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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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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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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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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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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Actress, professor set up video box at U.S. gallery
Actress Song Hye-kyo and Seo Kyung-duk, a visiting professor at Sungshin Women’s University and an expert on promoting Korea, launched a video box promoting Korea at the newly renovated Arts of Korea Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. By showing the process of making traditional pottery in a video presentation, the two expect to give museum visitors a better understanding of Korean culture as well as raise the public’s interest. The gallery, scheduled to open on Nov. 16, will feature
Nov. 13, 2012
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Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: ``omnishambles.''Oxford University Press on Tuesday crowned the word _ defined as ``a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations'' _ its top term of 2012.Each year Oxford University Press tracks how the English language is changing and chooses a word that best reflects the mood of the year. The publisher
Nov. 13, 2012
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Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey border
ISTANBUL (AP) ― Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish.The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, it lies smack on the border between Turkey and Syria, where civil war rages today. Twenty-first century Turkish sentries occupy an acropolis dating back more than 5,000 years, and the ruins were recently demined. Visible from crumbling, earthen ramparts, a Syrian rebel flag flies in a town that regime forces fled just months ago.A Tur
Nov. 12, 2012
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Major U.S. distributor to release Bong Joon-ho's English debut film
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's English-language directorial debut film is likely to be released in North America and other English-speaking countries.The Weinstein Company, a major U.S. distributor, recently picked up the English-language rights to "Snow Piercer" from South Korea's CJ Entertainment, an investor, distributor and production company, CJ said in a release Monday.Under the deal reached at this year's American Film Market, the American company will distribute the thriller in Nor
Nov. 12, 2012
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Dance“Swan Lake”: Internationally acclaimed ballet company Mariinsky Ballet will be in Korea to stage the Tchaikovsky classic “Swan Lake.” The famous ballet tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. She tries to break the curse with her love interest prince Siegfried, but fails when the prince is tricked by the sorcerer. The Russian troupe was founded in the 18th century and is now considered one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. The show runs
Nov. 9, 2012
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Science explains instant attraction
The region in the brain that makes romantic decisions has been explored by many scientists around the world, and one of the latest findings is that the decisions depend on whether a person looks similar to oneself, not only if whether she or he has physically attractive features, research showed. When people saw a person who is physically attractive, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex which sits closer to the front of the head was activated. When people saw a face that tripped their trigger but
Nov. 8, 2012
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Average price of art imports surges
The average price of expensive foreign art has risen almost sixfold from the previous year. A total of 33,037 pieces worth a total $113 million were purchased here from abroad from January to August, the Korea Customs Service said Wednesday. The average price is about $3,444, a rise of about 480 percent from last year’s average price of $596. “After the financial crisis, the demand for low price artworks rose, but now the demand for expensive artworks by famous foreign artists has started to ris
Nov. 7, 2012
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Opera ‘Carmen’ to be screened at Megabox
Opera fans here will be able to enjoy a world-class performance on the big screen with top-notch sound system at cinemas this month.Starting Saturday, Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” originally performed at the Vienna State Opera, will be screened at Megabox theaters in COEX, Central City, Daejeon, Bundang and Yeongtong in Gyeonggi Province. “Carmen,” a tragic love story between young and sexy temptress Carmen and hot-blooded cadet Don Jose, was chosen as the “most want-to-see opera” in a Korea Nation
Nov. 7, 2012
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Bolivia returns tiny mummy to Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) ― The mummified toddler seized from antiquities traffickers is at least 700 years old and sits, spine curved forward, only about a foot tall. It was welcomed back to Peru on Tuesday as a sort of celebrity, a symbol of the nation’s effort to protect its cultural heritage.“This small package,’’ Culture Minister Luis Peirano told reporters, “is just a sample of the sacking, of the violation of our patrimony and all our inheritance.’’ Police in neighboring Bolivia seized it two years
Nov. 7, 2012
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Radu Lupu concerts excite classical fans
Romanian piano legend Radu Lupu’s concerts in Seoul are the talk of the town. Lupu’s recital on Nov. 17 and concert with the Korean Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 19 at Seoul Arts Center are regarded as the “crme de la crme” of the Korean classical scene this year as the master pianist who rarely exposes himself to the public outside of a limited number of concerts will be performing for the first time in Korea. Lupu had previously planned to perform in Seoul in 2010 but canceled at the last minute
