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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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103 autumn foliage paths in Seoul
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
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When two worlds collab: K-pop flexes power with global stars
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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[Herald Interview] Nuclear deterrence is myth says Nobel laureate ICAN
Nuclear weapons as deterrence against war is a myth created through propaganda, and the world must unite to bring about complete nuclear disarmament, says International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Asia Pacific Director Tim Wright. Founded in Australia in 2007, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons works to inform the public about the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons being used. For its work on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted on July 7,
Dec. 20, 2017
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Ex-President Park summoned for questioning Friday
The prosecution summoned former President Park Geun-hye for questioning Friday over allegations that the presidential office illegally received money from the National Intelligence Service during her presidency. Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)It is not yet clear whether Park will appear for the questioning. She is in detention and on trial on charges of bribery and abuse of power in connection with a corruption scandal that removed her from power. Park is suspected of receiving some of the “special activ
Dec. 20, 2017
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Opposition party calls on Moon to withdraw proposal to delay Korea-US military drills
The minor opposition Bareun Party urged President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday to retract his proposal to postpone the springtime South Korea-US military drills until after the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics should North Korea halt provocations.Yoo Seong-min, its leader, stressed that security concerns, triggered by Pyongyang's stepped-up push for nuclear armament, trump those about the quadrennial games slated to take place from Feb. 9-25.The liberal president told US broadcaster NBC on Tuesday t
Dec. 20, 2017
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People's Party chief stakes job on proposed centrist
The leader of the center-left opposition People's Party on Wednesday proposed an internal vote on a merger with the conservative Bareun Party, a move to step up his middle-of-the-road campaign despite intense pushback from party seniors.Ahn Cheol-soo staked his chairmanship on the outcome of the vote on the merger, which he apparently believes would strengthen his party's parliamentary foothold ahead of the gubernatorial and mayoral elections slated for next June."Today, with a resolute determin
Dec. 20, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] President Moon goes all out to promote PyeongChang Olympics
President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday sought to promote the upcoming Winter Olympic Games to be held here in rare meetings with ordinary citizens and the media.The president traveled to a venue of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in Gangneung, using an express train that covers the 277-kilometer distance between the Incheon International Airport and Pyeongchang in less than 2 hoursThe quadrennial event will be held Feb. 9-25, with the ensuing Paralympic Games slated to be held March 9-18. The cap
Dec. 19, 2017
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Opposition parties demand clear explanation over Moon aide's recent visit to UAE
Opposition parties pressed the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday to address mounting speculation over the presidential chief of staff's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates.Rumors have swirled that Im Jong-seok's trip to the Middle East from Dec. 9-12 was aimed at allaying its concerns about a possible impact of President Moon Jae-in's nuclear phase-out policy on a set of deals for Seoul to export and operate four nuclear reactors in the UAE. Cheong Wa Dae has denied them, saying
Dec. 19, 2017
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Moon says his visit to China completed most urgent task
President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday claimed success on his recent trip to China, saying it has helped put an end to one of the most serious challenges facing the country."Most of all, I wish to place the most significance on the recent visit to China in that we have now completed the most urgent task facing our foreign relations," the president said while attending a weekly cabinet meeting at his office Cheong Wa Dae."I believe the trip produced the substantial outcome of winning the heart of the C
Dec. 19, 2017
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Veterans ministry confesses to past misconduct
South Korea's veterans affairs ministry announced a set of measures Tuesday to come clean on its "past wrongdoings," especially under the previous conservative administrations.Since the launch of the liberal Moon Jae-in government in May, the Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs has carried out a sweeping internal audit of such controversial programs as security education and support for retired soldiers' groups with profit-making businesses.Making public the results of the probe, it confesse
Dec. 19, 2017
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Moon says his visit to China laid groundwork for normalizing relations with Beijing
President Moon Jae-in said Monday that his visit to China laid the groundwork for normalizing frayed relations with the neighboring country."The visit to China produced substantial achievements in that it laid the groundwork for all-out normalization of relations and cooperation not only in the economic sectors, but also in political and security areas, such as Korean Peninsula denuclearization and four major principles for building peace on the peninsula," Moon said during a meeting with senior
Dec. 18, 2017
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S. Chungcheong governor says won’t run in 2018
South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung declared Monday that he would not run for office in 2018, fueling speculation that he may have his sights on the ruling party leadership. An, currently serving his second term as South Chungcheong Province governor, is widely considered as a contender for presidential candidate. In the ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s presidential candidate preliminaries earlier this year, An came second to eventual President Moon Jae-in. South Chungcheong Province
