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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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EAS adopts non-proliferation statement urging NK to drop nukes, missiles
The East Asia Summit, a regional strategic forum, adopted a statement on non-proliferation Thursday, urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" manner.The statement, signed by the leaders of the 18 EAS member countries, follows Pyongyang's continued provocations, including the launch of three mid-range ballistic missiles on Monday and a test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile last month.It is the first time the for
Sept. 9, 2016
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Korea, India share views on accelerating CEPA improvement talks
The leaders of South Korea and India on Thursday shared the need to accelerate negotiations to improve their bilateral free trade agreement as they seek to deepen economic ties, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.During a summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, President Park Geun-hye and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed on the need to advance improvements talks on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement -- a type of FTA that emphasizes two-way economic cooper
Sept. 9, 2016
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Korea, US, Japan discussing trilateral talks of top diplomats this month
South Korea, the United States and Japan are in talks to hold a trilateral meeting of their top diplomats on the sidelines of a United Nations plenary session scheduled for later this month in New York, official sources said Thursday.The trilateral meeting, if held, will bring together South Korean Foreign Ministry Yun Byung-se, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida when they gather for the UN plenary high-level meetings slated from Sept. 19-26, diplomatic
Sept. 8, 2016
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Park to attend East Asia Summit
President Park Geun-hye will attend a regional strategic forum in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Thursday to tighten international cooperation in halting North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile programs.During the annual East Asia Summit, Park is expected to highlight the seriousness of Pyongyang's escalating military threats and the need for stronger global unity to pressure the communist regime into renouncing its nuclear ambitions.The forum comes after Pyongyang launched three mid-ran
Sept. 8, 2016
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Obama, Park focus on THAAD during summit: White House
The planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea was a key topic of talks between US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, a senior White House official said.Park and Obama held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos, reaffirming their determination to counter North Korea's continued provocations and agreeing on the importance of China's role in enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang.White House Deputy National Security Ad
Sept. 8, 2016
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Park urges ASEAN to show int'l resolve against NK nukes through 'words, actions'
President Park Geun-hye revved up her diplomacy Wednesday to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to oppose Pyongyang's saber-rattling through "unequivocal words and actions." During the South Korea-ASEAN summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, Park highlighted that the communist state's evolving nuclear and missile programs pose a "great" threat to the peace of not only the Korean Peninsula but also the international community as a whole.
Sept. 8, 2016
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Korea, Japan agree to firm up trilateral cooperation with US over NK provocations
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Wednesday to strengthen their trilateral cooperation with the United States in countering North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations, amid Pyongyang's unrelenting saber-rattling.During their summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also agreed to develop their conflict-laden relationship into a "future-oriented" one based on the "positive momentum" arising from their agreement last y
Sept. 8, 2016
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Park, Abe hold summit over NK provocations, bilateral issues
President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with Japan in countering North Korea's provocations and bringing about its denuclearization, saying the communist state's evolving nuclear and missile programs pose a "serious" threat to both countries. South Korean President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe ahead of a bilateral summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane on Wednesday. (Yonhap)During a bilateral summit with Park, Japanese Prime M
Sept. 7, 2016
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Park arrives in Laos to attend ASEAN, EAS summits
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Laos on Tuesday to attend a series of summits with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where she is expected to call for stronger international unity against North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.Her four-day visit to the Laotian capital of Vientiane comes amid Pyongyang's continued provocations, including Monday's launch of three mid-range ballistic missiles. It is the third and last leg of her three-nation trip that also to
Sept. 6, 2016
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Park, Obama to hold summit amid NK provocations
President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday will hold a summit with her US counterpart Barack Obama in Vientiane to discuss an array of issues, including North Korea's continued provocations, her office Cheong Wa Dae said.The summit will be held in the afternoon -- hours after Park arrives in the Laotian capital to attend a series of summits with the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Cheong Wa Dae said. Their talks were arranged amid Pyongyang's continued provocations, incl
