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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Seoul's first snowfall could hit hard, warns weather agency
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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BOK makes surprise rate cut to lift growth
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Korea to send 16 fire engines to developing countries this year
South Korea plans to send 16 fire engines to developing countries this year as part of its broader national assistance program aimed at promoting global balanced growth, the government said Sunday.The Ministry of Public Safety and Security said it will refurbish retiring firefighting trucks, water tankers and ambulances to Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Mongolia.The equipment will be provided for free and will help these countries strengthen their emergency services. South Korea se
May 15, 2016
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Korea, Russia agree to hold regular disaster cooperation meetings
South Korea and Russia agreed to hold regular disaster cooperation meetings to better facilitate the exchange of know-how and technology to cope with disaster situations, the government said Sunday.According to the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, a deal was inked in Moscow last week with Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations that called for policy and overall information sharing on anti-disaster operations.It said the deal signed by Public Safety Minister Park In-yong and his counter
May 15, 2016
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[REPORTER’S COLUMN] Hiroshima, and Japan’s unfinished business
With Japan welcoming U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima later this month, a frosty and bitter air has gripped diplomatic and academic circles in Seoul. The White House gave reassurances that there would be no apology for the U.S. nuclear bombing 71 years ago or a major speech during his visit. Yet concerns persist that the stopover itself would be tantamount to indulging a government that has been accused of raising the specter of militarism through its revisionist moves. The Hiros
May 12, 2016
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Korea boosts community-driven rural development in Uganda
KAMPALA/MPIGI/MUGONGO, UGANDA -- “I work first! I serve first! I sacrifice first!”About 35 community leaders of this rural district of Mpigi stood up, clenched their fists and chanted this slogan after mapping out challenges faced by their villages and detailing action plans to tackle them. The leaders, some as young as 25 and up to 70 years old, were handpicked by their own people to spearhead rural development, taking a page from the Saemaul (new village) movement that unfolded in the 1970s in
May 11, 2016
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Traditional Algerian fashion enthralls foreign eyes
Models dressed in colorful traditional clothes walked down the aisle, riveting audiences with their dazzling drapery. The glittery show was a collaboration between Algerian and Korean designers, showcasing the unique identities of both countries’ fashion. Part of a joint cultural program, the event at Coex in Seoul on Thursday featured clothing by Algerian designer Samir Kerzabi and Korean designers Park Hyo-hee and Ham Eun-jeong. A model showcases a newly interpreted traditional dress by Algeri
May 8, 2016
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Arab film festival to woo movie lovers
To mark its fifth anniversary, the Arab film festival will showcase movies this month that will unravel the intricate tapestry of culture and humanity in the Middle East and North Africa. The event will run from May 25-June 1 at the Arthouse Momo in Ewha Women’s University in Seoul and Busan Cinema Center. Tickets are free and first come, first served. Fifteen films encompassing a broad range of genres and subjects will be presented. Most of them premiered last year, and they include: “A Mile in
May 8, 2016
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Europeans discuss challenges of integration
Today is Europe Day: an annual celebration of the continent’s peace and unity. However, with the prospect of Britain exiting the European Union looming large, the EU’s state of integration is being questioned more frequently the world over. The supranational union of 28 member states, with a total population of 508 million people, has been divided by the issue of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa, and shattered by terrorist attacks, with the latest in Brussels in late March that kil
May 8, 2016
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Korea to send more personnel to int'l bodies
South Korea plans to increase the number of personnel working at international organizations to 100 next year, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Sunday, amid the country's stepped-up efforts to bolster its diplomatic profile on the global stage.The ministry said that it would expand a government system that allows public servants to take a leave of absence to serve at international organizations for three years and extend the period by two years if necessary.Currently, 85 public servants
May 8, 2016
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N. Korea may conduct live fire exercise at party congress
North Korea may carry out a live fire exercise during the key party congress that kicks off Friday as part of its ongoing effort to ramp up tensions and get the people to rally behind its leader, an informed source said.The government insider said there is a chance that Pyongyang could show off an artillery attack against a mockup Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office, to participants who have converged on the capital city this week to take part in the critical Workers' Party of Korea
May 6, 2016
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Korea says alliance with U.S. will develop regardless of U.S. presidential election
South Korea's alliance with the United States "based on shared values" will continue to develop irrespective of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in November, a senior Seoul official said Wednesday.His remarks came amid growing concerns that Republican front-runner Donald Trump's electoral win could hurt the alliance given his past statements depicting America's core allies -- South Korea and Japan -- as free riders on U.S. security protections."We are confident that regardless of th
