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[Newsmaker] S. Korean defense chief says N. Korea different from past

SINGAPORE -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo voiced optimism Saturday that the upcoming North Korea-US summit will be fruitful, saying Pyongyang, with its young leader, is apparently dif...

Jun 2, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] BOK, ministry dismiss economic skepticism

Amid ongoing claims that the country’s headline growth indicators fail to fully reflect the economic situation in Korea, officials are countering skeptical media reports, in apparent support of Presi...

Jun 1, 2018
Economy
[Newsmaker] Women's fears over spy cameras fueling outrage at 'biased' police probe

Choi Ra-eun -- not her real name -- a 29-year-old living in Seoul, remembers clearly the day last year at a local supermarket when she saw a man secretly taking photos of another woman from behind. ...

Jun 1, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Declaration of end to Korean War possible in Singapore

Experts cautiously raised the possibility Thursday that South Korea, North Korea and the US could declare an end to the Korean War in Singapore following a Pyongyang-Washington summit later this mont...

May 31, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] Activist expects N. Korea to conceal half of nuclear weapons

A renowned South Korean activist for North Korean human rights said Thursday that the North's regime will never give up its nuclear weapons under any circumstances. Activist Kim Young-hwan insisted ...

May 31, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Kim Yong-chol, a man of mixed past in inter-Korean relations

With Kim Yong-chol set to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York, expectations are rising that the conclusion of the talks on arranging a US-North Korea summit is in sight. The role Ki...

May 30, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] US 'very engaged' on NK human rights issue

WASHINGTON -- The United States is "very engaged" in efforts to end North Korea's human rights abuses as the two sides prepare for a potential meeting between their leaders next month, a senior US of...

May 30, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Wife of Korean Air chief quizzed for 2nd time over assaults

Lee Myung-hee, the wife of the Korean Air Lines Co. chief, appeared for police questioning for a second time on Wednesday over multiple assault and abuse allegations. Her appearance at the Seoul Met...

May 30, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Dog meat dealer resumes business at Moran Market

A dog meat dealer resumed business at Seongnam’s Moran Market by bringing back its butchery equipment which the city government removed last week, continuing a legal battle to maintain its business. ...

May 29, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] BTS becomes first K-pop act to top Billboard 200

K-pop act BTS’ dream has become a reality, topping the Billboard 200 chart only a few days after the group named it as one of its goals. On Sunday, the group’s “Love Yourself: Tear” album, its third...

May 28, 2018
Music
[Newsmaker] N. Korea won't give up nuclear weapons: Victor Cha

A former US nuclear negotiator on Sunday cast doubt on the prospects of North Korea's denuclearization, saying the communist regime is unlikely to give up its nukes in a potential summit with the Uni...

May 28, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Seoul’s pedestrian overpass gets mixed reactions one year on

For many cities, widening roads and building more flyovers can be a solution to traffic congestion. However, from the pedestrians’ point of view, it can lead to less walking space and missing links b...

May 27, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Wide US-North Korea gulf over nuclear deal terms

WASHINGTON -- Even if conciliatory rhetoric revives US-North Korea summit plans, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un must overcome a gaping disconnect over what a deal on the North’s nuclear weapo...

May 27, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Mixed reactions in Singapore to Trump-Kim summit cancellation

SINGAPORE -- US President Donald Trump’s cancellation of his June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore threw cold water on civil servants and people in the hotel industry here ...

May 25, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Pompeo says dialogue efforts to continue: Seoul ministry

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday his country remains committed to dialogue with North Korea despite President Donald Trump's decision to call off his summit talks with the communist nati...

May 25, 2018
North Korea

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