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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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Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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NK troops disguised as 'indigenous' people in Far East for combat against Ukraine: report
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Opposition leader awaits perjury trial ruling
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FM apologizes for pursuing military pact with Japan without people's support
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan apologized to the nation Monday for pursuing a landmark military pact with Japan without making enough efforts to win people's support for the agreement with the former colonial ruler."I sincerely apologize to our people for failing to smoothly proceed with the planned signing of a military agreement with Japan," Kim told reporters, three days after abru
July 2, 2012
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S. Korea mulls using Iranian oil tankers to resume crude imports
South Korea is considering accepting Iran's proposal to supply oil to Seoul using its own oil tankers, a government source said Monday, after oil imports from Tehran were halted due to the European Union's ban on insuring Iranian oil shipments.Iran has proposed that South Korean oil refiners use Tehran's own oil tankers, a move that would allow them to receive crude shipments without concerns over
July 2, 2012
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Latin American officials visit Seoul
Economic policymakers from four Latin American countries are visiting Seoul to enhance cooperation with Korea and study the country’s experience in rapid development, officials said Sunday. The delegation includes Sergio De La Torre Gimeno, Guatemala’s economic minister; Juan Carlos Paiz Venezuela, Guatemala’s presidential commissioner for competitiveness; Robert Gabriel Frugoni Vega, Uruguay’s director of the Planning and Budget Office; Maria Dolores Almeida, Ecuador’s vice finance minister; an
July 1, 2012
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ASEAN Centre advances ties with Gwangju
The ASEAN-Korea Centre and the Kwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry agreed to promote economic exchanges between them, in Seoul on Tuesday.The memorandum of understanding between the two organizations will enable them to hold investment seminars and trade exhibitions, and have trade missions in order to help local businesses.The Kwangju CCI will works with the ASEAN-Korea Centre in promoting bilateral opportunities of trade and investment. The agreement also focuses on small and medium-sized
July 1, 2012
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Korean student to compete at Cambridge
A talented Korean university student is to fly to the U.K. to represent Korea in an English-speaking competition organized by Cambridge University.Sungshin Women’s University business administration student Rhee Kyeong-eun is one of nine young English language students from across Asia in the final of the Best Young Speaker from Asia competition. Last year, the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) launched the competition to find talented young speakers who had recently tak
July 1, 2012
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CanCham Korea celebrates national day
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Korea celebrated Canada Day in Seoul on Sunday.The event served up Canadian food and drinks to mark the country’s 145th birthday.The celebration, in partnership with Canada Brand, was open for the public and also offered information on education and tourism in Canada. “We partnered with two great restaurants from the Itaewon area, Sam Ryan’s and Chili King, to make this happen,” said Mike Weisbart, one of the organizers of the event.Like most CanCham events, t
July 1, 2012
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Mexicans battle to save architect’s Korean work
The Mexican community in Korea is fighting to save a building designed by one of the country’s most famous architects. Ricardo Legorreta’s “La Casa del Agua,” which means “The Water House” in Spanish, was built in the Jeju city of Seogwipo in 2009, but is now under threat of demolition. The building from the world-renowned architect was first intended to form part of a hotel resort, but is functioning as an art gallery after the company that commissioned it ran into financial difficulties.Now, t
July 1, 2012
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Tunisia looks to draw Korean firms, investors
With a new government in place, Tunisia is looking to Korea to attract investors and businesses to the new democracy, according to Tunisia’s investment vice minister.Alaya Bettaieb, the secretary of state to the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, said that the recent revolution has jumpstarted investment in the country and urged Koreans to join.“Today, Tunisia is a country which is already attracting 3,200 foreign companies,” Bettaieb said.At the Korea-Tunisia Economic Forum h
July 1, 2012
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Slovakia and Korea celebrate 20 years of ties
The Slovak Embassy is celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations with Korea with a series of cultural events.Slovak Ambassador Dusan Bella hosted an afternoon gathering at the embassy Wednesday to introduce the events leading up to the January 2013 anniversary.“With the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries, we hope to spread the knowledge about our two countries and the great cooperation that we already have economically and politically as well as in terms of tourism
July 1, 2012
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Honorary consul general visits Icelandic president
