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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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Kenyan Embassy awards stipends to worthy overseas students
The Kenyan Embassy and the Kenyan Community in Korea helped award four students stipends on April 6 in recognition of their academic excellence and overcoming personal and financial challenges while studying abroad here in Korea.Kenyan students Josephine Kamakia, Wesley Kirui, Alias Kirugi and Mirriam Karithi were awarded stipends of 250,000 won ($220) each during a reception that also doubled as an organizing meeting of the KCK at restaurant Silk Road in Itaewon in Seoul. Kenyan Ambassador Ngov
April 14, 2013
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Israel recalls Holocaust on Remembrance Day
An entire nation stopped its daily routine for two minutes on Monday. Drivers stopped their cars on crowded highways and got out to stand quietly on the street as mourning sirens wailed throughout Israel, as they do every year, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.Here in Seoul, too, far away from the Middle East, the Israeli Embassy and about 100 guests including some two dozen foreign envoys held a silence to remember the 6 million Jews systematically murdered during World War II by Nazi Germany,
April 14, 2013
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New Indonesian envoy introduces self to diplomatic community
The Indonesian Embassy in Korea hosted the foreign diplomatic community, business executives with ties in the Southeast Asian country and local media on April 4 to more fully introduce its country and its top diplomatic representative here.The country went through rapid changes over the past decade, including sweeping democratic reforms and the settlement of a decades-old dispute in East Timor.“Although our transition to democracy in the 1990s and early 2000s was a bit chaotic, nevertheless we n
April 14, 2013
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Korean, Turkish national libraries expand cooperation
The national libraries of Turkey and Korea expanded their cooperation with the opening of a new section of the National Library of Korea, “Window on Turkey.”Turkish Ambassador to Korea Naci Saribas inaugurated the new section with an opening ceremony at the National Library of Korea on Monday.The section consists of 1,168 items of books and non-book materials about Turkey. “Window on Turkey” consists of books in Turkish and English languages, including those of famous Turkish novelists such as N
April 14, 2013
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Georgia upgrades ties with Korea, East Asia
Korean relations in the Caucasus could be poised for a leap forward in every area including diplomacy, energy investment, tourism and even wine imports, with the opening of an embassy in Georgia this year. That is because Georgia, a small country strategically located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and between the energy-rich Caspian and Black seas, is working double-time to expand its diplomatic reach in East Asia and upgrade its bilateral ties with countries such as Japan and Korea. In
April 14, 2013
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Asia expert named deputy foreign minister
Lee Kyung-soo, minister at the Korean Embassy in Japan, was named the new deputy foreign minister Friday. Lee succeeded Kim Kyou-hyun, who was recently promoted to vice minister in charge of political affairs. Since entering the agency in 1981, Lee has served key posts including ambassador to Cambodia, director-general of South Asia-Pacific affairs, embassy councilor in Beijing and director of the Southeast Asian division. The Foreign Ministry also selected Shin Dong-ik, deputy representative at
April 12, 2013
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Korea backs ASEAN nations’ democracy
Korea is broadening its engagement with Southeast Asia by providing support for emerging countries to consolidate democracy and build institutions indispensable for sustaining their growth, Chung Hae-moon, chief of the ASEAN-Korea Center, said. Ties between Seoul and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations have been evolving for the past 25 years from an economy-centered partnership to comprehensive cooperation in security, politics, culture and global diplomacy.Korea is keen to sha
April 11, 2013
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FM confirms N. Korea can launch mid-range missile 'at any time'
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se confirmed Wednesday that North Korea has moved a mid-range Musudan ballistic missile to its east coast and Pyongyang is prepared to launch the missile "at any time." "According to intelligence obtained by our side and the U.S., the possibility of a missile launch by North Korea is very high," Yun told a parliamentary hearing, adding that North Korea can launch the missile "at any time from now." Yun said, "The Musudan missile has a range of 3,500 kilometers and
April 10, 2013
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Saudi Arabia upgrades visa services
The Saudi Arabian Embassy announced it has upgraded its visa services for travelers and business persons going to the largest Arab country in western Asia.The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Korea will move its visa services to a single contractor, the VFS Tasheel International Visa Service Centre, as of April 15 to improve services for travelers and business people going to the Arab Kingdom. The embassy currently uses 10 designated travel agencies to process its visa applications.VFS Tasheel will prov
April 7, 2013
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Queen’s Birthday graces Seoul through charity gala
