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Raising bookworms or robots? Why private reading academies thrive
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What is South Korea’s 4B movement?
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Yoon struggles amid lowest approval rating
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LG Display unveils world's most stretchable display
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Korean shipbuilders upbeat on Trump’s call for collaboration
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LG eyes footing in aerospace with possible SpaceX deal
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Dialogue launches without junior doctors, main opposition
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Student backlash erupts as Dongduk Women's University weighs coed future
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Fire at Posco plant in Pohang extinguished, but raises safety concerns
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BTS’ Jin to spread happiness with 1st solo album ‘Happy’
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S. Korea delays submitting claim on East China Sea shelf to U.N.
South Korea has postponed the timing of submitting a claim to an extended portion of continental shelf in the East China Sea to a United Nations body to sometime "within this year," according to an official Friday. The foreign ministry had been finalizing details to submit the claim on seabed beyond its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East China Sea to the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the
July 6, 2012
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Authorities begin probe into handling of pact with Japan
The government launched an investigation into the processing of the canceled military information agreement with Japan on Wednesday. Speaking on local radio on Wednesday, Democratic United Party chairman Lee Hae-chan called on the president to apologize before the National Assembly’s plenary session on July 16. He said the General Security of Military Information Agreement was the “final version of the Lee Myung-bak government’s movement against the times.”“President Lee needs to apologize for p
July 4, 2012
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Korea boosts Central Asia ties
Korea is seeking to scale up its partnership with Central Asia in efforts to shore up its charge into the region’s vast resources reserves and growing energy and infrastructure industries. The Foreign Ministry hosted a cooperation forum in Seoul on Wednesday with more than 100 policymakers, businesspeople and scholars from five Central Asian countries ― Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. They took part in sessions on issues such as renewable energy, medical care and
July 4, 2012
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Pyongyang’s growing foreign trade
North Korea increased its shipment of natural resources to China as it suffered from international sanctions and isolation stemming from its weapons programs, South Korean data showed.The North’s external trade surged 51 percent last year to a 22-year high of $6.3 billion thanks to robust Chinese demand, according to the state-owned Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. Pyongyang’s exports, chiefly consisting of natural resources, soared 84 percent to $2.79 billion. Imports rose 32.6 percent
July 4, 2012
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Lee discusses economic cooperation with Laos prime minister
President Lee Myung-bak met with Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on Wednesday and discussed ways to expand cooperation in energy and resources as well as development aid between the two countries, the presidential office said.Thongsing arrived in Seoul earlier Wednesday for a two-day visit that also includes talks with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and a business forum aime
July 4, 2012
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Seychelles seeks closer Korean partnership
A quarter of a world away, Korea and Seychelles may appear to have little in common. The Asian and African countries in fact are similar in many aspects ― a relatively small size of land, ample marine life, fast-growing economy, vibrant democracy, educational zeal and a vision for environmentally friendly development ― on which they will continue to build cooperation, said Jean-Paul Adam, the country’s foreign minister.“Korea and Seychelles may seem like two different countries and seem very far
July 2, 2012
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FM apologizes for pursuing military pact with Japan without people's support
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan apologized to the nation Monday for pursuing a landmark military pact with Japan without making enough efforts to win people's support for the agreement with the former colonial ruler."I sincerely apologize to our people for failing to smoothly proceed with the planned signing of a military agreement with Japan," Kim told reporters, three days after abru
July 2, 2012
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S. Korea mulls using Iranian oil tankers to resume crude imports
South Korea is considering accepting Iran's proposal to supply oil to Seoul using its own oil tankers, a government source said Monday, after oil imports from Tehran were halted due to the European Union's ban on insuring Iranian oil shipments.Iran has proposed that South Korean oil refiners use Tehran's own oil tankers, a move that would allow them to receive crude shipments without concerns over
July 2, 2012
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Latin American officials visit Seoul
Economic policymakers from four Latin American countries are visiting Seoul to enhance cooperation with Korea and study the country’s experience in rapid development, officials said Sunday. The delegation includes Sergio De La Torre Gimeno, Guatemala’s economic minister; Juan Carlos Paiz Venezuela, Guatemala’s presidential commissioner for competitiveness; Robert Gabriel Frugoni Vega, Uruguay’s director of the Planning and Budget Office; Maria Dolores Almeida, Ecuador’s vice finance minister; an
July 1, 2012
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ASEAN Centre advances ties with Gwangju
