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Pakistan looks east to South Korea

Aug 31, 2014

Amid political turmoil, Pakistan seeks economic boost in Korea trade
S. Korea hails U.N. statement on Yemen

Aug 30, 2014

The South Korean government said Saturday it welcomes the U.N. Security Council’s adoption of a statement calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Yemen.As a member of the group Friends of Yemen, South Korea supports stability, peaceful political transition, and the smooth implementation of economic reform, Seoul’s foreign ministry said in a statement.The group was formed in 2010 to assist the efforts of Yemen authorities to ensure stability, prosperity and peace. Nineteen member state
Dutch king to visit South Korea in November

Aug 29, 2014

Dutch King Willem-Alexander will visit South Korea in November at the invitation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Park's office said Friday.The monarch and his wife, Queen Maxima, will visit Seoul from Nov. 3-4, reciprocating Park's official visit to the Netherlands in March, Cheong Wa Dae said in a press release.Park, who traveled to the Netherlands to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, was the first South Korean president to officially visit the country.The king hosted a luncheon for
UNESCAP forecasts 4% growth for Korea

Aug 28, 2014

The Korean economy is forecast to expand 4 percent this year on the back of a recently unveiled stimulus package although downside risks persist such as sluggish consumer spending and construction investment, a U.N. survey showed Thursday. The U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific launched the Korean edition of its annual economic and social survey for the region on the sidelines of the Northeast Asia Economic Forum it hosted in partnership with the Korea Institute for Int
Seoul slams Abe for sending condolence to war criminal ceremony

Aug 28, 2014

South Korea on Thursday expressed "deep" concerns over Japan's repeated moves to deny its wartime atrocities as Tokyo's prime minister reportedly sent a message earlier this year to a ceremony to honor its war criminals.In April, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a condolence message to a memorial service held in a temple in western Japan to commemorate Japanese wartime leaders, including convicted class-A war criminals, according to Japanese media.Seoul's foreign ministry said a series of
Seoul, Tokyo likely to hold strategic dialogue

Aug 27, 2014

South Korea and Japan are seeking to hold a strategic dialogue between their vice foreign ministers in the foreseeable future to discuss an array of bilateral issues, government sources said Wednesday.The two countries are in discussions to set the date and agenda for the talks amid frayed bilateral ties aggravated by Japan’s stance on historical grievances and its territorial claims to Seoul’s easternmost islands of Dokdo, the sources said.If held, it would mark the first Seoul-Tokyo strategic
Documents show Japan’s wartime sex slavery

Aug 27, 2014

The following is the fourth in a series of articles on Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Asian women on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the foundation of The Korea Herald on Aug. 15. ― Ed.Since former “comfort women” came forward in the early 1990s, the government, academics and activists have been building a treasure trove of documents, photos and other publications to substantiate Japan’s sex slavery during World War II. While the victims’ testimonies serve as the most vivid and im
KOICA helps Senegal’s agricultural reform

Aug 27, 2014

Senegal President Macky Sall has laid out his vision to build competitive, diversified and sustainable agriculture. This vision, driven by the Plan Senegal Emergent, targets the economic emergence of our country by focusing on agriculture capable of: feeding its population better and sustainably on an endogenous basis; reaping the benefits of international trade; securing and increasing rural incomes; and obtaining agricultural and nonagricultural jobs. The Accelerated Program for Agriculture in
Regional solutions to global challenges

Aug 27, 2014

Since the financial crisis in 2008, we have been witnessing marked changes to the global economic landscape. One such change, within Asia and the Pacific, is the recognition of the need to find new growth engines beyond the strategy of exporting to developed markets. As this year’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific highlights, the solution to invigorating the region’s growth lays in enhancing regional cooperation and connectivity, by allowing ease of access to a greater pool of
S. Korea, Mongolia vow to strengthen strategic partnership

Aug 26, 2014

The foreign ministers from South Korea and Mongolia agreed Tuesday to set up a government channel to discuss trade, economic and other bilateral issues as part of efforts to strengthen their countries' strategic partnership, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se was on a three-day visit to Mongolia starting on Monday. On Tuesday, he held talks with his Mongolian counterpart Luvsanvandan Bold, the South Korean foreign ministry said in a news release.The two top diplomats agr
KOICA provides Saemaul training

Aug 25, 2014

Twenty top policymakers from 10 developing countries gathered Monday to explore ways to improve their rural revamp and regional development strategies based on Korea’s experience. The Korea International Cooperation Agency, in charge of the country’s grant aid, is hosting the weeklong training session to share its know-how from the Saemaul Movement, an agricultural and community reform campaign in the 1970-80s. Korea International Cooperation Agency President Kim Young-mok (fifth from left, fron
Dutch woman urges Japan to come to terms with wrongful past

Aug 25, 2014

Human rights activist Thea Bisenberger-van de Wal (second from left) participates in the anti-sex slavery protest in Hague, Netherlands, on April 8. (Yonhap)For Thea Bisenberger-van der Wal, Japan is a nation that took "our childhood away, raped our mothers and worked our fathers to death" during World War II, but is still refusing to come to terms with its wrongful past.Bisenberger's late mother was one of tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of women historians say were forced into
New Japanese map shows S. Korea as owner of Dokdo

Aug 24, 2014

A map made by the Japanese government that recognizes South Korea’s ownership of its easternmost islets of Dokdo was unveiled on Sunday, in a clear piece of evidence refuting Japan’s repeated claim to the territory.The map indicates that Japan’s continued territorial claim to the Dokdo islets is wrongfully made as the Japanese government used the map to mark its own territory when it clinched a peace treaty with Allied forces in September 1951 following its defeat in World War II.The Dokdo islet
Russia lauds ‘Koryo Saram’ in trans-Eurasian road trip

Aug 24, 2014

The Russian Embassy here, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Korean migration to Russia, celebrated on Tuesday at the Russian chancery the arrival of a trans-Eurasian auto-trek rally team. It was perhaps the first time ever for a team to make the arduous 16,000 kilometer trans-Eurasian road trip by car from Moscow to Seoul. The team crossed Siberia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, not to mention North Korea. Every region they passed through has substantial populations of ethnic Korean
Gabonese envoy touts sustainable development

Aug 24, 2014

Gabon’s top diplomat here underscored efforts in preserving his country’s vast rainforest, as well as bilateral ties, during a 54th Gabonese National Day celebration in Seoul on Tuesday.“Gabon is located in the center of Africa and 85 percent of its territory is tropical rainforest. This is a country of long-lasting peace and political stability. Gabon is working toward economic diversification while maintaining sustainable development,” said Gabonese Ambassador to South Korea Carlos Victor Boun