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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Hope grows for separated family reunion
The government’s push for the reunion of separated families is expected to speed up as the two Koreas agreed Tuesday to resume the event that has been suspended since early last year. Seoul and Pyongyang made an agreement to organize a fresh round of separated family reunions around Chuseok in September and to regularize it in the future. This was part of the six-point agreement reached at the 43-hour marathon negotiation at the border village of Panmunjeom. For this, a working-level meeting wil
Aug. 25, 2015
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Intense war of nerves during marathon talks
An intense war of nerves unfolded during the rare four-day cross-border talks, with South Korea pressuring the North to apologize for the recent set of North Korean provocations, while the other side tried to gloss over its responsibility, a senior Seoul official said Tuesday.Top officials from the two Koreas engage in intense talks in South Korea’s Peace House in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjeom this week. (Unification Ministry)However, the two sides reached an agreement through t
Aug. 25, 2015
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Will accord end N.K. provocations?
Although the rare cross-border talks brought the two Koreas away from the brink of an armed clash Tuesday, concerns persist over whether the development would effectively end what South Korea terms the “vicious cycle” of North Korean provocations. A peaceful North Korean village in Gaepung, North Hwanghae Province, is seen from South Korea’s frontline area on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Following the four-day talks that stretched into Tuesday morning, Pyongyang offered a rare expression of “regret” in a jo
Aug. 25, 2015
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N. Korean defector indicted for security law violation
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have indicted a North Korean defector for violating the National Security Law after he sneaked into the North to help other North Koreans defect to South Korea.The National Security Law bans South Koreans from contacting North Koreans or visiting the North without government permission. Suwon District Prosecutor's Office said the defector, surnamed Kim, has been detained for visiting the North five times since June 2011, and helping 21 North Koreans defect to the S
Aug. 25, 2015
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S. Korea seeks 'regular, systemic' talks with N. Korea
South Korea will try to hold "regular and systemic" dialogue with North Korea, a senior government official said Tuesday, boosted by a landmark inter-Korean deal on ending the latest military crisis.Asked about the prospects of inter-Korean ties, the Unification Ministry official told reporters, "(A new phase) has just begun. We will regularize and systematize talks between the South and North Korean authorities."The South regards the North as having acknowledged its responsibility for and apolo
Aug. 25, 2015
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Koreas halt hostilities at border to ease tensions
South Korea halted anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts along the border Tuesday as North Korea lifted the semi state of war of its armed forces in accordance with a rare inter-Korean rapprochement deal."North Korea removed as of 12:00 p.m. its order to keep all troops in a semi-war state," a military official said on condition of anonymity. "Our military also stopped front-line anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts along the border altogether at the same time," the official noted. The Tuesday act
Aug. 25, 2015
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N. Korea's Choe Ryong-hae will visit China for Sept. 3 war events
A top North Korean official, Choe Ryong-hae, will visit China early next month to attend events marking the end of World War II, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said Tuesday. Choe is among the foreign guests to attend the Sept. 3 events, Zhang told reporters. It is unclear whether Choe, considered third-in-command behind North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, will attend a huge military parade on Sept. 3. The planned visit by Choe to China comes as political ties between Pyongyang and Beijing
Aug. 25, 2015
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Deployed N. Korean submarines returning to bases after deal
About 50 North Korean submarines that had been moved to the frontline amid heightened military tension are now returning to their home bases, a military source said after the two Koreas reached a deal.More than 50 out of North Korea's around 70 submarines had previously been detected away from their bases for operations after the country threatened an "all-out war" against South Korea and ratcheted up its combat readiness posture.(Yonhap)"The 50-something submarines that had been away from their
Aug. 25, 2015
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U.S. welcomes breakthrough inter-Korean deal
The United States Monday welcomed a breakthrough deal that South and North Korea reached in high-level talks to defuse heightened military tensions, reiterating support for Seoul's efforts to improve ties with the communist North."The United State welcomes the agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the DPRK earlier today. We support President Park's tireless efforts to improve inter-Korean relations, which support peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," State Department spokes
Aug. 25, 2015
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U.N. chief welcomes inter-Korean deal
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed an agreement between South and North Korea to defuse heightened military tensions, saying he hopes it will lead to resumption of long-stalled negotiations on the North's nuclear program."I warmly welcome the news of an agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today. In particular, I highly appreciate the agreement to hold regular inter-Korean dialogue, and hope that this will serve as a mechanism to
