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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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Rose's 'Apt.' redefines K-pop's global appeal
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Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
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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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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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National Assembly to double its vehicle charging stations by 2021
The National Assembly said Friday it plans to expand the number of its in-house electric vehicle charging stations by twofold by next year. The assembly complex, located in Seoul's western ward of Yeongdeungpo, will double the number of its electric vehicle stations from the current 11 to 22 by the end of 2021, according to the National Assembly Secretariat. The decision was made in line with the government policy on further developing infrastructure for eco-friendly automobiles, it noted.
PoliticsNov. 20, 2020
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N. Korea slams UN Security Council for taking issue with its space program
North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has criticized the UN Security Council for labeling its outer space program as threats, calling the agency an "undemocratic organ devoid of impartiality." Kim Song, the chief of the North Korean mission to the UN, delivered a statement at the plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly session earlier this week, stressing the importance of reform of the UN agency for better representation of its member states. "Until now even after 7
North KoreaNov. 20, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Virus cases top 30,000 in 10 months, tough battle in store amid resurgence
South Korea's total virus caseload topped 30,000 on Friday, 10 months after its first confirmed case in late January, and its virus fight is facing another potential wave of outbreaks amid the nearing winter season. The country reported 363 new COVID-19 cases Friday, including 320 local infections, raising the total to 30,017, according to health authorities. It marked the third straight day that daily virus cases rose by over 300. Since the first case was reported on Jan. 20, the total number
Social AffairsNov. 20, 2020
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Memorial service for ex-President Kim Young-sam held in Seoul
A memorial service commemorating late former President Kim Young-sam, a pivotal icon in South Korea's tumultuous democratization, was held Friday afternoon in Seoul. High-profile politicians, including National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug and Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, attended the service, marking the fifth anniversary of his death, at Seoul National Cemetery in the southern Dongjak Ward. Also in attendance were leaders of rival parties, Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, the floor leader of the r
PoliticsNov. 20, 2020
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Court rules against state health insurer in damages suit against major tobacco firms
A Seoul court handed down a ruling Friday against the state health insurer in its smoking-related damages suit with three major tobacco companies, citing no direct "legal" links between its increased financial burden and their businesses. The Seoul Central District Court rejected the compensation request filed by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) against KT&G Corp., a leading South Korean cigarette producer with about a 63 percent market share, and the local units of tw
Social AffairsNov. 20, 2020
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[Graphic News] Half of people in S. Korea’s rural areas aged 65 and older in 2019
Nearly half of the population in South Korea’s farming areas was aged 65 and older last year as younger people flocked to cities for education and jobs, data showed. The portion of those aged 65 and above accounted for 46.6 percent of the total population residing in rural areas last year, sharply up from 4.9 percent in 1970, according to Statistics Korea. The number of people engaged in the farming industry came to 2.25 million in 2019, down 84.4 percent from 14.42 million in 197
NationalNov. 20, 2020
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Biden's N. Korea policy will be different from Obama's: S. Korean lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Joe Biden's approach toward North Korea will be different from that of former US President Barack Obama, a group of South Korea's ruling party lawmakers said Thursday. The South Korean delegation, led by Rep. Song Young-gil of the Democratic Party, said that the Biden administration's North Korea policy will not resemble that of the Obama administration, which is often described as "strategic patience." "Personally, I believe the biggest differen
North KoreaNov. 20, 2020
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Taurus seeks joint development of advanced bunker buster missile with S. Korea
German-Swedish defense company Taurus Sytems GmbH hopes to develop a smaller, longer-range air-based cruise missile with South Korea for the country's envisioned KF-X fighters and other aircraft, the firm's Korean branch chief said. "We are developing Taurus K-2, which is smaller but has the same or even more performance of the current missile," Christoffer Drevstad, president of Taurus Systems Korea Co., said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. The current version o
DefenseNov. 20, 2020
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Prime minister asks public to avoid social gatherings amid coronavirus spread
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Friday asked the public to refrain from holding year-end social gatherings and nonessential outdoor activities, as South Korea braces for another potential wave of the pandemic, with rising sporadic cluster infections in a number of parts of the nation. In a televised statement, he said the country's antivirus fight is "facing a crisis." He appealed to the people to "refrain from holding any scheduled year-end gatherings as much as possible and s
PoliticsNov. 20, 2020
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Third wave of COVID-19 infections arrived in Greater Seoul: authorities
The Greater Seoul area, home to half of South Korea’s population, is considered to have entered a third wave of COVID-19 infections, health authorities said Friday, as the country’s new daily coronavirus cases topped 300 for the third consecutive day. The country reported 363 new coronavirus cases -- 320 locally transmitted and 43 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending Thursday at midnight, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. “We see that
