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‘Korea crossed the line too far’ disgraced singer’s lawyer cries foul after 3rd visa denial
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Opposition mulls delay of financial investment income tax
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Immigration policy must go beyond labor supply: experts
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Psy's touch or new trend in music? P Nation’s solo stars lose their shine
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Seoul to hold grand military parade on Tuesday, disrupting major city routes
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Park Zi-a, the actor who played 'The Glory' heroine's mother, dies
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Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's Hezbollah penetration
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
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NewJeans fans corner Hybe amid PR backlash, looming National Assembly audit
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KMA chief under pressure after surveyed doctors refuse to back him
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Japan formally denies coercion of wartime sex slaves in U.N.
Japan has submitted its official position denying the forced nature of the Japanese military's sex slavery of Asian women during World War II to a U.N.organization after signing a deal with South Korea on the issue last month, according to a U.N. Website monitored Sunday.The move prompted speculation that Tokyo may have begun efforts to spread its position against the forced nature of the wartime sex slavery throughout the international community. Japan has emphasized that the deal settled the d
Foreign AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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Park's security adviser to visit U.S. for talks on North Korea
A senior South Korean presidential security adviser will visit the United States soon to discuss North Korea's possible long-range missile test and other issues, multiple government sources said Sunday.Seoul and Washington are at the final stage of fine-tuning details for talks between Cho Tae-yong, deputy chief of the presidential office of national security, and his American counterpart, the sources said."The government's chief delegate for the upcoming strategic talks with the U.S. is almost
North KoreaJan. 31, 2016
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Security breaches raise concerns at Incheon International Airport
A series of security breaches at Incheon International Airport including illegal entry to the country by transit passengers and the discovery of a suspect package with a threatening message, has raised concerns about safety at the country’s biggest airport. Questions surrounded the management of the overall passenger screening process and unmanned immigration service kiosks. The airport has been running without a CEO since its former head Park Wan-su quit last month to run for office in the gene
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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Park boasts of birthday gifts from Chinese fans
President Park Geun-hye unveiled a set of birthday presents from Chinese fans via Facebook on Saturday, expressing gratitude for their support. The package from GH-League was to celebrate her Feb. 2 birthday and included a picture calendar and 64-page photo book also containing a letter, poem and caricatures of her, Cheong Wa Dae said.Launched in July 2013 and with some 23,000 members, the group sent similar items last year. “I sincerely appreciate that many Chinese have been conveying much inte
Foreign AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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[HERALD INTERVIEW] New United States administration likely to end strategic patience on North Korea: scholar
The next U.S. government may shift from its North Korea policy called “strategic patience,” which has so far failed to curb the communist regime’s nuclear program and lacked a grand vision, said a U.S. scholar.John Ikenberry, a political scientist at Princeton University, also noted that South Korea, the U.S. and Japan need to move forward with tougher sanctions against North Korea despite China’s apparent reluctance. John Ikenberry (Ahn Hoon/The Korea Herald)“Now that we (U.S.) will have a new
Foreign AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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'Dong-ju' tells strong classic story of two opposite characters
Set in 1930s and 40s Korea, two young writers in their 20s seek to change the world in their own way in director Lee Joon-ik’s new biographic film “Dong-ju.” The period was one of despair and turmoil in Korea, whose spirit and culture had been suppressed by Japan.A scene from “Dong-ju,” starring Kang Ha-neul as poet Yun Dong-ju. (Megabox PlusM)Warm-hearted, passive but logical Yun Dong-ju wanted to write poetry despite objections from his father, who wanted his son to become a doctor. Song Mong-
FilmJan. 31, 2016
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Cumulative U.S. sales of Kia's K5 sedan top 1m in 2015
Cumulative sales of Kia Motors Corp.'s K5 midsize sedan in the United States surpassed the 1 million mark last year, 15 years after its debut in the world's largest auto market, industry data showed Sunday.Kia Motors, South Korea's No. 2 carmaker, shipped 1.08 million units of the K5, sold as the Optima in the U.S., between 2000 and last year, according the data.Last year alone, Kia Motors sold 159,414 K5s in the U.S., with the sedan becoming Kia's top-selling model in the market for four years
IndustryJan. 31, 2016
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Korea's national debt to top 600tr won mark soon
South Korea's national debt is expected to surpass the 600 trillion won ($498.1 billion) mark for the first time ever this week after growing steadily over the years, official data showed Sunday.The total will mark a 4.9 trillion won increase from the estimated 595.1 trillion won in debt accumulated by Asia's fourth-largest economy as of late 2015, the National Assembly Budget Office said.(Yonhap)Based on this year's budget spending plan, the national debt could reach 644.9 trillion won by the e
Jan. 31, 2016
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Hyundai Motor's sales in BRIMs market hit record high in 2015
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading carmaker, saw its sales in Brazil and three other emerging countries hit an all-time high last year despite overall weak demand, industry data showed Saturday.According to the data by automotive associations in each nation, Hyundai Motor's sales in those markets, which also include Russia, India and Mexico, came to 868,117 units last year, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier. The growth rate far outshone the 13.8 percent on-year decline in auto sales talli
IndustryJan. 31, 2016
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Gaeseong complex's output tops $500 mln mark in 2015
