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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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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Cast named for play based on Jayson Blair scandal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Producers of a new play inspired by the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at The New York Times have found the actor who will play the disgraced ex-journalist.The Atlantic Theater Company said Wednesday that Kobi Libii will play a Blair-like Times reporter in the world premiere of Gabe McKinley‘s play ``CQ/CX.’‘Libii, a Yale graduate and alumnus of Second City in Chicago, was in ``Perfect Harmony’‘ at the Acorn Theatre and ``The Tempest’‘ at the Porpentine Theater.The rest of the
Jan. 5, 2012
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Bonnie and Clyde guns to be auctioned in Missouri
Missouri (AP) ― Eighty years after their Depression-era robbery and murder spree captivated the country, Bonnie and Clyde continue to fascinate crime and history buffs.At least that’s the hope of a Missouri family selling a pair of rare weapons believed to have been seized from the outlaw couple’s Joplin hideout in 1933. The weapons are owned by the great-grandchildren of a Tulsa, Oklahoma, police detective who was given them by a police officer involved in the April 13, 1933 raid. The 45-calibe
Jan. 5, 2012
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2012 ‘Korea Grand Sale’ begins
Shopping festival for foreign visitors from Jan. 9While K-pop and TV dramas may be the first two things that pop into one’s head at the word “Korea,” a real fan of the country knows that Korea is also a top shopping destination.From Jan. 9 through Feb. 29, Korea is offering a massive shopping festival for overseas visitors looking for a chance to open up their wallets on reasonably priced products, nice food and memorable events. Organized by the Visit Korea Committee, the “2012 Korea Grand Sale
Jan. 4, 2012
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Japanese investor to restore ancient Roman pyramid
ROME (AFP) ― A Japanese businessman has agreed to invest around one million euros ($1.3 million) to restore a 2,000-year-old Roman pyramid in the Italian capital, La Repubblica daily reported this week. Yuzo Yagi, a fashion business owner from Osaka, is due to sign the agreement later this month and work on the pyramid, which was built in 18-12 B.C. as a tomb for a wealthy Roman, Gaius Cestius, is set to start in April, officials said.“His dream is to leave a mark in our country,” Rita Paris, wh
Jan. 4, 2012
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Creativity offered in one neat package
The brightly colored box dropped with a thud out of the mailbag. “Kiwi Crate,” read the label. We peeked inside, intrigued. Tucked beneath layers of tissue paper was a bevy of treasures sure to spark a little someone’s imagination. There were the makings of pinwheels and stained-glass windows. Even a canvas tote, ready for tie-dye. Along with this came not an instruction sheet, but rather something called an “inspiration sheet.”“We don’t want it to be too prescriptive. We give handrails in case
Jan. 4, 2012
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Headphones back in vogue as ear buds falter
NEW YORK (AP) ― When iPods hit the scene 10 years ago, the small, white ear buds that came with the devices became the symbol for listening to music on the go.Today, that’s changing.More and more people are expressing themselves with pricey headphones, with some fashion-forward music lovers rocking updated versions of the oversized headsets popular in earlier eras.Bose has been known for its larger headphones in recent years, and now celebrities have taken note and aided in the resurgence of the
Jan. 4, 2012
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U.K. artists feud over use of assistants
LONDON (AP) ― Two of Britain’s art superstars are squabbling about whether it’s acceptable to use assistants to create works of art.The argument pits painter David Hockney, just awarded Britain’s prestigious Order of Merit, against conceptual artist Damien Hirst.Hockney uses the poster for his upcoming Royal Academy show to state that all the works on exhibit were “made by the artist himself.’’Radio Times magazine reported Tuesday that Hockney said in an interview that the comment was directed a
Jan. 4, 2012
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Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical earns new record
NEW YORK (AP) _ Look who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway _ none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.The Broadway League reported Tuesday that ``Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' took in a whopping $2,941,790 over nine performances last week, which is the highest single-week gross of an
Jan. 4, 2012
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Louvre cements reputation as world’s most-visited museum
PARIS (AFP) ― The Louvre cemented its position as the world’s most-visited museum with a record 8.8 million visitors last year to the Paris home of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and other masterpieces.The Louvre saw a five percent increase in visitors in 2011, after three years in a row in which about 8.5 million people had visited the museum, it said in a statement.The museum said it enjoyed “a strong return of American visits and a more and more marked presence of visitors from emerging countr
Jan. 3, 2012
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Artist Hockney jokes about appointment to Order of Merit
LONDON (AFP) ― British artist David Hockney has responded to his appointment to the Order of Merit with typical humor, saying he was glad his controversial campaign for smokers’ rights had not worked against him.Hockney, who came to prominence during the British pop art movement in the 1960s, was named as a member of the exclusive order on Sunday by Queen Elizabeth II.Accepting the royal honor is a turnaround for the 74-year-old who famously turned down a knighthood in 1990, has refused to paint
Jan. 3, 2012
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Ancient villain-hitting ritual thrives in H.K.