Nov. 7, 2012
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Mammoth skeleton found near Paris
A near-complete skeleton of a mammoth that lived up to half of a million years ago has been found in France. Finding a complete animal is very rare, experts say.The French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research said that the skeleton included a femur, a complete pelvis, jawbones and four connected vertebrae. The remains were discovered at Changis-sur-Marne, northeast of Paris. The animal is thought to have lived between 200,000 to 500,000 years ago.Gregory Bayle, head of arche
Nov. 7, 2012
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New T. Rex-sized dino dubbed ‘Sauron’
A dinosaur species that lived in North Africa 95 million years ago has been named for the demonic Eye of Sauron in the Lord of the Rings films, scientists say.A single fossil of the species dubbed Sauroniops pachytholus, or “eye of Sauron” in Greek, was unearthed in southeastern Morocco in 2007.Part of the upper skull included the eye socket, study leader Andrea Cau of the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini in Bologna, Italy, said in an email to National Geographic News.“The idea of a predator t
Nov. 7, 2012
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Document about Titanic safety fears up for sale
LONDON (AP) ― A British safety official who inspected Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for sale this month.However, Capt. Maurice Clarke, a Board of Trade safety and emigration officer, didn’t express that belief when he testified at the official British inquiry into the ship’s sinking. He also was not asked then whether he thought Titanic carried an adequate number of lifeboats. There is no record of
Nov. 5, 2012
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Sumi Jo to hold ‘La Luce’ concert
Soprano Sumi Jo will hold a recital, “La Luce,” on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul. Jo will sing pieces from her latest album, “La Luce,” which contains “light“ classic songs of softer, more emotional nature by Russian composer Igor Krutoy, who wrote the song that Jo sang at the opening of the 11th Winter Asian Games last year in Kazakhstan. The world-class coloratura will also present well-known songs from her repertoire such as ”Music of the Night” from the musical
Nov. 5, 2012
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Jang Sa-ik sharing the authentic Korean spirit
Jang Sa-ik’s music is close to nothing else in the world. He has the voice of thunder ― he often refuses to use microphones and still manages to fill the concert hall ― but then whispers gently like a little girl. He sometimes ignores the beat and melodies ― his bands are always alert for his improvisations ― and he narrates in the middle of a piece that sometimes comes across as “odd” to many people. He mixes his tunes with jazz, blues and other music genres, but manages to keep the indefinable
Nov. 5, 2012
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Ancient burial site detailed in new study
Details on a burial ground in England believe to be linked to a medieval exorcism ritual have been revealed in a recent study by a British archaeologist, according to local media outlets.The burial site, which was uncovered in the ancient minster town of Southwell, had been a burial site to keep “dangerous dead” from rising from their graves, Matthew Beresford of Southwell Archaeology said in his report. The body inside the grave had metal spikes piercing its shoulders, heart and ankles, leading
Nov. 5, 2012
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Brain may be ‘hard-wired’ politically
Choosing a candidate may depend more on a person‘s biological makeup than a careful analysis of issues, U.S. researchers say. Lead researcher Roger Newman-Norlund of the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health and colleagues had 24 college students reveal their political affiliations. The study subjects were then given questionnaires designed to gauge their attitudes on a range of select political issues. The study participants were given “resting state” brain scans using m
Nov. 5, 2012
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Arirang closer to UNESCO intangible heritage listing
A UNESCO body recommended the listing of Korean traditional folk song, “Arirang,” as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of Korea, the Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday. The recommendation moves Arirang a step closer to being acknowledged by the world as a unique Korean tradition, the government agency said. Arirang was among 18 nominees recommended for the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by a subsidiary body of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee
Nov. 5, 2012
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Songs offer messages of hope at Sandy benefit show
NEW YORK (AP) ― From “Livin’ on a Prayer” to “The Living Proof,” every song Friday at NBC’s benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims became a message song.New Jersey’s Jon Bon Jovi gave extra meaning to “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” Billy Joel worked in a reference to Staten Island, the decimated New York City borough. The hourlong event, hosted by Matt Lauer, was heavy on stars and lyrics identified with New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area, which took the brunt of this week’s dead
Nov. 4, 2012
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TV host with a passion
This is the fourth in a series about foreign entertainers who are becoming more popular in Korean entertainment. ― Ed.The first thing that stands out about British MC and freestyler Jake Pains is not his loud clothes or bleach blonde hair. It’s his infectious energy and love for Korea.After almost three years in the country, he said he still walks out his door and thinks, “Whoa! I’m in Korea?!”He said he came after finishing university because he wanted to explore Asia. He originally meant to st
Nov. 4, 2012