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Choi Si-young

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Moon asks Japan’s Kishida for diplomacy on disputes

PoliticsOct 15, 2021

South Korea and Japan should work out their wartime disputes before it is too late, President Moon Jae-in said in his first phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida since he took office ...
US allies vow cooperation on cybercrime

Foreign affairsOct 15, 2021

The US allies -- about 30 countries including South Korea, Japan, the UK and Canada -- vowed to bolster cooperation to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cybercrimes, at an online sess...
US says awaiting N. Korea’s return to diplomacy

North KoreaOct 15, 2021

The US State Department said Thursday that the US is waiting to see if North Korea would respond to its offer to resume nuclear talks. “We do stand prepared to meet with the DPRK without preconditio...
[Herald Design Forum 2021] ‘Designing user experience the way forward’

Social affairsOct 14, 2021

Designers should have a grasp on artificial intelligence to build a system that is fully aware of what users want in advance, said Yong Kim, chief product officer at Woowa Brothers, which runs delive...
Sex crime victims need better front-line help: military panel

DefenseOct 13, 2021

The military should adopt clearer rules to enable victims of sexual violence to find immediate care and avoid being repeatedly forced to deal with their abusers, an advisory panel said Wednesday, end...
Navy cut back on live-fire drills under Moon

DefenseOct 12, 2021

The Navy has steadily scaled back exercises using live ammunition since President Moon Jae-in took office in 2017, a lawmaker said, amid concerns that Moon’s North Korea policy could affect combat re...
S. Korean, US top security advisers to discuss NK

PoliticsOct 11, 2021

President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser, Suh Hoon, is expected to meet with his US counterpart and make his case for signing a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War armistice as a way to fac...
Kim Jong-un calls for improving people’s lives amid economic woes

North KoreaOct 11, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un urged his party officials to improve people’s lives in the next five years amid a growing economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, the official Korean C...
10 suspects tied to Air Force suicide not charged

DefenseOct 7, 2021

Fifteen service members linked to the suicide of an Air Force master sergeant who claimed to have been sexually assaulted will be indicted, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday, ending a mo...
‘North rehearsed submarine attacks on South during 2018 peace talks’

North KoreaOct 5, 2021

Most of North Korea’s naval drills involving submarines in the past seven years took place in 2018, even as the two Koreas held talks three times to defuse tensions, Rep. Han Ki-ho of the opposition ...
Moon says S. Korea should take pride in latest missiles

PoliticsOct 3, 2021

President Moon Jae-in said South Koreans should be proud of the latest missiles the country has recently revealed, Moon’s communications secretary said Saturday in a post on Facebook. The post quote...
S. Korea, US differ over NK sanctions

North KoreaOct 3, 2021

The US State Department said allies should continue enforcing UN sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, in response to the South Korean foreign minister’s suggestion to ease sanct...
North Korea says it tested anti-aircraft missile

North KoreaOct 1, 2021

North Korea test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile Thursday, its official Korean Central News Agency said amid an impasse over nuclear negotiations with the US and frayed ties with South Korea. The ...
Air Force sets up crime unit after sex abuse case

DefenseOct 1, 2021

The Air Force on Friday set up a unit of investigators at its headquarters following accusations that cover-ups led to the suicide of a master sergeant who claimed to have been sexually assaulted. T...
Air Force opens space center to expand reach

DefenseSept 30, 2021

The Air Force opened a space center Thursday to bolster its defense capabilities and exchanges with foreign counterparts as the country seeks a greater presence in space. In May, South Korea and the...