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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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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Ambassador plans Korean industrial area for India
He may be leaving Seoul for New Delhi, but the exiting Indian ambassador to Korea is keen to take a patch of this country’s industry back to his home turf. Skand Tayal wishes to establish a South Korean industrial complex in his homeland to help this country’s manufacturers take advantage of Indian human resources and technology. “What we have been trying to do is create some special zone in India which would be devoted to Korean industry,” Tayal said. “That way Korean workers and managers who s
Dec. 4, 2011
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Rwanda aims to learn and earn from Korea
The Rwandan president has urged Korea to invest in his country as a gateway to Africa, and said he will take lessons from rapid development here. President Paul Kagame said in a speech in Seoul on Friday that his once civil war-torn nation had created an accommodating investment environment. Rwanda is rebuilding its economy following Africa’s worst genocide in modern times. The 1994 killing of an estimated 800,000 people and involvement in conflict in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo
Dec. 4, 2011
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BRICs boost global aid partnership
BRIC nations’ agreement at the Busan aid forum to join a new global development partnership is a significant breakthrough, sources said.While advanced countries have had difficulty expanding or maintaining their budgets for international aid due to the recent global economic downturn, the increased role of Brazil, Russia, India and China at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness may point to a new era. These emerging countries struggled to draft a final version of the document with mo
Dec. 1, 2011
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UAE celebrates 40th National Day
The following article was contributed by Abdulla Al Romaithi, ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, to mark its 40th National Day, which falls on Dec. 2. ― Ed.With the theme “Spirit of the Union,” the United Arab Emirates celebrates its 40th National Day on Dec. 2, noting the great achievements it has made since the establishment of the federation in 1971 thanks to the policies of our late leader and founding president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan and his fellow members of the Supreme Co
Dec. 1, 2011
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‘Busan forum to shape new global partnership on aid’
The Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness will be a precious opportunity to build a new global partnership making development more effective in aid recipient countries, a South Korean government official said.Park En-na, director general of the development cooperation bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, represents Korea in the group of sherpas who are to finalize the outcome document in the final meeting of the so-called HLF-4 on Thursday.“In the past, aid and development
Nov. 29, 2011
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Exhibition to show how Korea rose from recipient to donor
The Korea International Cooperation Agency said it will hold an exhibition of photographs and videos from Tuesday to Thursday to showcase the way South Korea has transformed itself from an aid recipient to a donor country.In the lobby in front of the Convention Hall on the third floor of BEXCO in Busan, the exhibition will be open to all participants of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness including government officials from development partners, lawmakers, civic activists and priva
Nov. 28, 2011
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Busan forum to address key aid agenda
Main issues include ODA alignment, harmonization, accountabilityThe global economy has changed enormously since September 2008, when high-ranking officials from both donor and recipient countries gathered in Accra, Ghana to discuss improving the effectiveness of aid and development cooperation.Recent global crises including food shortages, inflation, the global financial crunch and economic downturns have aggravated the global efforts for development in less-developed countries.The Fourth High-L
Nov. 28, 2011
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Exhibition to show how Korea rose from recipient to donor
The Korea International Cooperation Agency said it would hold an exhibition of photographs and videos from Tuesday to Thursday to showcase the way South Korea has transformed itself from an aid recipient to a donor country.On the lobby in front of the Convention Hall on the third floor of BEXCO in Busan, the exhibition will be open to all participants of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness including government officials from development partners, lawmakers, civic activists and priva
Nov. 28, 2011
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Kids to draw on Southeast Asia
A children’s drawing contest is to give Korean elementary school students the chance to depict their favorite place in Southeast Asia. The “My Friend ASEAN” competition aims to raise awareness of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and to promote global citizenship among the younger generation. The ASEAN-Korea Centre will take entries from Dec. 1-23.Certificates and prizes will be awarded to 70 winners and their artwork will be exhibited at the ASEAN Hall in the Seoul Press Center Buildin
Nov. 27, 2011
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Sultanate to showcase Omani oceans at Yeosu
Oman has pledged to introduce its geography, history and culture to the world by taking part in next year’s Yeosu Expo. The Sultanate has set up a ministerial committee to supervise its preparations for the Yeosu 2012 international exposition to run in the South Jeolla Province costal city under the slogan of “Living Oceans and Coasts.”The Omani Sultanate has announced that it will create a 786 square-meter pavilion under the theme of “Care for Marine Wealth” to demonstrate Sultan Qaboos’ desire
