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Rare mid-May heavy snow warning issued over mountainous areas of Gangwon
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S. Korea, Cambodia forge strategic partnership
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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New Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office chief vows full-fledged probe into first lady
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N.K. attitude change bodes well
Past inter-Korean talks over sensitive issues often descended into acrimonious squabbles with North Korean officials spewing out verbal threats, such as turning Seoul into a “sea of flames,” and sometimes storming out of the conference room.South Korea’s Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo speaks during his meeting with Son Gwang-ju, the new director of the Korea Hana Foundation, an organization to support North Korean defectors, in his office in central Seoul, Wednesday. (Yonhap)The latest talks
NationalAug. 26, 2015
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Seoul to send military officials to Beijing parade
South Korea plans to dispatch senior military officials to China’s World War II anniversary parade next week despite lingering controversy over the two countries’ growing security cooperation, military sources said Wednesday. The three-member delegation will be led by Lt. Gen. Chung Kyung-doo, head of strategic planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the sources said. Defense Minister Han Min-koo also said he would send three executives including a three-star general at a parliamentary session la
DefenseAug. 26, 2015
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Soldier injured in DMZ mine blast
An Army staff sergeant was wounded in an explosion last weekend of a land mine presumed to have been buried by the South Korean military in the Demilitarized Zone, officials said Wednesday. The incident took place at 11:46 a.m. on Sunday in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, during a scouting mission around an area where the Army intentionally planted mines to deter a possible intrusion by North Korean troops. The staff sergeant, who was wearing galoshes and other protective gear, suffered a slight f
DefenseAug. 26, 2015
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Mountain cable car plan mired in controversy
Controversy is escalating over environmental impacts and the economic feasibility of a cable car that the local government is pushing to construct at one of the country’s most scenic and best-preserved national parks.In April, Yangyang County Office in Gangwon Province applied to the Environment Ministry for a permit to construct a cable car at Mount Seoraksan, the province’s most popular tourist attraction.Under the scheme, the city will build a 3.5-kilometer-long cable car to Geutcheong peak.
Aug. 26, 2015
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S. Korea open to talks with N. Korea on sanctions
South Korea Wednesday left open the possibility of holding further talks with North Korea to discuss the lifting of sanctions on Pyongyang amid easing tensions between the two sides.Following weeks of military standoffs, the two Koreas struck a deal Tuesday to end the hostilities and work for better ties through a series of measures, including increased civilian exchanges between the sides. Jeong Joon-hee, spokesman of the Unification Ministry (Yonhap)Nearly all inter-Korean projects have been
North KoreaAug. 26, 2015
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FM Yun, Kerry to hold talks on N. Korea, alliance
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will hold talks with his U.S. counterpart, John Kerry, in Alaska at the end of this month to discuss security conditions on the Korean Peninsula following a landmark inter-Korean deal, an official said Wednesday.Yun and Kerry have agreed to meet each other on the sidelines of the two-day Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic to open on Sunday in Anchorage, the Foreign Ministry official told reporters on the condition of anonymity. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-
Foreign AffairsAug. 26, 2015
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China believes N. Korea's denuclearization possible: Chinese envoy
China believes that North Korea's denuclearization is possible through resuming the now-suspended six-party talks, China's top envoy to South Korea said Wednesday.The remarks were made during a closed-door meeting between Amb. Qiu Guohong and Rep. Moon Jae-in, chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy, in Seoul, said the party's spokesman Kim Sung-soo.Guohong said that "China believes that quickly resuming the six-party talks will solve the North Korean nuclear issue an
North KoreaAug. 26, 2015
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S. Korean millennials more risk-averse than older adults: poll
South Koreans in their 20s and 30s are financially more conservative than older adults as they suffer economic hardships due to a tight job market, a poll showed Wednesday.The survey of 1,500 people across the nation showed that those in that age group prefer safe assets like bank deposits or homes to stocks and other riskier investments, compared with older generations.Those millennials went to school in the midst of the painful 1997 Asian financial crisis and entered the labor market after the
Social AffairsAug. 26, 2015
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Soldier wounded by S. Korean land mine in DMZ
One staff sergeant has sustained a leg injury after a South Korean land mine exploded in the southern side of the Demilitarized Zone, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.The mine exploded in the DMZ in the eastern border town of Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, around noon on Sunday as the staff sergeant stepped on it while on a patrol mission with fellow soldiers, the JCS said, without disclosing the identity of the wounded soldier.He fractured his left heel, which requires two or three month
DefenseAug. 26, 2015
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Childbirths in S. Korea rise for 4th month in June
The number of childbirths in South Korea rose for the fourth straight month in June, a government report showed Wednesday, a positive sign for the country struggling with an aging population.In June, some 35,500 babies were born here, up 3.8 percent from the same month last year, according to the report from Statistics Korea. But it was down from 36,600 babies born in May.The annual increase follows a 2.5 percent on-year rise in the previous month. The figure gained 2.4 percent on-year in April
