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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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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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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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Reinvention of literature: Readers can ‘play’ through books
There‘s something seemingly scandalous, irreverent about Simon Meek’s notion of “playing through” novels like “Crime and Punishment” or “Wuthering Heights.”But in practice, Meek‘s work transforming the world’s great literature into something experienced on a gaming console is more akin to performance art or theater than it is video games.Meek seems to want to do for the video game generation what
July 12, 2011
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Korea to build Hangeul museum in Seoul by 2013
Work will begin on a museum of Hangeul, the Korean writing system, at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Wednesday.The Hangeul Museum will be a three-story building with 4,200 square meters of space for exhibition rooms, lecture rooms, seminar rooms, a cafeteria and a souvenir shop, the ministry said. The building will also have a parking lot in the basement. An artist’s rendition of the Han
July 12, 2011
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Culture Ministry to open 10 more Korean language schools overseas
The Culture Ministry and International Korean Language Foundation jointly plan to open 10 more Korean language school branches in nine different countries starting this September, the ministry announced on Monday.Sejong Hakdang (The King Sejong Institute), the government-run Korean language program located in foreign schools and institutions, currently has 28 branches in 16 different countries. La
July 11, 2011
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UK's News of the World bids farewell to readers
LONDON (AP) _ Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed off with a simple front page message _ ``THANK YOU & GOODBYE'' _ leaving the media establishment here reeling from the expanding phone-hacking scandal that brought down the muckraking newspaper after 168 years. Journalists crafted the newspaper's own obituary before sending the tabloid's final edition to the prin
July 10, 2011
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Demand for Korean language classes rises as Turks discover hallyu
A Korean-language class in session at the King Sejong Institute in Istanbul on June 25ISTANBUL ― At many K-pop fan group and Korea-related community meetings in Turkey, it is not difficult to find young Turkish people speaking Korean phrases. Most of the Korean-speaking youngsters are self-taught: using Internet sites that teach Korean or learning by watching Korean dramas and picking up words and
July 7, 2011
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Some Catholics maintain Galileo was wrong and Earth is at universe’s center
Some people believe the world literally revolves around them. It’s a belief born not of selfishness but faith.A small group of conservative Roman Catholics is pointing to a dozen biblical verses and the Church’s original teaching as proof that the Earth is the center of the universe, the view that prompted Galileo Galilei’s clash with the Church four centuries ago.The relatively obscure movement h
July 7, 2011
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Korean culture promoted from many angles
Korea Fans holds a weekly screening of Korean films at the King Sejong Institute in Ankara on June 26 (Kim Hoo-ran/The Korea Herald)Korea studies at university level suffers from lack of resourcesANKARA ― More than 40 people are packed in a classroom at Ankara University Tomer on a recent Sunday paying close attention to a presentation on Korean totem poles, “jangseung.” The 10-minute presentati
July 7, 2011
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Hallyu stars open Turkish hearts
Enchanted by K-pop, Korean dramas, more Turks turn to Korean cultureISTANBUL ― A diehard fan of Korean actor Song Il-gook, Gulhan Yucasu took an 18-hour bus ride to Istanbul to attend a Songdaslarim Turkey Fan Club meeting on June 24. Wearing a headscarf worn by some Muslim women in Turkey, Yucasu’s eyes light up when she talks about her heartthrob. She became Song’s fan some five years ago as did
July 4, 2011
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A photographer’s day trip to grounds of Korean War
Mark Edward Harris takes on Iron Triangle, once the most ferocious battlefield along the DMZ, in time for 61st anniversary of the Korean WarCHEORWON, Gangwon Province ― Rain was drizzling down as photographer Mark Edward Harris headed for Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on June 24. He had just arrived at Incheon International Airport a few hours earlier. “They’ll be just more moody,” Harris told The Ko
July 1, 2011
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Korea’s ‘onggi’ pottery sets world record
