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Anti-Korean hate speech to be prohibited by law in Japan

Dec 13, 2018

Municipal governments in Japan are moving forward with legislation to address hate speech. Although the laws protect people of all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds, it is Koreans in Japan who sta...
Korean-American judges gaining presence in US

Dec 11, 2018

An increasing number of Korean-American judges are making their mark in US courts. Eumi K. Lee was appointed as an Alameda County Superior Court judge on Friday (local time), becoming the first Kore...
Korean official selected as vice chair of OECD committee

Dec 7, 2018

A South Korean official has been named as a vice chair of the OECD Committee for Fisheries, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Friday, in a move that could strengthen Seoul's clout in the fish...
Act now or risk disaster, nations told at UN climate summit

Dec 3, 2018

After the starkest warnings yet of the catastrophic threat posed by climate change, nations gathered in Poland on Sunday to chart a way for mankind to avert runaway global warming. The COP24 climate...
[Newsmaker] Assaults on Korean students in Britain set to spark candlelight vigil

Nov 22, 2018

A group of South Koreans living in Britain said Thursday that they plan to hold a candlelight vigil in London on Sunday to call for a thorough investigation into recent assaults on South Korean stude...
[Newsmaker] South Korean named Interpol president in blow to Russia

Nov 21, 2018

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang has been elected as Interpol’s next president, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia’s security services who was strongly opposed by t...
[Newsmaker] South Korean tourist dies in train accident in Switzerland

Nov 21, 2018

GENEVA -- A South Korean tourist died after being hit by a mountain train in Switzerland earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. The tragic accident occurred on Monday afternoon ...
US backs Korean candidate for Interpol chief

Nov 21, 2018

WASHINGTON -- The United States on Tuesday voiced support for the South Korean candidate to head Interpol amid controversy over his Russian rival. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US "stro...
Missing Korean student found dead on Wapping Beach in London

Nov 19, 2018

The body of the 21-year-old Korean woman, surnamed Chang, was recovered on Wapping Beach along the River Thames, British news outlet East London Lines reported Saturday. There was no evidence of fou...
China says foreign concerns over Muslim rights unwarranted

Nov 15, 2018

BEIJING -- China said Thursday that 15 foreign ambassadors exceeded their diplomatic roles by issuing a letter expressing concern about the incarceration of hundreds of thousands of members of the co...
13 sailors rescued in boat collision in East Sea

Nov 15, 2018

DONGHAE -- Thirteen sailors aboard a South Korean fishing boat were rescued after it collided with a Japanese fishing boat in waters off the easternmost islets of Dokdo on Thursday, officials said. ...
Korean-American man faces probe over alleged air rage

Nov 9, 2018

A 31-year-old Korean-American man faces a probe in South Korea for alleged unruly behavior on a flight bound for Seoul from Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The man caused a disturbance, including...
Korea to re-send military cargo jet to quake-hit Indonesia

Nov 8, 2018

South Korea will dispatch a military cargo plane again this week to Indonesia struggling to recover from damage caused by an earthquake and a tsunami, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The aircraf...
Young Kim certain to become 1st Korean-American woman elected to US Congress

Nov 8, 2018

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON -- Young Kim appeared certain to be elected to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, becoming the first Korean-American woman to serve in Congress. The 56-year-old Rep...
Moon formally appoints Goldman Sachs economist as chief of presidential committee

Nov 7, 2018

President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday formally appointed Kwon Goo-hoon, a senior economist at the global investment firm Goldman Sachs, to head the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperatio...