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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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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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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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Korean rock bands to take on North America
Korean rock bands are making inroads into the United States and Canada this month in a bid to introduce the country’s unique indie music culture to the West.“From indie clubs to international festivals, SEOULSONIC pushes the tempo of Korean music acts making waves across and beyond Asia,” said DFSB
March 5, 2012
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Celebrities hold concert to support North Korean defectors in China
Amid growing public criticism of Beijing for forcibly deporting North Korean defectors to their home country, about 30 Korean celebrities were to hold a concert Sunday evening to urge China to stop the repatriations.The concert at Yonsei University’s 100th Memorial Hall in Seoul was to be hosted by “Cry with Us,” an organization recently formed by celebrities including actor Cha In-pyo, his actress wife Shin Ae-ra, veteran singer Yoon Bok-hee, comedian Park Mi-sun and pop singer Ivy. Some 30 tee
March 4, 2012
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Japanese culture center seeks common understanding
Aside from pop culture, sharing of academic and artistic content also important: Director MichigamiThis is the fifth of the series introducing cultural centers of different countries in Seoul. ― Ed. As is evident from the popularity of Girls’ Generation and Jang Geun-suk, Japan has continued to be charmed by Korea’s popular culture ever since the mega hit TV series “Winter Sonata” captured Japanese hearts. In Seoul, on the other hand, it’s not hard to spot a number of shelves dedicated to Japane
March 4, 2012
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Korean rock bands to take on North America
SEOULSONIC to take bands to South By Southwest, Canadian Music WeekKorean rock bands are making inroads into the United States and Canada this month in a bid to introduce the country’s unique indie music culture to the West.“From indie clubs to international festivals, SEOULSONIC pushes the tempo of Korean music acts making waves across and beyond Asia,” said DFSB Kollective, a Seoul-based music agency. The project features talented Korean rock bands Yellow Monsters, 3rd Line Butterfly and Cryin
March 4, 2012
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Weinstein protests R rating of ‘Bully’ documentary
NEW YORK (AP) ― Fresh off his Oscar glory with “The Artist,’’ there’s no silence for Harvey Weinstein when it comes to his next film.The famously bellicose producer is protesting the R rating received by a documentary his Weinstein Co. is releasing. “Bully,’’ directed by Lee Hirsch, is an examination of school bullying that follows five kids and families over the course of a school year.It received the rating, which restricts kids under the age of 17 from seeing it without an accompanying adult,
March 4, 2012
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Mariah Carey returns to stage since giving birth
NEW YORK (AP) ― Mariah Carey made her return to the stage since giving birth to twins in diva-like form: She changed her shoes after singing two songs and touched up her hair and makeup in a sleek, sleeveless black dress, all in front of an eager audience.Carey, who gave birth to fraternal twins via C-section in April, performed for a few hundred fans Thursday night at New York’s Gotham Hall.Of her return she said: “I didn’t realize this was a big deal.’’The Grammy winner sang a number of her hi
March 4, 2012
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Pop Music“Budapest Saxophone Quartet”: The Budapest Saxophone Quartet from Hungary will perform at Chungmu Art Hall on March 12 in collaboration with renowned Korean artists including Soprano Kim Hee-jung, Pianists Ha Soon-won and musical actress Choi Jung-won. Formed in 1995, the quartet was the first group of four saxophonists to play not only classical music but also other music genres such as jazz and pop. In 2009, the quartet performed in Korea with legenday film music composer Enrio Morric
March 2, 2012
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Eye Like
Tyrell crafts romantic soundtrackSteve Tyrell“I’ll Take Romance”(Concord)Taking up a suggestion from former President Bill Clinton, who danced to Steve Tyrell’s music at daughter Chelsea’s wedding, Tyrell has crafted an album of romantic standards that can serve as a soundtrack for weddings and other special occasions.Fittingly, it includes his version of “The Way You Look Tonight” from the 1991 Steve Martin film “Father of the Bride” which helped transform Tyrell from a behind-the-scenes produc
March 2, 2012
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Box Office
Howling (Korea) Opened Feb. 16Crime. Thriller. Directed by Yoo Ha. Detective Sang-gil (Song Kang-ho), who is desperate for promotion, gets annoyed when he is assigned to work with an inexperienced junior Eun-young (Lee Na-young) for what looks like a suicide case. Eun-young finds out that it is a murder case involving a giant wolf-dog. Being the only female detective in her team, socially inept Eun-young endures low expectations, lewd jokes and even sexual harassment by her macho team members. W
March 2, 2012
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At 50, Lea Thompson’s hitting her stride
As an actress, Lea Thompson considers herself a “long-distance runner” ― someone who keeps up a steady pace instead of a sprint.“I always felt like my best years would be from 50 to 65 years old,” Thompson said. “I don’t know why. It was a feeling I had even when I was really young. My kids are kind of all grown up now and I can be in a difference space where I can put everything into it.”Just a few months shy of her 51st birthday, the gamin former ballerina could easily pass as a 30-something.
