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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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Freedom of navigation should be guaranteed in disputed South China Sea: Korean defense minister
Freedom of navigation and flight should be guaranteed in the disputed South China Sea, South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo said in a regional security forum held on Wednesday in Malaysia where defense chiefs from the U.S. and China and Asian countries gathered together.Speaking to the general session of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), Han said "The stance of the Republic of Korea is that a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute and the freedom of navigat
Foreign AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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N. Korea denies 2 S. Koreans access to Kaesong complex
North Korea has denied the entry of two South Koreans to the joint industrial complex in the North's border town of Kaesong, a unification ministry official here said Wednesday.The North verbally notified its decision on Tuesday to deny the two, including a vice chairman of the South Korea's management committee for the complex, the access, claiming that they oppose its stance and only represent the South Korean side, according to the official. The official said that the North's decision is in v
North KoreaNov. 4, 2015
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EU urges VW to speed up emissions-cheating probe
The EU urged Volkswagen Wednesday to hurry up its investigation into the pollution-cheating scandal after revelations that the row may also involve petrol engines and not just diesel.The comments by the 28-nation bloc came as shares in embattled German auto giant took a renewed battering on the latest revelations."The commission invites VW to speed up its internal investigation," European Commission spokeswoman Lucia Caudet told a daily briefing."We need to clarify without delays what kind of CO
InternationalNov. 4, 2015
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[Newsmaker] Presidents of China, Taiwan to hold historic meeting
The presidents of China and Taiwan will meet this weekend in Singapore, the two sides said Wednesday, in the first such talks between the rivals since they split at the end of a civil war in 1949.Seen as an attempt to boost the pro-Beijing Kuomintang's chances in Taiwan's presidential elections in January, the surprise meeting is likely to rattle voters already concerned about Beijing's growing influence on the island. (Yonhap)It follows a swift warming of relations with Beijing since Taiwan's
InternationalNov. 4, 2015
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Korea, France agree to upgrade ties on economy, culture
The leaders of South Korea and France on Wednesday agreed to upgrade their bilateral ties in politics, security and economy, adopting a set of specified action plans for strengthening comprehensive partnership.Celebrating the 130th anniversary of diplomatic ties between two countries this year, Presidents Park Geun-hye and Francois Hollande vowed upon their summit talks at Cheong Wa Dae to intensify bilateral consultations on defense and foreign policies, and diversify economic cooperative model
Foreign AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Korea, China, Japan vie in Thai arms market
(Joint Press Corps)BANGKOK ― Korea, China and Japan are engaged in a heated competition for more arms exports at a defense tradeshow in Thailand as they strive to shore up their presence in the region’s growing markets traditionally dominated by Western powerhouses. At this year’s Defense & Security 2015, which opened in Bangkok on Monday for a four-day run, the three Northeast Asian neighbors are showcasing their technological prowess in parallel for the first time. Tokyo, in particular, marked
DefenseNov. 4, 2015
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Witness in Itaewon murder case testifies
A Korean-American who was cleared of killing a South Korean college student nearly two decades ago in the Itaewon murder case testified Wednesday that he saw murder suspect Arthur John Patterson stabbing the victim with a knife. Edward Lee, 36, who stood trial as a murder suspect 18 years ago, appeared at Seoul Central District Court as a witness this time in a reopened trial with Patterson as the new suspect.(Yonhap)The court opened a fresh investigation into the murder in which college student
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Seoul requests more funding for ancient fortress project
Seoul Metropolitan City on Wednesday said it has requested a budget increase from the central government for its project to register the Pungnap Earthen Fortress in Songpa-gu, eastern Seoul, on the UNESCO World Heritage list.Seoul says that in order to finish relocating and offering compensation to residents at the site of the early-Baekje royal castle by the target year 2020, the annual state budget of 35 billion won ($31 million) should be increased to at least 70 billion won. Seoul City has b
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Agency unveils first authors for state textbooks
The government on Wednesday revealed two of the authors for the planned state-issued history textbooks, along with a timeline for the books’ completion, but said it “might make public” the rest of the authors “if the situation allows.”The state-run National Institute of Korean History announced the guidelines of the history textbooks for middle and high school, as a follow-up to the final decision by the Education Ministry on Tuesday to retake sole publishing rights for secondary school history
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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NPAD vows to fight on against textbook
The main opposition party leader Rep. Moon Jae-in Wednesday vowed to stop the government from reinstating state-authored history textbooks, saying that the party would seek “every means necessary” to block the policy that the opposition declared “null and void.” The New Politics Alliance for Democracy chairman said in a press conference that the party would enact a law that bans the government from monopolizing publication of history textbooks and file a suit with the Constitutional Court agains
