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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Korean-Americans donate winter coats in Chicago
A group of Korean-Americans donated winter coats to those in need in Chicago on Sunday.The Korean American Friendship Network, which mostly consists of Korean-Americans living in Chicago, held a winter coat donation event in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a low-income community located in the southwest part of the city.The ceremony was attended by Chicago Mayor Rahn Emanuel, Korean consul-general in Chicago Kim Sang-il, and members of the Chicago City Council.The network has donated about 1
PeopleDec. 16, 2013
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Skating rink opened in Seoul Plaza
The Seoul Metropolitan Government opened an outdoor skating rink on the square in front of City Hall Monday.It will operate the rink for 70 days until Feb. 23. The rink will be open from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and on Sundays, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. During the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games from Feb. 7-23, it will operate from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday to Thursday and Sunday. The opening hours will be the same for Fridays, Saturdays a
PeopleDec. 16, 2013
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First class of diplomatic candidates enters academy
Aspiring diplomats who have passed a new candidacy test entered the Korea National Diplomatic Academy in Seoul on Monday. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and academy chancellor Yun Duk-min attended the entrance ceremony for the first class of 43 diplomatic candidates.After the ceremony, they went to Seoul National Cemetery to offer incense in front of Memorial Tower, then paid respects at the graveyard for diplomats killed in the Oct. 9, 1983, bombing in Rangoon, the capital of Burma. The candidat
PeopleDec. 16, 2013
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Korean-American writer talks about her debut novel
Korean-American writer Susan Ee worked as a lawyer before turning to fiction writing, but having been a life-long fan of science fiction, fantasy and horror literature, it wasn’t too hard for her to choose the subject for her first book: angels.“Biblical angels destroyed entire cities and turned people into pillars of salt,” Ee wrote in an email interview with The Korea Herald. “Yet, we tend to portray them as cute cherubs and sweet guardian angels. If they came down to Earth in force, I figured
BooksDec. 16, 2013
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Online ad market continues growth, traditional media’s share falls
The online advertisement market outperformed that of traditional media such as newspapers, magazines and radio last year, becoming the second strongest platform for advertising following television. The global increase of internet users paints an even brighter future for the industry, which is showing incremental growth thanks to the diversification of platforms including new media, the Korea Creative Content Agency said Monday, releasing the latest statistics on the advertising market. Accordi
CultureDec. 16, 2013
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Gaya Tumuli reaches UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
The Gaya Tumuli in South Gyeongsang Province’s Gimhae and Haman, clusters of tombs of kings and aristocrats of the Gaya Kingdom (A.D. 43-532), have been put on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration on Monday, the two sites were nominated as World Heritage Sites, to be evaluated by the World Heritage Committee for final listing.“Gimhae Daeseong-dong Tumuli and Haman Malisan Tumuli were recommended as candidates for the World Heritage
CultureDec. 16, 2013
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Works from Spain make only U.S. stop in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) ― A collection of drawings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya is part of an international exhibition that’s making only one stop in the U.S. That stop is in New Mexico.“Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain” opened Saturday at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. It will run through March 9.Museum officials say the exhibition is helping to rewrite the book on Spanish art since it was long assumed that Spanish artists didn’t draw much and produced lit
CultureDec. 16, 2013
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Christie’s aims to boost market with first India sale
MUMBAI (AFP) ― Christie’s hopes to help revive the Indian art scene this week with its first auction in the country, where the market is yet to return to the heady days enjoyed before a crash five years ago.The international auction house is bringing 83 lots spanning a century of Indian art under the hammer on Thursday, including works by modern master M.F. Husain and national treasures Rabindranath Tagore and Amrita Sher-Gil.Held at Mumbai’s grand Taj Mahal Palace hotel and expected to attract
PerformanceDec. 16, 2013
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Arirang TV to become available in U.S.
