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Industry experts predicts tough choices as NewJeans' ultimatum nears
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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Seoul city opens emergency care centers
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Opposition chief acquitted of instigating perjury
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[Exclusive] Hyundai Mobis eyes closer ties with BYD
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[Herald Review] 'Gangnam B-Side' combines social realism with masterful suspense, performance
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Agency says Jung Woo-sung unsure on awards attendance after lovechild revelations
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Why S. Korean refiners are reluctant to import US oil despite Trump’s energy push
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Prosecutors seek 5-year prison term for Samsung chief in merger retrial
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UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook
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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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‘Ethiopia, the African lion of development’
Ethiopia is a country with a long history and diverse cultures. We are the oldest independent nation in the world with deep roots in our ancient civilizations. As Africa’s second-most populous country with 90 million people, Ethiopia is becoming a continental hub with capital Addis Ababa housing the African Union. Our government is a federal republic founded in August 1995, following a transitional government that ended 17 years of Marxist dictatorship of the Derg (the Coordinating Committee of
Jan. 10, 2016
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Park, Obama agree to closely work together to adopt strong U.N. sanctions against North
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed to work closely together to adopt strong U.N. sanctions against North Korea’s latest nuclear provocation in their telephone conversation Thursday morning, Cheong Wa Dae said.The two leaders shared the gravity of Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test and the need for stern countermeasures in the phone call that was made at 09:55 a.m. and lasted for about 20 minutes, the presidential office said.Obama reportedly said the North
Jan. 7, 2016
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Park, Obama talk over N.K. nuke test
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. counterpart Barack Obama spoke over the phone about North Korea’s latest nuclear provocation for about 20 minutes Thursday morning, Cheong Wa Dae said.The two leaders shared the gravity of Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test and the need for stern countermeasures in the phone call that was made at 09:55 a.m., sources said. President Park Geun-hye at the meeting of the National Security Council in Seoul on Wednesday. YonhapA day before, defense ministers
Jan. 7, 2016
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Yun, Kerry condemn North Korea's nuclear test as unacceptable
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry agreed that the North's fourth nuclear test is an unacceptable challenge to the international community, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.The two top diplomats spoke by phone to discuss responses to the North's claims of an successful H-bomb test, denouncing the detonation as a threat to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and around the world, the ministry said in a statement.They also agreed to respo
Jan. 7, 2016
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U.S. assures 'ironclad' commitment to defending Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter assured South Korea of his country's "ironclad" commitment to defending South Korea from North Korea's nuclear threats, the South Korean defense minister said Thursday following the communist country's nuclear test a day earlier."Secretary Carter reaffirmed the U.S.' ironclad defense commitment to South Korea, and this includes all kinds of extended deterrence assets," Defense Minister Han Min-koo said in a joint press release with Carter.The two defense chie
Jan. 7, 2016
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[Reporter's Column] Abe’s diplomatic coup
After 24 years of relentless squabbling, Seoul has managed to pull off a compromise to put an end to the issue of Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II ― with perhaps the most unlikely leadership of hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But the ongoing furor is showing little sign of abating, chiefly over Seoul’s failure to consult with the aging victims before last week’s surprise announcement. A string of protests have since begun in the capital and are poised to spill ov
Jan. 6, 2016
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FM Yun meets U.S. ambassador, USFK commander over N.K. test
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se met with the U.S. ambassador to Seoul and the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test.Amb. Mark Lippert and USFK commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti arrived at the Foreign Ministry building for talks with Yun hours after the North announced the test had taken place earlier in the day.It is the North's fourth nuclear test following those in 2006, 2009 and 2013.Yun, who attended an emergency secu
Jan. 6, 2016
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Kerry mourns passing of former Amb. Bosworth
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday mourned the death of former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Stephen Bosworth, calling him "a legend" and "one of our nation's most capable and admired diplomats."Bosworth, a career diplomat who also served as special representative for North Korea policy and ambassador to the Philippines and Tunisia, died at his home in Boston on Sunday after suffering from prostate cancer. "From his tireless efforts as special representative for North Korea policy to
Jan. 6, 2016
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