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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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S. Korea, US, Japan hold 2nd trilateral talks on women's empowerment
South Korea, the United States and Japan held their second trilateral conference on women's empowerment via video links last week, the foreign ministry said Monday, as they seek to deepen their cooperation on regional and global issues. The Women's Empowerment Trilateral Conference, the second of its kind following the first one in 2016, took place from Tuesday through Friday, with a focus on collaboration in removing barriers to women's participation in science, technology, engineering and mat
Foreign AffairsOct. 26, 2020
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S. Korea welcomes Sudan-Israel agreement normalizing diplomatic ties
South Korea welcomes an agreement between Sudan and Israel to normalize their diplomatic relations and a subsequent US decision to remove the African country from its list of terrorism-sponsoring countries, the foreign ministry said Monday. "Our government welcomes the agreement to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel and end hostilities, and expects the agreement to contribute to regional stability and a peace settlement," ministry spokesperson Kim In-chul said in a commenta
Foreign AffairsOct. 26, 2020
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N. Korea showing little sign of easing border control: unification ministry
North Korea has shown little sign of lifting restrictions imposed on the operation of trains across its border with China to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the unification ministry said Monday. Early in the day, the Daily NK, a local news website specializing in North Korea, reported that the North and China have reached a deal to resume the operation of international trains moving across their border starting Friday. "We are paying close attention to relevant situations, but bas
North KoreaOct. 26, 2020
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Biden says N. Korea has more 'lethal' missiles because of Trump
WASHINGTON -- US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Sunday that North Korea now possesses a greater number of missiles that are also more dangerous than before because of US President Donald Trump. He also accused Trump of embracing dictators, such as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, while undermining the country's relationship with its traditional allies. "He embraces every dictator in sight, and he pokes his finger in the eye of all our friends," the former vice presi
North KoreaOct. 26, 2020
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Approval rating for ruling party rebounds amid ballooning fund scam scandal: poll
The approval rating for the ruling Democratic Party (DP) rebounded last week, widening its lead over the main opposition party amid allegations of opposition politicians' possible implication in a ballooning fund scam scandal, an opinion poll showed Monday. According to the Realmeter poll conducted on 2,527 voters nationwide from last Monday-Friday, the approval rating for the DP came in at 35.1 percent, up 2.9 percentage points from a week ago. The previous week, the DP saw its approval rati
PoliticsOct. 26, 2020
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Autumn, nursing homes and imported cases pose threat to antivirus fight
South Korea saw a triple-digit increase in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases Monday, as health authorities warned of a possible outbreak with clusters of infections at senior care homes, and worried about increased autumn activities and a resurgence of the coronavirus abroad. Korea added 119 new coronavirus cases -- 94 locally transmitted and 25 imported from overseas -- in the 24 hours ending Sunday at midnight, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Three
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2020
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S. Korea identifies remains of another Korean War soldier
South Korea has identified the remains of a soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War through a DNA analysis after they were recovered from near a former battle site, the defense ministry said Monday. Myung Han-hyup's remains were excavated in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, in 2017. His son, Myung Gap-won, 72, had registered his DNA sample in 2010 to find his father, according to the ministry. The identification marks the 153rd such case since South Korea began excavating remains in 20
Social AffairsOct. 26, 2020
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Health Minister Park reiterates gov't stance on continuing flu vaccines amid deaths
South Korea's top health official said Sunday the nationwide free flu vaccination program will continue, saying no links have been found between vaccines and deaths among those who received those shots. In a press briefing, Health Minister Park Neunghoo reiterated the stance expressed earlier by other national health authorities on the issue. As of 1 p.m. Saturday, 48 people have died after receiving flu vaccines, with the majority of them in their 70s and 80s. Park said a team of experts on v
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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Lee’s weighty legacy in arts, sports and even inter-Korean relations
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee was one of South Korea’s most prominent patrons of sports and the arts. His scope of influence even extended to inter-Korean relations. In the sports world, the Samsung tycoon is best remembered for two key positions he held -- owner of the professional baseball team the Samsung Lions and member of the International Olympic Committee from 1996 to 2017. But his interest and investment in sports went well beyond that. Under his leadership, S
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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Moon mourns passing of 'business icon' Lee Kun-hee
President Moon Jae-in mourned the passing of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Sunday, saying the country has lost an iconic figure whose leadership put its semiconductor industry on the global map. Moon delivered his condolences through his chief of staff, Noh Young-min, and Cheong Wa Dae's senior secretary for economic affairs, Lee Ho-seung. Lee Kun-hee, one of the most crucial business leaders in South Korea's post-war economic advancement, died earlier Sunday at age 78, more than six y
