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Jeweled floral pots of auspicious blossoms recreated

Peonies symbolizing wealth and honor, pine trees expressing wishes for longevity, lotus blossoms representing prosperity, orchids and plum blossoms evoking nobility and the ideal spirit of the scholar — all auspicious meanings are brought together in a single ornamental floral pot. When King Gojong sought to strengthen ties with France in 1888, among the treasures he dispatched to French President Marie Francois Sadi Carnot was a pair of "banhwa," elaborate ornaments fashioned as flowering plant

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Classical Bridge turns theme of connection into a family affair

This year's Classical Bridge International Music Festival turns its founding idea —connection — into something the audience can watch unfold onstage. Cellist Mischa Maisky will perform alongside his son and daughter, and Geneva-born violist Lyda Chen will watch her teenage son make his Korean debut. "I'll have the privilege to listen to my own son perform for the first time in Korea. It's his debut," said Chen, the daughter of pianist Martha Argerich. The festival, she added, is "that bridge for

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Seoul shares close at new high on tech rally, Mideast optimism

South Korean stocks rebounded to a fresh all-time high Friday, driven by strong gains in stocks related to artificial intelligence and renewed optimism about a potential ceasefire in the Middle East. The local currency fell against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 290.86 points, or 3.55 percent, to close at 8,476.15, after hitting a new intraday high of 8,615.09. Trade volume was heavy at 701.5 million shares worth 73.7 trillion won ($48.9 billion), with loser

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[Graphic News] Mideast conflict raises living costs, service prices

The war in the Middle East has driven oil product prices up by more than 20 percent, with the impact spreading to service costs such as car repairs, laundry fees and airfares. According to the Ministry of Data and Statistics, the cost-of-living index rose 2.9 percent on-year in April, while personal service prices gained 3.2 percent. The cost-of-living index, based on 144 commonly purchased items, had remained relatively stable until earlier this year, but has recently accelerated toward the 3 p

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1st generation K-pop star revisits struggles of trainee years on stage

People spend their lives chasing success, hoping to reach something brighter. On that journey, there are moments when we wonder whether the light we are chasing will truly make us brighter, or whether it is too distant, merely a dream we can never reach. Singer and actor Danny Ahn described his latest stage role in the play "At the Boundary of Light and Darkness" as a reflection on this idea. The production, which wrapped on Monday at the Sejong Center in Seoul, follows two parallel figures of d

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Pilgrims from West flock to hajj despite Mideast war

Despite the Middle East war and a US government travel advisory, there was never any doubt in Fadel's mind that he would attend this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. "Even if the war were still ongoing, I would not have backed out," the 49-year-old US national, who asked that only his first name be used, told Agence France-Presse. "We are undoubtedly in the safest place in the world," he added, referring to a passage from the Quran. This sentiment is common among many Muslims from Western

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UN cuts global growth forecast over Mideast energy crisis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Responding to Middle East crises and rising oil prices, the United Nations on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth and raised the prospects for inflation this year. UN economists said global GDP growth is now forecast at 2.5 percent for 2026, down from 2.7 percent in January, and they said it could fall to only 2.1 percent “in a more adverse scenario.” That would be one of the weakest growth rates this century, outside of the COVID-19 pandemic and the glo

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Jeweled floral pots of auspicious blossoms recreated

Classical Bridge turns theme of connection into a family affair

Seoul shares close at new high on tech rally, Mideast optimism

[Graphic News] Mideast conflict raises living costs, service prices

1st generation K-pop star revisits struggles of trainee years on stage

Pilgrims from West flock to hajj despite Mideast war

UN cuts global growth forecast over Mideast energy crisis