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[H.eco Forum] H.eco Forum calls for transition to clean, carbon-free energy
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‘Gimflation’ in S. Korea as dried seaweed prices grow on rising global demand
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[Exclusive] LACMA admits it needs further research on donated Korean paintings
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Yoon to resume diplomatic activity via 3-way summit with Japan, China
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[Herald Interview] Korean adoptees embark on journeys to find roots
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S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD
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[Bridge to Africa] Africa-Korea partnership: Why it matters for future
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South Korea unveils W26tr support program for chip industry
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SM, YG Entertainment’s K-pop groups benefit from troubles at Hybe
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Illit’s agency sues Ador CEO Min Hee-jin for defamation
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold extended deterrence exercise against N. Korean nukes
South Korea and the United States will hold a joint exercise in California this week to boost their combined deterrence capabilities against North Korea's nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats, the Defense Ministry said Monday.The annual tabletop exercise led by the allies' Deterrence Strategy Committee will begin Wednesday at Vandenverg Air Force Base for a three-day run, according to the ministry. Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Ryu Je-seung will represent South Korea in
Feb. 22, 2016
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Denuclearization should be prioritized for peace treaty
South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday that North Korea's denuclearization should be the top priority for any dialogue with the North, including peace treaty talks.Seoul's stance came as the United States made it clear that North Korea should first abandon its nuclear arsenal in response to Pyongyang's proposal to hold peace treaty talks to formally end the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War."South Korea and the U.S. are on the same page over the stance that North Korea's denucleariza
Feb. 22, 2016
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N. Korea tries to avoid China's looming financial sanctions
South Korea said Monday that North Korea is believed to be relying on cash delivery or borrowed-name bank accounts in a bid to avert China's possible financial sanctions.A local media company reported that Chinese banks in areas bordering North Korea have begun to freeze accounts held by North Koreans apparently in response to the North's latest nuclear and missile test.The Unification Ministry said that it is checking the validity of the report."But the North is thought to directly deliver cash
Feb. 22, 2016
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Seoul to investigate noise level from Pyongyang loudspeakers
The military plans to look into how serious the noise caused by North Korea's anti-South broadcasting is, an official said Monday, as front-line residents raised complaints about the inter-Korean psychological warfare operations, which have continued for nearly two months. Right after North Korea's nuclear test on Jan. 6, Seoul resumed its loudspeaker campaign along the tensely guarded border in retaliation, blaring messages critical of the North Korean regime and leader Kim Jong-un.In response,
Feb. 22, 2016
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N. Korean students taught Dokdo is sacred territory of Korea
North Korean students are taught that South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo are sacred and inherent territory of Korea while rebuffing Japan's persistent territorial claim over the islets in the East Sea, a study said Monday.North Korea has so far joined South Korea's stance that Dokdo is Korea's sovereign territory historically and geographically that fell prey to Japan's aggression and occupation of the Korean Peninsula during its militaristic past.According to the study released by Dokdo
Feb. 22, 2016
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Park renews concern over N. Korea's possible terror attacks
President Park Geun-hye called on officials Monday to ensure the safety of South Koreans, citing North Korea's possible terror attacks against the South.South Korea "should put in place a thorough readiness posture against another North Korean provocation," Park said in a meeting with her senior secretaries.Tensions have spiked on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in recent weeks.Park said Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to concentrate on capabil
Feb. 22, 2016
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U.S., N. Korea had exchanged views over peace treaty talks
The United States exchanged views with North Korea over Pyongyang's proposal to hold peace treaty talks, but no agreement was reached as Washington insisted that denuclearization should be the top priority for such talks, a diplomatic source has said.The exchange took place via the North's mission to the United Nations, known as the "New York channel," after North Korea renewed its calls for peace treaty talks with the U.S. to formally end the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War, the sourc
Feb. 22, 2016
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'N.K., U.S. had discussions over peace treaty talks' - ahead of nuke test
Just ahead of its fourth nuclear test last month, North Korea had offered bilateral talks on sealing a peace treaty, but the proposal failed to materialize as the U.S. stood by its denuclearization priority, Seoul and Washington officials confirmed Monday. The overture was reportedly made “days before” the Jan. 6 detonation through the New York channel based in Pyongyang’s permanent mission to the U.N. But their exchanges fell through after the North brushed off the U.S. counterproposal that den
Feb. 22, 2016
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Park's N. Korea strategy overhauled amid diplomatic dilemma
President Park Geun-hye enters her fourth year in office this week with bigger trouble from North Korea and a broader challenge in regional diplomacy.The communist neighbor's back-to-back provocations roiled the security conditions in Northeast Asia, a major spot for rivalry and cooperation between the United States and China.Inter-Korean ties have also been rocked by the North's Jan. 6 nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch a month later. Military tensions are escalating. All cross-border
Feb. 22, 2016
