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Honduras looks to learn from Korean development

Foreign affairsFeb 21, 2011

President Lobo tells The Korea Herald of his hopes to learn from Korean development and education and to draw investment to his country Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Monday expressed hope to l...
Czech press photos show global interest

Foreign affairsFeb 21, 2011

“The fact that Czech photojournalists are going to places like Sudan, Sri Lanka, Laos, North Korea, and so on says something about the interests of Czechs in far away countries.” As said by Czech Re...
Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world

ScienceFeb 21, 2011

WASHINGTON, (AFP) - A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern w...
S. Korea's spy agency denies breaking into Indonesian envoys' hotel room

PoliticsFeb 21, 2011

South Korea's spy agency denied a local media report on Monday that its agents had broken into an Indonesian presidential delegation's hotel room last week in Seoul to steal sensitive arms procuremen...
S. Korea alerts nationals against traveling to Libya

Foreign affairsFeb 21, 2011

S. Korea issued an alert against travelling to Libya. (Yonhap News) South Korea on Sunday issued an alert against traveling to Libya, asking its nationals to defer nonessential trips to the northern...
N.K. digging sparks speculation of nuke test

North KoreaFeb 20, 2011

North Korea has been digging special tunnels at a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri in North Hamgyong Province, sparking concerns that it may be preparing for another nuclear test, government and milit...
Lee expresses hopes for talks with N. Korea

PoliticsFeb 20, 2011

‘Locations of new airport, science belt to be determined within the first half of this year’ President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday expressed hopes for dialogue with North Korea this year, adding there w...
Somali pirates hijack U.S. couple’s yacht

InternationalFeb 20, 2011

MOGADISHU (AP) ― An American couple that has sailed the world with a yacht full of Bibles was hijacked by Somali pirates, and the U.S. said Saturday it is assessing possible options. Pirates say the...
Three killed as Gbagbo forces disperse rally

InternationalFeb 20, 2011

Tensions high after longtime ruler's announcement on banks control ABIDJAN (AFP) ― Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo opened fire at a rally of several hundred supporters ...
S. Korea strove to isolate N.K. in ’80s: declassified papers

Foreign affairsFeb 20, 2011

Viewing North Korea not only as a military threat, but also a diplomatic rival, South Korea strove to prevent its major allies from increasing exchanges with the North three decades ago, Seoul’s decl...
Colleges under fire for handling of foreign students

Social affairsFeb 20, 2011

More foreigners are coming to Korea to study, but their universities seem incapable of managing them properly, the government said Sunday. Many schools did not monitor student attendance and even aw...
Activist offers long debate with Japanese over Dokdo

Social affairsFeb 20, 2011

A civic activist is pushing for a debate on the sovereignty of Dokdo with a Japanese figure who claims the rocky islets are part of Japanese territory. Kim Jum-ku, head of the Dokdo Protection Party...
Korea looks overseas to train officials

Social affairsFeb 20, 2011

Seoul to dispatch some 200 officials to foreign institutions this year GWACHEON, Gyeonggi Province ― With its emergence as a developed nation, South Korea has been host to numerous international eve...
Finnish junior fellows networking applications

Foreign affairsFeb 20, 2011

EVA Junior Fellows Network for international students, researchers and young graduates is inviting 25 new junior fellows for a two-day seminar in Helsinki. To be held at the end of August, the semin...
U.S. consular services in Busan this week

Foreign affairsFeb 20, 2011

In December 2010, the United States Embassy began offering consular services in Busan on a monthly basis. Officials from the Embassy’s American Citizen Services Unit will offer consular services in ...