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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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Korean FM to visit China to discuss preparations for summit
South Korea's foreign minister is expected to visit China soon to fine-tune preparations for the upcoming summit between their leaders, a government source said Monday.Kang Kyung-wha is to visit Beijing "as early as next week" to discuss detailed preparations for the third summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping scheduled for next month, according to the source. (Yonhap)It would mark Kang's first trip to China since taking office in June.After tal
Nov. 13, 2017
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Trade ministers agree Asia-Pacific trade pact without US
Trade ministers from 11 Asia-Pacific countries agreed Saturday to press ahead with a major trade deal without the United States, as the world's largest economy seeks to go it alone under President Donald Trump's 'America First' policy.Trump pulled his country from the Trans Pacific Partnership at the start of the year, dismaying allies and casting into doubt an agreement heralded for tying lower tariffs to strong environmental and labour protections.In a joint statement Saturday morning, the rem
Nov. 11, 2017
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Trump pushes 'America first' during tough trade talk in Asia
President Donald Trump stood before a summit of Asian leaders keen on regional trade pacts and delivered a roaring "America first" message Friday, denouncing China for unfair trade practices just a day after he had heaped praise on President Xi Jinping in Beijing."We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of anymore," Trump told CEOs on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. "I am always going to put America first, the same way that I expect all of
Nov. 11, 2017
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Leaders of S. Korea, Vietnam agree to boost bilateral trade, exchange
The leaders of South Korea and Vietnam agreed Saturday to work to further enhance their bilateral ties partly by increasing exchanges between their government officials and people.In a bilateral summit, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang also vowed efforts to boost the countries' bilateral trade to over $100 billion in 2020, according to South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.The Moon-Tran meeting, the first of its kind, was held on the sidelines
Nov. 11, 2017
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S. Korean president to attend APEC summit, meet Chinese, Vietnamese leaders
DANANG, Vietnam -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and hold bilateral talks with the leaders of China and Vietnam on Saturday. After a visit to Indonesia, Moon arrived here on Friday, the second stop in his three-nation Southeast Asia trip, which will take him to Manila, the Philippines, on Sunday.Moon will hold his first summit with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang in the morning, to discuss ways to boost trade a
Nov. 11, 2017
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Flip-flops over Seoul’s stance on Indo-Pacific initiative stir controversy
South Korea has been roiled by a controversy over whether it should join a new foreign policy initiative of the US, apparently aimed at reining in the influence of China, as it seeks to strike a diplomatic balance between the two superpowers. The “Indo-Pacific” initiative, which originated with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, envisions the US working with Japan and other maritime democracies -- Australia and India -- to contain a rising China. South Korea was dragged into the matter when US
Nov. 10, 2017
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Korea denounces missile attack on Saudi Arabia
South Korea on Friday denounced a recent ballistic missile attack by Yemen's rebels on Saudi Arabia's capital and called for efforts to help build peace in the Middle East region.Saudi Arabia said its air force intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward King Khalid International Airport, near the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, on Nov. 4. Houthi rebels in Yemen (AP)"The South Korean government is paying attention to the Saudi Arabian government's announcement of the inte
Nov. 10, 2017
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Full text of a joint statement of leaders of S. Korea, Indonesia
The following is the full text of a joint statement issued by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the end of their bilateral summit in Jakarta on Thursday. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (left) and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo partake in a summit in Jakarta (Yonhap) Republic of Korea-Republic of Indonesia Joint Vision Statement for Co-Prosperity and Peace At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Joko W
Nov. 9, 2017
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Leaders of S. Korea, Indonesia agree to upgrade ties, urge N. Korea to give up nukes
JAKARTA, Nov. 9 -- The presidents of South Korea and Indonesia agreed Thursday to upgrade their relations to "special strategic partnership" to push forward all-compassing cooperation in economy, culture, politics and security issues. During their summit, Presidents Moon Jae-in and Joko Widodo also pledged efforts to sharply increase bilateral trade and diversify business cooperation between the two countries.Moon arrived in Jakarta Wednesday for a three-day state visit to further enhance diplo
Nov. 9, 2017
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Former sex slave, ‘Dokdo Shrimp’ at Trump dinner spark new Korea-Japan row
A fresh diplomatic spat is brewing between South Korea and Japan over the presence of a victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery at the recent state dinner in Seoul for the visiting U.S. President Donald Trump. Japanese officials reacted angrily, saying the invitation of the "comfort woman" breaches the spirit of a 2015 agreement to settle the longstanding dispute between the two neighbors. They have also fumed at the decision to serve "Dokdo Shrimp" from waters off South Korea's easternmost is
Nov. 9, 2017
