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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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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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S. Korean lawmakers visits N. Korea for ancient palace site
More than a dozen South Korean lawmakers traveled to North Korea on Monday to inspect an ancient palace site, where an inter-Korean excavation project is under way, an official here said. The bipartisan group of 16 members of the National Assembly's foreign affairs and unification committee made the one-day tour of the site of Manwoldae, a Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) palace in Kaesong, just north of the border. "Ruling and opposition lawmakers shared the understanding on the need for the natio
North KoreaNov. 2, 2015
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S. Korea mulls travel ban on some Filipino areas
South Korea is considering imposing a travel ban on some crime-prone Filipino regions, an official here said Monday after a South Korean national was found dead while in captivity by Muslim militants in the Southeast Asian country. The man in his 70s, identified only by his surname Hong, was kidnapped in January in the southern region of Zamboanga in Mindanao Island. His body was found over the weekend and transfered immediately to his family. Local police said Hong seemed to have died due to
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Park, Abe break impasse in bilateral ties: experts
Experts on South Korea-Japan ties welcomed the results of Monday's summit between President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying the meeting paved the way for better bilateral relations even without producing concrete outcomes. Park and Abe held their first bilateral talks in Seoul on the sidelines of a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.The format was intended to keep the first South Korea-Japan summit in three and a half years as low-key and practical a
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Korean companies target Asian arms market
BANGKOK ― More than 400 arms manufacturers from some 50 countries around the globe gathered to explore opportunities for future exports and technological sharing at a tradeshow in Thailand on Monday. Defense & Security 2015 kicked off in the Southeast Asian country’s capital for a four-day run, drawing the highest number of participating countries and businesses since its launch in 2003. Nine major ship and aircraft makers and other arms producers are running booths at a 424-square-meter Korean
DefenseNov. 2, 2015
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Allies endorse guideline to counter North Korea’s nuke, missile threats
South Korea and the U.S. on Monday approved an operational guideline to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, reiterating their allied stance against the communist regime’s possible aggression and provocations. During their annual Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter also signed the allied plan to execute the “conditions-based” transfer of wartime operational control, which is expected to take place in the mid-20
DefenseNov. 2, 2015
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Watchdog urges state plan for workplace human rights
South Korea’s human rights commission said Monday that it plans to recommend the government to set rules on business management to avert human rights abuses at workplaces.The National Human Rights Commission of Korea will reveal its recommendations to the government at the upcoming forum, titled “Human Rights Management Forum,” on Friday and collect opinions from civil society, businesses and the public. (Yonhap)The commission will ask the government to draft a National Action Plan in accordanc
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Koreans’ average work hours still second-longest in OECD
South Koreans work the second-longest hours among OECD countries, but with relatively low labor productivity, recent data showed. Statistics compiled by the Paris-based club of advanced economies show that the average South Korean -- including salaried employees, self-employed and part-timers -- worked 2,124 hours in 2014, up 45 hours from the previous year. This marks 1.2 times, or 354 hours, more than the average for the 34 Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development member countri
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Ministry pushes ahead with state textbook
The government said Monday it would expedite the schedule to confirm reinstatement of government-issued history textbooks from Thursday to Tuesday, prompting a flurry of protests with the main opposition party vowing a boycott of parliamentary sessions. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Education Minister Hwang Woo-yea will hold a briefing at Seoul Government Complex at 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, where the government will confirm the policy to revise the publicatio
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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China’s proposal for EEZ talks sparks Ieodo concerns
China urged an early resumption of official maritime demarcation talks with South Korea during a summit in Seoul on Friday, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said Monday, sparking concerns that the talks could rekindle the dispute over Ieodo, a rock in the East China Sea. President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pose for a photo before their talks at Cheong Wa Dae last week. (Yonhap)The ministry revealed its proposal in a press release on its website. Seoul did not mention the proposal in
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Cautious hopes raised for Japan ties
Cautious optimism emerged for relations between South Korea and Japan, after their leaders agreed Monday to “speed up” negotiations to address one of the thorniest bilateral issues -- Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women.Analysts said the first summit between President Park Geun-hye and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe was meaningful in itself, as it would offer some momentum toward normalizing relations, which have been strained by historical and territorial disputes. “The two
