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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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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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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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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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U.S., S. Korea weighing Chinese opposition to THAAD: USFK commander
The United States and South Korea are weighing Chinese opposition to a potential deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to the South, the U.S. Forces Korea commander said Thursday, strongly suggesting the two sides are discussing the issue. The remark by Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti appears to run counter to what U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said during a visit to South Korea last week that the U.S. is not ready to begin discussions with Seoul about whether to deploy THAAD to the
April 17, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to bolster 3-way cooperation
South Korea and Japan Thursday agreed to make efforts to improve ties amid a deepening chasm caused by their troubled shared history. The agreement was made at a trilateral meeting also involving the United States here as the three countries concurred to bolster cooperation to tackle challenges in the region and beyond as their No. 2 diplomats held an unprecedented meeting seen as U.S. efforts to improve relations between the two Asian allies. Despite such efforts, there was no noticeable prog
April 17, 2015
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Vice ministers of Korea, U.S., Japan hold talks
South Korea, the U.S. and Japan held their first-ever trilateral vice-foreign-ministerial talks on Thursday in Washington as Seoul seeks to boost pragmatic cooperation with Tokyo such as on security and the economy despite persistent historical tension.South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong arrived in the U.S. capital late on Wednesday ahead of the three-way meeting the following day with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki. With
April 16, 2015
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Japan to 'respect S. Korea's sovereignty' in defense matters
Japan has said it will respect South Korea's sovereignty in matters related to defense and security, in what could be an appeasing gesture aimed at easing escalating tension between the two over issues ranging from territorial and historical disputes to wartime sexual slaves, a senior foreign ministry official here said Tuesday.Japan delivered its stance during the so-called 2+2 talks held in Seoul, which involved two senior foreign affairs and defense officials from each side. The session was l
April 14, 2015
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Park calls on N.K. to learn from Hungary
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called on North Korea to heed lessons from Hungary’s democratic transition, saying the communist state’s parallel pursuit of nuclear and economic development would never be successful. During her summit with Hungarian President Janos Ader, Park expressed hope for the Eastern European country’s cooperation in convincing Pyongyang to change course and relinquish its nuclear ambition. “North Korea continues to develop nuclear weapons and thus consistently poses a
April 14, 2015
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Korea to close Libya mission
South Korea plans to close its embassy and extract staff from Libya in the face of heightened security concerns following a recent deadly attack on the mission, officials said Tuesday. Political affairs and consular services will continue in Tunisisa, where the embassy was transferred last July. Two diplomats who have since been shuttling between the two countries for alternate two-week stays will also stay in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, while further discussions are needed on how to maintain
April 14, 2015
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Seoul mulls closing embassy in Libya
South Korea is considering closing its embassy and withdrawing its staff from Libya amid security concerns in the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly attack on the facility, officials said Monday. A group of armed gunmen fired 40 shots from a machine gun while driving past the embassy early on Sunday, killing two Libyan guards and wounding another. The Tripoli chapter of the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility via Twitter, saying it had “removed” two guards. The Foreign Ministry convene
April 13, 2015
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[News Focus] U.S. struggles to shore up Asia rebalance policy
The U.S. is struggling to shore up its “rebalance” policy toward the Asia-Pacific as China strengthens its regional influence and with skepticism lingering over its much-trumpeted refocus on the strategically vital region.At the core of the efforts is strengthening Washington’s security cooperation with its key allies of South Korea and Japan, and crafting a systematic mechanism for trilateral defense collaboration ― a reason why U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter traveled to Seoul and Tokyo l
April 13, 2015
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S. Korean embassy in Libya attacked
A group of armed gunmen attacked the South Korean embassy in Tripoli on Sunday, killing two Libyan guards and injuring another officer, Foreign Ministry officials said. The incident took place at around 1:20 a.m. Libyan time when the assailants fired some 40 shots from a machine gun as they drove by the embassy, an official said. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility about two hours later on Twitter, saying it had “removed” two guards at the facility. The three officers who wer
April 12, 2015
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Sustainability key to post-2015 development era
With negotiations kicking into high gear for a new development agenda, sustainability and monitoring remain at the center stage to enhance the implementation of upcoming measures and the effectiveness of assistance, senior diplomats said. In an interview with The Korea Herald, three senior officials engaged in the U.N.-led process explored the significance of the new framework, which will be hammered out at a summit in September to fight poverty and achieve more environmentally friendly growth f
