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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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S. Korea lowers COVID-19 warning level, lifts last-remaining antivirus mandates
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Korean president to embark on three-nation Southeast Asia trip
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Indonesia Wednesday as part of his three-nation Southeast Asia tour for bilateral summits and regional forums.The South Korean leader was due in Jakarta later in the day for a three-day visit. It will mark his first-ever state visit to a foreign country since taking office in May, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.Moon and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo are scheduled to hold a bilateral summit on Thursday to discuss
Nov. 8, 2017
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China to send high-level delegation to Korea amid improving ties
China is planning to send a high-level delegation to South Korea to explain the outcome of the ruling Communist Party's recent congress, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday.The move comes after the two countries announced last week that they had reached an agreement to improve bilateral ties frayed by the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea. (Yonhap)"China is preparing to dispatch a high-level delegation to explain the result of the party's 19th cong
Nov. 7, 2017
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Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway spurs Asia-Europe trade
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway began service on Oct. 30 with its first official run across Azerbaijan, Georgia and the east of Turkey, greatly facilitating regional trade as part of China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative, according to the Azerbaijani Embassy in Seoul. The 846-kilometer project -- part and parcel of the Trans-Asian Railway Network, also known as the “Iron Silk Road” -- is expected to halve the time it takes to move goods from China to Turkey. It is a crucial part of the OBOR initi
Nov. 6, 2017
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Friendship association welcomes Trump
A coalition of pro-American organizations here moved to welcome US President Donald Trump on his two-day visit to Korea starting Tuesday. “Our alliance was forged in blood and laid the foundation for freedom and the peace and prosperity of ROK. We stood and fought together in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq,” the ROK-US Friendship Association United said in a press statement.“The people of the Republic of Korea will never forget the noble sacrifices of US soldiers, sailors, airmen and marin
Nov. 6, 2017
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‘Moderate Islam holds key to modernization’
Iranian Ambassador to Korea Hassan Taherian has faithfully practiced Islam, believing that a life of piety, honesty and integrity is any Muslim’s starting point. At a time when different interpretations of Islam -- from purist to reformist, and from Shiite to Sunni -- are engrossing Iranian domestic politics and the larger Middle East, the envoy conveyed his personal view that a true Muslim ought to live scrupulously in line with Islamic teachings and norms, and not enforce his or her belief on
Nov. 6, 2017
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‘NATO, Korea partners in universal peacemaking’
In an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and South Korea are indispensable partners coping with irreducible challenges across the globe, said the chief of NATO during a visit to Korea last week.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg came to Korea on a two-day trip starting Wednesday to deepen the Euro-Atlantic alliance’s partnership with Seoul. He discussed common security challenges with Korean President Moon Jae-in, Foreign Minister Kang Kyun
Nov. 6, 2017
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Bangladesh liberation speech granted UNESCO listing
The 1971 March 7th speech of Bangabandhu, given by Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a rallying call for the nation’s independence from Pakistan, has entered UNESCO’s world’s documentary heritage, announced the Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul. The speech was delivered in front of 2 million people at Ramna Race Course in Dhaka, and called on the Bengali people of modern-day Bangladesh to prepare for a war of independence amid widespread reports of armed mobilization by erstwhile W
Nov. 6, 2017
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[Herald Interview] ‘ASEAN sensible alternative to Chinese market’
Moving beyond 50 years of existence, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is strengthening its relations with South Korea for a mutually profitable future, said the chair of the ASEAN Committee in Seoul, presenting the ASEAN market as a competitive and trustworthy alternative to China.Cambodian Ambassador to Korea Long Dimanche, who chairs the committee comprising 10 ASEAN ambassadors, told The Korea Herald that ASEAN is playing an increasingly hefty role on the world stage on the back of
Nov. 6, 2017
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Top diplomats of Korea, US discuss preparations for Trump's visit to Seoul
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Sunday to discuss preparations for the upcoming summit between their leaders and other issues of mutual concern, the foreign ministry here said.US President Donald Trump is to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday for a two-day stay during which he will have a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.In the phone conversation earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha hoped t
Nov. 5, 2017
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Experts urge Moon, Trump to demonstrate unity, strong alliance
Experts on Sunday called for the leaders of South Korea and the United States to use their upcoming summit as a chance to reaffirm their strong alliance and dismiss worries over possible differences on major issues.US President Donald Trump will arrive in Seoul on Tuesday for a two-day visit as part of his first Asia trip as head of state, and will hold a summit with President Moon Jae-in later in the day.His visit to South Korea comes amid high tensions caused by the North's sixth and most powe
