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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Pop musicUltra Music Festival Korea: The annual Ultra Music Festival, one of the world’s largest outdoor electronica music fests, will be in full swing in Seoul once again. Last summer’s event drew more than 80,000 EDM fans. Like last year, this year’s lineup will include a handful of world famous DJ acts including Steve Aoki, Above & Beyond, Steve Angello and Paul van Dyk. The festival will host its final event as part of its two-day show on June 14 at Seoul Olympic Park’s Olympic Stadium Compl
CultureJune 13, 2014
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Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum back as cop buddies in ‘22 Jump Street’
“There’s only one thing more dangerous than making them mad: Making them partners ...”The situation is as follows: You’re on a quiz show. The category is “Cop-Buddy Movies.” All you have to do to win $350 million is to know what film ― and which immortal duo ― the above marketing slogan refers to.No, it’s not so easy. The cop-buddy genre is, after all, one of the most popular and resilient in American films. The list of characters and films built on odd-couple casting and mismatched marriages of
FilmJune 13, 2014
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Box Office
Wadjda (Saudi Arabia, Germany)Opening June 19Drama. Directed by Haifaa Al MansourWadjda (Waad Mohammed) is a brave and adventurous 10-year-old girl living in Saudi Arabia. She wants to buy a green bicycle to race against her friend Abdullah (Abdullrahman Algohani), but her mother won’t let her, fearing a backlash from a conservative society that sees bicycles as dangerous to girls’ virtue. So Wadjda decides to raise the funds by herself. She enters a Koran recitation competition at her school fo
FilmJune 13, 2014
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Eyelike: Taeyang returns as R&B vocalist on ‘Rise’
Taeyang returns as R&B vocalist on ‘Rise’Taeyang“Rise”(KT Music)Nearly four years after the release of his debut solo album “Solar,” Taeyang from the popular K-pop boy group Big Bang has returned with his second full studio album, “Rise.”While Taeyang’s past releases have been characterized by flashy performances and catchy electronic and hip-hop sounds, his new nine-track album is geared more toward showcasing his soulful vocals and colors.The hit lead single “Eyes, Nose, Lips” is a bare, slow
PerformanceJune 13, 2014
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Sky-high luxury meets downtown Jeju Island
Standing as tall as the highest building on all of Jejudo Island, the 22-story luxury business hotel, Lotte City Hotel Jeju, is a prime example of practical, convenient facilities with unbelievable panoramic views. Located smack dab in the middle of the city in the northernmost area of the island, it is a mere five-minute-drive from Jeju International Airport and is ideal for both business travelers and tourists who prefer to remain within city limits, where it is far easier to hail a taxi if ne
TravelJune 13, 2014
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Hong Kong for the pleasure of business
HONG KONG ― The rain started on Sunday afternoon, just as the conference got underway. A translucent sheet of water soaked the view of the skyscrapers and harbor from midafternoon through the night, shining in street lights like a swarm of locusts.Those of us familiar to the rains of South Florida have seen water fall like this before ― for 20 minutes each afternoon in July and August ― but almost no one at the international legal conference that had taken me back to Hong Kong was prepared for t
TravelJune 13, 2014
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Summer festivals in San Diego
Summer in San Diego is vibrant with educational and fun-filled festivals, making it an ideal destination for families with children. On July 4, San Diego celebrates Independence Day with a parade, family concert in Spreckels Park and fireworks over Glorietta Bay. From July 24-27, Comic-Con, the largest comics and pop culture event in the U.S., will be held at the San Diego Convention Center. The event is expected to attract fans of comic books, movie memorabilia and content related to pop cultur
TravelJune 13, 2014
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Bhutan Airlines reservations available in Korea
Bhutan Airlines, Bhutan’s first private airline, is opening service in Korea through a new general sales agent. Bhutan People is in charge of booking plane tickets, visa registration, arranging group tours or incentive tours and offering travel information. Previously, airline-related reservations were handled by an Indian tour agency. The airline operates services between Bangkok, Thailand and Paro, Bhutan, daily and will begin a new roundtrip service between Kathmandu and Paro on Monday and Th
TravelJune 13, 2014
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Busan presents new tour routes tracking its history
The Busan Tourism Organization is presenting four different city tour routes tracing its history and popular local food. The tours visit historic sites of modern Busan, including Yeongdo Bridge, Korea’s first drawbridge built in 1934 and reopened last year; Choryang Oegwan, a memorial stone built to commemorate trade relations with Japan in the 17th century during the Joseon era (1392-1910) and local markets with popular street food such as the Korean pancakes “hotteok” and fish batter cake “eom
TravelJune 13, 2014
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Frozen custard with some gourmet gloss
While Seoul seems to be in the grips of a booming soft serve bonanza, the folks from Brooklyn the Burger Joint are quietly bucking the trend by whipping up batches of their take on frozen custard at their new offshoot, FRZ Ice Cream.“We felt it tasted good,” said Kang Hyo-jung, owner of FRZ Ice Cream and one of the founders of Brooklyn the Burger Joint. It seemed perfectly natural for co-founder Kang to turn to ice cream, not only because she has a soft spot for sweets, but also because Brooklyn
