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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Japan ramps up pressure on S. Korea over ruling on forced labor
Japan has continued to ratchet up pressure on South Korea on Tuesday over a ruling that ordered a Japanese company to compensate South Korean victims forced to work during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. South Korea is trying to find a way to “respect” the judiciary’s decision while mitigating the diplomatic fallout with Japan, despite little room for diplomatic maneuver due to the legally binding nature of the top court’s ruling. The Supreme Court last week ruled that Nippon Stee
Nov. 6, 2018
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Korea's exemption from Iran sanctions underlines firmness of Korea-US alliance: Cheong Wa Dae
The US decision to give South Korea a waiver from complying with reinstated sanctions on Iran demonstrates that the alliance between the two countries is firm, the office of President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday.The US has reimposed the oil sanctions against Tehran, but exempted South Korea and seven other nations from the sanctions obligations, allowing them to continue crude imports from the Middle Eastern nation."The US sanctions on Iran took effect last night and our country was included among
Nov. 6, 2018
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Korea, India agree to enhance cooperation in tourism, sports
South Korea and India have agreed to increase their cooperation in tourism and sports.Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Do Jong-whan signed memorandums of understanding in New Delhi with his counterparts from India's Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday (local time), the South Korean ministry said. (Yonhap)The MOU on tourism contain measures to promote cooperation among tourism officials and build exchange programs in the field of human resources devel
Nov. 6, 2018
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Seoul granted waiver to buy Iranian oil
South Korea was granted a waiver that will temporarily allow it to continue importing Iranian oil after the US reinstated all sanctions on Iran on Monday, according to the US State Department. The US granted the waiver to eight countries, including China and India, the biggest buyers of Iranian oil, to keep crude oil prices stable. The countries will be able to buy Iranian oil for up to 180 days despite the reimposed sanctions. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the s
Nov. 5, 2018
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Moon says Korea-U.S. alliance should continue forever
President Moon Jae-in said Monday the alliance between South Korea and the United States should continue forever as he met with senior American military officials stationed here.The meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae was organized in recognition of outgoing U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, who is set to leave South Korea after two and a half years of service.“The Korea-U.S. alliance was forged in blood amid the artillery fire of the war, but it didn‘t stop th
Nov. 5, 2018
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2015 deal on ‘comfort women’ a political statement without legal power: Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry said Monday that the controversial 2015 deal between South Korea and Japan does not directly violate the constitutional rights of victims of Japan’s wartime sex slavery because the deal is only a political statement. (Yonhap)The victims of Japan’s sexual enslavement during World War II filed a petition with the Constitutional Court in March 2016, saying the government violated their basic rights by signing a deal against them with Japan. The ministry, which was required to
Nov. 5, 2018
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Korea granted waiver on Iran oil embargo: news reports
South Korea has received a waiver on the renewed US embargo on imports of Iranian oil following months of negotiations between the allies, foreign media reported Monday.The United States reimposed the oil sanctions against Tehran at the start of the day (Eastern Standard Time), a follow-up to President Donald Trump's decision in May to ditch a 2015 nuclear deal signed by his predecessor, Barack Obama.The Trump administration has threatened to take punitive measures against countries that purchas
Nov. 5, 2018
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Moon to attend ASEAN, APEC meetings
President Moon Jae-in will set out on a six-day trip to Singapore and Papua New Guinea on Nov. 13, to pitch his New Southern Policy and economic policies and highlight the drive to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula, Cheong Wa Dae announced Monday .“President Moon Jae-in will visit Singapore and Papua New Guinea on a six-day schedule from Nov. 13 to Nov. 18 to attend ASEAN-related summit meetings and the APEC summit,” Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom said. (Yonhap)During the trip, M
Nov. 5, 2018
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First lady departs for India
First lady Kim Jung-sook left for India on Sunday to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a park commemorating the legendary Indian-born wife of the king of an ancient Korean kingdom.President Moon Jae-in didn't accompany her as she embarked on the four-day trip. It is the first time in 16 years that a South Korean first lady has made a foreign visit without the president.The last first lady who did so was Lee Hee-ho, wife of late former President Kim Dae-jung.(Yonhap)On Sunday morning, South Ko
Nov. 4, 2018
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Allies to decide on next year's combined exercises before Dec. 1: defense minister
South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington will make a decision on plans for next year's major exercises before Dec. 1 after a working-level review.Jeong made the remarks after the 50th annual Security Consultative Meeting with his US counterpart, James Mattis, where the two sides finalized their decision to suspend the annual Vigilant Ace air exercise originally slated for December. (Yonhap)The suspension is aimed at facilitating ongoing diplomacy t
Nov. 1, 2018
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Why did it take five years for court to rule on forced labor?
