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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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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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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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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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S. Korea, China team up on Japan's wartime sexual slavery
In what appears to be the first joint history study between South Korea and China, government-backed researchers from the two nations have agreed to launch a joint research on the Japanese military's sexual enslavement of women during World War II, according to Chinese state-run media on Tuesday. The agreement, signed by South Korea's foreign ministry-funded Northeast Asian History Foundation and China's Jilin Provincial Archives on Monday, calls for the researchers to "find the truth" of the
Dec. 16, 2014
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Abe’s win dims prospects for Korea-Japan ties
Emboldened by a landslide election victory, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is forecast to push ahead with a constitutional amendment for greater military freedom and revisionist foreign and security policies, darkening prospects for a thaw with Seoul. In a snap election Sunday, his Liberal Democratic Party secured a solid majority, with at least 290 seats in the Diet’s lower house. Another 35 went to the conservative party’s coalition partner, the New Komeito Party, giving them more than two
Dec. 15, 2014
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Foreign minister to visit Israel, Palestine next week
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se plans to visit Israel and Palestine next week to discuss ways to help resolve security issues in the Middle Eastern region, a government official said Monday. Yun plans to discuss ways to step up cooperation as well as the security situations at the Korean Peninsula and the North East Asian and Middle Eastern regions during his separate meetings with Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers, slated for Dec. 21-22, the high-level government official said. Yun's
Dec. 15, 2014
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KOICA committed to improving health care, education in Sri Lanka
MATARA/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Only five years ago, Pavani Punsara Weerasekera, an 18-year-old student at Sujatha College, was seen walking along an all-too-familiar path that would have never set her apart from many of her peers living on low incomes and life chances.But an encounter with a volunteer from the Korea International Cooperation Agency helped her discover her knack for languages and improved her job prospects. As she develops her fluency in Korean, her dream of studying in Seoul and b
Dec. 14, 2014
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Korea carving out niche amid global ODA race
DOMPE/HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka ― Throngs of residents and central and local government officials braved the rain to observe a truck unload the first batch of trash into a newly launched landfill site in Dompe, Sri Lanka. To the majority of the spectators, the event meant an about-face of one small yet unignorable part of their lives: for the first time ever, they will not have to discard garbage in open space and thus fall sick.“Before, for so many years, the people of this locality just dumped the
Dec. 14, 2014
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Ethiopia welcomes Korean investors, professors and engineers
The cradle of mankind, Ethiopia, is at the dawn of a national awakening. The country is undertaking a sweep of modernization programs to develop its schools, institutes and industries, to regain its past glory as a powerful and independent African nation. A team of Ethiopian officials led by Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen visited Korea to sustain and fast-track this process by learning from Korea’s rapid development experience. The Ethiopian delegation met officials from Korea’s Mi
Dec. 14, 2014
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Exhibition shows kaleidoscope of Canada’s Arctic wonders
The Canadian Arctic was once described as the “land that becomes large, alive like an animal; it humbles him. It is not that the land is simply beautiful but that it is powerful.” The literary eulogy continued in “Arctic Dreams,” an award-winning book by American author Barry Lopez, “Darkness and light are bound together within it, the feeling that this is the floor of creation.” Covering over 40 percent of its territory, the Arctic has long been regarded as an indispensable part of Canada’s nat
Dec. 14, 2014
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Korea, Poland celebrate silver jubilee of relations
Polish Ambassador to South Korea Krzysztof Ignacy Majka (right) speaks at a reception at Millennium Seoul Hilton hotel on Dec. 8, celebrating the 25th anniversary of bilateral relations and the Polish Army Day. National Bank of Poland president and former Polish Prime Minster Marek Belka (center) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Lee Sang-kyu (left) gave congratulatory speeches. (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald)Poland and South Korea first made official contact during the 1988 Seoul Olympic G
Dec. 14, 2014
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Asian leaders to discuss their future and climate chang
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Southeast Asian counterparts were to discuss how to move forward their ties on the second and last day of their special summit, Park's office said Friday.The leaders were also expected to hold in-depth consultations on such issues as climate change and crisis management, according to Park's office.The talks come amid global efforts to galvanize action on cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases that scientists blame for global warming.South Korea has
Dec. 12, 2014
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U.S. senator awarded S. Korean medal for contribution to alliance