Tickets for this year’s Queen’s Birthday Ball, a glittery and regal gala organized annually to raise money for charity, are now on sale, the British Embassy here and the British Association of Seoul announced on Tuesday.The Queen’s Birthday Ball is one of the year’s biggest events for the foreign diplomatic and expatriate communities. The night will include a five-course dinner, delicious wines, a raffle of fabulous prizes and a live auction and dancing to the music of The Light Years, the band
April 7, 2013
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Local embassy staffer receives royal Swedish order
A Korean local staffer at the Swedish Embassy here was awarded the prestigious Royal Order of the Polar Star in a ceremony at the residence of Swedish Ambassador to Korea Lars Danielsson on Monday.Bak Hyun-jung, director of press, culture and information at the Swedish Embassy, received the order “for her exceptional contributions to Sweden and Swedish interests, notably in promoting cultural exchanges” between Korea and Sweden, Danielsson said during the award ceremony on Monday. “The awarding
April 7, 2013
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Cine France kicks off season with ‘Populaire’
With pomp and celebrity, Cine France kicked off its new season of French film at its new venue, Cine Nine, in the Sadang-dong neighborhood of Seoul on Tuesday.“We were seeking a new dynamic in this new venue with new people and a new program,” Daniel Kapelian, audiovisual attache at the French Embassy, said during the opening reception. French Ambassador to Korea Jerome Pasquier, actor Ahn Sung-ki and a coterie of professionals from Korea’s creative arts sipped wine, nibbled from a well-stocked
April 7, 2013
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Angola celebrates 11 years of peace
Since the end of Angola’s 27-year-long civil war on April 4, 2002, the country’s economy has prospered thanks to oil. Africa watchers feared parliamentary elections last year in August could reignite political violence and instability. Instead, the poll went off with little more than a hiccup. Election observers from Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries issued statements labeling the elections free and fair. While Angola is
April 7, 2013
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U.S. cautious about Korean spent fuel use
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. government is taking a longer-term approach in dealing with one of the most urgent and thorniest bilateral issues with South Korea ― Seoul’s push for enriching uranium and reprocessing spent fuel, according to an official here on Monday.“The United States has been working with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste for over 30 years. The main current effort is a 10-year Joint Fuel Cycle Study, which is conside
April 2, 2013
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Green growth institute mulls moving to Songdo
The Global Green Growth Institute is considering moving to the international business district of Songdo, Incheon, to take advantage of a synergy effect with the Green Climate Fund and various incentives from the city government, officials told The Korea Herald. The Incheon city government has recently offered the Seoul-based GGGI benefits including a 10-year free lease of office space and operating cost subsidies. “We’re looking into the option after receiving an offer of free office space for
April 1, 2013
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S. Korea nervous about Carter's arms sales moratorium in 1977: declassified dossier
(Yonhap) -- South Korea faced a nerve-wracking several months in 1977 after the administration of then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter held up arms sales to foreign countries worth about US$6 billion, Seoul's declassified diplomatic documents showed Sunday. The documents revealed that South Korean officials were worried about the months-long arms sales moratorium by Carter, who had at that time contemplated withdrawing ground combat troops from South Korea. Carter's sudden decision to withdraw U
March 31, 2013
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Australian envoy finishes four-year posting
Australian Ambassador to Korea Sam Gerovich returned to Canberra at the end of last week, completing a four-year posting here which started on March 24, 2009. Gerovich will be replaced by Bill Paterson who is expected to arrive in Korea in May, the embassy said. Deputy Head of Mission Brendan Berne will head up the diplomatic mission as charge d’affairs until incoming Ambassador Paterson assumes his posting here, the embassy said. Gerovich’s four years as his country’s top diplomatic representa
March 31, 2013
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[Photo News] Climate security
March 31, 2013
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Post-revolution Tunisia lauds Korea ties
Tunisia celebrated its 57th year of independence from colonial rule Tuesday, as well as the second anniversary of popular demonstrations that swept the North African nation and toppled the 34-year-long regime of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in a reception at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Monday.Tunisia’s top diplomat here lauded the two events as milestones for his nation struggling to overcome civil unrest two years after Tunisian youth ousted Ben Ali from power, sending the octogenarian into e
March 31, 2013
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Foreign envoys discuss report on human development
A panel of foreign envoys, government officials and experts on development issues will discuss the recent findings of a United Nations report on human development at Korea University on April 4.Bangladeshi Ambassador to Korea Enamul Kabir and Chilean Ambassador Hernan Brantes are expected to join government officials and experts from civil society to discuss the “Global Human Development Report 2013: The Rise of the South.” A profound shift has taken place in the global south, in part driven by
March 31, 2013