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Hyundai Motor eyes 80,000 jobs, W68tr investment at home by 2026
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Doctors' group picks new leader amid tense standoff over increased enrollment quota
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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Dialogue hopes fade as doctors pick hard-liner as new head
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Coupang pledges W3tr to expand Rocket Delivery nationwide by 2027
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[Election Battlefield] Political novice to face off star politician in ‘swing district’
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Korea enters full election mode
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[Kim Seong-kon] The April 2024 election will decide our future
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Seoul’s bus union prepares for strike
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Quota set for NZ Working Holiday Scheme
Students interested in studying in New Zealand under the Working Holiday Scheme should get ready as 1,800 places will become available on April 15.Applications can be made online from 10 a.m.For more information, including relevant links to the appropriate New Zealand government agencies, visit the embassy’s website at www.nzembassy.com/korea.(yoav@heraldm.com)
March 27, 2011
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Korea, Israel collaborate on nanoparticles
Ink from silver-coated copper particles for printed electronics marks the first commercial joint venture between a technology transfer office of an Israeli University and a Korean company.The deal gives a leading Korean printing firm the rights to an Israeli innovation in producing conductive ink.Vaxan Steel will develop a process invented at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for utilizing silver
March 27, 2011
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Canada celebrates its French culture
For the Week of the Francophonie held throughout the world, the Canadian Embassy and Quebec Provincial Office in Seoul are organizing an event to showcase Canada’s place in the French world. Set for March 29, the event titled “Canada and La Francophonie” will feature a presentation on French Canadian universities and an advanced screening of the 2011 Oscar nominated French Canadian film “Incendies
March 27, 2011
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India Cultural Center opens with spring classes
India and Korea share a very long history, yet Indian culture in Korea is still relatively unknown and, at times, misunderstood.The Indian Embassy is planning to change that with the opening of its Cultural Center on the first floor of the Korean Methodist Women’s Society building in 36-1 Hannam-dong, Yongsan district. The embassy will hold regular classes from April 1.Everyone is welcomed to sign
March 27, 2011
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Indonesia looking to expand exports with gadgets
Just a decade ago, Indonesia was considered the weak link in Asia, but with a lot of hard work, the country is proving itself to South Korea and the world as a haven for foreign direct investment.There are several reasons why the world’s fourth most populous country is attractive to companies like POSCO, Hankook Tires and small and medium-sized companies who invested about $10 billion last year.Fi
March 27, 2011
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Prospect of peace between Israel, Palestinians
Initiatives and new paradigm could bring hope for peace in Middle EastThroughout the years, the dichotomy of peace in the Holy Land has been close enough to touch, smell and feel but also, far enough to believe.Yet hope still stands as an underlining principle that drives conflicting sides to see an end to the conflict.The new paradigm shaping the Middle East is creating another dichotomy. On the
March 27, 2011
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Persian New Year bridges cultures
For the first time in Korea, the Iranian Embassy showcased one of its most important national holidays.Nowruz, widely known as the Persian New Year, is celebrated and observed by Iranic people.Newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Masoumifar explained that it is a holiday also celebrated in Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, northwestern China, the Crimea and some parts of the Balkans.“We organi
March 27, 2011
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Carter expected to visit Pyongyang next month
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is expected to visit North Korea next month to thaw the frozen dialogue between the two sides, reports said Thursday, as Washington continues to snub holding two-way talks with the unpredictable state. “It is highly likely that ex-President Carter will travel to North Korea in about a month as the North Korean mission in New York has been arranging for the visit,
March 24, 2011
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S. Korea to clamp down on illegal Chinese fishing
South Korea will take tougher steps to deal with illegal Chinese fishing activities in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to better preserve the country's marine resources, the government said Thursday. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said more boats and personnel will be assigned to cope with illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea up until the end of April, when Chinese b
March 24, 2011
