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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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Aussie festival comes to Ewha Womans University
The Australian Embassy is holding the “Meet Australia at Ewha” festival in May at Ewha Womans University, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Australia. “Ewha Womans University was chosen as it frequently hosts popular cultural events for the younger generation,” said Ambassador Sam Gerovich. “This exchange with the university will hopefully become a steppin
May 8, 2011
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Best wedding video ever?
An American couple -- Emre and Joya -- wanted something different for their wedding.The couple presented a MTV-version of wedding video, featuring the entire wedding party and guests.Set to the Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)," the groom plays the role of will.i.am, and the bride standing in for Fergie.Enjoy the full wedding party, made into five minutes of music video and compare with the
May 8, 2011
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Sail away from city center
Yachting gaining popularity among urbanites as marinas open along Han RiverLike many other sports fans, Lim Sang-hyun, a 31-year-old office worker living in Seoul, was excited to hear that a new marina had opened on the Han River near the National Assembly last month. Although he spends practically all of his winter vacations skiing, he was looking for a summer water sport to immerse himself in du
May 6, 2011
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Forum to bring literary giants to Seoul
World’s leading writers will discuss globalization and its effectInternational literary events can be a great opportunity for writers not only to market their work to new readers, but also to foster creative ideas across borders, languages and cultures. This year’s Seoul International Forum for Literature is such an event, with writers from across the globe, including Nobel Prize winners Jean-Mari
May 5, 2011
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Pandora adds comedy to Internet radio line-up
OAKLAND, California (AFP) ― U.S. Internet radio darling Pandora has added comedy to its line-up of stations that listeners can personalize to their tastes.“We’re excited to say that we are officially in the business of telling jokes,” Pandora founder Tim Westergren said in a blog post online Wednesday.“As with music, we hope that the Comedy Genome Project will let people enjoy comedy they know as
May 5, 2011
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Architect dispels myths about hanok
Cho Jung-goo interprets hanok in contemporary ways, while respecting traditionThe following is the final story in a series of articles on the contemporizing of Korean culture ― Ed.The area nestled between Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung to the west and Changdeokgung to the east, known as Bukchon, is a little gem of a place where time seems to stand still.The neighborhood where myriad alleys and “hanok,” or
May 5, 2011
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‘Top hotels must have Korean restaurants’
Minister Choung says hotels without should not be granted ‘five-star’ gradeCulture Minister Choung Byoung-gug said on Tuesday local hotels should not be granted a “five-star” rank if they do not have a restaurant specializing in Korean cuisine. Korean hotels are rated differently from those in the West, being rated by the number of mugunghwa, or Rose of Sharon they are awarded. Top hotels in Korea
May 4, 2011
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No ‘five-star’ hotels without Korean restaurants: minister
Culture Minister Choung Byoung-gug said on Tuesday local hotels should not be granted a “five-star” rank if they do not have a restaurant specializing in Korean cuisine. Korean hotels are rated differently from western ones, being rated by the number of mugunghwa, or Rose of Sharon they are awarded. Top hotels in Korea have five mugunghwa. Choung’s comments came several weeks after he vowed to tak
May 4, 2011
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Gwacheon art museum tightens storage security
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea said on Tuesday it will tighten security on its collections by doubling the checks at the door to the storage room and digitizing its collections database.The announcement came after the Culture Ministry’s audit last week revealed that the museum had loopholes in managing artworks in storage.“We will enhance the storage room’s security system by setti
May 3, 2011
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Korean literature's overseas success 'still a long way to go'
Renowned Korean author says he will resume podcast soon but never return to TwitterKorean author Kim Young-ha in New York (Kim Yoon-mi/The Korea Herald)NEW YORK ― It has been quite a while since Korean novelist Kim Young-ha was last heard from. Apparently burned by the heated online debates over systemic problems in Korea’s literary scene and the tragic death of aspiring screenwriter Choi Go-eun,
