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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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More med professors to take day off each week while govt. urges them to stay
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Sporting spirit unites Korea, U.K.
While one set of Olympic Games is long finished, another just wrapped up in London. The Paralympics Games kicked off on Aug. 29, finishing Sunday. British Ambassador Scott Wightman was among those who followed the action.“I visited the Incheon training facility in December so I was able to meet some of the athletes then,” Wightman told The Korea Herald at his residence in Seoul on Tuesday. “We’ve had a couple of the athletes that took part in an event that we arranged to mark 100 days before the
Sept. 9, 2012
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Ecuador seeks Korean support for unique habitat
A former ambassador spearheading a unique Ecuadorian initiative to protect one of the most bio-diverse places on earth has asked Korea for its support.Speaking at the Ecuadorian Embassy in Seoul on Thursday, Yasuni-ITT Initiative Secretary of State Ivonne Baki expressed her hope that the Korean government and local concerns would support the Ecuadorian government’s proposal to refrain from exploiting oil reserves at Yasuni National Park by contributing to the cost of forgone oil revenues. The i
Sept. 9, 2012
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Clinton urges Japan, S.Korea to 'lower temperature'
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged US allies South Korea and Japan to "lower the temperature" in a simmering territorial row. Clinton said she raised the tensions during separate talks at an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, who shunned each other at the event. "I raise
Sept. 9, 2012
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Korea presses China for reinvestigation of torture claims
South Korea on Wednesday urged China to reinvestigate the alleged torture by Chinese investigators of a prominent North Korean human rights activist. Kim Young-hwan, 49, was released on July 20 along with his three colleagues after 114 days of detention in China. Kim claimed upon return that he was tortured with beatings and electric shock. Beijing has denied the claims. Consular affairs officials of the two countries held their first talks since Kim’s freedom in Beijing. Ahn Young-jip, the dire
Sept. 5, 2012
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Seoul court gives suspended term to Japanese embassy attacker
A Seoul court on Wednesday gave a suspended one-year prison term to a South Korean man for ramming a truck into the Japanese embassy here in protest against a right-wing Japanese activist's nationalistic act.The 61-year-old local antique dealer, surnamed Kim, was charged with driving his cargo truck into the main gate of the embassy in central Seoul on July 9. No casualties or damage were reported
Sept. 5, 2012
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S. Korea to decide whether to build airport on East Sea island
(Yonhap News)South Korea said Wednesday that it will decide whether to build an airport for 500 billion won ($440 million) on an island in the East Sea this month.The results of the latest preliminary feasibility study on building an airplane landing field on Ulleung Island are due to be released later this month, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.South Korea has pu
Sept. 5, 2012
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Program to boost tourism to SE Asia
ASEAN-Korea Centre will run a program for tourism professionals in Brunei Darussalam aimed at increasing awareness of Korea there and boosting tourism.ASEAN Tourism Human Resources Development Program will take place on 3-4 September in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, with a series of lectures on Korean tourism, culture, and the Korean language. The program, organized with the Brunei Tourism Development Department at the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, is aimed at preparing tourism prof
Sept. 2, 2012
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Paraguayan land, Korean tech ideal match in agribusiness
A combination of Paraguay’s wealth of arable land and Korean agricultural technology is leading to new business opportunities for the two countries. A team of seven small businesses in South Jeolla Province on Aug. 23 signed a memorandum of understanding with CDD, a Paraguayan conglomerate with more than 30,000 hectares of agricultural land, to provide agricultural products and expertise for the growing of rice and other crops. CDD came into contact with Korean businesses through the Paraguayan
Sept. 2, 2012
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S. Korea, Japan officials discuss Dokdo
TOKYO (Yonhap News) -- South Korea's ambassador to Japan and Japan's vice foreign minister held a brief meeting to discuss pending issues, including the dispute over the Dokdo islets, amid heightened tension between the two countries, sources said Friday.South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak-soo and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae held a 30-minute meeting at the Japa
Sept. 1, 2012
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U.S. urges Korea, Japan to exercise ‘restraint’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The United States wants South Korea and Japan to exercise restraint in handling their historical and territorial disagreements, a senior State Department official said Thursday.“I have to say that the recent spate of tensions between Japan and Korea have caused concerns,” the official told reporters on the condition of anonymity.“We are, again, urging restraint, calm, and statesmanship in terms of dealing with these issues.”Washington’s key Asian allies ― Seoul and Tok
Aug. 31, 2012
