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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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[JEJU FORUM] Jeju at the center of peace-building efforts
Following the end of the Cold War, then-President Roh Tae-woo invited Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev for a historic summit in April 1991 on Jejudo Island, seeking to mend fences fraught by decades of ideological and military battles. The resort island has since been the venue for an array of peace-building efforts, capitalizing on its geopolitical location, natural beauty and tranquil environment. Art displayed at the International Peace Center JejuHeads of state and top officials from a
May 23, 2016
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[JEJU FORUM] Norwegian scholar criticizes no ‘exit strategy’ on N.K.
Despite Pyongyang’s unabated nuclear ambitions, Seoul should seek to craft an “exit strategy” to defuse cross-border tension away from the current focus on sanctions and pressure, said Johan Galtung, founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo.Galtung, who also founded conflict mediation organization Transcend International, noted that the South Korean Park Geun-hye government, with its hard-line stance against the North, should now take a different approach.“I think it is more Washington’s rat
May 23, 2016
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Bulgarian rose charms at Seoul festival
The Bulgarian Embassy and Jungnang-gu district jointly held the Seoul Rose Festival over the weekend, decorating the strip of land along the Jungnangcheon Stream with rosy fanfare. During the inaugural ceremony Friday, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two sides, pledging further cooperation in culture, arts and physical education. The venue attracted more than 160,000 guests over three days, establishing itself as a hallmark festival representing Seoul. It was first conceived
May 22, 2016
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Nepalese brothers cycle the world for environment, public health
Two brothers from Nepal are on a cycling journey across the world to raise awareness on saving the environment and preventing HIV. They arrived in Korea in early May, hoping to spread their goodwill. “Our main purpose is to make people aware of the deteriorating nature and the harmful effects of stigmatizing HIV-AIDS patients. We reach out through the media in countries we visit,” Amrit Baral, 28, told The Korea Herald at the Nepalese Embassy last week. “We chose the bicycle because it is the mo
May 22, 2016
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World Humanitarian Summit urges global engagement
ISTANBUL -- Ahmed Hassan Makur is a Syrian refugee who has for the last four years dwelled in Turkey’s Nizip Temporary Accommodation Center near Gaziantep north of the border with Syria. When the war erupted in his country in 2011, he escaped with his family and found refuge in Turkey that has welcomed nearly 3 million of his compatriots. “Thank God, everything is good. We are quite happy here. Turkish people are very hospitable,” the 50-year-old man told reporters in mid-May in the two-room con
May 22, 2016
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Proactive diplomacy is key to Kuwait prosperity
KUWAIT CITY -- Fifteen years since the end of the Gulf War, it is hard to see any remnants of the devastation in Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait that was invaded by Iraq in 1991 by its then-leader Saddam Hussein. But there is one place that provides a rare glimpse of the war. Located downtown, the Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait holds millions of documents found during the war -- including secret documents written by the Iraqi Force to order its army to march toward the border.An em
May 22, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] Murayama urges Abe to offer written apologies to sex slavery victims
With many wartime sex slavery victims staunchly resisting the recent settlement with Seoul, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should write a letter to each of them to deliver his sincere atonement and expedite the deal’s execution, a former Japanese leader told The Korea Herald. Tomiichi Murayama, who offered a watershed apology in 1995 for the country’s sexual enslavement of Korean women and other atrocities, said he “welcomes” Abe’s acknowledgement of the government’s responsibility and apolo
May 22, 2016
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S. Korean prime minister calls for improved ties with Uzbekistan
South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn called for efforts to boost economic ties and cooperation with Uzbekistan on Saturday, also urging additional efforts to jointly develop new overseas markets. The call came at a ceremony marking the construction of a chemical plant in Ustyurt, Uzbekistan, under a joint development project called "Surgil." "The Surgil gas plant is a milestone of cooperation between South Korea and Uzbekistan, and the success of the Surgil project was possible only bec
May 21, 2016
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S. Korea, Portugal initial aviation pack to operate direct flights
South Korea and Portugal have initialed an agreement that may allow operation of direct flights connecting the two countries, the Seoul government said Saturday. The bilateral air transport agreement was initialed at the end of two-day talks held in Lisbon on Friday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If signed, the agreement will provide the legal foundation for direct flights for passengers and cargo between the two countries. It will also allow code-sharing, under which one c
May 21, 2016
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Seoul, Tashkent PMs agree to expand ties
South Korea's Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn and his Uzbek counterpart agreed on Friday to expand ties to make the two countries strategic partners down the road. During the visit, the two countries decided to settle unpaid transactions to South Korean firms currently operating in Uzbekistan. "I am glad that the two countries' strategic alliance continues to develop," Hwang said in talks with the Uzbek's premier, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. "We hope that Uzbekistan will continue to help South Korean f
