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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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ICLEI East Asia base comes to Seoul
ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) ― Local Governments for Sustainability, a leading association of cities and local governments in 84 countries to promote to sustainable, environment-friendly development, opened its East Asian headquarters in Seoul on Friday. The organization founded in 1990 brings together 1,220 cities and local governments from 84 countries. Korea’s 64 local governments are members.ICLEI plans to provide a place for communication and action with
Oct. 19, 2012
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Trailblazer for women shares experiences
The increasing presence of women is transforming many arenas of society including politics, one of the most enduring bastions of male dominance. Former Finnish president Tarja Halonen has been one of the trailblazers in shattering the glass ceiling in the political world. During her tenure, her approval rating peaked at over 80 percent in her country, earning her the nickname “Mother of Finland.”“The fact that there are more and more women in parliaments and governments and there are more women
Oct. 19, 2012
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Korea to charge 11 Chinese fishermen, deal sternly with West Sea poaching
The Korean Coast Guard’s West regional headquarters in Mokpo said Thursday that it would take legal action and seek arrest warrants for 11 Chinese crewmen and fishermen for obstruction of justice.The Coast Guard officials investigated the incident involving illegal fishing by the Chinese crewmen in Korea’s Exclusive Economic Zone in the West Sea, and found that they used weapons, such as axes and saws, and violence against the Korean marine police.The latest clash claimed one life of a Chinese f
Oct. 18, 2012
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Cultural properties in Seoul damaged
An opposition lawmaker claimed Thursday that 41 cultural properties in Seoul, including three designated as national treasures, have been damaged during the last three years.Citing Seoul City data, Park Ki-choon of the Democratic United Party said it would cost the city 2.6 billion won ($2.3 million) to restore them. Among the damaged properties since 2010 were the Gyeongguk Temple gilt-wood relief, a Buddhist painting of Mount Cheongnyang, Seonggyungwan Munmyo (Korea’s primary confucian shrine)
Oct. 18, 2012
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Seoul City to set up rules on animal rights
Seoul City said Thursday that it will establish rules to better protect animal rights and curb abuse. The city has not had specific rules for the issues, and the rules applied to zoos have so far only been those of museums. The city will first launch a task force team for animal welfare and ethics and hold a workshop Friday, in which 150 animal experts, professors and officials will discuss relevant rules in foreign nations, concepts of animal ethics and welfare of the World Society for the Prot
Oct. 18, 2012
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Counsel questions key figure involved in Lee’s retirement home
Special prosecutors on Thursday questioned a key figure involved in the now-scrapped retirement house project for President Lee Myung-bak.Kim Tae-hwan, a former official at the presidential security service, appeared at the independent counsel’s office in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul.Kim was in charge of purchasing the land for the retirement house, and is the first to have been summoned by the counsels for the investigation since its launch on Tuesday. He did not answer questions by reporters upon
Oct. 18, 2012
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Five sailors dead after Coast Guard rescue boat capsizes
Five crew members of a sunken Malaysian cargo vessel died Thursday after a Korea Coast Guard boat, which had rescued them, capsized in seas off Jeju Island.The Coast Guard dispatched its boat to save 15 crewmen of the 5,000-ton vessel from sinking off the southern island. The rescue boat carrying them and four coast guard officers was heading back to its base when it capsized due to strong tides. The Coast Guard immediately dispatched a helicopter and a patrol ship but the accident claimed five
Oct. 18, 2012
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Firms in Gaeseong complex plagued by hefty taxes
North Korea has unilaterally imposed hefty taxes on South Korean firms operating in the joint Gaeseong inter-Korean industrial complex in the North while employees there are demanding the firms provide more severance pay, a Seoul government official said Thursday.“The North imposed the taxes including corporate income and business taxes on some of the companies operating in the Gaeseong complex in accordance with a new tax enforcement regulation(enacted) and delivered by the North last August,”
Oct. 18, 2012
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‘Brain drain in science and engineering on the rise’
Science and engineering students leaving to study abroad has surpassed over 35,000 and the number continues to rise, a report showed on Thursday.A record 36,914 undergraduate and postgraduate students in natural sciences and engineering went abroad in 2011, up nearly 27 percent on 2008, according to a report submitted to Rep. Park Hon-keun of the opposition Democratic United Party by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.The number reached 34,629 in 2010, up from 32,662 in 2009, show
Oct. 18, 2012
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GGGI becomes international organization
The Global Green Growth Institute, a Korea-initiated nonprofit organization to promote environmentally friendly development, was officially transformed into an international agency on Thursday, 28 months after its launch.The agency met the requirement as an international body, which is the ratification of at least three countries, as Kiribati’s approval on Sept. 18 took effect following Denmark and Guyana.With 18 member countries the GGGI is the first international organization founded under the
