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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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Ranking Chinese diplomat to visit Seoul next week
China's assistant minister of foreign affairs plans to visit South Korea next week to discuss North Korea's nuclear program and bilateral issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.Liu Jianchao will make a four-day visit to Seoul that starts on Sunday, where he will meet with his South Korean counterpart Lee Kyung-soo to discuss geopolitical situations and issues of mutual interest, the ministry said."The visit is expected to help flesh out the strategic cooperative partnership between Seoul
March 12, 2015
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Seoul envoy urges N. Korea to end nuke activities
North Korea should end its nuclear activities and allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to return to the North to monitor its Yongbyon nuclear complex as the first step toward complete denuclearization, Seoul's top nuclear envoy said Thursday.The remarks by Hwang Joon-kook came as diplomatic efforts are under way to gauge Pyongyang's willingness to denuclearize before the long-stalled six-party talks resume.Seoul and four nations involved in the six-party talks -- the United States, China, Japan and Rus
March 12, 2015
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British envoy says attack on Lippert 'very unexpected'
Britain's new ambassador to South Korea said Wednesday last week's bloody attack on the top U.S.envoy to Seoul was a "shocking and very unexpected" incident in a relatively safe city.U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert sustained injuries on his face and left arm from an attack by a knife-wielding assailant Thursday at a forum in Seoul."It was shocking to all of us not only in the diplomatic community but also in a wider community because it was such a very unexpected thing that happened
March 11, 2015
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Korea ups pressure on Japan over sex slavery at U.N. meet
Korea stepped up pressure on Japan to resolve the issue of its sexual enslavement of Asian women during World War II at the U.N. on Monday, as bilateral negotiations continue to make little headway. At the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim Hee-jung tacitly urged Tokyo to face up to history and resolve the issue in line with its commitment to tackling violence against women. It was the first time for Seoul to raise the issue at the panel. “I am encour
March 10, 2015
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President visits U.S. envoy
President Park Geun-hye on Monday visited U.S Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was attacked by a radical activist last week, immediately upon her return from the Middle East tour and wished him a swift recovery while pledging a more robust alliance.Park’s visit topped throngs of calls made by Seoul’s high-level officials and politicians, as various religious and civic groups continued to hold rallies and events to send well-wishes to the ambassador who suffered deep cuts to his face and left hand.Du
March 9, 2015
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Seoul FM, Lippert vow stronger S. Korea-U.S. alliance
The South Korean foreign minister said Monday he agreed with the U.S. ambassador to Seoul to step up efforts to cement the bilateral alliance despite last week's shocking attack on the envoy here.The pledge between Yun Byung-se and Mark Lippert came amid some jitters over the future course of the bilateral alliance following the knife attack on the U.S. envoy by a South Korean extremist activist.The 55-year-old activist with a criminal record slashed Lippert's face and wrist while he was prepari
March 9, 2015
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New S. Korean ambassador to China to take up post this month
The new South Korean ambassador to China, Kim Jang-soo, is scheduled to arrive in Beijing later this month to take up his post, a South Korean diplomat said Monday. In a partial diplomatic reshuffle last month, South Korea tapped the 67-year-old Kim, a former defense minister who headed the National Security Council at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, as the new ambassador to China.China has notified South Korea of its consent to Kim's appointment, the diplomat said on the condition of ano
March 9, 2015
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New deputy chief of mission named for U.S. Embassy in Seoul
Marc Knapper, director of the U.S. State Department's office of Indian affairs, has been named the deputy chief of mission for the U.S. Embassy in South Korea, sources said Sunday.Knapper is expected to take office as early as later this month as the No. 2 official at the embassy in Seoul, the sources said. He will succeed Leslie Bassett, who left the post in January to become ambassador to Paraguay.Knapper will be first in line to Amb. Mark Lippert, who has been recovering from wounds sustained
March 9, 2015
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Bulgaria, hotbed of ICT collaboration
Bulgaria’s competitive ICT and business process outsourcing sectors are waiting to be tapped by Korean companies, Bulgarian Ambassador to Korea Petar Andonov told The Korea Herald last week. At a time when Korea’s IT industry profits are dwindling amid a sagging economy, Bulgaria offers a blue ocean of well-educated workers and a business-friendly environment, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, Andonov said. “Korea’s strength in developing computer hardware and Bulgaria’s stren
March 8, 2015
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Korea, Turkey to join hands at G20
Turkey and Korea can cooperate as middle-power nations to bridge the polarized global economy and address increasingly integrated problems facing the international community, Turkey’s foreign deputy undersecretary said during her visit to Korea in late February. Sherpa Ambassador Ayse Sinirlioglu, who will preside over the 10th annual meeting of G20 heads of government in Turkey’s southeastern city of Antalya from Nov. 15-16, participated in a MIKTA senior officials’ meeting in Seoul. “Between T
March 8, 2015
