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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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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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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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New U.S. envoy notes Lee’s optimism on FTA
The new top U.S. envoy to South Korea, Sung Kim, paid his first visit to Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan on Tuesday after taking office.The first Korean-born U.S. ambassador to Seoul expressed anticipation for the passage of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement at the National Assembly.“There’s great anticipation on passage of the FTA,” the ambassador said in response to the foreign minister’s comments that Lee was at the National Assembly to seek parliamentary approval of the agreement. The caree
Nov. 15, 2011
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Korean tourist killed in boat crash in Philippines
A Korean tourist was killed this week in a boat crash off the eastern coast of the Philippine island of Cebu, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday.A banana boat carrying three South Korean tourists, including a 50-year-old woman identified only by her surname Ji, collided with an outrigger canoe on Sunday morning, causing all three to fall into the water, the ministry said in a statement.The tourists were soon rescued and taken to a nearby hospital, where Ji died and the other two are receiving
Nov. 14, 2011
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Korea, Australia launch sex-trade crackdown
South Korea and Australia will seek joint measures to crack down on prostitution by South Korean women in the latter country, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday.Moon Ha-yong, ambassador for overseas Koreans and consular affairs, will meet with his Australian counterparts in Canberra later in the day to discuss the issue, the ministry said.“About 1,000 South Korean women in Australia are engaged in the sex trade, and most of them are abusing their working-holiday visas,” the ambassador told Yon
Nov. 14, 2011
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Lee calls on APEC leaders to encourage corporate creativity through deregulation
HONOLULU (Yonhap News) ― South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called Sunday for leaders of Pacific Rim economies to encourage corporate creativity and innovation through deregulation, saying it will make companies more competitive, help spur economic growth and create jobs.Lee made the remarks during a working lunch session with other leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Hawaii. The host U.S. asked Lee to deliver the lead speech at the session on deregulation after fi
Nov. 14, 2011
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Korea, U.S. to ease immigration rules
Seoul and Washington have agreed to accelerate moves to allow automatic immigration checks in both countries from next year.On the sidelines of the 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii, the Korean and the U.S. governments agreed to allow fast-tracked immigration procedures for “trusted travelers” of the two countries, without a face-to-face interview with an immigration officer.The trusted travelers need to submit personal data, including fingerprints and photographs, to the a
Nov. 14, 2011
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Inner Mongolia reforestation makes progress
HONG KONG (Yonhap News) ― Joint efforts by South Korea and China to stop desertification in the Inner Mongolian desert have made headway, creating a large artificial forest, a local government said Monday. The Forestry Department at China’s autonomous region of Inner Mongolia said an 8.7-square-kilometer forest in the Ulan Buh Desert was completed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a central development aid agency under the authority of the South Korean foreign ministry, and the Baya
Nov. 14, 2011
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Seoul forms advisory panel for nuke summit
The Korean government said it has established an eminent persons’ group to provide advice to President Lee Myung-bak when South Korea hosts the Nuclear Security Summit in March.The 15-member group will include India’s former President Abdul Kalam, Singapore’s Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry, former Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and former South Korean Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo, according to
Nov. 14, 2011
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DP-India visa
BRIEFIndian visa center reopens Applying for a visa to visit India has been made easier with the reopening of the Indian Visa Application Center.From now on, the center will handle all visa related matters, types and categories for Korean and foreign nationals wishing to visit India.The Center is located at the Hyundai Liberty House, 258 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu. The office of the Indian Visa Application Center will operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on all working days with a lunch break from 1-2
Nov. 14, 2011
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Where to find Canadian foods
Foodies craving a taste from the Great White North in Korea have received a helping hand. The Canadian Embassy published a list of Canadian products available in Korea and where to purchase those products.A vast amount of Canadian products can be found at various supermarkets and discount chains across the country. “You may have to go to more than one outlet to fill your pantry, but discovering new shopping opportunities is half the fun of shopping for quality Canadian products,” said the embass
Nov. 13, 2011
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Registering for French elections
Next year, French citizens living in Korea will be invited to vote for the presidential elections, and for the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, the parliamentary elections.To participate in these elections, French citizens must be registered on the electoral roll in Seoul before Dec. 31. Registration can only be made at the embassy’s consular section. For more information on the elections, visit www.ambafrance-kr.org.