May 3, 2011
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Maestro Chung to conduct chorus for 2018 PyeongChang
Maestro Chung Myung-whun will conduct a grand scale chorus assisted by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as a part of efforts to promote PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the event organizer announced Tuesday.World Harmony Chorus, non-profit organization supporting PyeongChang’s bid campaign, announced that a record member chorus, conduced by Chung, will perform at 7p.m. on May 14 at
May 3, 2011
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American Center opens with new services in Seoul
The United States Embassy Library has enhanced its public services.With the launch of the new services, the Information Resource Center will now be known as the American Center Korea and will issue membership cards while expanding its public hours, staying open from 1-6 p.m. on weekdays.The center at 10 Namyong-dong in the Yongsan district will circulate books, DVDs and magazine back-issues to its
May 2, 2011
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Korean documents in U.S. to make digital return
Korea University’s research institute to digitalize 2,200 rare Korean documents held at UC BerkeleyMore than 2,000 old documents taken from Korea to the U.S. during the Japanese colonial period will return home in digital form. Korea University’s Research Institute of Korean Studies announced Thursday that its Center for Rare Materials Abroad finished digitalizing 738 of the 2,200 old Korean docum
April 28, 2011
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Japan passes bill on return of Korean books
The lower house of the National Diet of Japan passed a bill on Thursday on ratifying an agreement on the return of ancient Korean texts to Seoul. With the legal process necessary for the repatriation of the books virtually completed, officials in Seoul expect the books to be returned sometime next month.The House of Representatives passed the bill a day after its committee on foreign affairs endor
April 28, 2011
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500-year-old “the Nuremberg Chronicle” found in Utah
One of the oldest copies of “the Nuremberg Chronicle” has been found during a fundraising event for a museum in Utah, according to reports.The German textbook, which was published in 1493, is an illustrated world history book that relates to the Bible. Printed by Anton Koberger, it is one of the most luxurious books of the 15th century.The owner claimed that he received the book from his great unc
April 27, 2011
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Time for changes in Korean churches
Protestant church leaders call for reform of churches, organizations riddled with corruption and infightingEaster Sunday is one of the most sacred Christian holidays. But this year, it became a day for repenting of the infighting and trouble within Protestant churches.South Korea has one of the fastest-growing Protestant populations in the world. Christian missionaries first landed here in 1885. T
April 26, 2011
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World’s rarest language on verge of extinction
Linguists from the University of Oxford are striving to preserve the Dusner, an endangered Indonesian tribal language, as its only three speakers were reportedly injured in natural disasters. Two of them narrowly escaped death during a flood and the other was living next to a volcano when it erupted, the Astralian newspaper said. The scholars including Mary Dalrymple, a professor of syntax, have v
April 26, 2011
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Ancient Korean books in Japan may return in May: official
Large volumes of ancient Korean books stored in Japan, including key royal texts, could return to Seoul sometime next month, an official said Monday.Lee Sang-geun, a member of a committee dedicated to retrieving ancient archives, said at a press conference that 1,205 volumes of Korean books, including royal texts known as "Uigwe," could be shipped back by late May after Seoul and Tokyo finalize so
April 25, 2011
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Brain surgery during ancient times
After long period of research on Tibetan Tripitaka, a Buddhism text, researchers found out that brain surgery was practiced even during ancient times.The text contained information that originally had been passed down orally until being written down in the third century B.C. It was then translated into the Tibetan language from Sanskrit.“The 2,900-year-old Tibetan Tripitaka states clearly why and
April 22, 2011
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Royal books finally come home
Joseon-period manuscripts return to Seoul on loan 145 years after they were looted by the FrenchThe first batch of Korea’s ancient royal books, looted by the French army in the late 19th century and kept by France until recently, arrived in Seoul on Thursday afternoon, their ownership still remaining in the hands of France.The 75 books of “Uigwe,” or manuscripts for royal protocols created during
April 14, 2011
