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Seoul urges Tokyo to accept WTO's ruling on Fukushima seafood ban

South Korea's trade minister has urged Japan to accept the World Trade Organization's decision that upheld Seoul's import restrictions on Japanese seafood following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaste...

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International
Chinese minister plays down inter-Korean railway project

LEIPZIG, Germany -- Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng on Thursday said that China is not going to be involved in an inter-Korean railway project, saying it is “their own business.” When asked a...

May 23, 2019
Automode
Hydrogen tank explosion kills 2 in Gangneung

A hydrogen tank explosion killed two people and left six injured in the eastern city of Gangneung in South Korea, the firefighting authorities said Thursday. One was seriously injured and five other...

May 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Weekender] An eerie reminder of precarious peace at DMZ Peace Trail

Cheorwon section of 3-route hiking trails at border area offers unique combination of history, nature

May 23, 2019
Travel
[Graphic News] ‘Avengers: Endgame’ becomes most-viewed foreign film in S. Korea

“Avengers: Endgame” became the most-watched foreign film in South Korean history, with 13.4 million admissions, its distributor said. The latest Marvel superhero flick set the record at around no...

May 23, 2019
Life&Style
Blizzard receives award for youth support

Game publisher Blizzard Entertainment Korea received an award from the state-run Korea Student Aid Foundation on Thursday for supporting youths. Blizzard -- known for hit games “Starcraft,” “World o...

May 23, 2019
Industry
Exit Daejeon announces W14.2b startup funding agreement

DAEJEON -- Startups from across South Korea, global startup community leaders and representatives of Daejeon Metropolitan City flocked to Daejeon Convention Center Thursday to mark the end of the thr...

May 23, 2019
Technology
[Herald Review] ‘A Boy and Sungreen,’ a pleasant and loveable coming-of-age story

Director Ahn Ju-young’s first feature film is not a masterpiece, yet it has a strange appeal to it. The narrative and the plot are a bit plain, and I felt like Ahn dropped the ball a bit in the clim...

May 23, 2019
Film
S. Korea holds memorial service for ex-President Roh

Wearing yellow visors, a color that symbolizes former President Roh Moo-hyun, thousands of mourners gathered in his rural hometown Thursday to commemorate the 10th year since his death. First Lady K...

May 23, 2019
Politics
US closely watching for N. Korea’s possible financial sanction violations

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said President Donald Trump has firm willingness to implement sanctions against North Korea, in another signal that the country will not pursue sanctions relief i...

May 23, 2019
North Korea
[News Focus] Korea’s farming population decreases 42% since 2000

SEJONG -- South Korea saw the number and percentage of population engaged in agriculture continue to drop, though the number of urbanites returning or turning to farming has notably increased over th...

May 23, 2019
Social affairs
[Editorial] Conditions for reform

Plan fails to address concerns over arbitrary investigation by police, ensure independence

May 23, 2019
Editorial
[David Ignatius] Trump confronts China's tech threat

Huawei’s name is often translated in English as “Chinese excellence.” The Trump administration last week embarked on a campaign to rebrand the tech giant, in effect, as a “Chinese threat” and check i...

May 23, 2019
Columnists
Naver chooses 4 Asian countries as outposts for V Live service expansion

Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan become 'strategic countries' for Naver to expand its K-pop livestreaming service

May 23, 2019
Technology
[Photo news] Paving the way to Myanmar

The Industrial Bank of Korea CEO Kim Do-jin (fourth from left) stands with Myanmarese officials ahead of the bank’s investment briefing held Thursday at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. So...

May 23, 2019
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