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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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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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Moon quietly marks first year in office
Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday marked the first year of President Moon Jae-in’s term without fanfare, with the president conducting affairs as usual and a small concert being held at the presidential office.According to Cheong Wa Dae officials, the president conducted his duties as usual, dealing with outstanding issues, including those concerning the upcoming US-North Korea summit. YonhapThe date and location of the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump -- cr
May 10, 2018
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S. Korean envoys visit Costa Rica's new president
A group of South Korean lawmakers has paid a visit to Costa Rica's new President Carlos Alvarado in their capacity as special envoys of President Moon Jae-in, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.Reps. Cho Jung-sik and Kim Sung-soo of the ruling Democratic Party traveled to the Central American nation as South Korea's congratulatory delegation to Alvarado's inauguration ceremony, which was held Tuesday local time. They also visited the new president and delivered a letter from Moon, the ministry
May 9, 2018
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National Assembly crippled, leaving pending bills behind
Rival parties blamed each other Wednesday for failing to narrow the differences to normalize the National Assembly after marathon negotiations the day before.The main sticking point is the demand by the opposition for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea to accept a special counsel probe into an opinion rigging scandal involving an online blogger who is allegedly linked to the ruling party’s lawmaker.The National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun had set Tuesday as the deadline for negotiations, a
May 9, 2018
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In first year, Moon brings meaningful but limited changes to national politics
In his first year in office, President Moon Jae-in sought to spur meaningful changes in a wide range of areas, including the way a president interacts with the people, but his efforts to create change in local politics may have been limited partly due to strong resistance from opposition parties, and also by seemingly more urgent international issues, such as North Korea's evolving nuclear capabilities.It was exactly one year ago Thursday when Moon took the top executive office, becoming the cou
May 9, 2018
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Party floor leaders to continue talks on normalizing parliament
The floor leaders of the four political parties failed to narrow their differences over pending contentious issues Tuesday morning but will continue their discussions in efforts to normalize the National Assembly, party officials said.South Korea's ruling and opposition parties have been at loggerheads over a set of issues, including a proposed independent counsel probe into an online opinion rigging scandal, ahead of a Tuesday deadline to get the parliament back on track.Earlier in the day, Nat
May 8, 2018
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Moon calls on parliament to pass supplementary budget bill
President Moon Jae-in urged the National Assembly on Tuesday to quickly review the government bill on a supplementary budget to improve people's livelihoods."It has been over a month since the government submitted the bill on a supplementary budget to the parliament, but the parliament has not even once reviewed it," the president said in a Cabinet meeting held at his office Cheong Wa Dae."The supplementary budget is aimed at realizing the minimum amount of government projects that are essential
May 8, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Following the inter-Korean summit, South Korea’s main opposition party is in crisis
Following last month’s historic inter-Korean summit, South Korea’s main opposition Liberty Korea Party is embroiled in internal conflict, leading to one of its members quitting in protest against the conservative party’s controversial leader, Hong Joon-pyo.Rep. Kang Kil-bu, who had been openly demanding that Hong step down, mainly over controversial remarks he made regarding the results of the inter-Korean summit, officially left the party on Sunday. Kang said Thursday that if Hong did not resig
May 7, 2018
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Political standoff continues to paralyze National Assembly in May
Rival parties continued a standoff Monday, failing to normalize the National Assembly that has been paralyzed since April. Lawmakers have been clashing over several agenda items, including a recent opinion-rigging scandal, a supplementary budget and a set of contentious bills. A closed-door meeting of the four negotiating blocs in the morning ended without reaching an agreement. The main sticking point was a demand from the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, which insists that a special counse
May 7, 2018
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[Photo News] Children's Day
IT'S YOUR BIG DAY -- President Moon Jae-in on Saturday celebrates Children's Day at Cheong Wa Dae with children invited from isolated regions. (Yonhap)
May 5, 2018
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LKP floor leader assaulted by man over parliamentary standoff
Rep. Kim Sung-tae, the floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, was assaulted on Saturday by a man who called for the parliament to play a role in the inter-Korean peace mood, officials said.The 31-year-old man, identified only by his surname Kim, hit the chin of the lawmaker as he was walking up the stairs toward the bathroom in the National Assembly's main building.The lawmaker has been on a hunger strike since Thursday, calling for an independent counsel investigation into an
May 5, 2018
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Ruling party lawmaker withdraws resignation offered over sexual harassment allegations
