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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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Yoon calls for measures to protect Koreans amid escalating Iran-Israel conflicts
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Civil servant’s death linked to workplace bullying
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[Weekender] Walk around Korea to really get to know the country
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[Herald Interview] Love for K-drama, food defines 'Secret Ingredient'
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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Pro-NK paper says verbal message between leader Kim, China's Xi signals stronger relations
A pro-North Korea newspaper stressed Wednesday that the recent exchange of verbal messages between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping signals an important step toward bolstering bilateral cooperation. "North Korea and China reaffirmed their traditionally friendly relations and agreed on their stance on global and regional politics," the Choson Sinbo, a pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan, said. The paper stressed that their exchange of friendly messages c
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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FM vows to work closely with US to protect Koreans after Atlanta shootings
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on Wednesday stressed efforts to protect the safety of South Koreans living in the United States in the wake of recent deadly shootings in Atlanta, vowing close cooperation with Washington on the matter. He made the remarks during a regular meeting with senior officials at the foreign ministry, his office said, as four women of Korean descent were among those killed in the US city last week amid speculation that the killings could be a hate crime against Asians.
Foreign AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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N. Korea resumes building up tensions as it awaits US move
North Korea’s missile launches Sunday marks its return to a fresh cycle of provocations to earn sanctions relief from the new US administration, experts said. On Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed that the North fired two cruise missiles into the West Sea on Sunday, without elaborating on details. Senior administration officials from both Korea and the US said the North did not violate the UN Security Council resolutions. “It is not covered by UN S
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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S. Korea, US, Japan to hold high-level talks next week
President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser Suh Hoon is expected to head to Washington next week to hold talks with his US and Japanese counterparts Jake Sullivan and Shigeru Kitamura as part of Washington’s ongoing policy review on North Korea. According to the White House on Tuesday, the US National Security Council will host the trilateral meeting at the end of next week, while the allies also plan to hold separate bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the daylong schedule.
Foreign AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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[Newsmaker] Former Seoul mayor far ahead of ruling candidate: poll
Two weeks before the April 7 by-election to choose Seoul’s next mayor, Oh Se-hoon, a former mayor and the sole candidate from the opposition bloc, is far ahead of Park Young-sun, former minister of SMEs and startups and the sole candidate from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, a poll showed Wednesday. According to a Realmeter survey of 1,042 Seoulites aged 18 or older on March 22 and 23, Oh gained 48.9 percent support and Park stood at 29.2 percent support of respondents in the two-w
PoliticsMarch 24, 2021
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First ever impeachment trial of judge begins
The nation’s first ever impeachment trial of a judge began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court held a pretrial hearing for Lim Seong-geun, who stands accused of abusing his judicial power in several politically sensitive court rulings. The 300-seat National Assembly last month passed a motion tabled by a group of 161 lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party and minor liberal parties to impeach Lim, a sitting judge at the time, making him the first judge in South Korea to face an impeac
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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Unions oppose move to allow migrant laborers work at “death-ridden” logistics firms
A foreign workers’ representative group has called for improved working conditions at logistics firms, as the South Korean government mulls allowing migrant laborers to be dispatched as couriers to tackle the industry’s manpower shortage. In a statement released Wednesday, the Migrants’ Trade Union criticized the government for “effectively trying to make up industries short of local manpower with migrant workers.” The union said migrant laborers would be put at ri
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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Seoul declines to back UN resolution on NK rights
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday condemning human rights violations in North Korea once again. South Korea decided not to co-sponsor it for the third year in a row. The UN’s top human rights body passed the resolution by consensus for the 19th straight year during its 46th session in Geneva. For the third consecutive year, South Korea opted out of co-sponsoring the bill, which denounces the regime’s human rights abuses, taking part in the
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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S. Korea reports record-low childbirths in January
The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a record low in January, data showed Wednesday, underpinning the country's chronically low birth rate. A total of 25,003 babies were born in January, down 6.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. It marked the lowest for any January since 1981 when the statistics agency began compiling related data. South Korea is struggling with a sustained fall in childbirths as many young people delay marriage or g
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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Police seek warrant for local official's arrest in land speculation probe
