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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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Safeguarding nuclear materials key, say envoys
Korea’s chief nuclear envoy has outlined predicted topics to be discussed by international heads of state at the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit with foreign diplomats here. Lim Sung-nam outlined topics that could be included in the March summit’s action plan at an ambassadors’ conference ahead of the event.Lim, who is the special representative for Korean peninsula peace and security affairs, said that the communiqué for the Seoul summit may cover areas of major concern including the man
March 2, 2012
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Seoul bolsters efforts for N.K. defectors
Foreign minister expected to bring up the issue in meeting with Chinese counterpartSouth Korean politicians and the government are adding their weight to calls for China to stop repatriating North Korean defectors. The movement sparked by Rep. Park Sun-young of the conservative Liberty Forward Party is gaining support from lawmakers, while the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan is expected to bring up the issue during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Friday. According to F
March 1, 2012
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Lee renews appeal to Japan to resolve comfort women issue
President Lee Myung-bak renewed his appeal to Japan Thursday to redress long-running grievances over the country's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, saying the issue is an urgent humanitarian matter.Lee made the remarks during a speech at a ceremony commemorating Korea's 1919 nationwide up
March 1, 2012
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[URGENT] Two Korean doctors kidnapped in Pakistan: report
[URGENT] Two Korean doctors kidnapped in Pakistan: report "파키스탄서 한국 국적 의사 2명 피랍"<신화>
Feb. 29, 2012
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U.S. set to announce results of talks with N. Korea: source
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The United States will soon release some details of "modest progress" in its latest high-level talks with North Korea, an informed diplomatic source said Tuesday."The State Department is expected to announce contents related to consultations with North Korea at around 9 a
Feb. 29, 2012
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Pressure mounts on China over N.K. defectors
Seoul expresses regret over China’s rejection of visa request by S. Korean lawmakerThe international community is expected to continue pressuring China over the human rights of North Korean defectors who are at the risk of repatriations by Chinese authorities.The U.S. congressional-executive commission on China said it will hold a hearing on Thursday in Washington to address the North Korean defectors held by the Chinese authorities.Witnesses include Suzanne Scholte, chairman and founding member
Feb. 28, 2012
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S. Korean lawmaker’s visa request to China rejected
Global efforts to pressure China to treat North Koreans as refugees By Kim Yoon-miA South Korean lawmaker, who has been waging a sit-in and hunger protest against China’s forced repatriation of North Korean defectors in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, said that the Chinese authorities refused to issue her a visa for entry.Rep. Park Sun-young of the minor conservative Liberty Forward Party had planned to visit the South Korean embassy in Beijing to be debriefed on the situation of the defe
Feb. 28, 2012
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Consulate-General in Sendai wins 2011 Diplomat Award
The Consulate-General in Sendai, Japan, has won the 2011 Diplomat of the Year Award, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Tuesday.Conferred by Yeongsan Foundation in recognition of contributions to diplomacy, the award is given in two sectors -- the government sector and the civilian sector. “In the government sector, the award goes to Consulate-General in Sendai which showed exemplary consulate services for Koreans overseas in the aftermath of an earthquake in Japan in March last year
Feb. 28, 2012
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Korean ambassador wins Mexican award
Cho Whan-bok, Korean ambassador to Mexico, has won a Golden Mike Award from the Mexico’s national association of announcers on Feb. 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.The Golden Mike Award is given in recognition of achievements in the professional fields of politics, economy, culture, arts, broadcasting and sports, the ministry said. Its previous winners include a President of the Mexican Senate, radio program hosts, producers, actors/actresses and musicians. “It is very rare fo
Feb. 28, 2012
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Chinese foreign minister to visit Seoul this week
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will visit Seoul this week to discuss bilateral relations and Korean Peninsula issues, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday.The two-day official visit will start Thursday and include bilateral talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, the ministry said in a press release.The two sides are expected to discuss ways to deepen the “strategic cooperative partnership” between their nations, Korean Peninsula issues, as well as other regional and global
Feb. 27, 2012
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Russia regards N.K. defectors as refugees, Korean envoy says
