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Saudi Arabia's crown price to visit S. Korea next week
[Feature] Asylum seekers decry falsehoods, abuse in refugee screening
Jeju murder: How Koh evaded suspicion for 3 days
Star YouTubers in hot water over controversial live remarks
4 teenagers charged in murder of roommate
Seoul offers Tokyo a deal: Create joint fund to compensate victims of warti...
[From the Scene] Hamburg on mission to digitalize urban mobility
SKT launches app for parking lots using Tmap
Daegu show sheds light on painter who influenced ’80s Minjung art
South Korean government, telecom firms unveil 7-year 5G growth plans

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[Feature] Asylum seekers decry falsehoods, abuse in refugee screening

Recalling his refugee application interview, Mohamad Sabry, who was formerly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and is now in Korea on a humanitarian stay visa, said it was the beginning of “another part of a miserable life.”The 38-year-old Egyptian, who came to Korea in 2016 to flee persecution by the military regime that seized power in a coup, said records documenting his refugee application interview had been falsified.“I was verbally assaulted during my formal interview at

Saudi Arabia's crown price to visit S. Korea next week

Crown prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Seoul next week for a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.It will be the first South Korean visit by a Saudi Arabian crown prince since 1998, when then-crown prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a visit. During the two-day visit, Moon and Prince Mohammad, who also serves as deputy prime minister and minister of defense, will hold a meetin

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Jeju murder: How Koh evaded suspicion for 3 days

Police suspect Koh Yu-jeong killed her former husband, surnamed Kang, at a pension (lodging) on Jeju Island on May 25 and discarded his body parts at around 8 p.m., three days later, as she was leaving on a ferry to a South Jeolla Province island. The victim’s family filed a missing person report on May 27 evening, and many are now wondering how the police handled the case in the intervening days.On Tuesday evening, The Korea Herald met with the chief of the investigative team at Jeju Dong

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Social affairs
Star YouTubers in hot water over controversial live remarks

Star YouTubers, including popular soccer commentator Gamst, sparked public outrage over sexual remarks during a livestream. Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday that three star YouTubers with more than 1 million subscribers found themselves in hot water after sharing sexual comments regarding female YouTubers during a live show they streamed online earlier the same day. The comments, deemed to sexually objectify and harass the female YouTubers, became an instant sensation and the three YouTuber

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Social affairs
4 teenagers charged in murder of roommate

The case of four teenagers beating a classmate to death has been transferred to prosecutors, police said Wednesday. Gwangju Bukbu Police Station said the four men in their late teens were sent to the prosecution this morning with charges of murder regarding the death of their 18-year-old roommate. On June 9, the four teenagers took turns in hitting and kicking the victim for about two hours. They conducted CPR when he stopped breathing. The suspects then fled the scene, before turning them thems

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Social affairs
Seoul offers Tokyo a deal: Create joint fund to compensate victims of wartime forced labor

South Korea has approached Japan with a proposal to support the Korean victims of wartime forced labor by encouraging companies in both countries to take part in joint fundraising efforts, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.“This idea has been raised that it is desirable to enable reconciliation between the concerned parties by offering compensation to the victims whose lawsuits have concluded, by creating funds voluntarily offered by companies from both countries, including the

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Foreign Policy
[Newsmaker] Defense minister reprimands military for security failure over NK boat

Military fails to spot North Korean boat traveling in South Korean waters for days

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Defense
[News Focus] Financial regulator still not in list for Sejong relocation

SEJONG -- It has been more than six years since the Ministry of Economy and Finance moved from Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, to Sejong Self-Governing City. 　Nonetheless, some former functions of the ministry remained in Seoul after it handed over its financial industry policy authority to the Financial Services Commission in 2008, when the former Lee Myung-bak government took office. Since then, the FSC has been in charge of both supervisory policy and financial industry policy. The commissi

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Politics
Chinese leader hints at bigger role in NK issues

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday voiced support for North Korea and its approach to denuclearization, fanning speculation that Beijing will take a more direct hand in North Korean issues. In an op-ed piece published in North Korea’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, Wednesday -- a day before he begins a state visit to North Korea -- Xi highlighted China’s support for Pyongyang. “We will actively contribute to peace and security, development and prosperity of the

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North Korea
Speaker proposes roundtable on economy

As the parliament remains deadlocked over disagreement on an opposition party’s demand to hold a hearing on the economy, National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has proposed a roundtable instead.At a meeting with floor leaders on Tuesday, Moon suggested that lawmakers and nongovernment experts discuss the country’s economic situation and seek ways to improve it during a roundtable, an attendee of the meeting said Wednesday.The main opposition Liberty Korea Party insists that a parlia

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Politics
Police seek arrest warrant for KCTU head

The police have requested an arrest warrant for Kim Myung-hwan, the chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, on charges of planning and carrying out illegal protests in front of the National Assembly in March and April, the police said Tuesday.The latest move comes at a sensitive time, amid heightening tensions among labor, management and the government over South Korea’s pending ratification of four core International Labor Organization conventions.The hard-line Korean Confed

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Social affairs
Police question suspect in ex-YG boss’s sex-for-favors allegation

The special investigation squad of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency recently summoned a key figure in sex-for-favors suspicions surrounding former YG Entertainment founder and chief producer Yang Hyun-suk, the police said Tuesday.The suspect, known as “Madam Jung,” reportedly has ties with high-profile figures. MBC’s investigative program “Straight” raised the allegation that Yang had called in over 10 prostitutes through Madam Jung to a meeting with eight inves

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Social affairs
Two cultural assets allowed to be permanently taken out of country

Two modern folding screens, called “byeongpung” in Korean, will be legally taken out of the country for permanent overseas display for the first time, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Tuesday.　　“The cultural assets committee has permitted the ‘Chaekgado’ and ‘Yeonhwado’ byeongpung to be transferred to the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, permanently through a review,” the administration said.　　The 326.5 cen

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Social affairs
Jeju murder victim’s brother gives account of what happened before, on and since May 25

'He said they were having the day of their lives. That was the last we heard from him.'

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Social affairs
[News Analysis] Will Xi’s Pyongyang visit create momentum for stalled nuclear talks?

Experts suggest China could use nuclear issue as leverage to resolve trade war with US

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North Korea

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