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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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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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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Canada celebrates 150th anniversary of Confederation
Marking the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, there will be a series of cultural and educational events in Korea this year, according to the Canadian Embassy in Seoul.The Canadian Confederation refers to the process by which the former British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. The new federal state was then composed of the four provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Since the confederation,
Feb. 20, 2017
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Preparations under way to set up unofficial talks in New York between N. Korea, US: report
Talks are under way to bring senior North Korean officials to New York in the coming weeks for unofficial talks with former US officials, a news report said Sunday.Choe Son-hui, director-general at the North Korean Foreign Ministry in charge of US affairs, is expected to lead the North's delegation should the "Track 1.5" talks take place in the next few weeks, The Washington Post reported, citing unidentified sources. (Yonhap)Donald S. Zagoria, senior vice president of the National Committee on
Feb. 20, 2017
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State Department urges China to use 'unique leverage' over N. Korea
The United States on Sunday kept up its demand for China to use its "unique leverage" on North Korea to pressure the regime in Pyongyang after Beijing suspended coal imports from the neighboring nation.China's Commerce Ministry announced Saturday it is suspending North Korean coal imports starting Sunday through the end of the year in accordance with the latest UN Security Council resolution adopted in December to punish Pyongyang for its fifth nuclear test in September. (Yonhap)The resolution c
Feb. 20, 2017
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US lawmakers call for relisting N. Korea as state sponsor of terrorism
Calls are growing in the US Congress for relisting North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism in the wake of Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile test and the killing of the half brother of the North's leader."North Korea illegally launched yet another menacing ballistic missile. This was a high-tech, pre-fueled rocket that can be launched quickly. This type of rocket has a range of about 1,800 miles -- thus, making it an immediate threat to South Korea and Japan, as well as our troops that are
Feb. 20, 2017
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Korea, Japan fail to iron out differences on girl statue issue
Top diplomats of South Korea and Japan held bilateral talks on Friday but failed to iron out differences over a controversial statue as they remained firm on their own stances, a government source said.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida met in the German city of Bonn on the sidelines of a group of 20 meeting. The meeting comes amid friction over the girl statue civic groups recently installed before the Japanese consulate in the South Korean por
Feb. 18, 2017
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Tillerson urges China to 'use all available tools' to rein in N. Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged China on Friday to "use all available tools" to rein in North Korea when he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, his spokesman said.The meeting took place in the Germany city of Bonn on the sidelines of a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of 20 nations. It was the first time the top diplomats from the two countries have met since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.(Yonhap)"Secretary Tillerson also highlighted the increasing t
Feb. 18, 2017
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UN chief urges N. Korea to work toward denuclearization
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday North Korea should fully comply with UN Security Council resolutions and work toward denuclearization.Guterres made the remark when he met one-on-one with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in the German city of Bonn on the sidelines of the foreign ministers' meeting of the Group of 20 nations, expressing deep concern over the North's latest missile test, according to the Foreign Ministry. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se shakes
Feb. 18, 2017
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Top diplomats from S. Korea, US, Japan pledge to respond strongly to NK provocations
The top diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch in the "strongest terms" Thursday, pledging to work together to respond strongly to provocations by Pyongyang.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida reached the agreement when they held talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' gathering in the German city of Bonn, officials
Feb. 17, 2017
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Top diplomats from Korea, Japan set for talks amid heightened tensions
The top diplomats from South Korea and Japan are scheduled to hold talks Friday, with the rare meeting expected to focus on allaying heightening diplomatic tensions over history and territorial issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The meeting between Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will be held in the morning in Bonn, Germany, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting.Their talks are expected to concentrate on a diplomatic row over a
Feb. 17, 2017
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Republican senators call for significantly tightening financial screws on N. Korea
A group of US Republican senators have urged the Treasury Department to significantly tighten the financial screws on North Korea to curb its dangerously accelerating nuclear and missile programs.The six senators -- Ted Cruz, Cory Gardner, Thom Tillis, Marco Rubio, Pat Toomey and David Perdue -- made the appeal in a joint letter urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to "execute the full extent of financial sanctions and targeted financial measures provided for under current law." (Yonhap)"As
