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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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[Graphic News] Carry-on rules eased for American flights
Small pocketknives are to be allowed onboard U.S. flights for the first time since their prohibition after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, following an announcement by the Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday.The new rules, to come into effect on April 25, will allow passengers to carry non-fixed blades of less than 6 cm in length and 1.3 cm in width. Happily for sports enthusiasts, golf clubs, ski poles, hockey sticks and baseball bats will also be permitted. Attracting its f
March 7, 2013
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[Graphic News] Cardinals congregate to select date for conclave
The majority of the cardinals who are to select the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church held their first pre-conclave meeting in Rome on Monday, having being summoned the previous Friday by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals.Of the 117 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, 107 attended the meeting on the future of the church and when to hold the conclave to select the pontiff. While the date for the conclave is yet to be set, the cardinals reportedly hope to co
March 5, 2013
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Japanese music conductor visits N. Korea
A famous Japanese music conductor visited North Korea, the country’s state-run television said Monday, in what appears to be the North’s efforts to widen non-political ties with the outside world despite mounting tensions over its nuclear test last month.The (North) Korean Central TV reported that Michiyoshi Inoue, the music conductor of Japan’s Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, and his delegation toured the People’s Theater in Pyongyang on Sunday.Inoue previously visited the communist country in Oct
March 4, 2013
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Ex-sex slaves sue Japanese rock band
A group of elderly South Koreans forced by Japan into sexual slavery during World War II sued a Japanese rock band Monday for their song that named such former slaves as prostitutes.The right-wing band made an extremely anti-South Korean music video in which the band named the former sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort women,” as prostitutes and called for their death. A CD of the music and a printout of its words translated into Korean were delivered to a shelter for former sex slaves i
March 4, 2013
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Brunei celebrates 29 years of independence
The Bruneian Embassy in Korea celebrated 29 years of the sultanate’s independence from British colonial rule by highlighting efforts to wean itself from dependence on oil export revenue, during a reception Thursday in Seoul.The tiny Southeast Asian nation is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with annual per capita income exceeding $40,000 due to its huge oil and natural gas reserves. Some 90 percent of its gross domestic product comes from exporting oil and gas.The sultanate is tryin
March 3, 2013
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Dominican Republic marks milestones on Independence Day
The Dominican Republic’s Embassy in Korea celebrated a number of milestones during its Independence Day reception at Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel on Wednesday.Dominican Ambassador to Korea Grecia Fordalicia Pichardo took note during the reception commemorating the Caribbean nation’s Independence Day that a number of anniversaries coincide this year.“This anniversary of our national independence coincides with the bicentennial of the birth of our nation’s founding father Juan Pablo Duarte and th
March 3, 2013
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New Zealand talks up healthy food favorites in Busan
The New Zealand's trade commission in Korea promoted the nation’s food exports to Korea in Busan on Tuesday. At an event dubbed the New Zealand Food Connection 2013, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise showcased quintessentially New Zealand favorites including Manuka honey, greenshell mussels and black currants at Paradise Hotel.Organizers talked up the healthy properties of these New Zealand food exports such as Manuka honey, said to have antibacterial properties, and greenshell mussels containing
March 3, 2013
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Envoy hosts Slovakian star of volleyball league
The Slovakian Embassy in Korea hosted professional men’s volleyball star Martin Nemec of the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos, as the team vies to qualify for V-League playoffs, in a special reception at the Central European nation’s chancery on Feb. 22.Slovakian Ambassador to Korea Dusan Bella said it was his honor to host a great Slovakian athlete, Martin Nemec, adding he is proud of Slovakian men and women who represent their country through sports around the world including in East Asia. Slovakia’s
March 3, 2013
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Kazakh ‘civil servant’ looks to Korea ties for long-term goals
Kazakhstan’s new first deputy prime minister, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, thinks of himself less as a politician, and more as a civil servant.“I am first a civil servant, and then a politician,” said Sagintayev, who stepped into his role as first deputy prime minister and as minister of regional development on Jan. 16. Although such modesty might be uncommon among political figures, it illustrates a characteristic that could be called an essential aspect of today’s Kazakhstan. Sagintayev, the country’
March 3, 2013
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Chinese warships regularly patrol in S. Korean naval operation zone: sources
Chinese warships have regularly patrolled waters within the South Korean Navy's operational zone in the Yellow Sea without prior notification, multiple sources in Seoul said Sunday, sparking worries over the Asian power's growing naval presence. China's destroyers and escort vessels have entered the so-called area of operations (AO) under the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the Yellow Sea once or twice a week to conduct search maneuvers, the military sources said. They did no
