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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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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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Restoring medieval Tibetan shrines in Nepal's Himalayas
LO MANTHANG, Nepal (AFP) - Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal's remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing.Tsewang Jigme is among the artists toiling to safeguard the unique cultural heritage of this former Buddhist kingdom high on the Tibetan plateau, which escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution in neighboring China.“These murals are irreplaceable ... I feel nervous every time I touc
Aug. 3, 2016
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Foreign viewers of Naver's webtoons outnumber Koreans
The number of viewers from outside Korea watching Naver Corp.’s webtoons has surpassed that of Koreans for the first time, according to the search engine on Tuesday, illustrating the growing popularity of the web comics among foreign audiences.Naver began publishing its web comics overseas in 2014 via Line Corp., a Japan-based mobile messaging subsidiary of Naver. Line’s webtoons are offered in five languages, including English, Chinese and Indonesian.In June this year, Line’s webtoons reported
Aug. 2, 2016
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Real-life ‘Pianist’ family wins defamation appeal
WARSAW (AFP) -- The family of the late Jewish-Polish protagonist of Oscar-winning Holocaust film “The Pianist” said Monday they won an appeal against defamation over claims in a book that he was a Nazi collaborator.Wladyslaw Szpilman’s widow and son brought the case to Warsaw’s appeals court after losing the initial complaint in September 2013.The family took issue with certain quotes by Polish-Jewish singer Wiera Gran in a 2010 biography of her life, written by Agata Tuszynska.The remarks see G
Aug. 2, 2016
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Tibetans gather for horse festival
YUSHU, China (AFP) - Thundering across the vast Himalayan plateau in their traditional finery, Tibetan horsemen gather for an annual riding festival which is a colorful feast for the eyes.Multicolored prayer flags inscribed with religious texts flutter in the breeze and tents line the green hills surrounding the racing ground in Yushu, in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai.The area is home to many of China’s 8 million strong Tibetan minority, some of whom chafe against Chinese rule.Spe
Aug. 2, 2016
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Young women drive Korean hip-hop scene
What started out as a subculture street movement in African-American communities in New York in the 1970s has now become a mainstream music genre enjoyed by young women here.In Korea today, hip-hop is taking over mainstream pop charts and, surprisingly, women in their 20s and 30s are the biggest consumers of the genre once considered subversive. Those present at recent hip-hop shows may have noticed the masses of 20- to 30-something women with snapbacks backwards on their heads outnumbering the
Aug. 1, 2016
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Seoul Plaza to be converted into outdoor camping site
How about spending a night out at a cool, green-lawned plaza to let off some steam?The Seoul city government on Sunday said it will launch the "Seoul Culture Night" festival next month in various places across the city.On Aug. 27, it will run "MT Seoul," where 100 preselected teams are allowed to set up tents in Seoul Plaza and stay overnight there. At the plaza, a flea market, a talk session and a movie screening will take place.On the previous day, the city will run a number of tour programs i
July 31, 2016
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Visitors to royal palaces in Seoul top 5 million in H1
The number of visitors to royal palaces in Seoul increased sharply in the first half of the year, due mainly to various cultural festivals and a rising influx of foreign travelers, the government said Thursday.According to the Culture Heritage Administration, more than 5.24 million Koreans and foreign tourists visited the capital‘s four most prominent palaces from the Joseon era (1392-1910) in the January-June period. The total represents a 21.5 percent increase from the same period last year an
July 28, 2016
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Jonathan Pryce makes ‘Merchant of Venice’ a family affair
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jonathan Pryce is no stranger to William Shakespeare, but one play he has refused to do is “The Merchant of Venice” -- until now.Fresh off two seasons on “Game of Thrones” as High Sparrow, the Tony winner is now on an international tour as Shylock in a Shakespeare's Globe production that co-stars his daughter, Phoebe Pryce. The tour takes him to Washington, D.C., and Chicago this summer before a fall tour of five Chinese cities, including Hong Kong and Beijing, a return to the G
July 28, 2016
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Chicken and beer festival kicks off in Daegu
Fans of fried chicken and beer will gather in this sizzling hot city of Daegu this week as it holds a festival wholly dedicated to the hugely popular summer night snack in South Korea with various concerts and events. The combination of chicken and beer is called "chimac" in Korean, and it's the theme of the "Daegu Chimac Festival," which runs from Wednesday to Sunday. (Visit Korea)The Korea Chimac Industry Association Corp. hosts the event in the city, located some 300 kilometers southeast of S
July 27, 2016
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World leisure sports festival to kick off in Chuncheon next month
The world's biggest leisure sports festival will be held in the country's northeastern lake city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, next month with foreign and local participants competing in 14 sports events, organizers said Wednesday. The fifth edition of the Chuncheon International Leisure Sports Festival will run from Aug. 12-15 at Songam Sports Town in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, with some 5,600 local and foreign athletes from 31 nations to compete. (Visit Korea)This year's in
