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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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Thai envoy heads for U.S. posting
Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon is leaving Korea to take up a new posting in the U.S. capital. Satjipanon will depart for America next month to become ambassador in Washington D.C.As part of his diplomatic duties here, Satjipanon most recently facilitated the visit of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27.On her first official visit here, Shinawatra agreed on a target of $30 billion in bilateral trade between Thailand and Korea in the nex
April 1, 2012
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British deputy leader moved by N. Korean defectors’ stories
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg may have dined with scores of world leaders at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit last week, but the following evening he enjoyed a more remarkable meal with five young North Korean defectors. Clegg said the dinner with North Korean students at a restaurant in Insa-dong was the most moving part of his trip. “The most powerful memory for me will be the dinner with five young North Koreans who fled from North Korea through various routes to make their homes
April 1, 2012
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Korea spied through spouses’ eyes
Ambassadors’ wives are showcasing their snapshots of Korea at a special exhibition in Seoul. The spouses of envoys posted here are sharing 52 pictures taken by them and their predecessors at the Raemian Gallery until April 6.Maria Ligaya Fujita, who is married to the Brazilian ambassador, was inspired to start the project after a Brazilian photography exhibition in Seoul last September. She decided to organize another exhibition to show Koreans the images that diplomats show their families and f
April 1, 2012
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S. Korea to work with U.S. to reduce Iran oil imports
SEOUL (AP) -- South Korean officials said Saturday that they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama greenlighted potential sanctions against countries that continue to buy Iranian oil. South Korea is one of sever
March 31, 2012
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Foreign ministers of S. Korea, China, Japan to meet on N. Korea
Top diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan will hold three-way talks early next month on regional security and cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday, with North Korea’s rocket plan expected to be a hot topic on the sidelines. South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will hold the two-day tripartite talks with China’s Yang Jiechi and Japan’s Koichiro Gemba in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo starting April 7, ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae said. The three-way meeting, th
March 29, 2012
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P.M. holds talks with leaders of Algeria, Israel, Pakistan, Ukraine
Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik on Wednesday held a series of talks with visiting leaders from Algeria, Israel, Pakistan and Ukraine to discuss cooperation over this week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul and other bilateral issues, his office said.Kim held separate meetings with Abdelkader Bensalah, head of Algeria’s upper house of parliament, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor and Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, followed by lunch with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych
March 28, 2012
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S. Korea, Indonesia announce launch of free trade talks
South Korea and Indonesia announced Wednesday they will kick off official negotiations to open up trade between the two countries and agreed to hold the first round of talks as early as possible.The two sides made the announcement on the launch of talks on a comprehensive economic partnership agreem
March 28, 2012
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Seoul rebukes Tokyo over textbooks' claim on Dokdo
Noda’s remarks on Korean WWII sex slaves triggering backlashThe Japanese government on Wednesday approved three new high school textbooks that claim Dokdo as Japanese territory, sparking protests from the Korean government.The Japanese education ministry announced the first results of the textbook screenings, running from 2012-2014, as part of the country’s 2008 and 2009 programs to enhance territory-related education in its schools.Dokdo still remains a thorny issue between Korea and Japan. Loc
March 27, 2012
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Seoul Communique considers new dimensions of nuclear security
Some progress has been made in global efforts for nuclear security as leaders of more than 50 nations and four international organizations put their heads together to strengthen their cooperation at the Nuclear Security Summit here. Adopted Tuesday at the close of the summit, the Seoul Communique saw leaders agree on more concrete plans than at the inaugural Washington summit in 2010.The communique urged states to develop multilateral cooperation, involving international organizations such as th
March 27, 2012
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Full text of Lee’s opening address to nuclear summit
The following is the full text of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s speech at a plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday. ― Ed.Distinguished leaders from around the world, Your excellencies, distinguished delegates,I would like to extend, on behalf of the Korean government and its people, a most heartfelt welcome to all of you who are here attending the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. It is with great pleasure that we host the Seoul Summit.The maintenance of peace and s
March 27, 2012
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N. Korea’s rocket plan hijacks nuclear summit