May 4, 2016
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Park: S. Korea, Iran can work together toward N. Korea's denuclearization
President Park Geun-hye said South Korea could work with Iran to try pushing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.Iran maintains traditional friendly ties with North Korea and the two countries have long been suspected of cooperating in missile and nuclear programs.Still, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced his country’s opposition to nuclear development on the Korean Peninsula in a news conference on Monday after his summit with Park in Tehran, in an apparent reference to Nort
May 4, 2016
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China says 'no information' on pastor found dead near N. Korea border
China's foreign ministry said Tuesday it had "no relevant information" about a Chinese pastor who was found dead three days ago near the sensitive border with North Korea. The Chinese pastor, who is an ethnic Korean and only identified by his surname Han, was found dead on a hill on Saturday evening in Changbai county in Yanbian, according to a source with knowledge of the matter there. Han is said to have supported North Korean defectors since 1993. Choi Sung-yong, a South Korean activ
May 3, 2016
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Korea, Iran biz groups to boost ties
Leading business groups of South Korea and Iran agreed Tuesday to promote commercial and industrial partnerships by establishing consultative bodies.The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture.The KCCI will establish an Iran desk and the ICCIMA will operate a Korea desk under the deal inked on the occasion of President Park Geun-hye's landmark trip to Tehran.The offices will provid
May 3, 2016
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Park, Khamenei reach consensus on boosting ties
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have forged a consensus on boosting bilateral relations, a South Korean official said Tuesday. Park proposed that Seoul and Iran pursue mutual cooperation in various fields and expand cultural and personnel exchanges between the two countries, said Kim Kyou-hyun, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs."Park’s meeting with Khamenei has served as an occasion to form relations with the top leader and
May 3, 2016
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U.S. senator close to Trump expresses negative views of Korea-U.S. FTA
A U.S. senator, considered a key foreign policy adviser for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, has expressed negative views of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, saying the deal brought no benefits to the U.S.Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) made the remark during a Senate plenary meeting last week, arguing that the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement among 12 Asia-Pacific nations awaiting congressional approval, will be bad for the U.S. just like the deal with Kor
May 3, 2016
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Park becomes publicist-in-chief for Korean culture in Iran
President Park Geun-hye has become publicist-in-chief for South Korean culture in Iran on the second day of her state visit.She watched the display of South Korean culture at the Milad Tower in Tehran after two separate meetings with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.The event, called K-culture, featured South Korea’s traditional dishes, known as “hanshik,” and Korean traditional dress, known as “hanbok,” and "hanji," the traditional Korean paper
May 3, 2016
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Korea to build K-Tower in Iran
South Korea and Iran agreed to build a complex to promote the Korean Wave in the Middle East country, South Korea's presidential office said Monday, the latest in a series of Seoul's efforts to spread the Korean Wave.The complex -- tentatively named K-Tower -- will display contents of the Korean Wave and offer Korean and Taekwondo classes, a traditional Korean martial art.It will also house Korean restaurants and shopping malls for Korean cosmetic products and other South Korean goods, according
May 2, 2016
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Korea, Iran to boost IT, science cooperation
South Korea and Iran agreed Monday to promote partnerships in science and technology, riding on President Park Geun-hye's landmark visit to Tehran.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning here said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran's Ministry of Science Research and Technology on "various research cooperation" in both the basic and applied science fields.The two sides plan to launch a joint science-technology committee next year to discussion the details, it added.T
May 2, 2016
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Argentine vice president to visit Korea next week
Argentine Vice President Gabriela Michetti will visit South Korea next week for a series of high-level meetings as the two nations seek to expand bilateral ties, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.Michetti, who doubles as president of the Argentine National Senate, will arrive in Seoul on Sunday at the invitation of Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and stay here for three days, the ministry said in a press release.She is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Park Geun-hye, hold talks with Hwan
May 2, 2016
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Korea, East Timor to build ties through friendship week
South Korea and East Timor will hold a "friendship week" in the Southeast Asian nation next week to build closer ties between their people, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.The 2016 Korea and Timor-Leste Friendship Week will be held in the capital Dili from Monday through Saturday featuring a Korean film screening and a joint concert, the ministry said in a press release.Under the program, the film "Ode to My Father," which tells the story of South Korea's economic development in the 20th centur
May 2, 2016
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