Sen. Saxby Chambliss received a state medal from South Korea's government Thursday for his efforts to move relations between the two countries forward.On behalf of President Park Geun-hye, South Korean Ambassador to the United States Ahn Ho-young awarded the Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit to the senator in a ceremony at the embassy on Thursday.Chambliss, who is set to retire after about two decades of service in the House and the Senate, has worked hard throughout his te
Dec. 12, 2014
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Ryoo seeks U.S. congressional support for Seoul's N.K. policy
South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae held a series of meetings with U.S. lawmakers and asked for their support for Seoul's policy on North Korea, including its push for unification preparations, officials said Thursday.The lawmakers -- Reps. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Ed Royce (R-CA) and Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) -- expressed backing for South Korea's approach to the North and offered advice during the meetings that took place on Wednesday, officials said.Rubio said
Dec. 12, 2014
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Unification minister calls for N.K. engagement
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington should make greater efforts to engage North Korea, saying that dialogues would make pressure on the communist regime more effective.Ryoo made the suggestion during a keynote speech at a forum on Korean unification in Washington, stressing that the two allies should now explore “more creative and diverse approaches” to resolve Pyongyang’s nuclear and human rights problems.“Until now, Seo
Dec. 11, 2014
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President steps up ASEAN diplomacy
BUSAN ― President Park Geun-hye intensified her summit diplomacy with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations Thursday as she held talks with the leaders of six ASEAN states to bolster strategic cooperation.On the sidelines of the ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit here, Park held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Myanmar, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore as her government strives to court the regional bloc for its economic and political potential.During a
Dec. 11, 2014
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Laos beckons Korean investors, tourists
Laos, a small, landlocked country in the center of peninsular Indochina, is a land of opportunity for Korea. Laos has abundant natural resources from its rivers, forests and mountains, which are eagerly awaiting Korean investment and funding. Our country also enjoys high political stability with a low crime rate, few natural disasters and low labor costs. Laos became an independent country in 1975 and an ASEAN member state in 1997. Diplomatic relations with Korea were established in 1995, with b
Dec. 11, 2014
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Singapore P.M. receives honorary Seoul citizenship
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was awarded honorary Seoul citizenship on Thursday, becoming the 13th foreign head of state to receive the honor, the municipal government said Thursday.Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon awarded Lee with a certificate of honorary citizenship in a ceremony at his office and exchanged views on experiences in economic development and urban management, Seoul officials said.“Lee’s visit to Seoul will not only strengthen ties between South Korea and Singapore but als
Dec. 11, 2014
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Park calls for liberalization of FTA with ASEAN
South Korean President Park Geun-hye called Thursday for further liberalization of a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian countries to boost business opportunities in one of the world's fastest-growing regions.A free trade agreement between South Korea and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on merchandise took effect in 2007. Similar deals on services and investments also came into effect in 2009.ASEAN has emerged as one of the key trade partners of South Korea in
Dec. 11, 2014
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Singapore PM receives honorary Seoul citizenship
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was awarded honorary Seoul citizenship on Thursday, becoming the 13th foreign head of state to receive the honor, the municipal government said Thursday.Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon awarded Lee with a certificate of honorary citizenship in a ceremony at his office and exchanged views on experiences in economic development and urban management, Seoul officials said."Lee's visit to Seoul will not only strengthen ties between South Korea and Singapore but als
Dec. 11, 2014
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S. Korea to hold talks on public governance with ASEAN
South Korea's administration minister plans to hold discussions with his counterparts from Southeast Asian countries later this week on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Korea commemorative summit, officials said Thursday.Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Chong Jong-sup will host roundtable talks to discuss issues such as innovation in public governance with public administration ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday in the country's southeaste
Dec. 11, 2014
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Korea, ASEAN kick off summit
BUSAN ― The special summit between South Korea and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations kicks off its two-day run in Busan Thursday as Seoul seeks to bolster its partnership with the geostrategically vital bloc.Seoul hosted the summit to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of its dialogue relationship with ASEAN, an increasingly crucial group for cooperation in trade, business, culture, tourism, politics and security.Under the main theme of “Building Trust and Bringing
Dec. 10, 2014
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[Herald Interview] Sharing Korean development know-how via online archive
Armed with expertise and a multiethnic culture, KDI School is ready to step up its contributions to sharing Korea’s know-how on economic development through an online database, policy advisory projects, and lectures and seminars, its chief said. The Seoul-based school in 2012 launched an online archive called K-Developedia, providing free access to resources accrued over the last six decades on the country’s economic ascent. As of Dec. 10, it boasts more than 28,700 theses, academic journals, re
Dec. 10, 2014