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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Allen Ginsberg photos recall Beat generation
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The writers of the Beat Generation, who shocked America with their bohemian lifestyles and upended literature half a century ago, are celebrated in a new photo exhibit by one of their most famous members, Allen Ginsberg.The New York exhibition, “Beat Memories, the photographs of Allen Ginsberg,” comes just after the release of the movie “On the Road,” which has received generally good reviews for its dramatization of Jack Kerouac’s famous 1957 book of the same name.More than 80
Feb. 6, 2013
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Rockefellers mark 50 years of cultural ties to Korea
The Asian Cultural Council, chaired by fifth-generation Rockefeller Wendy O’Neill, is celebrating 50 years of promoting cultural exchange between the U.S. and Asia.As a guest speaker at a YEOL Society for Korean Cultural Heritage lecture held at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul on Tuesday, O’Neill spoke of the family’s long-standing relationship with Asia, which can be traced back 150 years to when John D. Rockefeller gave a small donation to a missionary group in Korea in 1863.The
Feb. 6, 2013
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Lorin Maazel, not a replacement but a savior
Music fans might have been let down when they learned two weeks ago that Ricardo Muti, chief conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, fell ill and could not make it to the orchestra’s first visit to Seoul for its Super Concert on Wednesday and Thursday at the Seoul Arts Center. But there is exhilarating news ― Maestro Lorin Maazel, chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, is replacing Muti and will perform the quintessential Mozart, Brahms, Verdi and Mendelssohn. Maazel, who is
Feb. 6, 2013
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NY library book returned 55 years late, with $100
A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library _ 55 years late.The Daily News (http://nydn.us/UwbR9z ) says the biography of a 16th-century priest called ``Fire of Francis Xavier‘’ was checked out of the Fort Washington branch in upper Manhattan on April 10, 1958.Library manager Jennifer Zarr tells the newspaper the book arrived at the library on Monday wrapped in a plain brown envelope with a check for $100 to cover the dues inside.She says library records don‘t go
Feb. 6, 2013
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90 percent of U.S. singles want to marry
Ninety percent of U.S. singles say they want to get married but 51 percent of women and 33 percent of men say they don‘t want a virgin, a survey found.Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and evolutionary biologist Justin R. Garcia of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University said the 2012 study was based on a survey of 5,481 U.S. singles and 1,095 married people ages 21-65.The survey, sponsored by Match.com and conducted by MarketTools, found 47 percent of married peopl
Feb. 6, 2013
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Kenyan, Brazilian universities set up Korean studies departments
The University of Nairobi in Kenya and the University of So Paulo in Brazil have recently established departments of Korean studies, the Korea Foundation said on Tuesday. The establishment of these departments at the top universities in their respective countries is expected to enhance awareness of Korea, the foundation said. On Tuesday, the University of Nairobi held a launch ceremony attended by Korean ambassador to Kenya Kim Chan-Woo and George Magoha, vice president of the university. The Un
Feb. 5, 2013
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Welcome to the world of self-driven cars, 3-D avatars
The following is part of a series exploring unique museums, collections and the passionate collectors behind them. ― Ed.The monstrous leaps that technology has taken and continues to take today have an immeasurable impact on daily life. These advancements in technology and telecommunications are what open up the doors to a future of endless possibilities, inventions and seamless productivity. Like a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie, the SK Telecom Ubiquitous Museum (T.um) is a visual splendo
Feb. 5, 2013
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Portrait of America: Three hundred years of American art
A rugged young hunter stands with one leg on the root of a large tree stump, a deerskin and rifle slung over his shoulders as if to show off his hunting skills. This scene of “A Huntsman and Dogs” portrayed by Winslow Homer, one of the most admired American painters of the late 19th century, reflects the sense of accomplishment Americans felt during the years of expansion of the railroad and industrialization, as well as one of the era’s most popular pastimes. Observations of people’s emotions
Feb. 5, 2013
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Dozens of victims sue ‘revenge porn’ website
An X-rated website where embittered lovers anonymously post semi-nude pictures of their former partners was sued by its victims, according to American news outlets. ABC News reported that 17 women whose pictures were posted on Texxxan.com filed a lawsuit against the website and its hosting company for invasion of privacy. The plaintiffs’ representative John Morgan said dozens more had joined the suit in the last two weeks. The website allows “revenge porn,” where people can upload revealing phot
Feb. 5, 2013
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Man sees Jesus image in beer case
A Florida man who picked up a portion of a beer case because it was fish-shaped said he flipped it over and saw the image of Jesus.Fred Truluck of Bradenton said he picked up the piece of cardboard from a Corona beer case while walking with his dog because of the religious symbolism of the fish, WWSB-TV, Sarasota, reported Monday.Truluck, who described himself as a devout Christian, said the religious symbolism became even more apparent when he took the cardboard fish home and flipped it over.“I
