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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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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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Police probe dozens of public servants, including presidential security staffer, in LH scandal
A government probe team said Tuesday that it has referred dozens of alleged land speculation cases involving public servants, including a presidential security staffer, to the police. The team led by police said Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency has been looking into the cases of 23 public officials and a Cheong Wa Dae security officer. The total number of people under probe over suspected land speculation has mounted to 333. It also confirmed that the official working for the Presidential Security
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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Unification ministry reviewing ways to send food, fertilizer assistance to N. Korea
The unification ministry is conducting an internal review of ways to provide food and fertilizer to North Korea as humanitarian assistance, an official said Tuesday. "We continue to conduct an internal review as it requires an evaluation of the situation at the North Korea-China border, the overall inter-Korean relations and whether the conditions are right to provide such assistance," a ministry official said. "Our position remains the same over the issue, that we must provide
North KoreaMarch 23, 2021
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Russian deputy defense minister to visit Seoul next week
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin will visit Seoul next week for talks with his South Korean counterparts, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The meeting slated for Monday follows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's planned talks with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Seoul this week. "It will be a regular strategic dialogue," defense ministry spokesperson Boo Seung-chan said during a regular press briefing. The top Russian officials' back-to-back South Korea tr
Foreign AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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Police seek suspect after women attacked with coffee
Police said Tuesday they are searching for a man who allegedly threw lukewarm coffee at women on the street in a suspected hate crime against females. Police in Changwon, 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, received reports that a man on a bicycle hurled coffee at a total of six women who were alone at a bus stop or on a bench at night from March 9-21. The victims are all in their 20s. Police are trying to track down the suspect through closed-circuit TV footage. "As it is suspected as a
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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S. Korea, US closely watching N. Korea amid signs rocket launchers being deployed to border islet
South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea's military moves in close coordination with the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday, amid signs that Pyongyang is deploying multiple rocket launchers on a western border island. Sources say there have been "multiple signs" that the communist country has deployed multiple rocket launchers and other weapons on the inter-Korean border islet of Changrin. "Our military has been closely tracking and monitoring North
North KoreaMarch 23, 2021
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Moon gets AstraZeneca vaccine shot to join G-7 summit in Britain
President Moon Jae-in received his first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, as he plans to attend a Group of Seven (G-7) summit to be held in Britain. He received the shot at the Jongno Ward public health center near the presidential compound in Seoul, along with first lady Kim Jung-sook and nine Cheong Wa Dae officials who will accompany them on a trip to Britain in June. The G-7 session is scheduled to take place in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall from June 11-13. M
PoliticsMarch 23, 2021
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New infections back below 400, AstraZeneca shots for elderly begin
South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases fell back to below 400 on Tuesday for the first time in a week amid concerns of a potential resurgence as the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout for elderly citizens began after a one-month delay over safety concerns. The country reported 346 more COVID-19 cases, including 331 local infections, raising the total caseload to 99,421, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The country added seven more deaths from COVID-19, increasin
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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Russia's top diplomat to visit Seoul for talks on bilateral ties, peninsula issues
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was set to visit South Korea on Tuesday for talks with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong about bilateral relations, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other issues, officials said. Lavrov is expected to fly in here from China, where he made a two-day visit for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Lavrov last came to Seoul in 2013, when he accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on a trip. Before that, he traveled to Seoul in 2009, which
Foreign AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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S. Korea reports 1 more bird flu case, total now at 107
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Tuesday it has identified yet another case of highly pathogenic bird flu amid the prolonged battle against the contagious animal disease. The latest confirmed case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza came from a duck farm in Jangheung, South Jeolla Province, overnight, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. It marked the first confirmed case since March 13, when another egg farm in North Chungcheong Province was infected wi
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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Oh Se-hoon chosen to become unified opposition candidate for Seoul mayor
Ex-Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon beat software mogul-turned-politician Ahn Cheol-soo on Tuesday to become the single opposition candidate for the upcoming Seoul mayoral by-election, as opinion polls project a possible election victory for the opposition bloc. Oh, who is running on the ticket of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), was declared the winner of a bipartisan primary against Ahn, the leader of the conservative minor People's Party (PP), according to the primary results. The victor