March 3, 2013
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Seoul-Tokyo ties to remain strained for time being
In spite of leadership changes in both South Korea and Japan, efforts to mend frayed bilateral ties are likely to be bogged down for the time being and prospects for better relations will depend on how Japan responds to historical and territorial issues.Relations between Seoul and Tokyo have chilled following an unprecedented visit to the South Korean islets of Dokdo last August by the South's former President Lee Myung-bak, who cited Tokyo's unrepentant attitude over its brutal 1910-45 colonial
March 1, 2013
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President Park urges Japan to face up to history, take responsibility for wartime wrongdoing
South Korea's new President Park Geun-hye urged Japan on Friday to face up to history and be more responsible for its wartime wrongdoing, saying they are preconditions for the two neighbors to build genuine trust and cooperation. Park issued the appeal in an address marking Korea's 1919 nationwide uprising against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The speech was watched closely as it came just days after her inauguration and could set the tone for relations between the two countries.The March 1st I
March 1, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Pope's exit brings vain hopes for reform
Acknowledging the “rough seas” the Catholic Church has navigated in recent years, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday appeared in front of a crowd of more than 150,000 people at Vatican City to give the last public address of his papacy.“…There were moments, as there were throughout the history of the church, when the seas were rough and the wind blew against us and it seemed that the Lord was sleeping,” he told the crowd at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. As of Thursday evening, Joseph Ratzinger ceased
Feb. 28, 2013
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S. Korea to continue prioritizing U.S. ties over China: FM nominee
South Korea's new government will continue prioritizing its relations with the United States over China, Seoul's foreign minister-nominee said Wednesday, stressing the importance of the alliance between the two countries.Yun Byung-se made the remarks in a report submitted to independent lawmaker Park Joo-sun ahead of his parliamentary confirmation hearing. "The U.S. is our country's first-priority diplomatic partner and China comes next," the nominee said in the report. "In case of Japan and Rus
Feb. 27, 2013
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Peru’s vice president dispels myths about women in politics
Visiting Korea to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Park Geun-hye, the vice-president of Peru had a simple three-word suggestion for what Korea’s first female head of state should do over the next five years ― “work, work, work.”The answer was hardly flippant coming from Peruvian First Vice President Marisol Espinoza. She knows something about hard work. She is not only her country’s first female vice president, but also the single mother of a teenage girl. “I had to dispel two power
Feb. 26, 2013
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Park heavily engaged as chief executive
On her first day as president, Park Geun-hye started her official duty as the commander-in-chief as the nation confronted renewed North Korean nuclear threats.At 12 o’clock sharp, she mobilized the military hotline with Joint Chiefs of Staff chief Gen. Jung Seung-jo to ensure a robust security posture. “This is President Park Geun-hye,” she said from her private home in southern Seoul. “I appreciate the efforts of all soldiers including you. Please make sure the military remains ready so the peo
Feb. 25, 2013
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Park urges Japan to face history, try to cure scars on hearts of Koreans
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that Japan should face its history and take measures to cure the deep scars it inflicted on the hearts of Koreans during its colonial rule here if the two countries are to establish a genuine friendship, sources said.Park made the remark during a meeting with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, saying that it is regrettable that historical issues related to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule are still preventing relations between the two countries
Feb. 25, 2013
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Korea, ASEAN leaders chart course for 2013
An international organization charged with invigorating ties between Korea and Southeast Asia held its 5th annual council meeting and a reception for the diplomatic community at a hotel in downtown Seoul, Thursday and Friday.The 5th Annual Council Meeting of the ASEAN-Korea Centre met Thursday afternoon to take stock of its activities and development in 2012 hosting a reception that evening at Lotte Hotel. It then charted its work programs on Friday for the coming year starting in March.The coun
Feb. 24, 2013
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Serbia celebrates democracy and independence on National Day
The Serbian Embassy in Korea marked the country’s founding as a modern nation in a reception with foreign envoys, members of the Serbian community in Korea and government officials at Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel on Feb. 18.“Following disintegration of the wider south Slavic state of Yugoslavia, in which Serbia had invested its previous statehood and for which it had given its great human and material sacrifices, independent Serbia was faced with a difficult task to choose a date for its Nation
Feb. 24, 2013
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SIWA raises most money ever for charity, honors foreign embassies
Korea’s largest expatriate women’s association said it raised the most money for charity ever for its diplomatic and community bazaar, the group’s touchstone event of the year, during its monthly morning coffee meet up at Seoul Club, Wednesday. The Seoul International Women’s Association also recognized several foreign diplomatic missions in Korea for helping to raise the funds ― 128 million won for charity ― in its 34th Annual Diplomatic and Community Bazaar at the Seoul Metropolitan History Mu
Feb. 24, 2013