PoliticsNov. 4, 2015
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Seoul sticks to its guns on new logo
“I will Seoul you,” “I will Incheon you.” A flood of mockery and parodies hit social media when Seoul City decided on its new slogan “I.Seoul.U” late last month. On Oct. 28, “I.Seoul.U” was picked as the capital’s new logo by a public vote, beating two other candidates -- “Seouling” and “Seoulmate.” The new slogan will replace “Hi Seoul,” which has been used for 13 years. Seoul City Mayor Park Won-soon (center) and guests hold up a placard with the city’s new brand, “I.SEOUL.U,” at a ceremony h
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Seoul takes pragmatic tack in diplomacy
From joining China-led financial and infrastructure initiatives to shunning the U.S-led economic sanctions against Russia, South Korea is taking an increasingly pragmatic foreign policy approach, all the while triggering concerns over the potential impact on its alliance with the U.S.President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pose for a photo before their talks at Cheong Wa Dae last week. (Yonhap)Analysts say that South Korea has secured more “autonomy” in its foreign policy decision
Foreign AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Seoul City, Beijing join hands against air pollution
Seoul City and Beijing vowed to strengthen cooperation to combat environment challenges, especially air pollution, as part of their efforts to protect public health, officials said Wednesday. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon and his counterpart Wang Anshun agreed to launch a joint environment team that will share their environment measures, technology and information in a bid to improve air quality. “The two cities are a ‘communal breathing community.’ The cooperative study on air pollution based on th
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Victim’s mother in ‘Itaewon murder’ calls for heavy punishment
The mother of a South Korean victim in the Itaewon murder case nearly two decades ago took the witness stand and asked the court to heavily punish her son’s murderer at the court hearing on Thursday. “Judges and prosecutors, please slap our son’s murderer with the heaviest punishment for our son who unfairly died,” Lee Bok-soo, 73, who lost her son in 1997, said in the courtroom at Seoul Central District Court. Victim's mother, Lee Bok-soo (Yonhap)The remark came after the court opened a fresh
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Rival parties polarized on history textbook row
The National Assembly was polarized for the second day in a row Wednesday as the opposition continued to boycott parliamentary sessions in protest against the government's decision to reintroduce state history textbooks.On Tuesday, the government announced that it will revise the current textbook publication system so that secondary school students can learn Korean history with national textbooks starting in the 2017 school year. Lawmakers of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democra
PoliticsNov. 4, 2015
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Park vows to join efforts to make better world through education
President Park Geun-hye vowed Wednesday to join international efforts to make a better place through education, noting it is a key to meeting challenges facing the world. "South Korea will become an active partner" to international efforts, Park said in a video message to the Seoul forum on global human resources. Participants included former Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Park did not give further details. In September, Park announced at the U.N. that South Korea will donate US$20
PoliticsNov. 4, 2015
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Korean defense minister to call for North Korea's denuclearization in forum
Defense Minister Han Min-koo plans to call for efforts to denuclearize North Korea during regional defense talks being held in Malaysia on Wednesday. The general session for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus kicked off Tuesday for a three-day run in Kuala Lumpur, involving the 10 ASEAN nations plus eight dialogue partners including South Korea, Japan, China Russia and the United States. During his planned speech to the ADMM-Plus general meeting, Han will urge participating countries to
North KoreaNov. 4, 2015
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Seoul, Tokyo confirm thousands of remains of Korean wartime forced laborers
More than 2,700 sets of remains in Japan were identified as Koreans who were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial rule, a South Korean commission said Wednesday. It is the first time that the number of remains of Korean laborers confirmed by South Korea and Japan has been made public. The sides found 2,745 remains from 340 sites since 2005 when they launched a joint investigation, according to the commission affiliated with the prime minister's office. It said the number of remains
InternationalNov. 4, 2015
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Number of temporary workers rises as more elderly people join workforce
The number of temporary workers in South Korea rose in August from a year earlier as more elderly people joined the workforce, government data showed Wednesday. The economic active population report by Statistics Korea showed the number of temporary workers rising by 194,000 on-year to a little more than 6.27 million in the cited month. The total accounted for 32.5 percent of all salaried workers, or a 0.1 percentage point gain from a year earlier. The number of hourly, contingent and non-stan
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Navy to perform regular defense drill on Dokdo next week
The Navy plans to carry out its regular defense exercise over Dokdo next week, the easternmost South Korean islets claimed by Japan, a Navy official said Wednesday. "The exact date of the drill could be adjusted depending on weather conditions," the Navy official said. The Coast Guard will also join the Dokdo drill, which South Korea has been conducting every spring and autumn since its inception in 1986. A total of 10 warships, including a surface vessel and a guided-missile patrol killer,
DefenseNov. 4, 2015