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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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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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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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Asia speaks on post-2015 development
Experts from Asian nations came together in Seoul last week to discuss priorities for the world’s future development agenda. The Korea Development Institute and the UNDP Seoul Policy Centre held a conference on June 13 to bring together experts from 13 Asian countries to gain their perspectives on development priorities post-2015. The event co-sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korea University aimed to address the post-2015 agenda, as this is when the current global development fr
June 17, 2012
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Ukraine to host soccer final
The Ukrainian Embassy has held a reception in Seoul to celebrate its upcoming hosting of this year’s UEFA European Football Championship. The country is co-hosting the Euro 2012 final along with Poland from June 8-July 1. “(The) holding of the European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine is a milestone event not only in terms of sport but also in terms of development of the two countries,” Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov said. “Euro 2012 is a good opportunity to show Ukraine to the w
June 17, 2012
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Former envoy carries torch for Samsung
The former British Ambassador to Seoul has carried the Olympic torch on behalf of a Korean company. Martin Uden had been invited to carry the torch by Samsung while he was still ambassador here.About 8,000 people are carrying the torch to cover a distance of about 8,000 miles throughout the U.K. for the relay from May 19 ― July 27 ahead of the London Summer Olympics. Uden carried the torch through the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool in England earlier this month. “We were certainly lucky that the w
June 17, 2012
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Omani students visit Korea
Outstanding students from Oman have rounded up a tour of Korea and participated in the Yeosu Expo. The Omani Embassy welcomed the 40 students from various colleges at the Sultan Qaboos University for their trip here from June 3 ― 17. About 20 of the students participated in the activities of the Omani Day at the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea during their stay. The group also visited South Korean landmarks such as historical palaces and heritage villages as well as scientific and academic institutes. The
June 17, 2012
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Russia seeks stronger Korean partnership
Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vnukov has called on Korea’s new political administration to implement a strategic partnership with Russia. The ambassador said he wanted the two countries to cooperate further during his speech given at a celebration of the national Day of Russia on June 12. He reported that returning Russian president Vladimir Putin had named Korea a key country in the Asia-Pacific region in his first foreign policy decree on May 7, urging for stronger ties between the two countri
June 17, 2012
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Web project reveals Korean-Irish history
An online history project by the Irish Embassy has pushed back the date of the country’s first known engagement with Korea to 1871. The embassy published what it knew about Ireland’s early involvement in Korea on its website and invited readers to submit additional information to the living history project. And Irish Ambassador Eamonn McKee has discovered that the leader of the first Irish people to visit the peninsula was a distant forbearer of his. He discovered that Colonel Hugh McKee came o
June 17, 2012
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Georgia hosts forum to attract Korean investors
Korea’s current economic cooperation with Georgia may be low, but the country’s Finance Minister Dimitri Gvindadze thinks it is about to grow dramatically.“It is a fast developing cooperation,” he said. “Only this year we opened our embassy in Seoul and we are going to establish business-to-business connections in the first place. I am personally very optimistic because if you look at the key Korean companies they are very busy trying to position themselves globally … I believe that Georgia can
June 17, 2012
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S. Korea, U.S. partnership has become 'value alliance: foreign minister
LOS ANGELES (Yonhap News) -- The long standing close partnership between South Korea and the United States has moved beyond the security and economic realms and has evolved into an alliance of shared values, Seoul's top diplomat said Friday.In a speech given at the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said the two countries should now work together on how best to ha
June 16, 2012
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GGGI to become international body
14 countries to sign treaty in Brazil next week; inaugural meeting set for OctoberThe Global Green Growth Institute created by the Korean government is set to transform into an international organization in October, Seoul officials said Thursday.Fourteen countries are scheduled to sign a treaty for the status change at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on June 20-22. They plan to hold the inaugural meeting in October here.The Seoul-based think tank was launched in
June 14, 2012
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Key senator backs Seoul on longer missile range
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he would not take issue with South Korea’s development of longer-range missiles if they are deployed in a “defensive and non-threatening” way.“If they want to do it in a non-threatening way, totally defensive way at its own expense, I don’t have any problem going on,” he said at the National Press Club.The two countries have been in consultations for the past few months as North Korea has co
