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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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[Graphic News] French bulldog most popular breed in US, Maltese most popular in Korea
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Nuke summit may help stop terrorism: Thai P.M.
BANGKOK (Yonhap News) ― Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that next week’s nuclear summit to be hosted by South Korea will present a good opportunity to help countries around the world prevent the threats of nuclear terrorism.Yingluck also said that, in a joint interview with Korean correspondents on Wednesday ahead of the second biennial Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Thailand wants to learn South Korea’s know-how and skills on water-management projects following devastating flood
March 22, 2012
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EU chief eyes commitments at Seoul summit
BRUSSELS (Yonhap News) ― European Council President Herman Van Rompuy called for “concrete commitments” to prevent threats of nuclear terrorism and tighten control of atomic safety at next week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. In a written interview with Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday, Van Rompuy also said “synergies” between nuclear security and the safety of atomic energy are important following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, backing calls for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to ha
March 22, 2012
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‘Seoul nuke summit to be point where political will turns into practical action’
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said Thursday the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit will be a major turning point for countries in putting their political aims into action.“To define the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in a nutshell, it will be an opportunity to develop the political will discussed in the 2010 Washington summit into detailed actions,” Kim told reporters in Seoul.“As host, Korea will put in every effort to make sure that enhancing nuclear security can be established as an inter
March 22, 2012
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U.N.'s Ban to raise N. Korea launch at Seoul summit
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would raise North Korea's planned rocket launch at a Seoul nuclear summit next week, expressing "deep concern" over the issue."I am going to discuss the issue with the president of the Republic of (South Korea) in Seoul and I will also engage with
March 22, 2012
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Obama to visit heavily fortified Korean border
Amid new tension with North Korea over a planned rocket launch, President Barack Obama plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea at the start of an international trip next week, the White House said Tuesday.Sunday’s trip to the most heavily defended border in the world carries obvious Cold War symbolism as Obama tries to foster new nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea. Although U.S. officials regularly go to the DMZ, the presidential visit is likely to be read
March 21, 2012
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40 leaders among 58 participants in Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
The South Korean government said 40 leaders will attend the upcoming Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27, with 53 countries and four international organizations participating in the event.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which is organizing the largest-ever diplomatic event for Korea, said the 40 leaders will include U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.Eighteen countries or orga
March 21, 2012
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Obama to visit S. Korea for talks with Lee, global nuclear summit
U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in South Korea on Sunday for a three-day visit that includes summit talks with President Lee Myung-bak and discussions with dozens of other world leaders on nuclear security, the presidential office said Tuesday.The upcoming trip, which will be Obama‘s third to South Korea, comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea announced last week that it will launch a satellite on a long-range rocket next month, a pretext Pyongyang has u
March 20, 2012
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Lee: Nuke summit expected to produce outcomes
President Lee Myung-bak said Monday that countries participating in this month’s Nuclear Security Summit are expected to make specific commitments to reduce fissile material stockpiles in an effort to help realize a world without nuclear weapons.“Currently, radioactive materials that can be utilized to make as many as some 130,000 nuclear weapons are scattered around the globe. The objective of the Nuclear Security Summit is to prevent such nuclear materials from falling into the hands of terror
March 19, 2012
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Ukraine close to removing highly enriched uranium
KIEV (Yonhap News) ― Ukraine is close to the final stage of eliminating its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium as announced under a landmark agreement with the United States two years ago intended to prevent nuclear terrorism, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich said. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency held on Thursday at his presidential office, Yanukovich also said the second Nuclear Security Summit, a global atomic security conference to be hosted by South Korea next week, should be
March 19, 2012
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Tunisian tourism delves into diversity
Be it the draw of the 1,300 kilometers of Mediterranean beaches, or the rich culture based upon its 3,000 year-history as a crossroads for great civilizations ― Tunisia’s diverse treasure trove has much to offer Korean tourists. With its northern coast pointing toward Italy and its southern region plunging into the Sahara, Tunisia connects Europe to Africa as well as East to West.Long-known for its sun and beautiful seascapes, Tunisia has recently focused on diversifying its tourism beyond the d