Production of companies at the inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea exceeded $500 million last year for the first time since its opening in 2004, the government said Sunday.According to the Unification Ministry, a total of 124 South Korean factories operating in the complex produced $515.49 million worth of goods in the first 11 months of last year, up more than 20 percent from the previous year and the highest yearly output even excluding the December tally.The figure for the entire y
North KoreaJan. 31, 2016
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THAAD deployment up to 'alliance decision': U.S. Pacific commander
Whether to deploy the U.S. THAAD missile defense system to South Korea to better defend against the North is "an alliance decision" that should be taken jointly by the two allies, the U.S. Pacific commander said.Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. made the remark in an interview with Yonhap News Agency, stressing that even though he personally supports the idea of putting a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense unit in the South, such a deployment won't be a unilateral decision."I believe the decision to put
DefenseJan. 31, 2016
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Korea lose to Japan to fall shy of Asian men's U-23
South Korea dropped to Japan 3-2 Saturday to come up short of the Asian men's under-23 football title in Doha.South Korea blew a 2-0 second-half lead in the final of the the 2016 Asian Football Confederation U-23 Championship, as Japan scored three unanswered goals in a 14-minute span at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in the Qatari capital. The tournament also served as the Asian qualification event for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Both countries had already secured their Olympic berth
SoccerJan. 31, 2016
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Park receives photo book, calendar from Chinese fans
President Park Geun-hye has received a photo book and a desk calendar from her Chinese fans ahead of her birthday, Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.The 64-page photo book features Park's photos taken last year, poems and congratulatory letters for Park's birthday that falls on Feb. 2.The desk calendar also features Park's photos, the presidential office said."I will always keep you in my mind," Park said in a Facebook post.Park wished her Chinese fans blessings and joy on the Lunar New Year and expre
Foreign AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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'Kung Fu Panda 3' draws more than 1 mln viewers in 3 days
Korean-American director Jennifer Yuh Nelson's "Kung Fu Panda 3" has drawn more than 1 million moviegoers since its release in South Korea two days ago, its distributor said Saturday.The movie took first place at the box office when it opened in local theaters Thursday, and had drawn more than 1 million viewers as of 8 p.m. Saturday, CJ Entertainment said.It marked the shortest period of time for an animation to attract 1 million viewers, breaking the previous record held by Walt Disney Animatio
FilmJan. 31, 2016
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PM urges officials to tighten airport security
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn called on officials Saturday to strengthen security at South Korea's main airport, describing a recent series of security breaches as a crisis."Everything will be lost if security is compromised," Hwang said in a rare visit to Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul.He told airport officials to boost security, saying illegal entries by passengers and other accidents could threaten to undermine the standing and competitiveness of the airport.The visit came hours
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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1 person dead in chopper crash in Korea
One person died after a fire-fighting helicopter crashed near a temple on a mountain located in South Korea's southwest province, local firefighters said Saturday.The chopper rented by North Jeolla Province for fighting forest fires crashed at around 2:58 p.m. near Geumsan Temple in Gimje, about 260 kilometers southwest of Seoul, according to them.The accident took place while it was en route to the place where it was to begin its mission early next month. The 61-year-old pilot, who was identifi
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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Warning in Arabic found in box suspected of carrying bomb
Police said Saturday that they have found a warning message written in Arabic inside a box recently discovered at Korea's main airport that raised terror alarms in the country.The message, which was written in Arabic on a sheet of paper half the size of A4, reads, "This is the last warning to you. God will punish." It was not a handwritten but a printed sentence with some grammatical errors, according to the police, who suspected that it could have been translated by a computer program or by a p
Social AffairsJan. 31, 2016
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China paper warns North Korea amid preparations for rocket launch
North Korea should not expect China to continue to play its role as a diplomatic backer at the United Nations, a newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party warned Saturday, amid reports that Pyongyang is preparing a rocket launch after its recent nuclear test. Speculation has mounted that North Korea could carry out a long-range rocket launch in the coming weeks, with satellite imagery of the country's rocket site showing what were believed to be preparation activities. In an editoria
North KoreaJan. 31, 2016
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N. K. to face international punishment for rocket launch
North Korea should expect to see the world not only issue strong condemnations, but also take action to punish the regime if it conducts a long-range rocket launch, a senior U.S. nonproliferation official said.Concerns have grown that the North could carry out a long-range rocket launch in coming weeks, with satellite imagery of the country's rocket site showing what were believed to be preparation activities. A rocket launch would represent a serious act of defiance just a few weeks after a nuc
North KoreaJan. 30, 2016
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Colombia's Santos wants rebels off terror list
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- President Juan Manuel Santos would like the United States to remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia from its list of terrorist organizations and suspend drug warrants against guerrilla commanders if he seals a peace deal with Latin America's oldest leftist insurgency. In an interview days before a key visit to the White House, Santos made his most-sweeping remarks in three years of peace talks about Washington's important role at the negotiating table. His Feb
World NewsJan. 30, 2016