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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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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 Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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French language takes center stage at Quebec forum
The first global forum on French kicked off in the Canadian province of Quebec Monday aimed at strengthening the language of Moliere in a world dominated by English.“I could tell you that the French language is doing well, that it is spoken and taught on five continents, that the number of speakers is growing and that it promises to have a brilliant future, especially in Africa,” declared Abdou Diouf, secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), a union of French
July 4, 2012
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A computer developed to compose classical music
A group of Spanish researchers have developed a computer that composes classical music, according to the British daily The Guardian.The computer program, called “Iamus,” was developed by a research team in Malaga University, Spain, to transform basic forms of melodies to compose music on its own.Like a “genome” which refers to a genetic structure of organisms, each musical work of Iamus has its own musical core to develop itself into a more intricate formation.The British newspaper also reported
July 3, 2012
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UNESCO: Rio de Janeiro is world heritage site
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― Rio de Janeiro’s iconic landscape, marked by soaring granite facades that drop into the ocean and white-sand beaches that go on for miles, is now an official world heritage site, the UNESCO announced Sunday.The UN’s Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization gave Rio the title in recognition of the unique way its exuberant natural setting blends with the urban landscape. Rio has great waterfront open spaces, and one of the world’s largest forested areas encompassed en
July 2, 2012
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‘Gugak empowers spirit, feels more like nature’
Most Koreans talk proudly of K-pop for having made inroads overseas where traditional music, or “gugak,” has failed. For Grammy-winner Henry Kaiser, however, gugak is much more fascinating and holds far more power to touch hearts.“Western music is all straight lines, Korean music is all curved ones. And curved lines are more like nature and feel better to me,” Kaiser said in an interview with The Korea Herald.Kaiser, 60, is among the first generation of American free improvisers to have experime
July 1, 2012
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Pope confers pallium on Seoul’s new archbishop
Pope Benedict XVI honored 44 new archbishops from across the world including the newly appointed archbishop of Seoul Andrew Yeom Soo-jung at the Vatican Palace, Thursday, according to news reports.Archbishop Yeom received the pallium ― the woolen liturgical vestment symbolic of the authority of a metropolitan archbishop. According to Catholic tradition, the pope confers the pallium on all new metropolitan archbishops on June 29, the day of the annual feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Yeom thanked
July 1, 2012
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Adult chimp kills baby chimp at LA Zoo
Visitors watched as an adult male chimpanzee attacked and killed a baby chimpanzee at the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said. Zoo officials said in a statement the baby chimp was killed Tuesday while in a habitat with other chimps, the Los Angeles Times reported. The zoo officials said the baby chimp had been introduced gradually to other chimps in the habitat and there had been no sign of pr
June 29, 2012
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New York Times launches Chinese news website
NEW YORK (AFP) ― The New York Times said Wednesday it was launching a Chinese-language news website to deliver “high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture” to readers in China.A statement from the prestigious U.S. daily said it was “launching a beta version of a new online Chinese-language edition designed to bring New York Times journalism to China.”The site, http://cn.nytimes.com, was launched in Beijing early Thursday, or late Wednesday New York time.“The goal of the new sit
June 28, 2012
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Yemen says al-Qaida land mines killed 73 this week
Land mines planted by al-Qaida militants before they fled key southern Yemen strongholds have killed 73 civilians over the past week, Yemeni officials said Tuesday. Engineering teams have removed some 3,000 land mines around Zinjibar and Jaar, according to the governor's office in Abyan province.Government troops captured both towns in a two-month offensive to uproot al-Qaida fighters from large s
June 28, 2012
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Hanji expo to beckon New Yorkers with beauty of unique Korean paper
A private institute in South Korea will host an exposition on “hanji,” or traditional Korean paper, starting this week in New York to fascinate visitors with the beauty and creative potential of the material, the culture ministry said Wednesday.The “2012 Hanji Project New York” show, organized by the Hanji Development Institute in Wonju, Gangwon Province, will open Thursday and is composed of five programs showing visitors that Hanji can be used in various disciplines such as fashion, fine arts
June 27, 2012
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Fossilized dinosaur nest designated as natural monument
A fossilized nest of a theropod dinosaur on Aphae Island off Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, 410 kilometers south of Seoul, has been designated as a natural monument, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced Wednesday.The three-ton nest is the largest of its kind ever found in Korea with a diameter of 2.3 meters and height of 6 meters. In the nest are fossils of 19 dinosaur eggs of various sizes ranging from385 millimeters to 430 millimeters in diameter.The fossil was discovered in September
