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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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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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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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'1 million' Christians join anti-LGBTQ+ marriage rally
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Parties agree to handle bill on drunk driving soon
Rival parties agreed Monday to expedite the passage of a bill aimed at toughening punishment on drunk drivers during the ongoing parliamentary regular session.In October, more than 100 lawmakers co-authored a revised bill on drunk driving. It is called the Yoon Chang-ho act, after a 22-year-old soldier who died last week after being in a coma since September, when he was struck by a motorist who was driving drunk in the southern port city of Busan. (Yonhap)The bill calls for stringent punishment
Nov. 12, 2018
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Justice Party proposes parliamentary resolution calling for lifting NK sanctions
The chief of the Justice Party proposed Monday that the parliament adopt a resolution calling for lifting international sanctions on North Korea to facilitate the North's denuclearization.Lee Jeong-mi of the leftist party made the call at a time when denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea have stalled. Lee Jeong-mi, chief of the Justice Party (Yonhap)"If the National Assembly adopts a resolution calling for lifting (international) sanctions on North Korea, the path to t
Nov. 12, 2018
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Korea, China, Japan to boost border control over swine fever
South Korea, China and Japan agreed Saturday to tighten border control in the latest efforts to ensure that recent outbreaks of a deadly pig virus in China will not spread to the Korean Peninsula. The agreement was reached in a meeting among South Korea‘s agricultural minister Lee Gae-ho and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts in Beijing earlier in the day. (Yonhap) The three also vowed to strengthen efforts on the sharing of animal health information; the surveillance, reporting and epidemio
Nov. 10, 2018
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Lawmakers receive Sunfull National Assembly Awards
Twenty-six members of the National Assembly were selected by the Sunfull SNS Youth Monitors to receive Sunfull National Assembly Awards at the Assembly Members’ Office Building on Wednesday. The Sunfull Foundation, founded in 2007, honors National Assemblymen deemed to have used positive language during plenary sessions. The Sunfull Plaque of the 20th National Assembly is delivered to the speaker of the house on Wednesday. From left: Assemblyman Min Byung-doo, Speaker Moon Hee-sang, Assemblyman
Nov. 9, 2018
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Moon to appoint new environment minister
President Moon Jae-in plans to appoint the environment minister nominee as minister Friday, his office said, despite opposition objections that the nominee is unfit for the job.Moon plans to appoint Cho Myung-rae as new environment minister and Noh Hyeong-ouk as new chief of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, later in the day, said Yoon Young-chan, senior presidential press affairs secretary. Environment minister nominee Cho Myung-rae (Yonhap)Cho was nominated in early October, but o
Nov. 9, 2018
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Moon to replace finance minister as early as this week
President Moon Jae-in plans to replace his finance minister as early as this week, an official familiar with the issue said Thursday.The announcement on replacing Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon could be made before Moon leaves for Singapore on Nov. 13 for annual summits with Southeast Asian and other regional partners, the official said. Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon (Yonhap)Moon will visit Papua New Guinea on Nov. 17 and 18 for a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.Hong Nam-ki,
Nov. 9, 2018
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Health minister to submit reform proposal on state pension
South Korea's health minister said Thursday that officials are making efforts to submit a proposal on reforming the national pension scheme to the parliament by the end of this month.Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo made the comments in a parliamentary budget session earlier in the day. The ministry oversees South Korea's National Pension Service, the world's third largest, which has 630 trillion won ($564 billion) in assets. Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo (Yonhap)On Wednes
Nov. 9, 2018
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South Koreans react to US midterm elections
The 2018 midterm elections, which saw some of the most highly contested battles in US politics and a record-high voter turnout, received close attention in South Korea, dominating Wednesday’s headlines. And just like the newly split US Congress, with the Republicans holding the Senate and the Democrats taking the House of Representatives, public opinion here is somewhat divided.A screen at the New York Stock Exchange shows US President Donald Trump at a press conference. (AP-Yonhap)On Thursday,
Nov. 8, 2018
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Korean first lady wraps up India trip
South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook wrapped up her solo trip to India on Wednesday after celebrating a memorial park for a legendary queen and promoting cultural ties between the two nations. Kim embarked on a four-day trip to India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of a park commemorating Heo Hwang-ok, a legendary Indian-born wife of Kim Su-ro, the founding king of Korea's Gaya Kingdom (AD 42-562). (Yonhap)During the visit, Kim met
Nov. 8, 2018
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Ruling party to consider expanding flexible working hours system
The ruling Democratic Party will consider allowing companies to flexibly adjust working hours of employees in a six-month lump-sum manner from the current three months, the party's floor leader said Wednesday.Rep. Hong Young-pyo made the remark in a phone call with Yonhap News Agency, two days after President Moon Jae-in and the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties agreed to expand the flexible working hours system. (Yonhap)The measure is aimed at lessening the burden of businesses
