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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Korea's new amb. calls for more efforts to clear China's misunderstanding on THAAD
South Korea's new top envoy to Beijing said Friday that it is necessary to assure China both politically and technologically that a US missile defense system installed here is not targeting it.Noh Young-min, set to leave for China next month, said that he will do his utmost to remove any misunderstandings that China has about the armament called THAAD by meeting Chinese leaders and experts. (Yonhap)"I think that China will believe if we explain with sincerity that it was installed to defend agai
Sept. 29, 2017
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Foreign ministry unveils road map to tackle closed, male-dominated organization
South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday that it will fill up to 20 percent of its manager-level positions with women under the current Moon Jae-in administration.The ministry also plans to launch a new office that will serve as a control tower to coordinate its diplomatic polices, while consolidating divisions and teams doing similar work as part of efforts to streamline its structure. They are part of a self-reform road map unveiled Friday after its monthslong review of what needs to be done
Sept. 29, 2017
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Foreign ministry to unveil self-reform roadmap this week
South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday that it will this week unveil a roadmap to reform and renew itself after conducting a monthslong review of what needs to be done.A task force was launched in July to come up with measures to tackle problems deemed to be hurting the competitiveness and structural health of the ministry. Foreign Minister nominee Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap)"Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will unveil the innovation roadmap Friday," ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk told a regu
Sept. 28, 2017
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Korea's outgoing amb. to China hopes things have 'bottomed out'
The outgoing South Korean ambassador to China hoped Wednesday that his country's relations with China, which have been strained over a US missile defense system, have already bottomed out and will only improve going forward.Kim Jang-soo said he feels sorry for Korean people, businesses and small merchants hit hard by the fallout from the prolonged feud over the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system to South Korea."I just hope that while I was there, things had already bott
Sept. 27, 2017
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FM emphasizes importance of alliance with US, asks for full parliamentary support
South Korea's top diplomat has emphasized the importance of alliance with the United States in dealing with the evolving threat from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and called for full support from the US parliament, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held discussions with bipartisan groups of lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives in back-to-back meetings in Washington on Tuesday, according to the ministry. Kang had talks sepa
Sept. 27, 2017
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No country has opted out of PyeongChang Olympics for security reasons: Seoul
Not a single country has officially decided not to join the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics so far despite tension over North Korea's provocations, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday, vowing to ensure the safety of the global sports event. "The South Korean government is making the utmost efforts to make the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics safe events," foreign ministry spokesman Nok Kyu-duk said in a press briefing. "Regarding the concerns some countries have expresse
Sept. 26, 2017
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[Herald Interview] US deputy governor upholds S. Korea-US alliance, FTA
US President Donald Trump‘s use of personal communications channels to voice views on North Korea is a cause of concern, state of Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib says. “I have had the privilege of being briefed by the Council on Foreign Relations and nobody that I know of in the diplomatic or foreign relations community believes it is helpful for President Trump to be using his personal communication channel in this fashion in resolving this conflict,” said Habib, who is a CFR member, while sitt
Sept. 26, 2017
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Comfort women monument not in breach of deal with Japan: Seoul
South Korea's plan to install a memorial monument for women sexually enslaved by the imperial Japanese army during World War II does not run counter to the country's 2015 agreement signed with Japan to settle the wartime atrocity issue, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.The stance came in response to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga's criticism of the South Korean gender ministry's plan to build a memorial monument at the National Mang-Hyang Cemetery, a resting place in Cheonan, c
Sept. 26, 2017
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Late Dutch Korean War vet to be laid to rest in Korea
The cremated remains of a Dutch veteran, who fought for South Korea during the 1950-1953 Korean War, will be buried in the country next week in accordance with his wishes, the veterans affairs ministry said Thursday."A ceremony to receive the remains of the late Johan Theodoor Aldewereld of the Netherlands, who participated in the Korean War as a UN soldier, will be held at Incheon International Airport on Monday, with the minister presiding over it," the ministry said. The remains will be laid
Sept. 21, 2017
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Senators call for Trump to fill vacant Korean-affairs posts promptly
A group of 10 US Democratic senators has urged US President Donald Trump to quickly fill major posts in charge of Korean affairs that have been vacant for months, given escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, a US broadcaster reported Thursday. The senators made the demand in a joint letter Friday, saying it is very worrisome that the posts are still vacant despite the tensions, Voice of America said. US President Donald Trump (AP-Yonhap)The roles the senators pinpointed are ambassador to S
