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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Samsung chip business back on track, logs W1.9tr operating profit in Q1
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Slovakia promotes spa towns as travel destinations
Slovakia is known in Korea as the “Detroit of Europe,” a hub of manufacturing for global car companies such as Kia Motors.Less known here is the Central European nation’s rich tradition in mineral springs and spa resort towns. Some 1,800 mineral springs and 24 historic spa towns pepper the small country of 5.5 million people.The Slovak Embassy pitched their rich spa tradition to an audience of travel agents and journalists during a reception at the chancery on Thursday.Three spa towns ― Piestany
May 26, 2013
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Queen’s birthday marks strong Korea-U.K. relations
The British Embassy in Korea commemorated 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom during celebrations for the Queen’s Official Birthday, which celebrates Britain’s reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II, at the ambassador’s residence in downtown Seoul on Thursday.More than 500 guests from business, politics and the media gathered to network and honor the Korea-U.K. partnership at this year’s event, the embassy said in a press statement.“Today, as we honor the Queen an
May 26, 2013
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French Korean War veterans mark 60 years of armistice
A French delegation of 19 people including nine veterans arrive in Korea on Monday as part of events organized to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that halted the Korean War, including the inauguration of a French monument in Suwon. The group’s five-day visit here comes at the invitation of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and is led by Patrick Beaudouin, president of the National Association of Veterans of the U.N. French Forces.The veterans will attend a
May 26, 2013
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Canada: Qatar gives up bid to relocate U.N. agency
TORONTO (AP) -- Qatar has abandoned its bid to relocate the United Nations civil aviation agency from Canada to the tiny emirate, ending a bitter fight between the two nations, both countries said Friday.Canada had accused Qatar, which has been trying to burnish its international presence, of trying to buy the U.N. agency located in Montreal. Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird said he received a call from Qatar's prime minister on Thursday."I'm going to be generous. I appreciate the call," Bai
May 25, 2013
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U.S. push on Myanmar enters new phase
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- After a landmark visit by Myanmar's leader, the United States is looking to a new phase of greater cooperation to encourage reform with the former pariah state as it runs out of major symbolic steps.President Thein Sein, a former general who startled observers by ushering in a wave of change when he took office in 2011, met with President Barack Obama on a four-day trip that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.In a sign of growing normalization, Senate Republica
May 25, 2013
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‘FTA with Canada will boost energy security’
With Korea’s ever-growing thirst for energy, a free trade pact with Canada will help diversify the country’s supply lines and expand access to the North American nation’s vast resources reserves, the ambassador to Canada said Wednesday. Seoul and Ottawa launched negotiations for a free trade agreement in 2005 but remain at odds chiefly over agricultural products such as beef and pork, and industrial items including cars. Ambassador Cho Hee-yong expressed hopes for a breakthrough this year, which
May 24, 2013
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Ex-S. Korean sex slaves cancel meeting with Japan mayor
Two elderly South Korean women forced by Japan into sex slavery during World War II said Friday they canceled a meeting with a Japanese mayor, fearing they only could be used for the mayor's political show to whitewash his inappropriate remarks toward former sex slaves.The two victims -- 87-year-old Kim Bok-dong and 84-year-old Kil Won-ok -- planned to meet Toru Hashimoto, Osaka's mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, at his office Friday morning as part of their tour of Japan to t
May 24, 2013
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S. Korea, China in talks to set up Park's visit for late June: official
South Korea is in talks with China to set up a summit between President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping for late June, the presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday.China will be Park's second overseas trip since taking office in February. In early May, she visited the United States and held summit talks with President Barack Obama where they reaffirmed that the two countries are firmly united against threats from North Korea. "South Korea and China are undertaking discussions about
May 22, 2013
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Park orders efforts to draw overseas support for ‘trustpolitik’
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday instructed Korea’s diplomatic mission chiefs to help drum up international support for her vision for peace and cooperation on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia. “It’s important to secure cooperation from each country which is crucial to building the foundation for a peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula,” she told an annual meeting of 122 ambassadors and consul generals. “Our overseas diplomatic missions should take on a leading role in gaining supp
May 21, 2013
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Korea slams Abe’s defense of shrine visit