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U.N. leader expresses hope for better inter-Korean ties in meeting with NK official
DUBAI -- U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon met with North Korea's ceremonial head of state in Tehran and expressed hope for improved relations between the two Koreas, his spokesman said Friday. Ban's meeting with Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state and chief of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, took place Thursday on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement summit hosted by Iran
Aug. 31, 2012
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U.S. urges S. Korea, Japan to act with ’restraint’
The United States wants South Korea and Japan to exercise restraint in handling their historical and territorial disagreements, a senior State Department official said Thursday.“I have to say that the recent spate of tensions between Japan and Korea have caused concerns,” the official told reporters on the condition of anonymity.“We are, again, urging restraint, calm, and statesmanship in terms of dealing with these issues.”Washington‘s key Asian allies _ Seoul and Tokyo _ have been at loggerhea
Aug. 31, 2012
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[Newsmaker] Ex-prime minister fans Japan’s nationalist fever
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, seems desperate to grasp his nation’s top political post again, judging by his decision to jump into the intensifying diplomatic spat between Korea and Japan in a thinly veiled tactical move. Fully aware of the extreme sensitivity of the issue, Abe pledged to reverse all of Japan’s past apologetic statements over its colonial atrocities, if his party wins the election and he is again elected prime minister.Abe’s newly reaffirmed stance on the issue come
Aug. 29, 2012
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Japan is accelerating their fight for Dokdo, but Korea is at a standstill
Even though Japan is actively calling upon the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to label Dokdo as a disputed area and tensions between Korea and Japan are rising because of the islets, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated that Korea’s budget for the island will remain the same in 2013. The ministry says the estimated 2013 budget for measures aimed at solidifying Korea’s control over Dokdo is 2.32 billion won ($2.04 million). This estimate is the same amount as the 2012 budget. Th
Aug. 28, 2012
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Nepal House offers glimpse of Himalayan Range
The Nepali Embassy and the Non-Resident Nepali Association Korea unveiled its culture center with a charity night on Thursday.The opening ceremony for the Nepal House was marked by dignitaries including Nepali Ambassador Kaman Singh Lama and Lee In-jung, head of the Korean Alpine Federation.Also showing support for the house was CNN’s 2010 Hero of the Year, Anuradha Koirala, who provided support and shelter for over 12,000 women and children who have been rescued from brothels in Nepal since 199
Aug. 26, 2012
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ASEAN-Korea Center offers language classes
The ASEAN-Korea Center and the Sogang University Institute for East Asian Studies will be offering language classes, from the region, starting September.The fourth semester of the Southeast Asian Language Program will be offering 12-week courses on Thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese. The evening classes will be held once a week at both the center and the university which begin Sept. 10.The program began in 2011 offering beginner classes on Vietnamese and Indonesian.Registration will be held from Au
Aug. 26, 2012
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Costa Rica celebrates ties with Korea
Costa Rican President Laura Chincilla celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Korea in Seoul on Monday.The relationship between Korea and the Central American country are based around the key elements of education, democracy and human rights, said Chinchilla during her reception.“Fifty years after the inauguration of relations, Korea has won its bet on the future and has established itself as an economic and technological power,” she said, according to an embassy press
Aug. 26, 2012
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Nepal seeks Korean investment in infrastructure
A Nepali delegation met with Korean officials on Tuesday to discuss infrastructure development and cooperation, according to the Nepali Embassy.The delegation was led by Minister of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management, Hridayesh Tripathi during their five-day visit to Seoul.Tripathi met with Korea’s Land, Transport and Maritime Minister Kwon Do-youp and discussed bilateral interests. The two ministers also sought to enhance the exchange of information and promote development in rai
Aug. 26, 2012
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S. Korea, Japan trade barbs over Dokdo
Tokyo’s lower house adopts resolution; Seoul blasts Tokyo for challenging Korean sovereigntySouth Korea on Friday urged Japan to recant its “unjust” claim to Dokdo after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged an “indomitable resolve to protect” its sovereignty over the tiny islets in the East Sea. “We strongly protest Prime Minister Noda’s reiteration of an unjust claim over Dokdo that is clearly our territory historically, geographically and under international law. We urge an immediate withdraw
Aug. 24, 2012
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[Photo] Firm message to Japan
Members of civic groups hold a protest on Thursday in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, censuring the Japanese government for its sovereignty claim on Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. (Yonhap News)
Aug. 23, 2012