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Seoul vows action over Naver's Line, Yahoo dispute
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[KH Explains] Hyundai Motor’s plan for new landmark keeps hitting bumps
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Key S. Korean, USFK special operations officials to hold rare meeting amid NK threats
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Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
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In Beijing, S. Korean top diplomat aims to jumpstart ties with China
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Prosecutors summon pastor involved in Dior bag scandal
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Suspect behind murder of Korean tourist in Pattaya arrested
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NewJeans' members' parents complained to Hybe, email shows
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[Graphic News] Over 80% of people filing bankruptcy in Seoul in their 50s and older
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[Grace Kao] American racism against Stray Kids
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Ahn to run in April by-election
Former professor and presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo has said he will run in the upcoming April 24 by-election for a Seoul constituency, his associate said Sunday.Ahn will hence return to Seoul from his U.S. visit around March 10.Ahn has been staying in the U.S. for about two months, since the opposition’s presidential election failure in December last year.Ahn’s return comes amid intense confrontation between the new government and the opposition party over the government reorganization pl
March 3, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Ex-army chief to head intelligence service
President Park Geun-hye on Saturday added Nam Jae-joon, another retired general, to her national security and foreign policy staff, in an apparent show of her resolve to effectively deal with escalating North Korean threats.Nam, the former Army chief of staff, will be the first graduate of the Korea Military Academy in 12 years to lead the National Intelligence Service after the confirmation hearing process is completed at the National Assembly. Park’s picks for the top security and diplomacy po
March 3, 2013
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Cheong Wa Dae again asks Assembly to pass gov’t reorganization
For the second time in three days, the office of President Park Geun-hye on Sunday urged the National Assembly to pass the long overdue government reorganization bill this week to help her new administration get to work.In an emergency news conference at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, Park’s spokeswoman Kim Haing requested that the parliamentary approval of the government reorganization bill be completed before the ongoing special Assembly session ends on Tuesday.“The parliamentary failu
March 3, 2013
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Park names former Army chief of staff to head NIS
President Park Geun-hye on Saturday nominated Nam Jae-joon, former Army chief of staff, as her first head of the state intelligence agency, her spokesman said.The president also nominated Shin Je-yoon, the first vice finance minister, as head of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), the nation's financial watchdog, while Kim Dong-yeon, the second vice finance minister, was named to be chief of the Prime Minister's Office.A professor at Seoul's Seokyeong University, Nam was a career soldier wh
March 2, 2013
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Park proposes talks with leaders of rival parties
President Park Geun-hye proposed a meeting with leaders of rival parties this week to urge them to quickly pass her government reorganization bill, her spokesman said Saturday.Park will "invite Hwang Woo-yea, the chief of the Saenuri Party, and the party's floor leader Lee Hahn-koo; Moon Hee-sang, the chief of the Democratic United Party; and the party's floor leader Park Ki-choon to Cheong Wa Dae at 2 p.m. Sunday and discuss the government reorganization bill," presidential spokesman Yoon Chang
March 2, 2013
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Park's office urges National Assembly to pass gov't reorganization
The office of President Park Geun-hye urged Friday the National Assembly to approve her government reorganization bill by next Tuesday, as the parliamentary impasse over the bill is feared to take a toll on national security and other state affairs."The presidential office earnestly asks the National Assembly to pass the government reorganization bill by March 5, or before ending its extraordinary session," Park's spokeswoman Kim Haing told reporters.The ruling Saenuri Party introduced the reorg
March 1, 2013
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Seoul slams Tokyo for renewed claim to Dokdo
The governments in Seoul and Tokyo clashed again over the Dokdo islets Thursday on the eve of South Korea’s national holiday marking the 1919 independence movement against Japan’s colonial rule. The Korean Foreign Ministry denounced Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida for trying to raise an “unfair argument” on the eastern islets in his parliamentary speech. “The government expresses strong regret about the ill-considered remarks by the foreign minister of Japan’s new government, who is tryi
Feb. 28, 2013
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Ruling party lawmaker loses seat as top court confirms penalty
The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a fine imposed on Rep. Kim Geun-tae for illegal campaigning ahead of last April’s general elections, stripping the ruling party lawmaker of his parliamentary seat. The nation’s top court upheld a lower court’s decision to impose a fine of 7 million won ($6,500) on the 61-year-old Kim for violating the Public Official Election Act.He was found guilty of sending out text messages to voters in his constituency after forming a private group that resembled an e
Feb. 28, 2013
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Parties play chicken over government organization
The confrontation between the rivaling parties over the government reorganization plan continued to cripple the fledgling Park Geun-hye administration with no signs of breakthrough in sight. The ruling Saenuri Party’s chairman Hwang Woo-yea on Thursday proposed a joint meeting among leaders of the rivaling parties and the National Assembly speaker to discuss the revised Government Organization Act.Hwang offered a deadline to resolve the confrontation by saying, “It is hoped that we can hold a jo
Feb. 28, 2013
