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Foreign chefs from top hotels in Korea will hold a charity dinner next week to raise funds for a local charity, as part of their long-time wish to give back to the Korean community. Five executive c...
Updated : 2013.03.19 19:38
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Multicultural families have always existed as humans moved about, found love and settled in places far away from home. “Peranakan” loosely translates as “local-born” in the Malay language. They ...
Updated : 2013.03.19 19:31
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People often forget that Mozart, Beethoven or Strauss were the rock stars of their times. Their newest pieces were performed everywhere and people danced and hummed to every tune as we do with the Be...
Updated : 2013.03.18 19:40
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A children’s book published by a Korean company won the Ragazzi Award at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the top award of the prestigious annual event in Bologna, Italy. The picture book, titled “E...
Updated : 2013.03.17 20:31
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Since the early 1990s, the Korean government has been enthusiastic about cultivating the cultural content industry after witnessing Hollywood movie “Jurassic Park” raking in money and British novel...
Updated : 2013.03.17 20:30
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Byun Young-sub. (Yonhap News) President Park Geun-hye appointed Korea University professor Byun Young-sub as the first female head of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea. The Ewha Womans ...
Updated : 2013.03.17 20:23
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Passersby walk past one of Seorae Village’s only French bistros, The Madeleine. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald) Located near the bustling Express Bus Terminal, the quaint area of Seorae Village in...
Updated : 2013.03.15 20:56
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1. Vaccination: Inoculation is the best way to prevent contagious diseases. Veterinarian Han recommends dog owners to have their dogs inoculated against DHPPi five times, twice against Corona, twice ...
Updated : 2013.03.15 20:37
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I have been a pet owner since Sept. 27 last year. It was when my younger brother unilaterally decided to adopt a dog and brought it home with a day’s notice. Never in my life had I imagined that I...
Updated : 2013.03.15 20:36
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Exhibitions “Love Actually”: The warm spring breeze and flowers put people in a good mood and perhaps evoke thoughts of spring romance. Fittingly, a love-themed art exhibition opened at Seoul Muse...
Updated : 2013.03.15 20:32
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will allocate another 189 billion won ($170 million) for investment in cultural content to bring its total related budget to 1 trillion won, it said Thursd...
Updated : 2013.03.14 19:47
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OSLO (AFP) ― Norway’s government said Wednesday it would help finance a new Munch Museum in Oslo in a bid to put an end to a long political squabble that has paralysed the project. “The state will h...
Updated : 2013.03.14 19:46
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Ko Hak-chan The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday appointed Ko Hak-chan president of Seoul Arts Center, one of the largest performing arts centers here. Ko, 65, has been managing ...
Updated : 2013.03.14 19:39
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Seoul National University plans to create a digital database of 250,000 old documents dating back to the Joseon era (1392-1910). The university’s Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies on Monday an...
Updated : 2013.03.11 19:45
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LONDON (AFP) ― British researchers on Saturday unveiled a new theory for the origins of Stonehenge, saying the ancient stone circle was originally a graveyard and venue for mass celebrations. The f...
Updated : 2013.03.11 19:44