April 12, 2015
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Hallyu to continue riding globalization wave
The Korean Wave, or hallyu, will continue riding the wave of globalization to export the Korea brand worldwide, a prominent producer speculated, while recommending Koreans find happiness through culture. Artistic director and former actor Song Seung-whan, who produced the nonverbal musical hit “Nanta,” said Korea’s assimilation of U.S. popular culture gave it a global identity and marketability. “Through American movies, music and fashion, we were endowed, fortuitously, a universal appeal in our
April 12, 2015
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Nigeria to host world banking conference
International delegates at the 21st World Conference of Banking Institutes in Seoul unanimously voted last week that Nigeria would host the next conference in Lagos in 2017. The WCBI is a biennial event established in 1975 to foster the education and training of financial services personnel around the world. Over 50 personnel from 25 countries and 35 financial institutes along with 70 Korean workers participated in the event at the Westin Chosun hotel in Seoul under the theme “financial innovati
April 12, 2015
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Mongolia marks silver jubilee with fashion
Towering models clad in Mongolian dresses strut the catwalk, glowing from the rays of neon light. The audience watches on in fascination, with both their eyes and cameras zooming in on the scene. The venue was both a fashion show and diplomatic reception marking the silver jubilee of ties between Mongolia and Korea.“I have never seen anything like this for the last two years as an ambassador. It was extraordinary,” Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov said at the event at Lotte Hotel in Seoul o
April 12, 2015
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Kyrgyzstan marks progress after revolution
Kyrgyzstan is putting behind a decade of conflict and moving forward as a democratic nation, Kyrgyz Ambassador Duishenkul Chotonov said in commemorating the April and Tulip Revolutions. The April Revolution in 2010 ousted former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and established a new constitution and parliament as the first Central Asian country. Bakiyev replaced his predecessor Askar Akayev in a landslide election victory in 2005 after the Tulip Revolution.“Since 2010, our country embarked on a path
April 12, 2015
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Park likely won't attend Russia's war victory event
South Korea plans to send a special envoy to Russia for Moscow's war victory anniversary next month, the foreign ministry here said Saturday, indicating the Seoul president likely will not attend the event expected to bring the North Korean leader.Russia has sent invitations to South Korean President Park Geun-hye and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as well as other leaders, for its May ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, and Pyongyang
April 11, 2015
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Park to tour S. American nations this month
President Park Geun-hye will tour Brazil and three other South American countries later this month to bolster South Korea's partnership with the region, the presidential office said Friday.Park will fly to Colombia on April 16 and then to Peru, Chile and Brazil before returning home on April 27, Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential secretary for diplomatic affairs, told reporters."The president plans to hold summit meetings with the heads of each state to discuss mutual interests, including ways to b
April 10, 2015
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S. Korea, Turkmenistan agree to boost private economic ties
South Korea and Turkmenistan agreed Friday to expand economic ties in the private sector by setting up a special committee on new areas of cooperation, the government said.The agreement, reached at the fifth bilateral cooperation meeting in Seoul, calls for the committee made up of both government and private sector representatives to meet and pin point future areas of business interest, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.No date has been given on when the first meeting of t
April 10, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan to hold security talks next week
South Korea and Japan will hold their first high-level security talks in more than five years next week, the foreign ministry here said Friday, amid renewed tension over historical and territorial issues.The so-called 2+2 talks, involving two senior foreign affairs and defense officials from each side, will be held in Seoul on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement. They will be led by Lee Sang-deok, director of Northeast Asian affairs at the foreign ministry, and his Japanese counterpart, Ju
April 10, 2015
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U.S.-Japan defense pact likely to address Seoul's demand over collective self-defense
A U.S.-Japan defense pact in the final stage of negotiations is likely to address South Korea's demand that Tokyo should win Seoul's consent before exercising its collective self-defense right in contingencies around the Korean Peninsula, sources said Thursday.The United States and Japan have negotiated to revise the 1997 Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation to reflect changes in regional and global security situations. The negotiations are in the final stage with a view to conclude the
April 10, 2015
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S. Korea, China hold ceremony on people-to-people ties
BEIJING--South Korea and China held a ceremony in Beijing on Thursday as the number of the two nations visitors to each others' country surpassed 10 million people last year. The number of Chinese visitors to South Korea soared 46 percent from a year ago to 6.33 million people last year, while the number of South Korean visitors to China, excluding Hong Kong and Macau, grew 3.6 percent to 4.1 million, according to the South Korean Embassy. The surge was fueled by a growing popularity of Ko
April 9, 2015
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