Russia has a stable protocol to help North Korean defectors head for South Korea with the support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said Wi Sung-lac, Korean ambassador to Russia.His comments came as China refuses to listen to Seoul’s repeated pleas to stop forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors who are likely to face severe punishment, torture or even execution if they are returned. China labels these would-be defectors economic migrants, not refugees.“The first North K
Feb. 27, 2012
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[Herald Interview] Resources diplomacy takes time, patience: ambassador
In the wake of the CNK International stock-rigging scandal, South Korea’s so-called “resources diplomacy” has become a point of contention due to the high risks and low efficiency in searching for oil and other energy resources overseas.Questions were raised whether Korea’s signing of an MOU with the United Arab Emirates early last year to develop three oil fields in Abu Dhabi was overblown, because neither side has announced the signing of an official deal yet.However, resources diplomacy takes
Feb. 26, 2012
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Kuwait, Korea expand bilateral relations
The following is the message by Muteb Al-Mutoteh, ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Korea, on the National Day. ― Ed.The Embassy of the State of Kuwait is celebrating the 51st anniversary of National Day on Feb. 25 and the 21st Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait on Feb. 26. On this delightful occasion, I would like to take this opportunity to extend the regards and best wishes of the people and government of the State of Kuwait to the friendly people and government of the R
Feb. 26, 2012
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Georgian minister seeks Korean investment in hydro-electric power
Georgia is seeking Korean investment to reach its untapped hydropower potential but could go nuclear within 30 years, according to the country’s energy minister.Alexander Khetaguri, Georgian minister of energy and natural resources, visited Korean energy companies last week to drum up interest in two major hydropower projects in his country.He said the mountainous country has 20,000 megawatts of unrealized hydropower capacity ― and was a net exporter of electricity. The former Soviet state impor
Feb. 26, 2012
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Coaches sought for Indian Olympic team
Foreign coaches are being recruited to train the Indian Olympic team, and are being asked to apply to the country’s embassy in Seoul. The Indian Sports Authority wants to hire foreign coaches in archery, fencing, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling to train the Indian team for 2020 Olympics. Those interested in the initial two-year contract, which can be reviewed and extended up until 2020, should contact Jeeva K Sagar, deputy chief of mission at the Indian Embassy in Seoul.Applications and b
Feb. 26, 2012
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Firms asked to invest in Sri Lanka
More than 80 Korean companies attended a forum designed to attract trade and investment to Sri Lanka. Ambassador Tissa Wijeratne said that bilateral commercial relations between the two countries had not yet met their full potential and that there were more business opportunities in his country that could be taken up by Korean firms. He told attendees at the trade and investment forum in Seoul that his country’s economy was booming after the end of three decades of conflict. The event on Feb. 17
Feb. 26, 2012
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France joins Korea on atomic energy, navy
The French ambassador has visited the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute ahead of an atomic energy committee meeting between the two countries. Ambassador Elizabeth Laurin discussed cooperation on atomic energy research with KAERI chairman Jung Youn-ho during the visit on Feb. 21. She also toured the KAERI facilities, including the Korea’s first multi-purpose research reactor, Hanaro.The 20th France-Korea Atomic energy Committee will meet in Seoul in June to discuss safety measures to defend
Feb. 26, 2012
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Libya marks one year since ‘glorious’ revolt
Libya’s top envoy to Seoul has said the first anniversary of his country’s revolt that ousted Moammar Gadhafi “represents an important historical turning point in the life of the Libyan People, Middle East and the world.”Libyan Charge d’Affaires Mohamed Elhamdi led the celebrations in Seoul one year since the “glorious revolution.” “The revolution of 17th February carried the implications of justice, freedom, democracy and peace not only to Libyan people but to humanity in general,” he said. Li
Feb. 26, 2012
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New chamber to link Korea, Peru business
The Embassy of Peru and businesspeople here have come together to launch a new Peruvian Chamber of Commerce in Korea.“Our general idea is to have a place where we can facilitate opportunities for Korean companies that enable them to act on their interest in Peru and vice versa,” said Peruvian Ambassador Marcela Lopez Bravo.“We can find out what Peru needs from Korea and what Korea needs from Peru.”And Yulchon attorney Gonzalo D. Soriano, who will be the secretary of the new chamber, said: “I can
Feb. 26, 2012
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Shrine to Bangla martyrs sought in Seoul
Bangladeshis are asking the Seoul government for permission to build a shrine at which to honor martyrs who fought to save their mother tongue.The South Asian country’s ambassador, Shahidul Islam, has contacted the Seoul mayor requesting a site for a language martyr’s mausoleum, called a Shahid Minar in Bangla.The Bangladeshi community here wishes to have a structure before which to lay flowers and remember the people who died fighting to save their language. People in what is now Bangladesh wer
Feb. 26, 2012
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