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Heavy snow alerts issued in greater Seoul area, Gangwon Province; over 20 cm of snow seen in Seoul
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected
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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Hybe consolidates chairman Bang Si-hyuk’s regime with leadership changes
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Why cynical, 'memeified' makeovers of kids' characters are so appealing
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NewJeans terminates contract with Ador, embarks on new journey
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S. Korea seeks UNESCO's help against Japan's wartime slave labor
South Korea asked a U.N. organization Tuesday to help foil Japan's attempt to list facilities served by wartime slave laborers as world heritage sites. The Shinzo Abe administration is pushing to win UNESCO's recognition for 23 coal mines, shipyards and other early industrial sites. The candidates include seven facilities where nearly 60,000 Koreans were coerced into slave labor during World War II. Japan colonized Korea from 1910-45. Seoul's new ambassador to UNESCO, Lee Byeong-hyun, delivere
April 29, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan to resume finance ministers' talks
South Korea and Japan will resume talks between their finance ministers next month to discuss economic and fiscal issues, despite strained diplomatic ties, the Seoul government said Wednesday. The meeting, set for May 23 in Tokyo, will be the first of its kind since November 2012, when both nations suspended such talks due to frayed relations, the finance ministry said. It comes after South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan and his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso agreed to separate economi
April 29, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Victim at forefront of sex slavery crusade
Young and cheerful albeit poor, 16-year-old Lee Yong-soo was taken to a Kamikaze unit in Taiwan by a Japanese man in what appeared to be a military uniform during World War II. She did not know she would be raped, repeatedly, and face electric torture if she disobeyed. Now frail, diminutive and wheelchair-bound, the 86-year-old Korean flew to Cambridge, the U.S., to stage a silent vigil against Tokyo’s unbridled attempts to whitewash the appalling chapter of history at Harvard University, where
April 28, 2015
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Civic groups call for U.S. action over Abe’s speech
Four civic groups here on Monday called for top U.S. policymakers and politicians to induce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to sincerely apologize for his country’s sex slavery and other wartime atrocities in a joint letter. The dispatch is designed to request the members of U.S. Congress, where the premier is scheduled to deliver an address on Wednesday, to urge him to “voice clearly and publicly” and offer a “heartfelt apology” for Tokyo’s colonial rule and aggression. The text was written
April 28, 2015
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Abe urged to clarify his view on WWII sex slaves
South Korea pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday to clarify his perceptions on wartime sex slaves. The essence of the "comfort women" issue is that the Japanese military established and operated brothels against the will of the victims during World War II, Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il said at a press briefing. They were forced to work there, which is stated in Japan's 1993 Kono Statement, he pointed out. On a visit to the United States, Abe again characterized the wo
April 28, 2015
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S. Korea not mulling massive food aid to N. Korea
South Korea said Tuesday it is not considering approving massive food aid to North Korea, although it is "desirable" to prop up the quality of civilian groups' aid to the North. The Ministry of Unification said that Seoul is not expected to allow civilian organizations to provide large amounts of food aid to North Korea such as rice or flour for the time being, compared with its recent approval for fertilizer aid. "But the Seoul government believes that it is desirable to boost humanitarian as
April 28, 2015
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Seoul should monitor Abe's intent, not wording: Steinberg
South Korea should place more emphasis on whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to apologize over Japan's wartime atrocities, rather than the "nuance" of the words for his upcoming speech, a former top U.S. official said Tuesday. South Korea is closely watching whether Abe will sincerely apologize for Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women during his expected speech at a joint session of the U.S. Congress slated for Wednesday. James Steinberg, a former
April 28, 2015
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Inter-Korean tension worsens in Q1: survey
Inter-Korean tension has heightened in the first quarter of the year, but local experts anticipate bilateral relations to improve down the road this year, a survey showed Tuesday. According to the survey of 69 experts by Hyundai Research Institute, the peace index measuring Seoul-Pyongyang relations came to 33.6 for the January-March period, compared with the 44.7 tallied in the fourth quarter of 2014. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher numbers indicating better inter-Korean ties. A
April 28, 2015
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S. Korea seeks more assurance in new U.S.-Japan defense rules
South Korea urged the United States and Japan Tuesday to assure the security of South Korea in implementing the U.S-Japan defense guidelines, which expand Japan's military role abroad against possible threats from China and North Korea. "The government expects the U.S. and Japan to continue close consultations with South Korea on issues related to the security of the Korean Peninsula and our national interests," Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il said in a statement. Foreign Ministry spoke
April 28, 2015
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U.S. envoy highlights S. Korean role in TPP
