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Getting Koreans to cheese it up

Koreans don’t eat a lot of cheese, seeing it only as a small snack for children or reserved exclusively for wine lovers. But a French marketing firm, Sopexa, wants to change this perception as part of it...

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June 07, 2012 3:02 pm 11

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Koreans fashionably great at Singapore’s design exchange

‘It’s a great time to be here in Asia. It’s so exciting.I love the fact that people just shop!’- Nicola Formichetti, creative director for Mugler SINGAPORE - Hundreds of fashion designers and buyers crowd...

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June 05, 2012 3:16 pm 0

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Traditional shoes wear thin, but last hwahyejang carries on

‘The shoes change themselves to suit your feet with the passage of time.’ - Hwang Hae-bong, intangible cultural property No. 116   In “Wedding Shoes” by Kim Yong-ik (1920-95), a short story that ran ...

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June 04, 2012 5:24 pm 1

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Mount Jiri comes full circle

Completion of trail’s final leg a triumph for hikers, cooperation Mount Jiri National Park, in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, is considered the oldest national park in the country and still st...

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June 04, 2012 5:19 pm 0

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Cool Guy contestants surprise Myeongdong with a guerrilla performance

25 finalists of Men’s Health 7th Cool Guy Contest had a flash mob on June 2nd in Seoul’s most crowded area, Myeongdong. Contestant Choi Jee Ho started putting some mood by playing trumpet. It was followed...

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June 03, 2012 2:30 am 6

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Men’s Health 7th Cool Guy contestants revealed

Now on it’s 7th year, Men’s Health Korea’s Cool Guy Contest is now ready to make your summer hotter than ever. The 25 finalists are now revealed all coming from different extraordinary backgrounds. Tell u...

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June 02, 2012 6:00 pm 1

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Skinniest in the OECD doesn’t carry much weight

[Second in a three-part series] ‘When I look at actresses, all of them are around 45 kilograms [100 pounds]. I think that’s the ideal weight.’ A 29-year-old employee of a PR firm in Seoul surnamed Im has ...

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June 01, 2012 4:55 pm 1

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Ballet festival keeps smaller troupes on their toes

‘The annual ballet festival will be a great opportunity to promote less familiar ballet troupes.’ - Choi Tae-ji When the Korea National Ballet presented “Romeo and Juliet,” choreographed by Jean-Christoph...

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May 29, 2012 10:36 am 0

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White ramen loses ground to familiar, spicy favorite

Red-broth instant noodles regain market share as customers return Was the white ramen boom just a fad? Last year, ramen with a white broth changed the landscape of the local ramen scene at a time when man...

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May 29, 2012 10:27 am 12

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Looking back at 20th-century greats

An exhibition displaying paintings by renowned 20th-century Korean artists including Kim Whanki, Park Soo-keun and Lee Joong-seop is currently running at the Incheon Culture and Arts Center. The show, ent...

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May 24, 2012 10:35 am 4