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Yoon apologizes for first lady Dior bag scandal, calls push for special probe ‘political’
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Girl hanging on bridge, police trying to rescue her both fall off; rescued immediately
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Korea forecast to overtake Taiwan in chip production by 2032: report
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[K-pop’s dilemma] Can K-pop break free from ‘fandom’ model?
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YouTuber fatally stabbed on livestream by another YouTuber in Busan
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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Yoon rebuffs opposition's call for special probe into wife
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Stray Kids hit with racism in Met Gala photo line
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[News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
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Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'
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Brunei celebrates 29 years of independence
The Bruneian Embassy in Korea celebrated 29 years of the sultanate’s independence from British colonial rule by highlighting efforts to wean itself from dependence on oil export revenue, during a reception Thursday in Seoul.The tiny Southeast Asian nation is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with annual per capita income exceeding $40,000 due to its huge oil and natural gas reserves. Some 90 percent of its gross domestic product comes from exporting oil and gas.The sultanate is tryin
March 3, 2013
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Dominican Republic marks milestones on Independence Day
The Dominican Republic’s Embassy in Korea celebrated a number of milestones during its Independence Day reception at Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel on Wednesday.Dominican Ambassador to Korea Grecia Fordalicia Pichardo took note during the reception commemorating the Caribbean nation’s Independence Day that a number of anniversaries coincide this year.“This anniversary of our national independence coincides with the bicentennial of the birth of our nation’s founding father Juan Pablo Duarte and th
March 3, 2013
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New Zealand talks up healthy food favorites in Busan
The New Zealand's trade commission in Korea promoted the nation’s food exports to Korea in Busan on Tuesday. At an event dubbed the New Zealand Food Connection 2013, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise showcased quintessentially New Zealand favorites including Manuka honey, greenshell mussels and black currants at Paradise Hotel.Organizers talked up the healthy properties of these New Zealand food exports such as Manuka honey, said to have antibacterial properties, and greenshell mussels containing
March 3, 2013
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Envoy hosts Slovakian star of volleyball league
The Slovakian Embassy in Korea hosted professional men’s volleyball star Martin Nemec of the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos, as the team vies to qualify for V-League playoffs, in a special reception at the Central European nation’s chancery on Feb. 22.Slovakian Ambassador to Korea Dusan Bella said it was his honor to host a great Slovakian athlete, Martin Nemec, adding he is proud of Slovakian men and women who represent their country through sports around the world including in East Asia. Slovakia’s
March 3, 2013
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Kazakh ‘civil servant’ looks to Korea ties for long-term goals
Kazakhstan’s new first deputy prime minister, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, thinks of himself less as a politician, and more as a civil servant.“I am first a civil servant, and then a politician,” said Sagintayev, who stepped into his role as first deputy prime minister and as minister of regional development on Jan. 16. Although such modesty might be uncommon among political figures, it illustrates a characteristic that could be called an essential aspect of today’s Kazakhstan. Sagintayev, the country’
March 3, 2013
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Chinese warships regularly patrol in S. Korean naval operation zone: sources
Chinese warships have regularly patrolled waters within the South Korean Navy's operational zone in the Yellow Sea without prior notification, multiple sources in Seoul said Sunday, sparking worries over the Asian power's growing naval presence. China's destroyers and escort vessels have entered the so-called area of operations (AO) under the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the Yellow Sea once or twice a week to conduct search maneuvers, the military sources said. They did no
March 3, 2013
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Seoul-Tokyo ties to remain strained for time being
In spite of leadership changes in both South Korea and Japan, efforts to mend frayed bilateral ties are likely to be bogged down for the time being and prospects for better relations will depend on how Japan responds to historical and territorial issues.Relations between Seoul and Tokyo have chilled following an unprecedented visit to the South Korean islets of Dokdo last August by the South's former President Lee Myung-bak, who cited Tokyo's unrepentant attitude over its brutal 1910-45 colonial
March 1, 2013
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President Park urges Japan to face up to history, take responsibility for wartime wrongdoing
South Korea's new President Park Geun-hye urged Japan on Friday to face up to history and be more responsible for its wartime wrongdoing, saying they are preconditions for the two neighbors to build genuine trust and cooperation. Park issued the appeal in an address marking Korea's 1919 nationwide uprising against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule. The speech was watched closely as it came just days after her inauguration and could set the tone for relations between the two countries.The March 1st I
March 1, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Pope's exit brings vain hopes for reform
Acknowledging the “rough seas” the Catholic Church has navigated in recent years, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday appeared in front of a crowd of more than 150,000 people at Vatican City to give the last public address of his papacy.“…There were moments, as there were throughout the history of the church, when the seas were rough and the wind blew against us and it seemed that the Lord was sleeping,” he told the crowd at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. As of Thursday evening, Joseph Ratzinger ceased
Feb. 28, 2013
