In Chungaechoen, lanterns from various countries are lighting up the chilly autumn night, making it look vividly picturesque. In an attempt to introduce Seoul, the capital of South Korea, this ¡°SEOUL LANTERN FESTIVAL 2009¡± was prepared as part of a year-long event, "2010-2012, Year of Visiting Korea¡±. With the topic being 'Ryu(×µ)', which refers to the flowing of water, world-famous lanterns such as Nebuta of Omori from Japan and Chinese flower-square lanterns are presented in the streets from Chungaecheon Square to Samil Avenue (approx. 900m).

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This movie is about those who definitely don¡¯t match up with ski jump players as country representative. Seven main characters starred in the film; one was adapted to abroad when he was 7-year old, another one is a club waiter who was taken his medal back because of drug abuse, another one is who can¡¯t think of future because of poor circumstances around him, another one is an idiot who is less intelligent than a third middle school student, and the last character is an ex-children ski coach. People in the world call them as useless trash.

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CJ Entertainment, the distributor of South Korea's hit vampire film "Thirst," moved quickly to control the damage after the movie was leaked online earlier this week. But by publicizing the illegal activity, the company only exacerbated the situation. The financial loss of the latest leak hasn't been assessed yet, but Internet experts and file-sharing analysts say damages could have been minimized if the distributor had simply kept quiet until the illegal copies floating online had been deleted.

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Korean slugger Kim Tae-kyun of the Hanwha Eagles could soon be on his way to Japan as the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) have sent representatives to Korea to try to negotiate a deal with the first baseman. The Marines were granted permission to negotiate with Kim after seeking approval from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), Thursday.

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Traditional culture may start in museums and ancient palaces for some, but for Lee Hyo-jae, commonly known as Hyo-jae, it starts in the middle of the household. "Tradition starts with 'eui' (clothes), 'sik' (food), 'ju' (home). It is not something that can be defined by history books and statistics, but by living it," she told The Korea Times during an interview at her home in Seongbuk-dong, northern Seoul. "It's something that can be appreciated in our everyday lives."

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