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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Jennie, Stray Kids's Met Gala attendance puts them on 'digital guillotine' blacklist
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Controversy brews over shakeup of prosecutors amid probe of first lady
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OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
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Another suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested in Cambodia
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[KH Explains] Naver’s Line dilemma: Lose global footing for cash?
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S. Korea to inject $70m into AI-powered public education
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[Herald Interview] Carbon breakthrough in Korea: Making diamonds at atmospheric pressure
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Korean industries gauge impact of Biden's steep tariffs on China
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Park, Merkel agree to cooperate on Korean unification strategy
President Park Geun-hye and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Wednesday to closely cooperate on efforts toward reunification with both pointing to the benefits of overcoming national division.During their summit in Berlin, the two agreed to establish a multifaceted bilateral cooperation mechanism through which Germany would share its unification experience in terms of social and economic integration and international cooperation.They also decided to form cooperative networks among their fin
March 27, 2014
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New Politics Alliance takes form as main opposition
The New Politics Alliance for Democracy launched its central party on Wednesday, completing the steps to become the main opposition party. The new party, formed by the merger of the main opposition Democratic Party and independent Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo’s new politics alliance, will hold 130 of the 300 seats in the National Assembly.The establishment of the NPAD as the main opposition party is to be completed once the DP is officially absorbed Thursday. Ahn will serve as the new party’s co-chairman
March 26, 2014
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Park, Merkel to discuss strengthening ties on unification
President Park Geun-hye and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are expected to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation on the unification process of the two Koreas in the future during a summit to be held later on Wednesday in Berlin.Park is currently in Germany for a four-day state visit. The second leg of her European tour is heavily focused on learning about Germany’s unification experience. Park has been stressing the importance of unification recently, calling it a possible “bonanza” that could
March 26, 2014
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Obama mistakenly calls Park ‘Madame Prime Minister’
U.S. President Barack Obama must have been under pressure.He made an unusual slip of tongue, calling South Korean President Park Geun-hye “Madame Prime Minister” during trilateral talks with the leaders of South Korea and Japan.Obama brought the leaders of the United States’ key Asian allies to the same table on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday. Obama was expressing his appreciation to the two leaders for attending the meeting. But the U.S. presiden
March 26, 2014
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Koreans remember independence fighter
DALIAN, China (Yonhap) ― A delegation of South Korean lawmakers held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the 104th anniversary of the execution by the Japanese of a Korean national hero who assassinated a top Japanese official more than a century ago, honoring him as an anti-Japanese martyr. Ahn Jung-geun shot to death the Korean Peninsula’s first Japanese governor-general, Hirobumi Ito, at a railway station in Harbin in 1909. A year later, or months after Japan formally annexed Korea, he was execut
March 26, 2014
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Prosecution to end former tycoon’s prison labor
The prosecutors’ office said Wednesday that the labor penalty issued for former Daeju Group chairman Huh Jae-ho would be lifted following a controversy over the country’s labor penalty system.“It has been decided that the sentencing of inmates to a working prison can be withdrawn,” the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said. The prosecution also said that Huh may be forced to pay the initial fine.Under the country’s criminal law, defendants who fail to pay a fine are required to serve their term in a
March 26, 2014
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Parties demand apology from N. Korea over warship sinking
Rival political parties here urged North Korea Wednesday to apologize and take responsibility for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship four years ago.The ruling Saenuri and main opposition Democratic parties made the calls as South Korea mourned the deaths of 46 sailors in the sinking of the Cheonan near the western sea border with North Korea exactly four years ago.A joint international investigation into the sinking concluded that North Korea torpedoed the ship, but Pyongyang has flatl
March 26, 2014
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S. Korea remembers anti-Japanese martyr in China
A delegation of South Korean lawmakers held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the 104th anniversary of the execution by the Japanese of a Korean national hero who assassinated a top Japanese official more than a century ago, honoring him as an anti-Japanese martyr.Ahn Jung-geun shot to death the Korean Peninsula's first Japanese governor-general, Hirobumi Ito, at a railway station in Harbin in 1909. A year later, or months after Japan formally annexed Korea, he was executed at a Japanese prison in
March 26, 2014
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U.S. mulls 'appropriate measures' against NK missile launch
The U.S. government said Tuesday it is considering taking "appropriate" measures in response to North Korea's firing of two medium-range ballistic missiles.In an unusually lengthy and strongly worded statement, the State Department stressed that launches by the communist nation using ballistic missile technology are a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.It said U.S. government information has confirmed that North Korea launched two Rodong missiles into the East Sea, a
March 26, 2014
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Park arrives in Berlin for state visit
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Berlin on Tuesday for a four-day state visit aimed mainly at learning from German unification as she has made strong pitches for unification with North Korea.The trip will also be watched closely because Park could unveil a new vision for inter-Korean unification when she visits the former East German economic center of Dresden later this week. Park will be the first South Korean president to visit a city in former East Germany.South Korean leaders have sometim
March 26, 2014
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Park agrees with Obama, Abe to work closely on N. K.