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New Zealand to boost commerce with Korea
New Zealand will build upon the free trade agreement signed with Korea last year and bolster economic cooperation across the Asia-Pacific, newly appointed Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley said in front of business leaders at a forum last week. Fearnley, who officially started her ambassadorship on Feb. 12, spoke in front of some 50 business leaders from both countries and said, “The Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement sealed in November last year will give new momentum to our wide-ranging r
March 8, 2015
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SIWA cooks Ukrainian food with folk music
The Seoul International Women’s Association held a cooking event in end-February where traditional Ukrainian dishes were presented alongside folk music and dance.Yulia Savelieva, second secretary at the Ukrainian embassy, cooked “Varenyky” ― a dumpling dish made of potato, stewed cabbage, mushrooms and strawberry and enjoyed during the Christmas, New Year and Easter ― and “Kutia” ― a rice-pudding-like dish made of wheat or boiled rice with raisins and nuts.Savelieva’s father, Valentin, who is a
March 8, 2015
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China says to 'accelerate' three-way trade talks with S. Korea, Japan
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said Saturday that Beijing will "accelerate" negotiations this year with South Korea and Japan aimed at forging a three-way free trade agreement. Speaking at an annual press conference, Gao also reiterated that South Korea and China will spare no effort to formally sign a bilateral free trade agreement with South Korea. "Based on the conclusion and signing of the China-Korea FTA this year, we will also move forward and accelerate China-Japan-Korea FTA negoti
March 7, 2015
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Korea, U.S. seek talks after attack
Seoul and Washington are seeking to boost high-level exchanges as they strive to turn around the mood and contain the aftermath of a knife attack against the U.S. ambassador here. Mark Lippert received slashes to his face and arm before a seminar in Seoul on Thursday by an ultraleft activist wielding a 25-centimeter knife and calling for a halt to South Korea-U.S. military drills and reunification with North Korea. The incident prompted concerns that it could sour public sentiment in both countr
March 6, 2015
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PM calls for tighter ties with U.S. after envoy attack
The knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert should become a chance to further tighten the South Korea-U.S. alliance, not to imperil it, the prime minister said Friday after his visit to the hospitalized envoy.The U.S. official is now recovering from surgery in a local hospital after sustaining knife wounds in an attack by a progressive local activist a day earlier.The 55-year-old activist with a criminal record cut Lippert's face and wrist with a 25-centimeter knife while the
March 6, 2015
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S. Korea, UAE to jointly penetrate new renewable energy markets
South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join forces to make inroads into promising renewable energy markets, the government said Friday.The deal came as South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in the UAE the same day as part of her nine-day, four-nation trip to the Middle East to strengthen ties with the region. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was inked in Abu Dhabi on Thursday that can harness South Korea's technical know-how
March 6, 2015
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Seoul to raise high-level diplomatic contacts with U.S.
South Korea plans to seek high-level diplomatic contacts with the United States as early as possible in a bid to minimize the negative impacts of a bloody attack on the U.S. ambassador to Seoul on their alliance, government officials said Friday.U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked at a forum on Thursday by a knife-wielding assailant, sustaining injuries on the face and wrist. The suspect, identified as 55-year-old Kim Ki-jong, said he attacked Lippert in opposition to ongoin
March 6, 2015
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Korea-U.S. alliance to remain strong as before despite attack on ambassador: U.S. experts
The alliance between South Korea and the United States will remain as strong as before despite the bloody attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, American experts said Thursday."The alliance-partnership is stronger than ever, certainly strong enough and resilient enough to deal with this reprehensible act," said Evans Revere, a former principal deputy assistant secretary who also served as duty chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.A knife-wielding assailant slashed Amb. L
March 6, 2015
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Park extends consolation to U.S. envoy over bloody attack
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday extended her consolation to the top U.S. envoy in Seoul over the bloody attack on him, the latest in a series of move by Seoul not to undermine its alliance with Washington.Park told Mark Lippert by phone that she will pray for his quick recovery and said she will closely cooperate with the U.S. to ensure the incident will not have a negative effect on South Korea-U.S. relations, according to Park's office.Park is visiting the United Arab Emirates
March 6, 2015
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Park holds talks with Abu Dhabi crown prince
South Korean President Park Geun-hye met with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, an official said Thursday, the latest in a series of summits that underscored Seoul's commitment to further deepening cooperation with the wealthy Gulf state.The summit is the third between Park and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in just over a year. The crown prince visited South Korea and met with Park in February 2014. They also met during Park's visit to the oil-rich capital of Abu Dhabi in May last year.Mohammed Bi
March 6, 2015