The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit was supposed to be an opportunity for President Barack Obama and other leaders to find ways to keep nuclear material away from terrorists. So far, North Korea has upstaged that agenda.And that may be just what Pyongyang intended.Several of the heads of state meeting in Seoul have criticized the North’s surprise announcement 10 days ago that it plans to blast a satellite into space next month aboard a long-range rocket ― a launch that Obama’s government view
March 27, 2012
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Korea, Vietnam, IAEA in joint project to track radioactive sources
The South Korean government said it has agreed with Vietnam and the International Atomic Energy Agency to consider undertaking a pilot project to build a system in Vietnam for tracking radioactive sources.The agreement came on the sidelines of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, aimed at enhancing nuclear security by minimizing global stocks of nuclear materials and preventing them from falling into the hands of terrorists.“The Radiation Source Location Tracking system has been developed and
March 27, 2012
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Three new Japanese textbooks claim Dokdo
By Kim Yoon-miThe Japanese government on Wednesday approved three new high school textbooks in the latest round of screenings that claim Dokdo as Japanese territory, a move likely to spark a strong protest from the Korean government.The Japanese education ministry announced the first results of the textbook screenings, which are running from 2012-2014 as part of the country’s 2008 and 2009 programs to enhance territory-related education in its schools.Dokdo still remains a thorny issue between K
March 27, 2012
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Japanese P.M. tells N. Korea to cancel rocket launch
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called Tuesday for North Korea to cancel its planned rocket launch, telling world leaders at a nuclear security summit the move violated U.N. resolutions.“North Korea‘s launch of a missile under the guise of ’a satellite‘... is against the non-proliferation efforts of the international community and would be a violation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Noda said, according to an English version of his speech given to reporters.“As such, the i
March 27, 2012
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U.S., Europe radioisotope producers to cut HEU use
The U.S., Belgium, France and the Netherlands announced Monday that they agreed to enhance cooperation in minimizing the use of highly enriched uranium in producing medical isotopes.Medical isotopes refer to radioactive materials used for medical purposes such as imaging organs and tumors, and HEU is their material of origin. Under the agreement the four countries will collaborate in developing non-HEU-based production process to a level that stable supply of such materials is established by 201
March 26, 2012
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Experts urge leaders to think globally about nuclear security
Nuclear security experts have called on governments to look beyond state lines to tackle nuclear terrorism threats and disasters at a global level. Members of the Fissile Materials Working Group said it was time for states to look beyond their own individual commitments to the bigger picture as they moved on from the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit held on Monday and Tuesday. “Nations are responsible, but they also have an international obligation and how you match those two things up hasn’t bee
March 26, 2012
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Leaders share progress made since 2010 Washington summit
Leaders of 53 countries and four international organizations attending the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on Monday shared progress in nuclear security since the 2010 Washington summit, South Korea’s spokesperson for the Seoul summit said.The two-day summit, the second of its kind, kicked off on Monday afternoon at COEX in southern Seoul where South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held a welcoming reception for his counterparts to greet them one by one. They included U.S. President Barack Oba
March 26, 2012
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Obama meets Hu after blunt words on N.K.
U.S. President Barack Obama met his Chinese counterpart Monday for talks to focus on North Korea’s upcoming rocket launch, a day after a blunt appeal to Beijing to get tougher with Pyongyang. Obama and President Hu Jintao held talks before the start of a nuclear terrorism summit in South Korea which has been overshadowed by the North’s planned launch in mid-April. Obama told Hu in introductory remarks the situation in North Korea and Iran is “of great importance to us,” and that China and the Un
March 26, 2012
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Japan’s Noda urges N. Korea to cancel rocket launch
TOKYO (Yonhap News) ― Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urged North Korea on Monday to drop a plan to launch a long-range rocket next month, saying the North’s maneuver will undermine peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.“If North Korea goes ahead with the rocket launch, it will retreat efforts to resolve relevant issues through dialogue,” Noda said in a written interview with Korean correspondents ahead of an international summit on nuclear security in Seoul.“The rocket launch plan
March 26, 2012
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Korea’s contribution to the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
The following article was contributed by Jun Bong-geun, professor and director at the Center for Nonproliferation and Security, Korea National Diplomatic Academy, on the occasion of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. ― Ed.The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit is being held in Seoul. Fifty-eight world leaders from 53 states and four international organizations, including the United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, the European Union and INTERPOL, have participated in the Summit. It is
March 26, 2012