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Chelsea Clinton ponders entry into politics

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Just as speculation rises over Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions, daughter Chelsea hinted Monday that she too could enter politics. With ex-president Bill Clinton as her fa...

Updated : 2013.04.09 19:22

N.K. propagandist-turned-artist has message for Kim Jong-un

While Pyongyang threatens Seoul with poetic flourishes like burying the city under a nuclear “sea of fire,” an artist and North Korean defector living in the city presents for the South Korean publ...

Updated : 2013.04.09 19:22

Kim DJ’s car donated to memorial hall

Former Democratic United Party floor leader Park Jie-won stands beside the limousine of the late President Kim Dae-jung. (Yonhap News) Former Democratic United Party floor leader Rep. Park Jie-won w...

Updated : 2013.04.08 19:28

Actress E. Ji Ah involved in car accident with police

E. Ji Ah Actress E. Ji Ah (Lee Ji-ah) escaped unhurt when her car hit a police car at around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. The actress claimed that she had been drinking with friends and called a dri...

Updated : 2013.04.08 19:27

Ex-lawmaker to teach at Seoul National Univ.

Na Kyung-won Na Kyung-won, chairwoman of the organizing committee of the 2013 PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter Games, will teach at Seoul National University. The Graduate School of Public...

Updated : 2013.04.08 19:27

Hillary Clinton memoir expected in 2014

NEW YORK (AP) ― Hillary Rodham Clinton has a deal for a memoir and policy book about her years in the Obama administration, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press. The book has yet to be titled a...

Updated : 2013.04.05 20:06

Popular singer-actor Im files for divorce

South Korean singer and actor Im Chang-jeong has filed for divorce from his wife Kim Hyun-ju, his agency said Wednesday. “He has reached the decision (to divorce) after failing to overcome personal...

Updated : 2013.04.04 19:30

Head of Oxford receives honorary doctorate from Yonsei University

Andrew Hamilton (right), vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, shakes hands with Yonsei University president Jeong Kap-young after receiving an honorary doctorate degree from the Korean school...

Updated : 2013.04.04 19:29

Legendary thief caught stealing again

Cho Se-hyung, a famous thief who daringly robbed the homes of wealthy and influential figures in the 1970s and 1980s, was arrested for stealing tens of millions of won worth of valuables at an upscal...

Updated : 2013.04.04 19:28

Ex-leader of Wonder Girls having baby

Wonder Girls ex-leader Sun-ye and her husband James Park Former leader of Wonder Girls Min Sun-ye is having a baby. The singer posted on Twitter about her pregnancy on Thursday, saying that she is ...

Updated : 2013.04.04 19:28

Wonder Girls’ Sun-ye says she’s pregnant

Sun-ye, a member of a popular K-pop girl group Wonder Girls, announced Thursday that she is three months pregnant. “It (The pregnancy) entered its third month, so it is safe to announce the good ne...

Updated : 2013.04.04 17:32

Samsung announces Ho-Am Prize winners

Samsung Group on Wednesday announced the six winners of its Ho-Am Prize for this year in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, arts and community service. The prizes, which will be given at ...

Updated : 2013.04.03 19:30

Monk Hyemin quits Twitter in ‘vow of silence’

Ven. Hyemin, a well-known Buddhist monk and an influential figure on South Korean social networks, announced Monday that he is quitting Twitter to “look back” at himself. “Recently I came to thin...

Updated : 2013.04.03 19:30

Namgung elected president of Motion Pictures Association

Namgung Won (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald) Veteran actor Namgung Won was elected the president of the 25th chapter of the Motion Pictures Association of Korea at its annual board meeting on Tuesda...

Updated : 2013.04.03 19:28

Madonna inspects schools in Malawi

KASUNGU, Malawi (AFP) ― American pop queen Madonna on Tuesday visited villages in Malawi where her charity has built several schools, but where many other pupils still learn under trees. Accompanied...

Updated : 2013.04.03 19:28