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Yoon, Lee end first talks with differences, agree to meet more
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What is Hybe’s next move?
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China outpaces Korea in smaller OLED shipments for 1st time
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Medical profs at top hospitals suspend surgeries, clinics
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[Herald Interview] Mom’s Touch seeks to replicate success in Japan
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Police to open alleged stalking probe over pastor over Dior bag scandal
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'Queen of Tears' finale sets record viewership ratings as tvN's most-watched series ending
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[News Focus] Lee tells Yoon that he has governed without political dialogue
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Seoul to deploy more military doctors to fill med prof void
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U.N. chief urges Korea to play bigger global role
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on South Korea to play a bigger role in international affairs as he made his first official visit to the country after reelection in June to a second five-year term as the U.N. chief.He arrived in Seoul from Japan as part of a two-nation
Aug. 9, 2011
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U.N. chief to visit S. Korea this week
Chief of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon is due in his home country Tuesday for talks with President Lee Myung-bak and senior officials over Korea’s U.N.-related activities and pending issues regarding the Korean peninsula, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.Secretary-General Ban’s visit to South
Aug. 8, 2011
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Seoul protests U.S. agency’s sea name
S. Korea steps up effort for concurrent naming of East Sea/Sea of JapanSouth Korea has lodged an official complaint with the U.S. after one of its agencies backed Japan’s name for the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and will maintain efforts for concurrent naming to resolve internatio
Aug. 8, 2011
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ASEAN Day highlights bloc’s unity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Committee in Seoul hosts this year’s ASEAN Day Celebration at the Banyan Tree Club and Spa Monday.On this day 44 years ago, the ASEAN declaration was signed in Bangkok, marking the establishment of a regional bloc comprised of 10 Southeast Asian nations.“Fo
Aug. 7, 2011
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Brazil office in Busan ready for business
The Embassy of Brazil has officially opened their Honorary Consulate in Busan to service the southern part of the country. “We appreciate the commitment of Honorary Consul Hyun Jeong-eun (Hyundai Group chairperson) and her team in organizing the office,” said Brazil Ambassador Edmundo Fujita during
Aug. 7, 2011
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KISA makes Rwanda IT hub for East Africa
The Korea Internet and Security Agency and the Rwanda Development Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral cooperation in information security.Under the agreement which was signed on July 28, KISA will assist the RDB to promote the introduction of the Korean information
Aug. 7, 2011
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Diplomacy change in Ireland
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is no more; instead they have changed their name to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.The recent move will streamline their diplomatic and business presence around the world. The nature of diplomacy has changed over the past few decades moving from a
Aug. 7, 2011
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Art of Schvitzing, Finnish style diplomacy wins big
Diplomatic meetings can at times be highly stressful. Each side comes in with separate agendas looking for resolution.There are a few tools a diplomat can use to put the other side at ease: one is a good meal with pleasant company, another is over a round of drinks, but in Finland they have a comple
Aug. 7, 2011
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Italian envoy, an old hat with new vision
Mercuri seeks to give a more rounded view of Italy to KoreaThe relationship between Korea and Italy is excellent, but more can be done under new pacts such as the free trade and framework agreements.Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri is no stranger to Korea. In the late 1980s, Mercuri was stationed i
Aug. 7, 2011
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S. Korean FM departs for Russia for talks on N. Korea, bilateral issues
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan left for Russia on Saturday to hold bilateral talks that are expected to focus on North Korea and other issues concerning the two nations.During his four-day trip, Kim will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday and discuss No
Aug. 6, 2011
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Korean ferry ban on Japanese irks Tokyo
A South Korean ferry operator’s ban on Japanese passengers on its ferry service to Dokdo has irked Tokyo, aggravating tensions between two neighbors over the set of islands in East Sea. South Korea has no right to ban Japanese nationals from boarding ships to Dokdo, a Japanese official said Friday.T
Aug. 5, 2011
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Regional powers up efforts for N.K. talks
N.K. diplomat heads to China, Seoul’s foreign minister to leave for RussiaA flurry of diplomatic efforts have been continuing among regional powers this week, as North Korea shows signs of taking necessary steps toward revival of the stalled multinational nuclear disarmament talks it had walked from
Aug. 3, 2011
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U.S. calls for restraint by Seoul, Tokyo in tensions over Dokdo
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- The U.S. government formally requested Tuesday that South Korea and Japan maintain “restraint” in resolving their latest diplomatic tensions over Dokdo, a set of Seoul-controlled islets claimed by Tokyo.The appeal came after Japan’s publication of a new defense white pape
Aug. 3, 2011
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Seoul hits back at Tokyo’s renewed claim to Dokdo
Japan’s defense white paper lists Korean islets as its territorySouth Korea strongly protested against Japan’s move to claim Dokdo and will take strong countermeasures against any action to hurt its sovereignty, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Japan described South Korea’s easternmost islets of D
Aug. 2, 2011
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Korea turns back Japanese lawmakers
Criticism mounts over Tokyo’s territorial claim to DokdoThree Japanese lawmakers were asked to return to their country as soon as they arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, as Seoul deterred them from visiting an eastern island in protest against Tokyo’s repeated territorial claims. Thr
Aug. 1, 2011
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Lawmakers’ visit tied to Japan politics
Attempt to visit island could chill bilateral ties, damage economic cooperationThree Japanese politicians denying Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo arrived at Gimpo airport Monday for an attempted visit to Ulleungdo near Dokdo, despite the Seoul government’s warning that their entry to the countr
Aug. 1, 2011
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U.S., N.K. dialogue provides optimism over 6-party talks
Regional powers likely to increase small-scale contactThe six partners of the stalled regional dialogue aimed at denuclearizing North Korea are expected increase small-scale contact in the following weeks after Washington and Pyongyang made a breakthrough in their recent talks, analysts and officials here said Sunday. Two days of rare talks between the U.S. and North Korea ― the first in 19 months
July 31, 2011
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Japanese lawmakers to leave for Ulleungdo
Japanese lawmakers are expected to go ahead with their planned trip to an island near South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Monday, upping tensions as the Seoul government plans to ban them from entry. Despite South Korea’s official announcement that it will bar the Tokyo politicians from entering its land, three lawmakers of Japan’s opposition Liberal Democratic Party said they would go ah
July 31, 2011
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Danish offshore wind seminar
The Danish Embassy, in association with Korean Wind Energy Industry Association, is arranging a seminar on Danish competencies in the offshore wind energy area on Oct. 20.Several Danish companies are already present on the Korean wind market.“But the opportunities are there for more to enter,” said Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen. “The Danish track record in wind power is acclaimed in Korea
July 31, 2011
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East Asian art at new center
The Korea Foundation Cultural Center is holding an art exhibition focusing on East Asian artists.Titled “Nostalgia, East Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition,” the exhibition will run until Aug. 27 at the center’s new location. Contemporary East Asian art at Korea Foundation Cultural CenterUnder the theme of nostalgia, the exhibition presents the contemporary art of Korea, China and Japan, each of whi
July 31, 2011