March 19, 2012
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Cradle of Arab Spring celebrates independence, new freedoms
Tunisians are this week enjoying a double celebration of freedom. March 20 marks the 56th anniversary of Tunisia’s independence from French colonial rule, but the country is also marking its more recent triumph of democracy, a little more than a year after its revolution. The North African country became the cradle of the Arab Spring after weeks of popular protest led to the departure of long-reigning Tunisian leader Zine al Abidine Ben Ali last January. His toppling foreshadowed the downfall of
March 19, 2012
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Democratic Tunisia seeks new Korean investors
The Tunisian ambassador has called on Korea to boost economic ties with his country following last year’s revolution.While the later years of former leader Zine al Abidine Ben Ali’s rule were characterized by corruption, the new government elected since his January departure is working to stabilize Tunisia’s economy.Tunisian Ambassador Ammar Amari said that while Tunisia and Korea had enjoyed 40 years of good diplomatic relations, better economic ties should now follow. “The economic ties betwee
March 19, 2012
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Obama to answer questions from S.Korean netizens
U.S. President Barack will take questions from South Korean internet users online, during his visit to Seoul for the March 26-27 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul said.“You can ask President Obama any question, and if selected he will answer it personally. Of course, he cannot answer all questions submitted, but the 10 most interesting submissions will receive a signed copy of his book ‘The Audacity of Hope,’” the embassy said.“The top three will receive a per
March 19, 2012
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DP HUMAN RIGHTS CONF
EU, Korea to talk human rights in Seoul The EU Ambassador is to open a conference connecting South Korea and Europe on human rights in Seoul on March 20. Tomasz Kozlowski is to speak at the conerence’s opening along with Christian Hegemer, director of the Institute for International Cooperation, and Tae-woo Kim, president of Korea Institute for National Unification.The opening conference of the EU-Korea Human Rights and Democratic Transition Dialogue Program aims to connect European and Korean r
March 19, 2012
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Israeli minister rejected check at Incheon Airport
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman refused to put his bag through security check as he left South Korea earlier this week, an airport official said Saturday.Lieberman was in Seoul for a two-day visit to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations. He left Thursday through Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to Seoul, after denying repeated requests by security officials to put his travel bag through an X-ray check, the airport official said on conditi
March 18, 2012
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Korea, Japan launch joint disaster management program
The Korea International Cooperation Agency said it has decided to launch a multi-year development program with the Japan International Cooperation Agency on disaster management.The decision came after the Korean aid agency held a consultation in February with JICA officials. Under the “Multi-year Joint Capacity Development Program,” or MJCD, both agencies aim to achieve effective outcomes and enable their partner countries to take ownership and leadership in disaster management.KOICA and JICA wi
March 18, 2012
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Sharing Korea’s experience through KOICA program
Scholarship program boosts networks among officials from developing countriesThis is the second installment of a series of articles introducing programs and activities of the Korea International Cooperation Agency, a state-run organization for overseas assistance and humanitarian aid. ― Ed. Rita Osei, a foreign ministry official from Ghana, was curious: Why is her country, richer than South Korea in the 1960s, still receiving official development assistance from industrialized countries, while S
March 18, 2012
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Students quiz envoys in their native tongues
Student linguists are interviewing 20 international ambassadors in Seoul in their native language to quiz them on multiculturalism. More than 1,300 people applied to be part of the JOINUS KOREA project to interview the ambassadors. Of those, 43 interviewers were selected offering their skills in 20 languages. Interviews have already been held with the Polish, Malaysian, German, Turkish, Swedish, Sri Lankan, Italian and Vietnamese ambassadors.The foreign envoys’ views are being recorded and distr
March 18, 2012
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Denmark, Korea among cleantech leaders
Denmark has been listed top in the world for innovation in clean technology, and South Korea has come first in Asia. A new report from the World Wildlife Fund and Cleantech Group ranks Denmark first in the world when it comes to cleantech innovation. And the report ranks South Korea eighth in the world and first in Asia. Clean technology, or cleantech, uses innovative ways to create energy while minimizing environmental damage and pollution. Its many aspects can include recycling, renewable ener
March 18, 2012
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Czechs honor first Westerner to die in Korea
The first Westerner to die in Seoul has been honored at a ceremony led by the Czech Ambassador. The flower-laying ceremony at the Chemulpo Foreigners’ Cemetery in Incheon was held in commemoration of the first foreign correspondent to Korea and the first Westerner who died in Seoul in 1886.This month marks 126 years since the arrival and death in Seoul of Prague-born American reporter, Maxmilian Taubeles ― also known as Max Taubles.The trailblazing journalist was the first foreign correspondent
March 18, 2012