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Criminals who drugged teens' drinks with meth sentenced to up to 18 years
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Rival parties unite to form 4-way body to break med school standoff
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Korea to certify safety of EV battery from October
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Wartime sexual slavery victims file for Japanese govt. asset disclosure
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Producer Teddy's girl group Meovv debuts, showcasing dual feline charms
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Farewell summit: Yoon, Kishida pledge to keep momentum in revitalizing ties
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Man to pay W727m for opening plane door before landing
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Two Korean women arrested for stealing tourist's bag in Turkey
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Frieze Seoul sees slower sales, yet confirms stronger art scene in Seoul
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US’ new export controls to have little impact on Korean businesses: ministry
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In its 10th year, Templestay still growing, diversifying
Lee Ho-lim, like all the other Templestay participants at Myogaksa in the last weekend of July, stood before the staff and the other visitors to introduce himself. Describing how he chose the English nickname of “Tiger Woods,” he explained that “Ho” is the first syllable for the big cat’s Korean nam
Aug. 5, 2011
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International figures to discuss power of popular culture
World-class cultural figures like Peter Florence, founder and director of the Hay Festival, will be visiting Seoul next month to participate in the Culture Communication Forum 2011. Following the success of the C20 event last year in which the Corea Image Communication Institute invited cultural lea
Aug. 3, 2011
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Parents look for best ways to raise bilingual kids
MIAMI (AP) -- One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for “banane,” not banana, when she's in the mood for one. She'll bid you farewell with a “ciao.” And if she wants more, she says “mas.”The Miami toddler is one of an increasing number of Americans living in homes where a language other than English i
Aug. 3, 2011
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Onnuri Church founder Ha dies
One of Korea’s most influential Christian leaders died at Severance Hospital in Seoul on Tuesday morning. Onnuri Church founder Rev. Ha Yong-jo was 65.Ha collapsed on Monday due to a cerebral hemorrhaging and underwent surgery but did not regain consciousness. A visitor pays respects to Rev. H
Aug. 2, 2011
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Improve your love life by identifying ‘couple type’
Everyone likes to feel their relationship is unique but experts have identified six different couple types which once recognized could improve relationships, the Daily Mail reported. A young couple poses for portrait in San Jose, California. (MCT)According to the article which first appeared in Psyc
Aug. 2, 2011
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Mega church founder hits back at elders’ demands on his family
Davind Yonggi Cho, Emeritus Pastor at Yoido Full Gospel Church, expressed dismay on Sunday over elders who demanded Cho’s family and close aides step down from posts at the church’s affiliated charity, the Sharing Love and Happiness Foundation.The charity unit is a non-profit organization that the c
Aug. 1, 2011
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Summer brings a feast of festivals to Busan
City hosts international contests, concerts and summer eventsBusan is running a plethora of fiestas this month that will be the envy of those living in the northern part of the country. First and foremost, the city of festivals is currently running the Busan Sea Festival until Aug. 9 at several loca
Aug. 1, 2011
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Dig through ancient Rome finds mosaic
ROME (AP) ― Excavations in the bowels of an ancient Roman hill have turned up a well-preserved, late 1st century wall mosaic with a figure of Apollo, nude except for a colorful mantle over a shoulder.Archaeologists and city officials unveiled the recent find to reporters Friday on the Oppian Hill. An archaeologist works on a mosaic discovered in downtown Rome on Friday. (AP-Yonhap News)The mosaic-
July 31, 2011
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Out of the ordinary fun for summer
Something for everyone awaits at airfield, ostrich ranch, dairy farm and mud flats just hours from SeoulNine out of 10 South Korean office workers have decided to spend their vacation within the country this summer instead of flying overseas, according to a recent survey by Korean Chamber of Commerce.Sure, the Korean Peninsula is full of beautiful tourist spots. But what to do if you are tired of
July 29, 2011
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Ladies, don’t gain weight if you want to keep your boyfriend
A new U.S. study has revealed that 48 percent of men would leave their partners if they gained too much weight, the Daily Mail reported.On the contrary, only 20 percent of women would stop dating a guy who gains weight.The poll was conducted by AskMen.com and Cosmopolitan.com, involving 70,000 people across the U.S.According to the poll, a third of both men and women believed that the opposite se
