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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Korea, Japan sign agreement to boost cooperation in disaster control
South Korea's safety minister on Monday signed an agreement with his Japanese counterpart to beef up cooperation in disaster control, the government said.Safety Minister Park In-yong and Japanese Minister for Disaster Management Jun Matsumoto signed the work cooperation agreement during a meeting in Tokyo, South Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security said in a release. This marks the first such event between the countries' chiefs in charge of disaster control.Under the deal, the two coun
Dec. 12, 2016
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Forum rouses entrepreneurial minds of ASEAN, Korea
The dream of Rendra Umbu Leha, an Indonesian student in Korea, is to improve his country’s health care system by commercializing prescription dispensing machines. “It takes a long time for patients in Indonesia to describe their problems to doctors,” Leha told The Korea Herald last week.“The machine would help them get accurate information about their health and facilitate medical services,” he added. “I believe it would also help fight corruption in our country, as the system would be transpare
Dec. 12, 2016
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U.S. looking forward to cooperating with S. Korean acting president: White House
The United States has told South Korea that it is looking forward to cooperating with Seoul‘s acting president in light of the recent parliamentary passing of the presidential impeachment bill.South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that Avril Haines, White House deputy national security advisor, spoke to Cho Tae-yong, Seoul’s deputy chief of the National Security Office, on Saturday night.Cheong Wa Dae (Yonhap)According to Cheong Wa Dae, Haines reiterated the U.S. commitment
Dec. 11, 2016
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‘Mosul on path to liberation from Islamic State’
The siege of Mosul, a city in in Iraq held by the Islamic State extremist group, is making headway, and its recapture is “a matter of time,” a top Iraqi envoy to Korea said in late November.Speaking to journalists at the Iraqi Embassy in Seoul, Iraqi Ambassador Wadee B.H. al-Batti stressed that the ongoing onslaught by the Iraqi Army and US-led coalition forces had significantly weakened the IS group, adding the vital issue was safeguarding civilians. The battle for Mosul started on Oct. 17, bac
Dec. 5, 2016
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US, Korea celebrate blooming friendship
The Korea America Friendship Society hosted an annual year-end reception Thursday, celebrating 66 years of military alliance and burgeoning trust and fraternity between the two countries. At the Millennium Seoul Hilton, KAFS President Han Chul-soo said despite North Korea’s growing nuclear threat and volatile peninsular circumstances, the two sides should further strengthen their alliance.“We have trusted each other and fought shoulder to shoulder in the Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq War and the
Dec. 5, 2016
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‘Ontario open for innovative enterprise, education’
In an era of slowing growth and closing borders, the province of Ontario, Canada, is open for innovative business and education, its chief politician said during a trade mission to Korea last week. Kathleen Wynne, the premier of Ontario, came to Seoul on Thursday with a delegation of 48 business and academic leaders, eager to shore up ties with Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Her mission is expected to generate over $120 million in new partnerships. She signed 13 new agreements in health sciences
Dec. 5, 2016
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Ruling party sends delegation to meet Trump team
A group of South Korean ruling party lawmakers headed for the United States on Monday for a five-day visit to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. Led by Rep. Won Yoo-chul, the Saenuri Party delegation plans to discuss North Korean nukes, the bilateral free trade agreement, and the US troops stationed in South Korea. During his campaign, Trump vowed to bring various changes to the issues, including having South Korea pay more for the US troop deployment. After his electi
Dec. 5, 2016
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Ruling party delegation to visit US to meet Trump transition team
A delegation of lawmakers from South Korea's ruling party will visit the United States this week to meet with the transition team of US President-elect Donald Trump and discuss policy issues related to the Korean Peninsula, party officials said Sunday.The Saenuri Party delegation led by Rep. Won Yoo-chul will visit the US from Monday through Friday and meet with key officials from the transition team and the Republican Party, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA),
Dec. 4, 2016
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FM Yun urges China's key role in implementing new UN sanctions
South Korea's foreign minister on Saturday called for China's "constructive" role in thoroughly implementing new UN sanctions on North Korea amid widespread concern about their effectiveness."It is crucial for member countries including China to play a constructive role in implementing important elements of the resolutions without leaving a loophole," Yun Byung-se told Yonhap News Agency at the Incheon International Airport. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (Yonhap)He was leaving for Vienna to atte
Dec. 3, 2016
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Seoul confers honorary citizenship to San Francisco Mayor
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it has conferred honorary citizenship to the San Francisco mayor currently visiting South Korea to mark the 40th anniversary of friendship between the two cities.Edwin Lee received the citizenship certificate from Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at city hall.Lee, who formerly worked as a human rights activist and lawyer, is the first Asian to be elected as the top elected official of the US city. He shares a common career background with Park.Seoul and S
