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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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President Park leaves for Canada for state visit
South Korean President Park Geun-hye left for Canada Saturday for a three-day state visit on a trip that will also take her to New York where she will address the U.N. General Assembly. In Ottawa, Park is scheduled to meet with South Korean residents there before meeting separately with Gov. General David Johnston and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, according to Park's office. The summit with Harper on Monday will be Park's third with him. In March, Harper visited Seoul as the two countries
Sept. 20, 2014
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New opposition chief vows flexibility in Sewol bill talks
The new interim chief of South Korea’s main opposition party on Friday said the party should be more flexible in its talks with the ruling party over the special Sewol bill, suggesting the parliamentary deadlock could be broken in the coming weeks.Rep. Moon Hee-sang of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy rose to the party’s top post on Thursday, and will serve until next year’s party convention. The veteran lawmaker replaced Rep. Park Young-sun, who stepped down after failing to achieve a br
Sept. 19, 2014
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Former aide to President Roh picked as NPAD interim chief
A former chief of staff to the late President Roh Moo-hyun was picked to serve as the main opposition party New Politics Alliance for Democracy’s next interim chief on Thursday, as the party tries to resuscitate itself from the ashes of its worst-ever crisis.Five-term Rep. Moon Hee-sang is expected to lead the party until the NPAD’s party convention, to be held sometime early next year. NPAD officials will pick a permanent party chairperson at the convention.Moon Hee-sangMoon’s appointment howev
Sept. 18, 2014
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Opposition party picks five-term lawmaker as new interim leader
South Korea's main opposition party, engulfed in an internal feud over its policy toward President Park Geun-hye's handling of the aftermath of April's deadly ferry disaster, selected a five-term lawmaker as its new interim leader.Moon Hee-sang, 68, is set to be formally appointed as the interim leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy on Friday, party officials said."I feel a sense of heavy burden to assume the party's interim leader," at a time when the party is in a difficult situati
Sept. 18, 2014
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President Park to meet former Japanese leader
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to meet with a former Japanese prime minister later this week, an official said Thursday, amid a recent thaw in relations between the two neighbors.Park is set to meet with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Friday, presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook said, a move that's widely seen as a potential stepping stone for a summit between Park and her Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe.Mori, who is due to arrive in Seoul to attend Friday's opening
Sept. 18, 2014
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Apologetic NPAD chief returns
Main opposition party chief Rep. Park Young-sun said on Wednesday she would not leave the party, but would step down as interim chief.Park will also stay on as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy’s floor leader to renew negotiations with the governing Saenuri Party over the special Sewol bill.Park’s return is expected to enable the main opposition party to resolve the party’s leadership vacuum, and possibly even end the current parliamentary deadlock. Park’s replacement for interim chair of
Sept. 17, 2014
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Sewol bill to prolong Assembly impasse
Talks over the special Sewol bill are expected to continue for weeks, sources said Wednesday, after President Park Geun-hye called the demands regarding the bill made by the opposition and the bereaved families difficult to accept.Park on Tuesday said the most recent bipartisan agreement over the special bill from last month should be considered the final version of the bill, despite calls from the bereaved families and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy to renegotiate.With
Sept. 17, 2014
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‘No clear framework of military contributions to anti-IS fight’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― South Korea’s presidential national security adviser said Tuesday there hasn’t been any clear picture yet of military contributions the United States wants from a coalition of countries in the fight against the Islamic State militants.Kim Kwan-jin made the remark to reporters after talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns in Washington. It suggests that though Seoul plans in principle to provide humanitarian assistance only, it does not rule out military supp
Sept. 17, 2014
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To document, remember and educate
The following is the ninth in a series of articles on Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Asian women on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the foundation of The Korea Herald on Aug.15. ― Ed.Korean-born, U.S.-based photojournalist Kim Yung-hi first visited the House of Sharing, the residence for former “comfort women” in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, in 1996, to capture the daily lives of the surviving victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery.The candid portraits of the women were featured
Sept. 17, 2014
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Gov't sets rice import tariffs at 513%
South Korea plans to set its tariffs on rice imports at 513 percent, a ruling party official said Wednesday, as the country is scheduled to liberalize its rice market through tariffication starting next year."Through imposing a high tariff, the locally produced rice can gain enough price competitiveness," the Saenuri Party official told Yonhap News Agency, confirming the high tariff to be set.South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and En
Sept. 17, 2014
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Key opposition lawmaker drops plan to leave party
A key opposition lawmaker at the center of a political firestorm on Wednesday dropped her plan to leave the party as she vowed to make efforts to strike a deal on a controversial bill regarding the investigation of April's ferry disaster.Park Young-sun, floor leader of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, had suggested that she could quit her leadership post and even leave the party due to infighting over the formation of its interim leadership."I am sorry for causing much co
Sept. 17, 2014
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Park slams NPAD over stalemate
President Park Geun-hye clarified Tuesday that her administration would not accept calls from opposition lawmakers to take the initiative in providing the ferry victims’ families with the authority to investigate and indict suspects.Her stance that Cheong Wa Dae would not respond to the demand from the main opposition party and the victims’ families came during the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.Over the past few months, the New Politics Alliance for Democracy and the families have called on the pre
Sept. 16, 2014
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Has Park crossed the Rubicon?
