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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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Bipartisan panel formed to address livelihood issues amid tension over first lady probe
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'Circumstantial' evidence suggests N. Korea's incineration of S. Korean official, military says
South Korea's military intelligence community told a parliamentary committee Monday that there are multiple pieces of circumstantial evidence indicating that the North Korean military incinerated the body of a South Korean fisheries official at sea in September. Officials at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) under the defense ministry made the remarks during the annual National Assembly audit of its work, according to participants in the session. "There are v
North KoreaNov. 2, 2020
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US flies reconnaissance plane near inter-Korean border: aviation tracker
A US reconnaissance plane flew over areas close to the inter-Korean border, an aviation tracker showed Monday, in an apparent move to monitor North Korean military movements ahead of the US presidential election this week. The US Navy's EP-3E aircraft was spotted flying over areas in northern Gyeonggi Province, including the border city of Paju, as well as Incheon and Siheung, according to the tracker, No callsign. The plane was previously seen conducting a reconnaiss
DefenseNov. 2, 2020
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Moon offers condolences to Turkey, Greece over quake damages
President Moon Jae-in conveyed condolence messages to the leaders of Turkey and Greece, which suffered a heavy blow from a powerful earthquake, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. In notes sent to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Moon expressed regret over deaths attributable to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake and offered his condolences, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Moon also expressed his hope that the two nations will qui
PoliticsNov. 2, 2020
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S. Korean diplomat appointed as advisory group member of UN emergency response fund
A South Korean diplomat has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Group of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the foreign ministry said Monday, voicing hope for Seoul's expanded role in tackling humanitarian crises around the world. Oh Hyun-joo, the deputy chief of South Korea's permanent mission to the UN in New York, joined the 18-member group recently for the 2020-2022 period, becoming the fourth Korean to work at the body. "With the appointme
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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Serial killer apologizes to victims, to man punished for his crime
Serial killer Lee Chun-jae apologized to his victims during a court hearing Monday, as well as to those who were targeted for investigation for the murders and rapes he committed. Appearing as a witness at a court in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Lee also admitted that he had killed 14 women and raped nine others throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He was brought in as a witness at a retrial hearing for Yoon Sung-yeo, who was wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl in Hwaseong
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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[News Focus] Steve Yoo starts 2nd legal battle over entry ban
Korean American singer Steve Seung Jun Yoo, known here as Yoo Seung-jun, is waging yet another legal battle to win his way back into South Korea, his birth country. The Korean-born singer has repeatedly appealed to the Korean government to lift the entry ban imposed on him in 2002 after he obtained US citizenship, an action viewed by officials here as an attempt to dodge mandatory military duty required of all capable Korean men. And things still look gloomy for Yoo. In March this year, th
DefenseNov. 2, 2020
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Refugee applications top 70,000 in S. Korea
The cumulative number of asylum applications filed in South Korea topped 70,000, government data showed Monday, amid persistent calls for improvements to the country’s refugee screening system. According to data from the Korea Immigration Service, 70,254 foreigners had applied for refugee status here as of August, since the government began to compile relevant data in 1994. The number of refugee applications soared in 2013 when the Refugee Act took effect, making Korea the first Asian
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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Prosecutor general’s rating as next presidential candidate rises to new high
Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s approval rating as a presidential candidate shot up to its highest point so far, narrowing the gap with ruling party heavyweights, in the final week of October. In a survey conducted by Realmeter, Yoon was chosen by 17.2 percent of respondents as the favored candidate, the highest figure since Yoon was first included in relevant polls in June. Compared with a month earlier, he gained 6.7 percentage points. The poll puts Yoon 4.3 percentage points beh
PoliticsNov. 2, 2020
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Opposition slams ruling party for fielding Seoul, Busan mayoral candidates
The ruling Democratic Party decided to revise its rules and officially nominate candidates for mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan in April, as a majority of party members voted in favor of the plan Monday. The party’s constitution states that it cannot nominate any by-election candidates if the party caused the situation that made the by-election necessary. The late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon took his own life in July, and former Busan Mayor Oh Ke-don resigned in April amid sexual ha
PoliticsNov. 2, 2020
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[Breaking] Comedian Park Ji-sun found dead
Comedian Park Ji-sun, 36, was found dead Tuesday with her mother at a house in Mapo-gu, western Seoul, police said. Park’s father contacted the police after Park and her mother did not answer their phones. When he entered the house with the police, the two had already passed away. Park was under treatment for a medical condition and Park’s mother was staying with her in Seoul. Police investigating the case said there were no signs of external injuries to Park or her mother.
