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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Pianist Cho Seong-Jin named Berlin Philharmonic's artist-in-residence
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U.S. investigates forgery of modern art: report
NEW YORK (AFP) ― U.S. federal authorities are investigating whether paintings and drawings sold by elite New York art dealers as the work of Modernist masters are in fact fakes, The New York Times reported Saturday.The pieces purported to be by artists like Robert Motherwell and Jackson Pollock, sold for up to $17 million apiece, were purchased through Glafira Rosales, a little-known art dealer claiming the works were obtained by a secret collector, the Times said.Some of the works were then sol
Dec. 4, 2011
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LatAm collectors shop for deals at Art Basel Miami
MIAMI (AFP) ― Latin Americans who sell or collect top notch contemporary art are key players in the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the biggest art fair of its kind in the United States.Thousands of art lovers, collectors and gallery operators from all over the world filled the Miami Beach Convention Center in a frenzied opening Thursday that recalled last week’s Black Friday shopping binge.“I want to buy a sculpture by a young Korean woman who is promising and spectacular,” said Ana Rosa
Dec. 4, 2011
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National Gugak Center to perform in Paris, Berlin
The National Gugak Center will perform Korea’s celebrated traditional music “Yeongsanhoesang” in Berlin and Paris on Wednesday. The center previously held a concert featuring the same music at La Maison des Cultures du Monde in Paris and at Tempodrom, a major venue in Berlin, on Sunday. The upcoming concerts on Wednesday will take place at the same venues in Paris and Berlin.The featured piece is believed to have been written as a Buddhist piece during Korea’s Goryeo period (918-1392), or even b
Dec. 4, 2011
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City of art shines at night
Highest art gallery in Seoul offers contemporary work by 14 N.Y.-based artistsThe dazzling night cityscape has always been an advantage for Sky Art Gallery, the highest art space in Seoul. Even more credit should be given to it this time, though, for providing a perfect background for the contemporary art show heralding the start of the holiday season. The jazzy artworks from New York showcased at the exhibition “The City of Art: New York 1945-2000” meld in marvelously with the glitzy atmosphere
Dec. 4, 2011
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‘Melancholia’ wins best Europe film award
BERLIN (AFP) ― Denmark’s Lars Von Trier late Saturday won the prize for best European film of 2011 for his movie “Melancholia” at a ceremony put on here by the European Film Academy.“Melancholia” follows two sisters, the bride Justine (Kirsten Dunst) due to get married in the sumptuous romantic castle of Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), but the union is doomed as the wayward planet Melancholia heads for Earth.Dunst won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her role, although the Danish director was
Dec. 4, 2011
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Swift, Minaj get Billboard honors, talk Grammy nods
NEW YORK (AP) ― Taylor Swift doesn’t think the Recording Academy is mean. Though she won the Grammy for album of the year in 2010, she’s not sad her latest multiplatinum effort isn’t up for the honor this time around.“I got three nominations. I was just so excited,’’ she said Friday, before she was honored as Billboard’s “Woman of the Year.’’Among the Swift achievements that led to her Billboard honor was the best-selling performance of her third album “Speak Now,’’ which has sold more than 3.7
Dec. 4, 2011
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Silent movie making big noise in Oscars race
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― “The Artist,” a black-and-white homage to the era of silent movies, has a growing number of film insiders talking in Hollywood, where it is increasingly tipped as a leading Oscars hopeful.The movie by French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius won best film and best director this week by the New York Film Critics Circle, lending weight to its hopes for the Academy Awards.On the same day it secured a best picture nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards, another key pointer to w
Dec. 4, 2011
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‘Premium’ theaters offer more than a movie
Oh, those comfy chairs.It’s as if stepping into the first class section on an airplane, except there’s a wide movie screen right before your eyes. There are drinks, snacks and even board games. If you want, you can order a bottle of quality wine along with the nibbles. Or even get proposed to over a fine dining five course meal.Welcome to “premium” movie theaters, which have brought a new moviegoing experience to Koreans in the past decade. Since the very first premium theater in Korea, “CGV Gol
Dec. 2, 2011
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Classical Music“Marc Grauwels & Friends”: Belgian flautist Marc Grauwels will perform with a group of acclaimed Korean musicians on Dec. 8 in Seoul. Noted for his eclecticism as a soloist, Grauwels has worked with international musician such as famed Guy Lukowski and Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos, who wrote a concerto for flute dedicated to Grauwels that was played at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. He will play with flautist Park Min-young, violinist Jung Yoo-jin and many more. The pro
Dec. 2, 2011
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Tokyo Oasis (Japan)Opened Dec. 1Drama. Directed by Kana Matsumoto. Touko, (Satomi Kobayashi), an obscure actress, leaves the film set of her latest project on a whim. Without any plans in mind, she begins to wander the streets of Tokyo, and comes across three random people. Right after leaving the set, she is offered a ride by a driver named Nagano. At a small theater venue, she chats with former screen writer Kikuchi. At the zoo, she runs into Yasuko, a young woman who has failed to get into an