Officials of the main opposition party on Tuesday frantically attempted to dissuade the party’s interim chairwoman Rep. Park Young-sun from leaving the party, amid its worst political crisis since its founding in March.Park announced plans to step down from her post and exit the party on Sunday, after in-house hard-liners demanded she take responsibility for its falling public ratings and the failed talks with the governing Saenuri Party over the special Sewol bill. But moderate officials of the
Sept. 16, 2014
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NPAD plight might not be in Saenuri’s favor
South Korea’s ruling party continued to urge the opposition to end its parliamentary boycott Tuesday, as public criticism intensified over legislators’ failure to carry out their basic duties.The criticism is mostly being directed against the opposition. But this could be both a blessing and a curse for the conservative ruling Saenuri Party, experts said.“The ruling party is likely to discontinue party reforms, and other efforts,” said Jeong Jin-min, professor of political science at Myongji Uni
Sept. 16, 2014
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Park calls for swift passage of bill on ferry disaster
President Park Geun-hye ruled out concessions on Tuesday as she urged the parliament to quickly pass a contentious bill meant to uncover the truth behind April's ferry disaster.She has been under pressure to allow a proposed ad hoc committee for an independent probe into the ferry sinking to have the right to investigate and indict those responsible for the tragedy, a key demand by the families of the ferry victims."The call is not something that she can determine as the president as it would un
Sept. 16, 2014
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Embattled chief of NPAD mulls leaving party
Rep. Park Young-sun, the interim leader of South Korea’s main opposition party, may leave the party, sources said Monday, as inner conflict threatened to paralyze the party’s decision-making in the face of falling ratings.Infighting has dogged the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, with its factions voicing conflicting views on key issues. The internal division subsided a bit last month in the wake of a landslide electoral defeat to the ruling Saenuri Party in July. But the pro
Sept. 15, 2014
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NEC eyes curbs on lawmakers’ book launches
South Korea’s electoral watchdog said on Monday it was considering limiting the amount of funds lawmakers receive at book launches ― social gatherings often used as means of exchanging large amounts of money for political favors.The National Election Commission’s move comes amid increasing public criticism of lawmakers who have used the events as an alternative way to collect political contributions.Legislators regularly hold book launches to advertise books they have recently penned and invite
Sept. 15, 2014
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Park to revitalize ecosystem of creative economy
President Park Geun-hye vowed Monday to revitalize the ecosystem of the creative economy in South Korea through innovation centers.Park's creative economy -- a key policy objective of Park -- calls for boosting the economy by turning creative ideas into real businesses through science and technology, and information technology.The pledge came two weeks after the government announced a plan to link the country's conglomerate to innovation centers as part of efforts to build a creative economy.The
Sept. 15, 2014
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NPAD likely to pick moderate leader
An opposition politician not aligned with any faction appears likely to become the next interim chief of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, experts and reports predicted on Sunday, as the main opposition party sets to address a three-way crisis in the coming weeks.Many names have been tossed around for the next potential party leader. But fears of worsening factionalism amid a crisis have convinced senior NPAD officials to select a middle-ground individual who is believed to be somewhat “m
Sept. 14, 2014
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[Weekender] Incheon mayor dreams big
Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok hopes to catapult the western port city onto the world map in the coming years. Although he is widely considered a close associate of the president ― a factor that carries much weight in local politics ― Yoo is faced with big tasks that range from handling the city’s 12 trillion won ($11.6 billion) debt and increasing investment in the free economic zone to successfully hosting the upcoming Incheon Asian Games. The Incheon mayor, however, is likely to have more than a
Sept. 12, 2014