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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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‘U.K. spies plotted to feed Hitler female hormone’
British spies planned to feed Adolf Hitler female hormones by injecting estrogen to his food during World War II, the Telegraph reported citing a historian.“There was an allied plan that they would smuggle estrogen into Hitler’s food and change his sex so he would become more feminine and less aggre
Aug. 16, 2011
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Rembrandt drawing stolen from California hotel
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 17th-century drawing by Rembrandt was snatched from a private art display at a California luxury hotel while a curator was momentarily distracted, officials said Monday.The theft of the $250,000 sketch from the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the upmarket seaside community o
Aug. 16, 2011
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Cultural events to fill Liberation Day
From concerts to exhibitions to religious ceremonies, many cultural events are being held Aug. 15 to mark the Liberation Day.At the demilitarized zone, world renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim will hold a special concert, titled “Daniel Barenboim’s Peace Concert” at 7 p.m.An Argentinean-Israeli pia
Aug. 14, 2011
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Be active, artistic and smart
Interactive exhibitions offer special summer experience for kidsAmong many summer events for kids this year, interactive exhibitions are one special way for children to have fun indoors while avoiding the sun. From sports to arts and crafts to educational shows, these exhibitions require young visit
Aug. 12, 2011
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LA children’s hospital gets art by Michael Jackson
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sketches by Michael Jackson as well as a signed portrait of the entertainer will decorate the walls of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.Jackson’s three children -- Prince, Paris and Blanket -- were on hand Monday to unveil the donated artwork. They include a dozen sketches drawn a
Aug. 9, 2011
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11 percent of college students at risk of gambling addiction
A Korean study has found that the prevalence of problem gambling in college students is nearly twice as high as that found by an earlier study on the general population.(MCT)Daegu’s Catholic University conducted a study on 2,026 students nationwide, and found out that 11 percent of them were depende
Aug. 9, 2011
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Nepal bans smoking in public
KATMANDU (AP) ― Nepal has banned smoking in public and threatens to punish repeat offenders with steep fines.Airports, hotels, restaurants, government offices and public transport will now be smoke-free under the new law that went into effect Sunday. A man smokes near Basantapur Durbar Square in Kat
Aug. 8, 2011
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In its 10th year, Templestay still growing, diversifying
Lee Ho-lim, like all the other Templestay participants at Myogaksa in the last weekend of July, stood before the staff and the other visitors to introduce himself. Describing how he chose the English nickname of “Tiger Woods,” he explained that “Ho” is the first syllable for the big cat’s Korean nam
Aug. 5, 2011
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International figures to discuss power of popular culture
World-class cultural figures like Peter Florence, founder and director of the Hay Festival, will be visiting Seoul next month to participate in the Culture Communication Forum 2011. Following the success of the C20 event last year in which the Corea Image Communication Institute invited cultural lea
Aug. 3, 2011
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Parents look for best ways to raise bilingual kids
MIAMI (AP) -- One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for “banane,” not banana, when she's in the mood for one. She'll bid you farewell with a “ciao.” And if she wants more, she says “mas.”The Miami toddler is one of an increasing number of Americans living in homes where a language other than English i
Aug. 3, 2011
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Onnuri Church founder Ha dies
One of Korea’s most influential Christian leaders died at Severance Hospital in Seoul on Tuesday morning. Onnuri Church founder Rev. Ha Yong-jo was 65.Ha collapsed on Monday due to a cerebral hemorrhaging and underwent surgery but did not regain consciousness. A visitor pays respects to Rev. H
Aug. 2, 2011
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Improve your love life by identifying ‘couple type’
Everyone likes to feel their relationship is unique but experts have identified six different couple types which once recognized could improve relationships, the Daily Mail reported. A young couple poses for portrait in San Jose, California. (MCT)According to the article which first appeared in Psyc
Aug. 2, 2011
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Mega church founder hits back at elders’ demands on his family
Davind Yonggi Cho, Emeritus Pastor at Yoido Full Gospel Church, expressed dismay on Sunday over elders who demanded Cho’s family and close aides step down from posts at the church’s affiliated charity, the Sharing Love and Happiness Foundation.The charity unit is a non-profit organization that the c
Aug. 1, 2011
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Summer brings a feast of festivals to Busan
City hosts international contests, concerts and summer eventsBusan is running a plethora of fiestas this month that will be the envy of those living in the northern part of the country. First and foremost, the city of festivals is currently running the Busan Sea Festival until Aug. 9 at several loca
Aug. 1, 2011
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Dig through ancient Rome finds mosaic
ROME (AP) ― Excavations in the bowels of an ancient Roman hill have turned up a well-preserved, late 1st century wall mosaic with a figure of Apollo, nude except for a colorful mantle over a shoulder.Archaeologists and city officials unveiled the recent find to reporters Friday on the Oppian Hill. An archaeologist works on a mosaic discovered in downtown Rome on Friday. (AP-Yonhap News)The mosaic-
July 31, 2011
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Out of the ordinary fun for summer
Something for everyone awaits at airfield, ostrich ranch, dairy farm and mud flats just hours from SeoulNine out of 10 South Korean office workers have decided to spend their vacation within the country this summer instead of flying overseas, according to a recent survey by Korean Chamber of Commerce.Sure, the Korean Peninsula is full of beautiful tourist spots. But what to do if you are tired of
July 29, 2011
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Ladies, don’t gain weight if you want to keep your boyfriend
A new U.S. study has revealed that 48 percent of men would leave their partners if they gained too much weight, the Daily Mail reported.On the contrary, only 20 percent of women would stop dating a guy who gains weight.The poll was conducted by AskMen.com and Cosmopolitan.com, involving 70,000 people across the U.S.According to the poll, a third of both men and women believed that the opposite se
July 27, 2011
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Gold crown of Silla makes first overseas trip to Sydney
The gold crown of Silla, excavated from the Cheonmachong, or “Heavenly Horse Tomb,” of the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.― 935 A.D.), will make its first overseas trip in October. The National Treasure No. 188, currently kept at the Gyeongju National Museum, will be shown at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney as part of an upcoming exhibition on Korea’s metal crafts.Gold crown of Silla, excavated from the Ch
July 25, 2011
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Section of ‘Hitler’s Wall’ sent to WWII Museum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― The gray, concrete, heavily scarred slabs that arrived at the National World War II Museum in the United States this week are more than just chunks of an old wall to historians.The slabs are part of Nazi Germany’s Atlantic Wall, a string of defenses ordered by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1940. The defenses, also known as “Hitler’s wall,” stretched 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers
July 24, 2011
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Magazine introduces Kyobo Life’s poetry billboards to the world
Corporate image ad campaign that posts short poems become cultural iconKyobo Life Insurance Co. billboards offering excerpts from poems, which has long been a familiar sight for Seoulites, made their international debut through the quarterly magazine Koreana.Koreana is a quarterly magazine published since 1987 in eight languages ― Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Ru
July 24, 2011