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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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Main opposition party decides to deprive Park of membership
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party decided Friday to expel corruption-tainted former President Park Geun-hye as part of reform efforts to regain public support and forge unity in the fractured conservative bloc.The decision came about a fortnight after the LKP ethics committee agreed to recommend she voluntarily leave the party. In line with its constitution, the party can strip Park of membership 10 days after the recommendation. This photo, taken on Oct. 16, 2017, shows former President P
Nov. 3, 2017
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Korea is Trump's shortest stop on East Asian tour
US President Donald Trump‘s state visit to South Korea is to be his shortest among the three East Asian nations, lasting about 24 hours, according to an itinerary revealed by Cheong Wa Dae on Friday. Trump, who will kick off his tour in Japan on Sunday, is to arrive to South Korea on Tuesday, and leave the following day to meet with Chinese leaders. Trump will stay in China from Wednesday to Nov. 10, when he then leaves for Danang, Vietnam. While Seoul highlights the fact that South Korea is the
Nov. 3, 2017
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Ruling party proposes policy dialogue with two minor parties
The ruling Democratic Party on Friday proposed a policy dialogue body with two minor parties, as it strives to win their support in enacting its legislative goals, including retooling the tax code.Woo Won-shik, the DP floor leader, made the proposal hours after his counterparts from the People's Party and Bareun Party announced their plan for policy cooperation amid growing speculation over their possible alliance.The DP has been striving to court the parties, as the main opposition Liberty Kore
Nov. 3, 2017
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Thorny issues to put alliance to test at Moon-Trump summit
The presidents of South Korea and the United States are set to hold a summit next Tuesday on a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including what many believe to be potential deal breakers.The summit in Seoul will be the sixth meeting between Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump since taking office earlier this year, including two three-way talks involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.The two leaders are expected to focus on North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, and the allie
Nov. 2, 2017
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Bareun Party's rift shows no signs of abating
The minor opposition Bareun Party on Thursday appeared to be headed for a major split, as its senior members remained at loggerheads over whether to join forces with the main opposition party for a right-wing coalition.Rep. Yoo Seong-min, the former presidential candidate, dismissed a call to delay the party's leadership election slated for Nov. 13, reiterating his opposition to any immediate merger with the Liberty Korea Party. Gyeonggi Province Gov. Nam Kyung-pil, a key party member, has propo
Nov. 2, 2017
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Moon says no nukes in South Korea
South Korea will neither develop nor possess nuclear weapons, President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday, effectively shooting down calls from conservative quarters to bring back US tactical nuclear weapons. Addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday, Moon said his administration has clear principles in issues regarding security on the Korean Peninsula, the priorities of which are peace and complete denuclearization. “Under the denuclearization declaration, jointly made by the South and the North,
Nov. 1, 2017
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Trump will visit Camp Humphreys, but not DMZ: US official
US President Donald Trump will not visit the Demilitarized Zone, the border between the two Koreas, during his two-day state visit to South Korea due to time constraints, a US senior administration official said Tuesday. Instead, he will visit a US military base. “The president is not going to visit the DMZ. There is not enough time in the schedule. It would have had to have been the DMZ or Camp Humphreys,” the official, who has not been named, said in a phone briefing. (Yonhap)There had been s
Nov. 1, 2017
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PM vows to tackle worsening rich-poor gap
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Wednesday the government is committed to tackling the worsening gap between rich and poor and that the proposal to raise corporate tax for top-earning businesses is part of such efforts.Speaking at an annual forum for the country's future, Lee said South Korea has become one of the countries with the largest income gaps, but the problem is worse for the country as the proportion of property income in total earnings is one of the world's biggest.South Korea's econo
Nov. 1, 2017
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Moon to deliver state of nation address at parliament
President Moon Jae-in is set to make an address to the National Assembly on Wednesday focusing on calls for bipartisan cooperation in expediting economic recovery and resolving the North Korea problem peacefully. The state of the nation address will begin at 10 a.m. and will mark his second speech to the unicameral parliament since he took office in May.It comes as the parliament concluded its audit of government agencies Tuesday and the Moon administration was set to submit its first annual bud
Nov. 1, 2017
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Seoul to provide free public transport, depending on fine dust level
Seoul Metropolitan Government will be providing free public transportation to citizens starting in November amid rising health concerns due to heavy fine dust saturation within the metropolitan area. Free public transportation during commuting hours will be provided starting on Nov. 20, depending on the fine dust level in the city. (Yonhap)The Seoul city had announced in June its future policy of exempting public transportation commuters from paying a fee. This policy, however, will depend on a
Oct. 31, 2017