July 27, 2011
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Gold crown of Silla makes first overseas trip to Sydney
The gold crown of Silla, excavated from the Cheonmachong, or “Heavenly Horse Tomb,” of the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.― 935 A.D.), will make its first overseas trip in October. The National Treasure No. 188, currently kept at the Gyeongju National Museum, will be shown at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as part of an upcoming exhibition on Korea’s metal crafts.Gold crown of Silla, excavated from the Ch
July 25, 2011
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Section of ‘Hitler’s Wall’ sent to WWII Museum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― The gray, concrete, heavily scarred slabs that arrived at the National World War II Museum in the United States this week are more than just chunks of an old wall to historians.The slabs are part of Nazi Germany’s Atlantic Wall, a string of defenses ordered by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1940. The defenses, also known as “Hitler’s wall,” stretched 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers
July 24, 2011
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Magazine introduces Kyobo Life’s poetry billboards to the world
Corporate image ad campaign that posts short poems become cultural iconKyobo Life Insurance Co. billboards offering excerpts from poems, which has long been a familiar sight for Seoulites, made their international debut through the quarterly magazine Koreana.Koreana is a quarterly magazine published since 1987 in eight languages ― Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Ru
July 24, 2011
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‘Countries must talk to reclaim looted artifacts’
EU expert says international network can help return cultural properties to rightful homesOutside of a crime or conviction, the only way to prompt the return of cultural properties is to negotiate, said Manlio Frigo, professor of European Union and international law at Italy’s University of Milan. Frigo visited Seoul to participate in a forum on the return of cultural property with other world-lea
July 19, 2011
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Longest carnivorous dinosaur tooth-marks found in Hadong
A South Korean team of scholars said they have found the world’s longest and deepest carnivorous dinosaur tooth-marks ever documented in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province.The tooth-marks found on a bone of a herbivorous dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period (left) and an enlarged image of part of the bone. (Pukyong National University)Led by Paik In-sung, professor of sedimentary geology at th
July 18, 2011
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Star Wars trooper walks across Australia for charity
An Australian man is walking across his country wearing a Storm Trooper outfit from movie “Star Wars” to raise money to help seriously ill children.Jacob French, 20, aims to make $50,000 to donate to the Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization for youngsters with life-threatening diseases. (Facebook)“Starting in July 2011 I aim to walk from Perth (Western Australia) to Sydney (New South W
July 18, 2011
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TV series reexamines Tripitaka Koreana
KBS special documentary looks for ways to practice Buddhist teachings in daily livesHAPCHEON, South Gyeongsang Province ― Haein Temple, deep inside the folds of Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang Province, is known for housing arguably the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact Buddhist canon, the Tripitaka Koreana.Visitors have been prohibited from entering the Janggyeong Panjeon, the depositor
July 17, 2011
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Pop Music
“Beady Eye Live in Seoul”: Rock band Beady Eye will hold a concert on Sept. 3 at Ax-Korea in Seoul at 7:30 p.m. The concert had been initially scheduled in May but was delayed due to the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The U.K. group consisting of Liam Gallagher and other ex-members of Oasis released their first album “Different Gear, Still Speeding” in February. Korean indie band Gukkasten
July 15, 2011
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Dance
“Baribari Chochom Didimsae 2011”: National Dance Company of Korea has been offering this performance series since 2001 to help the public better understand and appreciate Korean dance which is often considered difficult. It presents both traditional dances and new choreography inspired from the traditional dances. It runs through July 24 at The National Theater of Korea in Jangchung-dong, central
July 15, 2011
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Festival
“Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival”: In Buyeo County in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, a lotus festival will be held from July 21-24. The festival celebrates beautiful lotus flowers and highlights the importance of preserving wild flowers. Programs include some events related to lotus flowers, making paper lotus flowers and making lotus flower soap. Other tourist destinations are located nearby th
July 15, 2011