Nov. 7, 2018
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Presidential chief of staff's DMZ visit debated during parliamentary audit
Rival parties on Tuesday clashed over a visit by the presidential chief of staff to the Demilitarized Zone at the border with North Korea while President Moon Jae-in was on a visit to Europe last month.In the midst of Moon's nine-day trip to Europe, Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok visited the DMZ on Oct. 17 to take a first-hand look at mine-removing operations that the two Koreas were undertaking.Lim is serving as the head of the presidential committee in charge of enforcing inter-Korea
Nov. 6, 2018
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Ruling party says US election results could affect Washington's NK, trade policies
The floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party said Tuesday that potential changes in the makeup of the US legislature could affect Washington's North Korea and trade policies.The US midterm elections will take place on Tuesday with the possibility that the Democrats could regain control of the House of Representatives. (Yonhap)"A possible change in the makeup of the Senate and House could affect US policy on North Korea and trade," Hong Young-pyo, the DP's floor leader, told a meeting with par
Nov. 6, 2018
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Government, parties agree to cooperate on economic, social issues
The country’s five political parties on Monday agreed to cooperate on economic and political issues to aid people’s livelihoods and businesses in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in.The agreement was reached in the first meeting of the state affairs negotiation group comprising the ruling and opposition parties as well as the government. President Moon Jae-in and floor leaders of the five political parties hold a meeting at the presidential office on Monday. From left: Justice Party’s Rep. You
Nov. 5, 2018
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Parliamentary speaker calls for timely passage of govt. budget proposal
South Korea's parliamentary speaker on Monday called for the timely passage of the government's 2019 budget proposal as the National Assembly has kicked off its review of the record high fiscal spending plan.National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang made the remark during his monthly lunch meeting with the chiefs of the ruling party and four opposition parties.(Yonhap)In August, the government submitted the budget motion of 470.5 trillion won ($418.7 billion) that included expanded spending on job
Nov. 5, 2018
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Main opposition party seeks to cut budget on inter-Korean projects, job creation
The ongoing parliamentary review of the Moon Jae-in government’s 2019 budget proposal is expected to be a bumpy one, as the main opposition party strongly opposes some of the spending plans, including those on inter-Korean projects. The National Assembly last week began reviewing the record budget proposal of 470 trillion won ($420 billion) that features increased spending for welfare programs and job creation, especially for the young population. The main opposition Liberty Korea Party has
Nov. 4, 2018
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Moon, floor leaders to hold policy consultation meeting
President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to hold his first regular policy consultation meeting with the floor leaders of five political parties on Monday. They agreed in August to establish a regular dialogue channel to discuss broad policy issues and meet at least once every three months. (Yonhap)At the first meeting, Moon is expected to seek their cooperation on the national budget, economic bills and the ratification of the April inter-Korean summit agreement, the presidential office said.The meet
Nov. 4, 2018
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Moon to take Friday off for rest
President Moon Jae-in will take a day off Friday, his spokesman said on Thursday. (Yonhap)Moon needs rest because he hasn't taken a single day off since his European trip last month and he's scheduled to go on another overseas trip, spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said.It will be Moon's 11th day off this year, including his five-day summer vacation.He has encouraged officials to use up their vacation days. (Yonhap)
Nov. 1, 2018
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Moon calls for ‘inclusive society’ in budget speech
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday stressed job creation and welfare, and making peace with North Korea, promising to build an “inclusive nation” in his budget speech at the National Assembly. The government’s budget bill for next year requests 470.5 trillion won ($413.8 billion), up 9.7 percent from this year. The increase is the largest year-on-year rise seen since 2009. According to Moon, the increase reflects his administration’s drive to create jobs, support job seekers and to offer more wel
Nov. 1, 2018
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Moon calls for parliamentary support for expansionary budget, peace process with N. Korea
President Moon Jae-in called on the National Assembly on Thursday to approve the government's expansionary budget proposal for next year and cooperate to bring permanent peace with North Korea.Moon made the appeal in a budget speech, outlining key points and intentions of the government's 470.5 trillion-won ($422 billion) spending plan for next year, a super budget that marks a sharp 9.7 percent rise from this year's.The address came amid a grim outlook for Asia's fourth-largest economy, with th
Nov. 1, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Minister under fire as opposition chokes on NK’s naengmyeon remark
Taking issue with inaction against a remark by a high-ranking North Korea military negotiator, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party submitted a proposal for the dismissal of Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon on Wednesday.It cited the pushing of the inter-Korean railway without ratification of the Panmunjeom Declaration that calls for it, the banning of a defector from covering an inter-Korean meeting in Panmunjeom and an insulting remarks made to businessmen during September’s North-South
Oct. 31, 2018