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NewJeans to terminate contract with Ador
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Korean Air gets European nod to become Northeast Asia’s largest airline
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NewJeans terminates contract with Ador, embarks on new journey
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Seoul snowfall now third heaviest on record
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Chaos unfolds as rare November snowstorm grips Korea for 2nd day
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‘VCHA, Katseye and Dear Alice are not K-pop groups,’ industry experts say
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BOK makes surprise 2nd rate cut to boost growth
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Ador claims exclusive contracts with NewJeans still valid
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Japan will pay for failing to honor promises, minister says
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‘Green aurora’ is Seoul's color of 2025
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Ambassadors discuss globalizing Korean culture
At the Corea Image Communications Institute’s annual award ceremony last week, which honored individuals who have popularized Korean culture worldwide, over 60 foreign ambassadors and diplomats engaged in an evening of cultural diplomacy. CICI president and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies professor Choi Jung-wha, in her opening speech, attributed the success of hallyu, or Korean Wave, to “thousands of years of condensed artistry that has ruptured onto the modern world stage.” “It didn’t hap
Jan. 17, 2016
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‘China-Korea-Japan FTA to flesh out cooperation in Asia’
The prospective trilateral free trade agreement between China, Korea and Japan would open a new chapter of cooperation and prosperity in Northeast Asia, anchoring the three economies at the center of the world’s wealth value chain, a top economist argued. The ambitious trade and investment accord, endorsed during the sixth trilateral summit on Nov. 1 in Seoul ― involving Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ― aimed for a “comprehensive
Jan. 17, 2016
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China's Xi inaugurates AIIB
Chinese President Xi Jinping officially inaugurated the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Saturday, pledging to make the AIIB a "truly rules-based" regional lender.The inauguration of the AIIB is "historic" event and the new regional lender will become a "truly international, rules-based, high-standard" regional lender, Xi said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the AIIB in Beijing. Xi said the AIIB will become a "professional and efficient platform to promote infr
Jan. 16, 2016
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Dozen found accountable for lapses in mistaken anthrax shipment
A dozen people have been found accountable for lapses that contributed to the massive mistaken shipment of live anthrax samples from a U.S. Army laboratory in Utah, an investigation report said Friday.They include Brig. Gen. William E. King, who then as a colonel commanded the Dugway Proving Ground laboratory between 2009 and 2011. The Army investigation report accused him of actions that "perpetuated a complacent atmosphere" among lab workers.Those oversight and laboratory deficiencies may have
Jan. 16, 2016
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Kerry to visit China for talks on N. Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit China later this month for talks on North Korea, the State Department announced Friday, as Washington steps up efforts to win Beijing's cooperation for its push to punish Pyongyang for its fourth nuclear test.Kerry will visit Beijing on Jan. 27 for "meetings with senior leaders of the Chinese government to discuss a range of global, regional, and bilateral issues, including North Korea," the department said in a release without elaborating.Ahead of K
Jan. 16, 2016
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S. Korea raises travel advisory level for Istanbul after terrorism
South Korea raised the travel advisory level for Istanbul on Wednesday, a day after a deadly terrorist attack killed 10 people and injured 15 others, including a South Korean college student.A Syrian suicide bomber targeted a popular tourist destination in the Turkish city on Tuesday, with the Islamic State jihadists blamed for the attack.South Korea had previously placed the former Turkish capital on the lowest travel advisory level of "blue" out of the four existing ones.The level has now been
Jan. 13, 2016
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S. Korean, Russian foreign ministers to hold phone talks on N. Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged Wednesday to cooperate on the U.N.'s move to deal with North Korea's latest nuclear test, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Lavrov delivered the message in a telephone conversation with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se.He was quoted as saying that Moscow agrees to the seriousness of the North's nuclear weapons development.He added Russia will actively participate in consultations at the U.N. Security Council to punish Pyongyang under the princi
Jan. 13, 2016
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S. Korea, U.S. and Japan to seek ‘meaningful’ sanctions against N.K.