FoodJune 13, 2014
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Kkaennip (perilla leaf) jeon
Kkaennip (perilla leaf) jeon (Korean Bapsang)Kkaennip (perilla leaf) jeon is a type of jeon that’s pan-fried in egg batter, similar to jeon dishes such as hobakjeon (zucchini) and saengseonjeon (fish). It’s a variation that’s stuffed before being coated with the egg batter. The perilla leaves lend a distinct, robust flavor to the mildly flavored filling and provide an overall textural contrast. You can also stuff zucchini rounds (by cutting out the middle interior) or green chili peppers with th
FoodJune 13, 2014
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[Weekender] Around the hotels
South American delicacies at InterContinental Seoul CoexInterContinental Seoul Coex is offering the “Viva! Wonder Hour” promotion until July 12 in celebration of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The hotel’s lobby lounge will be decorated with soccer-themed items and traditional South American artwork. Various South American dishes including churassco from Brazil, asado (BBQ) from Argentina, cazuela de ave (chicken soup) and curanto from Chile, and ceviche as well as quinoa salad from Peru will be availa
FoodJune 13, 2014
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Team sheds light on architectural differences between two Koreas
Deviating from past editions, this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale asked all 66 participating countries to respond to a common theme ― to focus not on architecture itself but on architectural “history” in order to examine how different nations adapted to modernity in design over the last century.The Korean Pavilion has spotlighted differences in the architecture of South and North Korea since national division, for which it was awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation on June
Arts & DesignJune 13, 2014
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Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Snowpiercer’ opens L.A. fest
Bong Joon-ho’s science fiction action movie “Snowpiercer” opened the Los Angeles Film Festival on Wednesday. It is the first time a Korean movie has been screened as the opening film of the festival, which marks its 20th anniversary this year.Bong was joined by some of the film’s stars, including Song Kang-ho, Go Ah-sung, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris and Alison Pill, on the red carpet in Regal Cinema, downtown Los Angeles.“Snowpiercer” will have a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on June 27 th
June 13, 2014
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Big Bang’s Taeyang 112th on Billboard 200 with album “Rise”
Taeyang, a member of K-pop band Big Bang, landed on the Billboard 200 chart on Friday with his new album “Rise.” (YG Entertainment)“Rise” placed No. 112 on the chart, surpassing all the Korean male singers who have made it to the chart before him. Earlier, “Overdose” by the subunit of idol group EXO, EXO-K, was No. 129, the previous highest ranking for a Korean singer.Taeyang also placed first on both the Billboard World Albums Chart, which ranks albums in terms of sales in non-English speaking
CultureJune 13, 2014
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Actor Park Hae-Jin poses for special collaboration editorial
Korean actor Park Hae-Jin posed for fashion magazine Ceci, wearing suits that came in a series of bright colors.For the editorial, a special collaboration with Samsung Smart Camera NX mini, the actor posed in various unique suits. By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo Credit: Ceci)
June 13, 2014
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Lee Seung-gi to return to ‘You’re All Surrounded’
Actor Lee Seung-gi will reappear on show after receiving treatment for eye injury.“Lee will continue to act in ‘You’re All Surrounded’ on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning,” an SBS film crew member was quoted as saying. Lee Seung-gi in "You're All Surrounded" (SBS)“He has not recovered completely, but has almost recovered. He will continue to film according to schedule,” the source added. The announcement came after Lee was accidentally poked in his left eye by a fake sword while filming on M
June 13, 2014
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D.O. dances for success of his drama ‘It’s OK, That’s Love’
EXO member D.O. performed a funny dance as a shamanistic ritual for the success of his first and latest television series “It’s OK. That’s Love,” broadcaster SBS said on Thursday. The event took place in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, on June 6 when the scriptwriter, production staff and cast members gathered to attend the traditional ritual, “gosa” in Korean, for the success of “It’s OK, That’s Love.”When each participant made a short speech at the ceremony, the boy band member delivered his own.
June 13, 2014
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Ha Ji-won to release song for fans
South Korean actress Ha Ji-won turned into a singer for her dear fans, with the track “Now Here I Am,” to be unveiled on June 13. The song was produced and written by Jung Jae-yoon from the R&B group Solid, which was popular in the 1990s. Scriptwriter Jung Kyung-soon of the MBC-TV drama “Ki Empress” wrote the lyrics. The song was specially made for fans who still cannot let go of Ki Seung-nyang, the main character of the drama “Ki Empress,” played by Ha. The veteran actress worked on the song de
June 13, 2014
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G-Dragon describes Taeyang's new song as 'red sunset'
A video providing a glimpse of Taeyang’s album-making process was released Wednesday. (YG Entertainment)YG Entertainment, Taeyang’s Korean label, posted a 4-minute video titled “Journey to Rise” on its official blog. The video is composed of a series of comments from the idol’s close friends, fellow members of K-pop boy group Big Bang and his company staff. It starts with Taeyang saying, “I have learned a lot, there were good times and bad times. Now, I would like to tell you my story.”G-Dragon,
June 13, 2014