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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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40% of Korea's workers who reported bullying faced retaliation: survey
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Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Seoul, Prague to team up throughout nuclear energy project delivery
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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Big Bang’s Daesung to kick off first Japanese dome tour in April
Daesung of the iconic K-pop group Big Bang is gearing up for his solo tour in Japan in April. The artist -- also known as D-Lite by his Japanese fans -- will be kicking off his Japanese tour “D-Lite Japan Dome Tour 2017” at the Seibu Prince Dome in Saitama on April 14 and 15, and heading to the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on April 23 to 23, according to his management agency YG Entertainment on Sunday. The tour is expected to draw some 200,000 concertgoers to the two cities. Before releasing his firs
Dec. 4, 2016
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Big Bang to appear on ‘Infinite Challenge’ this month
Members of iconic K-pop group Big Bang will be ending their busy year together on MBC’s “Infinite Challenge,” Korea’s longest-running variety program.“We discussed (Big Bang’s) potential appearance on the show last year, but the timing did not work out,” an official from the show told local media Wednesday. “This will be a meaningful way to end the year all together, and we are in the process of figuring out what the format (of the show) will look like.” Celebrating the band’s 10th anniversary t
Dec. 1, 2016
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New groups to enter K-pop scene
The K-pop scene is about to get bigger. DSP Media -- the agency behind girl groups Rainbow and April -- is getting ready to unveil a new act.On Thursday morning, the entertainment company released a cryptic teaser image, featuring the words K.A.R.D and Ohnana, and the numbers 12 and 13, on the official social media pages for K.A.R.D, the name of the anticipated group. “Until now, (members of K.A.R.D) have been working behind the scenes, showcasing their writing, composing and choreography skills
Dec. 1, 2016
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New York’s Lincoln Center to remember Leonard Cohen
NEW YORK (AFP) - New York’s Lincoln Center on Wednesday announced a low-key memorial for legendary poet and singer Leonard Cohen next week, with the art complex simply to play his songs.Lincoln Center -- the campus of premier US art institutions including the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic -- said the remembrance event will take place Monday.Recordings of Cohen’s music, as selected by his fans and friends, will play for four hours starting at noon at Lincoln Center’s outdoor plaza
Dec. 1, 2016
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Guggenheim museum in Helsinki gets rejected
HELSINKI (AP) -- The Helsinki City Council has after heated late night debate rejected a plan to build a Guggenheim art museum in the Finnish capital mainly on financial grounds.Closing a marathon session of nearly six hours, the 85-member city council voted 53-32 early Thursday to bury the long-running project which had sparked passionate opinions -- both for and against -- among the residents of the city in the Nordic country.The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation proposed building the Helsinki
Dec. 1, 2016
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Director of Spain's Prado museum to leave post after 15 years
MADRID (AFP) -- Spain's Prado art museum said Wednesday its director Miguel Zugaza will leave his post in 2017 after a 15-year run that included the biggest expansion of the world-renowned gallery.Zugaza, 52, has decided to return to his previous job as director of Bilbao’s Fine Arts Museum, which he held between 1995 and 2001, the Prado said in a statement.The Madrid museum, the home of masterpieces by Francisco Goya and Diego Velazquez, said Zugaza had told the culture ministry that he had ach
Dec. 1, 2016
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Drake tops Spotify's 2016 list with 4.7 billion streams
NEW YORK (AP) -- Drake owned the year on Spotify: He's the most streamed act on the platform with 4.7 billion streams.The rapper has the most streamed album and song -- “Views” (2.45 billion) and “One Dance” (970 million) -- on Spotify this year, it was announced late Wednesday. Justin Bieber, Rihanna, twenty one pilots and Kanye West round out the top five artists of the year. The top albums following “Views” are Bieber’s “Purpose,” Rihanna's “Anti,” twenty one pilots’ “Blurryface” and The Week
Dec. 1, 2016
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Rome show explores painter Artemisia Gentileschi's art, life
ROME (AP) -- Artemisia Gentileschi was unusual for achieving success as a female painter in the male-dominated art world of the 17th century. But many admirers know her more for her fame in courageously testifying -- including under torture -- against a painter who repeatedly raped her when she was a teen. Now an exhibit in Rome of her oil paintings aims to make her artistic development and legacy better appreciated.Visitors to the show at the Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi are treated to som
Nov. 30, 2016
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As kids, they starred with the Rockettes. Now they're back
NEW YORK (AP) -- Megan Levinson had one wish when she turned 12. She was already starring onstage as Clara in the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” but she wanted more. “I blew out my candles and I said, ‘I hope I grow tall enough to be a Rockette,’” she recalled. Wish granted.Levinson, of North Caldwell, New Jersey, is one of two former Claras who have graduated to the ranks of the 80 women whose high kicks electrify this year’s holiday show in New York. A family tradition for many, the show a
Nov. 30, 2016
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Eric Nam to join hands with Timbaland
Singer-songwriter Eric Nam is gearing up for a collaboration with renowned US producer Timbaland. Timbaland -- which has worked with global pop icons, including Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Drake and Rihanna -- aims to show a more masculine and mature side of Nam with the upcoming single “Body,” according to entertainment agency CJ E&M.The two artists will perform their fresh track on stage at this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards, one of Asia’s largest K-pop venues, which will take place a
