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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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Moon orders inspection of all public firms to eradicate solicited jobs
President Moon Jae-in called for a thorough inspection Monday of all public enterprises, if necessary, to find out whether any jobs have been given out as favors to powerful political and economic figures.The order was made in a weekly meeting with the president's top aides held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae."The recent reports on illicit employment at some of our public organizations make us suspect such corruption may not be an one-off incident, but (something) that has become a par
Oct. 23, 2017
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Cheong Wa Dae releases detailed presidential schedule
The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae released a detailed schedule history of President Moon Jae-in Monday, promising to do so each week as part of efforts to enhance the transparency of the top elected office.The released schedule includes the president's official and unofficial meetings with government and presidential offices. An undated file photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae (Yonhap)"The move is to include the schedules that have been held behind closed doors due to their sensitivity in the li
Oct. 23, 2017
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Majority of Koreans support nuclear phase-out policy: survey
A majority of South Koreans support phasing out nuclear energy, a survey showed Monday, as President Moon Jae-in reiterated his commitment to shifting out of nuclear power into safer renewable energy.The Realmeter survey, conducted on 501 adults Friday, found that 60.5 percent back a nuclear phase-out policy while only 29.5 percent are against it. Ten percent said they are unsure about what's best. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.Debate about nuclear energy
Oct. 23, 2017
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Moon to deliver state of nation address at parliament on Nov. 1
President Moon Jae-in will address the nation on the current state of the country next week, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Monday."The presidential office and the National Assembly agreed today to arrange the president's state of the nation address on Nov. 1," Cheong Wa Dae said. President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)The address will be delivered at the National Assembly next Wednesday, marking President Moon's second state of the nation address since taking office in May.It will follow the
Oct. 23, 2017
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Moon’s approval rating drops on dispute over extended detention of former leader
President Moon Jae-in's approval rating dropped slightly last week from a week earlier, a poll showed Monday, apparently due to a dispute over the extended detention of the ousted former leader.In a survey conducted by Realmeter Monday through Friday, 67.8 percent of the respondents said they approved of the way the president managed state affairs, down 0.7 percentage point from a week earlier.The weekly survey involved 2,557 adults throughout the country. It had a margin of error of 1.9 percent
Oct. 23, 2017
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Moon vows to address separated families issue apart from military situation
President Moon Jae-in said Sunday he will deal with the separated families issue apart from the political and military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Since their first summit in 2000, the two Koreas have held 20 rounds of family reunion events in which relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War were allowed to spend a few days together. No such event has been held for two years since the last one in October 2015. This photo provided by the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae shows President M
Oct. 22, 2017
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Moon likely to speak as early as Sunday on recommendation for resuming reactor construction
President Moon Jae-in is expected to state his position as early as Sunday on an independent state panel's recommendation that the government resume the construction of two nuclear power reactors that Moon had pledged to abandon during the election campaign, sources said Saturday.The panel unveiled the recommendation Friday, saying an official survey of 471 people selected for the jury showed that 59.5 percent support the resumption of the construction of the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors
Oct. 21, 2017
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Proposed resumption of nuclear reactors to delay Moon's new energy policy
President Moon Jae-in may have been forced to push back the start of his new nuclear-free energy policy, as a public debate commission recommended Friday resuming the construction of two unfinished nuclear reactors the president had promised to scrap.The commission said 59.5 percent of 471 citizens and experts who took part in the debate voted in favor of completing the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors, while 40.5 percent sided with the president to remove the unfinished reactors for good.Th
Oct. 20, 2017
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Resumption of construction for 2 nuclear reactors to affect gov't plan
South Korea is set to resume work on two nuclear reactors on the southeastern coast after a three-month hiatus as a state commission gave the green light to complete construction Friday, which is expected to affect the government's nuclear phase-out plan. The construction of the Shingori-5 and Shingori-6 units in Ulsan, 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, has been put on hold since July 14 as the government wanted to assess public opinions to decide on their fate, the first such action taken by t
Oct. 20, 2017
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State commission recommends resuming construction of nuclear reactors
South Korea decided Friday to restart the construction of two nuclear power reactors, as an official survey showed a larger than expected number of people are supportive of resumption despite President Moon Jae-in's pledge to phase out nuclear energy.A state commission charged with gauging public opinion on the Shin Kori-5 and Shin Kori-6 reactors under construction in the southeastern city of Ulsan announced that 59.5 percent of a 471-member jury supported the resumption of the project while 40