PoliticsMarch 23, 2021
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Child grooming for sexual abuse to be punished in S. Korea
Online grooming, or luring minors through the internet to sexually illicit businesses, will be subject to criminal punishment in South Korea starting in September, a government ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said the revised act on the protection of children and juveniles against sexual abuse will take effect on Sept. 24. Under the revised law, those who repeatedly send online messages incurring sexual shame or hate to children or trick them into doing some s
Social AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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Kim calls for communication, unity with China against 'hostile forces' all-round challenges'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for stronger strategic communication and unity with China to address "hostile forces" in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, state media said Tuesday. Kim sent the message "to notify the accounts of the 8th Congress of the WPK, as required by the times that call for intensifying the strategic communication between the two parties on the basis of deep comradeship," the Korean Central News Agency said, without mentioning when the
North KoreaMarch 23, 2021
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S. Korea's nuclear armament will only justify N. Korea's nuclear ambition: Vincent Brooks
Arming South Korea with its own nuclear weapons against threats from North Korea would only help justify the North's ongoing pursuit of nuclear weapons, and thus making it impossible to denuclearize the North, a former commander of US Forces Korea said Monday. Vincent Brooks argued the US must instead periodically reaffirm its commitment to the joint defense of South Korea and strengthen its extended nuclear deterrence for South Korea. "My opinion is that the provision of nuclear weapons
Foreign AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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US court action begins for N. Korean extradited by Malaysia: Justice Department
WASHINGTON -- Court proceedings began here Monday for a North Korean national suspected of money laundering, the US Department of Justice said. The suspect, Mun Chol-myong, "made his initial appearance today in federal court in the District of Columbia, where he was indicted on May 2, 2019," the department said in a press release. "The indictment further alleges that Mun was affiliated with the DPRK's primary intelligence organization, the Reconnaissance General Bureau, which is
Foreign AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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US remains committed to denuclearizing N. Korea, engaging allies and partners: Sullivan
WASHINGTON -- The United States will continue to work closely with its allies and partners, including China and Russia, to denuclearize North Korea, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday. The White House adviser also said the North continues to remain unresponsive to US overtures for dialogue. "We have not yet heard directly from them through diplomatic channels," he said in an interview with MSNBC. The US earlier said it has reached out to North Korea through "
Foreign AffairsMarch 23, 2021
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China's Xi tells N. Korea's Kim that he upholds political settlement of Korean Peninsula issue
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday, in a verbal message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, that Beijing will uphold a political settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue, according to Chinese state media Xinhua. Xi also said he wants to make efforts for solid development of relations with North Korea. Xi's messages were delivered by senior Chinese diplomat Song Tao to Ri Ryong-nam, North Korea's new ambassador to China, during their meeting in Beijing earlier in the day, Xinhua reporte
North KoreaMarch 22, 2021
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Justice minister dismayed at outcome of prosecutors' meeting to dismiss alleged perjury in ex-PM case
Justice Minister Park Beom-kye on Monday expressed dismay over senior prosecutors' decision to close the alleged perjury case involving former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, exposing a rift that has lingered for years between the ministry and the prosecution. While accepting the outcome, Park criticized the decision as tantamount to "protecting their own family." He said it is "questionable" if the meeting of prosecutors held to review the case properly reflected the int
PoliticsMarch 22, 2021
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Vice FM Choi calls for world's commitment against racial discrimination
Second Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-moon called Monday for the world to reaffirm its commitment against racial discrimination amid concerns over a reported rise in anti-Asian sentiment related to the new coronavirus. Choi made the call in a pre-taped speech for the UNESCO Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination, as the Korean community in the United States mourns the deaths of four women of Korean descent killed in last week's shootings in Atlanta. "Given the recent upsurge of
Foreign AffairsMarch 22, 2021
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Korea says AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, allays blood clot worries
Korean public health authorities said Monday that AstraZeneca vaccinations should go on in the country, echoing rulings from regulators elsewhere that the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects. In a news briefing, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said that it continues to recommend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, especially considering the immediate threats of the pandemic. Still, it admitted that the vaccine’s link to rare bl
Social AffairsMarch 22, 2021
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Moon tries to ease public concern about AstraZeneca vaccine's safety
President Moon Jae-in reassured the people here Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine in use against COVID-19 is safe, saying he will get a dose of it in person this week. He stressed that the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine "have been reaffirmed internationally." Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially recommended that AstraZeneca vaccine shots continue. It is considered "at this time" that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks,
PoliticsMarch 22, 2021