June 13, 2012
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Koreans use unmanned immigration process at U.S. airports
South Korean travelers became able Tuesday to pass through U.S. airports without face-to-face interviews with immigration officials.The U.S. put the Smart Entry Service (SES) into operation for Koreans, making them eligible for automated immigration checks to save time and worries over a language barrier.The users are allowed to pass the unmanned immigration check points, called KIOSK, at 25 airpo
June 13, 2012
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Korea waived from U.S. sanctions on Iran oil but concerns linger
South Korea will be exempted from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil but concerns persist as ongoing talks with the EU over its upcoming ban on insurance for ships carrying the crude remain deadlocked, industry officials and analysts said Tuesday.U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Korea and six other economies will receive a 6-month waiver, citing a “significant” reduction in crude imports from the Middle Eastern country. The other recipients are India, Turkey, Taiwan, South Afr
June 12, 2012
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Clinton to visit S. Korea early next month: source
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Korea early next month, a diplomatic source said Monday.Clinton's trip is mainly intended to participate in the "American Day" celebration on July 4 in the Yeosu Expo under way in the southern coastal city, added the source.The Expo, with the theme of "The Living Ocean and Coast," opened on May 12 for a three-month run.The U.S. and more than
June 12, 2012
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Seoul rebuffs Tokyo’s protest against statue of comfort woman
The Korean government on Sunday remained unwavering despite Tokyo’s ongoing protest against a memorial in Seoul dedicated to women who were forced into sex slavery during Japanese colonial rule. Japan has officially claimed that the “peace statue” in front of its embassy in Seoul breaches the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an international treaty that outlines a framework for diplomacy, a report submitted to the Diet showed Saturday.The bronze statue was erected in December to mark t
June 10, 2012
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Kenyan culture celebrated in Seoul
Kenya’s minister for tourism said Korean tourists to his country would top 10,000 this year thanks to soon-to-begin direct flights between Nairobi and Incheon at an event celebrating Kenyan culture in Seoul on Friday.“Since the establishment of Kenya Korea diplomatic relations in 1964, cooperation between the two countries has grown from strength to strength with various agreements and MOUs already in place and others under negotiation,” Minister for Tourism Danson Mwazo told attendees of Kenya
June 10, 2012
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Filipinas invited to enter essay contest
The Philippine Embassy is inviting Filipino women married to Koreans to enter an essay writing contest to win up to 3 million won ($2,500). The competition has been organized by the Research Institute of Asian Women of Sookmyung Women’s University and the Korea Exchange Bank.Filipinas who are married and residing in Korea are invited to write on the theme of “My Life in Korea.”Divorcees or separated residents are also qualified to enter.The essay should be less than three pages of A4 paper long
June 10, 2012
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ASEAN culture fair shows off diverse cultures of SE Asia
Residents of Seoul and Yeosu were treated to a taste of the diverse cultures of South East Asia at the 2012 ASEAN Culture and Tourism Fair at the weekend.The fair, held simultaneously at D-Cube City in Seoul and the site of the Yeosu Expo on Saturday and Sunday, showcased the cultures of 10 ASEAN states including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. Booths provided travel and cultural information on each country, while musical and dance performances kept
June 10, 2012
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New Zealand honors Korean War veteran
A Korean man has been honored for his more than 50 years of work to bring New Zealand War Veterans closer to Korea.Chi Kap-chong became an honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the June 4 Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee New Zealand Honours List for his services to New Zealand-Korean relations.Chi, who is Chairman of the U.N. Korean War Allies Association, received his award from Ambassador Patrick Rata at the New Zealand Embassy that morning.“Mr. Chi’s tireless work over mor
June 10, 2012
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France, Korea to share carbon reduction experience
France and Korea will discuss reducing carbon emissions at a forum on Tuesday and Wednesday.European, French and Korean decision makers from both the public and private sector will share their views and expertise on carbon emission reduction strategies that have been implemented over the past few years. The French framework of the “Grenelle of Environment” will be discussed alongside Korea’s “National Green Growth Strategy,” with key players in both approaches sharing their views on the results
June 10, 2012
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Great Wall rekindles history row
The Korean government said on Thursday it will closely watch whether China’s new survey has distorted historic facts to include parts of Korea within the Great Wall area. China announced on Wednesday that the ancient bulwark is more than two times longer than previously thought. Its first-ever official measurement concluded the structure is 21,196 kilometers long, revising its 2009 estimate of 8,852 kilometers. The research said the wall’s eastern parts covered some areas which belonged to ancie
June 7, 2012