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Oct 19, 2018 Defense

Korea, China to set up further hotline between air forces

The defense chiefs of South Korea and China held talks on Friday during which they agreed to set up more hotline between their air forces and promote military exchanges. South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, also agreed to jointly work toward peace and stability on the Northeast Asia, Seoul's defense ministry said in a statement. South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe (Yonhap)The talks between Jeon

Academics from Korea, Singapore discuss cooperation

SINGAPORE -- ASEAN, a regional bloc consisting of 10 Southeast Asian nations, is Korea’s second-largest trade partner after China, and is expected to be the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030, after the US, China and the European Union.Through the Moon Jae-in administration’s New Southern Policy, Seoul seeks to expand cooperation and improve its relationship with ASEAN and India. President Moon Jae-in paid a state visit to India from July 8 to 11. During the visit, he and Indian Prime Minist

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Politics
[Photo News] Street styles we noticed at 2019 S/S Seoul Fashion Week

The shows are amazing at the 2019 S/S Hera Seoul Fashion Week, but the fun spills out to the streets. Brightly dyed hair was a visible trend at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Friday, alongside see-through blouses, neon tops and transparent plastic bags.Oversized jackets, baggy pants, leopard print and fashionable eyewear also drew attention. (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald) (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald) (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald) (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald) (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea He

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Culture
Leaders of Korea, Britain discuss bilateral ties, NK denuclearization

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday stressed the need to start easing international sanctions against North Korea to further motivate the communist state in its efforts to denuclearize in a summit with British Prime Minister Theresa May. The British leader agreed on the need to come up with ways to move forward the North's denuclearization process while also stressing the need for Pyongyang to more clearly show its commitment to full denuclearization through action. South Korean Pres

Oct 19, 2018
International
Moon, Merkel hold summit on bilateral ties, North Korea

BRUSSELS -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged efforts to further develop the countries' bilateral relationship during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Brussels on Friday. "The two leaders noted the countries continued to develop their complementary economic cooperation based on the South Korea-EU free trade agreement, and agreed to strengthen their future-oriented cooperation in areas of mutual interest, su

Oct 19, 2018
International
Korea, US fail to bridge differences over splitting defense costs

South Korea and the United States failed Friday to reconcile their differences over sharing the cost of stationing American troops on the peninsula during their eighth round of talks in Seoul, the foreign ministry here said. The allies wrapped up their four-day negotiation session without bridging the gaps on a set of sticking points such as the exact cost Seoul is set to shoulder for the upkeep of 28,500 American troops in the South. From right: South Korea`s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-do

Oct 19, 2018
Defense
Teenage K-pop band member claims beatings, threats by management agency staff

Members of teenage K-pop boy band The East Light have been beaten and verbally threatened by a producer and the head of their management agency, one of the members claimed Friday, vowing to take a legal action.Lee Seok-cheol, the 18-year-old band leader and drummer, held a press conference and confirmed a media report a day earlier that Kim Chang-hwan -- the chairman of Media Line Entertainment -- and a resident producer had assaulted or connived in assaulting the members before and after the ba

Oct 19, 2018
Music
YG silent on rumor Big Bang Seungri dating rookie actress

YG Entertainment is once again keeping silent about dating rumors surrounding Seungri of Big Bang and rookie actress Yu Hye-won. Earlier on Friday, a Taiwanese news outlet reported that the Big Bang member had been dating Yu for about a year, with photos of the two together and Instagram posts put up by the pair that seemed to feature matching “couple” items. Yoo is a rookie actress and a model for cosmetics and fashion brands. (Seungri, Yu Hye-won`s Instagram)Following the rumor, Yoo’s agency

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Television
Seoul Fashion Week KYE show draws K-pop celebrities

Designer Hanhee Kathleen Kye’s 2019 spring-summer show at HERA Seoul Fashion Week on Friday attracted a slew of K-pop celebrities in the audience, as well as strutting down the catwalk for her brand KYE. In the photo, from left, are GWSN’s Lena, singer Ko Sung-min, makeup artist Risabe, 9 Muses’ Kyungri, model Irene, f(X)’s Amber, Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyoen, Chungha, AKMU’s Lee Su-hyun and veteran singer Noh Sa-yeon. (Lim Je

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Music
AGF 2018 to greet Korea’s anime and game buffs

Korea’s first crossover anime and game festival, Anime X Game Festival 2018, will be held at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, from Nov. 3-4　Fans will have a chance to meet top-rated Japanese voice actors such as Ayako Kawasumi (whose roles include Nodame in “Nodame Cantabile”) and Hiroki Takahashi at their live talk sessions. Singer ASCA & halca will also perform. (Screenshot from Youtube)Booths with character goods and comic books as well as collaboration cafes are also open.Early bird tic

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Culture
GM Korea's R&D separation plan okayed amid union opposition

Shareholders in GM Korea Co. on Friday approved the company's plan to establish a separate R&D unit amid opposition from the union, which sees the separate unit as a move to scale down local operations over the long term, the company and the union said Friday. General Motors Co. (GM), the biggest shareholder with a stake of 77-percent stake in GM Korea, approved the plan in a GM-only shareholders meeting. The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), the second-largest shareholder with a 17-p

Oct 19, 2018
Economy
NCT’s Lucas takes to catwalk in KYE show at Seoul Fashion Week

NCT’s Lucas strutted with nonchalant confidence in the KYE show at Hera Seoul Fashion Week, Friday.Sitting in the front row at the show was f(x)’s Amber, who whispered to Hyoyeon of Girls’ Generation as Lucas walked in front of them.A look of recognition flashed across Hyoyeon’s eyes as she took another measure of Lucas, while Amber took photos of him. (HERA Seoul Fashion Week) (Lim Jeong-yeo/The Korea Herald)By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heralcorp.com)

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Music
Moon pitches vision of regional railway bloc at Asia-Europe summit

BRUSSELS -- President Moon Jae-in laid out his vision for peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia and beyond, centering on continental railway links and regional security dialogue, at a forum of Asian and European leaders in Brussels on Friday. In his keynote address to the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit, the South Korean president also called for the leaders' support for peace on the Korean Peninsula, which is integral to building closer connections between the two continents, the presiden

Oct 19, 2018
Foreign Policy
Comedian Yoo Jae-suk and wife welcome second baby

Comedian and show host Yoo Jae-suk and his television announcer wife, Na Kyung-eun, welcomed their second baby on Friday, Yoo's management agency said. (Yonhap)FNC Entertainment said Na gave birth to a baby girl earlier in the day and that both mother and child are healthy.Yoo and Na were married in July 2008 and gave birth to their first son in May 2010. (Yonhap)

Oct 19, 2018
Entertainment
Education Ministry to disclose private kindergartens found with accounting fraud

The Education Ministry began operation of a corruption report center to monitor private kindergartens for irregularities Friday, after thousands of private institutes were found with accounting fraud. On Thursday, Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae announced the ministry will open the results of past inspections conducted on private kindergartens across the nation from 2013 to 2017 and also reveal the names of institutes found to have committed accounting fraud. The results will become available on

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Education

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