Social AffairsNov. 20, 2020
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US needs to be more strategic but less patient in dealing with N. Korea; lawmaker
WASHINGTON -- The United States needs to be more strategic when dealing with North Korea but move as quickly as possible to help denuclearize the communist state and reunify the divided Koreas, a US lawmaker said Thursday. The remarks from Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) came one day after the House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution, submitted by Suozzi in April, highlighting the importance of the South Korea-US alliance and urging US efforts to further strengthen it. "I think th
North KoreaNov. 20, 2020
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Reinforcing US alliance will be on Biden's everyday agenda through cabinet: McDonough
WASHINGTON -- US President Joe Biden will work every day to strengthen his country's relationship with its key allies, such as South Korea, as he promised, former US National Security Adviser Dennis McDonough said Thursday. McDonough noted Biden may not be able to personally take charge of the issue on a daily basis, but that his cabinet members will. "When you think about the fact, 'Well, is this gonna be on the president's to-do list every day?' Not necessarily," said McDonough in
Foreign AffairsNov. 20, 2020
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US Treasury adds 2 new companies to N. Korea sanctions list
WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Treasury on Thursday added two new companies to its list of entities subject to sanctions on North Korea that seek to prevent the communist state's weapons programs. They include Korea Cholsan General Trading Corp., a North Korean enterprise based in Pyongyang that operates in Russia, according to the latest update posted on the department website. The company is also known as Chkholsan, Cholsan Trading Co. or Cholson LLC. The other is Mokran LLC, a Russian
North KoreaNov. 20, 2020
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Defense ministry seeks support for Korea peace process at ASEAN security meeting
The defense ministry on Thursday drummed up support for Seoul's efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula during a videoconference held among defense officials from Southeast Asian and other major powers, the ministry said. Kim Sang-jin, director general of the ministry's international policy bureau, explained Seoul's various peace initiatives for the Korean Peninsula at the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials' Meeting Plus, which brought together officials from 18 countries, including the 10 m
DefenseNov. 19, 2020
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Suhyup chief demands Japan cancel plan to release radioactive water
The head of South Korea's National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives on Thursday demanded that Tokyo withdraw its plan to discharge radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Im Joon-taek, chairman of the federation, also known as Suhyup, met with Masato Nagai, a councilor from the Japanese embassy, at the organization's headquarters in eastern Seoul and expressed his opposition to Tokyo's plan to release the contaminated water, according to Suhyup. According to Suhy
Foreign AffairsNov. 19, 2020
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Military embarrassed by anti-tank missile test gone wrong
An anti-tank missile veered off its intended trajectory and landed in a rice field near an army shooting range during a test Thursday, South Korea’s military said. No one was hurt. The test was embarrassing for the military, as a foreign military commander was observing the drill on the scene in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province. He made a stop there as part of his trip here to attend a local defense expo. The military said the test was scheduled in advance and it was not a last-minut
DefenseNov. 19, 2020
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Chinese FM likely to visit Seoul next week
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is likely to visit Seoul next week for talks with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, diplomatic sources said Thursday, a trip likely to stress bilateral cooperation ahead of a leadership change in the United States. Seoul and Beijing have been fine-tuning details on Wang's visit that could begin on Wednesday after his two-day visit to Japan, the sources said. Wang and Kang are likely to meet on Thursday. Wang's visit would come after Democrat Joe Biden was decla
Foreign AffairsNov. 19, 2020
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USFK veterans' association holds alliance conference for junior American soldiers
An association of American veterans who served in South Korea held a conference Thursday to help junior US service members better understand the bilateral and security situations surrounding the Korean Peninsula, officials said. The conference, which took place at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, brought together around 60 junior members of the US Forces Korea (USFK) and officers from the Seventh Air Force, according to the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA
DefenseNov. 19, 2020
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9 USFK service members test positive for COVID-19
Nine American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival in South Korea, US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. Eight of them arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on US government-chartered flights, while the other service member arrived here on a commercial flight via Incheon International Airport, west of the capital, according to the US military. All USFK-affiliated individuals arriving in South Korea are required to undergo a virus tes
Social AffairsNov. 19, 2020
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Man apprehended for vandalizing statue of ex-President Chun
CHEONGJU -- A 50-year-old man was apprehended on Thursday for vandalizing a statue of former President Chun Doo-hwan at a local park, police said. The statue, located inside the Cheongnamdae park in Cheongju, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, was found with two-thirds of its neck damaged, according to police. The man is suspected of entering the park with a tourist pass and then switching off nearby closed-circuit TVs before using a wire saw to vandalize the statue. Police said the man identifie
Social AffairsNov. 19, 2020