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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
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Opposition leader awaits perjury trial ruling
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Vietnam donates rice to flood-hit North Korea
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ― Vietnam’s president said his country would donate 5,000 tons of rice to flood-stricken North Korea, Vietnamese state media reported Tuesday.The pledge was made by President Truong Tan Sang in a meeting with North Korea’s visiting nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam in Hanoi on Monday, the Communist Party newspaper Nhan Dan reported.Flooding in North Korea has killed 169 people since late June, while leaving 400 missing and around 212,000 homeless.The paper quoted Sang as exp
Aug. 7, 2012
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Chinese diplomats to visit this week
A group of junior diplomats from China will visit South Korea later this week as part of efforts to boost exchange and cooperation between the two countries, the foreign ministry said Monday.A total of 11 working-level diplomats will arrive in Seoul on Wednesday for a six-day visit at the invitation of Seoul’s foreign ministry, after Seoul and Beijing agreed last March to launch an exchange program for their young diplomats, according to the ministry.During the visit, the delegation plans to mee
Aug. 6, 2012
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Torture dispute strains Seoul-Beijing ties
South Korea has come under mounting pressure as its dispute with China over the suspected torture of a North Korea human rights activist is showing no signs of abating, with both sides reiterating their own claims. Beijing on Friday again denied allegations that its investigators abused Kim Young-hwan during his detention, in response to Seoul’s request for a reinvestigation into his claims. During the 114-day confinement, Kim said he was tortured with electricity, beaten on the face, deprived o
Aug. 5, 2012
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Peru honors national day, FTA anniversary
The Peruvian Embassy celebrated its 191st national day in Seoul on Thursday as this year marks the first anniversary since the free trade agreement between both countries went into effect.Peruvian charge d’affaires Eduardo Castaneda also noted the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between both countries in 2013, adding that the “ties between our nations will grow stronger day by day.”He also hoped that the FTA, which went into effect on Aug. 1 last year, would increase commercial trade between
Aug. 5, 2012
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Korean course opens in Myanmar
The ASEAN-Korea Center will open a Korean language training course in Myanmar on Monday to help boost tourism from Korea to the country.The Korean Language Training Course is a joint effort by those from the public and private sectors of tourism from both countries.According to the center, the course will provide lectures on reading, listening, writing and basic conversational skills that are focused on tourism.Myanmar will be the fifth ASEAN country to hold such a training course.The center add
Aug. 5, 2012
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Poland polishes image with exhibit
The Polish Embassy is set to open an exhibition that will feature works of art by some of Poland’s most famous young designers at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center on Thursday.The exhibition titled “Unpolished ― Young Design from Poland” will attempt to show the country’s modern and dynamic contemporary image.The artists behind the displays are between 30 to 40 years old.Curated by Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka and Pawel Grobelny, the exhibit will be stopping in Korea as part of a worldwide tou
Aug. 5, 2012
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Swiss ambassador bids farewell at national day event
The Swiss ambassador celebrated his last national day event in Seoul on Wednesday, which fell on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea.Swiss Ambassador Thomas Kupfer said that the relations between both countries are “mature and on a very friendly and solid basis” during his welcoming speech, before he moves onto his next post.Kupfer also noted Switzerland’s unique and sad historical relationship with the Korean peninsula, referring to their required presence at the Neutral Nations
Aug. 5, 2012
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Morocco marks national day, diplomatic ties
Morocco celebrated its national day in Seoul on July 30 the same day as its 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea.Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Chraibi welcomed ambassadors and dignitaries with a speech to commemorate the country’s relationship with Korea.“These 50 years of diplomatic relations attest outstandingly to the excellent ties that so happily exist between our two nations on the political, economic and socio-cultural levels,” said the ambassador.Chraibi also addressed the growi
Aug. 5, 2012
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KOTRA opens Paraguay office
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency is set to open a new office in Asuncion, Paraguay, in September.The state-run agency will be setting up the office to help businesses from both countries enter each other’s markets.“This is very important as the office of KOTRA will open in Paraguay to assist Korean businessmen in selling Korean products to Paraguay and look for investment opportunities in the country,” said Paraguayan Ambassador Ceferino Valdez.The office will also receive help from i
Aug. 5, 2012
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Paraguay seeks Korean investors
Rich in natural resources and with a foreigner-friendly environment, Paraguay is rife with business opportunities for Koreans, the Paraguayan Ambassador said on Friday.Ceferino Valdez said in an interview with The Korea Herald that Paraguay also has no restrictions for foreign companies when buying land.And both governments are working to help Korean companies in Paraguay by eliminating double taxation.“The negotiation is already quite advanced and a delegation is coming to finish the matters,”