Aug. 25, 2015
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Full text of inter-Korean agreement
Following is the English-version full text of a deal between South and North Korea in high-level talks, released by the North's state news agency KCNA Tuesday.(Yonhap)1. The north and the south agreed to hold talks between their authorities in Pyongyang or Seoul at an early date to improve the north-south ties and have multi-faceted dialogue and negotiations in the future.2. The north side expressed regret over the recent mine explosion that occurred in the south side's area of the Demilitarized
Aug. 25, 2015
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Koreas reach deal on defusing tensions
South and North Korea produced an agreement on defusing heightened tensions, Seoul's top negotiator said Tuesday, in a dramatic breakthrough after days of intensive high-level talks.North Korea expressed regret over its landmine attack and promised to make efforts toward provocations not recurring, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-jin told reporters after returning to Seoul from the border village of Panmunjom.Kim described the North's move as "very meaningful."President Park Geun-hye said Sou
Aug. 25, 2015
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Two Koreas reach deal to ease military tensions
North Korea on Tuesday expressed regret over a recent land mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone and resulting injuries on South Korean soldiers and agreed to lift the “quasi-war state” in return for Seoul’s conditional revocation of anti-Pyongyang broadcasts. The two Koreas also agreed to hold formal talks to improve their relations in Seoul or Pyongyang “at an early date” and working-level discussions in early September to arrange reunions of separated families in time for the upcoming Chuseok
Aug. 25, 2015
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[URGENT] Seoul to publicize results of inter-Korean talks
Kim Kwan-jin, chief of Cheong Wa Dae’s National Security Office, is scheduled to unveil the results of the high-level talks between the two Koreas -- held since Saturday in Panmunjeom -- around 2 a.m. on Tuesday at the presidential office in Seoul.
Aug. 25, 2015
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Koreas reach agreement after marathon talks
North and South Korea on Tuesday wrapped up marathon talks aimed at defusing a crisis that pushed the two rivals to the brink of armed conflict.There was no immediate word on the outcome of the negotiations, held between top aides to the countries' leaders in the border truce village of Panmunjom, where the 1950-53 Korean War ceasefire was signed.The presidential Blue House in Seoul said the South's lead negotiator, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-Jin, would announce the result at 2:00 am (17
Aug. 25, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Hawk-dove duos at inter-Korean dialogue
As the high-level inter-Korean dialogue dragged on, hopes and doubts were flying around the seemingly incongruous duos from each side driving the rare gathering: rigid former and incumbent military commanders paired with preachers for a cross-border thaw. From the North, Hwang Pyong-so, vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission and director of the General Political Bureau of the (North) Korean People’s Army, joined hands with Kim Yang-gon, director of the North’s United Front Dep
Aug. 24, 2015
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Seoul, Washington seek to send B-52 bomber, nuke sub to peninsula
South Korea and the U.S. are seeking to mobilize a B-52 strategic bomber and other strategic assets on the peninsula as part of efforts to deter attacks by North Korea, Seoul officials said Monday. Uncertainties were growing across the border as the North Korean military was seen sharply building up frontline artillery and sending out an unprecedented number of submarines for unidentified operations since leader Kim Jong-un declared a “quasi-state of war” on Friday. The North has forward-deploye
Aug. 24, 2015
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Park pressures N.K. for apology
President Park Geun-hye on Monday increased her pressure on North Korea to apologize for the recent land mine blast and prevent a recurrence, warning that South Korea would continue its propaganda broadcasts should her demands not be met.President Park Geun-hye presides over a meeting of her senior secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae on Monday. (Yonhap)Park maintained a hard-line stance as the two Koreas continued grueling high-level talks over a recent spate of North Korean attacks at the inter-Korean
Aug. 24, 2015
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Much of talks between Koreas kept hushed up
Inter-Korean talks continued for three consecutive days starting Saturday amid a military standoff between the two sides, but little was made known to the public about the negotiations throughout the process.Press were banned from accompanying the South Korean delegation to the House of Peace on the South Korean side of the border, a rare prohibition that was placed most recently in February last year when another set of high-level talks was held between the two Koreas, that time on cross-border
Aug. 24, 2015
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China reinforcing military presence on border with N.K.: reports
China may be beefing up its military presence near its border with North Korea, South Korean broadcaster KBS reported Saturday. (KBS)The report showed footage of a convoy of armored vehicles and trucks passing through the streets of Yanji, Jilin Province in northeastern China.The news report said that Chinese military units passing through the city center is highly unusual, and that the unusual scene has sparked speculations that Beijing may be strengthening its military presence in preparation
Aug. 24, 2015