Oct. 20, 2017
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Assembly speaker meets Slovakian leader to discuss NK economic issues
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (Yonhap) -- South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Se-kyun on Thursday met Slovakian President Andrej Kiska to discuss the North Korea issue and economic cooperation between the two countries. Chung met Kiska at the Slovakian leader’s presidential office here and thanked him for the European nation’s continuous support of peace on the Korean Peninsula, where tensions have been rising with North Korea’s nuclear test and missile provocations. (Yonhap)“I think it’s not w
Oct. 19, 2017
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N. Korean defector and ex-convict caught 78 days after fleeing from mental hospital: police
A North Korean defector and ex-convict who fled from a mental hospital was caught Wednesday, after 78 days on the run, police said Thursday.According to Naju Police Station, the man surnamed Yoo was caught in Namdong-gu of Incheon on Wednesday. (Yonhap)After serving a jail term for the attempted murder of his half brother, he had been ordered by a court to 10 years of medical treatment for delusions. He escaped from the hospital in Naju on Aug. 1, breaking the electric anklet he had been ordere
Oct. 19, 2017
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Moon calls for increased cooperation with OECD for growth, job creation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for increased cooperation between his country and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Thursday.The remarks came at a meeting with OECD Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria, who arrived here earlier in the week at the invitation of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, according to the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae."I look forward to your visit to Korea as an auspicious occasion to further extend and develop the good relationship between Kor
Oct. 19, 2017
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Park refuses to attend hearing, supporters to rally Saturday
Former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday refused to appear at her trial due to health reasons, sparking speculations that she may boycott her trial in protest, or as a political ploy. On Wednesday, the Seoul Detention Center, where Park has remained in custody since her arrest on March 31, relayed Park’s statement that she could not attend her trial Thursday to the Seoul Central District Court. In the handwritten statement, which was faxed to the court, Park cited health reasons for her inabil
Oct. 19, 2017
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Bareun Party's rift raises talk of political realignment
A widening fissure within the minor conservative Bareun Party is raising the prospects of a major political realignment, with right-wingers struggling to bring the party into their orbit and liberals eyeing an alliance.Amid the main opposition Liberty Korea Party's push for a "grand right-wing unity," the minor party has been split over whether to join forces or stay away and push for its founding principle -- revamping conservative politics.Tapping into the Bareun Party's ambivalence, the cente
Oct. 19, 2017
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Koreans evenly divided over whether to continue or end Shingori nuclear power plant project
South Koreans are evenly divided over whether to continue or end the construction of two unfinished Shingori nuclear power reactors, a survey showed Thursday on the eve of a state commission's decision on the reactors' fate.The Realmeter survey, conducted on 526 adults on Wednesday, showed that 43.8 percent support abandoning the Shingori-5 and Shingori-6 reactor project while 43.2 percent support resuming their construction. The survey's margin of error was plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
Oct. 19, 2017
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Best for People’s Party to merge with Bareun Party: poll
It would be best for the minor opposition People’s Party to merge with the splinter conservative Bareun Party in terms of public support, a poll showed Wednesday.According to a poll by Hankook Research, 19.7 percent of 1,000 respondents said they would support the People’s Party if it joined the Bareun Party, showing a higher figure than the sum of the approval rates each party garnered. People's Party (Yonhap)If it merged with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the approval rate reached only
Oct. 18, 2017
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Liberty Korea Party to expel Park soon
The conservative main opposition Liberty Korea Party is moving to sever ties with former President Park Geun-hye, with a disciplinary committee expected to open this week. In their attempt to reform the party, Chairman Hong Joon-pyo and other members have long called for Park to take responsibility for the party’s struggles following the massive corruption scandal that led to her ouster in March. Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hong Joon-pyo (Yonhap)Several members have confirmed the party is wait
Oct. 18, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Cheong Wa Dae rejects speculations about Constitutional Court chief
President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated Gwangju High Court chief Yoo Nam-seok as a Constitutional Court justice. The announcement came just as Cheong Wa Dae denied reports that issues regarding the Constitutional Court president and the vacant justice position would be decided in tandem with the Constitutional Court Act revision pending at the National Assembly. Constitutional Court in Seoul on Wednesday (Yonhap)“Yoo spent four years at the Constitutional Court working as a researcher of t
Oct. 18, 2017
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Moon to hold dinner with party election rivals
President Moon Jae-in is set to host a private dinner for his rivals in the party primary for the presidential election, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.The dinner will be held at the president's official residence at Cheong Wa Dae, involving Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon and South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung, according to a Cheong Wa Dae official. The file photo, taken May 10, 2017, shows then President-elect Moon Jae-in (third from L) holding hands with other pa
Oct. 18, 2017