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$200m a year, 700,000 tons of rice, space tech: The deal for North Korea in joining Russia’s war
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Korean battery makers brace for impact of US election
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Who is writer of Hybe's controversial internal report?
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[AtoZ of Korean mind] Ever noticed some Koreans talk to themselves?
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[Photo news] Rally against first couple
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Scandal-hit ex-lawmaker denies corruption claims as pressure on Yoon mounts
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Will South Korea go back to banning phones in classrooms?
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[Weekender] Welcome to S. Korea’s first ‘vegan village’
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[From the Scene] Gumi, home to Nongshim’s largest factory, rebrands itself as ‘city of ramyeon'
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Stray Kids' US album sales surpass 1M
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DIY publishers break out in Korea
The difficulty of finding a voice in a country that doesn’t speak her language is all too familiar to Doria Garms-Sotelo. The aspiring journalist, whose husband is in the U.S. Army, has called Korea home for the past nine years. She has used that time to hone her writing skills and complete a book on a topic that is close to her heart. “I lived in Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1993. It was the bloodiest time of the war there. I just want tell people, and teach them, about Sri Lanka.”And therein lay the
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Quirky stage play to woo audience this Valentine’s
A group of expats is presenting the stage play “Almost, Maine” for the first time in Korea starting on Friday.The play, written by John Cariani, premiered in 2004 and is a romantic comedy that deals with love and how people fall in and out of it.“People fall in love and stumble out of it again. (The play) is quirky and awkward and has some kind of magic in it,” said Teala Penner, who heads the project.The different scenes are all intended to take place at the same time: 9 p.m. The setting is in
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Photography mag runs ‘Love’ special
Photographers in Korea has run a special issue for February, based on the theme of love.“Since February is the month of ‘Love,’ I wanted to invite more than the usual number of photographers for (the) issue and allow more participation and a special challenge,” said Joe Wabe, the magazine’s design and art director“We wanted to display the meaning of love in various different ways according to each photographer’s concept of it.”The issue features 31 entries on the subject, with themes encompassin
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Seoul City to help fund multicultural events
Seoul Metropolitan Government is taking applications for support grants for cultural events by multicultural groups in Seoul.The government will support up to 80 percent of the cost of the events, to a maximum of 6 million won.Events funded last year under the same program included a multicultural festival run by Migrant News Television, a scavenger hunt event by Pinoy Iskolars in Korea, and a Naadam festival by the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Culture Promotion Center.Support will be given to cultural
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Expat comedy group hosts Glenn Wool shows
Canadian comedian Glenn Wool will be performing on Friday and Saturday at the Rocky Mountain Tavern in Itaewon and on Feb. 22 in Busan. His performances in the capital will be hosted by Stand Up Seoul, who will be co-hosting the Busan show with the Ha-Ha Hole. Wool’s resume includes performances at Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe and London Comedy Store, as well as regular appearances on “Russell Howard’s Good News” and “Never Mind the Buzzcocks.” An onstage presence that irreverently melds personal
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Wine Down Wednesday brings Mardi Gras to Seoul
A special edition of Linked Seoul’s monthly networking event Wine Down Wednesday will celebrate Mardi Gras on Feb. 19.“I had been wanting to bring Mardi Gras to Korea since my first year here,” said Joe McPherson, who is co-organizing the event, explaining that the festival was a big thing in his hometown in southern Alabama.The event will be held at Southside Parlor in Itaewon, a speakeasy-style bar that McPherson said had one key Mardi Gras ingredient.“I really like their cocktails, and cockta
Expat LivingFeb. 11, 2014
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Browsing records of Korean art
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea opened a digital museum library on Tuesday that offers a comprehensive collection of materials on modern and contemporary Korean art. The two-story library, set up in the Seoul branch of the MMCA, features a collection of research materials including art books, exhibition catalogues, pamphlet files and artists’ books. The Seoul Museum opened in November last year. It is open to citizens, art students, experts and foreigners.The first floo
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Magna Carta copy arrives in U.S. for exhibition
HOUSTON (AP) ― It was care fit for a king: The yellowing parchment was fitted inside a custom-designed aluminum and steel case with monitors, then wrapped in specially made packaging. Once it was on the plane, a canon chancellor nervously tracked the flight as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean. That document, a rarely seen copy of the Magna Carta, had never before left England’s shores and only once been outside its home in the Hereford Chapel near the Welsh border. Now, the famous charter, written
CultureFeb. 11, 2014
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Prince plays biggest ‘surprise’ London concert yet
LONDON (AFP) ― Prince has played his biggest surprise concert in London yet as he pursues his reinvention by fronting an all-girl band in a series of small concerts.After playing to a few hundred ecstatic fans in Camden over two nights last week, some 2,000 enthusiasts waited hours to see the superstar strut his stuff at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire late Sunday.The last time Prince played a series of concerts in London, it was a 21-night residency at the 20,000-capacity O2 Arena in 2007.In more mo
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Jazz festival to feature Haden, Palmieri, other legends
