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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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S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
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Nvidia CEO signals Samsung’s imminent shipment of AI chips
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Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
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Job creation lowest on record among under-30s
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Mexico, Korea sign MOU on Global Green Growth Institute
“Everybody is part of the problem and everybody is part of the solution” when it comes to green growth, Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources said on a trip to Seoul to sign a memorandum of understanding with Global Green Growth Institute.The MOU signed by Juan Rafael Elvira Qu
Sept. 25, 2011
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Sad night as U.S. envoy bids farewell
Strong Korea-U.S. bonds on show during dinner with friendsA lot can be said about the strong relationship between the United States and Korea but it is only during a special occasion that those emotions are demonstrated.U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens held a reception last week to bid farewell to
Sept. 25, 2011
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S. Korea to urge Japan to hold talks on wartime sex slaves
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister plans to call on his Japanese counterpart this week to accept a proposal by Seoul to hold talks on the issue of compensation for Korean women forced into sexual slavery for Japan's World War II soldiers, a Seoul official said Friday. Foreign
Sept. 23, 2011
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Thai envoy hits out at hospital where wife died
Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon has claimed that mistakes made by a hospital known for treating expats and diplomats contributed to the death of his wife. Thitinart Satjipanon died Monday after a heart attack put her in a coma for two days.She was admitted to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital
Sept. 22, 2011
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Lee calls for N. Korea to denuclearize
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) ― South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea on Tuesday to give up its nuclear programs, saying denuclearization is a key first step toward eventual unification of the two divided states.Lee made the appeal during a speech after receiving a global leadership award
Sept. 21, 2011
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Lee visits New York to attend U.N. assembly
President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday arrived in New York to attend the United Nations general assembly and the U.N. high-level meeting on nuclear safety. Lee received a World Statesman of the Year Award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith partnership of corporate and spiritual lead
Sept. 20, 2011
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British envoy’s books transformed into art
British Ambassador Martin Uden never thought his passion for collecting books about Korea would ever result in more than a collection of books. However, that changed when he met artist Simon Morley.Morley and the British Embassy are running an art exhibition of paintings inspired by some of the book
Sept. 20, 2011
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Embassies team up for climate change talks
Finding solutions to climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the diplomatic world today.To examine opportunities brought on by the possible negative affects of climate change, the German and British Embassies, the European Union delegation together with the German Korean Alumni
Sept. 18, 2011
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Danish Photo Marathon this week
Shutterbugs get your cameras ready and dust out your lenses, the Danish Embassy is holding their first photography competition with a twist.Participants have 24 hours to take five photos inspired by the five themes that will be announced on the day. The first and longest running Photo Marathon was f
Sept. 18, 2011
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Morocco pioneering solar energy
Chartering through the renewable energy sector has become a necessity for many countries.For Morocco, it is a matter of survival and one that might be beneficial to the country’s development.Like Korea, Morocco imports most of its energy and when the price of crude oil breaks records, the economy of
Sept. 18, 2011
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Belgium celebrating 110 years with charity concert
A new chapter is being written in the longstanding diplomatic relationship between Belgium and Korea.A charity concert celebrating the 110th anniversary of the start of those ties is to give back to the community by helping a well-known doctor often recognized by her blue eyes.Marie-Helene Brasseur
Sept. 18, 2011
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Japan festival showcases Tohoku region
Annual festival celebrates life, togetherness and rebuilding disaster areaIf you want to experience several Japanese festivals in one location then the Omatsuri Festival is the right place to be this weekend.“What is most interesting about this festival is that even if you go to festivals in Japan,
Sept. 18, 2011
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Koreas’ nuclear envoys to meet in China next week
Two sides to discuss restarting six-party talks on N.K. nukesThe chief nuclear envoys of the two Koreas will meet in Beijing next week, likely on Wednesday, in the second such meeting this year aimed at bridging differences on how to resume the stalled regional nuclear disarmament talks. Wi Sung-lac
Sept. 16, 2011
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Japan rejects Seoul’s proposal on sex slaves
Tokyo hints at review of the issue as non-legal individual compensation casesJapan has virtually turned down South Korea’s proposal for talks over its sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, with a senior Tokyo official claiming the issue has already been settled via a 1965 deal, Jap
Sept. 16, 2011
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S. Korea, Colombia commit to concluding trade fact this year
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos pledged Thursday to significantly boost relations between the two countries and seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement.The leaders agreed during summit talks in Seoul to upgrade their half-century-old relatio
Sept. 15, 2011
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Diplomats who don’t speak good English?
Ministry claims report was wrongly analyzedSouth Korea’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, which came under fire earlier this year for making hundreds of translation errors in overseas trade deals, is again being criticized for its officials’ suspected lack of ability to communicate in English
Sept. 14, 2011
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U.S. group renews push for Korean War museum in N.Y.
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A group of American scholars and dignitaries said Tuesday that they will launch a fresh campaign this week to boost the slow-moving efforts to construct the first formal Korean War museum in the United States.Dozens of former U.S. ambassadors to Seoul, scholars and others
Sept. 14, 2011
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[Herald Interview] Not the same old Colombia
There is a new and positive feeling in the air at the Colombian Embassy, not only because of the Colombian president’s visit but also because of plans to heighten overall relations with Korea.The once-small embassy has doubled in size to welcome three new attaches who will work to promote science an
Sept. 13, 2011
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Wi holds ‘substantive’ meetings with U.S. officials: State Dept.
South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy, Wi Sung-lac, had “constructive, substantive” discussions with U.S. officials on a range of issues on the peninsula, the State Department said Thursday.Wi arrived in Washington on Wednesday and met with Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, Assistant Secretary of St
Sept. 9, 2011
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Sherman says ‘carrots and sticks’ needed in U.S. foreign policy
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― Wendy Sherman, nominated to become the State Department’s third highest-ranking official, on Wednesday emphasized that the U.S. should use the full range of foreign policy tools including a variety of “sticks and carrots” in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear program and o
Sept. 8, 2011
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