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Parties show mixed reactions to Seoul-Beijing agreement to improve ties
South Korea's political parties on Tuesday showed mixed reactions to a Seoul-Beijing agreement to improve ties that were frayed over the deployment of a US missile defense system here.Conservative opposition parties criticized it as a byproduct of "humiliating diplomacy," stressing Seoul should have demanded an apology from Beijing for its apparent economic retaliation against South Korean businesses.The ruling Democratic Party, however, welcomed the agreement as a "very timely" step, raising th
Oct. 31, 2017
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Main opposition reform chief fumes at resistance to his push for Park's departure
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party's reform chief fired a broadside at opponents to his push to sever ties with corruption-tainted former President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday, calling them "anti-reformers."Lew Seok-choon, the chief of the LKP reform panel, made the remarks as Park sympathizers resist the party's decision to ask her and two of her allies to leave the party as part of efforts to restore public trust and foster unity in the fractured conservative bloc.Over the past months, the p
Oct. 31, 2017
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Opposition parties up pressure on venture minister nominee to withdraw
Opposition parties raised the pressure on President Moon Jae-in's pick for venture minister to withdraw Tuesday, amid escalating controversy over his past remarks and self-contradictory behavior.SMEs and startups ministerial nominee Hong Jong-haak has been under fire for his family's inheritance of wealth from his mother-in-law and his daughter's enrollment at an expensive elite school -- acts that he previously criticized.The former professor and lawmaker has also taken much flak for his 1998 b
Oct. 31, 2017
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PM calls for tighter control of government allowances, subsidies in wake of ‘molar father’ case
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for greater efforts to make sure government aid for the underprivileged reaches the right people, following revelations that the killer of a middle school girl lived a luxurious life on government allowances and public donations.The killing of the 14-year-old girl has shocked the nation as the 35-year-old killer, Lee Young-hak, became publicly known after a TV show in the 2000s portrayed him as a poor man suffering from a rare dental disease trying to eke out a
Oct. 31, 2017
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Liberty Korea Party returns to parliamentary audit after boycott
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party returned to a parliamentary audit of the government on Monday, ending a two-day boycott in protest of what it called the government‘s attempts to tame the media by appointing “pro-government” personnel to a broadcasting authority.The party boycotted sessions on Thursday and Friday after the Korea Communications Commission announced Thursday the replacements to fill two vacant seats on the nine-member board of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture. (Yonhap)
Oct. 30, 2017
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French Korean War veteran to be buried in DMZ: ministry
The ashes of a Frenchman who fought during the 1950-53 Korean War will return to the peninsula on Wednesday to be buried in the Demilitarized Zone, the ministry said Monday. According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, the ashes of the late UN veteran Jean Le Houx will arrive at Incheon International Airport at 8 a.m. escorted by a French delegation of 11 people. After a welcoming ceremony at the airport, the ashes will be moved to the Seoul National Cemetery to stay the night. On
Oct. 30, 2017
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SME minister nominee under fire
President Moon Jae-in’s latest choice to head the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is coming under increasing fire, bringing ruling and opposition parties to once again butt heads. Hong Jong-haak, a former lawmaker and economics professor, was tapped to lead the newly established ministry on Oct. 23. Minister of SMEs and Startups nominee Hong Jong-haak (center) speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 25. YonhapThe presidential office claimed that Hong was “the right man to create a healthy economic e
Oct. 30, 2017
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Main opposition slams govt. for abstaining from voting for UN resolutions against nukes
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party lashed out at the government Monday for abstaining from voting for two recently adopted UN resolutions against nuclear weapons.Chung Woo-taik, the LKP whip, accused the liberal Moon Jae-in government of being "insensible and incompetent" in the face of Pyongyang's growing nuclear threats, while calling the abstentions the "wrong" decision."(The government) has to clearly explain to citizens who made the final decision to abstain from voting, through what p
Oct. 30, 2017
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Main opposition party returns to parliamentary audit after four-day boycott
The main opposition party decided to return to a parliamentary audit of the government on Monday, four days after it launched a boycott to protest what it calls the ruling bloc's attempt to control a local broadcaster.The Liberty Korea Party launched the boycott on Thursday after two pro-government figures were named to the nine-member board of the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, which has the right as MBC's largest shareholder to pick and fire the broadcaster's president.The return came amid
Oct. 30, 2017
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Prosecutors place travel ban on former NSC chief
Prosecutors placed a travel ban on a former head of the National Security Council to investigate the alleged manipulation of official documents related to the sinking of a passenger ship three years ago, it confirmed on Friday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office banned Kim Jang-soo, a former defense minister and ambassador to China, from leaving the country over suspicions that he played a part in altering the presidential office‘s daily log concerning the Sewol ferry sinking that le
Oct. 27, 2017