s feminist art center is marking its fifth anniversary this year by commemorating famous women of the next millennium ― placing them alongside luminaries of the past.The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is using Judy Chicago’s work, “The Dinner Party,’’ a massive triangular banquet table, to envision a place where these high achievers might meet.Each wing of Chicago’s triangle pays tribute to a millennium ― 13 women for each ― beginning with primor
April 18, 2012
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Talking about communication
Corea Image Communication Institute will host a speaking competition this month to select Korean and non-Korean representatives to participate in the Culture Communication Forum scheduled for Sept. 6. The competition will take place on April 28 at Samsung Electronics Headquarters in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, under the theme “Communicating Korea.” Anyone below the age of 35 can participate to voice their opinions on communication, in Korean language. More than 140 people have applied for the c
April 18, 2012
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Huff Post has new answer to critics
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Huffington Post has its Pulitzer.David Wood’s 10-part series on the struggles of wounded American soldiers returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, “Beyond the Battlefield,’’ won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting on Monday. The first such award for a reporter from the Huffington Post, it’s an undeniable milestone for the popular if sometimes derided AOL-owned news site.Arianna Huffington’s self-declared “Internet newspaper’’ has badly desired journalistic credibility
April 17, 2012
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Korea to turn hallyu into industry
Culture Ministry plans to create fair business environment for artists, large concert hall and support content developersThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Wednesday a set of comprehensive plans for hallyu, such as building infrastructure for better content development, facilitating a support system for less popular Korean cultural genres, and promoting cultural exchanges to prevent anti-Korean sentiment.“Concerns are rising that the Korean Wave will fade away in just four
April 17, 2012
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Small but diverse, Muslim community carries on its worship
Shariq Saeed carries an unconventional status symbol with him everywhere he goes: a calloused indentation on his forehead. The weathered bump, called a zabiba, was caused by friction between his head and a prayer mat.Muslims are instructed to pray five times a day, and a zabiba is generally viewed as a sign of piety and devotion caused by deep, repeated bows.Saeed is a nine-year resident of Seoul from Pafkistan, and a practicing Muslim. The scar tissue on his forehead is evidence of dedication t
April 15, 2012
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Korea’s international awards show highlights best in TV dramas
Park Eun-mi has been watching TV almost all day for months. As a television programmer, she is among those responsible for sifting through scores of submissions to create a list of candidates for the Seoul International Drama Awards.Now in its seventh year, the awards ceremony recognizing the best in television dramas will be held in August in South Korea, a country increasingly known worldwide for producing top-notch programming.“It is our way of giving back,” said Min Young-dong, last year’s p
April 15, 2012
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A Seoul hanok getaway
Traditional accommodation offer rare experience in urban SeoulTucked away in a corner of the artsy district of Samcheong-dong, central Seoul, guesthouse Soriwool is a rare place to be.Located near Gyeongbokgung, the main Joseon palace, the hanok guesthouse offers a unique “gugak” ― traditional Korean music ― experience, on top of its serene traditional architecture. Whether you are a Seoulite who is used to the city where apartment complexes dominate the landscape, or a tourist visiting Korea f
April 13, 2012
