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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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‘Panks’ happy to remain aunties only, sans kids of their own
For Jennifer Emmert, it’s the best of both worlds. Emmert loves kids and spends tons of time with her six nieces and nephews, from outdoor activities to sleepovers at her place. The 30-year-old is engaged to be married, but she’s perfectly happy living up to the name of one of her favorite books: “Childless and Loving It.”“I’m completely content with adoring and smothering my nieces and nephews and keeping my life the way it is,” said the Minneapolis resident. “I absolutely love and adore them,
Feb. 15, 2012
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Foundation to build national database on early Korean history
The Northeast Asian History Foundation, a state-run history research institution, announced on Monday that it will build a national database on Korea’s early kingdoms as well as Dokdo and have it available online by November.According to the foundation the database will feature Korea’s ancient history as well as Dokdo, the rocky islets in the East Sea that the Japanese claim are part of their territory. The database’s Dokdo section will include different types of maps of the islets and the East
Feb. 14, 2012
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Chocolate’s a challenge for gardening Valentines
If chocolate’s the thing for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day, why give plain old candy when you can give a chocolate plant (Theobroma cacao)? Handmade chocolate is being arranged in preparation for Valentine's Day. (Yonhap)THE CHALLENGE OF CHOCOLATEGrowing chocolate from seed is difficult. Fres
Feb. 13, 2012
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Minister Choe, Swedish king celebrate exhibition on Korean culture
STOCKHOLM ― South Korea’s Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik on Saturday promoted the country’s traditional culture at the opening ceremony of a Korean antiquities exhibition room at a museum here.The Korean room in Sweden’s Museum of East Asia in Stockholm displays 160 of 350 Korean artifacts owned by the museum, most of which are ceramics. “The Korean room is our project to promote relations between the two countries further following the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties
Feb. 12, 2012
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Cultural cooperation, respecting creativity not building images
Goethe Institut stresses dialogue, collaboration between Korean and German cultureThis is the second of the series introducing cultural centers of different countries in Seoul. ― Ed.With Korean cultural centers slowly expanding their presence in countries around the world, the Goethe Institut in Seoul says it is important to respect artists’ creativity, rather than using their production as means of building the nation’s image.“It is important in the cultural sphere to respect culture, cultural
Feb. 12, 2012
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Eight arrested in bribery probe at Murdoch's Sun
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's top-selling newspaper The Sun was in crisis Saturday after police arrested five of its journalists over bribery allegations, but owner Rupert Murdoch vowed to keep publishing the tabloid.A Ministry of Defence (MoD) official, a member of the armed forces and a policeman were
Feb. 12, 2012
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Namdaemun restoration to be completed this year
Namdaemun, Seoul’s historic gateway and National Treasure No. 1 which was severely damaged by arson in 2008, will be completely restored by December, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the arson.Currently, the restoration is about 70 percent complete. The damaged gate site, which has been cordoned off with a set of fences and a curtain, will be unveiled in August, prior to the completion of restoration. The administration said its r
Feb. 9, 2012
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S. Korea to open cultural center in Hungary
South Korea will open a new cultural center in Budapest, Hungary, this week, the culture ministry here said Thursday.The culture center is scheduled to open on Friday in the center of the Hungarian capital with a ceremony to be attended by about 100 dignitaries from both countries, including South Korea’s Culture Minister Choe Kwang-shik.It will become South Korea’s 22nd cultural center worldwide and the eighth in Europe, joining centers in France, Britain, Germany, Russia, Poland, Spain and Tur
Feb. 9, 2012
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Korean Buddhist temple food to go global
Buddhist group to open temple food restaurant in Paris next yearA Korean Buddhist group will soon bring temple food to the world as a part of its effort to introduce the 1,700 years of Korean Buddhist culture abroad.“Korean Buddhist temple foods have been drawing attention from the health-conscious in North America and Europe,” Ven. Jihyun, director of Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, an affiliate of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, told The Korea Herald on Tuesday.“We will seek ways of both mo
Feb. 8, 2012
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10.8 billion won earmarked to promote reading
The government announced on Wednesday a set of measures to boost the nation’s falling reading rate amid the growing popularity of internet games and other forms of digital entertainment.The Culture Ministry plans to designate this year the “Year of Book Reading,” allocating 10.8 billion won ($9.6 million) to programs aimed at encouraging internet-savvy Koreans to read books.“With the plan, the government will create an atmosphere conducive to reading and improve the nation’s competitiveness in g
