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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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[Photo News] Arctic cold waves freeze ports in Hwaseong
Arctic cold waves froze the water surrounding Jeongok Port and Gungpyeong Port in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Sunday morning, as winter temperatures continued below zero. The boats appear to be frozen in place near Jeongok Port as they remained still, scattered across the water. People walked across on the solid ice, which once was a body of flowing water. (Photos: Yonhap) By Song Donna (donnadsong@heraldcorp.com)
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2021
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[Newsmaker] Vice FM heads to Iran for talks to free seized tanker
South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun left for Iran Sunday to seek the release of an oil tanker and its crew that were seized by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf last week. Choi left early Sunday and was to arrive in Tehran via Doha the same day. He is expected to meet with counterparts and other high-level officials at the Iranian Foreign Ministry to negotiate the return of the ship and its crew members, along with a government delegation that has already been in Tehran s
Foreign AffairsJan. 10, 2021
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[Feature] Cash incentives fail to boost childbirth
Having a baby is not even a question for Lim Ji-yeon, 34, as she and her husband made the decision that it was not for them years ago. Both Lim and her husband thought having a child would be nice, but that was before they had to really consider the idea of becoming parents after getting married in 2018. They quickly gave up on that dream, vowing to devote the remaining years of their lives solely to themselves. “Why have a baby to voluntarily go through all the struggles? There’s
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2021
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New virus cases stay below 700 for 3rd day despite steady cluster infections
South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained at the 600 mark for the third consecutive day on Sunday as social distancing measures had a slight effect despite steady cluster infections. The country added 665 more COVID-19 cases, including 631 local infections, raising the total caseload to 68,664, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The figure was slightly up from a one-month low of 641 on Saturday, the fewest daily infections since Dec. 8, when the country add
Social AffairsJan. 10, 2021
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NK highlights importance of defense capabilities in revised party rules
North Korea has clarified the importance of powerful defense capabilities in containing military threats in its revised rules for the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported Sunday. The revision was adopted at the fifth-day session of the eighth party congress in Pyongyang on Saturday, a day after leader Kim Jong-un defined the United States as the country's "foremost principal enemy" and vowed to bolster its nuclear arsenal, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). &q
North KoreaJan. 10, 2021
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S. Korea reaffirms commitment to implementing inter-Korean agreements
The unification ministry on Saturday said it has a firm determination to implement inter-Korean agreements, shortly after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accused the South of going against it at a rare party congress. Kim made the remarks during the eighth congress of the ruling Workers‘ Party currently under way in Pyongyang, calling on Seoul to abide by the inter-Korean peace-building and tension-reduction deals and halt its joint military exercises with the United States. “As
North KoreaJan. 9, 2021
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Kim calls US 'biggest enemy,' vows to continue nuclear development
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called the United States the “biggest enemy” of his country, threatening to continue to advance its nuclear capabilities, state media said Saturday. Kim added that Washington‘s policy against Pyongyang won’t change regardless of who rules the White House, saying that an end to its hostile stance will be the key to future relations between the two countries, according to the Korean Central News Agency. Kim made the remarks reporting
North KoreaJan. 9, 2021
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[Newsmaker] Navy officer found dead in Yellow Sea after going missing while on duty
A Navy officer was found dead Saturday after going missing while on duty aboard a patrol boat off the western border island of Baengnyeong, military authorities said. The chief petty officer disappeared at around 10 p.m. on Friday in waters south of the island in the Yellow Sea, as the 450-ton patrol killer he was aboard was sailing for night guard operations, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). After hours of search operations, the authorities found the man at around 10 a.m. Satur
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2021
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FM calls for Japan not to respond excessively to court ruling on ‘comfort women’
South Korea's foreign minister on Saturday requested that Japan refrain from responding excessively concerning a local court’s ruling that ordered Tokyo to provide compensation for its wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha made the remark during a 20-minute phone call with her Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The phone call came after South Korean victims of wartime sexual enslavement won their f
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2021
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Daily virus cases drop to one-month low amid concern over COVID-19 variant
South Korea‘s new coronavirus cases dropped to the lowest level in a month on Saturday, but authorities are vigilant over chains of cluster infections coupled with looming concerns over a COVID-19 variant. The country added 641 more COVID-19 cases, including 596 local infections, raising the total caseload to 67,999, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). It was the lowest daily figure since Dec. 8, when the country added 594 additional cases. The natio
