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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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Kenya promotes tourism to Koreans
The Kenyan Embassy has held two tourism forums in Korea ahead of the first chartered flight from Incheon to Nairobi in June. The tourism forums in Seoul and Busan were attended by officials from Kenya Airways, the Kenya Tourist Board and Korean Air. Tourism CEOs and managers also attended to discuss current trends in Korean visitors to Kenya, preferred destinations, security for travelers and tour packages. The number of Korean tourists visiting Kenya has risen in recent years to more than 7,300
April 22, 2012
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Korean awarded for work with Peru
A Korean business leader has been awarded an honor from the Peruvian government for his work to strengthen relations between the two countries. Koo Cha-Hoon, who is president of the Korean Council for Latin America and the Caribbean (KCLAC) as well as chairman of LIG Insurance Co., received the award from Peruvian Ambassador Marcela Lopez Bravo. “He has played a very good role to support and the countries of Latin America. Also he has organized many events to strengthen the relations between Per
April 22, 2012
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Italy showcases West’s first glimpse of historic Seoul
Historic images of Seoul taken by a former diplomat while posted here are going on display at the Seoul Museum of History from April 26-July 1. The photographs were taken by the former Italian Consul in Seoul Carlo Rossetti who was here from 1902 to 1903.The images on display have been selected from among 200 photographs Rossetti took during his time here. After establishing official diplomatic relations with Korea in 1884, Italy opened a consulate in Seoul. In 1902, following the sudden death o
April 22, 2012
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Tunisian minister seeks Korean investment, inspiration
Tunisia and Korea’s economic relations are below his expectations, but Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem said on a visit here that Korea had much to offer the newly democratic country. The cradle of the Arab Spring is seeking more foreign investment following the popular uprisings that toppled long-ruling President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, and the country’s first democratic elections in October. “We have a long rooted diplomatic relationship, but the economic relationshi
April 22, 2012
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South Jeolla governor meets with China’s next leader
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is in line to become Beijing’s next leader, hosted Park Joon-young, governor of South Korea’s South Jeolla Province, in a rare meeting, Park said. During the Thursday meeting at the Great Hall of the People, Xi expressed his willingness to fully support the upcoming World Expo to be hosted by South Korea next month, according to Park. The Yeosu World Expo is scheduled to kick off in May for a 93-day run. The event is expected to dra
April 20, 2012
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S. Korea, Tunisia discuss ways to boost economic ties
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Tunisia held talks Thursday to discuss forging closer bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, officials said. Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem arrived in Seoul Wednesday for a three-day visit.During the talks, Kim hailed efforts by Tunisian citizens toward a transition to democracy after a popular revolt ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and triggered a so-called “Arab Spring” movement throughout
April 19, 2012
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U.S. government urged to act on rumors of N.K.-China missile ties
A U.S. lawmaker has formally requested the Obama administration examine reports of possible missile cooperation between North Korea and China, a congressional source said Wednesday.In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said the U.S. should do something if the allegations are found true, added the source.He cited some experts‘ analysis of a transporter-erector-launcher that carried what is believed to be the
April 19, 2012
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U.S. senior official in Seoul over N.K. rocket launch
U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell visited Seoul on Monday to discuss how the two allies should deal with North Korea, which launched a rocket Friday.Campbell met with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and South Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Lim Sung-nam. Lim plans to visit Washington to meet with his U.S. counterpart Glyn Davies and other officials from Tuesday until Thursday.Campbell arrived in South Korea after making a two-day trip to Japan. Campbell is also
April 16, 2012
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Seoul snappers set for Scandinavia
Two Korean students are set to fly to Norway after coming first in a photography competition. Sookmung University business student Jung Yu-jin, 23, and Lee Jong-jin, 25, a journalism major at Kyonggi University, won the top prizes in the Norwegian Embassy’s photography contest. Hundreds of images were entered into the contest for Seoul commuters to snap themselves in creative poses in front of promotional images of the Scandinavian country at Seoul’s Samgakji Subway Station. The idea for the com
April 15, 2012
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Korea set for glimpse of Guatemala
The Guatemalan Embassy and students from the country are to host their second friendship gathering in Korea on April 28. The event is being held at the Seoul National Museum of History in the Gwanghwamun, Seoul area from 12-5 p.m. It will celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Guatemala and Korea, and give people here an introduction to the country. Traditional Guatemalan food and coffee will be on offer, and cultural performances will be held at the free event hosted by the e
