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Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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S. Korea, India launch CEO forum for closer partnership
South Korea and India launched a forum of businessmen in Seoul on Tuesday as part of their efforts to forge a closer partnership among entrepreneurs from both countries. The kick-off ceremony of the South Korea-India CEO Forum took place in downtown Seoul, with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hundreds of businessmen attending. The panel is co-chaired by Park Yong-man, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Kumar Birla, chairman
May 19, 2015
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N. Korean threats impede Asian growth: Park
North Korea's nuclear threats and military provocations impede Asia's huge growth potential, President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday, vowing a firm response against any provocations from the North. "The Asian region has an enormous growth potential, but as long as North Korea keeps blocking the blood vessel of growth with its nuclear threats and provocations, it would be hard to expect genuine stability and progress in Asia," Park said in a speech to a forum on Asian leadership. In recent weeks,
May 19, 2015
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Japan urged to give up claims to Dokdo in grand bargain solution to improve ties with Seoul
South Korea and Japan should seek a "grand bargain" solution to their badly frayed relations, in which Japan gives up its claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and compensates victims of wartime sexual slavery, U.S. experts said Monday. Brad Glosserman, executive director of Honolulu-based Pacific Forum CSIS, and Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, made the suggestion in a book that they co-authored and is titled "The Japan-South Kore
May 19, 2015
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U.N. chief, S. Korean president to discuss peace, stability
SEOUL (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that he will discuss peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula when he meets with the South Korean president during his visit to Seoul.Ban arrived here late in the afternoon to attend the World Education Forum (WEF), which kicks off on Tuesday. He is scheduled to meet with President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. Arriving at the airport, Ban, a former foreign minister of South Korea, told
May 18, 2015
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Kerry hints at further sanctions on N.K.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Seoul on Monday lashed out at North Korea for its recent test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, public executions and other ongoing provocations, stressing the need for greater international pressure to change its behavior. While “persistent and principled” diplomacy remains key to dealing with the communist country, no one should be “under any illusion” about talks for the sake of talks, he said, urging leader Kim Jong-un to display his resolve for
May 18, 2015
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S. Korea slams N. Korea for insulting Park
South Korea rebuked North Korea Monday for insulting President Park Geun-hye who raised the issue of a reign of terror in the North following a reported purge of the North Korean defense chief. The North's criticism came a few days after Park said North Korea's reign of terror has stoked security concerns in the region following Seoul's spy agency's revelation about the North's recent purge of the defiant defense chief. North Korea allegedly executed Defense Minister Hyon Yong-chol in late Apr
May 18, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan to hold trade ministers' talks on weekend
The trade ministers of South Korea and Japan will meet in the Philippines this weekend, a Seoul official said Monday, amid their ongoing efforts to sign a free trade deal that also involves China.Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Yoichi Miyazawa on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers' meeting, Woo Tae-hee, South Korea's deputy trade minister, told a press briefing."Seoul and Tokyo are
May 18, 2015
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Yun, Kerry reaffirm strong alliance against N. Korea
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Monday reaffirmed that there is "no daylight" between the allies in dealing with North Korea. They also agreed to ratchet up pressure on North Korea, which has "recklessly abandoned" its obligations under U.N. resolutions. "There is no daylight, not an inch, not a centimeter, not a microscope of difference between the United States and the Republic of Korea in our approach to the question of North Korea's provocations and its
May 18, 2015
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Indian P.M. to talk trade in S. Korea
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Seoul on Monday to bolster economic and diplomatic ties with South Korea, amid his push for the “Act East” policy, aimed at upgrading relations with India’s eastern neighbors.On his first day in South Korea, the third leg of a three-nation trip that also includes visits to China and Mongolia, Modi will hold a summit meeting with President Park Geun-hye, which is expected to focus on bolstering bilateral economic cooperation.During the summit, Mo
May 17, 2015
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[Herald Interview] ‘Indian P.M.’s visit aims to cement Korea partnership’
With evolving business ties and increasingly similar strategic perspectives on world affairs, South Korea is one of the most important Asian partners for India, according to India’s ambassador to Seoul, Vikram Doraiswami.In an interview with The Korea Herald last week, the envoy noted that elevating India’s partnership with Korea was a crucial “prerequisite” to ensure the success of New Delhi’s “Act East” policy ― a core foreign policy initiative to deepen the country’s engagement with East Asia
May 17, 2015
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Bulgaria upgrades partnership with Korea
