S. Korean dies after setting himself ablaze over Japan deal
Diplomatic CircuitJanuary 10, 2017
A South Korean Buddhist monk has died days after he set himself on fire to protest the country's deal with Japan on former Korean sex slaves, a Seoul hospital said Tuesday. The monk, 64, set himself...
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Reigning Olympic champ wins World Cup aerial competition in PyeongChangMore sportsFebruary 10, 2017PYEONGCHANG (Yonhap) -- Anton Kushnir of Belarus, the reigning Olympic champion in men's aerial skiing, won the gold medal at an International Ski Federation (FIS) competition here on Friday. Kushni...
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Korean speed skater injured in fallMore sportsFebruary 10, 2017GANGNEUNG (Yonhap) -- South Korean Lee Seung-hoon sustained an apparent leg injury in a fall during the world championships Friday. Lee lost his balance trying to turn a corner and fell in the latte...
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UN search list for S. Koreans abducted by N. Korea growing: expert groupNorth KoreaFebruary 10, 2017The United Nations' working group on enforced disappearances said Friday that its search list for South Koreans believed to have been abducted by North Korea has been growing. At a press conference ...
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Two Korean aerial skiers call 1st World Cup in PyeongChang big lessonOlympic GamesFebruary 10, 2017PYEONGCHANG (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean male aerial skiers said Friday their first ever International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup has served a good teaching ground ahead of the Winter Olympics ne...
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Korea's Marine Corps chief awarded US medal for strengthening allianceDefenseFebruary 10, 2017South Korea's Marine Corps chief was awarded a medal by the United States for his role in strengthening the bilateral alliance, the military said Friday. Lt. Gen. Lee Sang-hoon was awarded the Legio...
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S. Korean Lee Sang-hwa takes silver at speed skating worldsMore sportsFebruary 10, 2017GANGNEUNG (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa claimed the silver medal in the women's 500m at the world championships here Friday. Lee finished second among 24 skate...
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4 arrested, including teen, explosives seized in French raidWorld NewsFebruary 10, 2017PARIS (AP) -- French anti-terrorism forces arrested four people in southern France on Friday, including a 16-year-old girl, and uncovered a makeshift laboratory with the explosive TATP and other base...
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Ban's advisor gives glimpse of his economic policyPoliticsJanuary 10, 2017An advisor to former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a potential presidential contender, on Tuesday offered a glimpse into his economic policy that aims to upgrade South Korea's capitalism model ...
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2 dead, 4 missing after fishing boat collides with 23,000-ton vesselSocial affairsJanuary 10, 2017POHANG (Yonhap) -- A fishing boat on Tuesday collided with a merchant ship off South Korea's southeastern coast, leaving two dead and four others missing, Coast Guard officials said. The 74-ton loca...
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Actor Park Bo-gum greeted by 4,000 fans in Hong KongTelevisionDecember 18, 2016Park Bo-gum, the star of South Korean TV series "Love in the Moonlight," met about 4,000 fans in Hong Kong on the second leg of his tour of Asian countries to meet international fans, his agency said...
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JYJ's Junsu bids farewell in final concert before joining militaryMusicDecember 11, 2016Junsu of South Korean K-pop trio JYJ bid farewell to his global fans in his last concert before starting his compulsory military duty. The musical performer beamed during the "2016 Xia Ballad & Musi...
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Prosecutors again name Park suspect in presidential aide's attempted coercion of CJ GroupPoliticsDecember 11, 2016President Park Geun-hye is suspected of complicity in her former senior secretary Cho Won-dong's unsuccessful attempt to force CJ Group's vice chairman to quit in 2013, prosecutors said Sunday, annou...
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Samsung's Note 7 return rate tops 80% in KoreaTechnologyDecember 11, 2016Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday it has retrieved over 80 percent of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea, about three months after it conducted a global recall of the smartphones over a ... -
Impeachment vote to have limited impact on economy, markets: finance ministerDecember 11, 2016South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Sunday that the impeachment of the country's president will have a limited impact on the economy, as well as the financial markets, vowing to implement c...
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