Nov. 13, 2011
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Norway’s Samgakji exhibition gets new face
The Norwegian Embassy is keeping its Samgakji Subway Station project fresh by revamping the pictures laid out on the platform and escalators.Recently, new pictures appeared on the platform and escalators, slowly changing the focus from nature to architecture.The new exhibition starts with one of the oldest examples of Norwegian architecture: Stave churches. Built in the 11th century, 28 stave churches still exist in Norway. As passengers at Samgakji station continue down the escalator, they will
Nov. 13, 2011
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Registering for U.S. primaries
With less than one year until the United States elections, the embassy has set up information to help Americans living in Korea to register.The U.S. Presidential election will be held on Nov. 6, 2012.Also during this election, 33 U.S. Senate seats will be up for vote, as well as all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The election will also encompass 11 state gubernatorial races as well as many state legislature races, ballot questions and referendums. In order to receive a ballot fo
Nov. 13, 2011
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Sustainable architecture conference this week
The Embassy of Denmark will host a conference on sustainable architecture in collaboration with the Korea Institute of Registered Architects. The conference aims to promote Danish architecture in Korea within the field of sustainability and will include both Danish architects and companies providing solutions in the form of green buildings. Kai-Uwe Bergman from BIG, which has won several international prizes for sustainable achitecture, will deliver a keynote speech. The conference will also pre
Nov. 13, 2011
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MOFAT promotes working holiday program
The Foreign Ministry is promoting a working holiday program as part of its efforts to foster 100,000 global youth leaders.The working holiday program allows Koreans aged 18-30 to stay in one of 11 partner countries of the program to work and travel during a limited period. The partner countries are Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and Taiwan.The scheme will give Korean youths a chance to learn and enjoy other countries’ cultures during t
Nov. 13, 2011
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Continuing Literary Society under new chief
Newly arrived Swedish Ambassador Lars Danielsson hosted his first event as new president of the Seoul Literary Society, a group of expats, Koreans and diplomats who share the love of the written word.This meeting honored Oh Jung-hee, one of Korea’s leading writers and one of the most accomplished authors of short fiction today.Danielsson plans to continue the mandate from founder of SLS and former Swedish Ambassador Lars Vargo which was to share the beauty of the world’s cultures that are inscri
Nov. 13, 2011
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Argentina aims at Korean wine market
Wine lovers generally enjoy tasting different wines from every part of the world, and for Argentina, this is a great opportunity to further boost its presence here.“Once this market is developed, everyone will have the possibility to do well here,” said Argentine Ambassador Carlos Alberto Arganaraz.The embassy last week held its first wine seminar in four years hoping to advance a product currently only found at five-star hotels and high-end department stores and restaurants.“We are back now wit
Nov. 13, 2011
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Saying goodbye to envoy’s second home
Uden recounts his 33-year Korean connection with sadness, optimismFor British Ambassador Martin Uden, who is leaving Seoul next week for his next assignment, Korea was more than a posting. This is a place he first arrived at in 1978 and has kept strong links with for 33 years.Personally, Seoul is the city where he met his wife Fiona and the ambassador’s residence is the place where they shared their first kiss when he was a junior level diplomat.“For me and my wife, it’s going to be an enormous
Nov. 13, 2011
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Connecting New Zealand food with Korea
The New Zealand Embassy will hold a food fair this week.The event, the second of its kind, aims to introduce fresh premium food and beverages of New Zealand to Korean industry experts and promote long-term cooperation between the two country’s industries. The “New Zealand Food Connection 2011” will be held on Nov. 15 at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul.New Zealand Trade and Enterprise explained that this year’s event will be larger than last year’s and will include 20 representatives from food and bever
Nov. 13, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold first high-level talks on Africa
South Korea will hold its first high-level talks with the United States over African affairs next week in Seoul in a bid to coordinate the two countries policies on the region, the foreign ministry said Saturday. Song Woong-yeob, Director General for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, w
Nov. 12, 2011
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Ambassador to Libya stresses ‘long-term plan’
South Korea needs a long-term, diversified plan to set up new diplomatic ties with Libya as it transitions from Moammar Gadhafi’s decades-long rule, Seoul’s top diplomat to the North African state said Friday. “Economy should not be the only focus,” Cho Dae-sik, the South Korean ambassador to Libya, told reporters in Seoul. “We need a long-term strategy embracing various sectors to start new diplomatic relations (with Libya).” Cho came to Seoul for a four-day meeting to discuss with related mini
Nov. 11, 2011