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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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PM calls for tighter ties with U.S. after envoy attack
The knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert should become a chance to further tighten the South Korea-U.S. alliance, not to imperil it, the prime minister said Friday after his visit to the hospitalized envoy.The U.S. official is now recovering from surgery in a local hospital after sustaining knife wounds in an attack by a progressive local activist a day earlier.The 55-year-old activist with a criminal record cut Lippert's face and wrist with a 25-centimeter knife while the
March 6, 2015
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S. Korea, UAE to jointly penetrate new renewable energy markets
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join forces to make inroads into promising renewable energy markets, the government said Friday.The deal came as South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in the UAE the same day as part of her nine-day, four-nation trip to the Middle East to strengthen ties with the region. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was inked in Abu Dhabi on Thursday that can harness South Korea's technical know-how
March 6, 2015
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Seoul to raise high-level diplomatic contacts with U.S.
South Korea plans to seek high-level diplomatic contacts with the United States as early as possible in a bid to minimize the negative impacts of a bloody attack on the U.S. ambassador to Seoul on their alliance, government officials said Friday.U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked at a forum on Thursday by a knife-wielding assailant, sustaining injuries on the face and wrist. The suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, said he attacked Lippert in opposition to ongoin
March 6, 2015
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Korea-U.S. alliance to remain strong as before despite attack on ambassador: U.S. experts
The alliance between South Korea and the United States will remain as strong as before despite the bloody attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, American experts said Thursday."The alliance-partnership is stronger than ever, certainly strong enough and resilient enough to deal with this reprehensible act," said Evans Revere, a former principal deputy assistant secretary who also served as duty chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.A knife-wielding assailant slashed Amb. L
March 6, 2015
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Park extends consolation to U.S. envoy over bloody attack
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday extended her consolation to the top U.S. envoy in Seoul over the bloody attack on him, the latest in a series of move by Seoul not to undermine its alliance with Washington.Park told Mark Lippert by phone that she will pray for his quick recovery and said she will closely cooperate with the U.S. to ensure the incident will not have a negative effect on South Korea-U.S. relations, according to Park's office.Park is visiting the United Arab Emirates
March 6, 2015
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Park holds talks with Abu Dhabi crown prince
South Korean President Park Geun-hye met with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, an official said Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that underscored Seoul's commitment to further deepening cooperation with the wealthy Gulf state.The summit is the third between Park and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in just over a year. The crown prince visited South Korea and met with Park in February 2014. They also met during Park's visit to the oil-rich capital of Abu Dhabi in May last year.Mohammed Bi
March 6, 2015
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U.S. reaffirms strong alliance with S. Korea despite bloody attack on ambassador
The United States reaffirmed its strong alliance with South Korea on Thursday and said it won't be "deterred by senseless acts of violence" despite the bloody attack on its ambassador to Seoul.State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf also said in a statement that Amb. Mark Lippert is recovering in a hospital after surgery, and "is doing well and in great spirits." She cited a message the ambassador tweeted earlier in the day."The U.S.-ROK alliance is strong; we will not be deterred by sens
March 6, 2015
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U.S. envoy hurt in knife attack
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert was attacked by a knife-wielding leftist activist during a morning seminar in downtown Seoul Thursday, leaving the top U.S. envoy with an 11-cm wound and Seoul with the significant task of mending a dent in the alliance with Washington.At around 7:40 a.m. the 55-year-old assailant, Kim Ki-jong, ran toward the ambassador with a 25-cm-long paring knife. The ambassador had been eating breakfast before a speech during the forum organized by the Korean Council fo
March 5, 2015
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Tokyo alters description of Korea
Japan’s Foreign Ministry has deleted its description of South Korea as an “important neighbor sharing the basic values of liberty, democracy and market economy” from its website, a possible signal of discontent with Seoul.The website now describes South Korea as the “most important neighboring country,” an expression that Korean critics say has lessened the value Tokyo attaches to their country.The change in the description came amid ongoing diplomatic tension due to Japan’s repeated claim to So
March 4, 2015
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U.S. seeks to calm Korea over Japan
The U.S. has stepped in to defuse a rising furor after a top official openly expressed frustration over ongoing historical feuds in Northeast Asia, tacitly blaming South Korea and China for exploiting “nationalist feelings” toward Japan for domestic interests. At a seminar in Washington on Friday, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said historical and territorial “disagreements” between the three countries are “understandable, but it can also be frustrating.”“Nation
March 3, 2015
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Cracks emerge between Korea, U.S. over Japan
After pursuing a hard-line approach for years, South Korea may be seeing its policy toward Japan coming to a head as signs emerge of a rift with the U.S.With President Park Geun-hye’s inauguration in February 2013, it seemed the relationship with Japan could not possibly deteriorate further. Two years later, ties are still frosty. Many diplomatic and security initiatives are at a standstill. Businesses have closed down or scaled back investment, while tourist in- and outflows contracted. Though
March 2, 2015
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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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