The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Tuesday to convene their chief negotiators on the North Korean nuclear issue as they held rare three-way talks amid American efforts to mend ties between Seoul and Tokyo.The meeting marked the first formal talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since they took office more than a year ago, possibly signaling a thaw in strained relations between Seoul and Tokyo. The meeting took place
March 26, 2014
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Feeling unwell, Park sends FM to leaders' banquet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye had her foreign minister attend on her behalf a banquet hosted by the Dutch king for world leaders participating in an international nuclear security summit as she was feeling unwell, her spokesman said.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se attended Monday's banquet hosted by Dutch King Willem Alexander for leaders from 53 countries and four international organizations attending this week's Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, presidential
March 25, 2014
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Obama, Xi differ over resuming six-party talks
The leaders of the U.S. and China on Monday differed over the resumption of the long-stalled multilateral talks on North Korea’s denuclearization despite their shared opposition to Pyongyang’s possession of nuclear arms.During their meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, U.S. President Barack Obama remained cautious about reopening the talks when Pyongyang shows no willingness to abandon its nuclear programs.Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed hope
March 25, 2014
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NIS probe comes to standstill
An investigation into Korea’s intelligence agency has come to a halt following the attempted suicide of a key suspect, with the note he left behind bringing the investigation and the prosecution’s integrity into question. The National Intelligence Service official, identified by the surname Kwon, attempted suicide on Saturday after being questioned for the third time in connection with the agency’s alleged attempt to frame Yoo Woo-seong for espionage using forged evidence. Yoo, a former Seoul Ci
March 25, 2014
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[Photo News] Last Speech
March 25, 2014
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Australian P.M. to visit Korea
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will make a state visit to Korea from April 8-9 to hold talks with President Park Geun-hye and to sign a free trade agreement between the two countries, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.The upcoming trip marks Abbott’s first official visit to Korea since he took office in September last year. The two leaders will hold talks on April 8 to discuss a wide range of issues including political, business and cultural cooperation. The two held their first summit in Octobe
March 25, 2014
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S. Korea, EU add provisions for Croatia to FTA
South Korea and the European Union added a protocol to their free trade agreement Tuesday to account for Croatia's recent accession to the political and economic union, the South Korean government said.The revision of the South Korea-EU FTA, enacted in July 2011, was officially signed in Brussels, Belgium, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The same amendment was initialed in November 2011, about three months after Croatia's accession to the EU.Under the change, South Korea
March 25, 2014
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Park adopts flexible stance on six-party talks
President Park Geun-hye on Sunday showed a more flexible stance on the resumption of multilateral talks on North Korea’s nuclear program, saying that talks could be pursued with a guarantee of “substantive progress” on Pyongyang’s denuclearization.Park made the remarks during her hour-long summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, which began its two-day run in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday.“It is impossible for the North to simultaneously pursue
March 24, 2014
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NIS evidence forgery probe fraught with obstacles
The probe into the spy agency’s alleged evidence forgery is meandering along, hitting one unexpected obstacle after another. On Saturday, a midlevel National Intelligence Service official identified by the surname Kwon attempted suicide in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, after being questioned earlier in the day. Kwon is suspected of playing a part in the process of obtaining the forged Chinese immigration documents used in the case against Yoo Woo-seong. Yoo, a former Seoul City official of North Kor
March 24, 2014
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Rivals slam new party’s Gyeonggi hopeful over free bus pledge
The New Politics Alliance for Democracy’s Gyeonggi Province governor hopeful Kim Sang-gon is drawing fire from his potential rivals in the ruling Saenuri Party for his free bus pledge. On Monday, Kim said in a radio interview that providing free bus services was “the most rational welfare plan” for addressing Gyeonggi Province residents’ transportation problems. Kim, the former Gyeonggi Province education superintendent, entered the race for Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial post in February and h
March 24, 2014