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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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U.K. opens doors to Korean tenor
Singer Yun Jung-soo has become the first Korean artist to be granted an exceptional talent visa by the U.K. Jung, who previously studied and worked in the U.K., has been granted the visa because of his contribution to the arts and potential to become one of the world’s greatest tenors.His roles in Britain for 2012 will include Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi for Opera Holland Park, the role of Rimbaud in Robert le Diable for the Royal Opera at Covent Garden and the eponymous role of Faust for Opera
March 18, 2012
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Lights show source of Swiss culture
Gwanghwamun in Seoul will be bathed in light this week thanks to a cutting-edge 3-D projection light show at the Sejong Center. The “Nights of Sound & Lights” will launch at the Sejong Center on March 22. The show will then run until March 25, starting at 6:15 p.m. each night, with the first 10-minute light show at 7:20 p.m. and several more displays throughout each evening.It has been created by Swiss production company Starlight Events in collaboration with a young group of Swiss sound and lig
March 18, 2012
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Marking quake anniversary, Japan’s envoy thanks Korea
Japanese Ambassador Masatoshi Muto hosted a reception last Wednesday to thank Korean charities and media for helping his country during last year’s disaster. The reception at Muto’s residence in Seongbuk-dong, held three days after the first anniversary of the disaster, drew representatives from the Community Chest of Korea, the Korean Red Cross and the Korean emergency rescue unit. Also invited were media representatives and Korea’s Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sung-han, former National Ass
March 18, 2012
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U.S. adviser hails Internet freedom in Seoul
Hillary Clinton’s senior technology adviser has promoted Internet freedom on a visit to Korea, saying that governments cannot and should not control information online. But the U.S. Secretary of State’s senior adviser for innovation, Alec Ross, also said that he saw the WikiLeaks scandal as a theft of intellectual property. Ross told a youth forum in Seoul that human rights, freedom of speech, a free press and the freedom of association and assembly must also apply online. ”Today, that is where
March 18, 2012
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Israeli FM refused to undergo security check at S. Korean airport
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman refused to put his bag through security check as he left South Korea earlier this week, an airport official said Saturday. Liberman was in Seoul for a two-day visit to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two natio
March 17, 2012
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Foreign minister to meet ambassadors of nuclear security summit nations
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan will hold a luncheon meeting on Friday with ambassadors to South Korea from countries participating in the upcoming 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, the government said.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the meeting at Lotte Hotel in central Seoul will mark “D-10” to the summit, one of the largest diplomatic events in Korean history scheduled for March 26-27.Kim will invite the ambassadors of 51 countries, except Armenia, Lithuania, the U.N., the IAE
March 15, 2012
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President Lee expected to hold summit talks with up to 25 leaders
President Lee Myung-bak is expected to hold bilateral talks with up to 25 leaders on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit slated to take place in Seoul from March 26-27.“President Lee is expected to have talks with leaders from 20 or up to 25 countries during a week-long period around the Nuclear Security Summit,” Han Choong-hee, spokesperson for the summit’s preparatory body, told reporters.The premier forum on nuclear security, safety and safeguards is to be attended by the leaders of
March 15, 2012
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‘Sendai rising from tsunami damage’
South Korean diplomat Lee Bom-yon has only spent one month in Sendai, Japan, since being named Consul General of Korea in the city that was at the heart of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people.Despite his short period of time there, he said he has been able to see Sendai slowly recovering with lots of reconstruction and restoration work.“While the infrastructure such as roads and railroads has been 90 percent recovered, only 50-60 percent of the fishing i
March 15, 2012
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Kim, Israeli minister discuss relations, regions
Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan met with his Israeli counterpart on Thursday in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The anniversary falls on April 10. Avigdor Liberman’s two-day visit until Friday is the first of its kind since he took office in February 2009.“This visit has a special meaning in that this year marks the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relationship. Your visit will be another moment that upgrades our relationship,” Kim told Liberm
March 15, 2012
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U.S. stepping up efforts to boost tripartite ties with S. Korea, Japan: envoy
South Korea‘s new top envoy in the United States said Wednesday he will concentrate efforts on “fine-tuning” the alliance between the two sides and helping Washington’s efforts to boost trilateral cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo.Amb. Choi Young-jin said Seoul-Washington relations can‘t be “always smooth,” no more than relationships among friends and between husband and wife.“It is important to prevent unnecessary conflicts by predicting possible problems and managing them in advance,” he said i
March 15, 2012
