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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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Defense ministry denies special treatment for BTS’ V amid phone use allegations
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Russia sent 'anti-air' missiles to Pyongyang, Yoon's aide says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Collaboration is key at VH1 Divas event
NEW YORK (AP) ― VH1 may have honored singing divas at its annual VH1 Divas special, but the night was all about collaboration.50 Cent was hand-in-hand with Chaka Khan on the red carpet; Mavis Staples screamed her love for Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine and Ledisi gushed over meeting Martha Reeves.“It’s exciting. You see me, I’m standing next to the fire,’’ 50 Cent said, while Khan laughed. The rapper said he called the veteran singer and told her he wanted to be her date. He said he an
Dec. 20, 2011
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Exhibit on Auld Lang Syne’s mysterious roots
NEW YORK (AFP) ― At the stroke of midnight this New Year’s, millions of people around the globe will hold hands and belt out the famous song “Auld Lang Syne” ― but how many will have a clue what it means?The Scottish poem and heartstring-tugging tune are reckoned to vie for the title of most widely recognized song on the planet after “Happy Birthday.”From the drunken masses in London’s Trafalgar Square to small towns in New Zealand, “Auld Lang Syne” is a staple of New Year’s, while the tune, set
Dec. 19, 2011
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Frith painting nets $780,000 at auction
LONDON (AP) ― A long-lost Victorian painting by William Powell Frith sold for 505,250 pounds ($782,680) at a London auction, Christie’s auction house said Thursday.“The Derby Day’’ is an early version of one of the era’s most famous pictures ― Frith’s teeming, picaresque image of the crowds at an 1850s horse race, from a rich family in their carriage to gamblers, acrobats and prostitutes.The finished painting hangs in the Tate Britain gallery in London. The 15-by-35 inch (39 centimeter by 91 cen
Dec. 18, 2011
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Louvre and Nintendo aim to make art child’s play
PARIS (AFP) ― The Louvre said Thursday it has teamed up with Nintendo to hand out 3D game consoles to guide visitors through its vast art collections, as part of a stepped up digital drive at the Paris museum.Starting in March, the world’s most visited museum will gradually replace its traditional audio-guides ― used by just four percent of its 8.5 million annual visitors ― with 3DS pocket consoles.“We are the first museum in the world to do this,” Agnes Alfandari, museum’s head of multimedia to
Dec. 18, 2011
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Seoul City renews contract with maestro Chung
Seoul Metropolitan City confirmed on Friday the renewal of the contract between Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and world-renowned conductor Chung Myung-whun. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and Chung agreed on the new contract over a luncheon meeting on Friday in central Seoul. Chung will continue at his post as the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra for the next three years with a reduced salary of 1.7 billion won. He will receive a basic salary of 242 million won, the same as the previou
Dec. 18, 2011
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Curators gather for show at top-rated art university
Organizers keen to see how public reacts to Han Hyo-seok’s controversial work at ‘HOMA Curator Project’Not one but 18 curatorial teams got together to make a single art exhibition and fair. South Korean curators ranging from debutants to veterans organized “HOMA Curators Project,” composed of their mini exhibitions, which is currently underway at Hongik Museum of Art in Hongik University, known for its top-notch art program.The first division of the two-part show is organized by 11 acclaimed ar
Dec. 18, 2011
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Beach Boys announce 50th anniversary reunion tour
NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: The Beach Boys are reuniting.The founding members of the classic rock group ― Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine ― announced Friday they are getting back together to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They’re working on a new album and also plan a 50-date tour that will take them around the world.“This anniversary is special to me because I miss the boys, and it will be a thrill for me to make a new record and be on stag
Dec. 18, 2011
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Kids less depressed and more creative after ‘Hanwha Art Plus’
Children who received art and culture education supported by a local company became less depressed, aggressive and self-critical, while becoming more creative, curious, humorous and content with life, according to a recent survey. Researchers including Kim So-young, professor of business administration at Sookmyung University announced such results after conducting in-depth interviews and surveys of 100 participants of the “Hanwha Art Plus” program. Hanwha group has been offering the “Hanwha Art
Dec. 15, 2011
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Herald artday kicks off second online auction
Over 100 works by South Korean artists from up-and-coming to veterans on auctionHerald artday, a subsidiary of the Herald Media group, opens its second online auction on Friday. It will roll out 105 artworks by acclaimed South Korean artists ranging from up-and-coming figures such as Mari Kim, Lee Woo-lim and Heo Yang-gu to, veteran artists such as Lee U-fan, Kim Tschang-yeul, Suh Seok and Kim Chong-hak. Smaller artworks will also be available, selected especially for the Christmas season. Nota
Dec. 15, 2011
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Is latest move by Damien Hirst one spot too many?
