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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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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Allies to review command transfer timing
The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. agreed Friday to reconsider the timing of Washington’s transfer of its wartime operational control of Korean troops, scheduled for 2015, in the face of persistent North Korean nuclear threats.During their summit in Seoul, Presidents Park Geun-hye and Barack Obama also warned the communist state against conducting a fourth nuclear test, vowing further pressure and sanctions that have “even more bite.” With Seoul-Tokyo ties remaining frosty, Obama took a swi
April 25, 2014
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Obama: May be time for more N. Korea sanctions
President Barack Obama says it may be time to consider further sanctions against North Korea ``that have even more bite‘’ as the country is threatening its fourth nuclear test.Addressing a joint news conference alongside South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Obama said threats by North Korea will get it ``nothing except further isolation‘’ from the global community. But Obama acknowledged there are limits to what impacts additional penalties can have on the country. ``North Korea already is the
April 25, 2014
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Dokdo subject to S. Korea-U.S. defense treaty: Seoul
The easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo are subject to the mutual defense treaty between South Korea and the United States, the foreign ministry said Thursday, suggesting that a foreign attack on the islets would lead to joint countermeasures. "Our government's stance is that Dokdo is a territory under South Korea's administrative control as stipulated in the South Korea-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty," foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young said in a briefing. Cho's comments indicate that So
April 24, 2014
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In Seoul, Obama to mourn victims of ferry sinking
U.S. President Barack Obama will spend much time and effort expressing sympathy over the loss of people in a tragic ferry sinking when he visits Seoul later this week, a White House official said Monday."I can certainly expect that this will be a big part of his trip," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communication, told reporters. "I'm sure the president will want to find a way to express to those families and to the people of the Republic of Korea how much we support
April 22, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Green growth meets creative economy
The Global Green Growth Institute is committed to crafting low-carbon development strategies for emerging countries by harnessing innovation and fostering public-private cooperation in line with Seoul’s drive for a creative economy, its new chief said. Yvo de Boer, former executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, also expressed his resolve to remake the Seoul-based international organization that has taken flak for its lax budget and personnel management in recent y
April 21, 2014
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Korea, China slam Abe’s shrine offering
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a gift to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine Monday, sparking a charge that he was offering “a slap in the face” to U.S. President Barack Obama days ahead of his visit.The unapologetically nationalist Abe donated a sacred “masakaki” tree to coincide with the start of a three-day festival, a shrine official said.The sending of a gift has been seen as a sign that Abe does not intend to go to the shrine ― as he did on Dec. 26, sparking fury in
April 21, 2014
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Japan warns over China ship seizure
TOKYO (AFP) -- Tokyo warned Monday that the seizure of a Japanese ship in Shanghai over pre-war debts threatened ties with China and could undermine the very basis of their diplomatic relationship.Authorities in Shanghai seized the large freight vessel in a dispute over what the Chinese side says are unpaid bills relating to the 1930s, when Japan occupied large swathes of China.The move is the latest to illustrate the bitter enmity at the heart of Tokyo-Beijing ties, with the two sides embroiled
April 21, 2014
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Troubled history fuels Japan-China tension
NANJING, China (AP) -- Strolling through China's sprawling memorial to a 1937 massacre by Japanese troops, a 64-year-old retired teacher said the incident remains an open wound."Japan is a country without credibility. They pretend to be friendly, but they can't be trusted," Qi Houjie said as a frigid wind swept the austere plaza of the Nanking Massacre Memorial Hall.Across the waters, Japanese visiting a Shinto shrine in Tokyo that enshrines 14 convicted war criminals among 2.5 million war dead
April 21, 2014
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Museum awarded for aiding Korea-Kenya understanding
The Kenyan Ambassador to South Korea presented a plaque of appreciation to the CEO of the Multiculture Museum for the work he is doing in promoting mutual understanding between South Korea and Kenya and for promoting Swahili, the East African country’s official language, in Seoul on April 11.Kenyan Ambassador to South Korea Ngovi Kitau presented the plaque to Kim Yun-tae, CEO and president of the Multiculture Museum, at the museum in Seogyo-dong, Seoul.“He has been doing an excellent job in prom
April 20, 2014
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Slovakia urges more Korean travelers to visit
Slovakia is perhaps best known here as a hub for South Korea manufacturing and a platform for global companies to sell cars throughout the European Union.Less known in South Korea is that it has 1,500 mineral springs to enjoy and relax at, 900 caves to explore and over 500 castles and manor houses to visit. The country of 5.5 million people possesses a rich tradition of tourism and hospitality at spa resort towns, said Slovakian Ambassador Dusan Bella during a small promotional event at the chan
April 20, 2014
