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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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Korea denounces missile attack on Saudi Arabia
South Korea on Friday denounced a recent ballistic missile attack by Yemen's rebels on Saudi Arabia's capital and called for efforts to help build peace in the Middle East region.Saudi Arabia said its air force intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward King Khalid International Airport, near the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, on Nov. 4. Houthi rebels in Yemen (AP)"The South Korean government is paying attention to the Saudi Arabian government's announcement of the inte
Nov. 10, 2017
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Full text of a joint statement of leaders of S. Korea, Indonesia
The following is the full text of a joint statement issued by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the end of their bilateral summit in Jakarta on Thursday. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (left) and Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo partake in a summit in Jakarta (Yonhap) Republic of Korea-Republic of Indonesia Joint Vision Statement for Co-Prosperity and Peace At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Joko W
Nov. 9, 2017
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Leaders of S. Korea, Indonesia agree to upgrade ties, urge N. Korea to give up nukes
JAKARTA, Nov. 9 -- The presidents of South Korea and Indonesia agreed Thursday to upgrade their relations to "special strategic partnership" to push forward all-compassing cooperation in economy, culture, politics and security issues. During their summit, Presidents Moon Jae-in and Joko Widodo also pledged efforts to sharply increase bilateral trade and diversify business cooperation between the two countries.Moon arrived in Jakarta Wednesday for a three-day state visit to further enhance diplo
Nov. 9, 2017
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Former sex slave, ‘Dokdo Shrimp’ at Trump dinner spark new Korea-Japan row
A fresh diplomatic spat is brewing between South Korea and Japan over the presence of a victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery at the recent state dinner in Seoul for the visiting U.S. President Donald Trump. Japanese officials reacted angrily, saying the invitation of the "comfort woman" breaches the spirit of a 2015 agreement to settle the longstanding dispute between the two neighbors. They have also fumed at the decision to serve "Dokdo Shrimp" from waters off South Korea's easternmost is
Nov. 9, 2017
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Trump’s hug with comfort woman draws ire from Japan
US President Donald Trump’s first state visit to South Korea has drawn an unexpected level of attention from Japan, with the country accusing Seoul of inviting a “comfort woman” to its dinner banquet with Trump and serving shrimp caught near a disputed island.Lee Yong-soo, the 88-year-old woman who was coerced into working as a sex slave for the Japan military during World War II, was invited to the state banquet attended by Trump and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday.Trump was even
Nov. 8, 2017
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S. Korean, US first ladies seek rapport with tea time, confab, stroll
As Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump met for a summit on North Korea, alliance and trade on Tuesday, their wives got chummy with confabs, tea time and a brief stroll around the presidential compound.South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook and her counterpart Melania Trump met for the third time when Trump visited the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul for talks with Moon in the afternoon.They previously met when Moon visited Washington DC in June for the first summit with Tru
Nov. 7, 2017
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[Newsmaker] Melania Trump promotes gender equality in sports among youths
US first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday stood in front of some 80 teenagers in South Korea to speak about gender equality in sports among youths, on the first day of her two-day stay here. US first lady Melania Trump gives a speech during "Girls Play 2!" Initiative, an Olympic public diplomacy outreach campaign, at the US Ambassadors residence in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)In blue stiletto heels and a structured dark brown coat, Melania set foot in South Korea alongside her husband Donald Trump on
Nov. 7, 2017
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S. Korea pushes for reciprocal visits by Moon, Xi
South Korea is pushing to arrange reciprocal visits by the leaders of South Korea and China as the two countries are mending ties frayed by the deployment of a US missile defense system, its top diplomat said Monday. “(The government) plans to push to reinforce exchange, cooperation and strategic cooperative partnership with China by reinvigorating high-level personnel exchange, including (President Moon Jae-in’s) top-level visit to China by the end of this year and the Chinese leader’s South Ko
Nov. 6, 2017
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A look at who’s with Trump, who’s staying behind
US President Donald Trump began his marathon 12-day tour of Asia on Sunday, which will lead him to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. He will touch down in Korea on Tuesday for a two-day stay here. White House chief of staff John Kelly, as well as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. McMaster -- Trump’s key advisers on diplomacy -- will accompany Trump here, while Defense Secretary James Mattis and Vice President Mike Pence will stay behind in
Nov. 5, 2017
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[News Focus] Moon bent on balancing act between US, China
With US President Donald Trump in Japan and soon to arrive here with the North Korean nuclear and missile threat high on his agenda, it may be of US interest to keep the two -- arguably the US’ closest regional allies -- unified in resolving the standoff with North Korea. But for President Moon Jae-in, fresh off from a “let’s patch up” deal with China and now bent on performing a balancing act between two great powers, that is not a simple matter. Washington has long stressed the need for enh
