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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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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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NewJeans terminates contract with Ador, embarks on new journey
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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Park presses Japan on sex slavery
President Park Geun-hye on Sunday urged Japan to face up to and sincerely atone for its brutalities during colonial rule as a first step to writing a “new history” with Korea for the next 50 years. In her Independence Movement Day address, she called for the two Koreas to meet to discuss reunions of families displaced by the 1950-53 Korean War, while expanding cooperation in sports, culture, arts and humanitarian areas. With the Korea-Japan relationship marking the 50th anniversary of its normal
March 1, 2015
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China preparing to send pandas to South Korea
A top executive of South Korea’s biggest amusement park operator, Samsung Everland, has held talks with China’s Foreign Ministry officials, during which they discussed preparations to send giant pandas to Seoul, according to the Chinese ministry on Saturday.Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to South Korea in July last year. Since then, the two nations have designated Samsung Everland, which operates South Korea’s largest amusement park in south of Seoul, as a host for the bears. Se
March 1, 2015
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Author talks on China’s quest for wealth, power
A group of intellectually-minded diplomats and journalists had an opportunity to sharpen their understanding of modern Chinese history and identity at a forum in Seoul last Thursday. John Delury, an associate professor at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies, spoke about his book, “Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-first Century,” which he cowrote with American academic Orville Schell in 2013. “If I read John right, wealth and power are China’s keys to ea
March 1, 2015
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Sudan, Korea eye more economic cooperation
Sudan and Korea will hold the fifth joint policy consultation on economic cooperation in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum this year, Sudanese Ambassador to Korea Mohamed Abdelaal told The Korea Herald last week. The two countries’ foreign ministries held the fourth session of consultation in Seoul last March after 11 dormant years. During last year’s general-director-level meeting, the two sides exchanged views on issues of common interest: increasing the visit of high-level delegates; establish
March 1, 2015
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CQ Forum holds alumni gathering
The Korea CQ Forum of Corea Image Communication Institute held an alumni gathering on Tuesday at the French Embassy in Seoul, bringing old and new members together for a festive Lunar New Year’s celebration.Participants had a raffle draw, sang songs and played the traditional Korean folk game “jegi-chagi,” which involves kicking a metal coin wrapped in paper to keep it in the air.The CQ Forum, a membership-based club for professionals, was founded in 2006 to cultivate “quotients for creativity,
March 1, 2015
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Russia salutes ‘Fatherland Defender’s Day’
The Russian Embassy held a reception on Monday to commemorate veterans and servicemen of its armed forces.“In celebrating our national holiday today ― the Fatherland Defender’s Day ― we pay tribute to our veterans who fought on the battlefields to defend our country’s freedom and independence,” newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Korea Alexander Timonin said in a keynote speech at Millennium Seoul Hilton.“We also congratulate the officers and soldiers of our glorious armed forces who have set
March 1, 2015
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[Weekender] ‘Spirit of March 1 movement lives on’
This Sunday, South Korea marks the 96th anniversary of the March 1 independence movement in which millions of people across the peninsula waved their national flag and bravely rose up against Japan’s colonial rule in 1919.Though nearly a century has passed since the campaign pushed for the noble causes of self-determination, liberty and humanity, its sprit still lives on and can help address today’s conflicts on the peninsula and beyond, according to Kim Hak-joon, president of the state-funded N
Feb. 27, 2015
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S. Korea offers talks with N. Korea on Kaesong complex
South Korea on Friday proposed talks with North Korea on the Kaesong Industrial Complex in mid-March, three days after the communist neighbor announced a unilateral decision to raise wages for its workers there by more than 5 percent. The unification ministry accused Pyongyang of running counter to efforts to develop the joint venture, located just north of the inter-Korean border, in a stable manner. Created in 2004, the zone is home to around 120 South Korean firms, mostly small and medium-s
Feb. 27, 2015
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Five middle powers set to hold senior officials' meeting
South Korea and four other middle powers held a senior officials' meeting in Seoul on Friday in the run-up to a meeting of the countries' foreign ministers slated for late May, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The so-called MIKTA is an informal cooperative body that was created by Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia in September 2013 in a bid to enhance coordination on global issues of common interest. The five countries held their first deputy foreign minister-level m
Feb. 27, 2015
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Five nations agree on ways to reopen N.K. nuke talks: source
South Korea and four nations involved in the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program have reached a consensus on conditions for resuming the long-stalled talks, a source said Thursday. South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia have shared the need to have exploratory dialogue gauging Pyongyang's willingness to denuclearize before the six-party talks involving the North resume formally, according to the source. The remarks confirmed recent comments made by Hwang Jo
