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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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Police find more evidence of murder-suicide in Paju hotel death case
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British veterans return to remember Korean War
U.K. veterans returned on Thursday to a famous Korean War battle site for a memorial service. The British veterans, many of whom are now in their 80s, attended a ceremony on Thursday to commemorate the sacrifice of the 29th brigade at the Battle of the Imjin River. The veterans gathered at the Gloster Monument, at Solma-ri, near Munsan, to remember their fellow soldiers who fell during the battle that ran from April 22-25, 1951.They were among the 1,109 British servicemen who lost their lives du
April 29, 2012
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OECD Korea Policy Center opens new office
The OECD Korea Policy Center began operations at its new building in central Seoul on Friday.The center, headed by Korea Development Institute School dean Nam Sang-woo, had until now been located within the KDI School. At the opening ceremony, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria congratulated the center for its contribution to the OECD outreach program that aims to introduce advanced governance systems in OECD member nations. He added that the OECD Korea Policy Center is serving an important rol
April 27, 2012
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S. Korea's campaign to adopt East Sea name ends in failure
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), an intergovernmental organization representing maritime bureaucrats around the world, decided Thursday not to revise a global chart to include the "East Sea" name for the waters separating the Korean Peninsula and Japan, officials said Thursday.The decision represented a failure of diplomacy by South Korea for the concurrent use of East Sea and th
April 26, 2012
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IHO delays decision on Korea’s request for East Sea name to 2017
The International Hydrographic Organization on Thursday delayed its decision on Seoul’s request that the name “East Sea” be used together with “Sea of Japan” for the body of water between the two countries. The issue will be dealt with in the next meeting of the intergovernmental organization representing maritime bureaucrats around the world in 2017, Seoul officials said.Earlier in the day, the IHO rejected a proposal by Japan to stick to the use of the Sea of Japan alone.South Korean and Japan
April 26, 2012
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Foreign minister to visit Myanmar
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will make a trip to Myanmar next week, the first South Korean foreign minister to visit the country in 27 years as Seoul seeks to improve ties with the Southeast Asian country, officials said Thursday.During the two-day visit that begins next Tuesday, Kim will hold talks with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin and pay a courtesy call to President Thein Sein, ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae said.“At the talks, the two nations plan to discuss ways to promot
April 26, 2012
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U.S. envoy urges N. Korea to improve relations with South
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim said if North Korea wants to improve relations with the U.S., it should first work with South Korea.Kim was speaking on U.S. policy on Northeast Asia and the Korea-U.S. alliance at a forum on Wednesday.“We have continued to make it clear to Pyongyang both publicly and privately that they cannot bypass Seoul,” Kim said.“If they want to deal with important issues, concerns, if they want to improve relations with the U.S., if they want come back to negotiatio
April 26, 2012
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Ministry launches diplomatic academy
The Foreign Ministry launched a new institute to nurture competent diplomats in Seoul on Tuesday.The Korea National Diplomatic Academy will be led by former presidential secretary for foreign affairs and security Kim Byung-kook. Kim is currently the chief of the Korea Foundation. The new school was established to improve the selection process for and the quality of diplomats.The candidates will be given experience and participation oriented training for one year in order to develop them into ind
April 24, 2012
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Envoy to speak on Obama’s Asia policy
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim will speak on U.S. policy on the Northeast Asia and the Korea-U.S. alliance at a forum Wednesday.The conference, the Foreign and Trade Policy Symposium, is organized by the Asia-Pacific Policy Research Institute, a private think tank. Kim’s dinner speech will be followed by discussions by panelists including Kim Kyu-hyun, ambassador for performance evaluation at the Foreign Ministry, and Sohn Jie-ae, CEO of Arirang TV. It will be held at Yonsei University at 5 p
April 23, 2012
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KOICA reaches out to corners of the globe
World Friends Korea an example of change from donation recipient to donorFor 29-year-old Noh Hayejin, experience teaching in Tanzania has changed the course of her career as well as the quality of science education for the students she taught.“I used to teach children from affluent neighbors at an expensive cram school. Then I thought I could use my talent and skill for the underprivileged deprived of adequate education,” Noh told The Korea Herald. Noh was one of the 4,397 Korean volunteers sent
April 22, 2012
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South Africa reaches Seoul through film
The South African Embassy is holding special film screenings to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties with South Korea. The South African Film Festival will run from April 25-26 at the Korean Film Archive in Seoul to show the country’s movie culture to the Korean public. A public screening of award-winning 2009 film Skin will be held at 11 a.m. on April 25, followed by 2011 movie Retribution on the same day. Skin tells the story of a girl of mixed-race struggling to find her place in apar
