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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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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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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Japanese designer of arty kitchenware Sori Yanagi dies
TOKYO (AP) ― Sori Yanagi, whose designs for stools and kitchen pots brought the simplicity and purity of Japanese decor into the everyday, has died. He was 96.The pioneer of Japan’s industrial design died of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital Sunday, Koichi Fujita of Yanagi Design Office said.Yanagi’s curvaceous “butterfly stool,” evocative of a Japanese shrine gate, won an award at La Triennale di Milano in 1957 and helped elevate him to international stature.The work later joined the permanent coll
Dec. 27, 2011
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Dutch public raises funds to restore Napoleon painting
THE HAGUE (AFP) ― The Amsterdam Museum has raised more than 50,000 euros from public sponsors to restore a 198-year-old painting depicting Napoleon’s entrance into the city, its spokeswoman said. The public was asked to sponsor different parts on the canvas entitled “Napoleon’s Entrance,” painted by Belgian master Matthieu van Bree in 1813 and which until recently had been rolled-up since 1891.“We have 340 donors who contributed amounts ranging from between 10 euros to 25,000 euros,” Martine Wil
Dec. 27, 2011
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UNESCO cuts funds for Palestinian magazine
JERUSALEM (AP) ― The U.N.’s cultural agency said it is pulling funding for a Palestinian youth magazine that published an article suggesting admiration for Hitler.The magazine, Zayzafouna, published an article in February written by a teenage girl who presented four role models: a medieval Persian mathematician, a modern Egyptian novelist, the Muslim warrior Saladin and the Nazi leader.UNESCO said in a statement it “strongly deplores and condemns” the “unacceptable” material and would cease fund
Dec. 26, 2011
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Dig in San Francisco unearths artifacts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― The big dig for San Francisco’s multibillion dollar transportation terminal has unearthed some artifacts from during and after the city’s heady Gold Rush days, including opium pipes from a Chinese laundry and a chipped chamber pot found in a backyard outhouse.The 70 artifacts have city archeologists eager for more and local residents pondering the ground beneath their feet.“It’s not often that you get a chance to stop for a moment and have a window into what used to be,” sai
Dec. 26, 2011
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Salvation Army kettles bring in record-breaking 4.48 billion won
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Salvation Army kettles brought in more than 4.48 billion won (US$3.9 million) for the annual red kettle campaign this year, an all-time high despite global economic difficulties, the charity said on Monday."We have collected more than 4.48 billion won to date
Dec. 26, 2011
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Christmas attacks in Nigeria by sect kill 39
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) _ Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.Authorities on Sunday acknowledged they could not bring
Dec. 26, 2011
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Controversial Dutch artist Johannes Heesters dies at 108
Dutch-born entertainer Johannes Heesters, who made his name performing in Adolf Hitler’s Germany and was dogged later in his long career by controversy over his Nazi-era past, died Saturday, his agent said. He was 108.The tenor Heesters made his debut on the big stage at the Volksoper in Vienna, Austria in 1934. His career took off in Berlin where, starting in 1935 ― two years after the Nazis took power ― he became a crowd favorite at the Komische Oper and Admiralspalast.He died in a clinic in t
Dec. 25, 2011
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Cartwheeling Alagna takes over leading role in ‘Faust’ at Met
NEW YORK (AP) ― A debuting Swedish soprano and a cartwheeling Roberto Alagna took over leading roles as Des McAnuff’s atomic-scientist production of Gounod’s “Faust” continued its run at the Metropolitan Opera.As Marguerite, the maiden seduced and abandoned by Faust, Malin Bystrom got off to a slow start Friday night with a muted “King of Thule” song and a jewel aria that was too soft-grained to sparkle.But she improved as the evening wore on, bringing pathos to the spinning song, desperation to
Dec. 25, 2011
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Queen to host royals’ Christmas, Kate’s first
LONDON (AP) ― It will be a traditional Christmas weekend for Queen Elizabeth II’s extended family, which now includes the former Kate Middleton, with the quiet holiday break to be followed by a year’s worth of festivities to mark the queen’s 60th year on the throne.Most of the senior royals, including Prince William and his wife, now formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge, will be dispatched across the globe to help the aging monarch celebrate her Diamond Jubilee in grand style.Elizabeth and
Dec. 25, 2011
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Winners in 2011
‘Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon,’ ‘Jekyll & Hyde,’ Super Junior top their genresAlthough bestsellers aren’t necessarily the most superior or well-made ― especially when it comes to the diverse culture sector ― sales performance is nevertheless an important barometer of public opinion.Despite the lingering impact of the economic downturn and inflation, more Koreans were willing to open their wallets to go to concerts and the movies, and buy books and records, year-end statistics show, with overall sa