Amid the global economic downturn and political instability, a comprehensive partnership between countries is no longer a choice, but a necessity, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev underscored during his visit to Korea last week. The first in six years of Bulgarian president’s visit to Seoul, Plevneliev came with key government officials and some 30 business leaders to mark 25 years of bilateral ties. At the summit meeting on Thursday, Plevneliev and President Park Geun-hye signed three memor
May 17, 2015
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Poland celebrates rise as Central European powerhouse
The Polish constitution of May 3, 1791 was the world’s second constitution after the U.S. constitution written in 1789.The Polish Embassy celebrated its Constitution Day last Thursday, also marking bilateral ties between Poland and Korea, as well as Poland’s ongoing transformation as a Central European powerhouse. “Seventy years after the end of World War II, Poland became a nation with solid political and economic foundations, made possible through reconciliation with neighboring countries,” Po
May 17, 2015
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South Africa marks Freedom Day
The South African Embassy celebrated two decades of freedom and economic transformation as a non-apartheid nation at a national day reception Tuesday. Freedom Day, which falls on April 27, celebrates the first free and fair democratic election in South Africa, which elected President Nelson Mandela. “The late Nelson Mandela said, ‘If any day marked the crossing of the divide from a past of conflict and division to the possibility of peace and unity, from inequality to equality, from a history of
May 17, 2015
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German food showcased at KINTEX
German food companies participated in the Seoul Food 2015 exhibition at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, from May 12-15, showcasing beer, coffee, meat, sweets, dairy products, soft drinks and food service equipment. Thermo Future Box, Brauerei Zoller-Hof Graf-Fleischhut, Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee, Heinrich Manten, IQ 4 YOU, Miller conSup Gesellschaft fur Import und Export, Sanotact Limited, Schneider, and Zott Dairy Asia Pacific, participated. The German food industry is Europe’s largest, with
May 17, 2015
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Canada’s Alberta to donate pavilion to Gangwon Province
Canada’s Alberta provincial government will donate a pavilion to the Alpensia ski resort in Gangwon Province to commemorate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018 and a 40-year provincial alliance. Alberta’s senior representative for the Asia-Pacific basin, Ron Hoffmann, the Canadian Ambassador Eric Walsh, managing director of the Alberta Korea Office, Gregory Baker, participated in the unveiling ceremony at the resort on Wednesday. The pavilion will use high-quality wood ― spruce, pine and fir
May 17, 2015
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Ecuador exhibits produce at food fair
The Ecuadorian Embassy and the Commercial Office of Ecuador held a gastronomic reception on Monday, showcasing the country’s signature foods. Twelve Ecuadorian companies ― Amerifoods, Cafecom, Trinyfresh, Platayuc, Congelados Ecuatorianos, Uyamafarms, Samai Snacks, ElCafe, Cereal Andino, Pacari, Salinerito and Gusto Coffee ― participated in the Seoul Food 2015 exhibition at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, from May 12-15, showcasing shrimp, cocoa, coffee, avocados, bananas and other produce.“
May 17, 2015
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Kerry in South Korea to talk security, cyber issues
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in South Korea where he will be discussing security issues amid fresh fears of North Korean belligerence.Kerry arrived in Seoul on Sunday from Beijing and will see top South Korean officials on Monday, less than a week after South Korea's spy agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his defense chief executed with an anti-aircraft gun for complaining about the young ruler. The allegation, if true, adds to concerns about the erratic nature of Kim's
May 17, 2015
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Kuwait parliament speaker hopes for speedy launch of medical program with S. Korea
Kuwait hopes for the quick launch of a medical cooperation program with South Korea, the Gulf country's parliamentary speaker said Friday, expecting that more Kuwaitis may benefit from Korea's advanced medical infrastructure under the program. The expectations from Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the speaker of Kuwait's unicameral National Assembly came as the two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on healthcare cooperation during President Park Geun-hye's four-nation visit to the Mi
May 15, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan discuss counter-terrorism, cybersecurity
Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan held three-way talks here Friday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, cybersecurity and extremism. Choi Sung-joo, South Korea's ambassador for international security affairs, and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Liu Guangyuan and Tsukasa Kawada, led the one-day talks. The trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism was last held in July 2012 and Friday's talks are the latest sign of easing tensions among the t
May 15, 2015
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S. Korea, India to upgrade ties during PM Modi's visit
South Korea and India will strengthen their strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Seoul next week, Seoul's top envoy to New Delhi said Friday. Modi is scheduled to arrive Monday on the last leg of his East Asian tour that has taken him to China and will later take him to Mongolia. His two-day visit will be aimed at strengthening the two countries' ties not only in trade and investment but across a wide range of sectors, including politics and defense, according
May 15, 2015
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