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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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Civic group launches campaign to build Korean War memorials in 67 countries
The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea has launched a global campaign to build Korean War memorials in 67 countries that helped South Korea during the Korean War. To this end, the civic group started a petition Monday on the world’s biggest petition website, change.org. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs is currently working with the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation to build what has been called a Wall of Remembrance inside the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washingto
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae denounces ‘ideological offensive’ over ministry documents
Cheong Wa Dae condemned what it called an outdated ideological offensive surrounding documents the Energy Ministry deleted, which allegedly indicated plans to help North Korea build a nuclear power plant at the time of the 2018 inter-Korean summit. “They crossed the line,” a ranking Cheong Wa Dae official said Monday in response to main opposition People Power Party leader Kim Chong-in accusing the government of “benefiting the enemy.” “It is a ridiculous insti
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2021
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Impeachment motion proposed against senior judge accused of judicial power abuse
A group of lawmakers led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP) proposed a motion Monday to impeach a senior judge accused of abusing judicial power in several politically sensitive court rulings. The motion filed by DP Rep. Lee Tah-ney seeks to impeach Lim Seong-geun, currently a senior judge at Busan High Court, for his alleged meddling in several politically controversial trials between 2015 and 2016 while he was serving at the Seoul Central District Court. Some 160 lawmakers, mostly from the
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2021
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7 in 10 Koreans stressed due to coronavirus: survey
Levels of stress and depression increased among South Koreans as the coronavirus pandemic dragged on, a survey showed Monday, with 7 in 10 Koreans saying they were stressed. According to a survey of 1,016 Koreans by a team led by professor Yoo Myung-soon of the Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, 72.8 percent of the surveyed said they were stressed, up 15.7 percentage points from the survey conducted last October. Only 4.5 percent of the respondents said they were no
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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13 USFK-affiliated people test positive for COVID-19
Thirteen people affiliated with the US Forces Korea (USFK), including 11 service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here in the past two weeks, the US military said Monday. One of the service members and a dependent arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on a US government-chartered flight, while the others, including a civilian worker, arrived here on commercial flights via Incheon International Airport, west of the capi
DefenseFeb. 1, 2021
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Ministry to provide nationwide support for replacing old gas hoses
The South Korean government will expand the project to replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hoses used in people’s houses with safe metal pipes nationwide, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Sunday. The central and local governments will spend 2.9 billion won ($2.6 million) this year for the replacement project that will cover 14,000 households across the country, according to the ministry. The project used to be carried out for low income households, including recipients o
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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9 in 10 workplace sexual harassment victims experience retaliation: study
Only 4 in 10 victims who experienced sexual harassment at work came forward, a recent study showed. And of those who did, 9 out of 10 suffered retaliatory actions such as bullying or dismissal. Workplace Abuse 119 (Jikjang Gapjil 119), a nongovernmental organization, published an analysis on Sunday of the 364 sexual harassment reports it had received since November 2017. Among the sexual harassment victims who turned to the organization for help, 136 people, or 37.4 percent, filed forma
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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Rocky Seoul-Tokyo ties expected to continue in Biden era
A dramatic shift in Korea-Japan relations is unlikely, despite anticipation for change with Joe Biden taking control of the White House in the US and expected pressure from Washington for its two key Northeast Asian allies to mend ties. For Washington, forging strong trilateral cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo is critical, as it views a security coalition of like-minded allies as central to tackling mounting challenges in the region, such as containing China’s aggression and North Kore
Foreign AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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Ex-NK diplomat says Pyongyang cannot seek denuclearization
A former acting North Korean ambassador to Kuwait has said that Pyongyang won't give up its nuclear weapons because the arsenal is the key to the survival of leader Kim Jong-un's regime, a CNN report showed Monday. Ryu Hyun-woo, who defected to South Korea in September 2019 while serving as acting chief of mission at the North's embassy in Kuwait, made the remark in an interview with CNN. His defection was made public only last week. "North Korea's nuclear power is directly linked to the
North KoreaFeb. 1, 2021
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S. Korea confirms 7 more cases of COVID-19 variants, total now at 34
South Korea has confirmed seven more cases of contagious variants of the new coronavirus, bringing the total caseload to 34, according to health authorities on Monday The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the seven people were confirmed to have been infected with three kinds of variants that are known to be more transmissible over the past week. Of them, four variants were from Britain, followed by one from South Africa and two from Brazil, the KDCA said. The authorities