Nov. 27, 2011
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Asian security “vital” for new U.K. envoy
By Kirsty Taylor The U.K.’s new ambassador to Seoul expressed “major concern” over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs on his first day in office, but stressed the importance of Britain’s relations with South Korea.“We’re acutely concerned about the role that North Korea plays in proliferation and the way in which it is trying to sell nuclear technology, know-how and equipment to people who are interested in acquiring them,” Scott Wightman said Thursday, a day before presenting his credential
Nov. 27, 2011
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World’s biggest aid forum to open in Busan
The world’s largest forum on development aid will kick off in Busan on Tuesday for a three-day run in which minister-level government and private-sector officials from 160 countries will take part.The Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, or HLF-4, will follow on from the first High-Level Forum on Harmonization meeting in Rome in 2003, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2005 and the 2008 meeting in Accra, Ghana. About 2,500 delegates will assess how much progress has been made
Nov. 27, 2011
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Oman to showcase its oceans at Yeosu
Oman has pledged to introduce its geography, history and culture to the world by taking part in next year’s Yeosu Expo. The Sultanate has set up a ministerial committee to supervise its preparations for the Yeosu 2012 international exposition to run in the South Jeolla Province costal city under the slogan of “Living Oceans and Coasts.”The Omani Sultanate has announced that it will create a 786 square-meter pavilion under the theme of “Care for Marine Wealth” to demonstrate Sultan Qaboos’ desire
Nov. 27, 2011
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Korea, Chile sign pork protection pact
Korean and Chilean pork producers are to benefit from knowledge and technology exchange programs following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries. Anibal Ariztia, national director of the Chilean Livestock and Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Service (SAG) updated his organization’s MOU with the Korean Livestock and Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Services (QIA) while visiting Seoul earlier this month. The revised pact will boost cooperation on preventi
Nov. 27, 2011
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Kids to draw on Southeast Asia
A children’s drawing contest is to give Korean elementary school students the chance to depict their favorite place in Southeast Asia. The “My Friend ASEAN” competition aims to raise awareness of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and to promote global citizenship among the younger generation. The ASEAN-Korea Centre will take entries from Dec. 1-23.Certificates and prizes will be awarded to 70 winners and their artwork will be exhibited at the ASEAN Hall in the Seoul Press Center Buildin
Nov. 27, 2011
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Spanish art is writ large on Korean roofs
A Spanish artist has created giant murals on the roofs of several Korean buildings. Santiago Morilla, from Madrid, created the large-scale artwork depicting semi-submerged people on top of buildings at the Gyeonggi Creation Center, where he is currently taking an artistic residency. His exhibition “Water Beacons, a warning to navigators” is open to the public indefinitely at the center in the Danwon-gu area of Ansan. His previous works include a rooftop art project for the Royal Spain Academy lo
Nov. 27, 2011
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German reunification expert advises olive branch to N.K.
A German reunification expert has said that concessions from South Korea to the North now could smooth the two countries’ reunion should the communist regime suddenly collapse.Professor Horst Teltschik, former director general at the West German Federal Chancellery, joined a consultation group here to share his experiences following the collapse of the German Democratic Republic that was East Germany. Germany was divided from the end of World War II until the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989.Te
Nov. 27, 2011
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Asian security ‘vital’ for new U.K. envoy
The U.K.’s new ambassador to Seoul expressed “major concern” over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs on his first day in office. He also stressed the importance of Britain’s relations with South Korea.“We’re acutely concerned about the role that North Korea plays in proliferation and the way in which it is trying to sell nuclear technology, know-how and equipment to people who are interested in acquiring them,” Scott Wightman said Thursday, a day before presenting his credentials to Presiden
Nov. 27, 2011
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Green designs link Danes with Korea
Denmark has sought inspiration from Korea on how to connect the Scandinavian country’s cities using green transport. Danish politician Per Seerup Knudsen visited the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to view cutting-edge Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology. “We found the research by KAIST very interesting because of what we want to do in Copenhagen,” he said.The councilor for the Capital Region of Denmark said that green technology like the OLEV buses viewed at the KAIST s
Nov. 27, 2011
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Seoul may impose further sanctions against Iran
The South Korean government is reviewing whether to impose additional sanctions against Iran for its suspicious role in developing a nuclear weapon, a government official said Thursday.The government is carefully considering halting exports and imports of petrochemical products between Iran and Korea at the U.S. request, the official said.“South Korea is already fully implementing sanctions against Iran in line with the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1929. But the recent suspicion of Iran’s nu
Nov. 24, 2011