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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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NewJeans terminates contract with Ador, embarks on new journey
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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Korean Air gets European nod to become Northeast Asia’s largest airline
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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N.K. believed to have acquired new type of submarine: U.S. think tank
North Korea is believed to have acquired a new type of submarine, a U.S. think tank said Sunday, citing an analysis of years of satellite imagery of the communist nation’s submarine bases and shipyards.The new submarine was moored in the secured boat basin at the Sinpo South Shipyard on the North’s northeast coast, according to a review of satellite imagery from 2010 until the present, according to the 38 North website run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Internati
Oct. 20, 2014
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Envoys come out for multiculturalism
Whether defined as a “melting pot” or “salad bowl,” multiculturalism in South Korea has received considerable attention for over a decade from critics and proponents alike. One museum here has made it its mission to promote the salad bowl variety of the concept, celebrating the culture of foreign residents in particular and diversity in general.Recognizing the value of diversity and cultural understanding, many foreign envoys here have supported the Multiculture Museum and its mission since its
Oct. 19, 2014
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Russian embassy welcomes specialists on Russian studies
Moscow-based singer Natalia Kirillova sings Russian love songs in front of guests in the embassy’s main hall. (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald)The Russian Embassy in Seoul organized a welcome reception for Koreans taking part in academic, cultural and business dealings with Russia last Thursday at the embassy in northern Seoul. Titled “A friendly reception for specialists in Russian studies,” the event is held annually to honor various individuals who are devoted to promoting Korea-Russia relations in
Oct. 19, 2014
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Malaysia proffers Korea commerce during high-level trade trip
Malaysia’s minister of international trade and industry led a giant delegation in Seoul during a two-nation Asia trip to help boost South Korean-Malaysian commerce and upgrade bilateral diplomatic ties from Sept. 29-30.Along with Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Rohana Ramli, the country’s minister of international trade and industry, Mustapa Mohamed, directed three seminars on “Business Opportunities in Malaysia” in late September in Seoul and in similar meetings in Tokyo from Oct. 1-2.The seminars w
Oct. 19, 2014
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Singapore invites students to apply for scholarship
The Singaporean Embassy is inviting qualified students to apply for a state-scholarship for 2015. Submissions are open until Feb. 23, 2015.The Dr. Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Fund supports up to four years of undergraduate study, provides funds for tuition and other fees, roundtrip airfare to Singapore, and a living allowance. It was set up by the financial community in Singapore in honor of the country’s former deputy prime minister, who fostered Singapore’s economic development as an internation
Oct. 19, 2014
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Korea and ASEAN to hold infrastructure-building forum
The ASEAN-Korea Center will host a forum on “Korea’s contribution to ASEAN connectivity” on Oct. 21 at the Convention Center of the Federation of Korean Industries in an effort to link Korean construction firms and investors to infrastructure-building opportunities in Southeast Asia. The goal of “ASEAN connectivity” is to solidify commercial exchanges between the 10 member nations of the organization: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and
Oct. 19, 2014
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Park meets Pope, wraps up visit to Italy
ROME -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye met Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday as she arrived in Rome to reciprocate his visit to South Korea in August. She thanked the pope for his dedication to promoting world peace, and asked for his prayers for peace on the Korean Peninsula, which has been divided for more than 60 years.She was set to meet Italian leaders later in the afternoon to strengthen diplomatic ties and seek broader partnership for the future.Rome was the final destination of
Oct. 17, 2014
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Korea, China slam Abe’s offering to war shrine
Seoul on Friday strongly condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ritual donation and a visit by more than 110 lawmakers to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, saying the moves defy its postwar peace pledges and international norms. Marking an autumn festival, Environment State Minister, Yasuhiro Ozato, Abe’s special aide Seiichi Eto and other Cabinet members and parliamentarians paid tribute at the Yasukuni Shrine. The premier, whose trip in December 2013 riled Korea and China, sent flow
Oct. 17, 2014
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Seoul likely to send disaster relief team to Ebola-hit Africa
South Korea is likely to send a disaster relief team of volunteer medical workers to West Africa in an effort to help contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus there, government sources said Friday.Speaking at a biennial summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan on Thursday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said that Seoul will dispatch a group of medical workers to West Africa in a bid to lend support to the global efforts to curb Ebola.The decision came as the United Nations has been a
Oct. 17, 2014
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Seoul to send medical workers to Africa to help fight Ebola
MILAN, Italy ― South Korea plans to send medical workers to Africa to beef up its contribution to a global fight against the Ebola virus as fears grow over more potential cases and calls rise for sweeping action in the international community. The decision was revealed late Thursday by President Park Geun-hye, who is attending the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan. The Korean government plans to send about 10 health officials, her spokesman Min Kyung-wook told reporters. The timeline and the des