April 22, 2012
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Wine day brings taste of Argentina to Korea
The Argentinean Embassy has held the first celebration in Seoul of Malbec World Day. The day brings together wine-lovers around the world every April 17 and celebrates the anniversary of the development of Argentina’s wine industry by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento almost 160 years ago.Seoul was one of 30 cities across the world to mark the day with a special event at the Banyan Tree Club. “Malbec World Day is a recognition deserving of a grape of this generous flavor and color,” said Argentinean Am
April 22, 2012
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Swiss, Korean innovators showcase works
A cap that allows the wearer to control a robot thousands of miles away with brain-power, a fingertip stress detector, and a alpine horn that appears to blow out light were some of the many innovations on display at the 2012 Swiss-Korean Innovation Night in Seoul. The event held at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park brought together Swiss inventors with Korean collaborators to showcase state-of-art technologies. The Lift Conference on April 18 brought together artists, researchers and young profe
April 22, 2012
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Pakistani envoy tells Suwon of his country
Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam shared news of his country’s diplomatic relations with Korea during a visit to Suwon on Thursday.The ambassador gave a presentation in the city just south of Seoul to scholars of the Research Institute of East Asian Culture. The institute was established in 2005 to help increase cultural understanding throughout the region. The audience at the event included Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, RIEAC president Kim Yong-kuk, Suwon City’s director general of culture
April 22, 2012
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Kenya promotes tourism to Koreans
The Kenyan Embassy has held two tourism forums in Korea ahead of the first chartered flight from Incheon to Nairobi in June. The tourism forums in Seoul and Busan were attended by officials from Kenya Airways, the Kenya Tourist Board and Korean Air. Tourism CEOs and managers also attended to discuss current trends in Korean visitors to Kenya, preferred destinations, security for travelers and tour packages. The number of Korean tourists visiting Kenya has risen in recent years to more than 7,300
April 22, 2012
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Korean awarded for work with Peru
A Korean business leader has been awarded an honor from the Peruvian government for his work to strengthen relations between the two countries. Koo Cha-Hoon, who is president of the Korean Council for Latin America and the Caribbean (KCLAC) as well as chairman of LIG Insurance Co., received the award from Peruvian Ambassador Marcela Lopez Bravo. “He has played a very good role to support and the countries of Latin America. Also he has organized many events to strengthen the relations between Per
April 22, 2012
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Italy showcases West’s first glimpse of historic Seoul
Historic images of Seoul taken by a former diplomat while posted here are going on display at the Seoul Museum of History from April 26-July 1. The photographs were taken by the former Italian Consul in Seoul Carlo Rossetti who was here from 1902 to 1903.The images on display have been selected from among 200 photographs Rossetti took during his time here. After establishing official diplomatic relations with Korea in 1884, Italy opened a consulate in Seoul. In 1902, following the sudden death o
April 22, 2012
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Tunisian minister seeks Korean investment, inspiration
Tunisia and Korea’s economic relations are below his expectations, but Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem said on a visit here that Korea had much to offer the newly democratic country. The cradle of the Arab Spring is seeking more foreign investment following the popular uprisings that toppled long-ruling President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, and the country’s first democratic elections in October. “We have a long rooted diplomatic relationship, but the economic relationshi
April 22, 2012
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South Jeolla governor meets with China’s next leader
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is in line to become Beijing’s next leader, hosted Park Joon-young, governor of South Korea’s South Jeolla Province, in a rare meeting, Park said. During the Thursday meeting at the Great Hall of the People, Xi expressed his willingness to fully support the upcoming World Expo to be hosted by South Korea next month, according to Park. The Yeosu World Expo is scheduled to kick off in May for a 93-day run. The event is expected to dra
April 20, 2012
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S. Korea, Tunisia discuss ways to boost economic ties
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Tunisia held talks Thursday to discuss forging closer bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, officials said. Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem arrived in Seoul Wednesday for a three-day visit.During the talks, Kim hailed efforts by Tunisian citizens toward a transition to democracy after a popular revolt ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and triggered a so-called “Arab Spring” movement throughout
April 19, 2012
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U.S. government urged to act on rumors of N.K.-China missile ties
A U.S. lawmaker has formally requested the Obama administration examine reports of possible missile cooperation between North Korea and China, a congressional source said Wednesday.In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said the U.S. should do something if the allegations are found true, added the source.He cited some experts‘ analysis of a transporter-erector-launcher that carried what is believed to be the
April 19, 2012