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Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads
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[KH Explains] Can smart chargers ease tensions over EV fires?
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1 in 5 households to have breadwinner over 80 in 30 years
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[Online Predators] Online reviews of sex tourism in Southeast Asia proliferate
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New Fifty Fifty off to strong start
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Evicted guest burns down inn; 3 killed
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[Herald Interview] US election may unleash growth for Korea: Laffer
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Georgia hosts forum to attract Korean investors
Korea’s current economic cooperation with Georgia may be low, but the country’s Finance Minister Dimitri Gvindadze thinks it is about to grow dramatically.“It is a fast developing cooperation,” he said. “Only this year we opened our embassy in Seoul and we are going to establish business-to-business connections in the first place. I am personally very optimistic because if you look at the key Korean companies they are very busy trying to position themselves globally … I believe that Georgia can
June 17, 2012
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S. Korea, U.S. partnership has become 'value alliance: foreign minister
LOS ANGELES (Yonhap News) -- The long standing close partnership between South Korea and the United States has moved beyond the security and economic realms and has evolved into an alliance of shared values, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday.In a speech given at the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said the two countries should now work together on how best to ha
June 16, 2012
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GGGI to become international body
14 countries to sign treaty in Brazil next week; inaugural meeting set for OctoberThe Global Green Growth Institute created by the Korean government is set to transform into an international organization in October, Seoul officials said Thursday.Fourteen countries are scheduled to sign a treaty for the status change at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on June 20-22. They plan to hold the inaugural meeting in October here.The Seoul-based think tank was launched in
June 14, 2012
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Key senator backs Seoul on longer missile range
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he would not take issue with South Korea’s development of longer-range missiles if they are deployed in a “defensive and non-threatening” way.“If they want to do it in a non-threatening way, totally defensive way at its own expense, I don’t have any problem going on,” he said at the National Press Club.The two countries have been in consultations for the past few months as North Korea has co
June 13, 2012
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Koreans use unmanned immigration process at U.S. airports
South Korean travelers became able Tuesday to pass through U.S. airports without face-to-face interviews with immigration officials.The U.S. put the Smart Entry Service (SES) into operation for Koreans, making them eligible for automated immigration checks to save time and worries over a language barrier.The users are allowed to pass the unmanned immigration check points, called KIOSK, at 25 airpo
June 13, 2012
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Korea waived from U.S. sanctions on Iran oil but concerns linger
South Korea will be exempted from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil but concerns persist as ongoing talks with the EU over its upcoming ban on insurance for ships carrying the crude remain deadlocked, industry officials and analysts said Tuesday.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Korea and six other economies will receive a 6-month waiver, citing a “significant” reduction in crude imports from the Middle Eastern country. The other recipients are India, Turkey, Taiwan, South Afr
June 12, 2012
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Clinton to visit S. Korea early next month: source
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Korea early next month, a diplomatic source said Monday.Clinton's trip is mainly intended to participate in the "American Day" celebration on July 4 in the Yeosu Expo under way in the southern coastal city, added the source.The Expo, with the theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast," opened on May 12 for a three-month run.The U.S. and more than
June 12, 2012
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Seoul rebuffs Tokyo’s protest against statue of comfort woman
The Korean government on Sunday remained unwavering despite Tokyo’s ongoing protest against a memorial in Seoul dedicated to women who were forced into sex slavery during Japanese colonial rule. Japan has officially claimed that the “peace statue” in front of its embassy in Seoul breaches the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an international treaty that outlines a framework for diplomacy, a report submitted to the Diet showed Saturday.The bronze statue was erected in December to mark t
June 10, 2012
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Kenyan culture celebrated in Seoul
Kenya’s minister for tourism said Korean tourists to his country would top 10,000 this year thanks to soon-to-begin direct flights between Nairobi and Incheon at an event celebrating Kenyan culture in Seoul on Friday.“Since the establishment of Kenya Korea diplomatic relations in 1964, cooperation between the two countries has grown from strength to strength with various agreements and MOUs already in place and others under negotiation,” Minister for Tourism Danson Mwazo told attendees of Kenya
June 10, 2012
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Filipinas invited to enter essay contest
The Philippine Embassy is inviting Filipino women married to Koreans to enter an essay writing contest to win up to 3 million won ($2,500). The competition has been organized by the Research Institute of Asian Women of Sookmyung Women’s University and the Korea Exchange Bank.Filipinas who are married and residing in Korea are invited to write on the theme of “My Life in Korea.”Divorcees or separated residents are also qualified to enter.The essay should be less than three pages of A4 paper long