Social AffairsJan. 9, 2021
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Overseas Koreans Foundation launches support program for Korean adoptees abroad
The Overseas Koreans Foundation has launched a support program to help South Korean adoptees living in foreign countries. The program is for Korean adoptees under the age of 45 living outside Korea, and their children and grandchildren, the Overseas Koreans Foundation said Tuesday in an announcement on its website. The purpose of the program is to promote the rights of Koreans adopted overseas and help them settle down in the countries where they live by offering legal support and advice for
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2021
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Kim Jong-un examines ties with S. Korea at party congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday examined ties with South Korea and decided to expand foreign relations, on the third day of his second party congress since coming to power in 2012. Kim did not elaborate, according to the North’s state media. The 37-year-old leader also highlighted “our way of life” full of socialist values in education, health and arts and discussed promoting the supremacy of “our institutions.” Kim, who faces the toughest challenges
North KoreaJan. 8, 2021
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Child rapist Cho Doo-soon applied for welfare grants
Cho Doo-soon, one of Korea’s most notorious child rapists, and his wife applied for basic livelihood grants and pension for senior citizens, according to local news reports. Cho, 68, who was released from prison on Dec. 12 after serving a reduced sentence of just over a decade for kidnapping, beating and raping a young girl, now lives with his wife in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, and is unemployed. After news surfaced that Cho is seeking welfare benefits, posts were made on the presidenti
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2021
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Photos, physical details banned in matchmaking ads
Matchmaking advertisements in South Korea can no longer display personal information such as a person’s height and weight, or any photos of the face. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced Friday that an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Brokers Business Management Act was in effect. Under the amended enforcement decree, photos of users’ faces cannot be revealed in public through any type of advertisement that is visible to the general public. This includes
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2021
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WHO chief seeks S. Korea's continued cooperation against coronavirus: Cheong Wa Dae
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sent a letter to President Moon Jae-in and requested South Korea's continued support for the global fight against COVID-19, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. In the letter, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the rollout of new vaccines has given hope for the termination of the pandemic, according to Moon's spokesman Kang Min-seok. Tedros was quoted as adding that Moon's support for the COVAX Facility, a pooled procurement mech
PoliticsJan. 8, 2021
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Moon to deliver New Year's address next Monday
President Moon Jae-in will issue his formal New Year's message next week, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. During the address slated for Monday, he is expected to unveil policy priorities in the fifth year of his presidency, with South Korea locked in a prolonged fight against COVID-19. Moon plans to emphasize that people here will recover their daily lives through "win-win cooperation" and that they will head "with power" toward the goal of making South Korea a "leading cou
PoliticsJan. 8, 2021
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S. Korea past the peak of 3rd COVID-19 wave: officials
South Korea is thought to have passed the peak of the third COVID-19 wave thanks to tough social distancing guidelines as the country reported the lowest number of cases since Jan. 2 on Friday, officials said. Korea saw 674 new COVID-19 new cases – 633 locally transmitted and 41 imported from overseas – raising the total number of cases recorded in Korea to 67,358. The daily number of new cases has stayed below 1,000 for four days in a row, continuing to show signs of slowing down.
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2021
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US to create cybercrime bureau against China, N. Korea
The US State Department said Thursday that it is creating the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) to respond to security threats posed by adversaries including China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. The threats have increased since Congress was notified of the plan in June 2019, the State Department said in a statement. The CSET bureau will lead the US government diplomatic efforts on international cyberspace security concerns that affect US national security and forei
North KoreaJan. 8, 2021
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Ex-Cheong Wa Dae inspector gets suspended sentence in official secrets leak case
A former special inspector of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was sentenced by a local court on Friday to a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, for leaking classified official secrets. The Suwon District Court in Suwon, south of Seoul, handed out the suspended jail sentence to Kim Tae-woo, who worked for Cheong Wa Dae's special inspection team between July 2017 and November 2018, after convicting him on charges of divulgence of official secrets. Kim, who was a prosecution inve
PoliticsJan. 8, 2021
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S. Korea investigating 2 more suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu
South Korea's agricultural ministry said Friday it has confirmed the country's 48th case of highly pathogenic bird flu from a poultry farm, with the spread of the disease among wild birds further straining the country's antivirus fight. The latest case of the malign HN58 strain of bird flu came from a duck farm in Yeongam, 384 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. South Korea issued a standstill order on all poultry farms in the region for
Social AffairsJan. 8, 2021