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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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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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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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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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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
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Korean-American U.S. envoy stresses special partnership
Sung Kim arrives in Seoul to take up postSung Kim, Washington’s newly appointed chief diplomat to Seoul, arrived here to officially take office on Thursday, pledging to make the utmost effort for a stronger bilateral alliance. Kim, a Korean-American former State Department official, was named the new ambassador to South Korea based on his expertise on North Korea and the peninsula. He was sworn in last week in Washington, becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Seoul of Korean heritage since the t
Nov. 10, 2011
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Seoul dismisses Japan’s request to call off Dokdo concert
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed Japan’s recent request to cancel a scheduled concert on South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, saying it was “needless” to even consider the request.The Japanese request came as a group of South Korean lawmakers are planning to stage a concert Friday on Dokdo, a source of frequent tension between Seoul and Tokyo as the latter continues to lay claim to the islets.“It’s true a complaint has been filed by Japan over the planned concert on Dokdo,” a fo
Nov. 10, 2011
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S. Korea names honorary envoys for nuclear summit
South Korea on Thursday named singer Park Jung-hyun and actor Jang Geun-seok honorary ambassadors for a nuclear security summit in Seoul next year, the Foreign Ministry said. Park and Jang, along with children’s TV entertainers Jin Ji-hee and Wang Seok-hyun, will be making “a big contribution to promoting” the two-day summit that will open on March 26 next year, the ministry said in a statement. Leaders from some 50 countries, including the U.S., China, Britain, Japan and Russia, will be attendi
Nov. 10, 2011
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New U.S. ambassador to S. Korea arrives for duty
Sung Kim, Washington’s newly appointed chief diplomat to Seoul, arrived here to officially start his duty on Thursday. Kim, a Korean-American former State Department official, was named as the new ambassador to South Korea based on his expertise on North Korea and the peninsula. He was sworn in last week in Washington, becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Seoul of Korean heritage since the two sides established diplomatic ties 129 years ago. The appointment of the 51-year-old career diplomat is
Nov. 10, 2011
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New U.S. ambassador to South Korea set to take up post
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. ambassador to South Korea was set to arrive in Seoul on Thursday to take up his post, a U.S. embassy official said. Sung Kim, a career diplomat with expertise on the North Korean nuclear issue, was sworn in last week as Washington's top envoy to Seoul, becomin
Nov. 10, 2011
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S. Korean diplomat in Japan returns home to prepare for elections
A senior South Korean diplomat in Japan has resigned only nine months after taking office, citing preparations to run for next year’s parliamentary elections, an official said Tuesday.Kim Seok-ki, the consul general in Osaka, recently submitted his resignation to the presidential office and returned home on Monday, the Foreign Ministry official said.Kim has reportedly cited his plan to run in the parliamentary elections scheduled next April.The move comes nine months after the former police chie
Nov. 8, 2011
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Korea, Vietnam discuss atomic power plant deal
President Lee Myung-bak and visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang discussed during their summit talks Tuesday bilateral cooperation including a project to build nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan, southwestern Vietnam. Vietnam plans to build a 10-unit atomic power station in Ninh Thuan in 2014. Korea is seeking to build the fifth and sixth units. “The two sides closely observed Korea’s proposal on the use of Korean technology for nuclear power plant development in Vietnam, human resource
Nov. 8, 2011
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U.N. forum discusses nuclear security
Nuclear experts and officials from around the world kicked off an annual United Nations forum on the southern resort island of Jeju Monday to highlight the importance of strengthening nuclear security, setting the stage for a global summit of the same theme to be hosted by South Korea next year.The Republic of Korea-U.N. Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues, now into its 10th year, comes as Seoul is preparing to host some 50 world leaders in March for the second Nuclear S
Nov. 7, 2011
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First Korean-American ambassador to Seoul ‘honored’ to get role
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― As the first Korean-born U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Sung Kim on Friday insisted that the nations’ alliance is not a “zero-sum” game and dismissed concerns that he may face a conflict between American interests and great expectations among people in his motherland.He said it’s the utmost honor for him to assume the post, not a burden, although it is a “huge challenge.”“I know that there is huge expectation among the Korean public, and that’s fine. I am completely c
Nov. 6, 2011
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Vietnam leader seeks better Korean partnership
Sang notes vibrant economic ties, hopes for continued exchange of development experienceVietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said he will discuss ways to strengthen strategic cooperation with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during his visit to Seoul Nov. 8-10.In an e-mail interview with The Korea Herald ahead of his trip to Korea, the Vietnamese leader emphasized that the two countries should expand cooperation in all areas to keep their relations flourishing as part of the partnership esta
Nov. 6, 2011
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Southeast Asian food highlighted at expo
The ASEAN-Korea Centre will showcase food and beverages from 29 companies of 10 ASEAN countries during the Korea Food Expo.Amid growing interest in ASEAN food and beverage products in the Korean market, the Centre intends to further promote products from members of the Southeast Asian bloc by displaying and introducing a wide selection of goods including frozen seafood, confectionery, dried fruit, pre-cooked frozen food, and beverages in the Korean market.Moreover, the ASEAN-Korea Centre will pr
Nov. 6, 2011
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Luxembourg ICT seminar at BEXCO
The Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office is holding a seminar regarding the European country’s information communication technology industry during the G-Star Trade and Game Show in Busan.Luxembourg is one of the leading ICT industry countries in Europe hosting several international recognized companies such as eBay, Amazon, Skype and PayPal.The seminar will be held on Nov. 10 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the BEXCO.The presenter will be senior advisor director from the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy an
Nov. 6, 2011
