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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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Opposition parties slam Seoul subway operator over job favors
contract workers to permanent employment status as of March, and among them, 108 people were relatives of the operator's existing and former employees, according to Rep. You Min-bong of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party.The incident is likely to spur conservative parties into increasing attacks on the government's income-driven growth and job policy during the ongoing parliamentary audit session. (Yonhap)The LKP called it a "hiring gate" involving those who are close to President Moon Jae-
Oct. 17, 2018
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First ladies of South Korea and France walk arm in arm
South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook and her French counterpart Brigitte Macron put on a display of friendship Monday as they locked arms together during a tour around the Louvre Museum.Kim, who accompanied President Moon Jae-in on a state visit to France, spent nearly an hour and a half at the museum, enjoying famous artwork including the original paintings of “Mona Lisa” and “Portrait of Louis XIV” with Macron. (Yonhap)The first ladies of the two countries met for a second time following the
Oct. 16, 2018
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Land minister to help Korean builders win orders in Mideast
South Korea's land minister will help Korean construction companies win projects in the Middle East during her business trip to the region, the government here said Monday. (Yonhap)Kim Hyun-mee will promote Korean builders' expertise and advanced know-how in the field of smart cities, airports and intelligent transport systems (ITS) when she meets officials in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement. She will be visiting
Oct. 15, 2018
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Korean ruling party to request Google delete fake news on YouTube
South Korea's ruling party members are set to visit the local unit of Google Inc. on Monday to request that the company delete more than 100 YouTube videos which they claim contain malicious fake information.Rep. Park Kwang-on, the chief of the Democratic Party's special panel fighting fake news, said that its recent initial probe has found 146 pieces of false, manipulated information, including 104 posted on the global video-sharing site. (Yonhap)"Panel members will visit Google Korea today and
Oct. 15, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Former deputy head of court administration grilled over alleged power abuses
The prosecutors grilled a former deputy chief of the top court’s administration affairs body, who is at the center of the massive judiciary power abuse scandal involving former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae, Monday.Lim Jong-hun, the former deputy chief of the National Court Administration, appeared in front of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office at around 9:20 a.m. He is accused of aiding Yang in using politically sensitive trials as bargaining chips to win favor from the
Oct. 15, 2018
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Korean anger at Trump’s ‘approval’ comment continues
US President Donald Trump’s statement that Seoul would not lift sanctions on Pyongyang without America’s “approval” did not go down well in South Korea, prompting criticism from activists and politicians from across the political spectrum.A group of student activists climbed up the Statue of King Sejong in central Seoul on Friday afternoon in a protest against Trump’s speech as they flew a banner that read, “South Korea is not a US colony” and chanted, “Trump needs to apologize.” Police remove a
Oct. 14, 2018
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President Moon embarks on five-nation Europe tour
President Moon Jae-in on Saturday started his nine-day tour to five European states to attend a series of international meetings and bilateral summits with key countries, according to presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.Moon departed from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on Saturday morning, headed for Paris. He will then move on to Italy, Vatican, Belgium, and Denmark.During the nine-day trip, the president is slated to sit in bilateral summits in France, Italy and Denmark, as well as with the European
Oct. 13, 2018
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US blocking medical aid to North Korea: Health minister
Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said Friday that the US was blocking South Korean efforts to provide medical aid to North Korea.In response to a ruling party lawmaker’s question during a parliamentary audit session on why the government was hesitant to provide medicine to treat tuberculosis and other diseases in the North, Park asked for understanding of the circumstances in which the ministry is “waiting for something bigger.” “(The ministry) wishes and is taking steps to provide medicine to Nor
Oct. 12, 2018
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Erroneous information on South Korea abounds in foreign textbooks
More than 1,500 pieces of erroneous information about South Korea have been found in foreign textbooks, including a Croatian text saying the country speaks the Chinese language, a lawmaker said Friday.The state-run Academy of Korean Studies looked into 1,707 foreign texts between 2014 and 2017 as part of a project to fix erroneous information on the country and discovered 1,507 cases of misinformation, Rep. Kim Hae-young of the ruling Democratic Party said. (Yonhap)Some textbooks in Taiwan, Turk
Oct. 12, 2018
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Office of ex-Constitutional Court justice nominee raided over illegal stock-trading allegations
Prosecutors raided the office of a former Constitutional Court justice nominee who is suspected of using private information to profit from stock investments and make hundreds of millions of won, investigators said Thursday. A team of investigators at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office that specializes in stock-market crime cases said it had searched the office of Lee You-jung, a lawyer at One Law Partners in Seoul’s Gangnam area, as well as three other places, Monday.Lee is suspect