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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7 killed in van rollover accident
SEJONG -- A speeding van with 12 construction workers and others on board overturned on an expressway exit ramp in central South Korea on Monday, killing seven and injuring the five others, police and expressway officials said. The fatal accident occurred on the Dangjin–Yeongdeok Expressway's Sejong section, about 120 kilometers south of Seoul, at 8:20 a.m., when the Starex van turned upside-down on a road leading to the South Sejong Toll Gate after colliding into a roadside signpost. It
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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Social distancing rules could be revised before Lunar New Year: PM
South Korea is mulling an adjustment to its social distancing rules ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday as the country looks to curb the ongoing virus wave and save the livelihoods of small merchants and businesspeople at the same time. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said in a meeting Monday that the government will monitor the virus situation throughout this week and review whether to ease any rules for the holiday weekend spanning from Feb. 11 to Feb. 14. “If we obtain a belief that we
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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Prosecution appeals suspended prison sentences for supplying company's employees over tainted burger patties
The prosecution has appealed a court's ruling that gave suspended prison terms to three employees of a supplier that had distributed contaminated burger patties to McDonald's Korea, judicial sources said Monday. On Tuesday, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced an executive and a factory manager of the burger patty supplier to three years in prison, suspended for four years, on charges of distributing 63 tons of contaminated food. The investigation showed that the patties tested positive
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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[Herald Interview] Put policies for foreigners on back burner: former Seoul Mayor
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon says he would use all of his administrative powers to focus on local people suffering from the pandemic, leaving aside support policies for foreign residents and investment for now if he is reelected to the post. “The top priority is (Korean) people’s livelihood. There are limits to what Seoul can invest (in foreigners) except for helping them avoid discomfort in Seoul,” Oh said in an interview with The Korea Herald in his office at Gwangjin-gu,
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2021
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Defense ministry refuses to confirm envisioned proposal for inter-Korean talks
The defense ministry refused Monday to confirm if it has proposed a military meeting with North Korea, which it pledged to push for to ease cross-border tensions. Last month, the ministry vowed efforts to hold military talks with the North on a regular basis by launching an inter-Korean military committee to discuss "any issues" to ease tensions and promote peace, setting it as a key policy goal for this year. The plan has drawn keen attention as President Moon Jae-in said earlier th
DefenseFeb. 1, 2021
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Gyeonggi chief Lee overtakes race in presidential hopefuls poll: Realmeter
Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung topped a latest poll of potential presidential candidates released Monday, gaining significant ground compared to two months ago. In a survey conducted by Realmeter on 2,529 people over the age of 18 from Jan. 25-29, 23.4 percent picked Lee as their favored presidential candidate. Lee saw a 5.2 percentage point jump in favorability in comparison to two months ago. The results marked the first time Lee finished first in a presidential hopeful poll from Realm
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2021
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Local govts. compete to pay universal pandemic relief to residents
Many local governments in South Korea are gearing up to resume the provision of universal disaster relief funds to their residents stricken by the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Gyeonggi Province, the nation's most populous province with about 14 million residents, and Ulsan, a southeastern metropolitan city, began the process of delivering their emergency COVID-19 relief handouts Monday, while a number of other provinces, cities and counties nationwide are moving to follow suit. Gyeonggi and
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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S. Korea confirms new case of highly pathogenic bird flu
South Korea confirmed another case of highly pathogenic bird flu in poultry Monday, bringing the total caseload to 83. The latest case was discovered on an egg farm in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said. All poultry within a 3-kilometer radius of the infected farm were culled, officials said. The country has now confirmed 83 cases of highly contagious bird flu since late November, when it reported the first such case in nearly three
Social AffairsFeb. 1, 2021
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Military to partially allow vacations for new recruits amid extended social distancing
The military decided to partially allow vacations for new recruits as part of efforts to ease the stress of troops amid an extension of toughened social distancing in barracks for another two weeks, the defense ministry said Monday. Since November, the ministry has enforced Level 2.5 social distancing rules, the second highest in its five-tier alert system, following a series of COVID-19 infections across the country. Under the social distancing scheme, troops' vacations and one-day off-instal
DefenseFeb. 1, 2021
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Govt. to review easing virus measures before Lunar New Year if situation stabilizes: PM
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Monday asked for the public's continued patience with state measures against COVID-19, adding that authorities could potentially loosen social distancing measures ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. "After monitoring this week's developments, we will carefully review additional easing of antivirus measures if we have the confidence that the situation has definitely stabilized," Chung said during an interagency meeting on the COVID-19 response held at
PoliticsFeb. 1, 2021