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Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone
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[Exclusive] Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
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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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Hanwha, HD Hyundai vie for Poland’s $2.7b submarine program
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First lady’s controversies to top agenda at meeting of party leaders
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[Photo News] Rallying against LGBTQ+
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4 in 10 young South Koreans take up 'irregular' jobs: data
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SM founder Lee Soo-man is back with A2O Entertainment
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[Newsmaker] Multiple quakes rock Indonesia's Lombok island, five dead
LOMBOK ISLAND (AFP) -- Multiple earthquakes -- including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor -- have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing at least five people and setting off fresh waves of panic.A series of quakes were recorded by seismologists throughout Sunday, the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides and sent people fleeing for cover. It was followed nearly twelve hours later by a quake measuring 6.9 and at least five more significan
World NewsAug. 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Annan's legacy of fighting for equality and rights lives on
Kofi Annan left the United Nations far more committed than it had been to combating poverty, promoting equality and fighting for human rights _ and until his death Saturday he was speaking out strongly for nations working together to solve problems and worried about the rise of nationalism. As secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006, Annan saw as his greatest achievements the programs and policies he put in place to reduce inequality within and between countries, to combat infe
World NewsAug. 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ban offers condolences after Annan's death
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday mourned the death of Kofi Annan, the Nobel laureate and Ban's predecessor, saying that he will always be remembered.Annan -- who had led the United Nations from 1997 to 2006 -- was announced dead earlier in the day. He and the organization were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. "Annan will always be remembered and respected for his vision and courage to keep the principle and idea of the United Nations," Ban said in a press release.Ban fur
World NewsAug. 18, 2018
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[Newsmaker] BMW blames Koreans’ driving for fires: report
Controversy escalated here on Friday over a BMW executive’s comments, apparently blaming South Koreans’ driving for the vehicles catching fire.In an interview with the Xinhua News Agency, BMW spokesperson Jochen Frey identified “local traffic conditions” and Koreans’ “driving style“ as two of the many reasons for a series of incidents where BMW cars burst into flames here. This file photo dated Aug. 13 shows a BMW M3 vehicle that burst in to flames while on highway. (Yonhap)The local branch of t
MobilityAug. 17, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Investigators request warrant for Gov. Kim Kyung-soo
The special prosecutor’s team looking into a massive opinion-rigging scandal requested an arrest warrant for South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo late Wednesday over allegations that he colluded with a power blogger to manipulate online comments in order to sway public opinion on political issues. The independent counsel team led by Huh Ik-bum requested an arrest warrant for Gov. Kim around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on suspicions of obstruction of business. The prosecutors view Gov. Kim, Pres
Social AffairsAug. 16, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Court refuses search warrants against judges
Search and seizure warrants for former and incumbent judges suspected of involvement in the top court’s power abuse scandal, in which the former Supreme Court chief justice is alleged to have used trials as bargaining chips to curry favor with then-President Park Geun-hye, have been denied, leaving the prosecution little evidence to work with. Meanwhile, prosecutors have seized computer hard disks and other materials from the home and office of a former judge surnamed Moon and of a businessman s
Social AffairsAug. 15, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Forced labor victims, comfort women demand Japan’s apology on Liberation Day
A group of victims of Japanese colonial rule on Wednesday demanded an apology from Japan and called on the South Korean government to properly compensate for damages incurred. The group also called for a thorough investigation into a judiciary scandal in which the chief of Korea’s top court is accused of abusing his authority to negatively influence their legal suits. The association of all victims and their bereaved families of Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule took to the streets in front of the f
Social AffairsAug. 15, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Probe into top court’s power abuse scandal hits snag
Prosecutors’ investigation into the alleged abuse of judicial power by the Supreme Court under former President Park Geun-hye has hit a snag, as the email accounts of retired judges involved were found to have been deleted.Documents leaked from hard disks of staff members at the top court’s governing body under former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae showed the National Court Administration had offered insights on the impact of possible future verdicts on politically sensitive trials to Park’s office
Social AffairsAug. 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Ministry to look into BMW software manipulation allegation
Amid doubts raised by critics and skeptical consumers that BMW may have manipulated its exhaust gas recirculation software to meet emissions regulations, causing engine fires, the government said Monday it will conduct tests on various BMW vehicles to look into all possibilities.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will examine the amount of gas emissions from recalled BMW cars that have received a safety checkup and those that have not yet received the inspection along with vehicl
MobilityAug. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Blithe tone belied desperate actions of Seattle plane thief