April 15, 2012
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Filipino’s history in Korea a hit online
A documentary on Filipino people in Korea has received more than 10,000 views on YouTube in less than a month. The Philippine Embassy launched the 10-minute documentary entitled “History of the Filipino in Korea” during Vice President Jejomar C. Binay’s recent visit for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 25 and 26. Binay, who is his country’s czar for overseas workers, praised the film before speaking to an audience of around 120 Filipino community leaders in Seoul, saying it should act
April 15, 2012
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Ambassador swings into new position, commits to FTA
New Zealand Ambassador Patrick Rata has swung easily into his new Korean post by organizing a successful visit by his country’s Prime Minister John Key, pursuing the Korea-New Zealand FTA, and has even had time to join a local baseball team. After overseeing Key’s trip for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and presenting his credentials to President Lee Myung-bak in March, Rata joined Seoul baseball team the Wolfhounds for his first game, and plans to make the games a regular feature. “As well,
April 15, 2012
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New Zealand culture, food come to Korea
A New Zealand theater company is set to perform in Seoul and Busan as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Korea-New Zealand ties. Red Leap Theatre’s production “The Arrival” will be staged from May 3-6 at Seoul’s LG Arts Center and then from May 11-13 as part of the Busan International Performing Arts Festival. The award-winning production is a non-verbal performance so it is suitable for non-English speaking audiences. Based on a graphic novel by Shaun Tan, it tells a universal m
April 15, 2012
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Thai ambassador donates to HUFS as parting gift
Outgoing Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon has donated $100,000 to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies from money given to him as condolences for his wife’s death. Poongsan Corporation, which has interests in Thailand, gave the ambassador the money to console him for the death of his wife Thitinart Satjipanon. She died last September at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul, three days after being admitted to the international clinic there because of intense abdominal pains. Satjipanon h
April 15, 2012
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Returning Kazakh envoy talks energy, diversity
When Kazakhstan’s returning ambassador first came to study the Korean language at Yonsei University in 1995, few people here had even heard of his country. Nowadays, Dulat Bakishev says Koreans are surprisingly familiar with the Central Asian nation. Perhaps they should be ― the resource-rich republic provides more than 30 percent of Korea’s uranium, and is being eyed by Korean firms for its oil deposits in the Caspian Sea. “In the ‘90s, Koreans did not know much about Kazakhstan,” said Bakishev
April 15, 2012
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Korea finds 17th century marine chart depicting Sea of Korea
South Korea has found a 17th century nautical chart made by a British explorer marking the expanse of water between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Korea. This 17th century nautical chart made by British explorer Sir Robert Dudley describes waters between Korea and Japan as "Mare di Corai(the Sea of Korea). (Yonhap News)The chart drawn by Sir Robert Dudley in 1646 was revealed just a week ahead of a
April 15, 2012
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N.K. long-range rocket crashes shortly after takeoff
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Defying international concerns, North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appears to have fallen into the sea, splintering moments after takeoff, South Korean and U.S. officials said.The liftoff took place at 7:39 a.m. (2139 GMT Thursday) from the west coast launch pad in the hamlet of Tongchang-ri, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said,
April 13, 2012
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White House to issue response to N. Korean rocket: source
White House to issue response to N. Korean rocket: source WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The White House will soon issue a formal response to North Korea's multistage rocket launch, a diplomatic source said Thursday. Officials at both the State Department and the Defense Department said they have nothing to say for now regarding the reports of the North's rocket launch. The White House is in ch
April 13, 2012
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Seoul protests Tokyo gathering on Dokdo
The South Korean government strongly protested a recent gathering by Japanese senior government officials and lawmakers in Tokyo who claimed the Dokdo islets are Japanese territory.On Wednesday, about 800 right-wing Japanese officials held the event in Tokyo for the first time, calling on the Japanese government to resolve the issue of “Takeshima,” the Japanese name for Dokdo. Dokdo remains a thorny issue between Korea and Japan. Located in the East Sea, the small islets are administered by Kore
April 12, 2012
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Sino-U.S. rivalry to make Seoul walk fine line
The increasing military rivalry between the U.S. and China may require Seoul to walk more of a fine line between the two powers, experts say.The U.S. administration announced in January a significant shift in its military capability ― especially seaborne firepower ― toward Asia, with Pentagon planners making little secret of their intention to keep China’s rising power in check.The U.S. move, matched with China’s naval build-up, has raised concerns over an arms race in the west Pacific region.Ch
April 10, 2012