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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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Middle East’s big AI push lures Korean tech firms
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[Herald Review] 'Culinary Class Wars': fresh, creative survival show minus the drama
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Arrival of fall calls for more outdoor festivals
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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Australian minister looks to low carbon
Australia’s climate change minister, Greg Combet, has told how cutting greenhouse gases could boost trade in green technologies during a visit to Korea.The minister for climate change and energy efficiency said he and Korea’s Environment Minister Yoo Young-sook agreed on the importance of markets in reducing emissions during his trip to Seoul on Friday.Combet noted that both Korea and Australia are among the top 15 greenhouse gas emitters globally, and that both countries share the view that car
April 29, 2012
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Korea funds Kenya tech center
A new $25 million technology center funded by Korea will be completed by July 30. The second and final phase of the Technology Development Center financed by the Korean government is on schedule to be completed in June. Kenyan Ambassador to Korea Ngovi Kitau said that the facility being paid for under Korea’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund would benefit both his country’s economy and that of the surrounding region.“This project is very important to Kenya because under Kenya’s Vision 2030,
April 29, 2012
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Czechs debut Demel in Seoul
The works of one of Czech’s most famous graphic artists are being displayed at a special Korean exhibition. The embassy has put on a display of contemporary works by Karel Demel. The imaginative and dreamlike works are being shown at the Czech Info Center in SeoulDemel was born in Prague in 1942. He first studied music, graduating from the Prague State Conservatory in 1963 as a trombonist. After two years as an army musician he became a student at the College of Fine Arts, studying graphics unde
April 29, 2012
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Senegal marks national day in Seoul
Senegalese Ambassador Amadou Dabo hailed his country’s recent democratic elections as a victory for all of Africa as he celebrated his country’s 52nd national day in Seoul on Wednesday. “This year we celebrate our independence day in the powerful context marked by a presidential election that confirmed the victory of the opposition parties’ coalition against the ruling party,” Dabo said.“As widely reported by international media, His Excellency Abdoulaye Wade, then president of the Republic of S
April 29, 2012
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ANZAC Day marked at Korean War Memorial
Australians and New Zealanders came together at the War Memorial of Korea on Wednesday to celebrate ANZAC Day. The day honors the people who served the two countries in past conflicts, as well as those still serving in their respective armed forces. “It was on this day 97 years ago that the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli, during the Turkish Campaign of the First World War, made immortal the name ANZAC and established the enduring tradition of selfless service, devotion to dut
April 29, 2012
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Polish honor, traditional dress presented at HUFS
Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Majka has presented traditional clothes from his country to Korean students to mark the 25th anniversary of the Department of Polish Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Majka gave the Polish folk garments to HUFS students on April 24, when he also presented an honor to HUFS professor Choi Sung-eun. Choi was awarded Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski for her outstanding service in developing Polish-Korean academic
April 29, 2012
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UNDP Seoul chief to harness Korea’s development story
Seoul’s new United Nations Development Programme director aims to harness the wisdom of Korea’s development story for a new kind of Korean Wave. Instead of spreading K-pop around the world, Anne-Isabelle Degryse-Blateau hopes to pick the brains of those who helped transform Korea from a third world country to an aid-giving nation in just one generation to inform global development cooperation. “Korea’s development experience is unique, so it can provide unique knowledge to countries facing simil
April 29, 2012
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British veterans return to remember Korean War
U.K. veterans returned on Thursday to a famous Korean War battle site for a memorial service. The British veterans, many of whom are now in their 80s, attended a ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the sacrifice of the 29th brigade at the Battle of the Imjin River. The veterans gathered at the Gloster Monument, at Solma-ri, near Munsan, to remember their fellow soldiers who fell during the battle that ran from April 22-25, 1951.They were among the 1,109 British servicemen who lost their lives du
April 29, 2012
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OECD Korea Policy Center opens new office
The OECD Korea Policy Center began operations at its new building in central Seoul on Friday.The center, headed by Korea Development Institute School dean Nam Sang-woo, had until now been located within the KDI School. At the opening ceremony, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria congratulated the center for its contribution to the OECD outreach program that aims to introduce advanced governance systems in OECD member nations. He added that the OECD Korea Policy Center is serving an important rol
April 27, 2012
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S. Korea's campaign to adopt East Sea name ends in failure
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), an intergovernmental organization representing maritime bureaucrats around the world, decided Thursday not to revise a global chart to include the "East Sea" name for the waters separating the Korean Peninsula and Japan, officials said Thursday.The decision represented a failure of diplomacy by South Korea for the concurrent use of East Sea and th
