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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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Japan, S. Korea seal civil nuclear pact

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun shake hands after signing an agreement to exchange nuclear-power technologies between the two countries at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2010.

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S. Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun is photographed in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2010. Kwon suggested relations of the two countries have been in the best shape ever since the ties were normalized in 1965.

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Hatoyama agrees to deepen ties with China, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun shake hands at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4.

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Hatoyama agrees to deepen ties with China, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4.

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N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6 after talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura following North Korea's rocket launch.

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S. Korea envoy returns to Japan after protesting islets claim

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo after he returned to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5, three weeks after he was recalled to Seoul in protest against Japan's claim to sovereignty over two South Korean-controlled islets in a teaching guideline for junior high schools.

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S. Korea's recalled ambassador to return to Tokyo on Tuesday

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of South Korea's ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Aug. 4 that Kwon, who was recalled to South Korea after Japan renewed its claim to a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, will return to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5.

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Japan has much to lose from Takeshima reference: S. Korean envoy

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun (R) fields questions from reporters at the Japanese Foreign Ministry after talks with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka on July 15, one day after Japan decided to mention for the first time two islets disputed with S. Korea in a teaching guideline for junior high schools to help teachers deepen students' understanding of Japan's territory.

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Japan has much to lose from Takeshima reference: S. Korean envoy

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun (R) shakes hands with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka (L) at the Japanese Foreign Ministry on July 15. Kwon lodged a protest over Japan's decision to mention for the first time two islets disputed with S. Korea in a teaching guideline for junior high schools to help teachers deepen students' understanding of Japan's territory.

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S. Korea appoints new ambassador to Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and Kwon Chul Hyun, a lawmaker from the ruling Grand National Party, pose for photos at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 15 after Lee appointed Kwon as new ambassador to Japan.

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S. Korea appoints new ambassador to Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and Kwon Chul Hyun, a lawmaker from the ruling Grand National Party, shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 15 after Lee appointed Kwon as new ambassador to Japan.

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Japan has much to lose from Takeshima reference: S. Korean envoy

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun (R) fields questions from reporters at the Japanese Foreign Ministry after talks with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka on July 15, one day after Japan decided to mention for the first time two islets disputed with S. Korea in a teaching guideline for junior high schools to help teachers deepen students' understanding of Japan's territory. (Kyodo)

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Japan has much to lose from Takeshima reference: S. Korean envoy

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun (R) shakes hands with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka (L) at the Japanese Foreign Ministry on July 15. Kwon lodged a protest over Japan's decision to mention for the first time two islets disputed with S. Korea in a teaching guideline for junior high schools to help teachers deepen students' understanding of Japan's territory. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's recalled ambassador to return to Tokyo on Tuesday

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of South Korea's ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Aug. 4 that Kwon, who was recalled to South Korea after Japan renewed its claim to a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, will return to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea envoy returns to Japan after protesting islets claim

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo after he returned to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5, three weeks after he was recalled to Seoul in protest against Japan's claim to sovereignty over two South Korean-controlled islets in a teaching guideline for junior high schools. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6 after talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura following North Korea's rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea appoints new ambassador to Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and Kwon Chul Hyun, a lawmaker from the ruling Grand National Party, pose for photos at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 15 after Lee appointed Kwon as new ambassador to Japan. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea appoints new ambassador to Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and Kwon Chul Hyun, a lawmaker from the ruling Grand National Party, shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 15 after Lee appointed Kwon as new ambassador to Japan. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun is photographed in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2010. Kwon suggested relations of the two countries have been in the best shape ever since the ties were normalized in 1965. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea seal civil nuclear pact

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun shake hands after signing an agreement to exchange nuclear-power technologies between the two countries at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama agrees to deepen ties with China, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama agrees to deepen ties with China, S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (R) and South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun shake hands at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 4. (Kyodo)