The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, the U.S. and Japan on Wednesday vowed to seek a U.N. Security Council resolution entailing “new, meaningful sanctions” against North Korea, calling Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test a “clear, flagrant violation” of its international obligations.Seoul’s nuclear negotiator Hwang Joon-Kook and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts -- Sung Kim and Kimihiro Ishikane -- held a trilateral meeting in a Seoul hotel to coordinate their response to Pyongyang’s self-procl
Jan. 13, 2016
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Abe stresses Seoul-Washington-Tokyo alliance
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that the alliance between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo should be strengthened in the face of North Korea's latest nuclear test."North Korea's nuclear test will never be allowed as it is a grave threat to Japan and South Korea in terms of national security," Abe said during a meeting with South Korean lawmakers in Tokyo.Pyongyang asserted on Jan. 6 that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, a claim disputed by outside experts but that still r
Jan. 13, 2016
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[NEWS ANALYSIS] Park shows discomfort over ambivalent China
President Park Geun-hye’s emphasis Wednesday on China’s role in responding to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test last week reflected her discomfort over Beijing’s ambivalent stance over punishing the provocation, according to analysts. President Park Geun-hye speaks during a New Year address at Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday. YonhapDuring her address to the nation, Park raised pressure on Beijing to join the efforts to draw up a U.N. Security Council resolution entailing harsher sanctions against Pyo
Jan. 13, 2016
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S. Korean hurt in Turkey explosion
An explosion occurred in a popular tourist spot in Istanbul Tuesday, causing casualties including a South Korean national, according to officials here.The blast, probably from a suicide bomb attack, happened at Sultanahmet Square, the city's main tourist hub.It killed 10 people and injured 15 others, Turkish media reported.Those hurt include a South Korean citizen, according to the country's foreign ministry. A finger of the South Korean has been lightly wounded, it said, adding it's trying to s
Jan. 12, 2016
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Koreans among victims of Istanbul explosion: reports
An unidentified number of Koreans were injured during an explosion Tuesday in Istanbul, local media reported. The consulate general in the Eurasian country’s ancient city is examining the incident in the popular tourist hotspot of Sultanahmet, close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, but the precise extent of damage remains unknown. A local tour guide told Yonhap news agency that two Koreans including himself suffered “slight wounds” such as on their fingers and “several” travelers from other
Jan. 12, 2016
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S. Korea to send special envoy to Guatemalan presidential event
President Park Geun-hye will send the ruling party's floor leader to Guatemala this week for a presidential inauguration ceremony, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.Rep. Won Yoo-chul of the Saenuri Party plans to attend President-elect Jimmy Morales' inauguration set for Thursday.Won is scheduled to meet with "top-level" officials of the incoming Guatemalan administration and deliver South Korea's resolve to deepen bilateral ties, said the ministry.The two sides have maintained close partnerships
Jan. 11, 2016
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U.S.-S. Korea alliance 'ironclad' amid N. Korean provocations: Lippert
Mark Lippert, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, said Monday that the country's alliance with South Korea is "ironclad" in the face of North Korea's latest nuclear test."The U.S.-South Korea alliance is unshakable and strong like an ironclad," Lippert said during a meeting with lawmakers at the National Assembly.The National Assembly's foreign affairs committee invited Lippert to discuss actions by Seoul and Washington on North Korea's fourth nuclear test last week.Lippert also noted that B-52
Jan. 11, 2016
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‘Antiterrorism measures should not undermine refugee protection’
Governments around the world can employ security measures to ward off terrorist attacks, but they should not compromise the protection of genuine refugees, the U.N. refugee agency’s Korea representative said.“We advise governments that security measures should be put in place without undermining the protection of refugees,” United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Korea Representative Dirk Hebecker told The Korea Herald. Dirk Hebecker (Song Sang-ho/The Korea Herald)“If somebody qualifies fo
Jan. 11, 2016
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White House chief: U.S. to 'deeply isolate' N. Korea
The United States will work with allies and partners to "deeply isolate" North Korea and the communist regime will continue to remain "an outcast" unless it lives up to its denuclearization commitments, the White House chief of staff said Sunday.Denis McDonough made the remark in an interview with CNN in response to a question on what new steps the U.S. will be taking to punish Pyongyang for its fourth nuclear test last week that the North claimed involved a hydrogen bomb."As it relates to what
Jan. 11, 2016
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Trump calls N.K. 'disgrace,' calls for China to fix problem
Calling North Korea a "disgrace," Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Sunday that China should solve the problem as Pyongyang's main benefactor or be forced to see its trade with the United States suffer.It was the latest in a series of remarks that Trump has been making since the North's nuclear test last week to underscore his point that China has "total control" over Pyongyang, and the U.S. should force Beijing to fix the problem of the North."I think North Korea is a disgr
Jan. 11, 2016
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Embassies condemn N.K. test
Various diplomatic missions in Korea issued statements denouncing North Korea’s fourth nuclear test last Wednesday, indicating their resolve to step up sanctions. Borrowing the U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond’s words, the British Embassy stated: “The nuclear detonation underlines the very real threat that North Korea represents to regional and international security, and is a grave breach of U.N. Security Council resolutions.”“We will be working with other UNSC members to ensure the intern
Jan. 10, 2016
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How to make unification from N.K.’s collapse
With Pyongyang escalating its nuclear brinksmanship, support for consensual unification between South Korea and North Korea is losing ground, while the belief in absorption is gaining traction. Approaches to the nationally cherished goal have been dichotomized between the country’s liberals and conservatives, with the former advocating cooperation and engagement with the North and the latter backing high-handed diplomatic and military actions. While most experts have preferred gradual unificatio
Jan. 10, 2016
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‘Pyongyang to clutch nuclear weapons, embrace markets’
North Korea’s impetuous testing of its nuclear arsenal last Wednesday was a sign of a desperately isolated regime that calculates survival ahead of all other factors, experts noted. Known as the “byungjin line,” the dual-track policy aims to bolster deterrence against outside attack while simultaneously developing the economy. Adopted in the early 1960s, the strategy has effectively buffered the sustainability of the regime. The fourth nuclear detonation in North Hamgyeong Province, purported to
Jan. 10, 2016
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