Oct. 17, 2014
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Seoul slams Japan for seeking revision of U.N.'s comfort women report
South Korea expressed regret Thursday over Japan's continued denial of its coercion of Korean women into sex slavery during World War II, sternly warning the country not to gloss over its wartime history.Seoul's move came in response to Japan's request to the author of a U.N. report condemning Japan's sexual slavery to withdraw part of the content, citing Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun's retraction of an article on the issue.Radhika Coomaraswamy, a former U.N. special rapporteur on violence ag
Oct. 16, 2014
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S. Korea pushes to strike FTAs with China, Vietnam, New Zealand this year
South Korea said Thursday it will push to conclude free trade agreements (FTA) with China, Vietnam and New Zealand before the year's end.Negotiations for a free trade pact have been underway with each country as South Korea seeks to expand its presence overseas."In becoming one of the world's top 10 trading nations, the driving force behind our economy was exports," Prime Minister Chung Hong-won said as he presided over a government policy meeting."In order to maintain the solid stability of our
Oct. 16, 2014
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Park calls for bigger biz partnership with Italy
MILAN -- President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday urged businessmen and authorities from South Korea and Italy to expand bilateral cooperation, so that the two countries could together attain new global business opportunities through strengthening partnership.Highlighting Italy‘s role in leading industrial innovation and also Korea’s advanced IT technology and manufacturing capability, Park said the two nations could produce outstanding business outcomes if they work together.“If the two nations cou
Oct. 15, 2014
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Seoul flatly rejects Japan's claim to Dokdo islets
South Korea said Wednesday that it will not tolerate Japan's continued claim to Seoul's easternmost islets of Dokdo, vowing to take stern measures if Tokyo makes any attempt to undermine its territorial sovereignty.Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told lawmakers on Tuesday that Japan will stick to its claim to the islets that lie closer to South Korea than Japan in waters between the two countries.Seoul's foreign ministry said that it is "deplorable" that Japan has repeated an "absurd" cl
Oct. 15, 2014
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Travel ban extended for Japanese reporter accused of
South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday they have extended a travel ban on a Japanese journalist accused of defaming President Park Geun-hye by reporting false rumors about her whereabouts on the day of April's deadly ferry sinking.Tatsuya Kato, former head of the Seoul bureau of Japan's conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper, was indicted Wednesday on defamation charges for reporting that Park and an unidentified man had an alleged secret meeting on April 16, citing rumors circulated in South Kore
Oct. 14, 2014
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Seoul, Beijing share view on minimizing impact of fishing boat incident
South Korea and China have shared the view that they should make concerted efforts to minimize the impact of last week's fishing boat incident on bilateral relations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The skipper of an 80-ton Chinese fishing boat was shot dead Friday by a South Korean coast guard official in South Korean territorial waters in the Yellow Sea. The coast guard says that the captain violently resisted arrest over alleged illegal fishing.Three Chinese fishermen are in detention h
Oct. 14, 2014
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N.K. leader seen in public after 40 day absence
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made a field trip in his first public appearance in about 40 days, Pyongyang state media reported Tuesday, taming rampant speculation over his physical and political health.The visit to the Wisong Scientists Residential District and a new energy research institute marked his first “field guidance” since attending a musical concert on Sept. 3. The official Korean Central News Agency did not mention the date of the trip, but it was thought to have been Monday.In
Oct. 14, 2014
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Death of skipper to have limited impact on China ties
Concerns are growing over a possible diplomatic spat with China in the aftermath of the death of the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel during a raid by Korean Coast Guard officers on Friday. Song Houmu, the 45-year-old skipper of the 80-ton boat, died following a fight with the officers who stopped his boat for suspected illegal fishing in Korea’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the West Sea. As he violently attacked the inspectors despite the warning shots, a guardsman shot him in the stomach with
Oct. 12, 2014
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Envoy pursues ‘wine diplomacy’
Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Apkhazava is pursuing wine diplomacy, hosting his fifth tasting event Tuesday since opening the country’s chancery in 2012.Wine goes hand in glove in the popular imagination of diplomatic work but, for the Georgian envoy, it is also a down-to-earth policy objective of his posting in South Korea. “(Promoting Georgian wine) is maybe even more of a cultural issue than simply an economic endeavor for the embassy,” he said in an interview with The Korea Herald during Tuesd
Oct. 12, 2014
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Embassy invites local students to partake in video competition
The Irish embassy and the Irish Association of Korea launched the “Send me to Ireland” video competition for university students on Monday. This competition gives South Korean undergraduates the chance to compete for an opportunity to experience Ireland from an educational, cultural and academic perspective, according to a statement from the embassy.The competition seeks to raise awareness of the many Korean-Irish connections, and offers the winner an opportunity to study at one of Ireland’s lea
Oct. 12, 2014
