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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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S. Korea to inject $37m in joint R&D projects with Czech Republic
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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Dali stolen from Dutch museum ‘found after seven years’
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Two renowned paintings stolen from a Dutch museum seven years ago, one by Salvador Dali and the other by Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, have been recovered, a specialist art detective said Wednesday.Dali's 1941 surrealist work “Adolescence” featuring the Catalan artist and his beloved nanny and Lempicka’s sensual 1929 tableau “La Musicienne” have been tracked down, detective Arthur Brand said via his Twitter account.“We recovered the #Dali and the #DeLempicka, stolen in 2009
July 28, 2016
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Nam June Paik in the age of social media
Nam June Paik, a pioneer of video art, is both famous and unknown to many in Korea. A query on the name “Nam June Paik” on Korean web portal Naver brings up several questions posted by young students asking who the artist is for their schoolwork. “My son, who is a first-year middle school student, doesn’t really know much about him either,” said Kim Bang-eun, president of Gallery Yeh, currently hosting the Nam June Paik exhibition at Seoul’s landmark Dongdaemun Design Plaza. “I think it’s becaus
July 27, 2016
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‘Treasure Island’ musical arrives in time for school holidays
A young boy’s wildest dreams become a reality in the Seoul Arts Center‘s new musical play, “Treasure Island.”Based on the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson's novel by the same title, the musical follows the life of the young Jim Hawkins, a wide-eyed cabin boy aboard the Hispanola. In a desperate search for adventure, Hawkins decides to make his way to the dangerously mysterious Skeleton Island in search of treasure. During his travels, Hawkins encounters a string of unworldly characters inc
July 27, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Biffy Clyro is done making ‘weird’ music
When three childhood friends, including a pair of siblings, started the band Biffy Clyro over 10 years ago in Kilmarnock, Scotland, they strived to make music that was “as weird as possible.”“That’s what we thought was good,” said Simon Neil, the group’s lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, in an interview. The band, which is also made up of twin brothers drummer James Johnston and bassist Ben Johnston, met with The Korea Herald before performing at its first show in Korea at the Jisan Valle
July 27, 2016
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‘The Age of Shadows’ invited to Toronto film festival
“The Age of Shadows” by director Kim Ji-won has been invited to screen under the Special Presentations program at the 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).“The Age of Shadows” follows members of an independence group in the 1920s as they fight for Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule.In addition to the historical thriller, Park Chan-wook’s globally-acclaimed production “The Handmaiden” and Kim Sung-soo’s “Asura: The City of Madness” have also been invited to the Speci
July 27, 2016
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SHINee gears up for comeback
After a 16-month-long hiatus, K-pop group SHINee is ready to unveil new material. The five-member boy band is scheduled to release a new album in September, the official date depending on how the group’s currently scheduled events pan out, a local media outlet reported quoting an industry insider. To promote its fourth Japanese studio album “D×D×D,” SHINee performed 20 concerts throughout Japan from January to May, attracting a total of over a million fans.The group’s entertainment agency S.M. E
July 27, 2016
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Beyonce, Adele lead MTV Video Music Award nods
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her film-album “Lemonade.”The pop diva was in the running for 11 awards at MTV‘s annual extravaganza, which will take place Aug. 28 in New York’s Madison Square Garden, a shift from the more common venue in Los Angeles.Adele came in second with eight nominations. All but seven were for the chart-topping English balladeer's “Hello,” which with more than 1.6 billion views is the fifth m
July 27, 2016
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Final Bowie musical to be staged in London
NEW YORK (AFP) - “Lazarus,” the science-fiction musical cowritten by David Bowie in one of his final works, will return to the stage, this time in London, the production announced Monday.The rock legend wrote the music for “Lazarus” which premiered in November at a small theater in New York. An opening gala in December marked Bowie’s last public appearance before he died on Jan. 10 from an undisclosed battle with cancer.Kings Cross Theatre in London said that “Lazarus,” a coveted ticket in New Y
July 26, 2016
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Oh My Girl releases teaser image for new album
Oh My Girl is returning to the spotlight with a new album.The rookie K-pop girl group released a teaser image for its upcoming summer special album on the group’s official social media channels at midnight on Tuesday. The new album contains four remakes, including the 2000 hit song “Listen to Me” by one of the first generation K-pop girl groups, Papaya. Recorded in collaboration with the reggae duo Skull & Haha, the updated track still boasts the refreshing tunes found in the original version, a
July 26, 2016
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Wagner festival given rapturous reception on opening night
BAYREUTH, Germany (AFP) - Germany’s legendary Bayreuth opera festival, dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner, got off to a rapturous start on Monday with a brand new production of the composer's last opera, “Parsifal,” enthusiastically received by the first-night audience.While this year’s month-long proceedings have been overshadowed by a series of deadly attacks in the country, the performers were tumultuously applauded at the end of the six-hour performance.However, opera critics were less