Feb. 8, 2012
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Love life gone wrong? Go digital to get over your ex
NEW YORK (AP) ― You thought you found your one true love online, but now you’ve been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours of bad TV in your bathrobe haven’t helped. Your friends are tired of your whining.Forget a pampering makeover to help heal your broken heart this Valentine’s Day. Go for a “digital breakover’’ instead, using a growing number of tech tools to save you from yourself or to sob on a safe shoulder in the ether.Online dating sites and apps f
Feb. 8, 2012
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Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list
An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.The report said that the Simpsons were banned to avoid the promotion of Western culture. But Superman and Spiderman
Feb. 7, 2012
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U.S., Aussie filmmakers die in crash
SYDNEY (AP) ― Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.Police said two people ― an Australian pilot and an American passenger ― died Saturday when their helicopter crashed soon after takeoff from an airstrip near Nowra, 156 kilometers north of Sydney, but did not immediately release the victims’ identities. Australia’s ABC News repo
Feb. 6, 2012
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U.S. museum finds voice recording of Otto von Bismarck
NEW YORK (AP) ― For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century’s most important figures.The National Park Service announced this week that the German chancellor’s voice has been identified among those found on a dozen recorded wax cylinders, each more than 120 years old, that were once stored near Thomas Edison’s cot in his West Orange, New Jersey, lab. They include music and dignitaries, including the voice of the only person
Feb. 6, 2012
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Heritage administration to examine ways to protect cultural properties
Commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Namdaemun gate arson, the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea this week is holding two events examining better ways to protect cultural properties from natural and man-made disasters.On Thursday, the administration is holding a special session titled “International Symposium 2012 on Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change,” where local and foreign pundits will gather at the National Palace Museum of Ko
Feb. 6, 2012
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New president of ELLAK speaks on English literature and education
More English literature and language programs in local universities should offer English-immersion courses, and collaboration among scholars with different interests would strengthen the local English-language studies, said the newly appointed president of English Language & Literature Association of Korea. “Our academia is divided into English literature, English language, English education, and English-Korean interpretation and translation,” professor Kim Young-min told The Korea Herald on Thu
Feb. 5, 2012
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U.S. Archives unveils Magna Carta after repairs
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The National Archives unveiled its 715-year-old copy of Magna Carta on Thursday after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the English declaration of human rights that inspired the United States’ founding documents.A $13.5 million gift from philanthropist David Rubenstein funded conservation and a new case for the only original Magna Carta in the United States. Rubenstein bought the historic document at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million and sent
Feb. 5, 2012
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Jolie, Streep join Arab Spring at Berlin film fest
BERLIN (AFP) - The Arab Spring uprisings and political turmoil in the West will dominate the 62nd Berlin film festival starting Thursday, as Hollywood royalty sprinkles stardust in the frigid German capital.Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinson, Antonio Banderas and Christian B
Feb. 5, 2012
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Korea’s nation image lags behind achievements: survey
Korea ranked 15th in substance and 19th in image last year in a survey designed to measure the country’s current national brand value, the Presidential Council on Nation Branding said on Thursday.The survey, co-conducted by the Presidential Council on Nation Branding and Samsung Economic Research Institute, showed that the country’s national brand in image still lags behind substance. But the gap between the two has narrowed from eight notches in 2009, six in 2010 to four in 2011, the council sa
Feb. 2, 2012
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Royal books returned from France available online
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- South Korea‘s national museum said Tuesday it has launched an online service where users can view some of the royal books retrieved from France early last year.“We built a digital database of the Oegyujanggak books and made them available on our website to better preserve the original copies and improve users’ accessibility,” the National Museum of Korea said in a statement.The museum said it plans to expand the online service to include the full collection of the returned book
Jan. 31, 2012