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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Buddhism puts everything on show
From temple food to stationery items imprinted with Buddha characters, everything about Korean Buddhism is on display at an exhibition in Seoul, offering a glimpse of how the religion is evolving to cater to modern-day Koreans. “I hope that this exhibition provides an opportunity to reflect on (the historical and current state of) Buddhist culture and look toward what the future holds,” Ven. Jaseung, chief of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, said during the opening ceremony for Buddhism Expo
CultureMarch 6, 2014
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The abs strike back in ‘300’ sequel
The glistening abs are back in “300: Rise of an Empire,” and they’ve been doing crunches. Like its forerunner, the 2007 hit “300,” “Rise of an Empire” again plunges us into bloody, hyper-stylized Greek history: mythology with muscles. The computer-generated warfare franchise is now a third of the way to a six-pack. Made clearly to capitalize on the popularity of “300,” “Rise of an Empire” is something like collected behind-the-scenes from the Persian invasion featured in “300.” Whereas the first
FilmMarch 6, 2014
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‘Stories We Tell’ reveals family secrets
Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley is mostly known in Korea for her 2011 drama “Take This Waltz,” a tale about a freelance writer who becomes bored of her stable marriage and falls for an artist who lives across the street.The emotional struggle of Margot, the protagonist of “Take This Waltz,” may make more sense after watching Polley’s personal documentary “Stories We Tell,” which deals with her late mother’s extramarital affairs.The documentary premiered in 2012 at the Venice International Film F
FilmMarch 6, 2014
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Plot against U.S. had roots in Dallas
Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in AmericaBy Howard Blum (HarperCollins)History is all about retelling tales that need telling. In “Dark Invasion,” Howard Blum has rescued a batch of compelling ones and woven them into grim, fascinating remembrance.How many recall Frank Holt, aka Erich Muenter? This adoptive son of Dallas was a bird as strange as Lee Harvey Oswald.Outwardly, he was a professor of German, married to the daughter of a Dallas Meth
BooksMarch 6, 2014
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Matthew Quick back with wacky novel
The Good Luck of Right NowBy Matthew Quick (Harper)Matthew Quick, the author of “The Silver Linings Playbook” and several YA novels, has written another book for adults, “The Good Luck of Right Now.” Fortunately it is already optioned by DreamWorks, and you can wait for the movie ― because the last thing you should ever do is read this deeply wacky book.Written as a series of letters to Richard Gere after the protagonist’s mother dies and he finds one of Gere’s “Free Tibet” fundraising letters i
BooksMarch 6, 2014
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Earth confronts man-made sixth extinction: Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert started her journalism career as a stringer for the New York Times and worked in the trenches there as a political reporter, but once she took a job at the New Yorker and made the environment her specialty, she became an exemplar of explanatory journalism. Her books and articles have won every conceivable journalism and science-writing award.Good thing she has her bona fides lined up, because her new book, “The Sixth Extinction” (Henry Holt, 319 pp.) is sure to cause a big-time
BooksMarch 6, 2014
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Anna Quindlen explores new chapters in the life of a 60-year-old woman
The only thing that might have made “Still Life With Bread Crumbs” more enjoyable would have been a summer’s day so I could have read it outside, instead of huddled near a space heater.It’s the seventh novel from Anna Quindlen, the former New York Times columnist who won the Pulitzer Prize, wrote regularly for Newsweek and published the slender “A Short Guide to a Happy Life,” which has sold more than 1 million copies, many to moms, aunts, grandmothers, family friends and others looking for a li
BooksMarch 6, 2014
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Oakwood Premier Incheon appoints new general manager
Oakwood Premier Incheon appointed veteran hotelier Kim Sung-hyun its new general manager, the hotel said on Thursday. Kim entered the hospitality industry as a full-time worker at Millennium Seoul Hilton in 1992 and held diverse positions in the Hilton Group over 11 years. He was a member of the task force to prepare for the opening of the Hyatt Regency Incheon in 2003 and served as general manager at Seokyo Hotel and Jeju KAL Hotel. “I’m happy to work in the fast-changing Songdo International B
PeopleMarch 6, 2014
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Paul Potts talks about his ‘One Chance’
British tenor Paul Potts paid his 11th visit to Korea on Saturday, but this time he was not here to perform. The “Britain’s Got Talent” winner attended a Seoul press screening of James Corden’s film “One Chance” on Tuesday, which depicts his dramatic rise to operatic fame based on his 2013 autobiography of the same title.“The book and the movie are separate but they have the same theme and they have the same message, and that is achieving your goals,” Potts told reporters after the screening of
FilmMarch 5, 2014
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An opera producer’s ambition
Sol’Opera, an opera company that started in Busan eight years ago, is set to stage a series of large-scale outdoor productions next year. “We’re planning an outdoor opera festival in Busan jointly with Italy’s Arena di Verona,” Lee So-young, founder and president of the company, said in an interview with The Korea Herald. “It’s going to be a festival with three or so programs on offer ― a gala and two operas, probably.” It has signed a co-production agreement with the Arena di Verona, the world
PerformanceMarch 5, 2014
