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  • Gay rights opponents protest at Seoul City Hall on November 20, 2014. They blocked a meeting of experts who planned to hold discussions on protecting sexual minorities. (Yonhap)

    Gay rights opponents block hearing in Seoul

    By Lee Kyung-min The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) postponed a public hearing on gay rights Thursday after some 200 activists opposed to fair treatment of homosexuals stormed into the capital’s City Hall to stop the proceedings. SMG...

    • Posted November 20, 2014
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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the new Apple product line-up during an event at Apple headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

    [BUSINESSWEEK] Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m proud to be gay’

      Throughout my professional life, I’ve tried to maintain a basic level of privacy. I come from humble roots, and I don’t seek to draw attention to myself. Apple is already one of the most closely watched companies...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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  • Park Won-soon is receiving mixed reactions from South Korean citizens after openly supporting gay marriage. (Korea Times file)

    Seoul Mayor receives backlash for supporting same-sex marriage

    By Jung Min-ho Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has put himself at the center of controversy after he expressed his support for same-sex marriage during his recent trip to the United States. Talking to the San Francisco Examiner,...

    • Posted October 16, 2014
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  • A woman, right, holds up a sign that reads, "Both parents are men, both parents are women. Our children are crying," beside an event supporter at the annual Korea Queer Festival (KQF) last week in Sinchon, northwestern Seoul. (Yonhap)

    Conservative groups disrupt Korean gay pride festival

    By Chung Hyun-chae, Park Ji-won, Sung Yeon-ju, Nam Hyun-woo More citizens appear to be opening their minds to sexual minorities as seen in a gay pride parade on Saturday that drew more than 10,000 people. Nevertheless, the...

    • Posted June 11, 2014
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    BTS to drop anthology album ‘Proof’ on Friday

     K-pop supergroup BTS will make a highly anticipated return to the music scene Friday with an anthology album titled “Proof.” The group will drop the album compiling the group’s nine-year-long activities since its debut at 1 p.m....

    • Posted June 8, 2022
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    BLACKPINK’s Rose says songs for debut solo album ‘R’ came like fate

     Rose, the main vocalist of K-pop sensation BLACKPINK, said the two tracks for her first solo album “R” came like fate, explaining how she instantly fell in love with them. The singer, the second member of the...

    • Posted March 12, 2021
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  • From left, bacon carpaccio, pork jowl, chef’s bacon steak, bacon schnitzel, bacon sushi, eggplant rice and fresh pasta at Belly. Credit Alan Winslow for The New York Times

    Belly, a Korean Take on Pork, Opens in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Off the Menu By FLORENCE FABRICANT New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/dining/belly-brooklyn-restaurant-openings.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Headliner BELLY Billed as a bacon omakase, the tasting menu here is less about a breakfast strip than about pork belly, cured and uncured, and given a strong...

    • Posted July 11, 2017
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