June 10, 2012
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ASEAN culture fair shows off diverse cultures of SE Asia
Residents of Seoul and Yeosu were treated to a taste of the diverse cultures of South East Asia at the 2012 ASEAN Culture and Tourism Fair at the weekend.The fair, held simultaneously at D-Cube City in Seoul and the site of the Yeosu Expo on Saturday and Sunday, showcased the cultures of 10 ASEAN states including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. Booths provided travel and cultural information on each country, while musical and dance performances kept
June 10, 2012
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New Zealand honors Korean War veteran
A Korean man has been honored for his more than 50 years of work to bring New Zealand War Veterans closer to Korea.Chi Kap-chong became an honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the June 4 Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee New Zealand Honours List for his services to New Zealand-Korean relations.Chi, who is Chairman of the U.N. Korean War Allies Association, received his award from Ambassador Patrick Rata at the New Zealand Embassy that morning.“Mr. Chi’s tireless work over mor
June 10, 2012
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France, Korea to share carbon reduction experience
France and Korea will discuss reducing carbon emissions at a forum on Tuesday and Wednesday.European, French and Korean decision makers from both the public and private sector will share their views and expertise on carbon emission reduction strategies that have been implemented over the past few years. The French framework of the “Grenelle of Environment” will be discussed alongside Korea’s “National Green Growth Strategy,” with key players in both approaches sharing their views on the results
June 10, 2012
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Great Wall rekindles history row
The Korean government said on Thursday it will closely watch whether China’s new survey has distorted historic facts to include parts of Korea within the Great Wall area. China announced on Wednesday that the ancient bulwark is more than two times longer than previously thought. Its first-ever official measurement concluded the structure is 21,196 kilometers long, revising its 2009 estimate of 8,852 kilometers. The research said the wall’s eastern parts covered some areas which belonged to ancie
June 7, 2012
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S. Korea, U.S. to discuss N.K., alliance
The foreign affairs and defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will meet next week in Washington to discuss North Korea’s nuclear threat, the bilateral alliance between the two countries and cooperation in global issues, Seoul officials said Tuesday. The meeting, dubbed two-plus-two, will be held on June 14 by Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin, and their respective U.S. counterparts Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta. They are expected to see
June 6, 2012
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Viewing, discussing oceans at Yeosu
A documentary on the world’s oceans was screened as part of Monaco’s participation in the EXPO 2012 Yeosu on Sunday. Jacques Perrin, who is an ambassador for the Expo and director of the documentary “Oceans,” screened his film for guests on the Monaco pavilion’s national day. The documentary was sponsored by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.The film was enjoyed by Monaco’s Prince Albert II who is in Korea to attend the Expo and promote the protection of marine protected areas.The prince
June 3, 2012
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Pakistan joins Buddha’s Birthday celebration
A Pakistani tourism minister traveled to Korea last week to join Buddha’s Birthday celebrations. Syed Aqil Shah, Minister for Tourism, Sports, Archeology and Youth Affairs of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) came with a nine member delegation from May 27-30. The minister was invited to a Buddha’s Birthday celebration on May 28 at Gwanmunsa in Seoul, a temple belonging to the Buddhist Chentae Order, before visiting Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province. “It is the first time since Buddhism
June 3, 2012
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Canadian Embassy greens its roof
The Canadian Embassy has joined in Seoul City’s green roof initiative at its building in Jeong-dong. The rooftop is the result of a joint partnership and co-funding between the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Government of Canada.It is the first time that a foreign mission in Korea has partnered with Seoul City on a green roof initiative. Ambassador David Chatterson and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon celebrated the opening at the Canadian Embassy on May 25. Canadian Ambassador David Chatterson
June 3, 2012
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Fair to give flavor of Southeast Asia
The ASEAN Culture and Tourism Fair 2012 will be held in Seoul this weekend.The fair to be held on June 9-10 has been organized to promote cultural understanding and tourism between the 10 ASEAN member states. The event will run from 12-6:30 p.m. in D-Cube Park at D-Cube City, near Sindorim Subway Station. It will include traditional cultural performances and booths from the national tourism organizations of different ASEAN countries, as well as an ASEAN kitchen serving different foods from the r
June 3, 2012
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Georgia states priorities on Independence Day
Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Apkhazava has said that strengthening relations with Korea and the rest of Asia will help his country diversify its international ties.The ambassador said Georgia’s main long-term foreign policy goal was integration into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, but said that the reforming country was also looking east. “In order to diversify its international ties, our government prioritizes the cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, and with China, Japan and South
June 3, 2012