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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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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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S. Korea, Czech Republic to increase direct flights
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[Weekender] Young Koreans more open to Japanese cultural products
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Seoul, Prague to team up throughout nuclear energy project delivery
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S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
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NRG to mark 20th anniversary with album
Boy band NRG is joining Shinhwa, S.E.S and Sechs Kies in the growing list of first-generation K-pop groups making a comeback in recent months.To celebrate the group’s 19th debut anniversary, three of the remaining NRG members -- Chun Myung-hoon, Lee Sung-jin and Noh Yoo-min -- held a fan meeting at KT Olleh Square in Seoul on Saturday to announce their plans for a new album, scheduled to be released next year to commemorate the group’s 20 years. “This is our comeback, rather than a reunion, sinc
Oct. 23, 2016
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Pop stars and fast cars: Taylor Swift plays Formula One
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- With their red, white and blue tutus and Taylor Swift t-shirts, Rachel Emling and Mikala Crews were everything Formula One wanted at the US Grand Prix: young fans who would travel across the country for a mix of pop stars and fast cars.Tens of thousands packed into the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday night for Swift's only concert of the year at Formula One’s only race on American soil. Formula One's goal in booking Swift was to hook a new generation of fans to their sp
Oct. 23, 2016
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Radiohead to headline Glastonbury music festival in 2017
LONDON (AFP) -- Radiohead will headline next year‘s Glastonbury festival, organizers announced Thursday, after the British rock band’s logo appeared on grass at the countryside venue.“YES! Radiohead will be back at Worthy Farm and we really can‘t wait,” Emily Eavis, co-organizer of the festival, wrote on Instagram.Her post was accompanied by a photo of Radiohead’s “angry bear” logo, painted in white at the festival site in Somerset, southwest England. The English experimental rockers will headli
Oct. 21, 2016
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Far East Movement drops new album with K-pop stars
Electro-dance music group Far East Movement dropped its fifth album “Identity” on global music streaming sites Friday, featuring a handful of K-pop stars. The title track “Fighter” features rapper-singer Yoon Mi-rae. Filmed in Los Angeles and Seoul, the song’s music video is a tribute to Korean immigrants who went to America amid war and hardships in their home country, according to Far East Movement’s management Transparent Agency.Rapper Jay Park participated in the retro hip-hop track “SXWME,”
Oct. 21, 2016
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EXO’s Lay goes solo in China
K-pop group EXO’s main dancer Lay, a Chinese national, is set to debut as a solo artist in China, the boy band’s management agency S.M. Entertainment announced Friday. Lay’s album “Lose Control” will be released on Oct. 28 on Xiami Music, a subsidiary of Ali Music Group, the music arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, and on major Korean music streaming sites, S.M. said.The album consists of six songs in Chinese, all written, composed and arranged by Lay.EXO’s member Lay poses for a promotion
Oct. 21, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar
Dance French dance company Compagnie DCA performs “Contact.” (Official website)“Sleeping Beauty”: Korean National Ballet will perform “Sleeping Beauty” at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House from Nov. 3-6. After presenting Rudolf Nureyev’s rendition in 2004, the group is back with a different take of the classic fairy tale, choreographed by Marcia Haydee, a former prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet group. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the Saturday a
Oct. 21, 2016
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Momoland to debut with crowdfunded album
Rookie girl group Momoland will be making its official debut next month. The seven-member act will be releasing its first album on Nov. 10, according to industry insiders. The debut of the group created through Mnet’s K-pop survival program “Finding Momoland” was delayed after it failed to achieve the show’s final mission of gathering 3,000 audience members for a concert. The girl group managed to attract just over 2,000 people. To gear up for its upcoming releases, Momoland -- consisting of
Oct. 20, 2016
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Jay Park offers ‘Everything You Wanted’
Korean-American singer Jay Park has returned with a new album. Park unveiled his fourth full studio album “Everything You Wanted” on local music sites Thursday morning. The artist’s first album since last November, “Everything You Wanted” contains 19 songs, including two title tracks, “Drive,” featuring singer-producer Gray, and “All I Wanna Do,” featuring rapper Loco and rhythm-and-blues singer Hoody. Both songs were produced by Park’s labelmate Cha Cha Malone, who has worked with other K-pop
Oct. 20, 2016
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David Hockney makes splash at Frankfurt fair with 2,000-euro book
FRANKFURT (AFP) -- British contemporary artist David Hockney unveiled a 500-page art book at the Frankfurt fair Wednesday that is so large it comes with its own stand -- and a price tag of 2,000 euros ($2,200).The tome, “A Bigger Book,” gives a visual overview of his decades-long career and includes everything from his earliest drawings to his famed swimming pool paintings and polaroid collages, to his more recent iPad drawings.The 79-year-old, wearing a white flat cap and a yellow tie with a gr
Oct. 20, 2016
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Eminem re-emerges to savage Donald Trump