South Korea’s all-English television channel, Arirang TV, will become available on a major U.S. satellite service starting as early as the first half of next year, Seoul’s broadcasting regulator said Monday.DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite-television provider, recently added Arirang TV to its lineup of public interest channels, the Korea Communications Commission said.It is the second foreign broadcaster to be chosen by DirecTV as a public interest channel, following China’s state-run CCTV. T
TelevisionDec. 16, 2013
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Rock ’N’ Roll Radio lands SXSW invitation, to embark on U.S. tour
Less than two months after the release of their debut studio album “Shut Up and Dance,” the musicians of Rock ’N’ Roll Radio Kim Jin-kyu (guitar), Kim Nae-hyun (lead vocals and guitar), Choi Min-kyu (drums) and Lee Min-woo (bass) have already achieved more than they ever thought they would. The band’s 14-track debut album was released on Oct. 21, and not only has the group already nabbed a number of newcomer awards including the EBS 2014 Hello Rookie Award last month, but they have also landed t
PerformanceDec. 16, 2013
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Cameron to film three Avatar sequels in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (AFP) ― Director James Cameron announced Monday he will film three sequels to his record-breaking epic “Avatar” in New Zealand after striking a deal with the government for increased production subsidies.Cameron said the movies, with a combined budget of at least NZ$500 million ($415 million), would be shot back-to-back and released from late 2016.Aside from an increased subsidy that will account for up to 25 percent of the films’ budget, Cameron said New Zealand offered highly skille
FilmDec. 16, 2013
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Cubans fall in love with South Korean soap operas
HAVANA (AFP) ― For the past three decades, Brazilian telenovelas have helped Cubans forget their litany of woes for an hour a day. But today, dozens of South Korean soap operas are earning wide audiences.Following in the footsteps of South Korean films and K-pop, “doramas” ― South Korean soaps dubbed into Spanish ― first appeared on Cuban televisions earlier this year. “Queen of Housewives,” “My Fair Lady,” “Dream High” and, for the past month, “Secret Garden,” are all winning fans on the Commu
TelevisionDec. 16, 2013
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Girls' Generation attracts 50,000 fans in Japan
K-pop group Girls' Generation drew some 50,000 fans to two events held over the weekend to promote their new Japanese album, the group's management agency said Monday.The group held an event each at Yohokama Arena on Saturday and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Sunday to showcase songs on "Love & Peace" as well as older hits.In Yokohama, the group performed eight songs, including "Love & Peace," "My Oh My" and "Galaxy Supernova," before an audience of 30,000, S.M. Entertainment said. The Osa
PerformanceDec. 16, 2013
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Korean film industry set to surpass 200 million mark this year
The number of moviegoers is expected to break the 200 million mark this year, the Korean Film Commission said on Monday. The commission said local movie theaters sold 199.3 million tickets as of Dec. 15 and the figure would likely exceed 200 million by the end of this week, based on the average ticket sales on weekdays. Korean movies performed strongly this year, securing close to a 60 percent share in competition against big-budget Hollywood films.“Miracle in Cell No.7” emerged as the biggest K
FilmDec. 16, 2013
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Former member of T-ara off to a new start
Hwa-young, a former member of K-pop girl group T-ara, has signed an exclusive contract with a new agency named Wellmade STARM on Monday.“We have signed a contract with Hwa-young since we discovered her potential to become an actor,” said Wellmade STARM. “Through her transformation into an actress, she will develop new aspects of her that she hasn’t shown to the public yet.”Other actors the agency represents include Lee Jong-suk, Song Sae-byeok and Oh Yeon-seo.Hwa-young made her debut in 2010 as
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Cameron to shoot 3 'Avatar' sequels in New Zealand
James Cameron will be returning to New Zealand to film three sequels to ``Avatar,'' his enormously popular movie about the blue inhabitants of Pandora.The director made the announcement Monday in the capital Wellington with producer Jon Landau and Prime Minister John Key. The films will be made by Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox.``Avatar,'' released in 2009 and shot in New Zealand, won three Academy Awards and is the highest-grossing film in history, with an international box
FilmDec. 16, 2013
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Choo Sa-rang’s love toward Tinker Bell
Choo Sa-rang, an infant starlet who is captivating South Korean TV viewers once again gave a delightful scene: This time, showing her love toward Disney character Tinker Bell.In the episode of the variety TV show “Superman is Back” aired on Sunday, Choo and her father Choo Sung-hoon, went shopping together at a character store in Shibuya, downtown Tokyo.Little Choo, who showed her infinite love toward Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in previous episodes, asked her father to find her an item with T
TelevisionDec. 16, 2013
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Park Bom and Lee Hi form a new unit
YG Entertainment announced on Monday that Park Bom of 2NE1 and K-pop starlet Lee Hi will be releasing a digital Christmas single on Tuesday, the first of a series of a collaborative projects dubbed “YG x SAMSUNG MUSIC.”The agency said the special unit “BOM&HI” will release a new interpretation of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” at midnight on Tuesday. “Samsung Music” service, launched in May 2012, will own the exclusive rights to the song for the first three days, before it beco
PerformanceDec. 16, 2013
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Busker Busker’s Jang to get married
Jang Beom-jun, vocalist and guitarist in South Korean band Busker Busker, is to get married next spring, his agency said Monday.“We deliver news of Busker Busker member Jang Beom-jun’s marriage with great joy,” Chungchun Music said via its official Twitter page. The company said Jang had been planning to fulfill his mandatory military service, but the unexpected pregnancy of his girlfriend, actress Song Ji-su, led him to get married first.The agency said that Busker Busker decided to suspend the
PerformanceDec. 16, 2013
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‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Peter O’Toole dead at 81
Known on the one hand for his starring role in “Lawrence of Arabia,” leading tribesmen in daring attacks across the desert wastes, and on the other for his headlong charges into drunken debauchery, Peter O’Toole was one of the most magnetic, charismatic and fun figures in British acting.O’Toole, who died Saturday at age 81 at the private Wellington Hospital in London after a long bout of illness, was nominated a record eight times for an Academy Award without taking home a single statue. He was
PeopleDec. 16, 2013