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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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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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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Jeju's solo traveler-friendly spots offer solitude as well as camaraderie
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Rediscovered Kahlo painting going to auction in NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- A rediscovered painting by Frida Kahlo is going to auction this month in New York.The 1929 portrait, called “Nieuroa con Collar” or “Girl with Necklace,” will be part of Sotheby’s Latin America: Modern Art sale on Nov. 22. Its presale estimate is $1.5 million to $2 million.Kahlo’s husband, artist Diego Rivera, gave the work to her personal assistant in 1955, the year after she died.Until it surfaced over the summer, the only record of the portrait had been a black-and-white phot
Nov. 16, 2016
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Eagles of Death Metal singer makes surprise appearance at tribute show
LONDON (AFP) -- Eagles of Death Metal front man Jesse Hughes on Tuesday made a surprise performance at a London tribute concert to his “dear friend” Nick Alexander, the roadie killed in last year’s Paris attacks.The US rocker performed a solo set and joined in a mass singalong of Neil Young’s classic hit “Rockin’ in the Free World” with other artists including British indie group Maximo Park and solo artists Gaz Coombes and Frank Turner.Alexander, a 36-year-old Briton, was selling merchandise at
Nov. 16, 2016
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4Minute's Kwon So-hyun signs with 935 Entertainment
Actress-singer Kwon So-hyun is getting a fresh start. The 22-year-old, a former member of the now-disbanded K-pop group 4Minute, has signed with 935 Entertainment in a bid to further her acting career, the company announced Tuesday. “(Kwon) has shown lots of potential since her early days as a child actress,” 935 Entertainment said in a statement. “We will be supporting her wholeheartedly in her activities as an actress at home and abroad.” Others under the agency include veteran actors such
Nov. 15, 2016
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Rome in shock as another historic landmark vandalized
ROME (AFP) -- Police in Rome are examining CCTV footage in a bid to identify vandals who damaged one of the city’s most famous pieces of public sculpture, Bernini’s “Elephant and Obelisk.”The landmark work, tucked away in a little square near the Pantheon, features an elephant carrying the obelisk on its back and was first placed in the Piazza della Minerva in the 17th Century. Gian Lorenzo Bernini oversaw the sculpture of the elephant, which had the tip of its left trunk broken off in the overn
Nov. 15, 2016
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Berlin's wild charms make it first choice for Syrian artists
BERLIN (AFP) - From sculptors to actors and filmmakers, Berlin has become a magnet for Syrian artists fleeing their country's brutal violence to a place where they can express themselves without fear.While Beirut and Paris have long been the destinations of choice for Arab artists, the German capital has in recent years earned a reputation as a more adventurous, progressive alternative for exiled creators.As well as offering affordable spaces to live and work, Berlin is “the city of anarchy and
Nov. 15, 2016
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Unpublished Van Gogh drawings to be unveiled
An unpublished sketchbook of Vincent Van Gogh will be presented in Paris on Tuesday, ahead of the release in several countries of a new book displaying the works.The sketchbook is owned by a private collector and hardly any details have emerged of what is depicted on its pages.The new 288-page book reproducing the drawings -- entitled “Vincent Van Gogh, the Fog of Arles: The Rediscovered Sketchbook” will be published Thursday in France, the US, Japan, Britain, Germany and the Netherlands.It cont
Nov. 15, 2016
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Munch's 'Girls on the Bridge' fetches $54.5m at auction
Edvard Munch’s “Girls on the Bridge” sold for $54.5 million in New York on Monday, the second-highest auction price paid for a work by the Norwegian painter, Sotheby’s said.The 1902 painting depicting women in colorful dresses that contrast with a dark, anguished landscape, fetched a price solidly higher than the auction house’s estimate of above $50 million.The painting has broken records every time it has gone under the hammer. It went for $30.8 million in 2008, compared with $7.7 million in 1
Nov. 15, 2016
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Now you can visit the Rolling Stones’ 1962 apartment
When Mick Jagger was coming up with ideas for an exhibition highlighting The Rolling Stones’ five-decade long career, he wanted to re-create the mood of the band in its early years.So, he had a team re-create the first London apartment he and his band mates shared in 1962, complete with dirty dishes, beer bottles and blues records placed throughout the flat.“That was the weirdest thing really. ... The building is still there -- it’s not a building that’s been knocked down or anything, it’s right
Nov. 15, 2016
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2AM’s Im Seul-ong to hold first solo concert
Singer Im Seul-ong of K-pop boy band 2AM will hold his first solo concert next month. “This concert is an opportunity for fans to experience Im’s various releases from the past eight years,” said the artist’s management agency sidusHQ on Monday. Special guests are also scheduled to join Im on stage, the company added. The 29-year-old made his debut as a 2AM member with the hit single “This Song” in 2008. Originally signed under JYP Entertainment, the four-member act has been on a break since Im
Nov. 14, 2016
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Kim Gun-mo returns to the stage
Singer-songwriter Kim Gun-mo is gearing up for his much anticipated return to the music scene. The 48-year-old artist, who debuted in 1992, will be releasing a new mini album “50” on Saturday, according to the record label Music & New last week. This is Kim’s first album in five years, following the release of his 13th studio album “Autobiography” in 2011.The upcoming six-track EP will feature collaborations with other artists, including UJi of K-pop girl group BESTie and Jo Hyun-ah of rhythm-a
