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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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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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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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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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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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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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No. of S. Koreans remaining in Libya reduced to 60
The number of South Koreans remaining in Libya has been reduced to 60 as three construction workers and a resident left the turmoil-laden country by land to Tunisia, the foreign ministry said Sunday. The 60 is comprised of 29 in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, 16 in the eastern city of Benghazi and 15 officials at the South Korean Embassy in Tripoli. South Korea on Tuesday refused to allow 1
April 3, 2011
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N. Korea slams Japan for approving textbooks renewing claims to Dokdo
North Korea on Sunday called South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo as "an invariable territory indigenous to the Korean people yesterday, today and even in the future," lambasting Japan for authorizing a dozen new school textbooks renewing territorial claims to the islets last week. In a commentary, the North's official Web site, Uriminzokkiri, made the remarks, adding that South Korea has
April 3, 2011
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Japan expected to repeat territorial claims over Dokdo in diplomatic report
Japan was expected to repeat its territorial claims over South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual diplomatic report, sources said Friday, just two days after Tokyo approved a series of textbooks claiming the islets as its territory.Japan's Cabinet planned to approve the "Diplomatic Blue Paper" report for 2011 that was expected to carry the same territorial descriptions of Dokdo as i
April 1, 2011
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ICAO help sought over N.K. jamming
South Korea’s foreign minister met with the head of the U.N. aviation safety agency to ask for continuing help in stopping North Korea from sending jamming GPS signals across their heavily fortified border, officials said Thursday. Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan meets Secretary-General Raymond Benjamin of the International Civil Aviation Organization at his office Thursday. (Yonhap News)South Kor
March 31, 2011
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Seoul moves to consolidate right to Dokdo
Heliport repair under way, to be completed in May: government sourceWhile cautious not to provoke too much tension as Japan continues to suffer from the aftermath of a powerful quake, South Korea is quietly carrying out projects aimed at countering the neighboring state’s continued claims over its islets of Dokdo, sources here said Thursday. Japan strengthened its claims over South Korea’s eastern
March 31, 2011
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Japan textbooks strengthen claim over Dokdo
Japan strengthened its claims over South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in its revised textbooks Wednesday, provoking Seoul to take a set of countermeasures feared to weaken ties between the two neighboring states. Tokyo has for years laid territorial claims over the South Korean islets and glorified its wartime past in textbooks for young students, often providing a stumbling block to mendin
March 30, 2011
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Japan authorizes new school textbooks renewing claims to Dokdo
Japan authorized a dozen new school textbooks renewing territorial claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo on Wednesday in a move sure to sour the warming relations between the two neighbors. The approval was seen by many South Koreans as a slap in the face as it came at a time when they have been pouring out sympathy and support for their former colonial ruler as it suffers from a
March 30, 2011
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Prime minister to visit China next month
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik will visit China next month for talks with his counterpart and other senior officials on ways to develop diplomatic and economic ties, Kim’s office said Tuesday.During the April 12-14 trip, Kim will hold talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and pay a visit to President Hu Jintao, the office said in a statement.Kim will also meet with Wu Bangguo, China’s t
March 29, 2011
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Seoul vows stern steps over Japan’s claims to Dokdo
South Korea will act sternly should Japan move to strengthen its claims to Seoul’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in its reviewed middle school textbooks, the Foreign Ministry here said Monday. Tokyo is currently conducting a review of its history, geography and other middle school textbooks, the result of which is expected to be unveiled this week. The renewed textbooks are believed to contain Japan
March 28, 2011
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French scholarships for next academic year
The French Embassy is accepting applications for 18-25 local students for the Blaise Pascal scholarship scheme.Launched in 2005, the program encourages talented students from Korean universities to pursue postgraduate degrees in France.The French government, through the embassy in Seoul, has been providing scholarships of excellence to Korean citizens for more than 55 years, and over 1,650 Koreans
March 27, 2011
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Quota set for NZ Working Holiday Scheme
Students interested in studying in New Zealand under the Working Holiday Scheme should get ready as 1,800 places will become available on April 15.Applications can be made online from 10 a.m.For more information, including relevant links to the appropriate New Zealand government agencies, visit the embassy’s website at www.nzembassy.com/korea.(yoav@heraldm.com)
March 27, 2011
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Korea, Israel collaborate on nanoparticles
Ink from silver-coated copper particles for printed electronics marks the first commercial joint venture between a technology transfer office of an Israeli University and a Korean company.The deal gives a leading Korean printing firm the rights to an Israeli innovation in producing conductive ink.Vaxan Steel will develop a process invented at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for utilizing silver
March 27, 2011
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Canada celebrates its French culture
For the Week of the Francophonie held throughout the world, the Canadian Embassy and Quebec Provincial Office in Seoul are organizing an event to showcase Canada’s place in the French world. Set for March 29, the event titled “Canada and La Francophonie” will feature a presentation on French Canadian universities and an advanced screening of the 2011 Oscar nominated French Canadian film “Incendies
March 27, 2011
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India Cultural Center opens with spring classes
India and Korea share a very long history, yet Indian culture in Korea is still relatively unknown and, at times, misunderstood.The Indian Embassy is planning to change that with the opening of its Cultural Center on the first floor of the Korean Methodist Women’s Society building in 36-1 Hannam-dong, Yongsan district. The embassy will hold regular classes from April 1.Everyone is welcomed to sign
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia looking to expand exports with gadgets
Just a decade ago, Indonesia was considered the weak link in Asia, but with a lot of hard work, the country is proving itself to South Korea and the world as a haven for foreign direct investment.There are several reasons why the world’s fourth most populous country is attractive to companies like POSCO, Hankook Tires and small and medium-sized companies who invested about $10 billion last year.Fi
March 27, 2011
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Prospect of peace between Israel, Palestinians
Initiatives and new paradigm could bring hope for peace in Middle EastThroughout the years, the dichotomy of peace in the Holy Land has been close enough to touch, smell and feel but also, far enough to believe.Yet hope still stands as an underlining principle that drives conflicting sides to see an end to the conflict.The new paradigm shaping the Middle East is creating another dichotomy. On the
March 27, 2011
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Persian New Year bridges cultures
For the first time in Korea, the Iranian Embassy showcased one of its most important national holidays.Nowruz, widely known as the Persian New Year, is celebrated and observed by Iranic people.Newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Masoumifar explained that it is a holiday also celebrated in Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, northwestern China, the Crimea and some parts of the Balkans.“We organi
March 27, 2011
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Carter expected to visit Pyongyang next month
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expected to visit North Korea next month to thaw the frozen dialogue between the two sides, reports said Thursday, as Washington continues to snub holding two-way talks with the unpredictable state. “It is highly likely that ex-President Carter will travel to North Korea in about a month as the North Korean mission in New York has been arranging for the visit,
March 24, 2011
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S. Korea to clamp down on illegal Chinese fishing
South Korea will take tougher steps to deal with illegal Chinese fishing activities in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to better preserve the country's marine resources, the government said Thursday. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said more boats and personnel will be assigned to cope with illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea up until the end of April, when Chinese b
March 24, 2011
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Libyan gunmen rob Korean-run building sites
Armed robbers broke into two South Korean-run construction sites in Libya in separate incidents earlier this week, with one group stealing cash, but no one was injured, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Three armed men stormed an office at a construction site in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday and stole about $2,500 from there, the ministry said. Separately, a group of four armed people br
March 22, 2011
