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Jung's paternity reveal exposes where Korea stands on extramarital babies
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Samsung entangled in legal risks amid calls for drastic reform
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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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[Herald Interview] 'Trump will use tariffs as first line of defense for American manufacturing'
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Samsung shakes up management, commits to reviving chip business
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K-pop fandoms wield growing influence over industry decisions
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Heavy snow of up to 40 cm blankets Seoul for 2nd day
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Seoul's first snowfall could hit hard, warns weather agency
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How $70 funeral wreaths became symbol of protest in S. Korea
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Kim, Trump seen strolling on hotel grounds
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were seen taking a stroll on the grounds of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, between summit talks Thursday. The two were spotted just before 9:40 a.m. walking along a path accompanied by interpreters. (Yonhap) (Yonhap)Kim and Trump had met at the hotel just before 9 a.m., and spoke briefly in front of cameras before beginning the one-on-one meeting, which lasted some 40 minutes. Kim and Trump were then seen taking a
Feb. 28, 2019
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Kim, Trump express hopes for results
HANOI, Vietnam – US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un resumed summit meetings at 8:55 a.m. Thursday at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.Kim and Trump arrived at the hotel ahead of the scheduled 9 a.m. one-on-one meeting, and briefly spoke in front of cameras starting the day of talks. (Yonhap)“Much effort has been made, and now is the time to show (results). A great conversation is being continued for the second day here in Hanoi,” Kim said, saying that the wo
Feb. 28, 2019
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S. Korean president closely following Trump-Kim meeting
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has no official schedule Thursday as he is closely following developments of the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, officials from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom earlier said the president will probably watch the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi on television and receive reports on any developments of the event that he has said may also set the future of
Feb. 28, 2019
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Trump, Kim to sign Hanoi declaration, wording matters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump were set to continue talks in Hanoi on Thursday, having exchanged what Pyongyang's state media called "sincere and deep" views on their denuclearization and peace efforts a day earlier.They are scheduled to meet again at 9 a.m. at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in the Vietnamese capital for one-on-one bilateral talks before expanding the meeting 45 minutes later to include aides and other officials, according to the White House.
Feb. 28, 2019
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Two Koreas exchange reports on joint rail project
South and North Korea have exchanged reports related to a rail project that aims to link the peninsula, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Wednesday.Officials from the two countries met Monday at the inter-Korean liaison office in the border city of Kaesong to exchange the reports. Seoul shared the outcome of a joint field study that they had conducted in December on the northern section of the Seoul-Sinuiju western railways and the railway running along the eastern region of the Korean Pen
Feb. 27, 2019
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‘N. Korea’s Yongbyon destruction enough for eased sanctions’: presidential adviser
Permanent dismantlement of a high-profile North Korean nuclear facility could be a sufficient outcome from the second US-North Korea summit to reward the communist state with partial sanctions relief for inter-Korean economic projects, said Moon Chung-in, a special adviser to President Moon Jae-in. Speaking at a roundtable at the Korea Economic Institute of America in Washington on Tuesday, Moon Chung-in said permanent dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear research complex would be “a first step
Feb. 27, 2019
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Trump, Kim begin summit events
HANOI, Vietnam -- US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday kicked off their summit with a one-on-one meeting followed by a dinner in Hanoi. Trump and Kim, who both arrived in Hanoi a day earlier, met for the first time at 6:28 p.m. at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel. US President Donald Trump (Left) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on Wednesday. (AFP-Yonhap)The official US
Feb. 27, 2019
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[From the scene] As Trump-Kim meet, venue buzzes with excitement
HANOI, Vietnam -- Just a couple of hours before the first meeting set to take place between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday during their second summit, the roads around the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi were blocked with barricades and standing armed guards.Vietnamese security officials restrict access to roads leading to Sofitel Metropole Hanoi Hotel on Wednesday. (Jo He-rim/The Korea Herald)Vietnamese security officials restrict access to roads leadi
Feb. 27, 2019
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Anticipation mounts as Trump, Kim close in on second summit
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — US President Donald Trump enthusiastically waved a tiny Vietnamese flag Wednesday as he sought to convince North Korea’s Kim Jong Un that his nation could thrive economically like Vietnam if he would end his pursuit of nuclear weapons.“We’ll see what happens, but he wants to do something great,” Trump said, adding that Kim could use Vietnam as a model for economic revitalization. “If you look at what you’ve done in a short time, he can do it in a very, very rapid time — mak
Feb. 27, 2019
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N.K. officials visit tourist spot, manufacturing facility in Vietnam