The Dean of the Corps of Honorary Consuls in Korea, Cho Hae-hyeong, met with the Icelandic president on a trip to Nordic countries last month. He traveled to Norway, Greenland and Iceland as part of a Korean delegation to the region in June. Cho, who has served as the consul general of Iceland to Korea since 1978, met with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson. The 69-year-old was reelected for his fifth term as president on Saturday. The chairman and CEO of Nara Holdings Corp. said that the trip sup
July 1, 2012
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Soul of Mexico shown in Seoul
The wife of Korea’s former ambassador to Mexico is sharing her view of the Latin American country with Seoul. Paek Hee-young, who spent the last three years in Mexico City with her husband Cho Whan-bok during his diplomatic posting, created the paintings on soil canvas to show Mexico through her own eyes. Her “Tree of Life” exhibition is now open at the Insa Art Center until July 2. The show is being supported by the Mexican Embassy in Seoul as part of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the
July 1, 2012
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Opposition party demands PM's dismissal over Japan pact
The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) on Sunday demanded the dismissal of Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik over the government's attempt to sign a controversial military pact with Tokyo last week.Lee Hae-chan The demand came two days after Seoul abruptly postponed the signing of the military intelligence agreement with Tokyo under pressure from the National Assembly and the public. The
July 1, 2012
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Seoul puts off signing military deal with Japan
The South Korean government has decided to postpone signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement with Japan.The Foreign Ministry said Seoul has decided to postpone the signing until after the issue has been explained to the National Assembly, as requested by the political parties.The plans to sign the pact on Friday, despite the Ministry of National Defense’s earlier position that the issue will be handled with more care, raised strong criticism from politicians as ignoring the
June 29, 2012
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Iran to 'reconsider' ties if S. Korea cuts oil imports
TEHRAN - Iran will reconsider its ties with South Korea if the Asian nation halts imports of Iranian oil from Sunday, as Seoul has said it will be forced to do because of EU sanctions."If South Korea completely cuts its oil imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran, then in return we will reconsider our relations with this country,"Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said on Thursday, according to the off
June 29, 2012
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Busan Global Partnership and development cooperation’s future
On Nov. 29, 2011, more than 3,000 participants gathered in the bustling city of Busan to attend the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. Its outcome, the “Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation,” is the most inclusive agreement on the effectiveness of development cooperation to date.In addition to setting out shared principles, common goals and differentiated commitments to effective cooperation, participants agreed to forge a global partnership to support these efforts
June 28, 2012
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Iran threatens to halt imports of Korean goods
Iran threatened to cease importing Korean products on Wednesday in retaliation to Seoul’s decision to halt purchasing Iranian crude in line with EU sanctions. “Iran may decide to fully stop imports of Korean goods if the Korean government realizes its decisions to ban Iran oil imports,” Hormoz Ghahremani, a spokesperson for the Iranian Embassy in Seoul, told the Korea Herald.The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Tuesday it will suspend oil imports from the Gulf country starting July 1, when an
June 27, 2012
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Seoul, Beijing agree to cooperate on illegal fishing
South Korea and China agreed Tuesday to step up cooperation to rein in illegal fishing by Chinese fishermen in Korean waters, the Foreign Ministry said. The two sides held the first talks since they launched a joint consultative body in January to address the rampant poaching. Foreign ministry officials and maritime police participated in the meeting in Beijing.“The meeting enabled both sides to h
June 26, 2012
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Vietnam detains activist for helping N. Korean defectors
HANOI (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean activist has been detained in Vietnam in connection with his work related to North Korean defectors, Seoul officials here said Monday. The 51-year-old activist, who is only identified by his surname Yoo, was arrested by Vietnamese authorities last Wednesday at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh on suspicion of helping North Korean defectors, according to officials at the South Korean embassy in Hanoi. Yoo was arrested for allegedly helping arrange a way for some North Ko
June 25, 2012
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S. Korean activist detained in Vietnam for helping N. Korean defectors
HANOI -- A South Korean activist has been detained in Vietnam in connection with his work related to North Korean defectors, Seoul officials here said Monday.The 51-year-old activist, who is only identified by his surname Yoo, was arrested by Vietnamese authorities last Wednesday at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh on suspicion of helping North Korean defectors, according to officials at the South Korean em
June 25, 2012
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Lee expects S. Korea-Colombia trade to jump five-fold under FTA
BOGOTA-- President Lee Myung-bak said he expects trade between South Korea and Colombia to jump five-fold over the next five years if the two countries implement a free trade agreement, saying the deal would create a win-win situation for both sides.Lee made the remark in an interview with Colombia's leading El Tiempo newspaper published Sunday. Lee arrived in Bogota on Saturday for a three-day vi
June 25, 2012
