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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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S. Korean, Vietnamese ministers discuss ways to enhance relations
Government Policy Coordination Minister Hong Nam-ki met with his Vietnamese counterpart on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula situation, Hong's office said.During the meeting with Mai Tien Dung, minister and chairman of the Government Office, Hong noted that relations between the two countries have moved rapidly forward since they established diplomatic relations in 1992 and that he looks forward to further enhancing ties un
May 23, 2018
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Trump urges China to control NK border until after nuclear deal
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump urged China on Monday to tightly control its border with North Korea until after he signs a nuclear deal with the regime.Trump is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12, although Pyongyang has threatened to pull out of the summit."China must continue to be strong & tight on the Border of North Korea until a deal is made," he wrote in a tweet. "The word is that recently the Border has become much more porous and more has be
May 22, 2018
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Moon arrives in Washington for talks with Trump ahead of US-N.Korea summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Washington on Monday for talks with US President Donald Trump about strategies for Trump's upcoming high-stakes summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Moon is scheduled to hold talks with Trump on Tuesday, starting with a 30-minute private meeting where the leaders will be accompanied by no one else besides only their interpreters, an official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said."The fact that the two leaders will hold talks with
May 22, 2018
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Moon to head to US for talks on upcoming US-N. Korea summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to leave for Washington on Monday on an apparent mission to help broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea ahead of their first-ever summit next month.Moon's trip follows his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom on April 27.He will hold talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Washington time).The trip, however, also comes after a series of old rhetoric from Pyongyang that
May 21, 2018
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China denies Trump's view that Xi could be influencing N. Korea
China dismissed U.S. President Trump's assertion Friday that President Xi Jinping might be behind North Korea's sudden shift to a recalcitrant attitude. Following a weeks-long peace offensive, the North has changed its tack. It called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea earlier this week and threatened to reconsider the plan to hold summit talks with the U.S. in Singapore next month. Pyongyang cited the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint air combat drills and denuclearization-related
May 18, 2018
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Trump reaffirms security assurance for N. Korea
US President Donald Trump stressed Thursday (US time) that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s regime will not be affected if a denuclearization deal is reached between the two countries in an apparent effort to appease Pyongyang. Trump also said that the “Libyan model” -- which Pyongyang has strongly opposed -- isn’t a model he is considering for North Korea’s denuclearization, but warned that Kim could face the same fate as Libya’s former leader if the North doesn’t strike a deal on its nuclear
May 18, 2018
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Moon looks to narrow gap between US, NK at summit with Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will try to use his summit with US President Donald Trump to broker a nuclear deal between the United States and North Korea, a presidential aide said Friday.The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Washington, three weeks before the US president and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il hold their first summit in Singapore."We expect the upcoming summit to play a role as a bridge (between the US and North Korea) that will lead to the success of the North Korea-US sum
May 18, 2018
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[Herald Interview] ‘Accepting migrants is in national interest’: IOM chief
For countries faced with a population decline, taking in migrants is not only necessary, but also desirable, provided that creative immigration policies are implemented, says the UN migration agency’s chief. William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, warned against widespread anti-immigration and anti-refugee sentiment around the world, saying it is based on “false stereotypes and unfounded fear.” “People say … we don’t want any migrants, build a wall a
May 17, 2018
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PM calls for measures to minimize negative effects from US sanctions on Iran
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon instructed the government Thursday to come up with measures to minimize any negative effects the restoration of US sanctions on Iran could have on South Korea's economy and businesses.US President Donald Trump has declared he's pulling out of the Iranian nuclear deal, and ordered that the sanctions on Iran, which had been lifted under the 2016 deal, be reinstated. That prompted concern the restrictions could negatively affect South Korean trade and businesses.Iranian o
May 17, 2018
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Korea to launch institute to commemorate 'comfort women'
South Korea plans to open a research institute in August to delve into the issue of wartime sexual violence against women as part of efforts to commemorate the Korean women sexually exploited by the imperial Japanese army during World War II, the gender minister has said."South Korea should be the mecca for the issue of wartime suppression of women's rights," Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Hyun-back said in a meeting with journalists Wednesday. "The opening of the research institut