Feb. 5, 2013
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Gay Jesus billboard ‘not offensive’
An Auckland church billboard bringing together Jesus and homosexuality been considered not offensive. The St. Matthew-in-the-City billboard featured baby Jesus in a manger against a rainbow-colored background with the words: “It’s Christmas. Time for Jesus to come out.” The complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority said the words on the billboard were “akin to hate speech.”However, the authority said the Auckland church’s billboard is not offensive as it did not speculate about Jesus’ sex
Feb. 5, 2013
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White paper on hallyu released
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday released a white paper on hallyu, or the Korean Wave. This is the first time a book of this kind has been released. The report follows the birth of the term hallyu, its effect on overall Korean society and foreign countries, and concludes with predictions about the possible future of the Korean pop culture boom. The book covers a wide range of Korean popular culture including TV dramas, K-pop, animation, movie, games, literature, fashion, cui
Feb. 4, 2013
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U.S. museum unwrapping mummy’s story with CT scan
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) ― Using modern technology, a Virginia museum is working to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies.The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond partnered week with a medical imaging center to complete a CT scan on Tjeby, its 4,000-year-old mummy, in hopes of piecing together more information about the mummy itself and better understanding the early history of the mummification process.While it isn’t the first time a mummy has gone under the
Feb. 4, 2013
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Poet Ko Un to travel Europe on lecture tour
Poet Ko Un will begin a lecture tour in Europe next month as part of the government’s project to promote prominent Korean authors abroad. The lectures, sponsored by the state culture agency Arts Council Korea, will be held in Venice, Milan, Rome and Paris from March to June 30. The celebrated Korean poet is also expected to receive an honorary doctorate from Ca’ Doscari University of Venice, where he will spend four months writing poems and researching. Apart from his European tour, Ko will part
Feb. 3, 2013
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Ringing in the New Year around Asia
Lunar New Year is an important holiday in many of the countries that provide Korea’s more than 1 million expats, such as China and Vietnam. China’s longest and most important holiday, Lunar New Year sees the whole country flushed in bright red as windows and doors are festooned in red paper decorations and people wear red clothes, decorate poems on red paper, and give their children “hong bao” (luck money) in red envelopes.Celebrated in China and other places with Chinese populations including H
Feb. 1, 2013
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Concept stores that inspire
The boundaries between retail stores, art galleries and concert halls are being blurred by a new breed of multi-concept culture spots in Seoul. With everything just a click away in the age of smartphones, more places strive to provide a variety of experiences in one spot. Known as “multi culture spots” in Korean, the multi-purpose places enable visitors to shop for clothes, get a haircut, eat, view art and listen to music all in one place. Many places also serve as networking venues that bring t
Feb. 1, 2013
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Pop music“Soul Play: Brown Eyed Soul”: Soul and R&B group Brown Eyed Soul is holding its third concert titled “Soul Play.” The four-member group came back after a two-year break with the release of its third album and will be touring in seven cities in Korea including Seoul from Feb. 15-16 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium starting at 8 p.m. on the first day and 6 p.m. on the second day. Tickets range from 88,000 won to 132,000 won. For more information, call (02) 515-5880 or visit www.inte
Feb. 1, 2013
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Gwangju to host international design congress in 2015
Gwangju will host the 2015 International Design Alliance Congress, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Friday. The city was selected on Thursday in Montreal, Canada, based on the strength of its bid co-led by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation and Gwangju Metropolitan City government during an international bidding process that began in November 2011. The biannual event, IDA Congress, aims to bring together the international design community in a themed framework to advance the vis
Feb. 1, 2013
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UNESCO plans mission to assess ‘wanton destruction’ in Mali
PARIS (AFP) ― The U.N. cultural organization UNESCO on Wednesday said it would send a mission to the historic city of Timbuktu in war-torn Mali as soon as possible to assess the damage done to ancient cultural sites.“UNESCO will send a mission, as soon as security permits, to undertake a complete evaluation of the damage and determine the most urgent needs, in order to finalise a plan of action ... that will guide reconstruction and rehabilitation,” the body’s director general Irina Bokova said
Jan. 31, 2013
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No one more empathic than a woman in 50s
Younger and older U.S. adults show less empathy, but middle-aged adults report more empathy, with women in their 50s the most empathy, researchers say. Sara Konrath, Ed O‘Brien and Linda Hagen all of the University of Michigan, Daniel Gruhn at North Carolina State University analyzed data on 75,000 U.S. adults from three separate large samples of American adults, two from the nationally representative General Social Survey.“Overall, late middle-aged adults were higher in both of the aspects of e
Jan. 31, 2013