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MIKTA to raise ‘middle power voice’
On the eve of an enormous meeting of diplomats from about 100 nations in Mexico City last week to discuss development assistance and aid to poor countries, a small band of foreign ministers quietly got together to brainstorm how to increase their collective voice within multilateral organizations.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and the top diplomats of four other “middle-power” G20 members met in Mexico City on April 13-14 to set the parameters and goals of a new consultative group. They also agre
April 20, 2014
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Hungary to mark anniversary with seminar at HUFS
Hungarian Ambassador Csaba Gabor will speak about bilateral relations between his country and South Korea during a conference at Hankuk University of Foreign studies on April 29.The daylong conference will underscore the close ties between South Korea and Hungary as one of many events planned this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations.HUFS President Kim In-chul and Kim Tae-hwan, president of the Korean-Hungarian Friendship Association, will also give welcoming speeches t
April 20, 2014
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Envoy aims to bring back Bulgarian wines
The Bulgarian ambassador here has his mind set on bringing wines from his country back to South Korea in a big way. Bulgarian Ambassador to South Korea Petar Andonov hosted local importers, distributors, foreign envoys and other VIPs for a tasting of 17 wines from the Castra Rubra and Telish wineries at the chancery on Wednesday.“I will not deny my ambition to teach Korean people more about the qualities of Bulgarian wine because I am sure they will really like it,” Andonov said. Although Bulgar
April 20, 2014
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Fair to highlight Southeast Asian interior design
Envoys from about a half a dozen Southeast Asian nations and the ASEAN-Korea Center will kick off an international furniture fair showcasing items from Southeast Asia. The Seoul Furniture and Home Living Fair 2014 will kick off Thursday and continue until April 27 in Hall 4 at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.ASEAN Korea Center General Secretary Chung Hae-moon is expected to join with other Southeast Asian envoys in kicking off the event this Thursday.A slew
April 20, 2014
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Park, Obama likely to meet April 25
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit South Korea next week for talks with President Park Geun-hye on the alliance between the two countries, North Korea and its nuclear program, and other regional and global issues, both sides announced.Obama will arrive on April 25 for a two-day visit, Seoul’s presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said. It will be Obama’s first trip to Seoul since Park took office last year. Park made a state visit to Washington last year, and the two leaders have since met o
April 15, 2014
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S. Korea, Japan to hold talks on wartime sex slavery this week
South Korea and Japan will hold high-level talks in Seoul this week on the latter's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, with attention focused on Tokyo's stance on the emotive issue, officials said Tuesday.The director general-level meeting, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, will be the first venue reserved for addressing the wartime atrocity, which remains a cause of frayed bilateral ties.Historians say up to 200,000 women, mainly from Korea and China, were coerced into sexual servitud
April 15, 2014
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Obama to visit S. Korea next week
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit South Korea next week for talks with PresidentPark Geun-hye on the alliance between the two countries, North Korea and its nuclear program, and other regional and global issues, both sides announced.Obama will arrive on April 25 for a two-day visit, Seoul's presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said. It will be Obama's first trip to Seoul since Park took office last year. Park made a state visit to Washington last year, and the two leaders have since met on
April 15, 2014
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Germany awards professors for boosting culture, research ties
German Ambassador to South Korea Rolf Mafael presented two Korean professors with awards in Seoul on Thursday for their efforts in developing cooperation in scientific research and academic scholarship, and for facilitating the study of German language here in South Korea.Shin Yoo-chul, director of the Law Research Institute at Chungnam National University in Daejeon, and Kim Yoon-su, who served as president of Chonnam National University from 2008 to 2012, were each awarded an Order of Merit o
April 14, 2014
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Foreign minister’s visit highlights progress in Korea-Portugal ties
South Korea and Portugal ratcheted up bilateral economic and political ties during a five-day visit to Seoul by the European nation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rui Chancerelle de Machete, which included a meeting with Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se.The officials discussed President Park Geun-hye’s policy on inter-Korean relations, the situation in Ukraine and an array of bilateral issues ranging from cooperation in multilateral organizations to possible future meet-ups. The two sides also signe
April 13, 2014
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Ambassadors learn Korean art of calligraphy
A handful of foreign ambassadors got a taste of “Seoye,” the art of Korean calligraphy, during the Corea Image Communication Institute’s fifth meet-up this session at Institut Francais on Tuesday.Seoye is an art form that combines the potency of written language with the emotional immediacy of a picture, and dates back to as early as the seventh century on the Korean Peninsula. The envoys ― French Ambassador Jerome Pasquier, Austrian Ambassador Elisabeth Bertagnoli, Irish Ambassador Aingeal O’Do
April 13, 2014
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