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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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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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[Exclusive] Democratic Party of Korea forms US election task force
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Man arrested 16 years after murdering girlfriend, hiding body in cement
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[Grace Kao] NewJeans fights Hybe for their survival
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NK nuclear test 'possible' around US election in Nov., says Yoon aide
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[News Focus] Ex-Moon aide slammed from both sides over remarks on leaving Koreas divided
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What will Yoon, Han talk about at dinner?
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New leaders at German chamber
The German Chamber of Commerce elected Friedrich Stockinger, president of Trumpf Korea, as its new president during the annual meeting earlier this month.Stockinger succeeds Josef Meilinger, president & CEO of Siemens, Seoul, who will leave Korea in the middle of the year.Korea-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Cho Hae-hyeong and Meilinger thanked the chamber team for their performa
May 1, 2011
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Easier U.K. visa process for students
The British government has streamlined visa applications for students from countries whose nationals pose a low immigration risk to the United Kingdom.South Korea has been identified as one of the countries that will benefit from this streamlined process, which will be put in place starting this summer.“International students not only make a vital contribution to the U.K. economy but they also hel
May 1, 2011
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New Zealand opens consulate in Busan
The New Zealand Embassy hosted a celebratory reception at Lotte Hotel Busan to mark the opening of the New Zealand Consulate in the city.“Our linkages with Busan have expanded, and we want to intensify these further,” said New Zealand Ambassador Richard Mann.The consulate is located on the third floor of the Wonyang Plaza in Amnam-dong, Seo-gu. New Zealand Ambassador Richard Mann (left) and New Ze
May 1, 2011
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ASEAN Center opens multimedia contest
The ASEAN-Korea Center launched this year’s multimedia competition for university students and young artists in ASEAN member states and Korea.Entering its third year, the competition aims to promote mutual understanding and create avenues of exchange between the young generation of Southeast Asia and Korea through multimedia including photography and video artworks. The 2011 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia
May 1, 2011
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Portugal marks 50 years with festivals
Celebrates Korea ties and past with a modern twist and look toward futureKorea and Portugal established formal ties half a century ago, but the European country still has a low profile here.To showcase Portugal while also celebrating the golden anniversary, the embassy has organized a slew of cultural performances that will entertain, enlighten and hopefully attract a certain curiosity to a countr
May 1, 2011
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S. Korea offers simultaneous use of 'East Sea', 'Sea of Japan'
South Korea has offered to simultaneously use the "East Sea" and the "Sea of Japan" as the official name of the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, a government official said Saturday. South Korea in 1992 officially named the body of water as the "East Sea," and it has been promoting the simultaneous use of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan in the international community."We can
May 1, 2011
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Clinton urges N. Korea to mend ties with S. Korea ahead of six-way talks
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged North Korea to improve ties with South Korea through inter-Korean dialogue before any resumption of the six-party nuclear talks."And with respect to North Korea, we have made consistently clear what we expect from North Korea in its actions in the future," Clinton told reporters after meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto at t
April 30, 2011
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N. Korea's Kim Jong-il proposes summit with S. Korea: Carter
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Thursday proposed holding a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in Seoul following a three-day trip to the communist state."He specifically told us that he is prepared for a summit meeting directly with President Lee Myung-bak at any time to discuss any subject directly between the two heads of state,"
April 28, 2011
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N.K.’s Kim ready to meet Lee at any time: Carter
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il wants to hold a summit meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at any time, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in Seoul Thursday.“Although we did not meet with the leader of North Korea, when we had already departed from our guest home, we were asked to come back to receive a personal message,” Carter said in a press conference. He added Kim “specific
April 28, 2011
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Obama soon to nominate Panetta as defense chief to replace outgoing Gates: official
U.S. President Barack Obama will soon nominate CIA Director Leon Panetta as secretary of defense to replace outgoing Robert Gates, a senior Obama administration official said Wednesday.Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, will be appointed to Panetta's replacement, the official told a conference call, asking anonymity.Obama will announce his national security personnel res
April 28, 2011
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White House urges Congress to ratify Korea free trade pact
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Obama administration Tuesday urged Congress to quickly approve a free trade deal with South Korea despite demands that the deal be deliberated along with similar pacts with Panama and Colombia.“We believe that Congress needs to move on these because they are job creators here in America,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.U.S. President Barack Obama has
April 27, 2011
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Resumption of N.K. peace talks imminent: analysts
Experts say China moving from stance that inter-Korean talks should precede multilateral discussionNegotiations among regional powers over denuclearizing North Korea are likely to reopen at an early date, analysts and officials in Seoul said Wednesday, as a flurry of diplomatic events have been taking place on the divided peninsula this week.As part of regional efforts to bring the reclusive Pyong
April 27, 2011
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The importance of clean energy and energy access
The following article was contributed by Han Dong-man, deputy director general of international economic affairs bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He recently attended international meetings on clean energy in Abu Dhabi and Paris. -- Ed. Han Dong-manWith the impending exhaustion of fossil fuels and the threat posed by climate change, mankind is faced with an urgent call for a pa
April 27, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. agree to exchange liaison diplomats to enhance understanding: State Dept.
South Korea and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding for the exchange of diplomats so the allies can better understand each other's policy-making procedures, the State Department said Tuesday.The memo, signed by South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, calls for the State Department to send a liaison
April 27, 2011
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China, S. Korea together on how to resume 6-way talks: official
Carter arrives in Pyongyang for possible talks with N.K. leaderChina and South Korea have managed to bridge their once divided views over how to revive the stalled peace dialogue with North Korea, a process that should begin with an earnest dialogue between the two Koreas, a senior official here said Tuesday. Chief nuclear envoys of the two neighboring countries held talks in Seoul Tuesday -- the
April 26, 2011
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EU prohibits N. Korea’s aged planes for six years
Antiquated North Korean airliners have been banned from operating in European countries for six years in a row as part of the European Union’s prohibition on 21 states that have failed to meet its safety standards, a U.S.-funded private radio station reported Tuesday. Under the EU ban, Pyongyang’s Air Koryo can only fly two new airliners it purchased from Russia last year to the E.U. member state
April 26, 2011
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Seoul, Beijing discuss resumption of six-way talks
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is welcomed by North Koreans as he arrives in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning. Carter is accompanied by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and ex-Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland. (Yonhap News)Carter arrives in Pyongyang for possible meeting with Kim Jong-ilChief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China strove
April 26, 2011
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Korean language studies popular in Vietnam
HANOI (Yonhap) -- A growing number of Vietnamese students are studying the Korean language at university, mainly to work at Korean firms operating in their country, local sources said Tuesday.More than 2,000 students are studying Korean at 10 universities nationwide, including Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi and another national college in Ho Chi Minh, the sources said.About 150 profess
April 26, 2011
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S. Korea extends travel restriction to all parts of Syria
South Korea is extending its travel restriction to all parts of Syria amid escalating violence between the country's protesters and government forces, the foreign ministry said Monday.Earlier this month, Seoul restricted its people from traveling to Syria's western governorates of Daraa and Latakia after dozens of people were reported killed there in violent government crackdowns.The Level 3 trave
April 25, 2011
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Regional powers escalate N.K. nuke discussions
A flurry of diplomatic events will take place on the Korean Peninsula this week, as regional powers are gathering efforts to lure the unpredictable North Korea back to the stalled multinational nuclear disarmament talks. The results of the scheduled consultations among senior officials from Washington, Seoul, Beijing and Pyongyang are expected to influence dialogue partners’ stance toward how best
April 25, 2011