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Another former ‘comfort woman’ diesJul 2, 2018Another elderly Korean victim of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery has died, the Ministry of Gender Equality announced Sunday. The death of Kim Bok-deuk, 99, puts the number of known surviving victims... -
Pompeo discusses enforcement of NK sanctions with Chinese counterpartJun 30, 2018WASHINGTON (Yonhap) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday discussed the importance of fully implementing sanctions on North Korea in a phone call with his Chinese counterpart. US Secretary o... -
UN migration agency rejects Trump nomineeJun 29, 2018GENEVA, June 29, 2018 (AFP) - Member states of the United Nations migration agency on Friday rejected President Donald Trump‘s nominee for director general, repudiating historic American control of t... -
Pope receives French president Macron at the VaticanJun 26, 2018VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron made his first official visit to the Vatican on Tuesday where he held an unusually long meeting with Pope Francis. The tete-a-tete between the... -
15 dead in Vietnam flash floods, landslidesJun 26, 2018HANOI (AFP) -- Flash floods and landslides killed 15 people in Vietnam‘s mountainous north, officials said Tuesday, after storms ravaged homes and wiped out crops and infrastructure. At least 12 pe... -
Korean Air plane makes forced landing from fire alarmJun 3, 2018A Korean Air plane carrying 176 passengers and 13 crew members made an emergency landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Saturday night. No injuries were reported, according to Kyodo News. The Boeing 777-... -
4 Koreans killed, 4 injured in traffic accident in USJun 3, 2018Four South Koreans have died and four others have been injured in a traffic accident in Oregon, the United States, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, a minivan carryi... -
No reports of S. Korean casualties in Cuban plane crashMay 20, 2018The foreign ministry said Sunday that there are no reports of South Korean passengers on a plane that crashed in Cuba. "The South Korean Embassy in Mexico confirmed through the Cuban government that... -
CIA gets first female chief with confirmation of Gina HaspelMay 18, 2018Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA after six Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote that overrode concerns about her role in the spy agency's... -
From next year, S. Koreans may enter US without standing in line, interviews: AmChamMay 15, 2018US business leaders on Tuesday said South Koreans may be able to enter the United States without having to stand in long lines or speak with customs officials at airports starting early next year. T... -
Paris attacker born in Chechnya, was on radicalism databaseMay 13, 2018PARIS (AP) -- The man behind a deadly knife attack in central Paris was born in Chechnya and had been on police radar for radicalism, and his parents have been detained for questioning, French author... -
At least nine dead as bomb, gun battle rages in Afghan cityMay 13, 2018JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured when militants detonated bombs and stormed a government building Sunday in a continuing attack in an eastern ... -
South Korea dismisses speculation about illicit ship-to-ship oilMay 13, 2018The foreign ministry on Sunday dismissed Japanese media speculation that a South Korean vessel was involved in an illicit ship-to-ship transfer of oil to North Korea earlier this month. The Japanes...
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Ministry says no reports of S. Korean casualties in Indonesia bomb attacksMay 13, 2018The foreign ministry said Sunday that there are no reports yet of South Korean casualties in a series of deadly bomb attacks in Indonesia‘s second largest city, Surabaya. “Since learning about the ...
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Statue honoring Korean wartime sex slaves to be displayed at US CapitolMay 11, 2018A statue honoring Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II will be displayed at the Capitol Building in Washington next month, according to a New York-ba...
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01With COVID-19 vaccines just weeks away, S. Korea aims high
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03[News Focus] Unauthorized alternative schools in blind spot of Korea’s virus control efforts
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Hyundai’s Kona EV investigated for catching fire after recall04
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05Pfizer says supply reduction temporary, won't affect Korea
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Infections linked to homeless shelters at Seoul Station06
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07Adoptees say ‘we are not a thing’
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09Golden Blue to become first Korean whiskey to be exported to US
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