Nov. 29, 2016
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MC Mong set to end 2016 on a high
Returning with his seventh album this month, MC Mong is looking to end the year with a bang.The hip-hop artist, who recently released his 13-track album “U.F.O,” unveiled the guest lineup for upcoming concerts, titled “U.F.O,” taking place this weekend at the Blue Square Samsung Card Hall in Hannam-dong, Seoul.The concerts will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. K.Will and Leebadab, will join the performance on Saturday, while Mamamoo and Lyn will appear the following day. Hip-hop duo Mi
Nov. 29, 2016
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Hans Zimmer channels his inner rock star for upcoming tour
SANTA MONICA, California (AP) -- Celebrated composer Hans Zimmer is hitting the road again with his career-spanning concert tour, which he describes as a little bit cinematic and a little bit rock ’n’ roll.“People came thinking it’s going to be sort of a bit stodgy. ... It’s going to be the pretentious composer sitting at his big, black, grand piano,” the Oscar winner said of his tour, “Hans Zimmer Revealed,” which kicked off in Europe earlier this year.“It’s a very, very different way of presen
Nov. 29, 2016
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S.E.S returns strongly
Reunited after 14 years, first-generation K-pop group S.E.S has returned with a bang. The trio announced their latest single “Love [story]” on S.M. Station, S.M. Entertainment’s digital music platform, Monday morning. The song is part of the group’s long-term project “Remember,” which commemorates the band’s upcoming 20th debut anniversary next year.The track ranked among the top five on major local music charts, including Olleh, Mnet, Naver Music, Bugs and Monkey3, upon its release, according t
Nov. 28, 2016
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Late artist Kim Whan-ki makes record-breaking sale, again
A pioneer of Korean abstract art, Kim Whan-ki, has once again broken the record for the most expensive piece of Korean art sold, confirming the artist’s lasting global appeal. His yellow dotted painting “12-V-70 #172” was sold for 6.32 billion won ($5.36 million) at Seoul Auction’s 20th Hong Kong Sale at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on Sunday. The painting garnered significant attention from buyers even before the auction opened over the weekend. The bidding started at 4.5 billion won and eventuall
Nov. 28, 2016
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2 artworks in 1: Double-sided Pechstein on display
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A new exhibit of Max Pechstein's “Still Life with Nude, Tile, and Fruit” takes viewers not only behind the scenes of the German artist’s career, but also behind the painting itself.While previous owners displayed the painting with only the still life and portrait showing, the Currier Museum of Art is showing its reverse side, which reveals a separate but related landscape. The museum has installed the double-sided painting on a pedestal in a specially constructed glass f
Nov. 28, 2016
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NY subway inspires Broadway's first a capella musical
NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York's cityscape reverberates with pounding jackhammers and blaring car horns, but it’s the cacophonous subway that perhaps best epitomizes the bustling metropolis.A chorus of voices sans instrumental accompaniment will soon bring the transit system's rhythms to Broadway, the first time the famous theater district will host an a cappella show.“In Transit” brings a rather unconventional touch to the Broadway stage: in a world known for its lively orchestras and consistent vi
Nov. 28, 2016
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K-pop video director charged in S. Korea's scandal
SEOUL (AFP) -- A prominent K-pop music video director was charged Sunday as part of a corruption scandal rocking South Korea and engulfing President Park Geun-hye. Cha Eun-taek, who has worked with “Gangnam Style” star Psy and boy band megastars Big Bang, used his ties to a secret confidante of Park to win lucrative projects from state agencies and private firms, prosecutors say.That confidante -- Choi Soon-sil -- has been labelled Park's eminence grise, a shadowy figure who is believed to have
Nov. 28, 2016
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Kim Whan-ki's painting breaks S. Korean sale record at 6.32 bln won
A painting by Korean abstract artist Kim Whan-ki has been sold for 6.32 billion won (US$5.36 million) on Sunday, making it the most expensive South Korean art work ever sold.At Seoul Auction's 20th Hong Kong Sale, held at the Hong Kong Grand Hyatt, the yellow-dotted oil painting named "12-V-70 #172" broke the previous record of 5.4 billion won set by the very same artist during an auction held in Seoul in June.The auction for the work, completed in New York in 1970, started at 4.5 billion won, b
Nov. 27, 2016
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Moon Hee-jun, Soyul to tie the knot
Singer and TV celebrity Moon Hee-jun is set to marry Soyul, a member of Crayon Pop. The 38-year-old -- once considered a teen heartthrob in the 1990s -- revealed the news in a handwritten note on his official fan website on Thursday. He did not disclose any information regarding his fiancee at the time. “Following a platonic relationship with Soyul over the last two years, the two began dating in April,” Moon’s entertainment agency KOEN Stars said in a statement released shortly after the singer
Nov. 25, 2016
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[Arts calendar] Musicals, exhibitions, concerts and more
Pop Music “Hyundai Card Curated 31 Dean with Club Eskimo”: Rhythm and blues singer-producer Dean is holding a concert with members of music movement Club Eskimo, which include rappers Crush, Punchnello and producer Millic, among others, on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Hyundai Card Understage in Itaewon. Dean has been garnering attention both inside and out of the country for his sophisticated yet soulful hip hop-infused R&B tunes. Tickets are priced at 88,000 won and can be reserved at ticket.interp
Nov. 25, 2016