Dec. 1, 2016
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US ambassador expects strong Seoul-Washington alliance under Trump
The decadeslong alliance between South Korea and the United States will remain intact and get stronger even after President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year, the US ambassador to South Korea said Tuesday.As Seoul and Washington have built up strong ties in the past 60-plus years, their bilateral alliance will remain firm and get stronger after the Trump administration's inaguration on Jan. 20, Mark Lippert said in a forum in Seoul.The alliance will remain intact based on the two countri
Nov. 29, 2016
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EU promotes digital single market
The European Union is removing various hurdles to create a synchronized digital marketplace, and cooperating with Korea presents boons to both sides, a leading EU official said in mid-November. Andrus Ansip, vice president of the European Commission, told reporters at the EU delegation building in Seoul that the anticipated launch of a digital single market in the future would benefit consumers as well as companies small, medium and large. The ambitious scheme -- one of the EU’s top 10 policy pr
Nov. 29, 2016
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Berlin’s Buddy Bear inspirits municipal ties
The Buddy Bear -- Berlin’s symbolic mascot epitomizing the once-divided city’s prospering unity, peace and openness -- was replicated in Seoul last week through municipal and diplomatic collaboration. The sculpture, standing 2 meters tall and decorated in bright yellow, was unveiled Nov. 21 in front of the Seoul Square building, where the German Embassy and many German companies are located. A token of Teutonic tolerance toward the world, the statue has been installed in front of numerous German
Nov. 29, 2016
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‘South Africa brims with investment opportunities’
South Africa is a leading emerging market in the resource-rich, yet underinvested African continent. The only African country in G-20 and BRICS, an alliance of five major emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the nation is Korea’s largest trade partner in Africa, with $2.6 billion in bilateral trade last year. Located at the foot of Africa, its market is increasingly plowed by Western companies, bent on shoring up their logistics capabilities to penetrate the continen
Nov. 29, 2016
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Korea strives to shore up charges in world aid race
This is the first installment of a three-part series looking into South Korea‘s official development aid policies and projects. -- Ed. Armed with development know-how and a technological edge, Korea is striving to carve out a niche as nations vie to secure a greater presence in emerging markets through more effective assistance.Albeit relatively small in financial firepower, Seoul offers its experiences from its transformation within a few generations from an aid recipient to a member of the Org
Nov. 28, 2016
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UN point man on N. Korean human rights urges building communication line with Pyongyang
Cooperation with North Korea should be sought as the international community seeks to address the serious human rights situation in the country, the United Nations' point man on the issue said Tuesday, calling for the establishment of a line of communication with the Pyongyang regime."It has been quite challenging for my predecessors to engage North Korean authorities and I am very well aware of this situation," the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in the Democrat
Nov. 22, 2016
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Chinese expert: THAAD in Korea will be first target in case of China-US conflict
A former Chinese diplomat warned that the US anti-missile system to be deployed in South Korea could be the first target for a Chinese attack if conflict breaks out between the two superpowers. Yang Xiyu, a senior research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies, also said the installment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will bring a significant change to China's relations with South Korea, prompting Beijing to "re-think" the burgeoning bilateral partnership."The
Nov. 22, 2016
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Norwegian youth orchestra dazzles crowd in Korea
Norway’s top youth orchestra -- Young Strings of Norway -- performed a vivacious rendition of classical pieces during its maiden tour of Korea last week.Comprised of 40 teenage talents up to the age of 19, the orchestra, directed by Barratt Due Institute of Music, has nurtured generations of prodigies since it was founded in 1927.Among them are world-class concert masters Ludvig Gudim and Camilla Kjoll, and violinists Vilde Frang and Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad, who have performed in cultural capi
Nov. 21, 2016
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‘Support for World Food Program undergirds sustainable development’
The strengthening cooperation between the United Nations World Food Program and the Korean government is helping eradicate poverty worldwide and equipping communities against future disasters, the humanitarian agency’s leading official said during a visit to Korea in early November.Chris Kaye, director of the government partnerships division, stressed in an interview with The Korea Herald that the bilateral collaboration is a cornerstone of the UN sustainable development goals, a set of intergov
Nov. 21, 2016
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‘Latvia, a Baltic jewel in tourism, culture and environment’
The Latvian Embassy in Seoul celebrated its National Day and the silver jubilee of its relations with Korea last week, promoting the country’s tourism, cultural and environmental assets around the Baltic Sea. The holiday on Nov. 18 marks the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, when the country declared independence from Russia after more than 200 years of occupation. Latvia was subsumed into the Soviet Union in 1940, but became a vibrant democracy and market economy following the dis
Nov. 21, 2016