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Fare exemptions weigh down Seoul subway’s massive deficit
The increasing number of those taking subways for free, mostly seniors, has contributed to subway operators’ rising deficits, officials said Monday.According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 7 of 9 Seoul subway lines recorded about 425 billion won ($373.5 million) in deficit last year, showing little improvement from previous years.Of them, subway Line No. 3 which runs from Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, to Ogeum in southwestern Seoul through central and southern portions of the capital recorded
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Civic groups protest S. Korea-Japan summit
South Korean civic groups staged a series of rallies Monday, denouncing the government for holding a summit with Japan without a formal apology for its colonial past. Some 70 civic groups held a joint press conference in central Seoul, criticizing that the summit took place when Japan did not make an apology for its wartime misdeeds, including the sexual enslavement by Japan's troops of Korean women during World War II. Japan has so far refused to accept Seoul's demand that it formally apologi
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Korean rival parties split over summit with Japan
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties showed mixed responses Monday to the outcome of summit talks between President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At the first summit between the leaders of the two neighbors in more than three years, Park and Abe agreed to speed up negotiations to resolve the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers. The ruling Saenuri Party noted it was meaningful that the two countries reached a progressive agree
PoliticsNov. 2, 2015
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Chinese premier hopes for substantial outcome from agreement with Seoul
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang expressed hope Monday that the latest agreement reached by China and South Korea will bring a substantial outcome. On Saturday, President Park Geun-hye and Li Keqiang agreed to strengthen dialogue on North Korea's nuclear weapons program and the potential unification of the two Koreas. Park and Li agreed to "further strengthen strategic communication" on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea's nuclear ambition and the unification of South and North Korea
InternationalNov. 2, 2015
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Any North Korean aggression, provocation won't be tolerated: Han, Carter
South Korea and the U.S. agreed on Monday that they will not tolerate any aggression or military provocation by North Korea, reaffirming the U.S.' commitment to provide "extended deterrence" against the communist country's growing nuclear threats. "Defense Minister Han Min-koo and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reaffirmed that any North Korean aggression or military provocation is not to be tolerated and the Republic of Korea and the U.S. would work shoulder-to-shoulder to demonstrate our comb
DefenseNov. 2, 2015
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Park, Abe agree to speed up talks to resolve issue of former sex slaves
President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday to speed up negotiations to quickly resolve the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan's World War II soldiers, Cheong Wa Dae said. The agreement was reached at the first summit between the leaders of the two neighbors in more than three years. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)"The two leaders agreed to speed up consultations to try to quickly resolve the
InternationalNov. 2, 2015
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Confirmed bird flu cases rise to 14 since mid-Sept.: gov't
The number of confirmed bird flu cases reported in the country has risen to 14 since mid-September, as quarantine authorities step up efforts to control the spread of the highly contagious disease, the government said Monday. Since the first suspected avian influenza cases were reported on two duck farms on Sept. 14, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said two outbreaks have been confirmed in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, and 12 cases were reported in the surrounding
Social AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Park, Abe spur sex slavery talks
The leaders of South Korea and Japan on Monday agreed to accelerate the ongoing negotiations on wartime sexual slavery for an early breakthrough, thawing years of frozen ties in their first-ever summit, but leaving most of the details unresolved.Sitting down for a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered officials to speed up the consultation process for an early finalization without setting a specified deadline.President Park
Foreign AffairsNov. 2, 2015
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Park holds first bilateral talks with Abe
President Park Geun-hye on Monday pressed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to heal the pains of their shared history as they held crucial talks that could set the tone for bilateral relations in the coming years. "I hope that today's summit could become sincere talks to heal painful history" and serve as "a precious chance to develop bilateral relations," Park said at the start of the talks at Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presidential office. She also said that "trust is the most important t
InternationalNov. 2, 2015
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Pyongyang seldom adopts policies of closing down markets: U.S. expert
North Korea's policy on marketplaces has swung between suppression and accommodation, but the regime has seldom cracked down on markets with the intention of permanently closing them down, a U.S. researcher said. Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, a non-resident Kelly fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS, said he reached the assessment after analyzing satellite photos taken of a dozen major cities in North Korea since the early 2000s. "Government repression of the markets usually does not translate int
North KoreaNov. 2, 2015