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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Hankook Tire takes over control of Hanon Systems
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Seoul will not tolerate Japan's claim over Dokdo in textbook guidelines
South Korea said Tuesday that it will not tolerate Japan's push to make clear its sovereignty over the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its textbook guidelines, saying that such an "unjust" territorial claim should be withdrawn immediately.In its Saturday edition, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported that Japan's education ministry will specify that the islets are a "clear part of the territory of Japan" in its revised curriculum guidelines for textbooks to be used at elementary and mi
Jan. 31, 2017
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THAAD tension spills over cruise trips bound for Korea: sources
An international cruise ship operator has cut the number of its services linking China directly with South Korea, a move deemed to be in line with Beijing's retaliatory steps against Seoul's planned installment of a US anti-missile defense system, industry sources said Tuesday.According to the sources, MSC, which operates cruise ships departing from the Northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin directly bound for South Korea, now offers three fewer trips than usual as of the start of this year. The c
Jan. 31, 2017
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Korea's acting president to meet US defense chief
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will meet US Defense Secretary James Mattis this week to discuss joint efforts to counter North Korea's growing military threats and enhance the bilateral alliance, Hwang's office said Tuesday.The meeting will be held at Hwang's office in Seoul at 5 p.m. Thursday. Mattis will begin his two-day visit to South Korea that runs through Friday as part of his first overseas trip since taking office on Jan. 20.Acting president and prime mi
Jan. 31, 2017
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Trump should never settle for freeze on NK nuclear program: US expert
US President Donald Trump should never settle for a freeze on North Korea's nuclear programs as it amounts to accepting the communist nation as a nuclear power, a senior American expert on Korea said.David Straub, a former State Department diplomat handling Korean Peninsula issues, also said in an op-ed piece carried by the newspaper The Hill that the Trump administration should ramp up pressure on Pyongyang to force it to genuine denuclearization talks.US President Donald Trump (Yonhap)A growin
Jan. 31, 2017
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Elena Ferrante’s neorealist novels translated into Korean
The Italian Embassy in Seoul celebrated the publication of novels in Korean by renowned author Elena Ferrante at a book talk on Jan. 19. The event at the embassy marked last year’s translated release of the first two of “The Neapolitan Novels,” a four-part series comprised of “My Brilliant Friend” (2012), “The Story of a New Name” (2013), “Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay” (2014) and “The Story of the Lost Child” (2015). The books are published by Hangilsa Publishing Company Limited, which pri
Jan. 30, 2017
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Young Diplomats Academy instills lofty goals in students
The Korea Herald Young Diplomats Academy and the Young Opinion Leaders’ Knowledge Forum -- youth camps providing interaction with foreign diplomats, business leaders, renowned scholars and legal experts -- inspired young generations last week. The event at Yonsei International Campus in Songdo, Incheon, from Jan. 20-22 attracted over 100 students from elementary, middle and high schools across the country. The forum is tailored to middle and high school students, while the academy is designed fo
Jan. 30, 2017
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Indonesian envoy wraps up pragmatic tenure
Indonesian Ambassador John Aristianto Prasetio held his last meeting Thursday with Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, wrapping up 4 1/2 years in Korea that culminated in President Joko Widodo’s visit last year amid deepening bilateral ties. The event took place in a “warm environment” at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, according to the Indonesian Embassy, with both diplomats taking stock of bilateral progress before and after Widodo’s state visit to Korea last May. “This great achi
Jan. 30, 2017
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Musical couple rings unchained melodies from yesterday
Before the advent of K-pop, the Kim Sisters rocked America’s postwar music scene with their colorful tunes, zestful tones and exotic eyes. The trio starred on the Ed Sullivan Show more than 22 times with the likes of Elvis Presley, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Poster children of Korea’s postwar pop, they were the first Asian girl group to debut in Las Vegas and introduce the unknown country’s charming voices to American audiences throughout the 1960s and ‘70s.The group comprised of Kim So
Jan. 30, 2017
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Court makes ruling to settle local dispute on China's Korean performers ban
A Seoul court settled a local dispute between management agencies following apparent moves by China to ban South Korean performers from operating in the country, records showed Monday.The Seoul Central District Court ruled against a local KOSDAQ listed K-pop management agency that filed a suit demanding the return of 260 million won ($222,700) in payment made to another entertainment firm. The contract called for the plaintiff, identified only as "management agency A" to get exclusive control ov
Jan. 30, 2017
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Trump reiterates 'ironclad commitment' to defend Korea
US President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad commitment" to South Korea's defense and agreed to take steps to bolster joint defense capabilities, the White House said Sunday.Trump made the remark when he spoke by phone with South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and discussed the importance of the alliance between the two countries, the White House said in a statement."President Trump reiterated our ironclad commitment to defend the (Republic of Korea), in