Aug. 5, 2012
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Foreign ministers discuss Korea-Myanmar ties
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan hailed Friday the progress made by both South Korea and Myanmar in improving bilateral relations, saying he believes that ties with the Southeast Asian country “have been strengthened almost every day.” Kim made the remarks as he held talks with his Myanmarese counterpart Wanna Maung Lwin, who is on a four-day visit to South Korea. Following a landmark visit by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to Myanmar in May and summit talks with President Thein Sein, how to
Aug. 3, 2012
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Seoul to push consular pact with China
South Korea is pushing for a consular agreement with Beijing as part of its measures to step up protection of its citizens living overseas amid controversy over alleged torture of a North Korea human rights activist during his detention in China. The Foreign Ministry said Thursday it plans to speed up efforts for the pact to facilitate consular access to Koreans in Chinese custody. “We see the agreement as contributing to better protection of our citizens in China,” spokesman Cho Tai-young said
Aug. 2, 2012
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S. Korean activist seeks to prove torture through medical checkup
A South Korean human rights activist who has accused Chinese security agents of torture during his four-month arrest said Thursday he will prove his claims through a medical checkup amid Beijing's denial of the alleged abuse.The dramatic story of Kim Young-hwan, who was expelled from China and returned home on July 20, has taken another turn in recent weeks following his revelations of torture und
Aug. 2, 2012
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Police clamp down on child pornography
Police on Wednesday launched a nation-wide crackdown on child pornography as part of a government drive to root out sex-related crimes in the wake of brutal sexual offenses against children.The move comes after a 10-year-old girl was killed by a convicted sex offender who allegedly owned almost 70 items of child pornography, the police said. Police suspect the girl was also raped. “We will strengthen monitoring of activities related to child pornography, judging that watching pornography featuri
Aug. 1, 2012
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Kim named to U.N. panel on global development
UNITED NATIONS (Yonhap News) ― South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan was selected as a high-profile international adviser Tuesday to recommend agenda for global development and prepare visions for social and environmental targets beyond 2015. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked the 26-member panel to present “a bold yet practical development vision next year” to the193 U.N. member states to replace the 2015 Millennium Development Goals, the U.N.-initiated anti-poverty and sustainable
Aug. 1, 2012
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Seoul hardens line in China torture dispute
The alleged torture of North Korean human rights activist Kim Young-hwan by Chinese investigators is escalating into a diplomatic dispute between the two governments.Seoul’s Foreign Ministry toughened its stance Tuesday, promising to assist Kim’s and his supporters’ plans to take China’s human rights abuses to the United Nations.Earlier in the day, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman denied the claim of torture, saying China had “proceeded with the investigation according to the law” and “prote
July 31, 2012
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Seoul protests Tokyo’s claim to Dokdo
Foreign Ministry summons Japanese official over defense white paperSeoul strongly protested Tokyo’s fresh claim on Tuesday to the South Korean islets of Dokdo in its latest defense white paper. In the annual document approved by its cabinet, Japan identified the rocky islets as its territory and said the ownership issue “still remains unsolved.” The description has not been changed since 2005. The Korean government dismissed the claim as “unacceptable,” urging an immediate rectification.“We stro
July 31, 2012
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China rejects allegations of torture against S. Korean activist
China rejected allegations Tuesday that a South Korean rights activist was severely tortured while under its custody for questioning, saying the investigation went according to law and his legitimate rights were guaranteed.The comments from China's foreign ministry represented Beijing's first official reaction to claims that the prominent activist, Kim Young-hwan, was tortured with electric shocks
July 31, 2012
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Korea, Australia launch strategic dialogue
South Korea and Australia launched a regular high-level meeting here on Monday to boost cooperation in politics and defense between the two middle powers in the Asia Pacific, Seoul officials said. The first strategic dialogue was designed to provide a wider framework for detailed bilateral discussions to better cope with the region’s changing security environment, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.It is an integration of two high-level talks between the two sides, which have separately co
July 30, 2012
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Activist considers petition over alleged torture
A South Korean activist who claimed have been tortured by Chinese authorities while under detention is considering bringing his case to the International Criminal Court, his close aides said Sunday.Kim Young-hwan and three other activists trying to help North Korean refugees in China were arrested in late March and accused of endangering Beijing’s national security. After being deported to South Korea last week, Kim said he was physically abused and criticized the Seoul government for taking a c
July 29, 2012