June 27, 2012
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Remains of East Asia’s oldest agricultural site found in Goseong
Remains of agricultural tools used in the Neolithic period as well as a farming site, which are presumed to be East Asia’s oldest, have been found in Goseong, Gangwon Province, according to the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage.According to the institute, the discovery of the archaeological traces, which mostly consist of pieces of earthenware, proves people living on the Korean Peninsula started cultivating crops during the Neolithic period. Along with the stoneware pieces, the i
June 26, 2012
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Traditional funerals dying out in Korea
In the lobby of the Samsung Hospital Funeral Center in Seoul, clusters of mourners dressed in black confer solemnly ― a common sight in mortuaries everywhere. But Samsung is one of South Korea’s technology leaders, so it is not surprising to also see an electronic screen with high-resolution pictures of the deceased and information on which of the 20 halls their services are being held in.Whereas several cultural causes have been revitalized in recent years ― hanok, makgeolli, even Confucian wed
June 26, 2012
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AD STARS 2012 sees surge in entries
The number of advertisements submitted to AD STARS 2012, an international advertising festival to be held in Busan, surged dramatically compared to last year, making the festival a key advertising event on the international stage. According to the organizing committee of AD STARS 2012, the number of advertisements submitted to the committee totaled 10,431, a 46 percent jump from last year’s 7,130 entries.It is the first time the committee has seen the number of entries exceed 10,000 since the ad
June 26, 2012
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Pakistan: Buddha attacked by Taliban gets facelift
JAHANABAD, Pakistan (AP) ― When the Taliban blew the face off a towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving of Buddha in northwest Pakistan almost five years ago, it fell to an intrepid Italian archaeologist to come to the rescue.Thanks to the efforts of Luca Olivieri and his partners, the 6-meter-tall image near the town of Jahanabad is getting a facelift, and many other archaeological treasures in the scenic Swat Valley are being excavated and preserved.Hard-line Muslims have a history of targeting
June 26, 2012
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British pooch new world’s ugliest dog
A Chinese Crested dog from Britain defeated an international group of competitors to win the title of World’s Ugliest Dog.Mugly won the grand prize Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Bay City News Service reported.“I couldn’t speak when they announced Mugly’s name,” the dog’s owner, Bev Nicholson, said. “I didn’t know which way to look. I was shaking as much as the dog.”The prize carries a number of perks. In addition to a trophy, Mugly and Nicolson get $1,000, a stay at the Sh
June 25, 2012
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Singles try to sniff out love at pheromone parties
Sniff your way to love? Singles who attend so-called pheromone parties haven't ruled it out.The get-togethers _ which have been held in New York and Los Angeles and are planned for other cities _ ask guests to submit a slept-in T-shirt that will be smelled by other participants.Then, voila! You can pick your partner based on scent, or so the theory goes.The parties started as an experiment in matc
June 24, 2012
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Theater"Hairspray”: Broadway musical “Hairspray” is returning for its third run in Seoul. Having premiered in Seoul in 2007, the musical had another successful run in 2009. "Hairspray" has won a total of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2003, since it first opened in Broadway in 2002. It takes place in the early 1960s, and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, an overweight yet optimistic teenager who dreams of becoming a star dancer by appearing on a dance-themed TV show. The role of T
June 22, 2012
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Contacts on order for Carolina elephant
Veterinarians at a North Carolina zoo say they are crossing their fingers as a pair of jumbo contact lenses are made for one of their elephants.C’sar nearly went blind at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro, but cataract surgery saved the day and has the 38-year-old bull African elephant pretty much back to normal after some harrowing months of bumping into things and being unable to eat. The next step is to fit C’sar with a custom-made set of soft contacts that will not only protect his eyes but also comp
June 21, 2012
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Quebec girls' school regrets hypnotism act
A Quebec private girls' school that held a hypnotism demonstration which left several students dazed says that in retrospect it should have taken the activity more seriously. The demonstration by a young hypnotist at Quebec's College Sacre-Coeur on June 7, left one girl in a four-hour trance, five more students in a daze and 13 students feeling nauseous and with headaches. The hypnotists mentor ha
June 20, 2012
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Legendary lost city ‘found’ by laser mapping
U.S. scientists recently claimed to have found the remains of the legendary lost city of Ciudad Blanca (“White City”) in Honduras, according to news reports.Using laser-based light detection and ranging technique, researchers from the University of Houston and the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping have managed to locate ruins of the ancient city, hidden deep within the jungle for centuries.Scientists flew over Honduras’ Mosquitia region shooting laser pulses that hit the ground and the
June 17, 2012