Feb. 17, 2017
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State Department 'aware' of death of NK leader's brother
The US State Department said Tuesday it is aware of reports that the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been killed in Malaysia, but declined any further comment."We are aware of reports. We refer you to the Malaysian authorities," a department spokesperson told Yonhap News Agency.(Yonhap)Kim Jong-nam, the 45-year-old eldest son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who has a different mother from the current leader, was found dead at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Monday in wha
Feb. 15, 2017
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Japan stages territorial provocation with teaching manual
Japan on Tuesday stepped up its claim to Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo through a new educational guideline for primary and middle schools, in another move fanning territorial spats amid unabated historical tension over a “comfort woman” statue. Tokyo’s Education Ministry unveiled a draft of its updated educational guideline in which it stipulates for the first time the islets are “indigenous Japanese territory,” along with the Senkaku/Diayou islands and the Northern Territories -- claimed
Feb. 14, 2017
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Ukraine, Korea mark silver jubilee of diplomacy
Marking the silver jubilee of diplomatic ties this year, Ukraine and Korea have laid a solid foundation for a wide array of future-oriented cooperation, Ukraine’s top envoy to Korea said last week.Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Marmazov, who nears the end of his post after five years, said the past 25 years of bilateral cooperation have sowed the seedbeds of growth in infrastructure, agriculture, construction, energy, science and technology, education and tourism.“Looking back over the last quarter
Feb. 13, 2017
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‘Curbing global warming requires more than words’
With the international community changing tack to advance the low-carbon economy, Korea should act on its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions and muster global cooperation toward its materialization, a renowned scholar on climate change has said. In an interview with The Korea Herald, professor Chung Suh-yong of Korea University’s Graduate School of International Studies stressed the “implementation” of the country’s commitment to the Paris agreement in 2015 was essential. Also known as the
Feb. 13, 2017
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Italian cartoonist draws inspiration from eclectic Korea
In the eyes of Sergio Varbella, an Italian cartoonist and graphic designer, Seoul is a city of contradictions, where hypermodernity meets antiquity at every turn of the street. With glittering skyscrapers canvasing gentrified homes, and English billboard signs jutting out from unvarnished landscapes, the Korean capital has given him plenty of visual excitement. And that is precisely what Varbella will take home when he returns to his hometown Asti in northern Italy, after completing three weeks
Feb. 13, 2017
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Foreign ministry to launch special team to monitor overseas missions
South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday that it will form a special team tasked with monitoring diplomats at overseas missions for any misdeeds in a bid to enforce tougher workplace discipline.The team, in cooperation with the ministry's existing internal inspection office, will keep tabs on diplomats working at the country's embassies, consulates and other missions.The move comes as the current inspection office is said to be short-staffed in that it has to monitor workers at over 180 overse
Feb. 10, 2017
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Top diplomats of S. Korea and US expected to meet next week: source
Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States are expected to meet next week on the sidelines of an international gathering in Germany to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear threats, a diplomatic source said Friday.Preparations are under way to arrange a meeting between Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson "either on Thursday or Friday" (local time) in Bonn in time for talks of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 (G-20) countries, ac
Feb. 10, 2017
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US 'secondary sanctions' on China likely to backfire: China expert
US "secondary sanctions" on Chinese firms doing business with North Korea would more likely to backfire rather than achieve the goal of inducing Beijing to render greater cooperation in efforts to rein in Pyongyang, an expert said Thursday.Yun Sun, a senior associate at the Stimson Center, made the remark during a discussion in Washington amid growing speculation the administration of US President Donald Trump is likely to adopt "secondary sanctions" or a "secondary boycott," penalizing Chinese
Feb. 10, 2017
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Tillerson says Korea already paying 'large amounts' for US troops
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said South Korea is already paying large amounts to support American troops stationed in the country and the two countries will be able to produce an "equitable burden-sharing" deal.Tillerson made the remark in a written answer to questions from Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) before his confirmation as secretary, responding to a question whether he would be willing to pull US troops out of South Korea and Japan unless a "fair" burden-sharing agreement cannot be reache
Feb. 9, 2017
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Foreign ministry launches taskforce to enforce discipline for diplomats
South Korea's foreign ministry has launched a drive to enforce stronger discipline on its diplomats following revelations of a series of workplace misdeeds, a government source said Thursday.A taskforce was formed recently and held its first meeting to discuss ways to maintain discipline of officials stationed in embassies, consulates and other overseas missions, according to the source. The source said that the ministry has reached out to private-sector experts for input and opinions in establi
Feb. 9, 2017