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3 suspects apprehended for selling celebrity deepfake porn: police
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Xiaomi takes 2nd spot after Samsung in August smartphone sales
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[Herald Interview] Kim Woo-bin grew to appreciate ‘unseen’ heroes with ‘Officer Black Belt’
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Hybe acquires US PR agency
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Heavy rain, strong winds to lash Korea this weekend
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Yoon, Fiala seek wider range of cooperation beyond nuclear energy
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'Music Bank' team demands apology from Real Madrid for cancellation of Madrid concert
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[Exclusive] [Herald Interview] MBK incapable of running Korea Zinc’s Australia business: Aussie renewable energy CEO
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Car crashes into restaurant; 1 dead, 5 injured
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600 evacuated as heavy rain floods roads, homes in southern regions
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S. Korean PM leaves for France
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn left for Paris on Wednesday to mark the 130th anniversary of the country's diplomatic ties with France, which falls next year.The five-day trip is Hwang's first official overseas trip since taking office in June.Hwang will meet with his French counterpart, Manuel Valls, and attend the opening ceremony of the Museum of Decorative Arts upon arrival, according to the Prime Minister's Office.Hwang's itinerary also includes a meeting with French President Fra
Sept. 16, 2015
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Japan to step up help for Vietnamese maritime security
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has announced it will give Vietnam used boats and other equipment worth 200 million yen ($1.7 million) to improve its maritime security capabilities as China asserts its territorial claims in regional seas.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the grant Tuesday after holding talks with Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Tokyo. The two leaders said they share serious concerns over attempts by China to change the status quo in the South China Sea by ass
Sept. 15, 2015
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Korea, EU agree to broaden cooperation
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and European Council President Donald Tusk held summit talks in Seoul on Tuesday and agreed to boost multifaceted cooperation on bilateral and global issues spanning fields of politics, security, economy and science.The two leaders praised progress made in their strategic partnership and discussed pending issues including the current situation on the Korean Peninsula. Park and Tusk also shared their views on North Korea’s nuclear ambition, condemning Pyongyan
Sept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan likely to open summit on Oct. 31: source
South Korea, China and Japan are expected to open their first group summit talks in three years at the end of next month, a diplomatic source said Tuesday."Given a possible timeframe for now, the trilateral summit will likely be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1," the source said, asking not to be named.The three countries are in the final stage of their consultations on the schedule, agenda items and other relevant issues, added the source.They plan to hold a meeting of deputy director general-level
Sept. 15, 2015
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S. Korea-U.S. alliance basis for Seoul's ties with Beijing: top envoy
South Korea's alliance with the United States is the basis for the country's relations with China, Seoul's top diplomat in Washington said Monday.Amb. Ahn Ho-young made the remark during a parliamentary audit of his embassy as lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties voiced concern that Seoul's strengthening ties with Beijing may have negative effects on the alliance with Washington."Amid changes in international situations, the Korea-U.S. relations have steadily strengthened, and are in
Sept. 15, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Web archive offers insight into path of Korea’s development
South Korea has blazed its way into economic prosperity over the past seven decades, and the Korea Development Institute School has been sharing the country’s experience in social and economic development by providing an online database and education projects for civil servants from other countries, the school’s dean said Monday.Headlining the school’s mission is “K-Developedia,” an online database launched by the Sejong-based institute in 2012 which carries resources related to Korea’s developm
Sept. 14, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan, China to boost ties on Africa
Senior officials from South Korea, Japan and China will meet this week to discuss ways to promote trilateral cooperation in Africa affairs, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Monday.The Trilateral Policy Dialogue on African Affairs will be held in Beijing on Tuesday, nearly four years after the last session was held in December 2011, the ministry said in a press release.The three countries' foreign ministers agreed during a trilateral meeting in March to revive the forum that was launched under an ag
Sept. 14, 2015
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S. Korea, France to open events to mark diplomatic anniv. this week
South Korea will showcase various aspects of traditional and contemporary Korean culture in France for a year starting this week, the government said Monday.The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports said that South Korea will begin events to mark the 130th anniversary of the country's diplomatic ties with France, which falls next year, in Paris on Friday.In 2010, the two countries agreed to designate the period from the latter part of 2015 to the end of 2016 as "Years 2015-2016 of Korea-France
Sept. 14, 2015
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Germany pioneers renewable energy to thrust economic growth
Europe’s industrial powerhouse Germany is transforming its energy supply by switching to renewable sources.Rather than slowing down the country's economy, which grew by 1.4 percent last year, Germany's green transition decreased energy demand by 5 percent and created additional 300,000 jobs. The German term “Energiewende” -- meaning energy transition -- sums up the Teutonic solutions causing tectonic shifts in the direction of sustainable development: dismantling of nuclear power, switching to r
Sept. 13, 2015
