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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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8 USFK soldiers test positive for virus, total exceeds 800
An American service member stationed in South Korea has tested positive for the new coronavirus, while seven other US troops have been confirmed to be infected with the virus following their arrival here, the US military said Thursday. The latest cases raised the total number of infections reported among the military population to 806, most of who tested positive upon their arrival here from the United States. A service member at Camp Hovey in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul, was con
DefenseMarch 25, 2021
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Army soldier tests positive for COVID-19
A full-time Army reserve soldier has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday. The soldier in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 while in quarantine after a virus case was reported at his base, according to the military. The latest case raised the total number of infections reported among the military population to 646. Nationwide, South Korea's total virus caseload topped 100,000 on Thursday, about a year and two months a
DefenseMarch 25, 2021
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Ministry co-hosts photo exhibition on history of Korean migrants in Cuba
A photo exhibition capturing the history of Koreans who migrated to Cuba in the early 1900s opened in Seoul on Thursday in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the migration, the foreign ministry said. The weeklong exhibition, co-hosted by the ministry and Chonam National University, will showcase some 300 photographs and other visual materials that shed light on the lives of Koreans in Cuba in the 1920s and 1950s, including their efforts to assist the independence movement against col
Foreign AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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Seoul Cyber University Chairman of the Board awarded Pushkin Medal for strengthening Korea-Russia cultural ties
Korea-Russia Arts and Culture Society President Lee Sang Kyun was awarded the Pushkin Medal from the Russian government for his role in strengthening ties between Seoul and Moscow. During the opening ceremony for the Year of Mutual Exchange between South Korea and Russia held Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presented the award to Lee, chairman of the board at Seoul Cyber University, in place of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Korea-Russia Arts and Culture Society has pl
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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Half of younger Koreans see no need to have kids after marriage: report
More than half of South Koreans in their 10s and 20s think it is not necessary to have kids after marriage, a report showed Thursday, adding to concerns about the country's chronic low birth rate. As of 2020, 32 percent of Koreans aged 13 or older said it is not necessary to have children after getting married, up from 30.4 percent two years earlier, according to the report on social indexes by Statistics Korea. All age groups felt less need to have kids after marriage, but in particular, more
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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Stalkers to face heavier punishment under new law
The consistent stalking of others will constitute a crime that can be punished by up to three years of imprisonment under a new law. The National Assembly passed a bill on a 235-0 vote Wednesday to strengthen the punishment for stalkers amid growing public voices calling for increasing penalties for the offense. The legislation was made 22 years after an initial move was made to stipulate stalking as a crime by law. Until now, stalking has been categorized as a misdemeanor and was punished o
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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Russian FM calls for efforts to keep peace on peninsula after NK missile launches
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for efforts to maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and warned against "all kinds of military activities" Thursday, hours after North Korea fired off what appeared to be ballistic missiles into the East Sea. Lavrov made the remark in a press statement after his talks with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, where South Korea called for Moscow to play a "constructive" role in fostering a lasting peace on the divided peninsula. &qu
Foreign AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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S. Korea reports 1 more bird flu case, total now at 108
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Thursday it has confirmed yet another case of highly pathogenic bird flu traced to poultry farms, with the total caseload rising to 108. The latest confirmed case of the deadly 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. South Korea reported its first highly contagious bird flu case since March 2018 in November. Gyeonggi Provin
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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PPP's Oh leads Seoul mayoral race backed by strong support from voters in 20s: poll
Oh Se-hoon, the main opposition party's Seoul mayoral candidate, outpaced his liberal rival Park Young-sun by nearly 20 percentage points, according to the latest public opinion poll Thursday. According to the Realmeter survey conducted on 806 voters in Seoul on Wednesday, 55 percent of the respondents said they will vote for Oh of the People Power Party (PPP) in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election, while 36.5 percent chose Park of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) as their preferred candidat
PoliticsMarch 25, 2021
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S. Korea still facing upward curve as COVID-19 cases top 100,000
South Korea's total virus caseload topped 100,000 on Thursday, about one year and two months after reporting its first confirmed case, as health authorities warned that the tally is expected to rise further amid sporadic cluster infections. The country reported 430 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload to 100,276, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). South Korea confirmed its first novel coronavirus case on Jan. 20, 2020. The country's accumula
