Art Network Korea will be launching its website with an exhibition of self-portraits in Seoul to start this week.“Mirror Mirror” will feature work by 15 visual artists from six countries, all looking at self-portraiture from a different perspective. The work includes photography, painting and drawing with a fairly conventional take on the concept, to more abstract images and installations. Exhibition curator Martyn Thompson, who also has work in the show, said he was pleased with how the artists

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‘After comparing the sentences several times, I thought that it might be right to raise the plagiarism allegation.’

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Renowned South Korean novelist Shin Kyung-sook is suspected of having copied the titles of two poems by a local writer for her short stories. Yonhap News Agency found on Monday that "Footprints of Heavy Bird" and "Away, on the Endless Road," the titles of two of her short stories published in the March-April 1990 issue of the "Korean Literature" magazine and the autumn issue of "Munye Joongang" in 1992, were identical to those of two poems published in 1987 and 1989 by Yoon Hee-sang, a poet.  Sh

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AirAsia offers early-bird discountAirAsia, Malaysia’s budget airline, will offer special discounts to those seeking to plan their autumn and winter travel vacations early.The airliner’s “Early Bird” program will enable travelers to take advantage of its discount when going to international destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Manila from Korea’s Incheon between Oct. 1 this year and Feb. 14, 2015. The program also includes special offers for flights from Incheon and Busan in Korea to Sy

Live music at Park Hyatt BusanPark Hyatt Busan’s Living Room Bar is presenting a series of exciting music performances from jazz band BigFace. The band features a range of diverse instruments such as the piano, saxophone, drums and trumpet, and vocals. Mondays will feature swing music; Tuesdays, a trio of piano, bass and vocals; Wednesdays, contemporary jazz renditions of early Bach and more; Thursdays, soft and romantic music; and on Fridays, Latin jazz. Saturdays will see an exhilarating perfo

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In Korea’s moribund literary scene, novelist Shin Kyung-sook has been almost the only source of excitement. With a growing international profile, the author of 2011 New York Times bestseller “Please Look After Mom” seemed to be Korea’s best shot at producing a world star, like what Murakami Haruki is for Japan. Shin’s seemingly unassailable reputation here, and perhaps her fledgling global career, now faces a grave challenge after allegations of plagiarism surfaced. On Tuesday, fellow writer Lee