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UN chief 'sure' Trump will reconsider climate change stance

NationalNov 15, 2016

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes Donald Trump will shift course on global warming and ``understand the seriousness and urgency'' of addressing the problem. "As president of the Unite...
Obama in Europe to reassure allies

Foreign affairsNov 15, 2016

ATHENS -- US President Barack Obama flew into Athens on Tuesday on his final foreign trip to Europe, seeking to calm the nerves of allies concerned by Donald Trump's shock presidential election victo...
Neighbors spat over ‘pet charge’

NationalNov 15, 2016

A move to impose a monthly “pet charge” on pet-owning households in a housing complex has stirred up a controversy among neighbors as well as netizens. Since August, a multi-buliding residential com...
PM stresses importance of safety at planned weekend protest

NationalNov 4, 2016

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday urged local authorities to pay particular attention to safety in regards to the planned protest slated for the weekend over the scandal surrounding President Pa...
South Korean shot to death in Philippines: foreign ministry

NationalOct 29, 2016

A South Korean civilian was shot to death in the Philippines, marking the fifth South Korean to die in the Southeast Asian country this year, the foreign ministry said Saturday. The South Korean man...
Prosecutors raid office, home of presidential aides amid scandal

NationalOct 29, 2016

South Korean prosecutors have raided the homes and offices of presidential aides amid a growing public uproar over an unprecedented corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her close ...
Trump blasts FTA with Korea as destroyer of jobs in U.S. auto industry

NationalOct 29, 2016

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has blasted the free trade agreement with South Korea as a destroyer of jobs in the American auto industry, not a creator as promised...
Iraq forces press Mosul assault, hunt Kirkuk attackers

World NewsOct 23, 2016

Iraqi forces battled Sunday through booby-traps, sniper fire and suicide car bombs to tighten the noose around Mosul, while also hunting Islamic State group jihadists behind attacks elsewhere in the ...
Trump’s ‘nasty woman’ remark adds to woes with female voters

World NewsOct 23, 2016

“Such a nasty woman.” Like many people, 23-year-old Emily DiVito was multitasking while watching last week’s presidential debate, with a little studying and a little Twitter-surfing. But when DiVito...
Foreign Minister Yun holds talks with Clinton camp's diplomacy advisor Sherman

Foreign affairsOct 10, 2016

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Monday discussed Seoul-Washington relations and North Korea's nuclear weapon issue with Wendy Sherman, a former U.S.under secretary of state for political affairs who...
Park calls on Japanese business delegation to diversify

Foreign affairsOct 10, 2016

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday called on a Japanese business delegation to deepen and diversify bilateral economic ties, noting industrial cooperation has created a "synergic effect" ...
PM urges N. Korea to give up nukes, missiles

Foreign affairsOct 10, 2016

Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Monday North Korea must end its development of nukes and missiles that pose threats to international peace, adding South Korea will join forces with other countries ...
UNSC to draw up resolution 'as quickly as possible' but no rush to sacrifice substance: US envoy

Foreign affairsOct 10, 2016

The United Nations Security Council is working to draw up a fresh resolution "as quickly as possible" to penalize North Korea for its latest nuclear detonation test, but it will not sacrifice substan...
[Newsmaker] Colombia's Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

World NewsOct 7, 2016

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decades-long civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country....
S. Korea considers stationing Chinese police on Jeju

Social affairsSept 29, 2016

South Korea and China will discuss the possibility of stationing Chinese police officials on its southern island of Jeju if the relevant authorities here consider it necessary, Seoul's foreign minist...