2009년 10월 30일 금요일

Swan song for Michael Jackson fans

 

Fans will be grieved once again watching Michael Jackson's "This Is It" imagining how spectacular a comeback it might have been if he were still with us.

 

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할로윈 이벤트

 

 

The spirit of Halloween 

 

2009-10-30

As there a host of events scattered* all over town for people to get into the spirit (pun intended*) of Halloween, another festival featuring mostly expats and surrounding communities gives partygoers a chance to see more than 50 bands and artists in one location.

 

*scatter: to throw loosely about; disperse; 여기저기 퍼지다

 

*pun intended: "fun intended;" 재미 목적의; 재미를 위한

 

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2009년 10월 29일 목요일

파크하얏트 "Masters of Food & Wine"

Park Hyatt hosts 11-day wine and food festival  

 

2009-10-29

There's no better way to spend a romantic autumn night than a combination of mouth-watering food and wine...

 

 

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올림픽 금매달 유력후보 김연아

 

Ice queen Kim has Olympic gold in her eyes

 

2009-10-28

South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na Kim knows she is within touching distance of Olympic gold, according to AFP...

 

 

read full article: "Ice queen Kim has Olympic gold in her eyes"

아이비 3집앨범

 

Ivy comes back with 3rd album

 

2009-10-29

Two years and eight months since the release of her second album, pop singer Ivy (Park Eun-hae) showcased her soon-to-be-released third album "I Be..." at a club in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, on Tuesday.

 

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2009년 10월 28일 수요일

삼성 옴니아 스마트폰 출시!

Samsung aims to jumpstar local smartphone market

 

2009-10-28

Samsung Electronics yesterday announced the launch of its five new smartphones in a bid to invigorate the sluggish local smartphone market. The launch of Samsung's Omnia series came before the planned rollout of Apple's iPhone in Korea as early as this year...

 

 

 

read full article: Samsung aims to jumpstar local smartphone market

신종플루 예방접종 시작!

 

As H1N1 spreads, vaccinations start

 

 

2009-10-28

Amid a recent surge in patients infected with the H1N1, a subtype of influenza A, the government yesterday reaffirmed its strong will to prevent the further spread of the illness here...

 

 

read full article:  As H1N1 spreads, vaccinations start

박진영이 돌아온다

 

 

JYP returns to the stage for year-end

 

 

2009-10-28

Park Jin-young of JYP Entertainment announced yesterday he will return to the stage as a singer for a series of year-end concerts from Dec. 23-26 at the Olympic Park Hall in southern Seoul. Park recently made headlines in entertainment pages after the single "Nobody," which he produced for the Wonder Girls entered the North American Billboard HOT 100 chart at #76...

 

 

read full article: JYP returns to the stage for year-end 

격이 있는 레스토랑, 이태원의 소르티노스

 

 

Talk to any restaurateur, and they'll tell you Seoul is a city that can eat you up and spit you out...

 

Sortino's in a class of its own

2009년 10월 27일 화요일

누구를 위하여 '대종'상 은 울리나?

 

 

For whom the Grand Bell tolls?

 

 

2009-12-27

How many award ceremonies does Korea need to bolster its film industry?

For many disillusioned movie fans, the answer might be "the fewer, the better," particularly when a major award is embroiled in a dispute over fairness and a not-so-major one has been cancelled abruptly...

 

 

read full article: For whom the Grand Bell tolls?

Commitments to Seoul 'unwavering': U.S

 

 

Commitments to Seoul 'unwavering': U.S

(미, '한국에 대한 안보 흔들림 없어')

 

Defense Minister Kim Tae-young shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the start of the Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul yesterday.

 

* 한국의 국방부 장관은 Defense Minister,  미국은 Defense Secretary 라고 표현합니다.

2009년 10월 26일 월요일

Restaurant Cilantro at Millennium Seoul Hilton

 

Indian chef cooks up Northern fare

 

 

 

2009-10-26

Curry and naan aficionados can sample North Indian cuisine spun out by chef-director Sanjay Tyagi and his team at Millennium Seoul Hilton's restaurant Cilantro...

 

 

read full article:  Indian chef cooks up Northern fare

 

 

거장 비스콘티 감독의 대작

 

 

Visconti shows off mastery of 7th art

 

 

2009-10-26

"Movie goers will have the chance to watch some of the films by a director that represent a landmark in the history of the seventh art," said the Institutes director and cultural attache Lucio Izzo...

 

 

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도심속 멧돼지 공포

 

 

On Sept. 21, veteran hunter Moon Tae-kuk was told of a report that a wild boar was wandering in the yard of the ancient Changdeok palace in central Seoul....

 

 

 

Read full article:  "Fear grow about roaming wild boards"

2009년 10월 23일 금요일

살쪘다고 해고된 모델

 

 

 

Model says she was fired over weight

 

 

살쪘다고 해고된 모델

Filippa Hamilton, whose body appeared dangerously thin (극도로 마른) in a touched-up (조작된) Ralph Lauren ad (광고) claims she was fired for being too fat (뚱뚱하다는 이유로 해고를 당하다).

 

 

전체기사+ 해석 읽기: "Model says she was fired over weight"

국내 최고의 레스토랑?

 

 

 

 

Korea's best restuarant

 

 

국내 최고 레스토랑은?

Pierre Gagnaire Seoul, the French restaurant at Lotte Hotel Seoul, was selected as Korea's best restaurant (피에르 가니에르가 국내 최고 레스토랑으로 선정 됐다) by The Miele Guide (밀레가이드-아시아 전 지역을 아우르는 레스토랑 가이드북) 2009/2010 edition, according to a press release by the hotel...

 

 

전체기사+해설 읽기: "Korea's best restuarant"

 

세계디자인수도 서울

 

Seoul aims to offer cultural diversity, solid services to foreign community

 

 

 

2009-10-23

Seoul is solidifying its status as a culturally diverse and foreigner-friendly metropolitan city as part of its efforts to reposition itself as a global financial hub. Aside from all the necessary conditions for international finance and trade, Seoul aims to excel in culture, lifestyle and other related social infrastructure...

 

 

 

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비욘세 최고의 한국 무대

 

 

 

Beyonce rocks Seoul with 'Sasha Fierce'

 

 

2009-10-23

She was sexy, passionate, and fierce, for sure.

Featuring her alter ego "Sasha Fierce," Beyonce Knowles proved that she is our time's No 1 pop diva, electrifying her Korean fans once more on the final day of her two-day concert, "Beyonce I AM Tour in Seoul" at the Olympic Park Gymnasium in Jamsil on Wednesday...

 

 

 

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