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THAAD should top Park-Obama summit agenda: lawmaker

May 19, 2015

Whether to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system in South Korea should top the agenda when President Park Geun-hye meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next month, the ruling party floor leader said Tuesday. Park is scheduled to fly to Washington in mid-June for her fourth one-on-one summit with Obama, which will likely focus on their alliance, North Korea's nuclear threats, and other issues of mutual and global concern. The call by Rep. Yoo Seong-min of the Saenuri Pa
S. Korea, India launch CEO forum for closer partnership

May 19, 2015

South Korea and India launched a forum of businessmen in Seoul on Tuesday as part of their efforts to forge a closer partnership among entrepreneurs from both countries. The kick-off ceremony of the South Korea-India CEO Forum took place in downtown Seoul, with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hundreds of businessmen attending. The panel is co-chaired by Park Yong-man, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Kumar Birla, chairman
N. Korean threats impede Asian growth: Park

May 19, 2015

North Korea's nuclear threats and military provocations impede Asia's huge growth potential, President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday, vowing a firm response against any provocations from the North. "The Asian region has an enormous growth potential, but as long as North Korea keeps blocking the blood vessel of growth with its nuclear threats and provocations, it would be hard to expect genuine stability and progress in Asia," Park said in a speech to a forum on Asian leadership. In recent weeks,
Japan urged to give up claims to Dokdo in grand bargain solution to improve ties with Seoul

May 19, 2015

South Korea and Japan should seek a "grand bargain" solution to their badly frayed relations, in which Japan gives up its claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and compensates victims of wartime sexual slavery, U.S. experts said Monday. Brad Glosserman, executive director of Honolulu-based Pacific Forum CSIS, and Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, made the suggestion in a book that they co-authored and is titled "The Japan-South Kore
U.N. chief, S. Korean president to discuss peace, stability

May 18, 2015

SEOUL (Yonhap) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that he will discuss peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula when he meets with the South Korean president during his visit to Seoul.Ban arrived here late in the afternoon to attend the World Education Forum (WEF), which kicks off on Tuesday. He is scheduled to meet with President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. Arriving at the airport, Ban, a former foreign minister of South Korea, told
Kerry hints at further sanctions on N.K.

May 18, 2015

In Seoul, U.S. secretary urges Korea, Japan to resolve historical spat
S. Korea slams N. Korea for insulting Park

May 18, 2015

South Korea rebuked North Korea Monday for insulting President Park Geun-hye who raised the issue of a reign of terror in the North following a reported purge of the North Korean defense chief. The North's criticism came a few days after Park said North Korea's reign of terror has stoked security concerns in the region following Seoul's spy agency's revelation about the North's recent purge of the defiant defense chief. North Korea allegedly executed Defense Minister Hyon Yong-chol in late Apr
S. Korea, Japan to hold trade ministers' talks on weekend

May 18, 2015

The trade ministers of South Korea and Japan will meet in the Philippines this weekend, a Seoul official said Monday, amid their ongoing efforts to sign a free trade deal that also involves China.Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Yoichi Miyazawa on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers' meeting, Woo Tae-hee, South Korea's deputy trade minister, told a press briefing."Seoul and Tokyo are
Yun, Kerry reaffirm strong alliance against N. Korea

May 18, 2015

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Monday reaffirmed that there is "no daylight" between the allies in dealing with North Korea. They also agreed to ratchet up pressure on North Korea, which has "recklessly abandoned" its obligations under U.N. resolutions. "There is no daylight, not an inch, not a centimeter, not a microscope of difference between the United States and the Republic of Korea in our approach to the question of North Korea's provocations and its
Indian P.M. to talk trade in S. Korea

May 17, 2015

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Seoul on Monday to bolster economic and diplomatic ties with South Korea, amid his push for the “Act East” policy, aimed at upgrading relations with India’s eastern neighbors.On his first day in South Korea, the third leg of a three-nation trip that also includes visits to China and Mongolia, Modi will hold a summit meeting with President Park Geun-hye, which is expected to focus on bolstering bilateral economic cooperation.During the summit, Mo
[Herald Interview] ‘Indian P.M.’s visit aims to cement Korea partnership’

May 17, 2015

With evolving business ties and increasingly similar strategic perspectives on world affairs, South Korea is one of the most important Asian partners for India, according to India’s ambassador to Seoul, Vikram Doraiswami.In an interview with The Korea Herald last week, the envoy noted that elevating India’s partnership with Korea was a crucial “prerequisite” to ensure the success of New Delhi’s “Act East” policy ― a core foreign policy initiative to deepen the country’s engagement with East Asia
Bulgaria upgrades partnership with Korea

May 17, 2015

Amid the global economic downturn and political instability, a comprehensive partnership between countries is no longer a choice, but a necessity, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev underscored during his visit to Korea last week. The first in six years of Bulgarian president’s visit to Seoul, Plevneliev came with key government officials and some 30 business leaders to mark 25 years of bilateral ties. At the summit meeting on Thursday, Plevneliev and President Park Geun-hye signed three memor
Poland celebrates rise as Central European powerhouse

May 17, 2015

The Polish constitution of May 3, 1791 was the world’s second constitution after the U.S. constitution written in 1789.The Polish Embassy celebrated its Constitution Day last Thursday, also marking bilateral ties between Poland and Korea, as well as Poland’s ongoing transformation as a Central European powerhouse. “Seventy years after the end of World War II, Poland became a nation with solid political and economic foundations, made possible through reconciliation with neighboring countries,” Po
South Africa marks Freedom Day

May 17, 2015

The South African Embassy celebrated two decades of freedom and economic transformation as a non-apartheid nation at a national day reception Tuesday. Freedom Day, which falls on April 27, celebrates the first free and fair democratic election in South Africa, which elected President Nelson Mandela. “The late Nelson Mandela said, ‘If any day marked the crossing of the divide from a past of conflict and division to the possibility of peace and unity, from inequality to equality, from a history of
German food showcased at KINTEX

May 17, 2015

German food companies participated in the Seoul Food 2015 exhibition at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, from May 12-15, showcasing beer, coffee, meat, sweets, dairy products, soft drinks and food service equipment. Thermo Future Box, Brauerei Zoller-Hof Graf-Fleischhut, Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee, Heinrich Manten, IQ 4 YOU, Miller conSup Gesellschaft fur Import und Export, Sanotact Limited, Schneider, and Zott Dairy Asia Pacific, participated. The German food industry is Europe’s largest, with