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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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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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Gov't tells construction firms in Iraq to evacuate from troubled areas
The South Korean government on Friday recommended construction companies operating in Iraq to evacuate from areas captured by Arab militants for their safety.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sent out messages through the International Contractors Association of Korea for the companies and their staff to leave Iraq's Nineveh province.Sunni Arab militants captured Mosul, the capital city of Nineveh, earlier this week. They are also said to have captured Tikrit, the provincial cap
June 13, 2014
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China's Xi to visit Seoul 'soon': S. Korean FM
Chinese President Xi Jinping will "soon" visit Seoul for a summit meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday, voicing hope that the upcoming visit by Xi will help strengthen bilateral relations. Yun made the remarks in his congratulatory speech for a public diplomacy forum in Beijing between South Korea and China. The speech was read by South Korean Ambassador to China Kwon Young-se. "Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon visit So
June 12, 2014
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Seoul, Beijing to sign deal on consular affairs soon
South Korea and China are seeking to sign a deal on consular affairs when the leaders from the two nations meet for a summit in Seoul soon, sources said Wednesday.The agreement mainly calls for the two countries to notify each other within four days when a national from the other country is arrested or detained. Meeting with consular officials will be also allowed within four days, according to the sources.Following 11-year-long negotiations, the two countries reached the agreement on consular a
June 11, 2014
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China asks UNESCO to list documents on wartime sex slaves
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― China said Tuesday that it has asked UNESCO to recognize documents related to Japan’s sexual enslavement of women during World War II, as part of its bid to get Tokyo to sincerely repent its wartime atrocities.In a faxed statement to Yonhap News Agency, China’s foreign ministry said it has submitted the documents for inclusion in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register “to prevent such crimes against humanity from happening again.” China has been reportedly seeking to have UNESC
June 10, 2014
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S. Korea, U.S., China seek options to resume nuke talks with N.K.: envoy
BEIJING (Yonhap) ― South Korea, the United States and China have been seeking for “various options” to resume long-stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, Seoul’s chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday, but he declined to comment on prospects for a resumption of talks with the North. Hwang Joon-kook, South Korea’s chief envoy for the six-nation talks, also said the three nations would not ease pressure on North Korea until it shows a “practical progress” in taking denuclearization steps before any res
June 10, 2014
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S. Korea, China nuclear envoys to hold talks in Beijing
The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China will hold talks in Beijing this week to discuss ways to resume long-stalled negotiations aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Seoul officials said Monday, ahead of a widely-anticipated visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Seoul later this month.Hwang Joon-kook, Seoul's chief envoy for the six-party talks, will meet his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, during his two-day visit starting Tuesday, South Korea's foreign ministry sa
June 9, 2014
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Former sex slave’s death piles pressure on Seoul
The death of another victim of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery is expected to heap pressure on Korea as negotiations over an apology and compensation by Japan have made little headway and public sentiment is growing bitter. A throng of ranking officials, politicians and ordinary citizens on Monday flowed in and out of a funeral home in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, for the wake of Bae Chun-hee, who died Sunday at age 91.Born in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Bae at age 19 was coaxed into appl
June 9, 2014
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Memorial unveiled for 1983 Myanmar bombing
YANGON, Myanmar ― Solemnity, sobs and scents of incense filled the air as some 90 South Koreans gathered here on Friday to mark the establishment of a memorial for the victims of North Korea’s deadly bombing in 1983.The 1.5-meter-high, 9-meter-wide stone monument was unveiled on a 258-square-meter site at the entrance of the Martyrs’ Mausoleum in the former Myanmar capital, engraved with the names of the 17 officials who died during the attack. The assassination attempt apparently targeted then-
June 8, 2014
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[Herald Interview] IOM leads anti-human trafficking drive
This is the eighth installment in a series of interviews with chiefs of United Nations offices in Korea. ― Ed.In late January, shock and disbelief swept through the country as two people with disabilities were rescued from a salt farm on a remote southwestern island after years of forced labor, sleep deprivation, confinement and beatings. A probe found at least 18 other such victims around the region, with the back pay for one of them topping at least 120 million won ($117,000) over the past 10
June 8, 2014
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[Newsmaker] Korea real winner in new Eurasian union?