May 17, 2018
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US continues to plan N. Korea summit: State Department
WASHINGTON -- The United States said Tuesday it continues to plan for a historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un despite the regime's threat to withdraw.The State Department's response came shortly after North Korea warned the US to make "careful deliberations about the fate" of the June 12 summit, citing ongoing military exercises between the South and the US."We will continue to plan the meeting," department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said at a regu
May 16, 2018
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Korea joins int'l condemnation of terror attacks in Indonesia
South Korea and four other middle power states issued a joint statement Tuesday condemning recent deadly terrorist attacks in Indonesia "in the strongest possible terms," another show of global unity against such an atrocious crime.The foreign ministers of South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia expressed their condolences and solidarity with the Indonesian government."We unequivocally condemn all acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, wherever
May 15, 2018
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S. Korea protests Japan’s Dokdo claim
South Korea on Tuesday condemned Japan’s repeated claim to the Dokdo islets in a foreign policy document presented to its cabinet, rekindling territorial and historical tensions between the two countries. The Japanese government described the islets as “indigenous Japanese territory” in this year’s foreign policy document, known as the Diplomatic Bluebook, reported to its cabinet earlier in the day. Seoul’s Foreign Ministry urged Tokyo to immediately retract its claim over the ownership of Dokd
May 15, 2018
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South Korea, Singapore pledge joint efforts for successful US-NK summit
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Singapore vowed Monday to work together to support the upcoming summit between the United States and North Korea in the Southeast Asian country, Seoul's ministry said. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap)South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan held phone talks ahead of the June 12 summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.The ministers shared the view that the
May 14, 2018
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[Newsmaker] 'North Korea's CVID impossible' says former NK diplomat
A complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea is impossible, unless the regime collapses or changes, a former senior North Korean diplomat said Monday. Given the North’s political system that idolizes its leader, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will never give up the country’s nuclear arsenal, and the only option for the rest of the world is to accept North Korea disguising itself as nuclear-free nation, said Thae Yong-ho, North Korea’s former deputy ambassador to the U
May 14, 2018
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Did US promise ‘economic rewards’ to NK?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s mention of “prosperity” for North Korea if it ends its nuclear weapons programs may hint at economic rewards for the cash-strapped regime. Pompeo said Friday that his talks with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang had been “warm,” “constructive” and “good,” and he made clear that if North Korea dismantles its nuclear weapons in a permanent and verifiable way, the US would be willing to help boost the North’s economy. “If North Korea takes bold action to quickly denucle
May 13, 2018
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Foreign minister Kang to meet Pompeo in Washington
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is set to hold talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday in Washington, D.C., ahead of the historic summit between North Korea and the US, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, left, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (AP)During the meeting, the countries’ top diplomats will exchange views on the outcome of the April 27 inter-Korean summit, ways to enhance policy coordination on achieving den
May 10, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Behind Kim Jong-un’s trip to China: NK seeks to involve China in peace push
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to China for the second time in less than two months signals Pyongyang’s desire for Beijing’s involvement in the denuclearization process ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump, experts say. The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that Kim met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday and Tuesday in the northeastern Chinese city of Dailan, where he reiterated his commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The summit might
May 9, 2018
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N. Korea's Kim, China's Xi hold 2nd summit in northern China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their second summit in about 40 days in northeast China, the two nations' state media reported Tuesday, ahead of an anticipated summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump. In a dispatch from the Chinese city of Dalian, China's Xinhua news agency reported that Kim and Xi held talks on Monday and Tuesday. The second summit between Kim and Xi appears to highlight efforts by the allies to restore ties that have been chille
May 8, 2018
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Another Chinese city reopens group tours to South Korea: sources
A major Chinese city on Saturday lifted its suspension of package tour programs to South Korea, which was imposed amid a diplomatic feud between the two countries, sources said. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism held a regional meeting in the southwestern city of Chongqing earlier in the day and approved the move, according to the sources here. Last week, Wuhan, the sprawling capital of the Hubei province, became the first Chinese city to reopen tour package programs to South Korea
May 7, 2018