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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National Assembly approves W15tr extra budget to fight aftermath of COVID-19
The National Assembly on Thursday approved an extra budget worth nearly 15 trillion-won ($13.2 billion) to help prop up small merchants and the vulnerable hit hard by the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic. The bill's passage enables the country's fourth round of emergency relief assistance since the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in South Korea in January last year. The latest aid package, which will selectively benefit small business owners, the jobless and other vulnerable people,
PoliticsMarch 25, 2021
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New virus cases above 400 for 2nd day, virus fight hampered by loosened vigilance
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed above 400 for the second straight day Thursday as warm weather and the yearlong virus battle loosened citizen's vigilance against the pandemic. The country reported 430 more COVID-19 cases, including 419 local infections, raising the total caseload to 100,276, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added two more deaths from COVID-19, increasing the total to 1,709. The fatality rate was 1.70 percent, t
Social AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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S. Korea deeply concerned about N. Korea's projectile launch: NSC
South Korea's top national security officials expressed "deep concern" about North Korea's latest projectile launch Thursday, especially as it came amid the Joe Biden administration's review of Washington's policy on Pyongyang, according to Cheong Wa Dae. They issued the statement following a 90-minute "emergency" meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) standing committee. It was convened shortly after the South Korean military's announcement that the North lobbed at
North KoreaMarch 25, 2021
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Russia hold talks on bilateral ties, peninsula situation
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, held talks in Seoul on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties, the Korean Peninsula situation and other issues. The two countries' first foreign ministerial meeting in Seoul since 2009 came after tensions flared anew due to North Korea's missile launches in the morning and an acrimonious Sino-US rivalry that has brought China and Russia closer together. Chung called Russia a partner for regional peace, while touting progre
Foreign AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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US wants to see stability of Korean Peninsula: Pentagon spokesman
WASHINGTON -- The United States opposes North Korea taking any actions that could raise tension on the Korean Peninsula, the spokesman for the US Department of Defense said Wednesday, amid reports that the North may be preparing to stage military provocations. John Kirby also called on the North to denuclearize. "We want to see North Korea denuclearize. We want to see stability and security on the peninsula and denuclearization is a key part of that," the Pentagon spokesman said at a
North KoreaMarch 25, 2021
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N. Korea wants to change, US must find right mix of steps: Brooks
WASHINGTON -- Despite its harsh rhetoric and threats to further advance its weapons of mass destruction, North Korea wants to change and the United States must find what it is that the North truly wants and how to best approach the challenge, a former US Forces Korea (USFK) commander said Wednesday. Retired Army Gen. Vincent Brooks also argued Pyongyang still has its door open to dialogue for denuclearization. "I am of the view that the nuclear arsenal is not an end unto itself, but rathe
North KoreaMarch 25, 2021
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US will not ask allies to choose between 'us and them' with China: Blinken
WASHINGTON -- The United States will work with its allies and partners to tackle challenges posed by increasingly aggressive China and Russia, but will not ask its allies to choose sides, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. The top US diplomat also said countries can work with China when necessary. "China's blatant economic coercion of Australia to Russia's use of disinformation to erode confidence in elections and in safe, effective vaccines, these aggressive actions threat
Foreign AffairsMarch 25, 2021
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Govt. data shows half of top public officials own land amid snowballing scandal
About half of top officials at the central government and state-run institutions own land as part of their wealth, a government report showed Thursday, amid mounting public outrage over a land speculation scandal involving public officials. According to the annual government report showing the latest state of personal wealth of 759 high-ranking officials at the central government and state-run institutions, 51.1 percent, or 388, possessed land as part of their wealth. Some of them owned land i
PoliticsMarch 25, 2021
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N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, an apparent move pressing the United States as Washington prepares to announce a new policy on the North. The missiles were fired from the North's eastern town of Hamju, South Hamgyong Province, at 7:06 a.m and 7:25 a.m. and flew around 450 kilometers with an altitude of 60 km, the JCS said. "South Korean and US intelligence authorities are analyzin
North KoreaMarch 25, 2021
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Korea mulls time off for vaccine recovery
Fresh talks have started in Korea to decide whether workers should be given time off in case they suffer side effects following COVID-19 vaccinations. In a news briefing Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said it may recommend workplaces permit workers to take unpaid time off without having to use up their regular leave. Whether to actually institute post-vaccination leave would remain up to the employer to decide. Since the vaccines began rolling out to front-line workers and nur
Social AffairsMarch 24, 2021