Jan. 30, 2017
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KOICA chief calls for institutionalizing Korea’s ODA model
With Korea’s overseas aid having taken root, the next government should establish and institutionalize the model of the country’s official development assistance in its policy framework to shore up its role as an emerging donor, the chief of the Korea International Cooperation Agency said. In recent years, whether and how to define Korea’s ODA model has surfaced as one of the most hotly debated topics in the field. Some policymakers and scholars argue a model would help boost the country’s edge
Jan. 25, 2017
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Athletes' hotel in Japan to remove history-denying books before competition
A Japanese hotel under fire for providing books denying the country's past wrongdoings offered on Wednesday to remove them before hosting South Korean athletes for an upcoming competition.The decision by APA Hotel and Resort in Sapporo, which will be used as athletes' quarters during the Feb. 19-26 Asian Winter Games, came hours after the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee demanded appropriate steps be taken.APA Hotel and Resort (Yonhap)The KSOC lodged a formal complaint with the Japanese Olympi
Jan. 25, 2017
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Nuke envoys of Korea, US and Japan likely to meet next month: source
Top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan will likely meet in Washington next month to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea's evolving nuke threats, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.Kim Hong-kyun, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs at the foreign ministry, is arranging a meeting with his US and Japanese counterparts, Joseph Yun and Kenji Kanasugi, according to the source. "The meeting is being arranged for the middle of Februa
Jan. 25, 2017
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From intervention to pragmatism -- In era of Donald Trump
International relations are expected to undergo great changes under the Donald Trump administration. The new US leader’s pragmatist view of world affairs, highlighted in his presidential campaign process, will come to the fore, influencing American foreign policy. It is, in a sense, a more business-like approach than a political one. It instinctively aims to seek self-interest, or “America First.” In this vein, the Trump administration will likely design a foreign policy that would distance itse
Jan. 25, 2017
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Philippines apologizes for its policemen's murdering of Korean man
The Filipino government on Tuesday officially apologized to its South Korean counterpart over a Korean businessman who was kidnapped and killed by local police officers last year.Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella conveyed condolences to the bereaved family of the man in his 50s, surnamed Ji, who was abducted and strangled to death by policemen for ransom in October. The apology came a few days after three Filipinos, including two police officers, were arrested over their involvement in the c
Jan. 25, 2017
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Korean envoy to UN tapped to chair commission on peace building
South Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Cho Tae-yul has been elected to chair the international body's commission on peace building, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday.Cho will officially take office as the chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission on Wednesday in New York for a one-year term, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Composed of 31 member states, the PBC was established in December 2005 as an intergovernmental advisory body under the UN with a mission to provide r
Jan. 24, 2017
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Korea to set up contingency team to improve consular service
South Korea is seeking to set up a contingency team to improve its consular service for South Koreans traveling overseas, the ambassador for consular affairs said Tuesday."(We) plan to establish an emergency situation room at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to respond in a timely manner to overseas accidents, including terrorist attacks or earthquakes," Ambassador for Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs Han Dong-man said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency.The situation room can i
Jan. 24, 2017
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Korea lodges protest against Taiwan over sexual assaults
A South Korean Foreign Ministry official has summoned a senior official from the Taipei Mission in Seoul to lodge a protest against the sexual assault of two South Korean tourists by a taxi driver in Taipei, the ministry said Monday.Chung Jin-kyu, an official at the ministry's Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs Bureau, met with the deputy head of the Taipei Mission and demanded that Taiwan punish the taxi driver and ensure that similar accidents do not recur. It was not immediately clear how
Jan. 23, 2017
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Xi Jinping's popularity plunges in S. Korea amid THAAD rows
The popularity of Chinese President Xi Jinping plunged among South Koreans recently as Beijing has taken a series of retaliatory measures against Seoul over a plan to deploy an advanced US missile defense system here, a poll showed Monday.In January, Xi received 4.25 points on a scale of 1 to 10, designed to gauge the level of the Chinese president's likability among South Koreans, according to the poll by the private-run Asan Institute for Policy Studies. A month earlier, the number was 4.16.It
Jan. 23, 2017
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Literature translation bridges ancient Georgia, modern Korea
The Georgian Embassy in Seoul honored a scholar last week for translating a literary masterpiece and smoothing cultural exchanges between Georgia and Korea. Georgian Ambassador to Korea Nikoloz Apkhazava bestowed Thursday the Presidential Order of Honor to Cho Ju-kwan, a professor of Russian language and literature at Yonsei University. Cho adapted into Korean “The Knight in the Tiger’s Skin,” a national treasure written in the 12th century by Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.Rustaveli was a pre-em
Jan. 23, 2017