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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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Final push to forge UN treaty on plastic pollution set to begin in Busan
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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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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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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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U.S., China urged to avoid zero-sum path
Charles Kupchan, a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, offered his views in a recent interview with The Korea Herald on a range of issues including the U.S. policy of rebalancing toward Asia, President Park Geun-hye’s “trustpolitik,” the relations between the U.S. and China, Northeast Asian security and the rise of nationalism in Japan. The renowned scholar is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of “No One’s World: The West, t
June 10, 2013
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Park to convene security ministers' meeting on Monday
President Park Geun-hye will hold a meeting with foreign affairs and security-related ministers on Monday, an official said, a day after officials from the two Koreas opened their first government-level talks in two years at a border village of Panmunjom.It will be the third time that Park has held such a meeting since she took office in February.The inter-Korean meeting in Panmunjom on Sunday was aimed at paving the way for Seoul and Pyongyang to hold ministerial-level talks on Wednesday.The Su
June 9, 2013
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Korea eyes bigger presence in Africa
Africa beckons the world with its huge energy resources and fast-expanding markets. But its vast potential has been a mirage for Korea, which lags behind its rivals in aid, influence and strategy.After years of failed efforts, the nation is reviving its drive to bolster partnership with pledges of increased assistance and investment. In the past week, Seoul hosted the leaders of Uganda and Mozambique and the top diplomat of Gabon, with energy, trade and development aid topping the agenda.“We hav
June 9, 2013
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Russian Far East could be Korean investment ‘bonanza’
Russia’s Far East is in many ways its “Wild West,” where hardened Cossacks some 350 years ago and young Soviets with courage and ambition, fewer than a hundred ― came to exploit Sakha diamonds and Sakhalin oil.Today, Russia looks to tap this rugged frontier’s still-unrealized vast natural resources by increasing economic links with Korea in fields from energy and infrastructure to shipbuilding, and even in joint agricultural projects.Its Far East will be the source of future economic growth for
June 9, 2013
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Korea-Arab Society brings Arab film fest to Seoul, Busan
As part of the Arab Cultural Festival, which it has been organizing since 2008, the Korea-Arab Society kicked off the 6th Arab Film Festival on Wednesday at Art Nine in southern Seoul.The five-day film festival opened with “Royal Love” from the United Arab Emirates. The festival included six other features and two documentaries: “Aseel” from Oman; “Kayan” from Lebanon; “Kick Off” from Iraq; “Militants” from Tunisia; “Reporting ... a Revolution” from Egypt; “The Battle of Algiers” from Algeria; “
June 9, 2013
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Sweden marks National Day with pop performance
The Swedish Embassy here highlighted the Nordic country’s National Day this year with a pop performance by Swedish singer/songwriter Katie Goes To Tokyo, a.k.a. Kathrine Bergstrom, during a reception at a hotel in Seoul on Tuesday.“Katie” then travels to Tokyo ― in fact on her first trip to the East Asian capital ― where she will perform at the National Day reception of the Swedish Embassy there on June 6.Sweden has been celebrating its National Day on June 6 since 1916 where the tradition was i
June 9, 2013
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Italy celebrates Italian cinema in National Day reception
The Italian Embassy highlighted the golden age of Italian cinema during a reception celebrating its republican constitution at the Italian Ambassador to Korea Sergio Mercuri’s residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul, on Monday. Italy’s republican form of government was adopted in 1947 after a popular referendum but the preceding years of post-war reconstruction are also remembered for the golden age of Italian cinema.Italy’s Republic Day is celebrated on June 2.Italian neorealism in film developed as Mu
June 9, 2013
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Filipinos celebrate 115th anniversary of Asia’s oldest democracy
The Philippine Embassy here celebrated Asia’s oldest democracy on the 115th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence and the 18th Filipino Migrant Worker’s Day at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium on June 2.Thousands of people came out to the all-day event to enjoy the sunny weekend weather, as well as food, friends and fun. The festival also showcased the contribution of the estimated 60,000 Filipinos living and working here to promoting a multicultural Korea, organizers said.The
June 9, 2013
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Korea vows to upgrade ties with Gabon
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Friday that his government hopes to upgrade relations with Gabon as he held talks with his Gabonese counterpart Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet. Ngondet arrived in Seoul early this week for a five-day visit that marked the first of its kind by an African foreign minister since Yun took office. “In the wake of Minister Ngondet’s visit to Korea, I expect to upgrade bilateral relations with Gabon,” Yun told the Gabonese minister during his opening remarks. Yun and Ngondet
June 7, 2013
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Park to hold summit with China’s Xi on June 27
President Park Geun-hye will hold her first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 27, her office announced Friday, a high-stakes meeting where North Korea is expected to be a key topic.The summit is the highlight of Park’s June 27-30 state visit to the neighboring nation that will also include a series of meetings with other newly installed top Chinese officials, a university speech and a meeting with Chinese business leaders, presidential spokeswoman Kim Haing said.Park and Xi plan t
June 7, 2013
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Seoul slams repatriation of N.K. defectors at U.N.