HANOI/SEOUL, (Yonhap) -- A team of North Korean officials visited a popular tourist destination and a car manufacturing facility in Vietnam on Wednesday amid speculation that their leader, Kim Jong-un, may try to study ways to emulate Hanoi's "Doi Moi" reforms during his ongoing trip there.The 20-member delegation visited Ha Long Bay, a picturesque tourist destination located east of Hanoi, and Hai Phong, a major port and industrial city in northeastern Vietnam, according to VnExpress, a local o
Feb. 27, 2019
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Rampant speculation surrounds US-NK agreement as two-day summit kicks off
HANOI, Vietnam -- Speculation is running rampant as to what kind of deal the US and North Korea will draw up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet for their summit in Hanoi. Trump and Kim began the two-day summit on Wednesday and are set to wrap up the event Thursday after a number of meetings. Compared with the first US-North Korea summit, which took place in June, Kim this time around appears to have dedicated more time to advance preparations. (Yonhap)With the
Feb. 27, 2019
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[New Focus] NK eyes Vietnam’s economic reform model
North Korea has taken the Hanoi summit between US President Donald Trump and its leader Kim Jong-un this week as an apt opportunity to express its interest in Vietnam’s market reform of “doi moi,” amid divided opinions among experts here whether the economic model “fits the mold.”Vietnam, a socialist nation, is often remarked for its economic development, after it successfully promoted a slew of market-oriented reforms in the 1980s and ’90s, recuperating from the damages of the 1954-75 Vietnam W
Feb. 27, 2019
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Kim Yo-jong shadows brother Jong-un on Hanoi summit trip
HANOI, Vietnam -- While every movement of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is being watched by the world, his sister’s close assistance has caught the public‘s attention. As one of the most powerful figures in North Korea, Yo-jong stands next to her brother in all engagements and has been spotted inspecting the summit venue and holding an ashtray for her brother.When the North Korean leader departed Pyongyang for Hanoi on Saturday afternoon for his second summit with US President Donald Trump, Yo
Feb. 27, 2019
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Trump says NK has 'awesome' potential if it denuclearizes
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the economic potential for North Korea is "awesome" if Pyongyang dismantles its nuclear weapons program.Trump made the remark in a Twitter posting, just hours before he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi to kick off a two-day summit on the North's denuclearization. In return for denuclearization, the US has dangled the prospect of sanctions relief and foreign investment in the isolated state. (Donald Trump Twitter)"Vietnam is thrivin
Feb. 27, 2019
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Trump, Kim set for two-hour meeting on Day 1
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will meet for about two hours on Wednesday, kicking off a round of high-stakes bargaining on denuclearization, improvement of bilateral relations and lasting peace.They plan to arrive at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel in the Vietnamese capital at 6:30 p.m. and hold a one-on-one meeting for 20 minutes before sitting down for a small-group "social dinner" that will run for one hour and 35 minutes, according to the White House.
Feb. 27, 2019
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Kim Jong-un weighs visit to Samsung factory in Vietnam, sources say
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed interest to Vietnamese authorities in visiting a Samsung Electronics factory ahead of a planned summit with US President Donald Trump, according to people who were briefed on his plans.Kim’s delegation has informed Vietnam’s government that he’s interested in visiting a Samsung factory in Bac Ninh province, about an hour’s drive from his hotel in downtown Hanoi, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Any decis
Feb. 26, 2019
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[Video] Hanoi welcomes US, N. Korean leaders
HANOI, Vietnam -- Hosting the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Hanoi bustled with both excitement and tension as it welcomed the two leaders Tuesday.From US and North Korean flags hung on the streets to shops selling T-shirts featuring the faces of Trump and Kim, the city has been busy preparing for the summit. As Kim got off from the train from Pyongyang at Dong Dang Station in Vietnam in the morning, security was tightened and roads were bloc
Feb. 26, 2019
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Disarmament showdown: Trump, Kim converge on Hanoi
HANOI, Vietnam -- US and North Korean sides gathered in Hanoi on Tuesday, ahead of official events of the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un set to kick off the following day. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves upon his arrival at the border town of Dong Dang, Vietnam, Tuesday. (L) US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Monday. (Yonhap)Kim arrived at the Melia Hanoi Hotel at about 11 a.m.
Feb. 26, 2019
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Seoul hints at Moon-Trump summit after Hanoi meeting
President Moon Jae-in may visit the US in the near future following the US-North Korea summit, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. “Although President Trump did not specify a date, his saying that (he and Moon) have a lot to talk about raised the idea of a meeting in the near future,” a top Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters Tuesday, referring to Moon’s telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Feb. 19. President Moon Jae-in speaks at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Yonhap“If the meeti
Feb. 26, 2019
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Chairman Kim goes to Hanoi
It took 66 hours, from Saturday afternoon to Tuesday morning, for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to travel via train all the way across China to Vietnam. He made the journey in order to sit with US President Donald Trump once again to discuss the North’s denuclearization measures and corresponding steps that the US will take in return. Every move that Kim makes is being closely watched by the international media, not only because the upcoming summit is a high-profile event, but because Kim rare
Feb. 26, 2019
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