Dec. 18, 2017
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Ruling party pressures main opposition to actively engage in constitutional revision talks
The ruling Democratic Party pressured the main opposition party Monday to actively engage in talks over a constitutional revision, as the term of a parliamentary panel on the divisive issue nears its end.The special consultative panel has produced little progress amid disputes over how to retool the 1987 Constitution, which undergirds the current concentration of power in a single leader, seen as a cause of power abuse and intense political polarization. Its one-year term ends this month.Complic
Dec. 18, 2017
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Cheong Wa Dae denies report about purpose of presidential staff chief's visit to UAE
Cheong Wa Dae denied a newspaper report Monday that presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok's visit to the United Arab Emirates earlier this month was to calm complaints and concerns about Seoul's nuclear phase-out policy negatively affecting a nuclear power plant project in the UAE.Presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok (Yonhap)The Chosun Ilbo newspaper carried the report, citing a photo of Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation's Board of Directors,
Dec. 18, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea working closely with IOC for N. Korea's participation in PyeongChang Olympics: Cheong Wa Dae
South Korea is working closely with the International Olympic Committee to persuade North Korea to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics in the South's alpine county of PyeongChang, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday."Though it's not that we're talking directly to North Korea, the IOC and other related agencies are making efforts for North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Olympics," senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan told reporters."We're also cooperating closely with the I
Dec. 17, 2017
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Cheong Wa Dae rejects opposition allegations over presidential staff chief's visit to UAE
A senior presidential official on Sunday rejected opposition allegations that presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates was aimed at preventing the Middle Eastern nation from cutting off relations with South Korea."The suspicions the opposition party are raising are not true at all," the official said.Rep. Kim Sung-tae, floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, has raised suspicions the UAE has strongly criticized the government of Preside
Dec. 17, 2017
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Main opposition party to strip 4 lawmakers close to Park of party council chairmanship
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party decided Sunday to strip four incumbent lawmakers of the headship of their electoral districts in what could be seen as a move to cleanse the party of those close to ousted former President Park Geun-hye.The four -- Reps. Suh Chung-won, Yoo Ki-june, Bae Duk-kwang and Um Yong-soo -- were among 62 chiefs of local party member councils to be replaced as a result of a monthlong audit of 253 chapters around the country. Reps. Suh Chung-won, Yoo Ki-june, Bae Duk-
Dec. 17, 2017
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Moon returns home after summit with China's Xi over N. Korea, bilateral ties
President Moon Jae-in returned home Saturday following his four-day state visit to China that included a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and meeting with other top Chinese leaders.Moon's trip was largely aimed at enhancing the countries' joint efforts to peacefully end North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs as it followed the communist state's latest missile provocation staged Nov. 29.In their third bilateral summit, held in Beijing on Thursday, Moon and Xi agreed on fou
Dec. 17, 2017
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Monument set up to commemorate former British legation in Busan
A monument has been set up in Busan in memory of the former British legation in the southern South Korean port city, which provided services to British soldiers and Korean refugees during the 1950-53 Korean War. (Yonhap)The memorial stone for the former British legation quarters was officially unveiled in a ceremony at Jeil Apartment complex in western Busan on Saturday.A number of British and South Korean dignitaries, including British Ambassador to South Korea Charles Hay, Park Geuk-je, chief
Dec. 16, 2017
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Rival parties issue conflicting comments on Moon's China visit
South Korea's rival parties again issued conflicting commentaries on Saturday on President Moon Jae-in's ongoing visit to China.The ruling Democratic Party said Moon's Chinese visit paved the ground for restoring the bilateral relationship ruined during the previous government, dismissing opposition parties' criticism of humiliating diplomacy by the Moon government.(Yonhap)Democratic Party floor spokesman Kang Hoon-sik said in a commentary, "President Moon's China visit has achieved important ou
Dec. 16, 2017
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S. Korean Assembly speaker says he understands Peru's impeachment crisis
South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun said he has an understanding of Peru's political crisis during a meeting with his Peruvian counterpart Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde in Lima on Friday. National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun (Yonhap)Chung, who arrived in Peru earlier this week for an eight-day visit to the South American country, referred to the impeachment crisis faced by President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.According to wire reports, lawmakers in Peru's opposition-ruled Con
Dec. 16, 2017
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Moon calls for joint efforts in dealing with NK nuclear arms
South Korean President Moon Jae-in stressed the importance of cooperation between Seoul and Beijing, calling for joint efforts in dealing with North Korea’s nuclear issues, in an address given at Peking University on Friday.“North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches are not limited to South Korea. Its nuclear provocations have raised tension, and threatens not only Seoul but also threatens peace and development of China,” he said in a special lecture to 290 student audiences at the Peking
Dec. 15, 2017