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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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US expert says N. Korea might ignore Trump if he returns to White House
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Yoon vows to advance freedom, welfare to uphold spirit of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
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Ex-South Korean football coach Hiddink to visit North Korea
Former South Korea football coach Guus Hiddink will visit North Korea this week to open a futsal stadium, officials said Wednesday. According to Guus Hiddink Foundation, the Dutchman will travel to Pyongyang on Thursday for a three-day trip to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for his "Dream Field," a futsal stadium for visually impaired players. Futsal is a type of football played mainly indoors with five players a side and a smaller ball. Hiddink is also scheduled to meet with North Korean
Social AffairsNov. 4, 2015
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Guidelines issued on sex discrimination in hiring
The South Korean government said Tuesday that it would send major companies guidelines on how to prevent sexual discrimination in the hiring processes in response to criticism over the lack of efforts to monitor and discipline workplaces against such violations. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said it would introduce a set of discrimination rules to 2,186 conglomerates and 82 major franchises to encourage them to root out sexual discrimination in the hiring process and at workplaces. While
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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Buddhists from two Koreas meet in North
Buddhist leaders of the two Koreas gathered in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, joining voices for reconciliation and peaceful reunification.The representatives from South Korea's Cheontae Order and the North's Buddhist federation held a joint ceremony in Kaeseong to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the reconstruction of Ryongtong Temple.Believed to have been the first Cheontae temple in Korea, Ryongtong Temple was destroyed by fire in the 16th century and damaged further by the 1950-
North KoreaNov. 3, 2015
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Korea confirms state textbook plan
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education from 2017, saying that the current system had failed after four years of implementation.“It is realistically impossible to author a correct history textbook under the current system. It is the government’s conclusion that the privately-authored system has failed,” Hwang said during a joint press conference with Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea at
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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Korean adoptees struggle for records access
When Annie Kim was 15, she was convinced that popular Korean actress Lee Young-ae was her birth mother after watching the famous TV drama series “Dae Jang Geum.” The Korean adoptee would gaze at photographs of the actress, secretly hoping to meet her one day. Born in 1988 and adopted by a U.S. couple at age 1, Kim arrived in South Korea last year in hopes of finding her birth parents. Kim finally began her search in Korea as an adult, but the process was far from easy. A visit to the Korea Ado
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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U.S. historian calls state textbook unworkable
A prominent U.S. expert on Korean history bashed the Seoul government’s plan to reinstate government-issued history textbooks, raising concerns that President Park Geun-hye is attempting to unify viewpoints on history.Calling the plan “unworkable, retrograde and stupid,” Bruce Cumings, a University of Chicago professor specializing in modern Korean and international history, said it was a reminder of her father, who ruled the country with an iron fist in the 1960s and ’70s. He said the plan also
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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Turkey marks republican anniversary
At its 92nd republic anniversary last week, Turkey drew on inspirations from the past to confront present and future challenges.The holiday, which falls on Oct. 29, marks the birth of a democratic, secular and constitutional Republic of Turkey, following the victorious war of independence (1919-23) that repelled the Allies of World War I. “The Republic of Turkey is a source of hope for not only its own citizens, but all the victims, oppressed, kin and brother communities in our region and the wo
Foreign AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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Textbook OK sparks fiery protests
Political tensions intensified Tuesday as the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy boycotted parliamentary sessions in protest against the government and the ruling party’s final decision to adopt state-authored textbooks. But the ruling Saenuri Party urged the NPAD to return to the National Assembly and focus on legislative works, denouncing the opposition for crippling the Assembly by preventing the legislature from passing pending bills that the ruling party said would boost th
PoliticsNov. 3, 2015
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China reassesses value of N.K. as strategic leverage
This is the fourth installment in a series of interviews with scholars and experts on China as a resurgent Asian power that is changing the regional order. This installment looks into China’s relations and strategy for dealing with the two Koreas. -- Ed.China has apparently reevaluated the value of its communist brethren, North Korea, as a source of strategic leverage amid its reemergence as a great power, according to renowned China expert Suh Jin-young.Suh, professor emeritus at Korea Universi
Foreign AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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KEITI promotes local environment technology industry
A state-run environmental technology organization held a fair to promote the local green industry and improve access to overseas markets, officials said Tuesday. The Environment Ministry and its affiliate organization Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute introduced the strength of the Korean environment industry and environmental projects carried out overseas. The fair particularly stressed a number of successful cases, such as the river restoration projects in Algeria held by D
Nov. 3, 2015
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3 soldiers under investigation over comrade's apparent suicide
Three soldiers have been detained in an investigation into the apparent suicide of their junior comrade last week, military officials said Tuesday. The incident took place last Thursday at around 5 a.m., when the private first class moved about 100 meters away from a guard post near the western border with North Korea, where he and his fellow soldier were on patrol duty. The 20-year-old was killed at the scene as a grenade he was holding went off soon after he moved away from the guard post.