Oct. 18, 2012
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Korea to expand smart grid use for energy efficiency
South Korea will consider diverse ways to expand the use of the smart grid system as part of its efforts to enhance the country’s long-term energy efficiency, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.The move is part of future energy policy directions the government reviewed during a meeting to enhance energy efficiency and effectively cope with other problems from greenhouse gases and climate change. The meeting is intended to discuss the government’s long-term national development strategies.“Greenh
Oct. 18, 2012
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Environmental ministers to gather in Seoul
Environmental ministers from more than 40 countries are to gather in Seoul next week for a meeting on climate change. The upcoming meeting is in preparation for the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more widely called COP18, to be held in Doha, Qatar, at the end of the year. “The Pre-COP18 Ministerial Meeting in Seoul will be a chance for ministers to poll ideas to find ways to tackle global climate challenges and reinforc
Oct. 18, 2012
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College startup delivers energy solutions
Climate change consulting firm Ecosense helps Korean firms on path to green managementThe Korea Herald, in collaboration with the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, is presenting a series of articles introducing small but promising environmental tech firms. The following is the sixth installment. ― Ed.Climate change has become a major concern in the global corporate world as regulations are tightened and consumers are increasingly conscious of the environment. The trend is a ch
Oct. 18, 2012
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Korea’s first West Nile virus infection found
Korean health authorities confirmed Wednesday the country’s first West Nile virus case involving a patient who contracted the disease while traveling in Africa.According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the patient, whose identity was withheld for privacy reasons, traveled to Guinea from January to June and returned to the country after developing symptoms of West Nile fever.The patient is currently being treated for various related symptoms that include paralysis,
Oct. 18, 2012
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Nobel laureate John Gurdon visits Korea
John Gurdon, professor at the University of Cambridge and winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is visiting Korea to attend a forum on stem cell research.Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology said Thursday that Gurdon attended the 2012 annual meeting of the Korean Society for Stem Cell Research, where he gave a special lecture and attended the opening ceremony. He will stay until Friday.Gurdon, along with Shinya Yamanaka, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiolog
Oct. 18, 2012
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Incheon announces winners of essay contest for GCF
The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced the winners of the second English Essay Contest out of 170 Korean and foreigner participants.The theme of the competition held last Wednesday was on Incheon’s potential as the host city of the Global Climate Fund.The winner of the foreigner category was Peter Walsh, an employee at Pak Mun Girls’ High School, who analyzed the merits of Songdo through a foreigner’s perspective.The Korean category winner was Duksung Women’s University senior Kim My
Oct. 18, 2012
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South Korean woman among five killed in Denver bar fire
A South Korean woman was among five killed inside a Denver bar torched on Wednesday, according to news reports. Police said it identified the bodies of four women and a man discovered inside the bar and their deaths ruled homicides.Denver Police Chief Robert White said the bodies appeared to have suffered trauma and the fire was believed to be arson, The Denver Post reported.The victims were ident
Oct. 18, 2012
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Ex-wife of a famous singer killed, suspect arrested
The ex-wife of a Korean singer has been stabbed to death after getting into a quarrel with a man at a bar in southern Seoul on Wednesday. Police arrested a 38-year-old suspect later in the day. The 36-year-old victim, who divorced popular K-pop group Cool member Kim Sung-soo, was having drinks with four others including her close friend Chae Ri-na, a member of K-pop group RooRa.According to the police, the quarrel started after a man asked the five to be quiet, complaining that they were too lou
Oct. 17, 2012
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Prosecutors raid houses of President Lee’s brother and son
Investigators raided the offices and residences of President Lee Myung-bak’s son and eldest brother on Wednesday as part of a probe into suspicions over a now-scrapped project to build Lee’s retirement home. The raid came one day after the independent counsel team banned 10 people involved from traveling overseas. They included the president’s son Si-hyung, former presidential security service chief Kim In-jong, former presidential chief of staff Yim Tae-hee and former presidential secretary of
Oct. 17, 2012
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More dads take paternity leave
More fathers are taking time off work to take care of their children, data showed Wednesday, in another sign that the country’s workaholic corporate culture is giving way to family values.The growth of men taking leave has been significant in the past four years. While moms on leave grew 25.4 percent annually, the figure for dads was 58.1 percent. Yet, the male share of total child care leave cases was still minimal, at 2.8 percent at the end of September, the data showed. Male workers are entit
Oct. 17, 2012