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Trump’s hug with comfort woman draws ire from Japan
US President Donald Trump’s first state visit to South Korea has drawn an unexpected level of attention from Japan, with the country accusing Seoul of inviting a “comfort woman” to its dinner banquet with Trump and serving shrimp caught near a disputed island.Lee Yong-soo, the 88-year-old woman who was coerced into working as a sex slave for the Japan military during World War II, was invited to the state banquet attended by Trump and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday.Trump was even
Nov. 8, 2017
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S. Korean, US first ladies seek rapport with tea time, confab, stroll
As Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump met for a summit on North Korea, alliance and trade on Tuesday, their wives got chummy with confabs, tea time and a brief stroll around the presidential compound.South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook and her counterpart Melania Trump met for the third time when Trump visited the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul for talks with Moon in the afternoon.They previously met when Moon visited Washington DC in June for the first summit with Tru
Nov. 7, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Melania Trump promotes gender equality in sports among youths
US first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday stood in front of some 80 teenagers in South Korea to speak about gender equality in sports among youths, on the first day of her two-day stay here. US first lady Melania Trump gives a speech during "Girls Play 2!" Initiative, an Olympic public diplomacy outreach campaign, at the US Ambassadors residence in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)In blue stiletto heels and a structured dark brown coat, Melania set foot in South Korea alongside her husband Donald Trump on
Nov. 7, 2017
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S. Korea pushes for reciprocal visits by Moon, Xi
South Korea is pushing to arrange reciprocal visits by the leaders of South Korea and China as the two countries are mending ties frayed by the deployment of a US missile defense system, its top diplomat said Monday. “(The government) plans to push to reinforce exchange, cooperation and strategic cooperative partnership with China by reinvigorating high-level personnel exchange, including (President Moon Jae-in’s) top-level visit to China by the end of this year and the Chinese leader’s South Ko
Nov. 6, 2017
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A look at who’s with Trump, who’s staying behind
US President Donald Trump began his marathon 12-day tour of Asia on Sunday, which will lead him to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. He will touch down in Korea on Tuesday for a two-day stay here. White House chief of staff John Kelly, as well as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. McMaster -- Trump’s key advisers on diplomacy -- will accompany Trump here, while Defense Secretary James Mattis and Vice President Mike Pence will stay behind in
Nov. 5, 2017
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[News Focus] Moon bent on balancing act between US, China
With US President Donald Trump in Japan and soon to arrive here with the North Korean nuclear and missile threat high on his agenda, it may be of US interest to keep the two -- arguably the US’ closest regional allies -- unified in resolving the standoff with North Korea. But for President Moon Jae-in, fresh off from a “let’s patch up” deal with China and now bent on performing a balancing act between two great powers, that is not a simple matter. Washington has long stressed the need for enh
Nov. 5, 2017
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'No secret agreement over THAAD': Foreign Ministry
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday there was no secret agreement with Beijing over a US missile shield deployment, denying claims Seoul made security concessions to restore economic ties with China. The ministry’s spokesperson Noh Kyu-duk said Seoul did not make any backroom deals with Beijing ahead of Tuesday’s South Korea-China joint statement. In the statement, the two sides vowed to repair their knotty relationship following Seoul’s decision to deploy the US’ Terminal High Alti
Nov. 2, 2017
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Korea's top diplomat to visit China to discuss cooperation
South Korea's foreign minister is pushing to visit Beijing this month to meet her Chinese counterpart and discuss cooperation on North Korea and other issues of mutual concern, a diplomatic source said Thursday.Kang Kyung-wha is seeking to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Her trip to China will likely come later this month after accompanying President Moon Jae-in to Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines from Nov. 8-15, according to the source. Kang is expected to discuss follow-up measure
Nov. 2, 2017
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Group of Korean lawmakers to visit China for talks on bilateral ties
A group of South Korean lawmakers will embark on a three-day visit to China this week for talks with Beijing officials over bilateral relations and North Korea's escalating nuclear threats, their aides said Wednesday.The bipartisan group will leave for the Chinese capital on Thursday, two days after Seoul and Beijing announced their agreement to normalize relations that were strained over the installation of a US missile defense system in Korea. The group consists of six lawmakers, including Chu
Nov. 1, 2017
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[Photo News] Turkish music echoes Gwanghwamun, supports PyeongChang Olympics
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Turkish-Korea relations, Turkey’s Anatolia Color military band visited Korea and performed in the Gwanghwamun area in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. The band held up signs in Korean, reading, “Brother land Turkey supports PyeongChang Winter Olympics (which is slated for February 2018).”The Mehters Military Band of Turkey is the world’s first military band established as a regular branch of the military service in the Turkish Ottoman Empire. (phko@heraldcorp.com)
Nov. 1, 2017