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S. Korea to join major IAEA meeting next week
South Korea will send an interagency delegation to an annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency this week, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday.The 59th General Conference of the 164-nation organization will be held in Vienna from Sept. 14-18.Led by Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, the South Korean team will also include officials from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, and several other related agencies.On Tuesday, Cho
Sept. 13, 2015
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S. Korea, New Zealand hold FM talks on N. Korea, economic ties
South Korea's top diplomat has requested that New Zealand assist in its efforts to prevent North Korea from taking additional provocative acts, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, in talks with counterpart Murray McCully, emphasized the importance of the international community sending a unified message to the North.Yun was on a visit to Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand following a trip to Australia, where he had 2+2 high-level security talks."Minister
Sept. 13, 2015
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S. Korea seeks UNESCO listing of archives on Japan's forced labor
South Korea is pushing for the UNESCO listing of documentary heritage related to Japan's wartime forced labor of Koreans, diplomatic sources said Sunday.The move is apparently intended to counter the July listing of 23 Japanese industrial facilities, where many Koreans were forced to work under harsh conditions during World War II, as world heritage sites.The collection of 336,797 documents, photos and other materials on Japan's forced labor is one of a dozen items being submitted to South Korea
Sept. 13, 2015
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Korea, Australia to boost defense cooperation
The foreign and defense ministers of South Korea and Australia pledged to jumpstart high-level strategic dialogue, logistics support and other bilateral and multilateral military partnerships as they unveiled their blueprint for defense and security cooperation in Sydney on Friday. Foreign ministers Yun Byung-se and Julie Bishop and defense ministers Han Min-koo and Kevin Andrews held the second round of their “two-plus-two” meeting and explored ways to beef up their defense and security collabo
Sept. 11, 2015
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S. Korea, Australia to boost defense cooperation
The foreign and defense ministers of South Korea and Australia pledged to jumpstart high-level strategic dialogue, logistics support and other bilateral and multilateral military partnerships as they unveiled their blueprint for defense and security cooperation in Sydney on Friday. Foreign ministers Yun Byung-se and Julie Bishop and defense ministers Han Min-koo and Kevin Andrews held the second round of their so-called two-plus-two meeting and explored ways to beef up their defense and security
Sept. 11, 2015
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Yun: Seoul uses public diplomacy to counter Japan’s rightward shift
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday that Seoul has capitalized on its public diplomacy to respond to the rightward political shift and revisionist views of history in Japan that have worsened anti-Japanese sentiment here.“Whenever we meet Japanese opposition politicians and opinion leaders who visited Korea, we have delivered our position. Diplomatic missions in Japan have also carried out a variety of public diplomacy efforts,” he said during a parliamentary audit.“Along w
Sept. 10, 2015
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Yun to visit Australia, New Zealand
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will embark on a six-day trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji on Thursday, aiming to strengthen strategic diplomatic relations with the Pacific nations, the ministry said Wednesday.On Friday in Sydney, Yun and Seoul’s Defense Minister Han Min-koo will attend the “two-plus-two” meeting with their Australian counterparts -- Julie Bishop and Kevin Andrews, respectively -- to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues, including North Kore
Sept. 9, 2015
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S. Korea, China reaffirm close coordination on N. Korean nuke
South Korean and Chinese nuclear envoys held talks here Monday on ways to bring North Korea back to the bargaining table, capitalizing on the mood of closer security ties between the two nations following President Park Geun-hye's visit to Beijing last week.Park and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed in a summit to push for the resumption of "meaningful" six-party talks on denuclearizing the North. They also warned Pyongyang against further provocations to raise military tensions on the p
Sept. 7, 2015
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Malaysia and Korea ride ‘second wave’ of partnership
2015 marks the 58th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence from colonial Britain and the 55th anniversary of diplomacy between Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Last week, the two countries celebrated their evolving partnership, while taking stock of unexplored opportunities. Malaysia and Korea established official ties in February 1960 following Malaysia’s independence on Aug. 31, 1957. Another national day ― Malaysia Day on Sept. 16 ― marks the federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore i
Sept. 7, 2015
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Uzbekistan, Korea upgrade economic partnership
A doubly landlocked country in the heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan has engaged the world steadily since gaining independence from the Soviet Union on Aug. 31, 1991. Its economy, once centrally planned, has been integrated into the global marketplace facilitated by structural transformation and foreign investment.The country sits on vast reserves of gold, uranium and natural gas deposit, and the government has modernized since 2006 the bulk of its basic industries using a $25 billion national f
Sept. 7, 2015
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Turkey marks independence, alliance with Korea
The Turkish Embassy held a reception on Monday to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of victory in the country’s War of Independence, which conveyed a message of reconciliation and peace. Known as the Armed Forces Day or Victory Day, Turkish Forces under military commander Mustafa Kemal Pasha, on Aug. 30, 1922, defeated World War I Allies in Afyon in central western Anatolia, laying the new modern state’s foundation.By November that year, the new regime in Ankara superseded the Ottoman Sultanate,
Sept. 7, 2015