Tuesday’s ruling that upheld a lower court’s ruling to compensate South Korean victims of forced labor by a Japanese firm during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula came 13 years after the victims filed for damages in February 2005. Lee Choon-shik, 94, the only surviving plaintiff who filed the compensation suit agasint a Japanese company. (Yonhap)It took the Supreme Court five years and three months of deliberation to conclude that the Japanese firm must pay 100 million won ($88,000)
Oct. 31, 2018
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Ruling on forced labor poses dilemma to S. Korea
Seoul is facing a tough task of respecting the country’s judiciary while mitigating diplomatic fallout with Tokyo in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision that a Japanese firm should compensate four South Koreans forced into labor during Japan’s 1910-45 occupation.The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the lower court’s ruling that ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 100 million won ($88,000) each to the plaintiffs, who worked at its steel mills between 1941 and 1943, recognizing
Oct. 31, 2018
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First lady to visit India next week
First lady Kim Jung-sook will visit India without President Moon Jae-in next week to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a park commemorating the Indian-born wife of the king of an ancient Korean kingdom, the presidential office said Wednesday.The four-day trip starting on Sunday will be the first time in 16 years that a South Korean first lady has made a foreign visit without the president. The last first lady who did so was Lee Hee-ho, wife of late former President Kim Dae-jung. (Yonhap)Kim p
Oct. 31, 2018
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Top UAE official to visit South Korea this week
A top United Arab Emirates official will visit Seoul on Thursday to discuss setting up a trip to South Korea by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other bilateral issues, the presidential spokesman said Wednesday.Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, is scheduled to meet with presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok to discuss these issues, presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said. (Yonhap)The UAE official is expected to visit Cheong Wa Dae to
Oct. 31, 2018
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PM says S. Korea hopes to move relations with Japan forward in future-oriented manner
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday that the government respects the Supreme Court’s ruling on wartime forced labor and hopes to move relations with Japan forward in a future-oriented manner.The Supreme Court ruled that a Japanese steel firm should compensate four Koreans mobilized into forced labor during the 1910-45 colonial rule, rejecting Japanese claims that all colonial-era compensation claims were settled under a 1965 treaty that the two countries signed when normalizing diplomatic re
Oct. 30, 2018
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Court orders Japan firm to compensate wartime forced laborers
The top court ruled Tuesday that a Japanese steel firm must compensate four South Korean victims forced to work in its factories during Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, a decision expected to intensify tension between the neighboring countries. The Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s 2013 ruling that ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to pay 100 million won ($88,000) in compensation to each of the four victims, recognizing their rights to sue for damages despite the 1965 Kore
Oct. 30, 2018
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26,000 S. Koreans received first-time residence permits in EU in 2017: Eurostat
BRUSSELS -- About 26,000 South Koreans received their first residence permits to stay for three months or longer in European Union countries last year -- the highest number in 10 years -- the EU’s statistics agency said Tuesday.Eurostat said in a report that the number of Koreans who obtained such stay permits for the first time increased 124 from a year ago to 25,767 in 2017. This undated file photo released by German news agency DPA shows the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels. (Yo
Oct. 30, 2018
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Senior US congressman vows full support for alliance, peace process
US Rep. Mac Thornberry, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, assured South Korea Monday of bipartisan support for the alliance, Seoul's foreign ministry said. (Yonhap)The Republican congressman from Texas also pledged every effort to denuclearize the peninsula and establish lasting peace.He delivered the message to Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in their meeting here.Kang took note of a sea change in the regional security conditions over the past year and briefed him on close cooperat
Oct. 29, 2018
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US nuclear envoy urges ‘FFVD,’ close coordination with S. Korea
The final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea is a primary requirement for the US and South Korea to bring an end to the Korean War, a US nuclear envoy said during his visit to Seoul on Monday. Stephen Biegun, US Special Representative for North Korea, and his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon underscored the need of close coordination amid concerns about a possible discord between the allies over the pace of inter-Korean developments. “We have a shared goal here, which is to brin
Oct. 29, 2018
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S. Korea, US discuss strategy on N. Korea amid reports of discord
Top South Korean and US officials on North Korea met here Monday for discussions on ways to revitalize denuclearization talks amid growing concerns about a possible rift between the allies.Stephen Biegun, the Trump administration's special representative for North Korea, opened talks with counterpart Lee Do-hoon in the wake of a brief meeting with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.(Yonhap)He arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a three-day stay, his fourth visit here as Washington's point man on Pyongya
Oct. 29, 2018