May 21, 2016
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Korea, Mongolia to bolster cooperation in football
South Korea and Mongolia will boost their cooperation in football after leaders from both sides agreed to mutual football development programs, the sport's national governing body said Friday.The Korea Football Association said that its chief Chung Mong-gyu had a meeting with Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Mongolian Football Federation head Ganbaatar Amgalanbaata at a Seoul hotel on Thursday night and discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries in football."Personall
May 20, 2016
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Korea, Mongolia agree to seek increase in flights, bolster development cooperation
The leaders of Korea and Mongolia agreed Thursday to seek an increase in flights between the two nations and expand cooperation in the latter's infrastructure construction and overall economic development.President Park Geun-hye and her Mongolian counterpart, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and another on cooperation in the sports sector.One of the MOUs concerns joint efforts to "actively" discuss ways to inc
May 19, 2016
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S. Korean foreign minister, new USFK chief reaffirm strong alliance
South Korea's top diplomat and the new chief commander of U.S. troops in Korea on Wednesday reaffirmed their alliance in the face of persisting tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and United States Forces Korea Commander Vincent Brooks held talks at the ministry as the new chief of the 28,000-strong U.S. forces paid a courtesy call upon taking command late last month.Yun congratulated Brooks on his new post and str
May 18, 2016
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Seoul, Tokyo make headway on ‘comfort women’ fund: official
Despite persistent setbacks, Seoul and Tokyo made progress during a consultation Tuesday in their efforts to set up a foundation for the victims of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, a senior official said. Chung Byung-won, director general for Northeast Asian affairs at the Foreign Ministry here, flew Monday to Tokyo for talks with Kimihiro Ishikane, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Kimihiro Ishikane, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Japan
May 17, 2016
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Iran, UAE using N.K. ships in breach of U.N. bans: report
Some private companies from Iran, the United Arab Emirates and other Middle Eastern countries were found to have been operating North Korean flag vessels in violation of the latest U.N. Security Council resolution, news reports said Tuesday. At least four ships -- including the Deniz, the Yekta and the Al Iman -- had been reflagged to the communist country since last year and making port calls at Iran, Iraq and Somalia in care of Iranian and UAE firms, Japan’s Kyodo News and the U.S.’ Voice of A
May 17, 2016
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Korea issues additional travel warning for Laos
South Korea on Tuesday issued an additional travel warning for Laos as safety concerns grow following recent shooting attacks on cars. Under the warning, the lowest in a four-tier system, the Foreign Ministry alerted Korean nationals to stay vigilant when traveling in the Southeast Asian country along the border region between the northern province of Ruang Prabang and Vientiane.The decision was made amid increased safety worries after shooting attacks on moving vehicles were reported in the are
May 17, 2016
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Chung calls for regular dialogue between legislative leaders of Korea, Japan
South Korea's parliamentary speaker Chung Ui-hwa called Tuesday for continuous dialogue between the legislative leaders of South Korea and Japan, stressing the need to expand bilateral exchanges in various areas, including culture, to forge a future-oriented relationship.During a meeting between the parliamentary leaders of the two neighbors, Chung also proposed strengthening exchanges among the two nations' parliamentary organs such as their secretariats, budgetary policy offices and libraries.
May 17, 2016
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Korea to help Mexico, Colombia set up e-governments
A multi-agency group has been dispatched to Mexico and Colombia at their request for the transfer of the South Korean government's know-how on e-government, the Ministry of the Interior here said Tuesday. The team, led by Vice Interior Minister Kim Sung-lyul, consists of officials from the interior ministry, the Ministry of Government Legislation, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission and the Korean National Police Agency, the ministry said. Earlier,
May 17, 2016
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Next month's U.S.-Korea-Japan exercises symbolize trilateral cooperation U.S. seeks: Pentagon
Next month's joint military exercises between South Korea, the United States and Japan are representative of the three-way security cooperation the United States wants to have with the two allies, the Pentagon said Monday.The three countries plan to hold the anti-missile exercises in Hawaii next month to better counter North Korea's ever-growing nuclear and missile threats. The maneuvers will take place on the sidelines of the Rim of the Pacific exercise, U.S.-led biennial multinational naval wa
May 17, 2016
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Korean-French minister seeks to cut red tape
Jean-Vincent Place, a Korean adoptee-turned-French minister, was eager to be back in his motherland Monday, despite the painful memories of his years in an orphanage.He was especially glad to be back as the French minister for state reform and simplification, a theme that fits well with the South Korean government's own push to ease regulations and revive its economy.During his three-day stay in Seoul, the 48-year-old minister said he plans to meet with Interior Minister Hong Yun-sik and Seoul M
May 17, 2016