July 27, 2016
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Museum sketches bright future for art in Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) -- From Jakarta to Bali and Yogyakarta, the Indonesian art world is flourishing. Buoyed by a growing, affluent middle class at home as well as interest from international buyers, numerous boutique galleries and artists' communities have sprung up, while events such as the Jakarta Biennale, the annual ArtJog fair, and Bazaar Art Jakarta have fuelled interest.But critics warn a lack of government funding and high-quality art museums means many Indonesians are missing out. Businessman
July 27, 2016
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‘Pokemon Go’ players stumble on hidden history
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) -- Historical markers have long dotted the landscape, often barely noticed by passers-by -- until they became treasure-filled stops this month on the "Pokemon Go" trail.Players hunting for fictional creatures on their smartphones are now visiting real-life memorial plaques, statues, mosaics and landmarks, ranging from a Civil War battlefield in Chancellorsville, Virginia, to a Hells Angels clubhouse on New Zealand’s North Island.Some don't bother to linger at these
July 27, 2016
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Treasures from Sinan shipwreck on view
In August 1975, a fisherman landed an unusual catch off the west coast of Korea. In his fishing net were six ceramic vessels including celadons -- or pottery made with celadon glaze -- that date back to the 14th century Yuan Dynasty China. This prompted people to say that there must be a shipwreck with more prized relics buried deep in the muddy seabed off the island of Jeungdo, Sinan in South Jeolla Province. A year later, archaeologists launched an underwater salvage operation which continued
July 26, 2016
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Mexico finds water tunnels under Pakal tomb in Palenque
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archaeologists at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque said Monday they have discovered an underground water tunnel built under the Temple of Inscriptions, which houses the tomb of an ancient ruler named Pakal.Archaeologist Arnoldo Gonzalez says researchers believe the tomb and pyramid were purposely built atop a spring between 683 and 702 AD. The tunnels led water from under the funeral chamber out into the broad esplanade in front of the temple, thus giving Pakal‘s spirit a path
July 26, 2016
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[Foreigners Who Loved Korea] Tang Jiyao, promoter of the Korean-Chinese International Alliance
Tang Jiyao was born in Huize County, Yunan province on Aug. 14, 1883. After completing his studies in traditional learning at a private school, he was selected to study abroad in Japan on a government scholarship in 1904 where he embraced modern learning at Tokyo Shimbu Gakko, or School for Promoting the Science of War. In August the following year, he registered with Sun Yat-sen’s Tongmenghui (Chinese United League) founded in Tokyo, and organized an Infantry Corps and Military Studies Society
July 25, 2016
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Art with heart: Making children's health wards less scary
NEW YORK (AP) - For Dorkas Kaya and other young patients with HIV, seeing the walls of their residential treatment facility transformed with broad splashes of color and graffiti-like scribbles brought a singular reaction: “Whoa!”Artist Jose Parla spent several days last week decorating bedrooms, hallways and common areas of the Incarnation Children’s Center in his signature improvisational style, the latest project in a charitable effort that commissions top contemporary artists to make pediatri
July 25, 2016
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Exhibit to show treasure trove found in 650 years ago shipwreck
A vast trove of archaeological treasures retrieved from a sunken ship from the 14th century will be shown to the public this week, a local museum said Monday.The National Museum of Korea is to open "Discoveries from the Sinan Shipwreck" Tuesday, which will run until Sept. 4, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the deep-sea recovery operation."Although we aren't sure what caused the ship to sink and if the crew members survived or not, it must have been a horrible disaster," Yi Young-hoon, dir
July 25, 2016
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U.S. to return Mayan artifacts to Guatemala
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seven priceless Mayan artifacts looted decades ago from Guatemala are returning to the land of their creation after a representative for an antiquities collector grew suspicious of their origin and contacted the FBI. Experts called in by the agency quickly determined the limestone pieces, all more than a thousand years old, were removed illegally from two specific regions of Guatemala and sold to a California collector in the 1970s. “Four larger limestone pieces date to 400 t
July 24, 2016
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VVertigo atop the Conrad Seoul
What was originally the Conrad Seoul Hotel’s outdoor garden terrace is now the city’s latest rooftop bar. The beautiful open garden space has been revamped into the VVertigo rooftop bar, a dining experience where visitors can enjoy stunning views with a great atmosphere, coupled with an equally excellent menu. The space was redesigned in May to create a rooftop bar hidden amid the forest of high-rise buildings in Yeouido. It was inspired by the sophisticated rooftop bars of Bangkok and New York.
July 21, 2016
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Children’s theater festival celebrates ties with France
France is the focus of this year’s Korea International Summer Festival from July 20-31 and, as its organizer, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ), is marking the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “France played a leading role in founding the ASSITEJ world headquarters and takes initiatives in developing performing arts for children and young people,” said spokeswoman Lim Ju-hee.The festival caters to children and you
July 21, 2016
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