Nov. 14, 2016
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Italian, US artists to create works for Louvre Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum said Sunday it was commissioning artists Giuseppe Penone and Jenny Holzer to create artworks to be displayed at its grand opening next year.Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and built at a cost of half a billion euros, the Louvre Abu Dhabi will feature 9,200 square meters of gallery space.“Giuseppe Penone and Jenny Holzer have worked closely with the Louvre Abu Dhabi team to develop sculptures and installations reflecting t
Nov. 14, 2016
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Munch, Monet, de Kooning to star in New York fall auctions
NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York's fall auction season kicks off this week with a sparkling array of masterpieces expected to draw bidders from around the world at Christie’s and Sotheby’s.From Edvard Munch’s Expressionist “Girls on the Bridge” to Willem De Kooning’s abstract “Untitled XXV,” the two major auction houses have put together an impressive collection of paintings and sculptures from some of the 20th century’s greatest names for the prestigious sales running Monday to Thursday.There will be
Nov. 14, 2016
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David Bowie art collection worth over $41mn at auction
LONDON (AFP) -- A London auction of music legend David Bowie‘s art collection has ended with sales totaling almost 33 million pounds ($41.5 million), after exhibits of the works drew record crowds, Sotheby’s said Saturday.Every item in the collection, which included over 130 works of modern and contemporary British art, was sold in a series of sales as buyers’ enthusiasm for the late musician’s collection exceeded expectations.Exhibitions of the works in London attracted some 51,470 visitors, th
Nov. 13, 2016
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Sting reopens Paris Bataclan amid tears, cheers and controversy
PARIS (AFP) -- Rock star Sting on Saturday reopened the Bataclan, the Paris concert hall where jihadists massacred 90 people, with a hugely symbolic and emotional show to mark the first anniversary of France’s bloodiest terror attack.But in a sensational turn of events, the US group Eagles of Death Metal who were on stage when the bloodshed started on November 13, 2015, were turned away from the door.“They came, I threw them out -- there are things you can’t forgive,” Bataclan co-director Jules
Nov. 13, 2016
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Korean musicians pen protest song
Veteran musicians Lee Seung-hwan, Lee Hyori and Jeon In-kwon joined hands to come up with a new single whose title loosely translates to “Tossed Out on the Streets.” Written by composer Lee Kyu-ho, the song seeks to console a nation engrossed by the political scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime associate Choi Soon-sil, a civilian accused of meddling in state affairs. “The song aims to assuage the citizens, who have been left out in the cold, wintry streets,” announced Lee
Nov. 11, 2016
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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at 82
Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like "Hallelujah," "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," has died at age 82, his son said Thursday."My father passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles," Adam Cohen said in a statement. "He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor."Cohen, also renowned as a poet, novelist and aspiring Zen monk, blended folk music with a darker, sexual edge that wo
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] STRFKR’s relaxed flow fits 4th album’s dance grooves
STRFKR“Being No One, Going Nowhere” (Polyvinyl/ADA)Frontman Josh Hodges takes command in STRFKR’s fourth album, shaping the dance grooves into a relaxed, joyous flow. Written during a stint in the California desert outpost of Joshua Tree, Hodges’ “small and slow” feelings of solitude imbue his songwriting with a coat of easygoing exuberance.The sounds across “Being No One, Going Nowhere” stay within the realm of recognizable electro pop, their graceful trot belying some of the heaviness of the l
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] Love helps Jim James survive in ‘Eternally Even’
Jim James“Eternally Even” (ATO/Capitol) My Morning Jacket’s Jim James takes a melancholy turn on “Eternally Even,” a dreamy if somber overview of some of life’s pressures and challenges.The focus of James’ attention is clear from the opening track “Hide in Plain Sight,” companionship and camaraderie acting as small-scale but effective balms to the meanness in this world.Considering there are five drummers, including the legendary Jim Keltner, credited on “Same Old Lie,” the song is a model of re
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Album Review] Susan Boyle has music formula down in new album
Susan Boyle“A Wonderful World”(Syco/Columbia)How to properly harness the skill of Susan Boyle is something of a pop riddle. What’s the best way to deploy the soaring voice that comes out of this shy, British, middle-aged woman? Jazz? Broadway show tunes? Christmas songs?Producer Steve Anderson thinks he’s cracked it: Give Boyle an old pop tune, surround her with an orchestra and let her start quietly before the musicians crank up and she ends up belting behind a gale of music.His approach seemed
Nov. 11, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Classical MusicA scene from Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” (Sejong Center)“Macbeth Opera”: The Sejong Center is gearing up to host its latest opera production, Verdi’s operatic rendition of the Shakespeare classic “Macbeth.” Verdi’s rendition of the Shakespearean tragedy is often hailed as the best of the composer’s earliest works, expressing the cruelties and ambitions of humans through a powerful score. The production will star baritones Yang June-mo and Kim Tae-hyun as Macbeth; and sopranos Oh Mi
Nov. 11, 2016