Sept. 21, 2017
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Korean leader to attend UN assembly, hold bilateral talks
NEW YORK -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set for a series of bilateral talks with other global leaders in New York on Tuesday, following his participation in the opening of the UN General Assembly.The new South Korean leader will begin the second day of his four-day visit here with a meeting with International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach, in which he is widely expected to call for stepping up of joint efforts between his country and the IOC to ensure a successful 2018 Winter Oly
Sept. 19, 2017
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Korea, US, Japan in talks to set up trilateral summit: official
South Korea, the United States and Japan are in talks about holding a trilateral summit in New York later this month when their leaders gather for the UN General Assembly, a presidential official said Wednesday.Earlier in the day, a Japanese newspaper reported that fine-tuning is under way to set up a meeting among President Moon Jae-in, US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the UN session.Asked to confirm the report, an official at Seoul's presiden
Sept. 13, 2017
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Seoul working to identify Koreans among IS family members
The Korean government is looking into recent reports that its citizens were sighted among more than 1,000 wives and children of suspected Islamic State group fighters detained in Iraq.“We are currently working with the Iraqi government, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Committee of the Red Cross through our embassy in Iraq to look further into the matter,” the Foreign Ministry here said Tuesday. A woman and a small child lie on the floor of a tent in a camp for di
Sept. 12, 2017
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Ranking US lawmakers urge Trump to strengthen Korea alliance
WASHINGTON -- Two ranking US lawmakers urged President Donald Trump on Monday to bolster Washington's alliance with South Korea in the face of North Korea's escalating threat and China's growing regional influence.Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, and Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), chairman of the subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, said it was clear the bilateral relationship has never been more important in their letter to Trump reflecting on their recent trip
Sept. 12, 2017
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PM discusses economic cooperation with chairman of Oman's lower house of parliament
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with the chairman of Oman's lower house of parliament Monday, and discussed ways to bolster economic and other ties between the two countries, his office said.Khalid Al-Maawali, chairman of the Consultative Assembly of Oman, arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a five-day trip at the invitation of South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Se-kyun. It was his first trip to South Korea.Lee welcomed Al-Maawali, saying relations between the two countries have moved
Sept. 11, 2017
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Former German chancellor to visit sexual slavery victims this week
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will come to South Korea early this week to meet people forced to endure World War II sexual slavery, an organization representing the victims said Sunday.Schroeder is due to visit the House of Sharing, a shelter for the surviving victims of the sexual enslavement in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, located on the outskirts of Seoul, on Monday, the organization said.During the war that ended in 1945, as many as 200,000 South Korean women were estimated to ha
Sept. 10, 2017
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Foreign ministry sees hike in cyberattack attempts from China this year
South Korea's foreign ministry has seen a sharp rise in attempted hackings from China in 2017 from a year earlier, parliamentary sources said Sunday. A total of 8,263 cases of cyberattacks or attempted hackings were detected in the foreign ministry servers from January through July, according to data provided to Rep. Park Joo-sun of the minor opposition People's Party by the foreign office. The figure is almost on par with the corresponding number of 8,482 tallied for all of 2016, the lawmaker s
Sept. 10, 2017
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Seoul, Tokyo to cooperate in persuading China, Russia to cut NK’s oil supply
South Korean President Moon Jae-in continued seeking ways to cut North Korea’s oil supply on Thursday, in the face of resistance from Pyongyang’s biggest suppliers: China and Russia. In his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Moon received confirmation that Tokyo supports his plans. President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday. (Yonhap)“The two lea
Sept. 7, 2017
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Moon proposes expanding economic cooperation with Russia, building Northeast Asian energy links
VLADIVOSTOK-- President Moon Jae-in on Thursday proposed expanding economic cooperation between South Korea and Russia in a wide range of areas, including energy, infrastructure and agriculture, noting those projects might set an example of co-prosperity for isolated North Korea. In his address to the third Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Moon also called for talks to build a Northeast Asia super grid to enhance regionwide energy cooperation, which would help meet growing power dema
Sept. 7, 2017
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Leaders of S. Korea, Mongolia agree to enhance ties, economic cooperation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Mongolian counterpart Khaltmaagiin Battulga agreed Wednesday to further improve their countries' relationship."I am very fond of Mongolia as if it were our brother nation, as South Korea and Mongolia share many similarities in terms of their ethnicity and language," Moon said while meeting his Mongolian counterpart in a bilateral summit in Vladivostok.The two leaders are here for the third Eastern Economic Forum, a regional economic summit hosted by Rus
Sept. 6, 2017