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rap superstar Eminem re-emerged Wednesday with a loaded lyrical attack on Donald Trump, in a nearly eight-minute song in which he also identifies with the Black Lives Matter cause.The top-selling rapper of all time, Eminem has been relatively quiet in the past several years but wrote on Facebook that he was working on a new album.Eminem uploaded on YouTube the new song, entitled “Campaign Speech,” in which he offers his take on America in 2016 in a freestyle rap largely without
Oct. 20, 2016
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Yoko Ono unveils her first permanent US art installation
CHICAGO (AFP) -- Yoko Ono, whose last recorded song with John Lennon was inspired by Chicago, unveiled here Tuesday the final piece of her first permanent US art installation. The sculpture, which is on display at The Art Institute, is entitled “Mended Petal.” It is a tall representation of a stainless steel lotus blossom petal. A group of 12 similar petals, comprising a separate sculpture entitled “Skylanding,” was unveiled Monday in Jackson Park, an expansive urban setting on Chicago’s South S
Oct. 20, 2016
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MAP6 to perform at Festive Korea in HK
K-pop boy band MAP6 is heading to Hong Kong. The group has been chosen to promote Korean goods at the Enjoy K-Style event at this year’s Festive Korea, which will run throughout October in Hong Kong, according to the band’s management agency DreamT Entertainment on Wednesday. “We will do our best to spread knowledge about Korean culture and products in Hong Kong,” MAP6 said in a statement. The boy band will be performing at D-Park shopping center Saturday and Sunday as part of the event. Organ
Oct. 19, 2016
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Shinhwa to release 13th album
Another first-generation K-pop group is gearing up for its return to the spotlight. Boy band Shinhwa will be releasing “She Said” from its upcoming 13th studio album this week, according to its management agency Shinhwa Company on Wednesday. “The new song is a medium tempo track that centers around two people who are more than just friends, yet not quite a couple,” according to the company. The six-member act -- consisting of Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin and And
Oct. 19, 2016
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Juliet at 53: Prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri defies all odds
Defying all odds, at the age of 53, world-renowned Italian prima ballerina Alessandra Ferri is still not ready to hang up her ballet shoes. After deciding to return to the stage after a five-year absence, the dancer is in Seoul to re-tackle one of the world’s most beloved and iconic characters -- Juliet. The former Royal Ballet dancer will be hitting the stage alongside American Ballet principal dancer Herman Cornejo and the Universal Ballet Company in its upcoming production of Kenneth MacMilla
Oct. 19, 2016
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VIXX to unveil last part of yearlong trilogy project
K-pop boy band VIXX is returning with a new release. Inspired by Greek mythology, the group’s yearlong trilogy “2016 Conception” will conclude with the upcoming EP “Kratos,” referring to the Greek mythological god of war. To gear up for the release, the group shared teaser images featuring the bandmates with their eyes covered by strips of black lace via official social media channels Tuesday morning. The photos were created in collaboration with fashion and beauty photographer David Byun, who
Oct. 18, 2016
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B.A.P hints at comeback
K-pop boy band B.A.P may be gearing up for a return to the spotlight. The group released a cryptic teaser image asking the question “Who is X?” via its official social media channels Tuesday morning. At the bottom of the poster is the word “Noir,” which may be hinting at the title of the boy band’s upcoming album or track. Additionally, given the dark concept behind the image, the six-member group -- best known for its upbeat dance tracks “Feel So Good” and “That’s My Jam” -- may be returning wi
Oct. 18, 2016
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Kim Jun-su receives best musical actor nod for 5th annual Yegreen Awards
The nominations are in and Kim Jun-su in his leading role as the devilishly handsome Dorian Gray in the eponymous new original musical has earned him a bid for best musical actor of the year at the upcoming fifth annual Yegreen Musical Awards. Last month, K-pop mega star Kim and his management agency CJeS Culture unveiled their first original production, “Dorian Gray,” which has also earned itself a Yegreen nomination for “Best Musical of the Year.”The production is a musical adaptation of Oscar
Oct. 18, 2016
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New light shines on Botticelli masterpieces
FLORENCE, Italy (AFP) -- Two of the most famous works of Sandro Botticelli, “Spring” and the “Birth of Venus,” were unveiled in a new setting Monday, following extensive renovation work at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery.Rooms nine and 15, two of the most visited in a celebrated museum that pulls in 2 million guests per year, have been closed for enlargement and modernization since July 2015.As well as the Botticelli masterpieces, the rooms are also home to major works by Pollaiolo, Hugo van der Goes
Oct. 18, 2016
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Harvard museum to dust off curiosities long kept in storage
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- As one of the world’s oldest museums dedicated to anthropology turns 150, it’s undergoing some big changes to showcase its significant role in developing the discipline.Leaders of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University hinted this month at changes to come when they trotted out -- for one day only -- some of its quirkier, rarely seen pieces as part of a birthday bash marking the day in 1866 when philanthropist George Peabody committed $150,0
Oct. 18, 2016
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Rihanna surprise guest of McCartney at ‘Oldchella’
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Desert Trip festival is all about showcasing rock veterans and their baby-boomer fans but its second weekend featured one of the top stars of the young generation -- Rihanna.The R&B superstar joined Paul McCartney on stage Saturday night in the California desert to join in “FourFiveSeconds,” the song the former Beatle released last year with both Rihanna and rap giant Kanye West.“We finally found someone under 50,” McCartney said as he invited the 28-year-old Rihanna to
Oct. 17, 2016