SEATTLE (AP) -- He cracked jokes, complimented the professional demeanor of an air traffic controller and apologized for making a fuss.But the friendly tone of a 29-year-old airport worker who stole a commercial plane Friday night, performing acrobatic stunts before the fatal plunge into a thick island forest, belied his desperate actions.“I think I’m going to try to do a barrel roll, and if that goes good I’ll go nose down and call it a night,” Richard Russell said from the cockpit, according t
World NewsAug. 13, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Highest court rules in favor of victims of state violence in South Korea
South Korea’s highest court ruled Sunday that the state should compensate the financial damage suffered by Koreans who lost their jobs after their parents were falsely accused of being North Korean spies by the country’s authoritarian government in the 1980s. The victims’ parents, Nah Soo-yeon, 90, and Nah Jin, 85, are siblings. In 1981, they were imprisoned after the Chun Doo-hwan administration falsely accused them of being North Korean sympathizers. Prior to the trials, the siblings were ille
Social AffairsAug. 12, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Opinion rigging scandal feeds partisan bickering
A blogger at the center of an opinion-rigging scandal and his group, who have played up their role in President Moon Jae-in’s presidential campaign, are likely to continue causing political strife, even after an ongoing special investigation ends on Aug. 25.An independent team of prosecutors are interrogating South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo, former chief spokesman for Moon’s presidential campaign, as part of a probe into allegations that he was involved in the manipulation of inter
Social AffairsAug. 10, 2018
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[Newsmaker] New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
New Zealand became the latest country Friday to outlaw single-use plastic shopping bags, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying they will be phased out over the next year as a "meaningful step" towards reducing pollution.New Zealand uses "hundreds of millions" of single-use plastic bags each year, many of which end up harming marine life, Ardern said."We need to be far smarter in the way we manage waste and this is a good start," she said. "We're phasing-out single-use plastic bags so we can
World NewsAug. 10, 2018
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[Newsmaker] BMW Korea under siege over continued fires, customers seeking criminal charges
BMW Korea, the local importer and distributor of the German luxury car, on Thursday faced escalating criticism from customers, the government and the political circle, as its vehicles continued to catch fire on motorways here, despite its apology earlier this week and nationwide safety checks. BMW 730Ld that caught fire on Thursday morning was manufactured in 2011, not subject for the carmaker's recall. (Yonhap)Two BMW diesel vehicles -- the 320d and the 730Ld -- reportedly caught fire this morn
MobilityAug. 9, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Special counsel to grill Kim Kyoung-soo in Druking scandal for second time
South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo is to be grilled by the independent counsel investigating allegations surrounding blogger “Druking” on Thursday. The investigators believe that Kim Kyoung-soo colluded with blogger Kim Dong-won in using illegal software to conduct an online campaign to influence public opinion in favor of President Moon Jae-in in last year’s presidential election. South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo speaks to reporters after being questioned by the special
Social AffairsAug. 8, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Public toilets to be monitored to crack down on spycam porn in South Korea
Public bathrooms in all transportation hubs in South Korea, including airports, bus terminals, metro and train stations, will be regularly monitored as a measure to better deal with secret cameras installed in public toilets, as well as spy cam pornography that has been prevalent in the cyberspace in the country, its government announced Sunday.Spycam pornography, locally known as “molka,” generally refers to secretly produced, sexually exploitive videos or pictures of women in public spaces, s
Social AffairsAug. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Local consumer protection group, 100 owners to sue BMW
Despite BMW Korea’s measures including a recall, checks and lease services, more owners of a problematic model that appears prone to catching fire are taking legal action against the automaker, this time joined by a local consumer protection group. Marking the first consumer protection group to take action since the series of BMW fires, the Korea Consumer Association said Monday it is preparing to file a lawsuit against the German luxury carmaker with about 100 members of a BMW car owners’ club.
MobilityAug. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Powerful quake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island, 82 dead
MATARAM, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 82 people and shaking neighboring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen.The latest quake, which triggered a brief tsunami warning, damaged buildings as far away as Denpasar on Bali, including a department store and the airport terminal, where ceiling panels were shaken loose, authorities said.Debris on top of a motorcycles after an earthquake in B
World NewsAug. 6, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Police widen probe into ‘treasure ship’ scam
Police are widening their investigation into Shinil Group, which claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship carrying gold in an alleged attempt to attract capital.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Sophisticated Crime Investigation Unit took over the case involving the imperial Russian navy cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi which was scuttled by her crew in a 1905 battle with Japan.Choi Yong-seok, CEO of Shinil Group, speaks during a press conference held in Seoul last week. Choi is now banned fro
Social AffairsAug. 3, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Gov. Kim denies collusive ties with blogger at center of opinion rigging scandal
CHANGWON -- South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo on Friday rejected allegations that he offered a diplomatic position to a power blogger with expertise in manipulating Internet comments while asking for help in this year's local elections.Kim called the allegations "totally untrue" as he spoke to reporters a day after special investigators raided his office and residence in the southeastern city of Changwon as part of a probe into the online opinion rigging scandal.(Yonhap)The scandal c
PoliticsAug. 3, 2018