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Libyan gunmen rob Korean-run building sites
Armed robbers broke into two South Korean-run construction sites in Libya in separate incidents earlier this week, with one group stealing cash, but no one was injured, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Three armed men stormed an office at a construction site in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday and stole about $2,500 from there, the ministry said. Separately, a group of four armed people br
March 22, 2011
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China loath to criticize N.K. nuke program
Foreign ministers of South Korea, China to meet in Beijing next weekTackling North Korea’s uranium enrichment activities within the framework of the stalled six-nation dialogue is the best solution so far, a senior Chinese diplomat said this week, repeating his government’s reluctance to seek a U.N. condemnation of the program. Hu Zhengyue, Beijing’s assistant foreign minister, also called on Sout
March 22, 2011
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Minister stresses ethics for envoys
Officials working at overseas missions should feel a heavier sense of ethical responsibility as representatives of the country, South Korea’s foreign minister said Monday amid a lingering sex scandal involving several diplomats in Shanghai.The comments were made in Seoul on the first day of an annual conference of some 45 chiefs of consulates general and other consular offices. During the conferen
March 21, 2011
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S. Korea ready to pull last people out of Libya
Destroyer on standby near EgyptSouth Korea is ready to pull out all of its nationals from Libya if necessary after examining safety conditions, an official here said Monday as allied forces launch powerful strikes against the Libyan leader’s military. To assist the possible mass evacuation of Korean nationals to neighboring states, Seoul’s 4,500-ton destroyer Choi Young has been on standby off the
March 21, 2011
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Neighbors agree on nuke safety steps
Foreign ministers of S. Korea, Japan, China discuss disaster, N.K.KYOTO, Japan (Yonhap News) ― South Korea, Japan and China agreed Saturday to work closely together in disaster management and nuclear safety as their foreign ministers met for annual talks that were heavily overshadowed by a devastating earthquake and nuclear crisis.South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, Japanese Foreign Minis
March 20, 2011
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Report paints stark reality for North Koreans
The belief that South and North Korea are “one nation” might be a fantastic idea in theory, but it does not reflect the reality of the situation.Last week, the British and Netherlands Embassies co-hosted a seminar with the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights to highlight and discuss the launch of reports about the integration of North Korean defectors in South Korea and the violence a
March 20, 2011
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Southeast Asia guidebook for teens
The ASEAN-Korea Centre has published “ASEAN and Korea, We Are Friends,” a guidebook for teenagers.“It is a booklet designed for junior and high school students in Korea so that they can learn about our close neighbor ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations),” said secretary general Cho Young-jai.The book provides introductory information on the block’s relations with Korea and its ten member
March 20, 2011
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Paraguay River development key to economic growth
No matter the riches and opportunities Paraguay offers, the growth of this Latin American country’s export industries is hindered by its location.A landlocked country, Paraguay’s plan to become a regional hub for Asian products relies heavily on its main waterway, the Paraguay River, the backbone that connects Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina to the vital shipping lanes of the Atlantic Oce
March 20, 2011
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New envoy holds new vision for Ecuador
Adding value needed to break South American nation’s cycle of povertyThe new Ecuador ambassador has arrived with a plan: to ask Korean companies and officials to have vision and realize that Ecuador is not the same country that it was many years ago.“We are building an infrastructure for Ecuador that will help us get out of this circle of poverty,” Nicolas Trujillo told The Korea Herald during his
March 20, 2011
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Japan promises to keep S. Korea up to date on nuclear accident situation
Japan on Saturday promised to keep South Korea up to date on the situation at a quake-stricken atomic power plant, an official said, amid fears of a potential nuclear disaster in the country. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto briefed his South Korean counterpart, Kim Sung-hwan, on efforts to cool down nuclear reactors and fuel rods at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant during a bilat
March 20, 2011
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S. Korea to attend UN meeting on counter-piracy
South Korea will attend a U.N. meeting to be held in New York next week to discuss counter-measures against piracy off the coast of Somalia, the foreign ministry said Saturday. "The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia" will be attended by 150 delegates from 50 countries and 10 international organizations, the ministry said in a statement. (Yonhap News)
March 20, 2011