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FM Kang holds talks with French digital affairs secretary over bilateral ties
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held talks with France's digital affairs secretary in Seoul Friday to discuss bilateral relations, peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula and cooperation in new technologies, Seoul's foreign ministry said. During the talks with Cedric O, Kang noted that bilateral cooperation has deepened in various areas since South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to France in October last year, the ministry said in a press release.She also expressed gratitude to the French se
Foreign Affairs Nov. 8, 2019
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Asia-Pacific news agency chiefs open Seoul session on challenges facing media
President Moon Jae-in will meet with chiefs of news agencies in the Asia-Pacific region Thursday afternoon, Cheong Wa Dae said, as he's expected to seek continued attention and support for the Korea peace process and the upcoming special summit with Southeast Asian nations.Moon will sit down with representatives of 32 news agencies from 28 countries, including Yonhap News Agency CEO Cho Sung-boo and delegates from China's Xinhua News Agency, Japan's Kyodo News and Russia's TASS news agency, at h
Foreign Affairs Nov. 7, 2019
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S. Korea beats Australia 5-0 to open Group C action
South Korea shut down Australia 5-0 to start its Olympic baseball qualifying tournament at home on Wednesday, holding the opponents to just one single while getting some timely hitting at the plate.Starter Yang Hyeon-jong struck out 10 in six dominant innings of one-hit ball, and the bottom third of the South Korean lineup drove in three runs in South Korea's opening game at the Premier12 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The Premier12 is also the qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics fo
Baseball Nov. 7, 2019
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손흥민, 유럽축구 통산 122·123호골…'차붐'넘어 한국인 신기록(종합)
'고메스 부상' 충격 딛고 즈베즈다와 UCL 원정서 선발 출전해 멀티골 폭발손흥민 75분 활약 속 토트넘은 4-0 완승손흥민(토트넘)이 정신적 충격을 딛고 다시 그라운드에 서서 유럽 프로축구 통산 한국인 최다골 신기록을 세웠다.손흥민은 7일 오전(한국시간) 세르비아 베오그라드의 라이코 미티치 경기장에서 열린 츠르베나 즈베즈다(세르비아)와의 2019-2020시즌 유럽축구연맹(UEFA) 챔피언스리그(UCL) 조별리그 B조 4차전 원정 경기에 선발 출전해 토트넘이 1-0으로 앞선 후반 12분에 이어 후반 16분 연속골을 터트렸다. 이로써 손흥민은 챔피언스리그 3경기 연속골(5골)로 올 시즌 득점을 7골로 늘리면서 '한국 축구의 전설'인 차범근 전 국가대표팀 감독을 넘어 역사에 길이 남을 대기록을 작성했다.지난달 23일 즈베즈다와 3차전 홈 경기(5-0 승)에서 역시 두 골을 몰아넣어 차 전 감독이 보유하고 있던 한국인 유럽프로축구 최다 골 기록(121골)과 타이를 이뤘던 손흥민은 이날 개
한국어판 Nov. 7, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Tottenham's Son Heung-min becomes all-time S. Korean scoring leader in Europe
Son Heung-min now stands alone at the top of the South Korean scoring list in European club football history.The attacking ace for Tottenham Hotspur netted two goals in the Premier League club's 4-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade in their Group B match of the UEFA Champions League at Red Star Stadium in Belgrade on Wednesday (local time). Son now has 123 goals in his European career, breaking a tie with former Bundesliga star Cha Bum-kun's mark of 121 for most by a South Korean player on the con
Soccer Nov. 7, 2019
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S. Korea fall to N. Korea in women‘s youth football tournament
North Korea beat South Korea 3-1 to reach the championship final of a regional women‘s football tournament in Thailand on Wednesday. Kim Kyoung-yong scored twice and Pak Il-gyong added another, as North Korea cruised to the victory in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation U-19 Women’s Championship at Chonburi Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand. Kang Ji-woo was the lone scorer for South Korea. In the final scheduled for Saturday, North Korea will meet the winner of the other s
Soccer Nov. 6, 2019
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S&P keeps Korea‘s rating at AA with stable outlook
Standard & Poor‘s on Wednesday affirmed its AA sovereign credit rating for South Korea, despite earlier slashing its growth outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest economy.The global rating agency also maintained its stable outlook for the South Korean economy.“The stable outlook reflects our expectation that geopolitical risks in the Korean Peninsula will not escalate to the point of hurting Korea‘s economic fundamentals over the next two years,” the global rating ag
Economy Nov. 6, 2019
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Hanwha Aerospace wins $1b plane engine parts deal from Rolls-Royce
Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defense industry unit of South Korea‘s Hanwha Group, said Wednesday it has signed a $1 billion deal to supply aircraft engine parts to British airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce. In the contract, Hanwha Aerospace will provide turbine seal segments to Rolls-Royce, the world’s third-largest maker of aircraft engines after General Electric Co., for 25 years starting in 2020, the company said in a statement.“The deal is a big achievement for the company as tu
Industry Nov. 6, 2019
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Reopening Kaesong complex can improve N. Korea‘s human rights: expert
Reopening a now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea can lead to improvement in the country‘s human rights conditions as the factory park would provide good working conditions that meet global standards, a US expert said Wednesday.Edward Reed, an adjunct professor at the Asian Institute of Management who formerly served as North Korea country director for the World Vision aid organization, made the remark during a symposium on North Korea’s human rights in Seoul.
Economy Nov. 6, 2019
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Prosecution to launch special probe into Sewol ferry sinking
South Korea's state prosecution on Wednesday announced plans to establish a special unit to investigate the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking, one of the country's worst maritime disasters that killed more than 300.Eight or nine prosecutors are expected to join the task force to investigate the exact cause and any mishandling of the government's rescue operations, according to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. The move came at the instruction of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl. Yoon is "determined
Social Affairs Nov. 6, 2019
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N. Korea blames sanctions for its failure to pay UN contributions
North Korea has claimed that international sanctions are preventing it from paying its due contributions to the UN, urging the United States to lift the restrictions, a recent UN report showed. During a meeting of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country in February, the North Korean representative said his country is willing to pay its contributions "in full and on time," but can't do so as the banking channel was closed due to the international sanctions. In 2017, the U
North Korea Nov. 6, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Seoul pushes to require naturalized S. Koreans to serve in military
The defense ministry is considering making it mandatory for naturalized male citizens to serve in the military, as other South Korean men must do, in an effort to cope with a decrease in the number of draftees amid a shrinking population, a senior government official said Wednesday. The state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses is in the final stage of research on the issue, and based on the results, the ministry could begin procedures to revise the military service act as early as next yea
Defense Nov. 6, 2019
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S. Korea reach quarterfinals at FIFA U-17 World Cup
South Korea have advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in 10 years.Forward Choi Min-seo netted the lone goal as South Korea defeated Angola 1-0 in the round of 16 match at Estadio Olimpico in Goiania, Brazil, on Tuesday (local time).Coached by Kim Jung-soo, South Korea will face either Mexico or Japan in Sunday's quarterfinals. Mexico and Japan will meet in the round of 16 on Wednesday at Estadio Bezerrao in Gama. This is South Korea's third trip to the quar
Soccer Nov. 6, 2019
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S. Korea again offers talks with N. Korea to discuss Mount Kumgang issue
South Korea has proposed sending a delegation to inspect its long-abandoned facilities at North Korea's Mount Kumgang, the unification ministry said Wednesday, after Pyongyang rejected Seoul's offer to hold face-to-face talks on the fate of the suspended joint tour program.In the proposal sent Tuesday, the ministry said the delegation will be comprised of government officials and business people. The move appears aimed at seeking face-to-face contacts with the North to discuss the fate of the to
North Korea Nov. 6, 2019
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S. Korea to reduce troop numbers to 500,000 by 2022
South Korea said Wednesday that it will reduce its number of troops to 500,000 by 2022 in the latest move to tackle looming demographic challenges as Asia's fourth-largest economy faces a rapidly aging population.Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki also said South Korea will reform the country's military in a way that utilizes technologies, such as weaponized drones, reconnaissance satellites and unmanned aircraft.The plan comes as the number of people required to serve in the military is projected to
Defense Nov. 6, 2019
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