The Korea Herald

Ukrainian textbook published for intermediate learners

Oct 4, 2016

A Ukrainian language textbook has recently been published by a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to help people advance their skills beyond elementary levels. The book, titled “Practical Ukrainian,” is written in Korean and Ukrainian, and can be used in intermediate-level conversation classes as well as for self-learning. Comprised of 18 units and various topics, it has MP3 files with text, grammar tables, key vocabulary terms and questions and answers. The goal of the book is to
Georgian mineral water Borjomi comes to Korea

Oct 4, 2016

The Borjomi mineral water -- an iconic commercial brand from modern Georgia -- will be available in Korea from November across various distribution centers and online stores. Supplied by Korean company ANK PS, which has signed exclusive sales rights with IDS Borjomi Georgia, the website (www.borjomi-korea.co.kr) will sell 500-milliliter bottles of the carbonated water alongside physical retailers such as Hyundai Department Store. Other distribution channels are currently being discussed for wide
Indian parliamentarian hopes for greater synergy with Korea

Oct 3, 2016

Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn into office in May 2014, New Delhi has actively engaged Seoul as part of its “Act East” foreign policy aimed at deepening integration with Asian countries to the east. As an inheritor of the “Look East” policy initiative announced two decades ago, the eastward internationalist stance of the Indian government has been based on a recognition that the center of gravity in global geopolitics and commerce has significantly shifted to Asia. To streng
3 Philippine public hospitals renovated, reopened with help of Korean aid agency

Oct 2, 2016

Three public hospitals in the Philippines reopened in July after being expanded and renovated for 13 months, with financial support from South Korea's state-run aid agency.The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) said Sunday that the renovation is part of the agency's regional health improvement program that started in 2013 with a total budget of US$7 million. Dignitaries from South Korea and the Philippines celebrate the reopening of Aleosan Hospital on Sept. 27.(Yonhap)The three hos
Korea to expand fishing zone, hours to deter illegal Chinese fishing

Sept 30, 2016

The fishing zone and hours near the western inter-Korean sea border will be expanded starting this weekend, a government ministry said Friday.The measure is intended to help local fishermen increase their income, as they have suffered troubles from Chinese fishing boats illegally operating there.The Yeonpyeong Island zone, designated in 1969 just below the Northern Limit Line, will be broadened by 14 square kilometers to the west starting on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fish
Korea, Netherlands agree to launch working holiday program

Sept 28, 2016

South Korea and the Netherlands have signed a deal to launch a working holiday program this week to give their younger people a chance to work and travel in the other country for up to one year, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.The agreement was reached Tuesday between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and the Netherlands' agriculture minister Martijn van Dam in Seoul, according to the ministry. (123RF)Under the deal, both will start a working holiday program on Saturday under which
Victims, officials face off over sex slavery settlement

Sept 26, 2016

After a round of raucous debate, dozens of top diplomats, lawmakers and their aides bated their breath as Kim Bok-dong, a victim of Japan’s sex slavery during World War II, took the stand to tell about the most appalling chapter of her life of 90 years at a parliamentary audit Monday. At age 14, the daughter of a rural farmer was taken by the Japanese, who faced her family with the choice of sending her to a military uniform plant or property confiscation and eventual deportation. Days later, Ki
Controversial nonprofit fund allegedly active before launch

Sept 26, 2016

Fresh allegations surfaced Monday about a nonprofit fund that is at the core of an influence-peddling scandal involving close confidants of President Park Geun-hye, claiming that the organization was orchestrating an overseas aid program even before its formal launch. During a regular parliamentary audit, Rep. Kim Kyung-hyup of the main opposition The Minjoo Party of Korea argued that the Mir Foundation requested some professors of an academic-industrial team at Ewha Womans University last Novem
[HERALD INTERVIEW] Nagasaki atom bomb survivor urges denuclearization of world

Sept 25, 2016

TOKYO -- More than 70 years later, Terumi Tanaka can still relive the havoc wrought on his hometown Nagasaki, which was flattened by a plutonium bomb unleashed from a United States Army Air Forces plane.At around 11 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, Tanaka was at his home some 3.2 kilometers away from the hypocenter of the atomic blast, when he heard a “loud bang” and immediately fell unconscious. “Everything was instantly blown away in a storm,” the 84-year-old Japanese man told The Korea Herald in Tokyo l
S. Korea, China share need for stronger UNSC resolution against NK

Sept 23, 2016

South Korea's top nuclear envoy said Friday that China has agreed to the need for a stronger UN Security Council resolution than existing ones in response to North Korea's fifth nuclear test.The agreement was reached at a meeting held on Thursday in Beijing between Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at South Korea's foreign ministry, and his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei."(I) said that there are loopholes in existing UNSC resolutions that need to
Yun questions NK membership, urges stronger measures at UN

Sept 23, 2016

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Thursday that North Korea is "totally ridiculing" the authority of the United Nations by pursuing repeated military provocations in defiance of global condemnation, calling into question its qualification as a member of the world body. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se addresses the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday. (AFP-Yonhap)In his keynote speech at the UN General Assemb
Park vows ‘new, strong’ sanctions against Pyongyang

Sept 22, 2016

UN members condemn NK nuke test
Foreign ministers of Korea, Germany discuss cooperation on NK nuclear threat

Sept 21, 2016

Top diplomats from South Korea and Germany discussed ways to expand cooperation in fighting the growing nuclear threat from North Korea, sharing the view that its latest test is a grave provocation that cannot be tolerated, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday (local time) in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to the ministry.Yun emphasized
Korea and Mexico progress in strategic partnership

Sept 18, 2016

On Sept. 15-16, Mexico celebrated its 206th anniversary of independence, which coincided with Korea’s Chuseok holiday this year. While congratulating the Korean people and government, our country wants to take this auspicious moment to assess the progress we have made together in our bilateral cooperation and Strategic Partnership for Mutual Prosperity that was initiated in 2005. Ten years after our leaders agreed to elevate our relations to a higher plane, we confirm that collaboration has bloo
Exhibition illuminates secret to happiness in Denmark

Sept 18, 2016

A photo exhibition featuring the happy lives of Danes will run on Namido, northeast of Seoul, until Nov. 6. Showing picturesque parts of Copenhagen and people enjoying their time with family, “Happy Danes” offers a glimpse of why the Nordic country regularly tops world happiness reports. Denmark came first in the United Nations’ World Happiness Report in 2013, 2014 and this year, and came in third last year. Danish Ambassador Thomas Lehmann speaks at the opening ceremony of “Happy Danes” on Nam