A ruling party lawmaker on Friday withdrew his resignation offered in connection with sexual harassment allegations two months ago, saying the party and voters in his electorate want him to stay.Rep. Min Byung-doo of the Democratic Party offered to quit the National Assembly in March, right after a news report accused him of sexually harassing a woman 10 years ago, though he denied any wrongdoing. (Yonhap)"I am withdrawing my resignation according to the will of the party and voters," Min said,
May 4, 2018
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Minor party slams two major parties over partisan standoff
The minor opposition Party for Democracy and Peace on Friday lashed out at two major parties stuck in an escalating partisan standoff that has paralyzed parliament over the past month.Cho Bae-sook, the party's leader, pressed the ruling Democratic Party and main opposition Liberty Korea Party to end their confrontation and normalize parliamentary proceedings to address citizens' livelihood issues."Due to the antagonism between the Democratic Party and LKP, politics have been hobbled, while peopl
May 4, 2018
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Congratulatory messages from political leaders and policymakers
President Moon Jae-inI offer my heartfelt congratulations to The Korea Herald on its 20,000th issue.Founded on Liberation Day in 1953, The Korea Herald, as a leading English newspaper in Korea, has made great contributions to promoting Korea around the world. I am deeply grateful to its executives and staff members for their dedicated service.We are now standing at a historic starting point at the opening of a new era on the Korean Peninsula. I look forward to The Korea Herald playing an active
May 3, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ex-President Chun faces another trial over Gwangju uprising after 23 years
GWANGJU -- Former President Chun Doo-hwan will stand another trial over a brutal crackdown on the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju, more than two decades after he was charged with sedition and other crimes in connection with the bloodshed.The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office said Thursday it has indicted the 87-year-old on the charge of defamation of the deceased. The former Army general, who was president from 1980-88, is accused of defaming the victims of the nin
May 3, 2018
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Moon meets top leaders over outcome of historic inter-Korean summit
President Moon Jae-in sought to further rally the support of his people on Thursday over the outcome of his recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, holding a rare meeting with state leaders here, including the National Assembly speaker.The meeting, held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, came less than a week after the president held the historic summit with Kim on Friday at the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone.National Assembly
May 3, 2018
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Moon's approval rating jumps to 11-month high on historic summit
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has shot up to an 11-month high this week, a poll showed Thursday, following his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that raised hopes for denuclearization of the communist state.In a survey conducted by Realmeter, 78.3 percent of respondents said they approved of the way the president managed state affairs.The figure marks an 8.3 percentage point spike from 70 percent tallied in a weekly survey conducted last week. Unlike the weekly poll,
May 3, 2018
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Military's ‘glass ceiling’ eliminated in South Korea
Seoul on Tuesday lifted the ban on women serving in the Special Forces, opening up new positions to women in the military, as part of the new government measures to promote gender equality. Until now, female officers were not eligible to apply for so-called “dangerous” positions in the military -- including those in Special Forces, some positions in coastal defense and fortification. Critics have argued that those rules affect women’s chances of promotion, branding it a de facto “glass ceiling
May 2, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Moon Chung-in’s ‘personal views’ once again lands him in hot water
Moon Chung-in, a special national security and foreign affairs adviser to President Moon Jae-in, is once again making headlines. And again for all the wrong reasons. The latest controversy began with his contribution to the foreign policy magazine Foreign Affairs. In the article published online on April 30, Moon Chung-in outlined the Panmunjeom Declaration, which includes ending the Korean War and signing a peace treaty. Moon Chung-in, at a forum on April 26 at the inter-Korean summit media ce
May 2, 2018
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Police summon ruling party lawmaker in online opinion rigging probe
Police said Wednesday they have summoned a ruling party lawmaker for questioning later this week over alleged involvement in a massive rigging of Internet comments in news articles about President Moon Jae-in. Rep. Kim Kyoung-soo of the Democratic Party has been asked to appear for an interrogation on Friday, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said. Kim, a close aide of the president, is at the center of a ballooning scandal involving an influential power blogger who has been arrested and char
May 2, 2018
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School trip to Pyongyang? Parties rush to make NK-related pledges ahead of local elections
After last week’s historic inter-Korean summit, political parties are making North Korea-related pledges, ranging from tour packages to the North’s Kumgangsan to inter-Korean sports exchanges, ahead of the June 13 local elections. Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, who is running for Gyeonggi Province governor, pledged to designate the northern region of Gyeonggi Province, which shares a border with North Korea, as a “unification economy zone.” The former Seongnam mayor also
May 1, 2018