Nov. 5, 2017
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'No secret agreement over THAAD': Foreign Ministry
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday there was no secret agreement with Beijing over a US missile shield deployment, denying claims Seoul made security concessions to restore economic ties with China. The ministry’s spokesperson Noh Kyu-duk said Seoul did not make any backroom deals with Beijing ahead of Tuesday’s South Korea-China joint statement. In the statement, the two sides vowed to repair their knotty relationship following Seoul’s decision to deploy the US’ Terminal High Alti
Nov. 2, 2017
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Korea's top diplomat to visit China to discuss cooperation
South Korea's foreign minister is pushing to visit Beijing this month to meet her Chinese counterpart and discuss cooperation on North Korea and other issues of mutual concern, a diplomatic source said Thursday.Kang Kyung-wha is seeking to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Her trip to China will likely come later this month after accompanying President Moon Jae-in to Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines from Nov. 8-15, according to the source. Kang is expected to discuss follow-up measure
Nov. 2, 2017
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Group of Korean lawmakers to visit China for talks on bilateral ties
A group of South Korean lawmakers will embark on a three-day visit to China this week for talks with Beijing officials over bilateral relations and North Korea's escalating nuclear threats, their aides said Wednesday.The bipartisan group will leave for the Chinese capital on Thursday, two days after Seoul and Beijing announced their agreement to normalize relations that were strained over the installation of a US missile defense system in Korea. The group consists of six lawmakers, including Chu
Nov. 1, 2017
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[Photo News] Turkish music echoes Gwanghwamun, supports PyeongChang Olympics
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Turkish-Korea relations, Turkey’s Anatolia Color military band visited Korea and performed in the Gwanghwamun area in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. The band held up signs in Korean, reading, “Brother land Turkey supports PyeongChang Winter Olympics (which is slated for February 2018).”The Mehters Military Band of Turkey is the world’s first military band established as a regular branch of the military service in the Turkish Ottoman Empire. (phko@heraldcorp.com)
Nov. 1, 2017
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US welcomes Korea-China move to improve ties
WASHINGTON -- The United States said Tuesday it welcomes South Korea and China's decision to improve their ties despite a dispute over missile defense.Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the State Department, said the move paves the way for greater stability in a region rattled by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs."We certainly welcome that China and the Republic of Korea would have a closer relationship," she said during a regular press briefing. "We tend to think that that is a good thing
Nov. 1, 2017
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Seoul, Beijing to work on improving ties, hold summit in Vietnam
The South Korean and Chinese presidents will hold a bilateral summit on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Da Nang, Vietnam next week, Seoul announced Tuesday. Nam Gwan-pyo, a deputy chief of the National Security Council, said that the two sides agreed to the summit meeting, which could be the first step in normalizing the two countries’ fraught relations. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to attend the forum on Nov. 10 and 11. “This agreement is the first
Oct. 31, 2017
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UNESCO listing of comfort women documents postponed
UNESCO has delayed its review of multinational civic groups' request to register documents related to Japan's wartime sexual slavery of women on the list of "Memory of the World," the South Korean culture ministry said Tuesday.In May 2016, 15 civic groups from 8 countries, including South Korea and China, made an official request for the UNESCO listing of documents related to women, mostly Koreans, forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II. The victims are euphemisticall
Oct. 31, 2017
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Seoul not considering joining US missile defense system: FM Kang
Korea is not considering any additional deployments of the US’ Terminal High Attitude Area Defense anti-missile system, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told lawmakers Monday. She also reiterated that the country won’t participate in the US-led missile defense networks. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha answers lawmakers during a parliamentary audit at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Monday. Yonhap“We are not considering any additional THAAD deployments,” Kang told a parliamentar
Oct. 30, 2017
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Hundreds of Korean religious people in northeastern China sent back home: sources
SHENYANG, China -- Three local governments in northeastern China have sent home hundreds of South Korean religious people operating there since late last year and taken measures to have their churches closed, as China is expected to implement ramped-up regulations to control religious activities early next year, sources close to the situation said Monday. From late last year to the first half of this year, the authorities in the three provinces -- Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang -- had hundreds
Oct. 30, 2017
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Japan renews its claim to Dokdo on govt. website
TOKYO -- Japan renewed its territorial claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in teaching materials posted on a government website Sunday in a move that could draw a protest from Seoul.The materials made by Saitama Prefecture claimed that Dokdo is Japanese territory and South Korea's occupation of the islets is illegal. South Korea has kept a small police detachment on Dokdo since 1956.Other materials made by Shimane Prefecture -- which claims administrative sovereignty over the rock
Oct. 30, 2017