Guinness World Records Ltd. has recognized a piece of traditional Korean pottery, also known as “onggi” in Korean, as the world’s biggest.Guinness World Records, the world’s leading authority on record-breaking achievements, on Tuesday presented a certificate to the Ulju municipal government that declares the “Ulsan Oegosan Onggi” as the world’s “Largest Earthenware Pot.” “Ulsan Oegosan Onggi,” a
June 29, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Popular Christian band plans overseas tour
Contemporary Christian music band Markers, which has sold more than 100,000 albums since its 2007 debut in the Christian music market, is planning an overseas tour to provide English worship services later this year, the leader of the band said. The Korean CCM band was formed in 2003 for a “culture ministry” through which they help lay believers lead a “Christian cultural life” with easy-to-follow
June 29, 2011
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Kate Middleton related to author Jane Austen
June 28, 2011
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Scholars talk about the past and future of Korean studies in Beijing
Korean education should pay more attention to Chinese students’ needs: LeeBEIJING ― Professor Lee Yu-seung arrived in Beijing in 2003, at the Korean department of Beijing International Studies University, where its Korean curriculum was officially launched as an undergraduate degree program the year before.“They needed a native Korean professor from Korea for the undergraduate degree program,” Lee
June 27, 2011
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Reporters from war allies explore Korean culture, economy
Press members from countries that joined South Korean forces during the Korean War (1950-1953) visited here last week to cover the nation’s economic and cultural growth so far. In commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the Korean War, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Korean Culture and Information Service invited nine journalists from six countries including U.K., U.S., Australia, I
June 26, 2011
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Roadblock: theme park boss’ car replaced with Lego
Some people might be unlucky enough to wake up to find their car on bricks, but not many find their vehicle made out of bricks. That happened at Legoland California, where staff organized the perfect prank by replacing their boss’ car with a Lego version, the Daily Mail reported.On Monday morning, Peter Rochetti, the general manager of Legoland parked his Volvo SUV in his usual spot. Little did he
June 24, 2011
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Promoting Korean culture in Beijing tastes success and challenges
By Claire Lee, Korea Herald correspondentBEIJING ― The city is booming, huge, commercial and industrial. Its gigantic roads are filled with countless vehicles, high-rise buildings and almost unbearably polluted air.It is lunch time in Dongcheng District, an urban district in Beijing covering the eastern half of the city’s urban core. And what’s located on the ground floor of Park Plaza Mall, one o
June 23, 2011
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Security fuards accused of animal abuse
Some security guards are being sued by a cat owner for allegedly brutally killing his pet in Seoul.According to the owner, the security guards chased the cat holding a bat until it fell from the 13th floor of an apartment building. They then allegedly went to the ground floor and beat the cat who was still breathing. The pet was then dumped into a food waste disposal.Coexistence of Animal Rights o
June 22, 2011
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Richard Gere visits temple in Seoul
American actor and practicing Buddhist Richard Gere paid a courtesy call to officials of Jogye Order, Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Tuesday.Gere worshipped with his palms pressed together as he entered the main building of the temple. After burning incense, he signed the temple’s guest book with a message that wished “peace and happiness” for all beings in the wo
June 21, 2011
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SICAF to feature 300 animated films
Digital cartoon exhibition on wayAbout 300 animated films from 32 different countries and cartoon exhibitions covering diverse themes are arriving in Seoul next month.The 15th annual Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) will open on July 20 in several locations in Seoul, the festival organizing committee said Tuesday during a press conference in Seoul.The official poster of S
June 21, 2011
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Richard Gere arrives in Korea for Buddhist experience
Richard Gere (AP-Yonhap News)American actor Richard Gere arrived in South Korea on Monday at Incheon International Airport along with his wife, actress Carey Lowell and their son, Homer Gere, to promote his Buddhist-themed photo exhibition and experience Korea’s traditional Buddhist culture.Gere, who is known for his Buddhist faith, is scheduled to meet with Venerable Jaseung, head of the Jogye Or
June 21, 2011
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