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Lifestyle
Myanmar Authenticity expects warm welcome
With the ASEAN-Korea Center unveiling its fourth ASEAN Culture and Tourism Fair this week, much attention is being drawn to a dance troupe from Myanmar, called Myanmar Authenticity. The country that used to be a thorn in the ASEAN community’s side has ended a dark chapter by opening up…
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Lifestyle
When art meets business
Collaboration with Korean artists in vogue For many years, the term “collaboration”often heralded new trends in the worlds of fashion and music. Now, more artists and businesses are collaborating on products such as wine labels for a new brand, luggage, ladies purses, clothes and even delivery boxes for shipping…
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Society
More grownup children live with parents
Koreans once held that when children became adults, they supported their parents. However, this is no longer the general trend, with more aging parents having to support adult sons and daughters, according to a Seoul City report Friday. The number of people in their 30s or 40s still living…
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Moroccan artist conveys her message through abstract works
*Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of six-part stories about six Arab women artists devoting themselves to creating different style of art and innovating their methods of expression for “revolutionary” change. Messages of peace, love, sympathy, modesty and generosity Peace, love, sympathy, modesty, and generosity: Five words that make up the message of Moroccan artist…
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Lifestyle
Achieving shared growth through green ODA
What is needed is the financial and technical support of developed countries to bring in developing countries into this ‘green movement.’ The green economy has been drawing greater attention from the international community. The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), more commonly known as Rio+20, which runs from June…
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Lifestyle
YouTube celebrates 7th anniversary with K-pop
As YouTube celebrated its seventh anniversary, K-pop singers from TVXQ to Kara performed and rocked Silicon Valley. YouTube, which is now Google/YouTube, and Korean broadcaster MBC co-hosted Monday the “MBC Korean Music Wave in Google” at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., to celebrate the anniversary of the world’s…
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Lifestyle
Documenting ‘hallyu’ to ensure longevity
The popularity of local culture, otherwise known as “hallyu,” has brought along new challenges in promoting Korea to the outside world. One of them is building online and offline database of hallyu, which the Korea Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), the state-run overseas PR agency, has started to embrace…
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‘Korean Eye’ takes 34 artists to London
“Korean Eye,” an exhibition to introduce contemporary Korean artists to the world, revealed the 34 who will present their work at the 2012 show at the Saatchi Gallery in London from July 25 to Sept. 23. “Korean Eye” was founded by Parallel Media Group chairman David Ciclitira to promote…
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Lifestyle
Men drafted to life of ambivalence
Military service, mandatory or otherwise, is an experience shared by most men in South Korea. Some look back on their time in the military with fondness, while others would rather erase those years from their memory altogether. Photographer Oh Hein-kuhn decides to tackle this delicate but complex subject matter…
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Lifestyle
Little women of Korean cinema
Cannes publicity ignores chronic lack of interesting roles for actresses No one can dispute that the Korean film industry is flourishing. Investment and return are both on the upside. The sheer number of productions is rising, spawning hits and, of course, misses. This year, the local press is abuzz…
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