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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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First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
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Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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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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U.S. calls for restraint by Seoul, Tokyo in tensions over Dokdo
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. government formally requested Tuesday that South Korea and Japan maintain “restraint” in resolving their latest diplomatic tensions over Dokdo, a set of Seoul-controlled islets claimed by Tokyo.The appeal came after Japan’s publication of a new defense white pape
Aug. 3, 2011
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Seoul hits back at Tokyo’s renewed claim to Dokdo
Japan’s defense white paper lists Korean islets as its territorySouth Korea strongly protested against Japan’s move to claim Dokdo and will take strong countermeasures against any action to hurt its sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Japan described South Korea’s easternmost islets of D
Aug. 2, 2011
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Korea turns back Japanese lawmakers
Criticism mounts over Tokyo’s territorial claim to DokdoThree Japanese lawmakers were asked to return to their country as soon as they arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, as Seoul deterred them from visiting an eastern island in protest against Tokyo’s repeated territorial claims. Thr
Aug. 1, 2011
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Lawmakers’ visit tied to Japan politics
Attempt to visit island could chill bilateral ties, damage economic cooperationThree Japanese politicians denying Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo arrived at Gimpo airport Monday for an attempted visit to Ulleungdo near Dokdo, despite the Seoul government’s warning that their entry to the countr
Aug. 1, 2011
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U.S., N.K. dialogue provides optimism over 6-party talks
Regional powers likely to increase small-scale contactThe six partners of the stalled regional dialogue aimed at denuclearizing North Korea are expected increase small-scale contact in the following weeks after Washington and Pyongyang made a breakthrough in their recent talks, analysts and officials here said Sunday. Two days of rare talks between the U.S. and North Korea ― the first in 19 months
July 31, 2011
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Japanese lawmakers to leave for Ulleungdo
Japanese lawmakers are expected to go ahead with their planned trip to an island near South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Monday, upping tensions as the Seoul government plans to ban them from entry. Despite South Korea’s official announcement that it will bar the Tokyo politicians from entering its land, three lawmakers of Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party said they would go ah
July 31, 2011
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Danish offshore wind seminar
The Danish Embassy, in association with Korean Wind Energy Industry Association, is arranging a seminar on Danish competencies in the offshore wind energy area on Oct. 20.Several Danish companies are already present on the Korean wind market.“But the opportunities are there for more to enter,” said Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen. “The Danish track record in wind power is acclaimed in Korea
July 31, 2011
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East Asian art at new center
The Korea Foundation Cultural Center is holding an art exhibition focusing on East Asian artists.Titled “Nostalgia, East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,” the exhibition will run until Aug. 27 at the center’s new location. Contemporary East Asian art at Korea Foundation Cultural CenterUnder the theme of nostalgia, the exhibition presents the contemporary art of Korea, China and Japan, each of whi
July 31, 2011
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Finland at the Cheongju Biennale
The Cheongju International Craft Biennale has selected Finland to be the theme country for this year’s exhibition, exhibition, the Finnish Embassy announced.Hosted by Cheongju City, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale is one of the largest events in the field of contemporary craft. The biennale, started in 1999, has grown steadily to become an internationally well-known and diverse event. In
July 31, 2011
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Czech literary classics translated into Korean
A Czech literary anthology consisting of 19 short stories by some of the most well-known Czech classic writers from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries has been published in the Korean language.“Short Stories by Czech Classics” was edited by Ivana Bozdechova and Czech Republic Ambassador Jaroslav Olsa, Jr.(Cover of “Short Stories by Czech Classics”)The book includes a thorough introduction abo
July 31, 2011
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U.S. Embassy reaches out through Facebook
The United States Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit is now on Facebook.The embassy will use this page as a resource for U.S. citizens living in or visiting Korea.To page or post any questions about the embassy’s services, click the “like” button. From there, visitors to the site will get first-hand information about any changes to the embassy’s services anywhere in the country.In the event
July 31, 2011
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Vietnam pop star to push Korea tourism
Vietnamese pop singer My Linh has been appointed an honorary ambassador for tourism to South Korea, reported Asia News Network.The singer was named an honorary ambassador by the South Korea embassy in Vietnam in Hanoi on Wednesday. The ceremony was held in conjunction with an event to promote Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay and South Korea’s Jeju Island in their bid to be named among the New Seven Wonders o
July 31, 2011
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Argentina decorates local envoy
State decorations are one of the best ways a country can show appreciation to an individual who has improved ties between two countries.Last week, former Korean Ambassador to Buenos Aires Choe Yang-boo was awarded the Order of Mayo (May) in the rank of Grand Cross in recognition for his “outstanding services in strengthening the traditional ties of friendship between the two countries,” said Argen
July 31, 2011
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Britain launches one year countdown to Olympics
To mark one year until the greatest show on earth ― the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics ― the British Embassy and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation held an event July 27 in the Olympic Park in Seoul to countdown to the London Games. British Charge d’Affaires Andrew Dalgleish, unveiled a One Year to Go Omega countdown clock in the Seoul Olympic Museum. Lee Dae-hoon, Korean taekwondo athlete, and
July 31, 2011
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ECB official stresses eurozone soundness on Korea visit
Investors can be confident that fears of a debt contagion “bonfire” across the eurozone were without grounds and that the bloc’s economic future is bright, a senior member of the European Central Bank said on a visit to Korea on Wednesday.Central Bank of Luxembourg governor Yves Mersch was in Seoul to meet with Bank of Korea head Kim Choong-soo and senior figures in investment, banking and insuran
July 31, 2011
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New Zealand’s model for food security
‘Food innovation key to feeding global population’With a rapidly growing world population, ensuring food security and safety for future generations is a crucial challenge. New Zealand has a key role in meeting the task, according to the general manager of a renowned food science institute and an official from the country’s economic development agency. “Riddet Institute is really interested in unde
July 31, 2011
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South Korea seeks to ban Japanese lawmakers from visiting its territory
South Korea said Thursday it will ban two Japanese lawmakers from visiting an island near the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, a move that has been rekindling criticism over Tokyo’s longstanding territorial claims. Four lawmakers of Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party said last week they plan to visit the island Ulleungdo on Aug. 1 to see for themselves “how South Koreans feel” about
July 28, 2011
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China demanded S. Korea stop activities near Ieodo
Ieodo is not a disputed territory and both South Korea and China are aware that this submerged rock in the East China Sea cannot be claimed by either side, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry unofficially announced its position as news reports unveiled China had recently renewed its territorial claim over Ieodo by demanding South Korea halt its work to hoist a sunken commercial s
July 27, 2011
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Lee warns Japan lawmakers against visit to Ulleung-do
President Lee Myung-bak said Wednesday that Korea could not guarantee the safety of Japanese lawmakers if they visit Ulleung-do, the closest they can get to Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, over which Japan claims sovereignty.Lee made the remarks in a Cabinet meeting after he was briefed by the Foreign Ministry about the controversial plan of four Japanese lawmakers, according to presidential
July 27, 2011
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GNP leader calls for ban on Tokyo politicians’ island visit
South Korea’s ruling party leader urged the government Monday to ban a group of Japanese lawmakers from entering the country as they plan to visit an island near the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in an attempt to lay claims to the islets.Four lawmakers of Japan’s conservative opposition Liberal Democratic Party said last week they are planning to visit Ulleung Island in the East Sea, the c
July 25, 2011
