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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Russia sees N. Korea as 'important leverage': China expert
A recent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un indicates that Moscow has begun considering Pyongyang as an "important source of leverage" to reassert its influence in Northeast Asia, a Chinese expert said Thursday. Putin, under pressure from the West over his role in the crisis in Ukraine, met Choe Ryong-hae, a top official in the North's ruling Workers' Party and one of Kim's close confidantes, in the Kremlin last week and voic
Nov. 27, 2014
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Korea to send 10 medical workers to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone in Dec.
South Korea plans to send its first batch of 10 medical personnel to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone in December as part of global efforts to contain the deadly virus, the government said Wednesday.Seoul plans to dispatch a total of 30 medical workers in three tranches to the Ebola clinic center being built by Britain in Goderich, neighborhood of Sierra Leone‘s capital of Freetown, according to a joint statement by the foreign, health and defense ministries.The first batch of four doctors and six nurses
Nov. 26, 2014
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[Herald Interview] OECD calls for regional nuclear safety approach
Despite persistent territorial and historical tension, Northeast Asia needs to formulate a joint scheme to promote nuclear safety which will help preclude future disasters and boost practical cooperation, chief of the OECD’s atomic energy agency said Tuesday. William Magwood, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD, stressed the growing need to jointly address safety issues in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima debacle in Japan, such as by cultivating a safety culture. William Mag
Nov. 25, 2014
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Senators propose family reunion resolution
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― A group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution calling for family reunions between Korean-Americans and their long-lost relatives in North Korea, according to a diplomatic source and Congressional data Sunday.Sens. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) submitted the “resolution encouraging reunions of Korean-Americans who were divided by the Korean War from their relatives in North Korea” to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, the source
Nov. 24, 2014
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China calls for easing of tension as N. Korea's attacks U.N. rights resolution
China on Monday called for an easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula, a day after North Korea's top military body warned of "catastrophic consequences" in the latest angry reaction to the international community's stepped-up censure of its human rights record. In protest against a United Nations resolution condemning its grave human rights violations, North Korea threatened last week to conduct a new nuclear test. On Sunday, the North's omnipotent National Defense Commission issued a fresh
Nov. 24, 2014
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China expert pessimistic on N. Korea's 'diplomatic offensive'
North Korea's "diplomatic offensive" this year, including a visit by a special envoy of the North's leader Kim Jong-un to Russia, is unlikely to help Pyongyang escape isolation unless it changes course on nuclear weapons, a Chinese expert said Monday. Zhang Liangui, a professor of Korean studies at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, told the state-run Beijing News that Russia is also unlikely to compete with China in providing economic support to North
Nov. 24, 2014
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U.S. senators call for inclusion of Korean-Americans in family reunions
A group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution calling for family reunions between Korean-Americans and their long-lost relatives in North Korea, according to a diplomatic source and Congressional data Sunday. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Mark Warner (D-VA) submitted the "resolution encouraging reunions of Korean-Americans who were divided by the Korean War from their relatives in North Korea" to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, the source said. The website of Congress
Nov. 24, 2014
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Senators introduce resolution calling for including Korean-Americans in family reunions
A group of U.S. senators have introduced a resolution calling for family reunions between Korean-Americans and their long-lost relatives in North Korea, according to a diplomatic source and Congressional data Sunday. The website of Congress also showed the resolution (S.RES.587) was introduced, but no text is currently available. The resolution follows a similar one (H.CON.RES.91) introduced in the House of Representatives on March 6 by Reps. Charles Rangle (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Sam Jo
Nov. 24, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Actor committed to helping refugees
Albeit powerless and hapless far away from his homeland Bhutan, the young boy could not give up his dream of becoming an actor like Jung Woo-sung since watching his 2004 film “A Moment to Remember.”As the boy re-enacted a perilous cross-border journey on a makeshift stage alongside his peers at the Beldangi refugee camp in Nepal, the 41-year-old South Korean actor Jung was shaken by the young refugees’ purity and unity even while lacking basic needs. The encounter took place during Jung’s first
Nov. 23, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Finnish P.M. uncovers Finland-Korea connection
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb visited Korea last week to invigorate bilateral ties in a broad range of areas, from winter sports to green technology. The Finnish delegation attended a summit, forum and exhibition from Nov. 19-22, facilitating trade and investment in arctic development, energy infrastructure, shipbuilding, security and education.A welcome reception for select diplomats, businessmen and journalists was held at the Finnish Embassy in Seoul, last Wednesday.The 46-year-old w