South Korea's global economic network of free trade deals with many other countries will be a strong selling point for participation in a U.S.-led regional trade pact, known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, the top U.S. envoy to Seoul said Tuesday. "We realize (South) Korea plays a role in the regional economy and has free trade agreements with many countries in the Pacific," Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, said in a Seoul forum. "Korea is already a high standard, high perfo
April 28, 2015
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Abe offers no apology for wartime sexual slavery
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered no clear apology Monday for Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women, sticking to a previous vague statement on the issue that has stymied Tokyo's relations with Seoul. "When it comes to the comfort women issue, my heart aches when I think about those people who were victimized by human trafficking and who were subject to immeasurable pain and suffering beyond description," Abe said during a visit to Harvard University in Bost
April 28, 2015
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AIIB members hold meeting in Beijing
Senior government officials from 57 members of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) began a two-day meeting in Beijing on Monday to discuss the articles of agreement and other pending issues, a diplomatic source said. This week's meeting is aimed at finalizing the articles before holding the final round of preparatory meetings in Singapore next month, the source said on the condition of anonymity. South Korea sent a deputy finance minister as a chief negotiator to the meet
April 27, 2015
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Korea sends rescue team, aid to Nepal
South Korea said Monday it would dispatch search and rescue staff and medical personnel to Nepal as relief assistance pours into the country, following a massive earthquake that has left thousands dead and others injured. An advance team of 10 members from the 119 rescue squad and four government officials were scheduled to fly to the South Asian nation late Monday evening to inspect the situation and help the ongoing rescue efforts for 10 days, alongside a Foreign Ministry official who departed
April 27, 2015
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Upgraded U.S.-Japan ties pose dilemma for Seoul
The strengthening U.S.-Japan alliance is posing a strategic dilemma for South Korea as its relations with Tokyo show no signs of improving, while the need for security cooperation over North Korea’s military threats rises.Capitalizing on the U.S. backing, Tokyo has been striving to carve out an advantageous position in the changing contours of regional security, raising calls for Seoul to move beyond the historical animosities and pursue what better serves its practical interests.Seoul has remai
April 27, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. to push for 'meaningful' nuke talks: official
South Korea and the United States agreed Monday to make efforts to resume the multilateral talks on North Korea's denuclearization, which have been stalled for years due to the North's failure to abide by a past nuclear deal, a Seoul official said. Kim Gunn, director-general for North Korean nuclear affairs of the Foreign Ministry, met with Sydney Seiler, U.S. special envoy for the six-party nuclear talks with North Korea. The two had a "in-depth" discussion on the North Korean nuclear issue, i
April 27, 2015
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Korea to offer $1m in relief aid to Nepal
South Korea said Sunday it will provide $1 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Nepal, which was hit Saturday by a 7.8-magnitude quake that left more than 1,800 people dead and others injured, including at least three South Koreans.Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said that it is also considering offering other assistance, such as sending an emergency relief team. “Our government would like to extend our deep condolences and solace to the Nepali government and the people regarding the loss of many p
April 26, 2015
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Park wraps up four-nation S. America tour
SAO PAULO ― President Park Geun-hye wrapped up her four-nation tour of South America over the weekend with a handful of deals aimed to boost trade and economic cooperation.Park’s trip to Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil came as South Korea is pushing to expand economic cooperation with the region hailed by Seoul officials as a continent of opportunities.South Korea has signed a set of memorandums of understanding with the four countries that, among other things, call for closer cooperation in th
April 26, 2015
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New evidence of imperial Japan’s atrocities emerges
Fresh evidence of Japan’s colonial-era atrocities was revealed by Korean media outlets on Sunday, escalating growing pressure on Tokyo to confront history and sincerely apologize for its past wrongdoing. A document, which was recently found in a Korean-American church in Manhattan, New York, revealed that Japanese police sexually tortured young Korean women after the March 1 independence movement in 1919.“Among the tortures and brutalities dwelt on by writers and especially emphasized by the Ame
April 26, 2015
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Canadian embassy hosts Toronto grads
Korean graduates of the University of Toronto gathered recently at an alumni reception at the Canadian embassy in Seoul to meet fellow alumni and remember their time at the various campuses in Toronto. The University of Toronto has over 540,000 alumni ― one of the largest and most active in the world. Their academic and professional excellence has contributed to the university’s recognition as Canada’s top higher educational institution. Over 1,000 ethnic Korean students and researchers study at
April 26, 2015
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Korean culture program launched for foreigners
The Korea Foundation has launched a program that connects foreigners and Koreans through language and culture. Foreigners can take part in activities to experience Korean culture, while Koreans can participate in programs to deepen their global knowledge. Foreigners and Koreans have an opportunity to interact through field trips and language studies, as well as at film, art and music venues offered year-round across Korea. The Koreans and Foreigners Together Program was launched at the Korea Fou
April 26, 2015
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