Oct. 11, 2018
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President Moon commemorates Battle of Chosin
President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday honored thousands of UN forces who fought in the famous Battle of Chosin, also known as the Battle of Changjin, during the Korean War, calling them true heroes who sacrificed their lives for those they did not even know."Today, we have gathered to honor the heroes of the Changjin battle. The heroes of Changjin Reservoir sacrificed themselves 68 years ago for people they have never met. Those who survived through such noble sacrifice never forgot the value of fr
Oct. 10, 2018
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Culture minister vows to work out measures to reduce side effects of visa-free entry
The government will examine measures to reduce the side effects of the no-visa entry program it temporarily introduced for foreigners coming to watch the PyeongChang Winter Olympics early this year, the culture minister said Wednesday."We'll carefully consider expanding the discussion to include scrapping the system," Do Jong-whan, minister of culture, sports and tourism, said during a regular parliamentary audit of the ministry at the National Assembly. "We will come up with measures to minimiz
Oct. 10, 2018
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President Moon urges parliamentary ratification of inter-Korean summit deal
President Moon Jae-in again pressed conservative opposition parties to ratify his April summit agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Wednesday."Conditions on the Korean Peninsula are fast moving forward but the National Assembly is standing still while it fails to even refer the bill on the ratification to the related parliamentary committee," the president said in a weekly meeting with his aides at his office, Cheong Wa Dae."I ask the Assembly to take part in the move to make new histo
Oct. 10, 2018
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Korea's parliament starts audit of govt. agencies
The National Assembly kicked off its 20-day audit of government agencies Wednesday, with the Moon Jae-in administration's policies on North Korea and the economy likely to come under scrutiny.This year's audit will be the first full-fledged evaluation for the Moon government, which took office in May last year with pledges to seek engagement with North Korea and push for income-driven growth.Fourteen out of 17 parliamentary standing committees will examine the performance of 734 government agenc
Oct. 10, 2018
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Lee Myung-bak sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption
Former President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, over a series of corruption charges including abuse of power and embezzlement.The Seoul Central District Court also ordered a fine of 13 billion won ($11.5 million) and the forfeiture of 8.27 billion won. Prosecutors had demanded 20 years in jail, a 15 billion won fine and the forfeiture of 11.1 billion won against Lee.“As a president who was given great authority from the people, he had the responsibility to use his p
Oct. 5, 2018
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Moon taps new environment minister
President Moon Jae-in on Friday tapped Cho Myung-rae for the post of environment minister. If appointed, Cho would replace Kim Eun-kyung. Cho is currently the chief of the Korea Environment Institute, and chairs an association of chiefs of environmental research organizations. Cho studied urban development and planning in university and graduate school, and taught related subjects at Dankook University. Cho Myung-rae. Cheong Wa Dae“Cho is a scholar who has (worked) with environmental civic move
Oct. 5, 2018
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Moon reiterates commitment to peace, reunification with N. Korea
President Moon Jae-in on Friday reiterated his commitment to peace and eventual reunification with North Korea, saying he dreams of a country that overseas Koreans can visit overland by car and train.Moon made the remark during a Korean Day ceremony before hundreds of representatives of overseas Koreans from around the world, stressing that the two Koreas are moving beyond national division and confrontation toward peace. (Yonhap)"A dream of the South and the North becoming one in lasting peace.
Oct. 5, 2018
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Moon calls on government to play supporting role in job creation
President Moon Jae-in on Thursday highlighted the role of the private sector in job creation, admitting to the shortcomings of his administration’s related policies so far. President Moon Jae-in speaks at the meeting of the job creation commission at the SK hynix plant in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province Thursday. YonhapSpeaking at a meeting of the job creation committee held at SK hynix’s new plant in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, Moon said job creation is ultimately up to the priva
Oct. 4, 2018
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PM apologizes over education minister's past ethical lapses
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon apologized Thursday for the disappointment caused by past ethical lapses of the newly appointed education minister.President Moon Jae-in formally appointed Rep. Yoo Eun-hae of the ruling Democratic Party as the education minister and deputy prime minister for social affairs on Friday, despite opposition objections over her ethical standards. (Yonhap)The main opposition Liberty Korea Party has claimed she is unfit for the job due to a series of irregularities, including
Oct. 4, 2018
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Conservative parties look to block president from appointing deputy PMs without parliamentary confirmation
Conservative opposition parties said Thursday they will seek a law revision to prevent the president from appointing deputy prime ministers without parliamentary confirmation.Despite their objections, President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed Yoo Eun-hae, a ruling party lawmaker, as new education minister and deputy prime minister responsible for social affairs.The main opposition Liberty Korea Party and the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party expressed resentment, saying that Moon was wielding
Oct. 4, 2018