Police said Wednesday they have sought a warrant for the arrest of a local government official, the first such action in a widening investigation into property speculation by public workers nationwide. The Gyeonggi Bukbu Police Agency said the arrest warrant was sought against a senior official of the Pocheon municipal government, 46 kilometers north of Seoul, over suspicions he used classified information to purchase land and a building near the site of a train station ahead of its constructio
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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Unification minister promises support for aid groups to resume assistance to N. Korea
Unification Minister Lee In-young on Wednesday met with the head of a local aid organization and promised active support for their efforts to send humanitarian assistance to North Korea. During the meeting with the leader of Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea (KNCCK), Lee stressed that the ministry will continue to keep an eye on the coronavirus situation and make an overall assessment to resume humanitarian assistance. "North Korea declared the 'highest level of alert' ag
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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S. Korea develops new adjuvant against foot-and-mouth disease
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it has developed a new adjuvant that can bolster the effectiveness of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The new adjuvant, dubbed "rpHSP70-AD," is capable of developing antibodies at a faster pace while coping with various strains of FMD, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The latest finding compares with the existing oil-based treatments, which take longer for animals to develop antibodies
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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New suspected case of bird flu reported, total now at 107
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Wednesday it is investigating a new suspected case of highly pathogenic bird flu, with the total confirmed caseload currently standing at 107. The latest suspected case of malign H5N8 strain of bird flu came from a duck farm in Naju, 355 kilometers south of Seoul, the previous day, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. The farm was raising 19,000 ducks. The result is expected to be delivered within three days. South Korea h
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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Army civilian employee tests positive for COVID-19
An Army civilian employee in Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The official was confirmed to have contracted the virus while in quarantine after a family member was found to be infected, according to the ministry. The latest case raised the total number of infections reported among the military population to 645. Of them, 613 have been fully cured and 32 are under treatment. Nationwide, South Korea reported 428 new cases Wednesday, bringin
DefenseMarch 24, 2021
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PM calls for virus alertness to ensure safe proceedings of April by-elections
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday urged health authorities to remain guarded against potential new coronavirus outbreaks as to allow safe proceedings of the upcoming April by-elections. Citizens of Seoul and Busan, the nation's second-largest city in the southeast, will hit voting booths on April 7 to pick their new mayors in their respective by-elections. Nineteen other seats, mostly of local governments and councils, scattered across the country will also be up for grabs. The mayora
PoliticsMarch 24, 2021
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UN adopts resolution on NK human rights for 19th consecutive year
GENEVA/SEOUL -- The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations for the 19th consecutive year, officials said Wednesday. The 47-member council adopted the resolution by consensus in its 46th session in Geneva on Tuesday (local time), according to officials. South Korea took part in the adoption process by consensus and not as a co-sponsor of the resolution, a position that it has remained in for the past three years amid its eff
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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New infections back above 400; current virus curbs likely to be extended
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 Wednesday as sporadic cluster infections continued at workplaces and private gatherings, spurring concerns over a resurgence in cases. The country reported 428 more COVID-19 cases, including 411 local infections, raising the total caseload to 99,846, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added three more deaths from COVID-19, increasing the total to 1,707. The fatality rate was 1.71 pe
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021
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NK leader calls for stronger relations in verbal messages to Cuba, Vietnam, Laos
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent verbal messages to the leaders of Cuba, Vietnam and Laos and called for stronger relations, state media reported Wednesday, in a move apparently intended to strengthen ties with socialist countries amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States. Kim sent the messages to "notify the accounts of the 8th Congress of the WPK" to Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith, and Raul Castro, the first secretary of Cuba
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021
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Defense ministry opens new war remains identification center
South Korea was to open a new war remains identification center Wednesday to more efficiently carry out its project to discover and identify the remains of soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said. The ministry was to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the three-story identification center built at the national cemetery in Seoul. The center houses laboratories for gene testing and data analysis, ministry officials said. Previously, DNA testing equipment was at the C
DefenseMarch 24, 2021
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US focused on denuclearization of N. Korea: Pentagon spokesman
WASHINGTON -- It is North Korea that threatens security and stability on the Korean Peninsula, US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday, adding that it is North Korea the US is focused on when it talks about denuclearization of the peninsula. The spokesman, however, said the terms of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and denuclearization of North Korea only marked a "distinction without a difference." "I think it's a distinction without a difference,"
North KoreaMarch 24, 2021