March 2, 2012
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Mariah Carey helps christen new Disney ship in NYC
Mariah Carey helped christen the new Disney cruise ship Fantasy at a Hudson River pier in Manhattan on Thursday night and promised to bring her twins back to enjoy some Disney hospitality.``I christen thee Disney Fantasy. May God bless this ship and all who sail on it," said Carey as she stood with Disney’s CEO Bob Iger, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs, and of course Mickey Mouse.The ceremony was held inside the ship‘s atrium with a fake larger-than-life bottle of Champagne tha
March 2, 2012
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Kate joins Queen, Camilla for tea
LONDON (AFP) ― Prince William’s wife Kate joined the queen and mother-in-law Camilla for a tour of upmarket store Fortnum and Mason on Thursday, sampling tea and sweets before taking home some dog biscuits.The duchess of Cambridge, wearing a blue coat dress by Italian designer Missoni, joined Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles’ wife in the trio’s first official engagement together at the London shop known as the queen’s grocer.The three women were presented with wicker hampers filled with lux
March 2, 2012
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Michael Douglas promotes UN art contest for peace
Michael Douglas, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, is promoting a U.N. art contest for youngsters to help promote a nuclear-free world.Contestants age 5 through 17 are encouraged to watch a short, age-appropriate video online about the dangers of nuclear weapons, and then use their creative talents to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons, without wars, bombs or fear."Art is the universal language. Art speaks to our hearts and minds. Art can make a difference and so can you," Douglas says i
March 2, 2012
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U.K.’s White Cube opens H.K. gallery as Asia art booms
HONG KONG (AP) ― Britain’s White Cube gallery, known as an early champion of provocative British artists Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, launched its Hong Kong branch on Thursday, becoming the latest Western gallery to open an Asian outpost in pursuit of China’s booming art market.White Cube was unveiling a 557-square-meter space in a new building in Hong Kong’s central business district. With the opening of its first branch outside Britain, White Cube follows in the footsteps of other British as
March 1, 2012
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Learning English through singing
The Korea Herald Youth English Choir launched in ceremonySixth-grader Kwak Se-mi always wanted to sing, but she was always too busy for it.“There are certain things that you have to learn as a young student, like English,” Kwak told The Korea Herald on Wednesday. “So I’ve been doing that and it’s been fun. But being a part of this choir is super fun because I get to perform while I sing in English as well.”Kwak is one of the 30 members of The Korea Herald Youth English Choir, which officially la
March 1, 2012
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Looking back on Eva Hesse
Kukje Gallery sheds light on German-born U.S. artistHer life was short, but she was influential. Late U.S. artist Eva Hesse is one of the most critically celebrated artists of the 20th century. Born into a Jewish family in Germany in 1936, she moved to the U.S. at age 9 but lost her parents soon after. She studied painting at Yale University of Art and Architecture in New Haven and slowly became an acclaimed painter. After marriage, she briefly moved back to Germany, where she shifted her focus
March 1, 2012
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Badu saddened by Malaysia concert ban
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) ― American singer Erykah Badu expressed sadness Wednesday at Malaysia’s decision to ban her show after a photo of her with body art including the Arabic word for “Allah” caused anger.Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia scrapped the concert Tuesday, a day before it was scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur after Badu’s photo appeared in the biggest English-language paper, The Star.The photo depicts the acclaimed singer with various symbols on her upper body including in A
March 1, 2012
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‘Planet of Snail’ touching in many ways
IDFA-winning documentary delves into human connection to the universeOf all our senses, the sense of touch arguably is the most intimate. It develops before all the other senses, and it’s one of the first ways in which children learn about their environment and bond with others. It brings pleasure, protection and emotional support. Even after our sight weakens and hearing fades, this sense usually stays with us. Director Yi Seung-jun’s award-winning documentary, “Planet of Snail,” is an exquisit
March 1, 2012
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Auschwitz, Holocaust museums wrangle over barrack ownership
The Auschwitz museum said Tuesday it was demanding that the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum return a barrack from a former Nazi German death camp used during World War II to hold prisoners.The Polish museum said the Washington D.C.-based Holocaust museum was loaned the barrack in 1989 on a temporary basis, but the U.S. museum insists the 20-year loan is subject to renewal, adding that the ageing wooden Holocaust artifact could sustain damage if transported back to Poland.“Under Polish law, the Am
Feb. 29, 2012
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K-dramas succeed with good storytelling, marketing: TV exec
KUALA LUMPUR ― Despite cultural and language differences, Korean dramas are gaining popularity in Asia and recognition in Europe and the Americas because of their strength in storytelling and marketing, said Markus Helbling, managing director of global TV entertainment festival Rose d’Or. “I think you really know how to tell story. You do (dramas) with very attractive people and good marketing,” Helbling told The Korea Herald. He was in Kuala Lumpur to host the Rose d’Or Nominee’s Night, the fes
Feb. 29, 2012