Nov. 5, 2017
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President Moon welcomes six new ambassadors to Seoul
President Moon Jae-in welcomed the new chiefs of six diplomatic missions to Seoul on Thursday.Each of the six new foreign ambassadors to South Korea presented Moon with their credentials in separate ceremonies held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.The new ambassadors are Julian Clare of Ireland, Michael Schwarzinger from Austria, Difie Agyarko Kusi from Ghana, Matilda S. Masuka from Tanzania, Piotr Ostaszewski from Poland and Olexander Horin from Ukraine. President Moon Jae-in (R) shak
Nov. 2, 2017
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S. Korea congratulates Tokyo on launch of its new Cabinet
South Korea congratulated Japan on the launch of its new cabinet on Wednesday, voicing hopes for a future-oriented partnership based on the "right" understanding of shared history. (AFP-Yonhap)Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the statement after Shinzo Abe was re-elected as Japan's prime minister following his ruling coalition's landslide victory in the snap parliamentary elections last month."The (South Korean) government hopes to continue to cooperate with the Japanese government to
Nov. 1, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Looking beyond national interests with Turkey
Turkish Ambassador Arslan Hakan Okcal was a third grader in elementary school in Mainz, West Germany, when his father suddenly passed away in 1963. Left with his bereaved mother and two younger brothers, Okcal would not forget the help his family received from a Turkish consul during their arduous time away from home.“My mother used to say, ‘You should become a patriotic diplomat like the consul,’” the envoy told The Korea Herald last week at the recently reopened Turkish Embassy in Seoul. “That
Oct. 31, 2017
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‘Czech Republic looks to PyeongChang Olympics with optimism’
Milan Stech, president of the Czech Republic’s Senate (right) and Czech Ambassador to Korea Tomas Husak pose at the country’s recently reopened embassy at the K Twin Tower B-dong, Jongno-1-gil 50, Jongno-gu, in Seoul. (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald)Milan Stech, president of the Czech Republic’s Senate, said during a visit to Korea last week that the Central European nation will participate in the PyeongChang Winter Games in Korea next February with a National Olympic House in Gangneung, Gangwon Prov
Oct. 31, 2017
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ASEAN culinary delights showcased at trade fair
Food and beverages of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were in the limelight last week at the ASEAN Trade Fair 2017, organized by the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul. The fair was held in conjunction with Food Week Korea -- the country’s largest international culinary exhibition -- at Coex in Seoul from Wednesday through Saturday. Under the banner “Taste the Happiness,” the event invited 100 food and beverage companies from the block of 10 nations -- Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, S
Oct. 31, 2017
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‘Liberal Islam reconcilable with globalization’
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Korea Ramzi Teymurov (Joel Lee/The Korea Herald)Taza Pir Mosque in Baku (Azerbaijani Embassy)In Azerbaijan, mosques, synagogues, churches and temples fill the landscape forming a kaleidoscopic mosaic. Shia and Sunni Muslims pray side by side inside mosques, a rare scene in the Islamic world where intra-religious tensions have remained toxic over centuries. That the Muslims -- regardless of their denomination and background -- practice their faith in harmony, is a demons
Oct. 31, 2017
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Korea, China agree to bring exchange, cooperation back onto 'normal' track
South Korea and China have agreed to put their bilateral relations back on the right track, apparently normalizing ties that have been soured over the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.They reiterated their long-held stance on issues related to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system deployed in South Korea but agreed to continue to discuss ways to resolve the differences going forward."The two sides attached great importance to th
Oct. 31, 2017
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Korea, China to hold bilateral summit next week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral summit next week, the first step toward normalizing the countries' relations that have long soured over the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea, an official from South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.The Moon-Xi summit, the second of its kind, will be held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that will be held in Da Nang, Vietnam, next T
Oct. 31, 2017
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Korea supports efforts for UNESCO listing of comfort women documents
South Korea's government supports civic group-led efforts to list documents related to Japan's wartime sexual slavery of women as a "Memory of the World" listing of UNESCO, a foreign ministry official said Friday, adding that it will make possible diplomatic efforts for the matter to be "fairly" discussed by the UN body.Earlier, NHK reported that the decision will be made by the International Advisory Committee after completing its four-day closed-door session that started in Paris on Tuesday. I
Oct. 27, 2017
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Korea's ambassador to Japan calls for 'two-track' approach in improving ties
South Korea's next ambassador to Japan reaffirmed Wednesday a "two-track" approach to bilateral ties that separate historical disputes from future-oriented cooperation on North Korea and the economy. Amb. Lee Su-hoon also expressed hopes for a visit by Japanese Emperor Akihito to Seoul, which, he said, would contribute significantly to improving relations between the neighboring countries. The new envoy is to leave for Japan early next week."The president seems to be very firm that such historic
Oct. 25, 2017