Sept. 6, 2016
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[News Analysis] Despite summit, THAAD tension likely to persist
Despite Seoul’s attempts to contain the rows with China over its plan to host a US anti-missile system, tension is expected to endure for the time being given the stark differences between the two countries’ positions, observers said Monday. President Park Geun-hye held a summit with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the margins of the Group of 20 conference in Hangzhou. The face-to-face meeting was their first since Seoul unveiled its decision last July to station a Terminal High Altitude A
Sept. 5, 2016
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Park, Xi reconfirm differences over THAAD
President Park Geun-hye and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday reconfirmed their differences over the planned deployment of a US anti-missile system to South Korea, but agreed to strengthen their "strategic communication," Park's office Cheong Wa Dae said.During the summit on the sidelines of an economic forum in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, Park repeated that the need for a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system on the Korean Peninsula will disappear if North Korea's nuclear
Sept. 5, 2016
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Park, Xi hold summit amid THAAD row
President Park Geun-hye and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a summit in Hangzhou, China, on Monday amid strains in their relations over the planned deployment of a US antimissile system in South Korea.The bilateral talks, the eighth between Park and Xi, were held on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in China's eastern lakeside city.The issue related to the stationing of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system on the Korean Peninsula has
Sept. 5, 2016
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Turkey honors patriotism on 94th Victory Day
Marking the 94th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Dumlupinar, which spawned the creation of the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish embassy commemorated the country’s unwavering spirit of patriotism and democracy last week. Known as Armed Forces Day, or Victory Day, Turkish Forces at the behest of Mustafa Kemal Pasha (1881-1938) -- army commander, revolutionary and the first president of Turkey, referred to as “Ataturk,” the father of the Turks -- fought and defeated the Greek army in the fin
Sept. 5, 2016
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Kazakhstan urges world to desert nuclear arms
On Aug. 29 1991, Kazakhstan voluntarily renounced its military nuclear capacity by closing down the Semipalatinsk test site, a primary experiment ground for the Soviet Union’s atomic weapons.By terminating the world’s fourth-largest atomic arsenal of more than 1,400 nuclear warheads at the time, the Central Asian nation was embarking on a path of disarmament and peace as a responsible member of the international community. Marking the 25th anniversary of the event, Astana held a two-day forum ti
Sept. 5, 2016
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Treasures from Afghanistan unveiled in Korea
Exhibition titled “Treasures from Afghanistan” at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul has introduced the country’s ancient relics in Korea for the first time. (National Museum of Korea in Seoul)Timeworn relics from Afghanistan have been unveiled in Korea for the first time, through joint collaboration between the two countries’ national museums. Displaying artefacts of ancient civilizations between the 20th century B.C. and the seventh century, the exhibition titled “Treasures from Afghanistan
Sept. 5, 2016
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Hiroshima hopes for disarmament of nuclear-tipped world
A child and students look at the reenacted destruction of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. (Joel Lee / The Korea Herald)HIROSHIMA -- As visitors walk through the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, they encounter destruction re-enacted from the doomed morning of Aug. 6, 1945, when an atomic bomb fell and exploded midair above Hiroshima’s epicenter. Relics from the apocalyptic event, including a scorched bicycle, shredded clothes, warped steel frames, and images of charred
Sept. 4, 2016
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Park, Xi to hold summit Monday amid THAAD tensions
President Park Geun-hye will hold a summit with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Hangzhou, China, on Monday amid tensions over the planned deployment of an advanced U.S. antimissile system to South Korea.Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday said Park and Xi will hold the summit in the morning on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in China's eastern lakeside city.The two-way summit has been arranged as Beijing remains opposed to the pl
Sept. 4, 2016
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Park to hold summit with Egyptian counterpart
President Park Geun-hye will hold a summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in business, security and other areas, her office Cheong Wa Dae said. President Park Geun-hye (right) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (left) in Hangzhou, China, shake hands.(Yonhap)The summit has been arranged on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of advanced and emerging economies in the eastern lakeside city.The s
Sept. 4, 2016
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Park receives surprise gift from Putin
Photo taken on Sept. 3,and provided by the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, shows President Park Geun-hye looking at the calligraphy of her late father and former President Park Chung-hee after a working luncheon at the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia's Far East port city of Vladivostok. (Yonhap)President Park Geun-hye received a surprise gift from her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during her visit to Russia's eastern port city of Vladivostok last week, her office Cheong Wa Dae said Sund
Sept. 4, 2016