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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NK highlights China relations on war anniversary
North Korea spoke of its strong ties with China and expressed hope of strengthening bilateral relations further as the two countries marked the 70th anniversary of China’s participation in the 1950-53 Korean War, the North’s official newspaper said Sunday. The Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the country’s ruling Workers’ Party, ran a special report to honor China for its role in the Korean War, recalling how Chinese troops crossed the border into North Korea on
North KoreaOct. 25, 2020
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Tributes pour in for late Samsung tycoon
Tributes poured in from across the worlds of politics, business, the arts and sports for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Sunday. Lee died at the age of 78 at a hospital in Seoul on Sunday morning with family members by his side, including his son and de facto Samsung Group chief Lee Jae-yong, the conglomerate said in a statement. He had been bedridden since May 2014 after suffering a heart attack. President Moon Jae-in sent floral wreaths to the late tycoon’s funeral alt
PoliticsOct. 25, 2020
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S. Korea finds no evidence of flu vaccine’s role in reported deaths
South Korea has decided to stick to its flu vaccination program, as no evidence emerged to link the reported deaths to poorly managed or faulty vaccines, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s committee on immunization practices said Saturday. The agency’s director Jung Eun-kyeong said in a briefing that the committee’s review of the reported deaths concluded the likelihood of there being a connection to the vaccines is “assessed to be very low.” &ldq
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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S. Korea reports 1st highly pathogenic avian influenza case in 32 months
A highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case was reported in South Korea on Sunday, marking the first virulent bird flu case in the country in 32 months. The virulent avian influenza strain of H5N8 was discovered from a fecal sample collected from wild birds Wednesday in Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The discovery marked the first highly pathogenic AI case confirmed in the country since the H5N6 case, which is similar
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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N. Korea-China to enrich friendship, advance 'socialist achievement': NK paper
North Korea and China seek to further develop their friendly relationship and pursue the advancement of socialist achievements, the North's official newspaper said Sunday, in marking the 70th anniversary of China's participation in the Korean War. In its front-page editorial Sunday, the Rodong Sinmun, the official paper of the country's ruling party, said the participation of China's People's Volunteer Army (PVA) in the 1950-1953 Korean conflict was a display of the two country's friendship and
North KoreaOct. 25, 2020
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Sunday’s new COVID-19 cases dip to 61 on fewer tests
South Korea conducted 5,467 tests Saturday and found 61 positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s updates, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 22,198. The smaller case count is likely a reflection of fewer tests taking place on weekends, which lead to fewer cases being discovered. The number of tests carried out per day on Saturdays and Sundays in the last two weeks has averaged around 5,400. Among the newly c
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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Civic group holds memorial rally for deceased fisheries official
A civic group held a memorial rally in Seoul on Saturday for a South Korean fisheries official shot to death by the North Korean military last month, with his son vowing to "fight until the end" to regain his honor. The group consisting of people in their 20s and 30s led the rally, as the family of the ill-fated official strongly protested the Coast Guard's interim conclusion that he sought to defect to the North after losing money in gambling. Lee Rae-jin, the elder brother of the
Social AffairsOct. 25, 2020
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S. Korea to continue flu vaccination program as no direct links with deaths found
South Korea's health authorities said Saturday they will continue a free flu shots program despite dozens of recent deaths after vaccinations, as they found no links between vaccines and fatalities. The number of deaths following flu shots jumped to 48 as of 1 p.m., up from 36 the previous day, after the first suspected death was reported on Oct. 16, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). About 80 percent of the dead were in their 70s and 80s. "We a
Social AffairsOct. 24, 2020
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UN rights official slams N. Korea over killing of S. Korean at sea
A UN human rights official has denounced North Korea's killing of a South Korean official last month as a violation of international human rights law during a meeting of the UN General Assembly. Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation, raised the issue at the UN committee on social, humanitarian and cultural issues on Friday (local time). The 47-year-old fisheries official was fatally shot by the North Korean military on Sept. 22 while adrift in it
North KoreaOct. 24, 2020
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Repairs under way for flood damage at Yongbyon reactor sites: 38 North
Recent satellite imagery indicates North Korea has begun repairing flood damage to a reservoir overflow dam used to maintain a constant source of water for the cooling systems of its nuclear reactors in Yongbyon, according to 38 North, a US website monitoring the North. In a report posted Thursday (local time), 38 North said between Sept. 22 and Oct. 17, repair work began on the dam in the Kuryong River, which was breached by the flood waters of August. Imagery from Sept. 22 showed a dramatic
North KoreaOct. 24, 2020