Korea on Monday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s defense of political leaders’ visits to the country’s controversial war shrine, reiterating its demand that Japan correct its understanding of history. In an interview with the Foreign Affairs magazine, Abe likened the Yasukuni Shrine to a military cemetery just outside Washington, saying it will be “quite natural” for him to commemorate the deceased veterans. The Arlington National Cemetery is home to some 400,000 fallen U.S. troops f
May 20, 2013
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[Photo News] Overseas mission meeting
May 20, 2013
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S. Korea, Russia in talks for summit in fall
South Korea and Russia are in talks for a summit meeting later this year on the sidelines of a multinational conference in the Eurasian country, Seoul’s ambassador to Moscow said Sunday.Wi Sung-lac, the South Korean ambassador to Russia, told reporters that the G20 Summit, scheduled for Sept. 5-6 in Saint Petersburg, may serve as an opportunity to set up the first summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.“We’re discussing the schedule
May 19, 2013
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Uruguay showcases beef in export promotion drive
Uruguay is well-known for soccer ― the country’s national team are reigning world champions, and for tango, but the South American nation is perhaps equally passionate about barbecue steak.The Uruguayan Embassy and the South American country’s National Meat Institute promoted the country’s love of dinning on grilled steaks at a tasting showcasing Uruguayan beef at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on May 10. “Uruguay’s premium quality beef is among world’s best, blessed with its climate and terrain
May 19, 2013
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Korea poised to import Colombian oil
Colombia has become a major oil producer in fewer than 10 years ― Latin America’s fourth largest now, from about 500,000 barrels per day in 2004 to over 1 million bpd in 2012.That fact was not lost on Colombian and Korean negotiators when they inked a free trade agreement in February. Although current energy exports to Korea are negligible, Colombia’s chief diplomatic representative here said the oil-rich Andean nation is poised to start exporting crude to Korea soon.Welcome news for the energy-
May 19, 2013
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Mexico combines bridge-building with cuisine promotion
The Mexican Embassy in Korea hosted a dinner reception at a hotel in downtown Seoul on Tuesday to bolster the work of Mexican food professionals at a four-day international food exhibition. The reception and the food exhibition occurred at a time when Mexico and Korea could restart talks for a long-stalled free trade agreement.“This promotion and tasting event not only builds bridges between the two countries but it also allows for a generation of new allies of Mexico in Korea and Mexico,” said
May 19, 2013
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New envoy sings praises of Australian food and wine
Incoming Australian Ambassador to Korea William Paterson introduced himself as a product of Victoria State in a food and wine tasting reception at a hotel in downtown Seoul on Wednesday.The “Put Victoria on Your Table” wine and dinner event was co-organized by Seoul-based Wine Review magazine, which featured the cuisine of the Australian state and its signature wines in its May issue. Representatives of 16 companies from Victoria were in Korea until Friday for the Seoul Food 2013 at Korea Intern
May 19, 2013
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[Graphic News] Korea, China, Japan become permanent observers to Arctic Council
Arctic states Wednesday accepted South Korea, China, Japan, India, Italy and Singapore as permanent observers to the Arctic Council. They are joining the existing group of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. A growing number of countries are vying for a bigger stake in the far north as global warming accelerates the melting of ice caps, boosting the potential for maritime logistics and resources development in addition to scientific research. The intergovernme
May 16, 2013
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S. Korea slams Japan official for 'unhelpful' visit to N. Korea
South Korea criticized an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday for making an "unhelpful" visit to North Korea, voicing concerns that the trip may undermine efforts in forging a coordinated approach toward Pyongyang. Foreign ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young made the remarks two days after the aide to Abe, Isao Iijima, arrived in Pyongyang in a surprise visit that spawned speculation that Japan may be trying to mend frosty ties with the North amid a deepening territorial dispute
May 16, 2013
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Korea gets foothold to develop Arctic
Korea became a permanent observer to the Arctic Council on Wednesday, stepping up its foray into the region where melting ice sheets are boosting the potential for maritime logistics, resources development and scientific research.The decision was made in the Swedish city of Kiruna at a ministerial meeting of eight member states ― the U.S., Russia, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The intergovernmental organization, which is responsible for setting the rules for development o
May 15, 2013
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Bureaucratic maze hampers multicultural policy
Economic prosperity, an aging population and stark gender imbalance have combined to turn Korea into a major destination for Asian migrants. But Asia’s fourth-largest economy appears to lack institutional systems to keep pace with the change. Its policies on immigration and expatriates are hamstrung by short-sighted vision, fragmented policymaking and a dearth of leadership and commitment in officialdom.Several years after it started a multicultural policy in earnest, the government still lacks
May 15, 2013