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Psy mired in legal wrangling with building tenant

“Gangnam Style” superstar Psy is embroiled in a legal battle with a tenant in his building in Seoul’s southern district of Gangnam, it was reported on Monday. The 38-year-old musician filed for an e...

Mar 16, 2015
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Traditional memorial service to honor Ulrich Beck in Seoul

A memorial service honoring the late sociologist Ulrich Beck, considered one of Germany’s most renowned intellectuals for his academic works on modernity and future society, will take place in Seoul ...

Mar 12, 2015
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Kumho Asiana chairman to head mecenat association

Kumho Asiana Group chairman Park Sam-koo has been elected as the chair of Korea Mecenat Association, a nonprofit body that encourages corporate support of the arts. He will replace Park Yong-hyun, f...

Feb 25, 2015
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Pernod Ricard Korea donates scholarship

Pernod Ricard Korea CEO Jean-Manuel Spriet (left) delivers a scholarship to a student at Gugak National High School in Seoul at a ceremony on Monday. Chung Hee-cho/The Korea Herald

Feb 10, 2015
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Inha professor to be listed in Who’s Who

A Korean computer engineering professor will be listed in this year’s Marquis Who’s Who in the World, an international encyclopedia of short biographies. Professor Jo Tae-ho Jo Tae-ho, 45, who teac...

Feb 10, 2015
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Entomologist wins Sam-il cultural award

Park Kyu-tek Park Kyu-tek, one of Korea’s leading entomologists, will receive the 56th annual Sam-il Cultural Award for his contributions to natural science, Sam-il Cultural Foundation said Monday. ...

Feb 2, 2015
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Late Poongsan Group founder’s wife dies at 87

Bae Jun-young, wife of the late Poongsan Group founder Ryu Chan-u, died Saturday after suffering from a chronic disease. She was 87. Bae is widely known for her passion in educating and supporting K...

Feb 1, 2015
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Treasure hunter who found a fortune in gold is captured

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ― A treasure hunter accused of cheating his investors out of their share of one of the richest hauls in U.S. history ― $50 million in gold bars and coins from a 19th-century shipw...

Jan 29, 2015
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Ex-science minister dropped in job bid

Former Science Minister Choi Moon-ki has been dropped from the list of three candidates to head the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, the institution said Friday. According to GIST, Choi ...

Jan 23, 2015
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Ad man named chief of creative content agency

Song Sung-gak The government on Tuesday named an advertising professional as the new president and chief executive of the Korea Creative Content Agency, which is tasked with helping develop local cr...

Dec 23, 2014
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AmorePacific Group wins Korea Image Award

A leading South Korean cosmetics company, AmorePacific Group has been selected as the top prize recipient of the Korea Image Awards 2015 for promoting South Korea’s image overseas, the organizer Core...

Dec 16, 2014
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Sealed with a salute: Ohio man send thousands of cards to service members

BARBERTON, Ohio ― Tom Stiles’ heart ached when his son and best buddy, Joshua, left for the U.S. Navy just before Christmas last year. While he was a proud papa, he knew he would miss him terribly. S...

Dec 10, 2014
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Jang Hyuk, Cha Ye-ryun named best dressed at Herald Donga awards

Actor Jang Hyuk and actress Cha Ye-ryun were named the best dressed at the 2014 Herald Donga Lifestyle Awards on Tuesday. “It’s my first time receiving the best dressed award,” said Jang at the awar...

Dec 10, 2014
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8 celebrities receive ‘best dressed’ awards

Eight celebrities received a Korea Best Dresser Swan Award in an annual ceremony at Grand Hyatt Seoul on Wednesday. The 29th edition of the awards recognized Korean leaders whose fashion has inspire...

Dec 4, 2014
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Goodall sows ‘seeds of hope’

For someone who garnered worldwide fame for working with chimpanzees, writing about plants appears to be an odd choice. But primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall said, at a recent talk, th...

Nov 26, 2014
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