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Blocking N. Korea's resources exports way to toughen sanctions: report
China-bound exports of North Korea's natural resources should be blocked to improve the efficiency of economic sanctions being ramped up against the reclusive communist country in the wake of its recent provocative actions, a local think tank said Monday.Pyongyang's total exports have been shrinking in recent years, mostly affected by a marked drop in overseas sales of its natural resources. The Korea Economic Research Institute cited the correlation as a major avenue that the international comm
Feb. 22, 2016
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U.S., N. Korea had exchanged views over peace treaty talks: source
The United States had exchanged views with North Korea over Pyongyang's proposal to hold peace treaty talks, but no agreement was reached as Washington insisted that denuclearization should be the top priority for such talks, a diplomatic source said Sunday.The exchange took place via the North's mission to the United Nations, known as the "New York channel," after North Korea renewed its calls for peace treaty talks with the U.S. to formally end the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War, th
Feb. 22, 2016
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U.S., China narrow gap on U.N. resolution against N. Korea
The United States and China are in a critical phase in their drawn-out talks on the level of U.N. punishment against North Korea for its nuclear and missile provocations, government sources here said Sunday."The two sides have made considerable progress in core contents" of the envisioned U.N. resolution, a source said, requesting anonymity.South Korean officials expect a draft resolution to be circulated to the other members of the U.N. Security Council within this week.But they remain cautious
Feb. 21, 2016
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North Korea's ex-security minister replaces executed military chief
A former security minister of North Korea has replaced the head of the North Korean military, who is presumed to have recently been executed, according to the North's state media on Sunday.Ri Myong-su, former People's Security Minister, was referred to as "chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff" in a Korean Central News Agency dispatch reporting on leader Kim Jong-un's observation of aerial maneuvers.He was again mentioned in another dispatch the same day in which he was reported to hav
Feb. 21, 2016
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Kim Jong-un observes flight drills amid tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has watched aerial maneuvers conducted by the North's Air Force, North Korea's state media reported Sunday, in an apparent show of force amid tensions with the outside world over its nuclear and missile programs."Actual maneuvers for attack and defense between large combined units of the Korean People's Army (KPA) were staged in three directions at the same time," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported in an English dispatch, adding Kim guided these maneuv
Feb. 21, 2016
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[NEWSMAKER]'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies at 89
NEW YORK -- Harper Lee, one of America's most celebrated novelists whose masterpiece about racial injustice "To Kill a Mockingbird" was read by millions, has died, her publisher said Friday. She was 89. A spokeswoman for Harper Collins in New York said Lee passed away peacefully late Thursday. The Pulitzer-winning author shunned the spotlight and spent her final years living in seclusion in Monroeville, Alabama, where she was born. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is considered one of the great cl
Feb. 20, 2016
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N. Korea may have conducted firing drill near frontline island
South Korea's military said on Saturday observers heard an explosive sound near the country's northernmost frontline island of Baengnyeong, adding it possibly came from a Northern military drill. "We detected a sound which is presumed to be from the North's coastal artillery around 7:20 a.m.," a military official said, adding the police also made an urgent announcement to the islands' residents a few minutes later. South Korean fishing boats were also requested to return to their ports fo
Feb. 20, 2016
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U.S. enacts strongest standalone N.K. sanctions
The United States on Thursday put in place a package of its strongest, most comprehensive standalone sanctions yet against North Korea in punishment for its fresh nuclear and long-range missile tests, also targeting cybercrimes, human rights violations and other illicit activities. President Barack Obama signed the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act into law, the White House said. The House of Representatives initially voted nearly unanimously to pass the bill about a week after th
Feb. 19, 2016
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Korea rolls out support measures for companies forced out of Gaeseong
The South Korean government said Friday it would provide a package of measures, such as lending factory sites free of charge for a year, to minimize damage to more than 100 South Korean firms withdrawn from the joint industrial park across the border. A special government task team, headed by Lee Suk-joon, the top official in charge of government policy coordination at the Prime Minister's Office, came up with support measures for 124 South Korean companies, which had to leave behind their produ
Feb. 19, 2016
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South Korea braces for possible terror attacks from North Korea: official
South Korea is bracing for any possible terror attacks from North Korea, an official said Friday."The presidential office of national security is thoroughly in control of every situation related to terror," presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters.Still, he declined to comment on whether National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-jin or other South Korean officials are included on North Korea's alleged hit list.South Korea believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered intensified
Feb. 19, 2016
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South Korea expands programs for young North Korean defectors
South Korea said Friday it will expand programs to help growing numbers of North Korean students better adapt to a new life in the capitalist South.The education ministry said it will offer psychological counseling to North Korean students soon after their arrival in South Korea while expanding a mentoring program for them.The decision released by the education ministry underscored South Korea's efforts to better embrace young North Koreans who fled their communist homeland.The ministry said it
Feb. 19, 2016