July 26, 2016
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Newport Jazz Festival gets new vision with Christian McBride
Christian McBride is no stranger to the main stage at the Newport Jazz Festival and this year he will again be there as part of a trio with pianist Chick Corea and drummer Brian Blade. But he will also be turning his attention to a new role backstage as he takes over as artistic director from festival founder George Wein.The virtuoso bassist said Newport continues to be among the top festivals in the world, and he is approaching his new role with the adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”Wein
July 25, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Pop duo Tegan and Sara advocate LGBT rights
Though Tegan and Sara Quin of pop duo Tegan and Sara, identical twins and both openly gay, are prominent advocates for the LGBT movement, they’re also aware that “people in other countries don’t always understand.”“We try to be very sensitive to social and religious norms in other countries,” Tegan said at an interview before their first Korean performance at the Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival on July 22. The sisters have been vocal proponents of LGBT issues for the length of their musi
July 25, 2016
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In charged times, Kendrick Lamar subversive in subtlety
NEW YORK (AFP) - Kendrick Lamar wrote the unofficial anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement yet, in charged times, the rap star found he could be mellow while staying salient.Lamar, whose live schedule has been surprisingly sparse since he triumphed at the Grammy Awards in February, on Saturday headlined the inaugural Panorama festival, a New York expansion by promoters of Coachella in California.The hip-hop star has won acclaim for dramatic live performances. At the Grammys, he entered as a
July 25, 2016
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Yoon Jong-shin, Gaeko to release collaborative single
Singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin and rapper Gaeko are scheduled to release a collaborative single this week, according to Yoon’s management agency Mystic Entertainment on Monday. Since 2010, Yoon has run a monthly musical project which involves him working with artistes from various musical backgrounds. Those he has worked with this year include Epik High’s Tablo, Hanhae, KittiB, K-pop band Seventeen and VIXX’s Ken. The upcoming track “Empty City” is the seventh release of the year. Last month’s
July 25, 2016
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Red Hot Chili Peppers sizzle at Jisan
ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- The screen blazed red. Crowds scattered throughout the grounds at Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival swarmed the main stage. As 10 p.m. approached on Friday night, the Red Hot Chili Peppers clambered onto the Korean stage for the first time in 14 years.Jisan Forest Resort rang with cheers as the iconic rock band kicked off the show energetically with “Can’t Stop,” during which drummer Chad Smith delivered a spirited drum solo, and followed up with the 2006 hit “
July 24, 2016
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[Herald Interview] Birdy, somewhere between rebel and good girl
ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- With a precocious melancholic voice and a shy demeanor that, in her words, “doesn’t give too much away,” British singer-songwriter Birdy might be best described as the antithesis to chirpy K-pop girl groups.“For me, it’s always been a bit darker,” the 20-year-old replied when asked if she would ever take on a “cutesier” style, before her performance Saturday at the Jisan Valley Music & Arts Festival. “Where I grew up, it was very beautiful but reflective and moody,”
July 24, 2016
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For New York's new festival, an immersion in art
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The latest entrant to the fast-growing global festival calendar is moving beyond crowd-pleasing rock acts, offering a New York audience an immersion in art and technology.Panorama -- put together by the promoters of Coachella, the California festival that is among the world’s most lucrative music events -- opened Friday in Randalls Island off the city’s East River for a three-day run.The inaugural day featured high-energy electronic act Major Lazer, a festival favorite among yo
July 24, 2016
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Security fears loom over Bayreuth opera fest
FRANKFURT (AFP) – Germany’s legendary Bayreuth opera festival dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner opens Monday, but security fears and off-stage drama threaten to cast a long shadow over the 140-year-old event.The curtain goes up just days after an 18-year-old German-Iranian went on a shooting rampage in Munich killing nine people before shooting himself.Only a week earlier, five people were injured in an axe attack on a Bavarian train in Wuerzburg that was claimed by the Islamic State jiha
July 24, 2016
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Oh My Girl concert tickets sell out within minutes
Tickets to eight-member K-pop girl group Oh My Girl’s first solo concert sold out within three minutes on Friday evening, the group’s management agency WM Entertainment said Saturday. Having debuted in April 2015 with the lead track “Cupid,” Oh My Girl now holds the record for the fastest sold-out concert for a rookie group, WM claimed. “We are very thankful for the fans’ support for the band’s first concert,” said WM Entertainment in a press release. “This will be an opportunity for Oh My Girl
July 24, 2016
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Red Hot Chili Peppers return as ‘roaring beasts’
Nothing short of impressionable, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ first gig in Korea in 2002 still has some people talking. Back again after 14 years, the American rock band is headlining one of the most-anticipated music events of the year, the 2016 Jisan Valley Rock Music & Arts Festival. “Each country we go to, we try to get our own perspective of the place we’re in,” said the group’s bassist Michael Balzary -- who goes by the stage name Flea -- at a press conference at the Grand InterContinental Seoul
July 22, 2016