South Korea on Wednesday criticized the repatriation by Laos of nine North Korean defectors at a U.N. meeting, calling for the international community’s support to ensure their safety and humanitarian treatment. The seven men and two women aged between 15 and 23 were caught by Laotian authorities while trying to reach the South Korean Embassy on May 10. They were expelled to China last week and now likely face severe punishment in their oppressive homeland. Shin Dong-ik, deputy minister for mult
June 5, 2013
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[Photo News] Nuclear talks
June 3, 2013
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S. Korea, China hold talks ahead of Park's state visit to Beijing
Senior diplomats from South Korea and China held regular talks on Monday to discuss a range of issues, including North Korea, ahead of President Park Geun-hye's state visit to Beijing later this month, officials said. The one-day meeting in Beijing is also expected to discuss last week's deportation of nine young North Korean defectors, who were arrested in Laos then returned to the North via China."There is a possibility that the issue of North Korean defectors could be discussed," said a senio
June 3, 2013
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Korea to be player in largest suspension bridge in S. America
Korea will likely be a major player in building South America’s largest suspension bridge this year.Chile laid out plans to build the $720 million, 2.5-kilometer suspension bridge as part of measures commemorating its bicentennial in 2010. It will award the contract to one of eight consortia this year, according to investment officials visiting Korea last week.The Chilean delegation wrapped up its four-day drive at the Chilean Embassy in Korea on Thursday to attract big local brands like Hyundai
June 2, 2013
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Europe, Korea look to security cooperation for future ties
The European Union and Korea affirmed further cooperation in security operations in the Indian Ocean and around the Horn of Africa during a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties at a hotel in Seoul on Monday.Korea and the EU are coordinating policies on security issues, including Korean participation in operations around the Horn of Africa and against piracy in the Indian Ocean.“We have established a broad range of interaction channels on political and security issues. We
June 2, 2013
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ASEAN drives envoy discussion at Jeju Forum
A panel of foreign envoys and experts chaired by ASEAN-Korea Secretary General Chung Hae-moon, discussed how the Southeast Asian regional organization serves as a driving force for broader regional integration during a working session of this year’s Jeju Forum.“ASEAN Plus Three and the East Asian Summit are two major vehicles driving cooperation and integration toward our shared goal of an East Asian community,” said Moon by phone on Friday from the forum.The working session, titled “East Asian
June 2, 2013
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Envoy reactions mixed at Korean cooperation plan
A South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs leaked plan to establish a special organization tasked with promoting cooperation with Africa and share Korea’s development experience with the region elicited mixed reactions among African envoys ― surprise, annoyance and even outspoken criticism. Instead of promoting the stated claim of cooperation with African nations, some African ambassadors responded to news of the plan that was leaked in early May with a mix of surprise and annoyance at not bein
June 2, 2013
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Rep. Royce protests China's repatriation of nine North Koreans
The head of the U.S. congressional panel on foreign affairs has lodged a strong protest with the Chinese government against its recent repatriation of nine North Korean defectors, his office said Friday.Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to China's President Xi Jinping expressing his concern over recent reports of the forced repatriation of nine North Korean defectors, some as young as 15, who now face extreme punishment in North Korea, including
June 1, 2013
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U.N. concerned about North Korean defectors
A United Nations human rights investigator and the U.N. refugee agency voiced concern on Thursday about reports of nine North Korean defectors, some of them possibly children, who were sent back by Laos to North Korea via China this week.Chinese authorities are obliged under international law not to return them to North Korea, where they could face persecution and possibly death, Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, said.“I have very real concer
May 31, 2013
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U.S. dismisses Osaka mayor's inflammatory remarks
The U.S. government on Tuesday delivered thinly veiled disparagement of the outspoken mayor of Osaka, Japan, who is under fire over a series of comments on "comfort women" and American troops in the region.Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who co-heads the opposition Japan Restoration Party, canceled his trip to the U.S. next month amid growing criticism.He recently said Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women during World War II was a necessity for its troops. And he urged U.S. soldiers
May 29, 2013
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