Dec. 2, 2011
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‘Shame’ duo Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender share risky tie
Actors will endure a lot for a director they believe in. Michael Fassbender swallowed his pride and wore a superhero helmet for Matthew Vaughn in “X-Men: First Class” and toggled trickily between English and German for Quentin Tarantino in “Inglourious Basterds.” But none of that compares to what he’s been willing to go through for Steve McQueen.Four years ago, when Fassbender began working with the punctilious filmmaker (no relation to that other Steve McQueen) in the prison drama “Hunger,” the
Dec. 2, 2011
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Scorsese‘s ’Hugo‘ named best film by NBR awards
NEW YORK (AP) -- The National Board of Review picked Martin Scorsese’s 3-D ``Hugo‘’ as the year‘s best film, an unusually kid friendly choice sure to add further intrigue to the Oscar hunt.The group also picked Scorsese as best director for his whimsical film about an orphan who lives in a 1930s Paris train station. It’s the director‘s first film in 3-D but one in which the adventure leads back to the early days of cinema and the wondrous films of French filmmaker George Melies.It had been anoth
Dec. 2, 2011
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‘Mr. Nice Tom’ brings fourth installment of ‘Mission Impossible’
Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who is widely nicknamed “Mr. Nice Tom” by the local media for the friendly manners he has shown during his previous visits to Korea, said he loves his nickname and was excited to bring the fourth installment of his famous “Mission Impossible” series to the country.“I just want to say I love coming here and I love my nickname -- thank you,” the Hollywood star told reporters during a press conference held at Grand Hyatt Seoul Friday. “I didn’t know I had a nickname and i
Dec. 2, 2011
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Number of Japanese households that can view 'hallyu' channel tops 4 million
The number of Japanese households that can watch a South Korean satellite channel specializing in Korean pop culture has exceeded 4 million, the channel said Friday, indicating its growing popularity in the neighboring country.KBS Japan said more than 4 million Japanese households can view popular S
Dec. 2, 2011
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Potter attraction on way to Universal Hollywood
Visitors walk through the Universal Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, U.S. (Bloomberg)LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Comcast Corp. is in the final stages of a deal to bring Harry Potter's magic to life in Hollywood.The owner of Universal Studios is to announce before year's
Dec. 2, 2011
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Jung Woo-sung opens up about first Korean drama after scandal
New channel jTCB’s drama “Padam Padam” represents Jung Woo-sung’s return to the domestic small screen after his embroilment in a scandal involving Seo Taiji’s ex-wife and “ATHENA: Goddess of War” co-star E Jiah. Less than a year has passed since paparazzi shot pictures of the couple together in Europe, followed by the explosive news that E Jiah and king of K-pop Seo Taiji were in the midst of a sticky divorce suit. Jung was lashed by rumors, and the couple later broke up. No beginner to the worl
Dec. 1, 2011
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Kanye West, Adele lead Grammy nods
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ―U.S. rapper Kanye West has won the most nominations for next year’s Grammys, followed closely by British singer Adele, continuing her awards success despite recent health woes.West was nominated Wednesday in seven categories for the music industry’s top awards, to be given out February 12, while Adele got six nods ― including three of the key categories ― as did Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars.Lady Gaga was arguably the star of the nominations show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Ange
Dec. 1, 2011
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British Museum acquires rare Picasso prints
LONDON (AFP) ― The British Museum announced on Tuesday it had acquired an exceptional set of Pablo Picasso’s “Vollard Suite,” comprising 100 etchings produced by the artist between 1930 and 1937.Complete sets of the suite are very rare, held only by a handful of museums in the world including the National Gallery in Washington, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Picasso museum in Paris.The series shows Picasso’s developing interest in sculptural forms and moves from neoclassical images
Dec. 1, 2011
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Hotel art fairs not so fresh anymore
Novelty factor wears out, while organizers now openly announce event is reserved for the privilegedThe idea of room-hopping in the city’s most luxurious hotels to browse artwork adorning the walls was very fresh in 2009 when the first-ever hotel art fair in the city was opened at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Hannam-dong, central Seoul. But with so many hotel art fairs popping up every season since then in different hotels throughout Seoul, viewing artwork in well appointed hotel rooms has become a s
Dec. 1, 2011
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Dramas on way with four new channels
jTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A’s initial line-up unveiledFour new general programming channels ― jTBC, TV Chosun, MBN and Channel A ― were launched Thursday, and their upcoming dramas are not far behind. Since the cable-satellite-IPTV channels ― headed by JoongAng Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, Maeil Business Newspaper and Dong-A Ilbo ― nabbed much-coveted licenses late last year there has been much speculation as to who will put out the most-watched series. Because its company racked up experience in tele
Dec. 1, 2011