April 26, 2012
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IHO delays decision on Korea’s request for East Sea name to 2017
The International Hydrographic Organization on Thursday delayed its decision on Seoul’s request that the name “East Sea” be used together with “Sea of Japan” for the body of water between the two countries. The issue will be dealt with in the next meeting of the intergovernmental organization representing maritime bureaucrats around the world in 2017, Seoul officials said.Earlier in the day, the IHO rejected a proposal by Japan to stick to the use of the Sea of Japan alone.South Korean and Japan
April 26, 2012
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Foreign minister to visit Myanmar
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will make a trip to Myanmar next week, the first South Korean foreign minister to visit the country in 27 years as Seoul seeks to improve ties with the Southeast Asian country, officials said Thursday.During the two-day visit that begins next Tuesday, Kim will hold talks with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin and pay a courtesy call to President Thein Sein, ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae said.“At the talks, the two nations plan to discuss ways to promot
April 26, 2012
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U.S. envoy urges N. Korea to improve relations with South
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim said if North Korea wants to improve relations with the U.S., it should first work with South Korea.Kim was speaking on U.S. policy on Northeast Asia and the Korea-U.S. alliance at a forum on Wednesday.“We have continued to make it clear to Pyongyang both publicly and privately that they cannot bypass Seoul,” Kim said.“If they want to deal with important issues, concerns, if they want to improve relations with the U.S., if they want come back to negotiatio
April 26, 2012
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Ministry launches diplomatic academy
The Foreign Ministry launched a new institute to nurture competent diplomats in Seoul on Tuesday.The Korea National Diplomatic Academy will be led by former presidential secretary for foreign affairs and security Kim Byung-kook. Kim is currently the chief of the Korea Foundation. The new school was established to improve the selection process for and the quality of diplomats.The candidates will be given experience and participation oriented training for one year in order to develop them into ind
April 24, 2012
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Envoy to speak on Obama’s Asia policy
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim will speak on U.S. policy on the Northeast Asia and the Korea-U.S. alliance at a forum Wednesday.The conference, the Foreign and Trade Policy Symposium, is organized by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute, a private think tank. Kim’s dinner speech will be followed by discussions by panelists including Kim Kyu-hyun, ambassador for performance evaluation at the Foreign Ministry, and Sohn Jie-ae, CEO of Arirang TV. It will be held at Yonsei University at 5 p
April 23, 2012
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KOICA reaches out to corners of the globe
World Friends Korea an example of change from donation recipient to donorFor 29-year-old Noh Hayejin, experience teaching in Tanzania has changed the course of her career as well as the quality of science education for the students she taught.“I used to teach children from affluent neighbors at an expensive cram school. Then I thought I could use my talent and skill for the underprivileged deprived of adequate education,” Noh told The Korea Herald. Noh was one of the 4,397 Korean volunteers sent
April 22, 2012
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South Africa reaches Seoul through film
The South African Embassy is holding special film screenings to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties with South Korea. The South African Film Festival will run from April 25-26 at the Korean Film Archive in Seoul to show the country’s movie culture to the Korean public. A public screening of award-winning 2009 film Skin will be held at 11 a.m. on April 25, followed by 2011 movie Retribution on the same day. Skin tells the story of a girl of mixed-race struggling to find her place in apar
April 22, 2012
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Wine day brings taste of Argentina to Korea
The Argentinean Embassy has held the first celebration in Seoul of Malbec World Day. The day brings together wine-lovers around the world every April 17 and celebrates the anniversary of the development of Argentina’s wine industry by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento almost 160 years ago.Seoul was one of 30 cities across the world to mark the day with a special event at the Banyan Tree Club. “Malbec World Day is a recognition deserving of a grape of this generous flavor and color,” said Argentinean Am
April 22, 2012
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Swiss, Korean innovators showcase works
A cap that allows the wearer to control a robot thousands of miles away with brain-power, a fingertip stress detector, and a alpine horn that appears to blow out light were some of the many innovations on display at the 2012 Swiss-Korean Innovation Night in Seoul. The event held at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park brought together Swiss inventors with Korean collaborators to showcase state-of-art technologies. The Lift Conference on April 18 brought together artists, researchers and young profe
April 22, 2012
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Pakistani envoy tells Suwon of his country
Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam shared news of his country’s diplomatic relations with Korea during a visit to Suwon on Thursday.The ambassador gave a presentation in the city just south of Seoul to scholars of the Research Institute of East Asian Culture. The institute was established in 2005 to help increase cultural understanding throughout the region. The audience at the event included Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, RIEAC president Kim Yong-kuk, Suwon City’s director general of culture
April 22, 2012