The Seoul Jazz Festival 2014 will take place at Olympic Park, Seoul, on May 17 and 18. (Private Curve)Big names in the world of jazz, as well as several renowned musicians from around the world, will make their way to Seoul this spring.Three-time Grammy winner and jazz bassist Charlie Haden, jazz piano legend Eddie Palmieri and famous Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice will perform at the Seoul Jazz Festival 2014 to be held at Olympic Park in Seoul on May 17 and 18.Haden, Palmieri and Rice are
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Korean pop singer to sing ‘Arirang’ at Italian festival
South Korean pop singer Kim Jang-hoon will sing the famous Korean folk song “Arirang” during one of Italy’s largest cultural festivals to celebrate the March 1 anniversary of the Korean Independence Movement, his management agency said Tuesday.Kim will sing the song together with a traditional Korean percussion ensemble at the main stage in San Marco Plaza, Venice, on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 as a lead performer in the Carnival of Venice, the agency said. He was previously scheduled to sing only on F
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Girls’ Generation returns with EP
K-pop group Girls’ Generation will release its fourth EP, titled “Mr.Mr.,” this month, the group’s management agency said Tuesday.It will be the group’s first album since “I Got a Boy,” released in January 2013.Before the official release, the group will upload the title track “Mr.Mr.” on local online music services such as Melon, Naver Music and Genie, SM Entertainment said.On Tuesday, the girls unveiled teaser videos on their official website, YouTube and Facebook.“Girls’ Generation gained glo
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Top S. Korean entertainment companies join big biz federation
South Korea's two largest entertainment companies, whose performers include Big Bang, Girls' Generation and Psy, have become members of the country's main lobby group for big businesses, an official press announcement said Tuesday.The Federation of Korean Industries said the group's 21-member executive body approved the membership of SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment along with applications made by 52 other companies. The other companies are leaders in the country's service and tech venture
PerformanceFeb. 11, 2014
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Making opera accessible
Seasoned classical singers, musicians and theatrical professionals have teamed up onstage to make a Mozart opera an enjoyable mix of music and laugh-out-loud comedy. “A mission has brought us all here,” said Chang Jae-young, president of Royal Art & Music Korea, as his team rehearsed for the upcoming production of “Cosi fan Tutte” on Sunday afternoon. “That is to make opera more accessible.” And it is no easy undertaking. “Cosi fan Tutte” is the final piece in an opera trilogy written by Mozart
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2014
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Memories of a childhood home
For installation artist Koo Hyun-mo, art is a record of memories and scenes that linger in his mind, rather than a portrayal of the present.He recasts his childhood memories and presents slices of them as installations. In his latest exhibition in Seoul, he showcases wooden installation pieces that were created to preserve memories of his childhood home in the old area of Sajik-dong, northern Seoul. Always attached to space, the artist focuses on certain features of his childhood home, such as t
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2014
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LaBeouf makes a scene at Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN (AP) ― Actor Shia LaBeouf hit the Berlin Film Festival in memorable style Sunday, first walking out of a press conference for the film “Nymphomaniac Volume I” and then wearing a paper bag over his head at the red carpet premiere. The actor posed for photographers in a stylish tuxedo ― and a paper bag with eyeholes and the words “I am not famous anymore” written across it. LaBeouf has frequently used the statement on his Twitter page, and he was identifiable by a tattoo on his hand. The un
FilmFeb. 10, 2014
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Broadway sensation ‘Once’ making first non-English production in Korea
“His music needed one thing. Her.” The concise, yet powerful phrase poetically summarizes the core essence of the on-screen musical production-turned-live Broadway show “Once.” The 2006 independent Irish musical film ― with a next-to-nothing budget and starring professional musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as the leads, despite the fact they had no professional acting background ― was, to say the least, a surprising international success story. Considering the unexpected success of “On
PerformanceFeb. 10, 2014
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8 things debt-free people do
Amid growing concern over snowballing debt at home and abroad, it might be useful to note down eight habits that debt-free people commonly share.To live debt free, you might have to shed your current bad habits and take on constructive ones. Business Insider, the U.S. business and technology news website, offered eight tips to live debt-free. 1. They pay attention to details Debt-free people keep close track of personal finances. They monitor how much they earn, how much they save and how muc
PeopleFeb. 10, 2014
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Donna Karan turns to real people for her DKNY show
If you've ever watched a fashion show and said to yourself, “Those aren't real people out there on the runway,” Donna Karan has an answer for that.For her DKNY runway show Sunday, Karan presented _ along with the models, of course _ an assortment of non-models: A DJ. A TV presenter. A printmaker. A few students. A biologist, a “night life hostess,” and, in the most intriguing entry in the show's written program, a “tattoo artist/ pro skateboarder.”The “real people” (not that you aren't real, mod
Arts & DesignFeb. 10, 2014
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New York Philharmonic delivers energetic Seoul concerts
For New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert, silence in the audience is not always the same. “There is a difference between a silence that is focused and a silence that is merely dutiful,” Gilbert said in a press conference hours before a concert Thursday in Seoul. “With the Korean audience, I have always sensed an energetic concentration.” And that seemed to be the most accurate description of the mood last week inside the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, where the American conductor l
PerformanceFeb. 9, 2014