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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School outbreaks leave dozens sick, hundreds quarantined
Students are back in school in most parts of South Korea -- just as winter approaches and cases climb again. Sunday’s data showed 86 students had been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of Friday, since schools opened again in mid-October. The latest school outbreak was at an arts high school in Jongno, central Seoul, where 16 cases have been identified among students and teachers so far. Public health authorities believe the transmission took place at a band practice. Earlier the same week, 36
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Former President Lee Myung-bak put behind bars
Former President Lee Myung-bak was placed behind bars Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction for bribery and embezzlement and revoked his bail. The 78-year-old, who led the country from 2008 to 2013, faces 16 more years in jail. Lee left his residence in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, at around 1:45 p.m., as supporters and longtime aides, including former Rep. Lee Jae-oh, gathered to bid him farewell. “They can arrest me, but they can’t confine the truth” his
PoliticsNov. 2, 2020
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NK accuses Seoul of planning additional THAAD deployment
North Korea on Monday argued that South Korea is scheming to deploy an additional US missile defense system in the country, and warned that doing so would lead to “self-destruction.” Pyongyang propaganda outlet Uriminzokkiri claimed that at recent defense ministers’ talks, Seoul and Washington had agreed to establish a long-term plan for a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery in the town of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and that the plan was aimed at deploying a
North KoreaNov. 2, 2020
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18 individuals affiliated with USFK test positive for COVID-19
Eighteen people affiliated with the US military, including 13 service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival in South Korea from the United States, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. Ten of them arrived here between Oct. 25-29 on US government-chartered flights, while the others arrived on commercial flights via Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, according to the US military. Sixteen of them tested positive on their first mandatory COVID-19 tes
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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S. Korea, US closely monitoring activity at N. Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex: officials
South Korea and the United States are closely watching movements at North Korea's main Yongbyon nuclear complex, military authorities said Monday, amid a report on signs of brisk activities there. Last week, 38 North, a US website monitoring North Korea, reported that activity has picked up throughout the Yongbyon site, citing commercial satellite imagery showing "smoke or vapor" emanated from a building just south of its uranium enrichment plant. "Historically, this building w
North KoreaNov. 2, 2020
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Decent jobs key to resettlement of N. Korean defectors: unification minister
Providing North Korean defectors with decent jobs is key to their resettlement in South Korea, Unification Minister Lee In-young said Monday, pledging to provide them with better jobs "both in quantity and quality." Lee made the remarks during his speech at a special exhibition displaying products manufactured by defectors held at the National Assembly, saying the ministry is working hard to help defectors land jobs, including opening a job center at Hanawon, a state-run resettlement
North KoreaNov. 2, 2020
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[Newsmaker] Govt. to inform bereaved family of whether to provide intel on slain official
The Defense Ministry said Monday it will soon inform the bereaved family of a South Korean official killed by North Korea in September of whether it will provide them with the military intelligence collected in the course of the incident. On Sept. 22, North Korea fatally shot the 47-year-old official, who was adrift in its side of the Yellow Sea, and burned his body, according to the South Korean military. He went missing the previous day while on duty near the western border island of Yeonpyeo
North KoreaNov. 2, 2020
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S. Korea sees rise in cases after relaxing social distancing rules
South Korea saw an uptick in the daily average number of COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week, since the country lifted most of its antivirus restrictions in mid-October, as health authorities are on alert over a post-Halloween weekend surge in infections. Korea reported 97 new coronavirus cases -- 79 locally transmitted and 18 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending Sunday at midnight, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Halloween is a
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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As US election looms, S. Korea prepares for next 4 years
With the US presidential election drawing near, South Korean officials have been busy preparing for the next administration, trying to scrutinize key policies of the two candidates and expand contacts with those close to them. Steering the work is an internal task force led by First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun and formed in August as part of efforts to closely monitor and analyze the principle policies of President Donald Trump, vying to be reelected, and those of his Democratic rival,
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2020
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9th Swedish Film Festival to get underway
The ninth annual Swedish Film Festival will take place starting Thursday in five major cities in South Korea, offering Koreans a glimpse into Swedish culture and society through 10 films, the Embassy of Sweden in Seoul said. Organized by the embassy in collaboration with the Swedish Institute and Swedish Film Institute, the festival will kick off Thursday in Seoul and Busan for a seven-day run. The films will screen Nov. 11-15 in Daegu, Nov. 12-16 in Gwangju and Nov. 13-15 in Incheon. Openi
Social AffairsNov. 1, 2020