Social AffairsAug. 26, 2015
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Shipwreck found to date back to early Joseon
A shipwreck discovered in South Korea's southwestern waters last year was found to date back to the early Joseon Dynasty in what is believed to be the nation's first discovery of a Joseon-era ship, a research institute said Wednesday.After a four-month study into the Mado No. 4 ship, the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage announced that it believes the ship carried rice collected as tax by provincial governments to the capital Seoul in the early years of the Joseon Dynasty
Social AffairsAug. 26, 2015
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S. Korean military relaxes top-level defense posture at border
The South Korean military Wednesday relaxed its highest-level combat readiness posture it had maintained at the border due to heightened tensions with North Korea, a military source said."The maximum alert order that had come down to the front-line military units is being downgraded," the source said.The front-line soldiers, however, will remain in a tighter readiness posture than normal in consideration of the on-going Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military exercise with the U.S., the source not
DefenseAug. 26, 2015
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U.S. declines comment on N. Korea's expression of regret in agreement with S. Korea
The United States declined comment Tuesday on whether North Korea's expression of regret in a peace agreement with South Korea can be seen as an apology for its planting of landmines that maimed two South Korean soldiers."What's important is that this was first and foremost an agreement between North and South and that President Park (Geun-hye) found acceptable the expression made by the North," State Department spokesman John Kirby said at a regular press briefing."I don't think it would be app
North KoreaAug. 26, 2015
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U.S. national security advisor to visit China
U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice will visit China later this week for discussions on a range of issues ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington next month, the White House said Tuesday.Rice will be in Beijing on Aug. 28-29 for meetings with senior Chinese officials, including State Councilor Yang Jiechi, to consult on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, the White House's National Security Council spokesman, Ned Price, said in a statement."She will
InternationalAug. 26, 2015
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Park to meet all ruling party lawmakers at Cheong Wa Dae
President Park Geun-hye will hold a luncheon meeting with ruling party lawmakers this week, entering the second half of her five-year tenure, party officials said Tuesday.Park has invited all lawmakers from the Saenuri Party to Cheong Wa Dae, the presidential office, for the rare group meeting slated for Wednesday, according to the party's spokesman Kim Young-woo."President Park is expected to request the party's cooperation in handling economy-related bills, job-creation bills, and next year's
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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China says Park will attend military parade
All foreign leaders visiting Beijing next month, including South Korean President Park Geun-hye, are to attend a huge military parade marking the end of World War II, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming said Tuesday.The remarks by Zhang confirmed that South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to attend the military parade on Sept. 3, a massive show of military strength that will involve 12,000 soldiers and 200 aircraft.Park will be in China from Sept. 2-4 to attend the war commemorat
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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Opposition leader to visit China in October
The head of South Korea's main opposition party will travel to China in October to attend a regional meeting of parliamentarians and meet senior Chinese officials, his aides said Tuesday.Rep. Moon Jae-in, chairman of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, plans to join a session of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties to be held in Beijing from Oct. 14-16.Sponsored by the Communist Party of China, the meeting will take place under the theme of "Rebuilding the Silk Road."Moon
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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Inter-Korean deal to boost Park's reform drive
The agreement between the two Koreas on Tuesday that defused military tensions on the peninsula is expected to provide a surge of momentum for South Korean leader Park Geun-hye, who has been struggling to gain public support to bring her reform drive back on track. The deal could mark a watershed moment for Park’s presidency, as the president still has little to show in the way of accomplishments in the first half of her single, five-year term, according to experts. If the Park administration c
PoliticsAug. 25, 2015
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Policeman dies after colleague shoots him
A conscripted policeman died after being shot by a gun carried by his colleague. The gun was reportedly discharged on accident at a Gupabal checkpoint in northwestern Seoul, police said Tuesday.The policeman, who was identified only by his surname Park, was shot on the left side of his chest at around 5 p.m. His colleague was taking the gun out from his vest when it went off, reports said.The wounded officer was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead, police said.The pol
Social AffairsAug. 25, 2015
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Koreas set out to defuse military tension
Following a hard-fought breakthrough, the two Koreas began taking steps Tuesday to defuse tension on the peninsula, as the South halted anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along the border as of midday and the North lifted its “quasi-state of war” and was seen reinstating some frontline military forces. The broadcasts and wartime declaration came to an end at noon, hours after the two sides clinched a six-point agreement in which Pyongyang displayed regret over a recent land mine blasts in the Demilitariz
North KoreaAug. 25, 2015