The ASEAN-Korea Centre and the Kwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry agreed to promote economic exchanges between them, in Seoul on Tuesday.The memorandum of understanding between the two organizations will enable them to hold investment seminars and trade exhibitions, and have trade missions in order to help local businesses.The Kwangju CCI will works with the ASEAN-Korea Centre in promoting bilateral opportunities of trade and investment. The agreement also focuses on small and medium-sized
July 1, 2012
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Korean student to compete at Cambridge
A talented Korean university student is to fly to the U.K. to represent Korea in an English-speaking competition organized by Cambridge University.Sungshin Women’s University business administration student Rhee Kyeong-eun is one of nine young English language students from across Asia in the final of the Best Young Speaker from Asia competition. Last year, the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) launched the competition to find talented young speakers who had recently tak
July 1, 2012
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CanCham Korea celebrates national day
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea celebrated Canada Day in Seoul on Sunday.The event served up Canadian food and drinks to mark the country’s 145th birthday.The celebration, in partnership with Canada Brand, was open for the public and also offered information on education and tourism in Canada. “We partnered with two great restaurants from the Itaewon area, Sam Ryan’s and Chili King, to make this happen,” said Mike Weisbart, one of the organizers of the event.Like most CanCham events, t
July 1, 2012
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Mexicans battle to save architect’s Korean work
The Mexican community in Korea is fighting to save a building designed by one of the country’s most famous architects. Ricardo Legorreta’s “La Casa del Agua,” which means “The Water House” in Spanish, was built in the Jeju city of Seogwipo in 2009, but is now under threat of demolition. The building from the world-renowned architect was first intended to form part of a hotel resort, but is functioning as an art gallery after the company that commissioned it ran into financial difficulties.Now, t
July 1, 2012
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Tunisia looks to draw Korean firms, investors
With a new government in place, Tunisia is looking to Korea to attract investors and businesses to the new democracy, according to Tunisia’s investment vice minister.Alaya Bettaieb, the secretary of state to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, said that the recent revolution has jumpstarted investment in the country and urged Koreans to join.“Today, Tunisia is a country which is already attracting 3,200 foreign companies,” Bettaieb said.At the Korea-Tunisia Economic Forum h
July 1, 2012
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Slovakia and Korea celebrate 20 years of ties
The Slovak Embassy is celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations with Korea with a series of cultural events.Slovak Ambassador Dusan Bella hosted an afternoon gathering at the embassy Wednesday to introduce the events leading up to the January 2013 anniversary.“With the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries, we hope to spread the knowledge about our two countries and the great cooperation that we already have economically and politically as well as in terms of tourism
July 1, 2012
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Honorary consul general visits Icelandic president
The Dean of the Corps of Honorary Consuls in Korea, Cho Hae-hyeong, met with the Icelandic president on a trip to Nordic countries last month. He traveled to Norway, Greenland and Iceland as part of a Korean delegation to the region in June. Cho, who has served as the consul general of Iceland to Korea since 1978, met with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson. The 69-year-old was reelected for his fifth term as president on Saturday. The chairman and CEO of Nara Holdings Corp. said that the trip sup
July 1, 2012
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Soul of Mexico shown in Seoul
The wife of Korea’s former ambassador to Mexico is sharing her view of the Latin American country with Seoul. Paek Hee-young, who spent the last three years in Mexico City with her husband Cho Whan-bok during his diplomatic posting, created the paintings on soil canvas to show Mexico through her own eyes. Her “Tree of Life” exhibition is now open at the Insa Art Center until July 2. The show is being supported by the Mexican Embassy in Seoul as part of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the
July 1, 2012
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Opposition party demands PM's dismissal over Japan pact
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) on Sunday demanded the dismissal of Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik over the government's attempt to sign a controversial military pact with Tokyo last week.Lee Hae-chan The demand came two days after Seoul abruptly postponed the signing of the military intelligence agreement with Tokyo under pressure from the National Assembly and the public. The
July 1, 2012
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Seoul puts off signing military deal with Japan
The South Korean government has decided to postpone signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement with Japan.The Foreign Ministry said Seoul has decided to postpone the signing until after the issue has been explained to the National Assembly, as requested by the political parties.The plans to sign the pact on Friday, despite the Ministry of National Defense’s earlier position that the issue will be handled with more care, raised strong criticism from politicians as ignoring the
June 29, 2012
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Iran to 'reconsider' ties if S. Korea cuts oil imports
TEHRAN - Iran will reconsider its ties with South Korea if the Asian nation halts imports of Iranian oil from Sunday, as Seoul has said it will be forced to do because of EU sanctions."If South Korea completely cuts its oil imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran, then in return we will reconsider our relations with this country,"Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said on Thursday, according to the off
June 29, 2012