While Russia’s relationships with the United States and Europe are frayed over the conflict in Ukraine, the newly minted Eurasian Economic Union ― made official during a signing ceremony in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 29 ― will surely tighten Russia’s ties with former Soviet republics.But that aspect of the newly minted EEU belies the pact’s real winner, Kazakhstan, how the pact could boost economic growth in the Central Asian nation and, by extension, the benefit to foreign investors, including
June 8, 2014
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‘Sustainable Sweden’ celebrates iconic brands, innovation
In one of the biggest receptions ever for the diplomatic community here, Swedish Ambassador to South Korea Lars Danielsson hosted hundreds of guests, including high-level government officials and foreign envoys, showcasing iconic Swedish brands and eye-catching entertainment at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul on Tuesday. The sprawling event occupied two large ballrooms and included booths for a number of the Nordic nation’s iconic companies such as Saab Group and Absolut vodka. Swedish Ambassador to S
June 8, 2014
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Pakistan to produce Adidas Brazuca balls for World Cup
The following is a contribution by Aamir Nazir Gondal, the commercial counsellor at the Pakistani Embassy in South Korea, in anticipation of the start of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil on June 12. ― Ed.Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup but it has not been so victorious in soccer. Ranked 159th by FIFA, the South Asian nation will not be among the 32 teams vying for glory at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil from June 12.But Pakistan will make a strong presence as a key supplier of the of
June 8, 2014
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Southeast Asian tourism gets boost at World Travel Fair
Southeast Asian tourism got a healthy boost from the ASEAN-Korea Center during the 29th Korea World Travel Fair at Coex with a showcase of major tourist destinations throughout the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.A special ASEAN Pavilion was set up at the fair to introduce visitors to “the culturally rich and diverse attractions located in ASEAN countries, and through the distribution of ASEAN tourism guide books and the promotion of the Korean-language version of
June 8, 2014
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Embassy, nonprofits host charity bazaar for landslide victims
The Afghan Embassy in South Korea cohosted a charity event with a number of local nonprofits in Yeouido, Seoul, on Friday to raise money for families affected by a massive landslide that struck the Central Asian nation in early May.Dubbed the Hope Sharing Bazaar, the event was cohosted by the Korea-Afghanistan Friendship Association and Nutrition, Education, International (NEI) at Yeouido Middle School. More than 4,000 villagers were displaced by a massive landslide on May 2 that struck the vill
June 8, 2014
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One more victim of Japan's wartime sex slavery dies
A South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese imperial army during World War II died Sunday, a civic group said, another sign that time is running out for the aging victims to receive an apology and due compensation.Bae Chun-hee died at the age of 91, according to the House of Sharing, which runs a shelter for victims of Japan's sexual enslavement.Her death leaves only 54 surviving victims of one of the most serious wartime crimes by Japan. Initially, 237 women were on
June 8, 2014
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Foreign Minister Yun pledges support for Myanmar’s reform
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar ― Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Thursday pledged greater support for Myanmar’s reform push in line with its recent political, economic and administrative strides following decades of military rule. At their talks in the Myanmar capital, Yun and his counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin praised a “leap” in the two countries’ ties on the back of a sharp increase in Seoul’s investment and development aid, diplomatic visits and people-to-people exchanges over the last few years. The Sou
June 5, 2014
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Seoul lashes out at Tokyo for renewing Dokdo claim
South Korea strongly protested against a Japanese rally that renewed its territorial claims to Dokdo on Thursday, calling on Tokyo to “immediately stop making such an absurd claim.”Masazumi Gotoda, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, was sent to the rally held in Tokyo by Japanese lawmakers and officials from Japan‘s Shimane Prefecture earlier in the day to call for a swift resolution of the bilateral territorial issue over the set of rocky islets. The meeting was the second of its kind
June 5, 2014
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Memorial to open for victims of Yangon bombing
South Korea this week will unveil a memorial for victims of North Korea’s 1983 bombing in Yangon, Myanmar, officials said Tuesday, in a new sign of progress in the two countries’ relations. The 730 million won ($712,000) project was initiated last year on a 258-square-meter site at Aung San National Cemetery to commemorate 17 officials who were killed while accompanying then-President Chun Doo-hwan during his visit.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to attend a launch ceremony on Friday along w
June 3, 2014
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Seoul seeks U.S. help with probe into GIs' alleged sexual abuse
South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday it has requested the United States Embassy in Seoul and U.S.Forces Korea to cooperate with a local police investigation into an alleged sexual molestation case involving three U.S. soldiers. On Saturday, police in Yongin, south of Seoul, arrested three U.S. servicemen from the 210th Field Artillery Brigade on suspicion of being involved in sexual harassment that happened at a water theme park.The U.S. soldiers are suspected of sexually molesting a femal
June 2, 2014
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan push for intelligence-sharing pact
The defense chiefs of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan on Saturday agreed to shape up their pursuit of an agreement on sharing military intelligence to better deal with North Korea’s provocations. During the trilateral talks in Singapore, Kim Kwan-jin, Chuck Hagel and Itsunori Onodera “reaffirmed the importance of sharing intelligence about North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats,” they said in a joint statement.“We shared the view that a continued review of the issue is necessary,” it said, in
June 1, 2014
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