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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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French first lady takes new baby girl home
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leaves a clinic where she gave birth on Wednesday carrying her baby girl Giulia, in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP-Yonhap News)PARIS (AP) -- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is heading home with her newborn girl Giulia, the first baby born to a sitti
Oct. 24, 2011
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Exhibitions"The Court Painters of Joseon Dynasty": In celebration of its seventh anniversary, Leeum brought together 110 paintings by “hwawon,” or court painters of the Joseon Dynasty. It showcases works by master painters like Kim Hong-do, Jang Seung-eop, Shin Yun-bok and Kim Deuk-sin, who are well
Oct. 21, 2011
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Music penetrates the soul at House Concert
Violinist Kim Eung-soo (left), cellist Kim Yong-sik (right) and pianist Chae Moon-young rehearse at the House Concert in Yul Haus in southern Seoul on Oct. 14.(Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)Musicians say they practice harder because of the closeness to their audienceAt a small underground recording
Oct. 21, 2011
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DJ Cam’s ’Seven’ offers sullen hip-hopDJ Cam “Seven”(Inflamable)There’s something dour about DJ Cam’s new album “Seven,“ with its slow and brooding fusion of hip-hop and jazz. The French mix master has an interesting approach to blending disparate sounds, but seldom do things develop into a full gal
Oct. 21, 2011
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Chung Trio to remember mother in concert in Dec.
The Chung Trio, consisting of siblings Chung Myung-whun on the piano, violinist Chung Kyung-wha and cellist Chung Myung-wha, will hold a concert in December in memory of their late mother Lee Won-sook, CMI Korea said.Myung-whun has repeatedly said in press conferences this year that he would push fo
Oct. 20, 2011
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Ancient tomb remains found at stadium site
Remains of Jugu grave, a type of tomb created during Korea’s Baekje Kingdom (B.C. 18-A.D. 660), found in the land secured for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Stadium. (Cultural Heritage Administration)Remains of tombs dating back to Korea’s Baekje Kingdom (B.C. 18―A.D. 660) have been discovered at the
Oct. 20, 2011
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Herald artday puts 100 prominent works up for auction
“Summer of Mt.Seorak” by Kim Chong-hak (artday)Artwork by well-known local and international artists including Lee U-fan, Park Soo-keun, Kim Whan-ki, Chun Kyung-ja, Kim Chong-hak, Oh Chi-gyun and Yayoi Kusama will be auctioned online starting Friday. Herald artday, a subsidiary of Herald Media group
Oct. 20, 2011
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Czech pop star rocks ‘Hamlet’
Janek Ledecky’s musical returns for fourth run in SeoulClad in blue jeans and wearing his Ray-Bans, Janek Ledecky isn’t used to walking down the street without being recognized. “Here, I feel like I am a secret agent or something (because no one notices me),” the Czech pop superstar told The Korea H
Oct. 20, 2011
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Pianist Son Yeol-eum to play Liszt with Suwon Phil
The Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the leading orchestras in Korea, will collaborate with Tchaikovsky competition winning pianist Son Yeol-eum to mark the 200th year of Liszt’s birth. Led by pianist and conductor Kim Dae-jin, the Suwon Phil will hold its 211th regular concert on Oct. 25 at the
Oct. 19, 2011
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Joseon paintings under spotlight
“Yeonsodapcheong” (Outing of the Youth) by Shin Yun-bok at Gansong Museum of Art (Gansong Museum of Art)Leeum, Gansong museums showcase collections of court and genre paintings from JoseonThe Joseon Dynasty was the period when Korean painting reached its zenith, both in terms of quantity and q
Oct. 19, 2011
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Museum unconvinced by new theory on death of Van Gogh
AMSTERDAM (AP) ― Two American authors believe Vincent van Gogh was fatally shot by two teenagers and did not die from self-inflicted wounds, but the new theory won a skeptical reception Monday from experts at the museum dedicated to the 19th century Dutch master.A book by Pulitzer prize-winning auth
Oct. 18, 2011
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Jamaica awards Brown with national honor
KINGSTON (AP) ― Jamaica on Monday awarded the late reggae singer Dennis Brown with one of its highest civic honors, a fitting tribute for a musician who is more beloved than Bob Marley among many Jamaican reggae fans.Some 12 years after his death, the former child star who became known as the Crown
Oct. 18, 2011
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Girls’ Generation turn to rap for ‘The Boys’
Nine-girl singing sensation say they can’t wait to meet rival group Wonder Girls at music shows Girls’ Generation members clockwise from top left: Yuri, Hyoyeon, Yoona, Taeyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sunny, Tiffany and Sooyoung S.M. EntertainmentGirls’ Generation, one of the most popular female K-pop gr
Oct. 18, 2011
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S. Korea police arrest two men for hacking
SEOUL, Oct 18, 2011 (AFP) - South Korean police said Tuesday two people have been arrested for infecting about 16,000 personal computers with hacking programmes which allowed them to secretly record video of their victims.The two, one an ethnic Korean from China, are suspected of producing or
Oct. 18, 2011
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Caravaggio exhibit opens in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ― Works by Italian artist Caravaggio are on display along with pieces by those influenced by him in an exhibit in Fort Worth, Texas.“Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome” opened Sunday at the Kimbell Art Museum. The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 8, features 10 works by Mich
Oct. 17, 2011
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Gaga channels Marilyn Monroe at Clinton’s concert
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Lady Gaga enjoyed her “first real Marilyn moment” with former President Bill Clinton.“I always wanted to have one, and I was hoping that it didn’t involve pills and a strand of pearls,” she joked.The envelope-pushing pop superstar was one of several musicians who performed Saturda
Oct. 17, 2011
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Government unveils new standards for censoring K-pop songs
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- The government has established new detailed rules for censoring domestic pop songs harmful to minors in order to enhance the objectivity of the process, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said on Monday.The ministry has come under fire for applying too strict standards when
Oct. 17, 2011
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Gaga channels Marilyn Monroe at Clinton’s concert
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lady Gaga enjoyed her “first real Marilyn moment” with former President Bill Clinton.“I always wanted to have one, and I was hoping that it didn’t involve pills and a strand of pearls,” she joked. In this July 4, 2011 file photo, singer Lady Gaga attends a news conference in Taip
Oct. 17, 2011
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Impressionists get new home with Orsay museum revamp
PARIS (AFP) ― Masterworks by Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas get a new home next week as Paris’ Orsay Museum reopens its impressionist gallery following a two-year, multi-million-euro revamp.Twenty-five years after its creation in a 200-year-old railway station on the south bank of the
Oct. 16, 2011
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Oasis ‘sideman’ Noel Gallagher goes solo
PARIS (AFP) ― Two years after a bitter blow-up with his brother Liam drew the curtain on Britpop sensation Oasis, Noel Gallagher makes the jump from “sideman” to frontman as his solo debut hits shelves on Monday.“I was a sideman for 20 years and I fucking loved it,” said the 44-year-old, who always
Oct. 16, 2011