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Jejudo faces oversupply of lodging
Korea’s southern resort island of Jejudo faces an oversupply of hotel rooms, according to local officials and industry insiders. As more and more tourists complained about the difficulty of booking rooms due to a shortage of hotels, the Jeju government eased regulations and stepped up efforts to attract builders and investments. However, their efforts seem to have gone too far.“Hotel rooms have outnumbered tourists. Unless the number of tourists increases remarkably, we will have a problem,” sai
TravelMarch 5, 2014
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Cold, gray day doesn’t stop Mardi Gras revelers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― Revelers endured winter temperatures and a chilling rain along parade routes Tuesday as New Orleans’ 2014 Carnival season neared a close. Die-hards, some in Mardi Gras costumes, braved the weather along the traditional St. Charles Avenue parade route and in the French Quarter. “We’ll drink, drink, drink until it gets drier,” said Dean Cook of New Orleans as he walked Bourbon Street dressed as a pirate with vampire fangs. “Mermaids love the water,” he said of his wife, Terrina
PerformanceMarch 5, 2014
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Turkey bans movie ‘Nymphomaniac’ for sex scenes
ANKARA (AFP) ― Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has banned Danish director Lars Von Trier’s controversial movie “Nymphomaniac” from theaters for its extensive nudity and no-holds-barred sex scenes, drawing accusations of censorship.The film, which premiered to cheers at the Berlin film festival last month, was due to premiere in Turkey on March 14 with a warning against children under age 18 watching it.But Turkey’s cinema board, which includes representatives from the culture, interior and ed
FilmMarch 5, 2014
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Universal Music seeks merchandising deal in Korea
In a music market solidly dominated by K-pop and other local music trends, the international music scene is still looking to make its artists known in Korea. Universal Music Group, one of the world’s leading music recording companies, along with its subsidiary merchandising company Bravado, is planning to expand and incorporate its products by adding a touch of local flavor. In the past, Bravado made its first real mark in Korea when introducing its popular smartphone cases featuring the images
PerformanceMarch 5, 2014
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Square dancing heals the heart
LOS ANGELES ― Dan Lawyer was on the dance floor with a woman who wasn’t his wife.Betty Lawyer would usually lend her husband out for at least one dance a night. The women outnumber the men by so much at Cowtown Square Dance Center, she had to. But tonight, she was sidelined by a knee injury and had to be satisfied with watching the other members of the Cowtown Singles dancing club weave and circle and shuffle across the hardwood floor, reclaimed from an old wooden boxcar.Many had danced for so l
CultureMarch 5, 2014
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Rihanna stands out at McCartney Paris show; Menkes quits Tribune
PARIS (AP) ― High fashion equals high drama, the latest installment of Paris Fashion Week proved Monday. A hooded Rihanna tried her best to pass unnoticed at the Stella McCartney show but caused yet more mayhem. Meanwhile, the world’s most influential fashion critic, Suzy Menkes, announced she’s ditching newspapers after a quarter of a century, though she denied there’s an end in sight for the print industry. Elsewhere, Swinging ’60s icon Marianne Faithfull lambasted a reporter after getting squ
Arts & DesignMarch 5, 2014
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Expats to celebrate Holi in Busan
This event is organized by a group called Indians in Korea. However, there are two groups using that name. The organizers of this event should not be confused with the Indians in Korea that began in 2002 and can be found at indiansinkorea.com. -- Ed.Indians in Korea will celebrate Holi at Haeundae Beach in Busan on March 16. Holi is a Hindu spring festival that is most famous for its tradition in which people throw colorful dyes and water at each other. Although a religious festival, it is incre
Expat LivingMarch 4, 2014
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English college courses not all they seem
As the country began looking to education as a source of potential economic growth recently, Korean universities increasingly adopted English-language instruction to attract more exchange students. But the results have begun to peter out, while foreign students’ complaints about the lectures are mounting. After growing sharply in the years up to 2011, the number of foreign students has begun to fall, according to data from the Ministry of Justice.Adelide Kamanthe from the Korea International Stu
Expat LivingMarch 4, 2014
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International Women’s Day event to be held in Seoul
International Women’s Day Korea and Seoul International Women’s Association will be holding an event to highlight the difficulties and achievements of women around the world on Saturday.International Women’s Day has been celebrated internationally on March 8 since 1911, with IWDK holding events since its centenary in 2011. This is the first time SIWA will cohost the event.The afternoon will begin with a reception, followed by performances by storyteller Kim Seung-ah, who will narrate “The Golden
Expat LivingMarch 4, 2014
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Seoul City seeks suggestion makers
Seoul Metropolitan Government is recruiting foreign volunteers to provide suggestions to improve daily life in the capital, covering areas such as multicultural family affairs, legal issues and public policy.Volunteers must be foreign nationals or naturalized citizens who have lived in Seoul for at least a year and have at least an intermediate level of Korean or English.Monitors will be required to submit reports with suggestions on how to improve city life, and will receive 20,000 won for each
Expat LivingMarch 4, 2014