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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FM Yun to visit Iran, discuss North Korean nukes
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will visit Iran this week as the two countries seek to bolster bilateral ties in the wake of a nuclear deal with implications also for North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Yun's visit to Tehran on Saturday will be the first by a South Korean foreign minister in 14 years, and comes four months after Iran struck a landmark deal with the United States and other world powers to curb its uranium enrichment program in exchange for sanctions relief. Yun is sch
DefenseNov. 3, 2015
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Korea confirms state textbook plan, says private publication failed
Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn announced Tuesday that South Korea would officially reinstate government-issued history textbooks for secondary education, saying that the current private publication system had failed after four years into implementation.Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn (Yonhap)“It is realistically impossible to author a correct history textbook under the current system. It is the government’s conclusion that the privately-authored system has failed,” Hwang said during a briefing at the S
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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North Korean computers can use new time zone: ex-Google employee
North Korean computers can use the country's newly established time zone, according to a former Google employee. Will Scott, who bought a copy of North Korea's "Red Star 3" computer operating system during a visit to Pyongyang, captured images of its on-screen appearance and posted them in an article dated Nov. 1 in Business Insider. "When installing Red Star 3, you're prompted to select a city for your time zone," reads the article. "Interestingly enough, Seoul, South Korea, isn't an option."
North KoreaNov. 3, 2015
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Court dismisses request to change English name in passport
A court Tuesday rejected a complaint demanding the modification of an English name in a person's passport citing possible degradation of reliability in South Korean identification. The plaintiff, whose identity was withheld, filed a suit against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which rejected her request to change her English name to "Jeong," instead of "Jung." "Since I have long been using 'Jeong' to spell my name in and outside South Korea, I have to prove every time I stay abroad that I am
Social AffairsNov. 3, 2015
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Gov't announces plan for publishing state-authored history textbooks
The government Tuesday announceed the plan for reintroducing state-authored history textbooks for secondary school students, prompting the opposition party to vow to boycott a parliamentary session in protest. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea made the announcement on the revision of the publication system for history textbooks for middle and high schoolers starting in the 2017 school year. The announcement comes after the Education Ministry collected public opi
PoliticsNov. 3, 2015
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North Korean leader calls for more precise rockets
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered a further development of "modern and precise" anti-aircraft rockets as he watched a firing drill in a western front-line area, Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday. "He underlined the need for the field of national defense science to more dynamically develop various types of new anti-aircraft rockets suited to the demand of a modern war so as to firmly defend the blue sky of the homeland from any air strike of enemies," said the North's state-run Kore
North KoreaNov. 3, 2015
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U.S. expresses support for constructive relations between Korea, China, Japan
The United States welcomes a series of meeting that leaders of South Korea, China and Japan held this week and supports efforts to move relations between the three countries forward, a senior American administration official said Monday. President Park Geun-hye, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a trilateral summit in Seoul on Sunday, resuming three-way cooperation talks that have been suspended since 2012 due to history and territorial tensions. The three
InternationalNov. 3, 2015
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U.S. welcomes Park-Abe agreement on sexual slavery issue
The United States on Monday welcomed an agreement between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to accelerate negotiations between the two countries to resolve the issue of Tokyo's wartime sexual slavery. "We welcome reports that President Park and President Abe agreed to accelerate their efforts to resolve this sensitive issue," Elizabeth Trudeau, a State Department spokeswoman, said at a regular press briefing, declining to discuss details. The Park-Abe
InternationalNov. 3, 2015
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S. Korea to hold summit with Iceland
South Korea plans to hold a summit with Iceland next week, the presidential office said Monday, where the two leaders will discuss ways to forge deeper ties on global issues such as climate change. Under the plan, South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson on Nov. 9, and share ideas on expanding practical ties regarding the Arctic projects. Iceland is a member of the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental gathering that handles Arctic-related issu
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015