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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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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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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Royal books returned from Japan are invaluable historical record
The five copies of Korean royal books that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda returned during his visit to Seoul on Wednesday are historically significant as they are records of the royal rituals of kings Gojong and Sunjong, the last two emperors of the Joseon Dynasty and Daehan Empire before the
Oct. 19, 2011
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Friends in mind: Facebook network shows in brain structure
PARIS, Oct 19, 2011 (AFP) - Does Facebook alter the brain?That's the question which flows from an unusual investigation into the online social network used by 800 million people.Volunteers placed in a 3-D scanner had bigger, denser structures in three areas of the brain if they had a big list of Fac
Oct. 19, 2011
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U.S. exhibition of ‘Lost and Found’ Archimedes text
BALTIMORE (AP) ― After more than a decade of restoration and study, the public is getting a glimpse at the oldest surviving copy of works by an ancient Greek mathematical genius at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.The exhibition, “Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes,” which opened Sunday, t
Oct. 18, 2011
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Gwangju can recreate Edinburgh’s success, says ‘Creative City’ author
The author of “The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators,” Charles Landry, said Gwangju could become like Edinburgh in Scotland if the government encourages self-organized movements to make the city a hub for Asian culture.Landry was on his way to Gimpo International Airport for a flight to
Oct. 17, 2011
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Iranian, Filipino films win top awards at Busan film festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of Asia's largest cinematic events, wrapped up its nine-day run in this southern port city of Busan on Friday with Iranian director Morteza Farshbaf's "Mourning" and Filipino director Loy Arcenas' "Nino" winning the festival's main prizes.The directo
Oct. 14, 2011
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Ancient art supplies found in South African cave
WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world's earliest artist's studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site,
Oct. 14, 2011
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Huffington Post launches first non-anglophone edition
PARIS (AFP) ― The U.S. news and opinion portal Huffington Post will next month launch a French-language edition, its first foray into non-anglophone Europe with plans for similar sites in Spain, Italy or Germany, its co-founder said Monday.“We see this as our first foray into (the) euro zone,” Arian
Oct. 11, 2011
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Americans Sargent, Sims share economics Nobel
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that sheds light on the cause-and-effect relationship between the economy and policy instruments such as interest rates and government spending. Thomas Sargent (right) and Christ
Oct. 10, 2011
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Forum discusses global role of tourism
UNWTO chief says center of world tourism has shifted from West to EastGYEONGJU ― Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik said Korea’s hosting of a ministerial meeting during the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s general assembly signifies the nation’s role as a global leader in fighting poverty.T
Oct. 10, 2011
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S. Korea's video game market grows 13 percent in 2010
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's video game market reached over 7 trillion won (US$6 billion) for the first time in its history last year on strong growth of its online game market, a government report said Monday.According to the report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the co
Oct. 10, 2011
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Korea to establish 30 more Korean language institutes overseas
The Korean government will increase the number of state-run “Sejong Hakdang” Korean language institutes overseas to 90 next year from the current 60, as interest in Korean soars thanks to the growing popularity of Korean pop culture. Sejong Hakdang, or the King Sejong Institute, is named after the f
Oct. 6, 2011
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Sondheim, dinosaurs combine for N.Y. charity gala
NEW YORK (AP) ― A treasure hunt devised by composer Stephen Sondheim prompted hundreds of people, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, to scamper through the dinosaur section of the American Museum of Natural History on Monday night.“That was a blast,” said Tony Award-winning actor
Oct. 4, 2011
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French feminists fight to give ‘mademoiselle’ a miss
PARIS (AFP) ― French feminists have launched a campaign to abolish the use of “mademoiselle,“ a term for an unmarried woman still used on official papers which they say demeans and enshrines sexism.France has no equivalent to the ambiguous “Ms” used in English, and French feminists do not see the ne
Sept. 29, 2011
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Culture Ministry to honor contributors to Korean writing
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is to present an order of cultural merit to Nam Gi-sim, former chairman of the Korean Language Deliberation Council, and Vladimir Pucek, Korean language and literature professor at Charles University in Prague, in celebration of the upcoming Hangeul Day on
Sept. 28, 2011
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Israeli book artist creates wonders
For Israeli artist Ido Agassi, creating works of art using materials generally used for books is a journey.Agassi is in town showcasing his book art as part of a special exhibition marking the millennial anniversary of the Tripitaka Koreana.Until Nov. 6, Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon County, South Gyeo
Sept. 27, 2011
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Blowing the cobwebs off Korean heritage
Korea’s history offers it all ― kingdoms rise and fall, wars smolder and blaze, religions wax and wane, orthodoxies are established and questioned. Across this colorful tapestry royals strut, heroes ride, rebels plot and villains scuttle.Why then, is English language presentation of so many traditio
Sept. 26, 2011
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Cliffhanger! Lion cub saved by mum
(Captured from the Daily Mail homepage)Clinging on for dear life to the side of a vertical cliff, the tiny lion cub cries out pitifully for help. His mother arrives at the edge of the precipice with three other lionesses and a male. The females start to clamber down together but turn back daunted by
Sept. 26, 2011
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Discover Tripitaka Koreana’s millennial wisdom
Hapcheon hosts 45-day festival of exhibitions, activities, art and an academic forumDeep inside the folds of Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang Province, Haein Temple houses the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact Buddhist canon, the Tripitaka Koreana. Haein Temple in Hapcheon County kicks off
Sept. 22, 2011
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Hangeul Day celebrations include language contest
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Institute of the Korean Language said they will jointly hold the Second Korean Language Contest for non-Koreans on Friday at the National Folk Museum of Korea.The event is to celebrate the upcoming Hangeul Day, or Korean Alphabet Day, on O
Sept. 21, 2011
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‘Culture should be fun’: new Minister Choe
Choe Kwang-sik, who took office as new culture minister on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports’ policies should be based on the idea that people should play and have fun.“Some people ask me how I will manage all different fields of culture, sports and tourism and it is true tha
Sept. 20, 2011