Damien Hirst does not consider himself a serious gambler. He likes to play roulette “because it’s easy.” And he tells a story about learning the “fail-safe rules for blackjack” from his London gallerist Jay Jopling, only to lose all of his money at the table within two hours.But when it comes to the art world, Hirst is known for a showy sort of risk-taking, even if at 46 his prime rock-star-style binge partying days are largely behind him. His most famous artworks hinge on a sort of brinkmanship
Dec. 14, 2011
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Rediscovered Bruegel painting on display
MADRID (AFP) ― Spain’s Prado museum on Monday put on display for the first time a canvas painted by the 16th-century Flemish master Pieter Bruegel the Elder which was discovered last year.The painting, The Wine of St Martin’s Day, shows about 100 peasants, beggars, thieves and drunks all struggling to get some of the wine from the first barrel of the season.In September 2010 curators at the Madrid museum identified the canvas as having been painted by the artist after an X-ray revealed fragments
Dec. 13, 2011
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Largest armor collection on auction
BERLIN (AFP) ― A German octogenarian puts his lifelong fascination with armour under the hammer Tuesday when the largest private collection of medieval weapons goes on sale for millions of euros.The collection, valued at between three and four million euros ($4-5.4 million), goes up for auction in Brussels and includes not only classical armour and weaponry such as shields, helmets and swords, but also crustaceans.“Man does not have a shell, he had to make one,” collector Karsten Klingbeil, from
Dec. 13, 2011
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Mandela museum ‘boot camp’ inspires artists
QUNU, South Africa (AFP) ― Artists pore over their computers ― drawing up work experience and not sketches ― in a rigorous “boot camp”inspired by Nelson Mandela that combines practical business sense with talent.The five students are in a six-week residency in the isolated hills of Qunu at the Nelson Mandela Museum, overlooking the icon’s childhood home where he has been living for the last four months.The programme is part of the museum’s outreach efforts and aims to give the artists, who are f
Dec. 13, 2011
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National Museum reopens Paleolithic, Neolithic exhibits
The National Museum of Korea on Tuesday reopened its Neolithic and Paleolithic period exhibitions which were temporarily closed last month for renovation.Some 1,000 relics from the time periods are featured in the newly renovated exhibition halls. Of the items, about 600 are being exhibited for the first time. The new rooms have the latest video features, strengthening the interactive aspect of the exhibitions. The museum’s Paleolithic section features some 500 stoneware relics, which are believ
Dec. 13, 2011
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Billy Joel gets portrait at NYC’s Steinway Hall
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Piano Man is now officially a Steinway man.A Billy Joel portrait has been unveiled in New York City at Steinway Hall, home to the famed piano maker Steinway & Sons.Joel is one of only two living artists included in a collection featuring greats such as Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. He’s the only non-classical performer.The 62-year-old pop legend joked Monday about his painting’s proximity to Vladimir Horowitz’s, saying he doesn’t know “how crazy’’ Horowitz is about having h
Dec. 13, 2011
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Spot latest design trends at Seoul Design Festival
Check out the latest designs at a notable design fair kicking off Wednesday at COEX Hall B in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. Celebrating its 10th year, Seoul Design Festival 2011 is gearing up for a big five-day run packed with a variety of special exhibitions under the slogan “Designer Promotion.” Nine famed design figures from different design sectors and countries will hold lectures during the festival as well, including Spanish graphic designer Javier Mariscal who is known for the design of
Dec. 12, 2011
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TVXQ holds 'fan meeting' in Taiwan
The Korean pop music group TVXQ has successfully finished its first event for Taiwanese fans in three years, the group's entertainment agency said Monday. TVXQ SM EntertainmentAbout 10,000 fans attended the two "fan meeting" events held at "Taipei Show Hall 2" in the Taiwanese capital on Sunday, SM
Dec. 12, 2011
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Variety spice of life for ‘The Nutcracker’
Top ballet companies and Hyundai Capital stage different versions of season’s favorite performanceRegardless of what genre it is adapted to, “The Nutcracker” has been a Christmas season favorite for a long time. This year is no exception. Seoul’s three top ballet companies and Hyundai Capital are staging the show, each with their own unique interpretation.Universal Ballet Company is getting ready to attract fans with its best-selling adaption of “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 21 to 31 at Universal
Dec. 11, 2011
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Classical Music“Seoul String Quartet”: This group, which led the Korean chamber music performances in the 1950s and ‘60s, will hold a concert on Dec. 18 to celebrate its comeback. The new members, star violinists Wayne Lin and Shin A-rah, violist Huang Hung-wei and cellist Park Sang-min, will play Mozart’s String Quartet No. 21, Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1 and Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 3. Lin, a former member of Juliard Orhestra and the Yale Philharmonic, currently leads the first fi
Dec. 9, 2011
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Korean art dealer tapped to serve at H.K. arts council
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean businesswoman has been appointed to serve at a Hong Kong government-related body aimed at developing the arts, officials said Wednesday, marking the first time a South Korean national has held such a position.Moon Eun-myung, founder of the Hong Kong-based Moon Gallery started her term as an examiner for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council on Dec. 1, according to the council. Her term lasts until April 30, 2014.The ADC is a statutory body set up by the
Dec. 8, 2011