HONG KONG (AFP) ― Squatting at a makeshift shrine with joss sticks burning beside her, Granny Leung starts bashing a manlike paper cut-out with a pair of sandals.“I beat you little people, I’m sending you away!” chants the 76-year-old woman, one of the last practitioners in Hong Kong of the ancient Chinese ritual of “da siu yan,” or “beating the petty little people.”Granny Leung performs her mysterious incantations in the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay. And business is booming.For as
Jan. 3, 2012
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South Africa’s iconic black glamour magazine Drum turns 60
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― Yellowed cover pages of South Africa’s iconic Drum magazine evoke a 1950s black fashion and jazz culture which perished when apartheid forces razed Sophiatown, a racially-mixed Johannesburg suburb.This year Drum turned 60 and even today South Africans link the magazine to Sophiatown, a restless and vibrant suburb which was home to blacks, coloureds, Indians and Chinese.Between 1955 and 1960, residents were forcibly removed and relocated to townships outside Johannesburg beca
Jan. 2, 2012
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Golden year for Gustav Klimt as Austria marks 150th anniversary
VIENNA (AFP) ― His golden “The Kiss” adorns scarves and coffee mugs worldwide, while his portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer sparked a decades-long restitution battle: in 2012, Austria celebrates 150 years since Klimt’s birth.Gustav Klimt, born on July 14, 1862, is one of the best known figures of the Jugendstil art period. In honour of this milestone anniversary, Vienna’s biggest museums ― led by the Belvedere, the Albertina and the Leopold Museum ― are proposing no less than nine exhibits during the
Jan. 2, 2012
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Spoleto Festival USA unveils lineup
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) ― The American premiere of the Philip Glass opera “Kepler,’’ a concert by vocalist k.d. lang, and the return of Dublin’s Gate Theatre highlight the 36th season of the Spoleto Festival USA this spring.Chamber music, acrobatic performances and orchestral concerts are also on the schedule for the festival that will light up 13 venues including theaters, churches and open-air sites from May 25 through June 10.The festival, which released the lineup this weekend, featu
Jan. 2, 2012
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Sunshine Daydream, award-winning rose, featured in parade
The sun will surely shine on the Rose Parade Monday in Pasadena, Calif., thanks to the Sunshine Daydream rose, the 2012 All-America Rose Selections award winner.The yellow rose will be among 20,000 roses on the Garden of Imagination float created by Bayer Advanced. The company makes some of the best rose products I’ve ever used, especially its 2-in-1 systemic rose and flower care product.Roses on the float include a riot of color in various shades of red, orange, yellow, gold, white, light orang
Jan. 2, 2012
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’50s women may be behind obesity epidemic
After long days discussing America’s obesity problem, Melinda Sothern has had enough of windowless conference rooms.“I need to exercise,” she says, pausing to review her plans in the San Diego Convention Center lobby. She plans to rent a bicycle in Coronado, California, and ride, fast and far.Sothern, 55, is a woman who practices what she preaches. And one of her messages about obesity is aimed at women like herself: mothers.Fat mothers. Thin mothers. And especially mothers-to-be.A leading fitne
Jan. 2, 2012
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Viennese cafe icon Hawelka dead at 100
VIENNA (AP) ― Andy Warhol stopped by for a cup of his coffee. So did princes, paupers, playwrights, poets and untold thousands for whom a visit to Vienna was unthinkable without a cup of steaming brew served by the bow-tied little man with the perpetual dancing smile.In this city of more than 1,900 cafes, Leopold Hawelka was an icon, as much part of Cafe Hawelka as its tables ― scarred by burned-out cigarettes, their marble tops worn smooth by the elbows of four generations. He served tourists,
Jan. 1, 2012
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Woody Guthrie archive to land in his native state
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ― Woody Guthrie’s writings, recordings and artwork will land in his native state after an Oklahoma foundation bought the collection, with plans for a display that concentrates on his artistry rather than the populist politics that divided local opinion over the years.Guthrie, known for the anthem, “This Land is Your Land’’ and his songs about the poor and downtrodden, is remembered mostly as a musician, composer and singer, but was also a literary figure and an artist, said Bo
Jan. 1, 2012
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A human touch for ancient scripts at Italy’s book hospital
ROME (AFP) ― Ancient manuscripts are treated like hospital patients at a famous book restoration institute in Rome that has worked on everything from the Dead Sea Scrolls to one of the oldest Korans in the world.“Look at this poor man suffering!” exclaimed Marina Bicchieri, head of the chemistry department at the Institute of the Pathology of the Book, as she examined oxidation levels on the unique institution’s most recent project.Bicchieri was looking at a chart with the scientific analysis of
Jan. 1, 2012
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McDonalds serves up McWeddings
Jan. 1, 2012