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S. Korea to continue prioritizing U.S. ties over China: FM nominee
South Korea's new government will continue prioritizing its relations with the United States over China, Seoul's foreign minister-nominee said Wednesday, stressing the importance of the alliance between the two countries.Yun Byung-se made the remarks in a report submitted to independent lawmaker Park Joo-sun ahead of his parliamentary confirmation hearing. "The U.S. is our country's first-priority diplomatic partner and China comes next," the nominee said in the report. "In case of Japan and Rus
Feb. 27, 2013
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Peru’s vice president dispels myths about women in politics
Visiting Korea to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Park Geun-hye, the vice-president of Peru had a simple three-word suggestion for what Korea’s first female head of state should do over the next five years ― “work, work, work.”The answer was hardly flippant coming from Peruvian First Vice President Marisol Espinoza. She knows something about hard work. She is not only her country’s first female vice president, but also the single mother of a teenage girl. “I had to dispel two power
Feb. 26, 2013
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Park heavily engaged as chief executive
On her first day as president, Park Geun-hye started her official duty as the commander-in-chief as the nation confronted renewed North Korean nuclear threats.At 12 o’clock sharp, she mobilized the military hotline with Joint Chiefs of Staff chief Gen. Jung Seung-jo to ensure a robust security posture. “This is President Park Geun-hye,” she said from her private home in southern Seoul. “I appreciate the efforts of all soldiers including you. Please make sure the military remains ready so the peo
Feb. 25, 2013
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Park urges Japan to face history, try to cure scars on hearts of Koreans
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that Japan should face its history and take measures to cure the deep scars it inflicted on the hearts of Koreans during its colonial rule here if the two countries are to establish a genuine friendship, sources said.Park made the remark during a meeting with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, saying that it is regrettable that historical issues related to Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule are still preventing relations between the two countries
Feb. 25, 2013
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Korea, ASEAN leaders chart course for 2013
An international organization charged with invigorating ties between Korea and Southeast Asia held its 5th annual council meeting and a reception for the diplomatic community at a hotel in downtown Seoul, Thursday and Friday.The 5th Annual Council Meeting of the ASEAN-Korea Centre met Thursday afternoon to take stock of its activities and development in 2012 hosting a reception that evening at Lotte Hotel. It then charted its work programs on Friday for the coming year starting in March.The coun
Feb. 24, 2013
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Serbia celebrates democracy and independence on National Day
The Serbian Embassy in Korea marked the country’s founding as a modern nation in a reception with foreign envoys, members of the Serbian community in Korea and government officials at Seoul Millennium Hilton Hotel on Feb. 18.“Following disintegration of the wider south Slavic state of Yugoslavia, in which Serbia had invested its previous statehood and for which it had given its great human and material sacrifices, independent Serbia was faced with a difficult task to choose a date for its Nation
Feb. 24, 2013
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SIWA raises most money ever for charity, honors foreign embassies
Korea’s largest expatriate women’s association said it raised the most money for charity ever for its diplomatic and community bazaar, the group’s touchstone event of the year, during its monthly morning coffee meet up at Seoul Club, Wednesday. The Seoul International Women’s Association also recognized several foreign diplomatic missions in Korea for helping to raise the funds ― 128 million won for charity ― in its 34th Annual Diplomatic and Community Bazaar at the Seoul Metropolitan History Mu
Feb. 24, 2013
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Could the next pope be from Asia?
Vatican watchers are abuzz about who will succeed Pope Benedict XVI when he officially steps down at 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 28, including the very real possibility that a cardinal from outside Europe could lead the Roman Catholic Church for the first time ever.Cynics might sneer that such a prospect is an impossibility. But if there is one place where miracles are believed to be possible, it is the Catholic Church.Apostolic Nuncio to Korea Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla, the Holy See’s chief diplomatic r
Feb. 24, 2013
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Korea slams Japan for event claiming Dokdo
The South Korean government criticized Japan on Friday for holding an event to promote its territorial claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, and urged it to drop the “unjustifiable and meaningless” arguments. Conflicts have grown over Dokdo after Tokyo has renewed its territorial claims to the rocky outcroppings in the East Sea, or the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.Souring the relations even further, Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, which claims administrative so
Feb. 22, 2013
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S. Korean professor sends Dokdo data to Japanese media
A South Korean activist has sent packages of data verifying South Korea's ownership of the Dokdo islets to Japan's media outlets as part of his protest against the neighboring country's Friday event to promote its territorial claims to the islets.Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women's University and activist helping promote Korea's Dokdo ownership, said he sent the packages to about 120 Japanese newspapers and broadcasting firms last week while he was visiting Kyoto.The packages include
Feb. 22, 2013
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U.S. House to push new asset freeze on North Korea
The U.S. Congress is expected to begin discussing a fresh batch of sanctions next week to freeze North Korea’s overseas financial assets to help rein in its diversion of scarce funds to nuclear programs, officials said Wednesday.Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, is believed to have been drawing up a bill aimed at preventing Pyongyang from acquiring hard currency since its Feb. 12 nuclear test that defied international laws and warnings. The U.S. government, mea
Feb. 21, 2013