Dec. 25, 2011
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Jenkins creates her own genre in 8th album Katherine Jenkins“Daydream” (Warner Music)While “junior Sarah Brightman” might not be the worst nickname for a popera diva, Katherine Jenkins may have longed for a chance to establish her own identity. The Welsh musician does more than that in her eighth studio album “Daydream,” which sees the record-breaking multi-platinum-selling mezzo soprano not only returning to her musical roots, but creating her very own musical genre once and for all. As her mos
Dec. 23, 2011
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Jeju officially named one of new 7 wonders
Korea’s Jeju Island was officially proclaimed one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature this week, as the chief of the Swiss-based organization congratulated Jeju via an email, officials here said Thursday.According to Korea’s National Committee for Jeju New7Wonders of Nature, Bernard Weber, chairman of the New7Wonders Foundation, sent an email to the head of the committee Chung Un-chan to inform him of the official result. Jeju became one of the provisional winners earlier this month, but the foun
Dec. 22, 2011
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Herald artday’s second auction holds up despite low season
The second online auction held by Herald artday, a subsidiary of Herald Media group, closed on Wednesday with 64 percent of items on the bidding block sold. A total of 68 pieces among 106 artworks were sold, marking a total sales of 186 million won ($145,000). Among the articles, Lee U-fan’s piece “With Wind” was sold at the highest price of 65 million won. Competition was tough during the six-day event where artworks by up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim, Lee Woo-lim and Heo Yang-gu and vet
Dec. 22, 2011
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Deafness shaped Beethoven's music
Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven's compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday. This is an undated auction house photo of Beethoven's manuscript of the Ninth Symphony, prepared for the printer and us
Dec. 22, 2011
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‘Secret Santas’ keep winter warm
Although most feel the urge to offer a helping hand to the poor and the homeless at this time of year, fewer people have been able to open their wallets due to the lingering impact of the economic downturn, unemployment and inflation over the past few years. None of this seemed to matter, however, to a gray-haired couple who made a repeat visit to the Salvation Army building in central Seoul this week to donate 200 million won (about $180,000). The couple in their 90s, who refused to disclose th
Dec. 21, 2011
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Hepworth sculpture stolen from U.K. park
LONDON (AP) ― Thieves have stolen a large bronze sculpture by one of Britain’s most important modern sculptors from a London park.The sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, called “Two Forms (Divided Circle),’’ was discovered missing Tuesday morning after it was ripped from its plinth in south London’s Dulwich Park.Local government officials said they will ask police and their metal theft unit to investigate the matter immediately.The theft came after Metropolitan Police on Monday dedicated a unit to ta
Dec. 21, 2011
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K-pop auditions spread their reach
Local, global producers increasingly take part in the search for new talentWith the world-wide popularity of Korean pop music, local auditions to find new singers are becoming bigger, serving as a golden ticket for producers and musician aspirants alike. Audition programs became big in Korea following the success of “Superstar K: Season 1,” which was aired on cable channel M.net beginning July 2009. The program’s success led major broadcasters MBC and SBS to start their own programs “Star Auditi
Dec. 21, 2011
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Kim gets first award by Shin YK foundation
Actress Kim Hye-ja will receive the first artist award established by the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation for her work on screen as well as charity activities, the foundation said Tuesday. Kim, the heroine of director Bong Joon-ho’s crime film “Mother,” will be the first winner of the “Beautiful Artist Award” established by the foundation this year. The Shin Young-kyun foundation was set up in October last year, based on a donation made by the veteran actor and former legislator Shin
Dec. 20, 2011
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K-Culture series complete with guide to Korean classical music
The Korean Culture and Information Service published “K-Classics: A New Presence on the World’s Musical Stage” on Monday, as the last publication in its English-language book series for foreigners to better understand Korean culture. The fourth book highlights the growing influence of young Korean classical musicians who have been bagging top prizes at international competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth International Competition and the International Tchaikovsky Competition. The full-color
Dec. 19, 2011
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PyeongChang committee wins award for promoting Korea
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games Organizing Committee has been selected the winner of the Korea Image Stepping Stone Award for enhancing South Korea’s image overseas, the Corea Image Communication Institute announced Monday.Cho Yang-ho, chairman of the bid committee, will receive the prize during a ceremony on Jan. 17 at Grand Intercontinental Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Willy Bogner, former chairman of the 2018 Munich Winter Olympics Bid Committee, will send a vide
Dec. 19, 2011