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Kids inspired to help shantytown residents
International school students have raised cash to buy coals for people living in a Korean shantytown after reading about others’ work to help them in The Korea Herald. The students read about the 2,500 people living in makeshift huts in Guryong Village in southern Seoul while researching poverty as part of a class project at Gyeonggi Suwon International School. After learning about Mannam International volunteers’ recent donation of 4,000 coals to help residents keep warm throughout the winter,
March 14, 2012
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Seoul nuke summit expected to touch on N. Korea issue: Ban
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) ― U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he expects global leaders will discuss the North Korean nuclear issue when they meet in Seoul later this month for a summit on nuclear safety and security.South Korea is scheduled to host the second Nuclear Security Summit from March 26-27 in which the heads of state from more than 50 nations and leaders of international organizations including Ban will take part.The biennial summit does not have the North’s nuclear problem
March 14, 2012
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S. Korea confident Ieodo within its maritime boundary
South Korea said Tuesday that there is no doubt that the rock outcropping of Ieodo off its southern island of Jeju belongs within South Korea’s maritime boundary, responding to China’s proposal to demarcate the area’s exclusive economic zones through talks.Ieodo, submerged 4.6 meters, lies within the overlapping exclusive economic zones of South Korea and China. Although an international maritime law stipulates that a submerged rock cannot be claimed as territory by any country, South Korea effe
March 13, 2012
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Obama’s itinerary in S. Korea not decided: ministry
A Foreign Ministry official said U.S. President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his visit to South Korea later this month for the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit has not been confirmed, dismissing news reports that Obama may visit the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea.“In the past when former U.S. presidents visited South Korea, they used to visit U.S. forces stationed here. But the U.S. has not decided on his movements yet,” the official said on condition of anonymity. “If these
March 12, 2012
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Culture following business for India, Korea
An Indian culture chief has called for Korea-India cultural relations to follow the path of strong economic ties as a year-long Indian festival draws to a close here. Dr. Syed Shahid Mahdi, vice president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, visited Seoul to mark the end of the “Namaste Korea” (Greetings to Korea) festival that has run since last year.Last week’s finale of the festival organized by the Indian Embassy and the Indian Cultural Centre in Seoul, along with the National Theat
March 11, 2012
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Norway to offer wind energy tech during Expo
Norway is to highlight its maritime ties with Korea as part of its presence at the Yeosu Expo, and will promote wind energy technology as a new area of collaboration here.The Scandinavian country’s exhibition will present Norway as an energy nation with an environmental perspective at the world fair to run from this May to August.It will host a high-level business meeting at the Expo on May 14, where the Korean Norwegian Economic Council will focus on the maritime sector. And a meeting in Seoul
March 11, 2012
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Peru and Korea may unite to assist Arab nations
Peru is set to work with the Korean International Cooperation Agency to help countries in the Arab world. Peru’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Beraun said the Latin American country’s growing economy was now ready to help other nations after being one of the world’s greatest beneficiaries of KOICA support. Beraun discussed potential projects with KOICA duting his trip here last week as well as preparing for Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s visit to Korea, scheduled for around May 10.
March 11, 2012
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Envoys awarded for boosting trade
The Korea Importers Association has awarded plaques to six foreign diplomats in appreciation of their work to boost trade to Korea.Six Koreans and six foreigners received the awards for their significant contributions to enhancing trade relations between Korea and foreign countries. KOIMA chairman Lee Ju-Tae presented the plaques to ambassadors Ngovi Kitau of Kenya, Pekka Juhani Wuoristo of Finland, Chaiyong Satjipanon of Thailand, Nicolas Trujillo Newlin of Ecuador and Naci Saribas of Turkey an
March 11, 2012
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U.S. streamlines visa fees for Koreans
The United States Embassy in Seoul implemented a measure on Friday to simplify the process of visa fee payment for South Korean travelers, making applications for visas easier and less expensive.Starting March 9, one fee now covers all tourist visa processing services through the U.S. Embassy’s authorized agency, named the Global Support Strategy.Previously, visa applicants paid more fees for some additional services, such as scheduling a visa interview appointment or delivery of passports for a
March 11, 2012
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Australian Embassy celebrates women’s day
The highest ranking female envoy at the Australian Embassy has praised her country’s treatment of women in an International Women’s Day speech at the Australia Center in Seoul. Joanne Pearce, counselor for agriculture at the Australian Embassy, spoke at a reception to mark the global day promoting the rights of women and girls.“Like most Australian girls I was brought up in an environment where to me there was really no definable difference in treatment between girls and boys,” she said. “I have
March 11, 2012