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    National museum invites foreigners for day out

    The National Museum of Korea is inviting 100 foreigners and their friends to enjoy a summer day with various events and jazz music this coming Saturday. “A Special Saturday with Masterpiece” will feature a variety of programs related to the museum, including tours, cultural experience programs and a jazz…

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    Decaying town eyes artful comeback

    Sunset Janghang Festival kicks off town’s renaissance effort JANGHANG — The vacation traffic jams clogged up the main freeways out of Seoul last Saturday. But as this reporter’s car approached the smallish seaside town, only a few other cars were in sight, the promotional flags attached to lampposts outnumbering…

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    Lie Sang-bong, inspired by ‘dancheong’

    Designer presents his 2012 S/S collection at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum July 30 Fashion designer Lie Sang-bong cuts a normal yet singular figure in the high world of fashion. And he has been chosen to represent Korean fashion in London for the cultural program “All Eyes on Korea,”…

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    BoA, queen of K-pop, returns with new album

    Title track ‘Only One’ composed, written by 25-year-old singer Trailblazing K-pop singer BoA has been better known in recent months as a sharp-eyed judge following a stint last year on SBS’ “K-pop Star,” a popular audition program. But with a new studio album out next week she will bid…

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    Saju of Korean presidents

    Public figures hopeful of becoming the 11th South Korean president have started to make their moves for the upcoming election on December 19th this year. Some have already declared their candidacy while others are still deliberating. The public’s attention is pulled toward various interests accordingly. The approval ratings are…

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  • People

    Irish scholar traces Dasan’s Christianity

    An Irish scholar characterized Jeong Yak-yong (1762-1836), a Korean philosopher and prolific writer often referred to by his pen name Dasan here, as a secret Catholic because he could not speak about his Christian beliefs in public. “In no uncertain terms, Dasan lived during a period of religious terror,”…

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    Excerpts from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize speech

    Excerpts from Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel Peace Prize speech OSLO, Norway (AP) – in Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Saturday: “Often during my days of house arrest it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world. There was the house which was my…

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    Madonna stands on Istanbul stage first time in 20 years

    Almost 20 years of anticipation for Madonna’s fans in Turkey are ending tonight when the Queen of Pop takes to the stage at the Türk Telekom Arena for a stadium gig as part of her 2012 world tour, which got under way last weekend in Tel Aviv. Turkish media…

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    Football coach Hong Myung-bo eyes London medal

    Korea’s Olympic football team manager Hong Myung-bo says that an absence of star players from top leagues in the national squad will not stop the team winning a medal at this summer’s London Games. “I do not place much importance on how we are rated,” Hong said in a…

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    Ginseng proved effective for cancer patients in U.S.

    WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua) — High doses of American ginseng, the herb, over two months have reduced cancer-related fatigue in patients more effectively than a placebo, according to a study presented Monday at the annual meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology. Researchers studied 340 patients who had completed…

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