Nov. 23, 2014
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Korea’s IT guru-politician speaks on ‘creative economy’
Creativity, communication, cooperation, concentration and culture. These are qualities sought by headhunters worldwide, and an innovation-minded group in Seoul has decided to go to town to learn about them. The CQ Forum, a membership-based club where professionals can network and socialize, hosted a lecture on Korea’s “creative economy” at the Kuwaiti Embassy in Seoul last Tuesday. The keynote speaker was Rep. Jhun Ha-jin of the ruling Saenuri Party, a former entrepreneur who has been at the van
Nov. 23, 2014
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ASEAN Film Festival comes to Seoul
Korean moviegoers and cultural explorers will have an opportunity to experience a diverse range of cinematic genres from Southeast Asia at the ASEAN Film Festival, which will showcase 10 selected films from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The festival will be held from Nov. 27-Dec. 4 at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Busan International Film Festival. Admission is f
Nov. 23, 2014
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Connoisseurs discuss recipe for globalizing Korean cuisine
A group of international connoisseurs gathered to discuss the globalization of Korean food and promote an international competition involving French cuisine. The 5.4 Club, which aims to promote the four pleasures of seeing, eating, enjoying and talking through the five senses, hosted a year-end party at the JW Marriot Hotel in Seoul last Thursday. French Ambassador to Korea Jerome Pasquier, JW Marriot general manager Matthew Cooper, event organizer Prof. Choi Jung-hwa, Yulchon LLC partner Lee Ja
Nov. 23, 2014
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Korea, China, Japan sign agreement on fighting Ebola
South Korea, China and Japan have signed a joint statement outlining their efforts to strengthen three-way cooperation for preventing the Ebola virus from spreading in the three countries, Seoul’s health minister said Sunday. Minister Moon Hyung-pyo and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts Li Bin and Yasuhisa Shiozaki agreed to enhance exchanges of information to keep the deadly virus from entering their borders and take precautionary measures. Health officials from the three nations will hold
Nov. 23, 2014
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S. Korea, China, Japan to step up cooperation on Ebola fight
The health ministers of South Korea, China and Japan on Sunday signed a joint statement to strengthen their three-way cooperation to help prevent the deadly Ebola virus from spreading to their nations. The joint statement was announced after a meeting of the three ministers -- South Korean Health Minister Moon Hyong-pyo and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Li Bin and Yasuhisa Shiozaki -- in Beijing earlier in the day. The statement calls for the three nations to enhance exchanges of inform
Nov. 23, 2014
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S. Korea to hold fresh round of talks for 3-way FTA with Japan, China
South Korea, China and Japan will hold a new round of negotiations this week for a three-way free trade agreement (FTA), the South Korean government said Sunday.The talks, the sixth of their kind, will be held in Tokyo from Monday through Friday, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The last meeting in Beijing in early September ended with little progress.The ministry said the countries were again expected to seek a breakthrough."In the past five rounds of negotiations, the t
Nov. 23, 2014
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Korea, Japan to resume sex slavery talks
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that Seoul and Tokyo plan to hold a fresh round of talks next week to resolve the issue of Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II, as they strive to taper differences in their historical perceptions. Lee Sang-deok, director general for Northeast Asian affairs at the ministry, is scheduled to meet with Junichi Ihara, director general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Tokyo’s Foreign Ministry on Nov. 27 in Seoul. The consultations
Nov. 21, 2014
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Rival parties girding for passage of NK human rights bills
South Korea's rival parties are gearing up to pass bills aimed at helping improve human rights conditions in North Korea, sources said Friday, amid growing international pressure on Pyongyang over the issue.Those bills have been pending at the National Assembly for years due to wrangling between the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD).In line with a recent bipartisan agreement, the bills will be presented Monday to a parliamentary foreign affai
Nov. 21, 2014
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Republicans vow to fight 'illegal' Obama immigration plan
US Republicans offered strident reaction Thursday to President Barack Obama's unilateral plan to bring millions of undocumented non-citizens out of the shadows and make them eligible for work permits."That's just not how our democracy works," House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement after the White House unveiled details of Obama's plan, which lifts the threat of deportation for up to five million undocumented migrants."The president has said before that he's 'not king' and he's 'not an em
Nov. 21, 2014
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Japan lower house dissolved ahead of election
The lower chamber of Japan's parliament was dissolved Friday in readiness for a general election, expected next month, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to consolidate his grip on power and reinvigorate his economic drive."In accordance with article seven of Japan's constitution, the lower house is dissolved," speaker Bunmei Ibuki told the chamber.Ibuki's move came after a mandate from Abe, who is going to the polls less than half way through a four-year term.Abe said earlier this week that he
Nov. 21, 2014