Feb. 26, 2015
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PM says sanctions removal can be discussed if Koreas hold talks
South Korea is ready to discuss the possible removal of its sanctions on North Korea if the rival countries hold talks, Seoul's prime minister said Thursday. The remark by Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was seen as reflecting Seoul's growing willingness to mend fences with North Korea as well as its continuing call on the communist country to return to the negotiating table. Since the cross-border sanctions were imposed two months after the North's deadly torpedoing of the South Korean Navy corvet
Feb. 26, 2015
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S. Korea, Turkey ink FTA in service, investment
South Korea and Turkey on Thursday signed a free trade agreement in the investment and service sectors that will complement their bilateral trade pact that went into effect nearly two years ago. "As the chapters in service and investment have been signed, the Korea-Turkey FTA that has been limited to products will become a comprehensive and high-level FTA," the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a press release. The countries implemented their bilateral FTA for products in May 2013
Feb. 26, 2015
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N. Korea says Park gov't to blame for icy bilateral ties
North Korea claimed Thursday South Korea's Park Geun-hye administration is fully responsible for frosty ties between the two sides, calling its inter-Korean policy over the past two years a total failure. The Rodong Sinmun, Pyongyang's key propaganda organ, accused the Park government of seeking "dialogue intended to harm the North," not sincere talks. Bilateral dialogue has been suspended because the South demands "dialogue for systemic reunification" in ignorance of the two summit agreements
Feb. 26, 2015
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Seoul to consider West Germany’s money-for-prisoner model
Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo said Wednesday he will look into the money-for-prisoner scheme used by former West Germany in tackling the issue of South Korean abductees in North Korea, rekindling concerns about its feasibility.In his debut facing parliamentary questions, Lee pledged to sustain humanitarian matters as a top priority in Seoul’s approach to Pyongyang despite “difficulties” such as bilateral sanctions imposed after the communist country’s fatal attacks on a South Korean corvette and a
Feb. 25, 2015
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China urges Japan to 'honestly' deal with wartime aggression
China called for Japan on Wednesday to "honestly" deal with its history of aggression during World War II as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing for a speech marking the 70th anniversary of Tokyo's surrender in the war. China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hong Lei made the comments as a 16-member panel appointed by Abe held its first meeting in Tokyo earlier in the day to discuss the speech that is expected to be announced on the Aug. 15 anniversary of Japan's surrender. The muc
Feb. 25, 2015
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U.S. believes S. Korea, Japan will find middle ground: official
A senior U.S. diplomat handling relations with South Korea and Japan said Tuesday he is confident the two Asian allies will ultimately find a solution to long-running tensions over historical issues as both sides understand the strategic interests they have in improved ties. Amb. Sung Kim, deputy assistant secretary of state for Korea and Japan, made the remark during a Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation seminar, saying he would not characterize the current status of relations between Seoul
Feb. 25, 2015
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S. Korea, China initial bilateral free trade pact
South Korea and China initialed their free trade agreement Wednesday, taking a step closer to implementing what South Korean officials hail as the most significant trade deal for the country. The initialing came about three months after the two countries concluded their FTA negotiations that began in May 2012. The agreement, currently written only in English, will be translated into the two parties' native languages before it is officially signed. "The two countries' governments have agreed
Feb. 25, 2015
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S. Korea, Russia hold talks on N. Korea's nuke issue
South Korea's top nuclear envoy met with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday to explore ways to resume the long-stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, officials said. The meeting between Hwang Joon-kook and Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Morgulov Igor came amid a flurry of diplomatic efforts by five countries -- South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia -- to reopen the denuclearization talks. The six-party negotiations, which also i
Feb. 25, 2015
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Kuwait, Korea diversify partnership
February is a joyous month for the State of Kuwait as it celebrates its 54th National Day on Feb. 25 and the 24th anniversary of Liberation Day on the following day. I am grateful to be able to celebrate these happy occasions in the Republic of Korea ― an ally and a partner in many ways since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1979. Located at the head of the Arabian Gulf, Kuwait has a history rooted in foreign trade and commerce, even before the discovery of oil. Kuwait’s prosperity has d
Feb. 24, 2015
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Koreas to spar over N.K. human rights at U.N. session
South and North Korea are expected to clash over the communist country's human rights conditions at a United Nations meeting in Geneva next week, sources here said Tuesday. The high-level segment of the 28th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, scheduled from March 2-5, will draw keen attention as ranking diplomats from the rival Koreas are scheduled to make keynote speeches on the North Korean human rights issue. Along with the communist country's nuclear arms matter, its human rights is
Feb. 24, 2015
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