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S. Korea expresses ‘strong regret’ over Japan FM‘s remarks on Dokdo
South Korea‘s foreign ministry on Thursday denounced Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida for trying to raise an “unfair argument” on Dokdo in a speech renewing Japan’s claim to the South‘s easternmost islets.Seoul’s foreign ministry spokesman Han Hye-jin made the remarks in response to a parliamentary speech by Kishida earlier in the day that renewed Japan‘s territorial claim to Dokdo.“The government expresses strong regret about the ill-considered remarks by the foreign minister of Japan’s
Feb. 28, 2013
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[Photo] Japanese wives’ group demands Japan’s apology on sexual slavery
A group of Japanese wives of Korean men urged Japan on Thursday to apologize for Korean women’s sex slavery during the World War Ⅱ.The civic group “Overcoming Korea and Japan’s History and Making a Better Relationship between the Two Countries” issued a statement in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province demanding Japan’s apology on the “comfort women” issue. The term “comfort women” refers to sex slaves under the Japanese military during World War II.“Only the victims would understand how painful
Feb. 28, 2013
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Nominees take heat at Assembly hearings
The National Assembly grilled President Park Geun-hye’s nominees to head three government ministries Wednesday, centering on their ethical standards and past misdeeds. During his confirmation hearing, Yoo Jin-ryong, the nominee to head the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, apologized to the public after he conceded that his wife had falsely registered her residential address in 1988, a widely used practice to purchase extra property or have children attend prominent schools.His wife alleg
Feb. 27, 2013
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President falters on first steps
As the fanfare over the Park Geun-hye administration’s inauguration dies down, what is left is deep political confrontation, a government still not formed and a void in state administration at a time of critical security and economic threats.Park presided over the first presidential meeting of senior secretaries on Wednesday. But visibly absent was Kim Jang-soo, the head of the newly formed National Security Office, while 10 chief secretaries on state planning, politics, economy, foreign affairs
Feb. 27, 2013
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Rival parties adopt report on hearing of nominee for home affairs minister
Rival parties adopted a consenting report Wednesday after an one-day confirmation hearing on home affairs minister nominee Yoo Jeong-bok, paving the way for his appointment to the Cabinet post.The adoption of the report came only hours after Yoo, 56, underwent the parliamentary hearing, in which he vowed to take "fundamental" measures to guarantee a safe living environment for the public against what he called rampant crimes and natural disasters."By comprehensively analyzing factors that could
Feb. 27, 2013
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P.M. donates W100m on first day in office
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, who began his official duties on Wednesday, donated 100 million won ($92,081) to a local charity organization in a gesture to take care of citizens in need and prioritize the lives of the people.Chung, 68, was formally appointed by President Park Geun-hye as her first prime minister on Tuesday after the National Assembly approved his nomination earlier in the day.After paying a visit to the national cemetery as his first official duty, he visited the Community Ches
Feb. 27, 2013
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Japan‘s colonial textbook describes Dokdo as Korean territory
A local scholar on Wednesday disclosed an early 20th-century Japanese school textbook stating that the East Sea islets of Dokdo, now a source of diplomatic tension between the two countries, are Korean territory.Kim Moon-gil, an honorary Japanese language professor of Busan University of Foreign Studies and chief of a private research center on Japan, unveiled photos of the Japanese middle school textbook that was published in 1924, years after its colonization of the Korean Peninsula.The Japane
Feb. 27, 2013
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N.K. tops Park’s foreign policy agenda
President Park Geun-hye held back-to-back meetings with 19 foreign delegations including U.S. national security adviser Tom Donilon on her second day in office Tuesday.In the meeting with the U.S. delegation, Park and Donilon reportedly shared concerns and views on North Korea’s defiant Feb. 12 nuclear test and agreed on enhanced cooperation to deal with the heightened security tensions.Donilon is a close aide of U.S. President Barack Obama in charge of foreign affairs and security policies.“I s
Feb. 26, 2013
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Assembly approves Chung as P.M.
The National Assembly confirmed the appointment of Chung Hong-won as prime minister on Tuesday making the former prosecutor the first endorsed member of President Park Geun-hye’s administration.Hours later, Park issued him with a certificate of appointment at Cheong Wa Dae.The new president, sworn in Monday, is struggling to launch her Cabinet amid partisan feuds over her government reorganization plans and some controversial nominees accused of corruption and ethical problems. Chung’s appointme
Feb. 26, 2013
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National Assembly confirms Chung as prime minister
The National Assembly on Tuesday confirmed former veteran prosecutor Chung Hong-won as prime minister in a first step to form the Cabinet of new President Park Geun-hye.Chung, 68, was named as Park's first prime minister earlier this month, after serving as chief of her ruling Saenuri Party's candidate nomination committee ahead of last April's general elections. Before that, he served as a public prosecutor for nearly 30 years and worked as a lawyer after retiring from public office.Chung's con
Feb. 26, 2013
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Park pledges a happier Korea
Park Geun-hye took oath to become Korea’s 18th president Monday, pledging to better people’s lives through a creative economy and expanded welfare, and urging North Korea to discard its nuclear ambition and join the trust-building process for peace.“As President of the Republic of Korea, I will live up to the will of the people by achieving economic rejuvenation, the happiness of the people, and the flourishing of our culture,” Park said before some 70,000 attendants including former presidents,
Feb. 25, 2013