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[Photo News] 89 elderly South Koreans await reunion with North Korean families

The first group of elderly South Koreans selected to reunite with their relatives in North Korea this week -- the first such group in almost three years -- gathered in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Sunday, to prepare for their journey across the DMZ.The 89 South Koreans will meet family members they had been separated from by the Korean War from Monday to Wednesday.According to South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, they will be briefed on reunion procedures and protocols Sunday before heading to th

“South Korea is no country for women”: Women’s groups protest acquittal of top politician

Some 20,000 South Korean women gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to protest the court’s recent decision to acquit a powerful politician of sexual abuse charges, claiming the judiciary is now complicit in gender-based violence that has prevailed in the country. 　An Hee-jung, the former South Chungcheong Province governor and a onetime presidential contender, was found not guilty of sexual assault through abuse of authority Tuesday. An’s trial had been considered one of the highest profile cas

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Social affairs
Gangbuk First: Seoul City to invest W1tr to tackle regional inequality

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon announced Sunday that the city government would invest 1 trillion won ($893 million) to tackle regional inequality within Seoul. 　According to the plans, the city government will introduce a set of investment measures to prioritize the development of northern Seoul -- including a plan to establish four new metro lines and relocate a number of government offices to the relatively lesser developed parts of the South Korean capital. 　The announcement was made after Park mo

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Foreign Affairs
N. Korea accepts on-site inspection of missile launch site: report

North Korea has agreed to an on-site inspection of its missile launch site by international officials to ensure the safety of international flights, a report said Sunday.According to the report by Japan's Kyodo News, the communist state has agreed to allow a group of inspectors from the UN International Civil Aviation Organization to access its missile launch sites.The report suggested the planned visit is aimed at verifying the measures taken so far by the North to keep unannounced missile laun

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North Korea
Dismembered body at Seoul Grand Park identified

Police have identified a dismembered body found in a thicket near Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, as a man in his 50s who was a resident in the region.Namyangju Police said it identified the man by the fingerprints left on the body.The police plan to narrow down the list of suspects by investigating those who knew the deceased. Bushes near Seoul Grand Park where a dismembered body was found on Sunday. (Yonhap)Earlier on Sunday at around 9:40 a.m., the torso of a man was found b

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Social affairs
Talks of Xi’s visit to Pyongyang raise new speculations

Reports regarding Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans visit to Pyongyang is raising new possibilities in developments surrounding North Korea. On Saturday, the Straits Times reported that Xi is set to visit Pyongyang for the Sept. 9 celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the North Korean government. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Yonhap)The report remains unconfirmed, but they have raised speculations about possible changes the developments regarding No

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North Korea
Man sets self on fire upon news of ex-wife’s new relationship

A man in his 50s set himself on fire in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, allegedly upon receiving news of his ex-wife’s new relationship. According to Namyangju Police, the man drenched himself in gasoline and set himself on fire at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at a convenience store operated by his ex-wife.The man suffered third-degree burns and is currently being treated at a local hospital. (Gyeonggi Namyangju Police)The fire also reportedly affected items on display at the store. According to

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Social affairs
Dismembered body found in bushes at Seoul Grand Park

A dismembered body was found in the thickets near Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul. 　The torso, presumed to be a man’s, was discovered Sunday morning at around 9:40 a.m. by a park worker in the bushes close to its parking lot. The body was wrapped in black and white plastic bags, decomposition had progressed while clothing still remained. Police found the severed head not far away, also inside a black plastic bag. 　No possessions were on the body to help ident

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Social affairs
Elderly S. Koreans prepare for family reunions in NK

The first batch of South Koreans selected to attend the reunion event in North Korea for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War gathered in a northeastern coastal town on Sunday to prepare for the event. A group of 89 elderly South Koreans who were chosen to reunite with their North Korean families from Monday to Wednesday arrived at the Hanwha Resort in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, 158 kilometers from Seoul early in the morning, the South’s Ministry of Unification said. They will be briefed

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North Korea
Typhoon Soulik alert for Korean Peninsula

Typhoon Soulik is expected to pass through the Korean Peninsula as early as Wednesday, bringing with it a chilling respite to the draught-stricken land but also the potential for storm damage. If Soulik lands in Korea as forecast, it will be the first typhoon to directly hit the Peninsula since Typhoon Sanba did six years ago in 2012.Soulik formed off the coast of Guam on Thursday as a small storm, but as it travels northward it has gradually grown to a medium-sized typhoon with the intensity of

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Social affairs
North Korean leader denounces international sanctions again

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lambasted international sanctions on his country for the second time in a week during his visit to construction sites in a northern town, the North's state media reported Sunday.Accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju and ranking officials, Kim inspected a large-scale redevelopment project in Samjiyon County, which is known as the birthplace of his father and former ruler Kim Jong-il, the Korean Central News Agency said. "The hostile forces' persistent sanctions and obs

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North Korea
Government, party to hold emergency meeting on jobs

Senior officials from the government and ruling party will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss measures to tackle the worsening employment situation, party officials said.The meeting, slated for 2 p.m., will involve officials from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, relevant ministries and the Democratic Party, they said. Data showed Friday that the nation logged the lowest level of job addition in more than eight years in July, a blow to President Moon Jae-in, who pledged that jo

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Politics
[Weather] Heat recedes Sunday, but summer’s not done with us yet

The weather forecast for Sunday spells a break in the chain of hot days that has plagued Korea for over a month. With clear skies expected nationwide, the lowest temperatures for this day have been marked at 16 to 24 degrees Celsius. (Yonhap)Although the mornings and evenings have cooled significantly, this doesn’t mean the summer is quite over yet.The highest daytime temperature in Seoul is set at 32 C, Incheon 30 C, Daejeon 32 C, Gwangju 34 C and Busan 31 C.A hot weather alert has been lifted

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Social affairs
For many separated Korean families, reunion event comes too late

For Chung Hak-soon, it feels just like yesterday when she recalls the days she was together with her brother before they were separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.It must have been a lifetime dream for the 81-year-old woman to meet her brother in North Korea again. But it is too late to realize it as the sibling she loved already passed away years ago. One consolation is that she is to meet the family of her late brother for the first time in the upcoming family reunion event to be held this week

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North Korea
S. Korean PM meets with senior N. Korean official in Jakarta

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with a senior North Korean official in Jakarta on Saturday just before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games.Lee encountered North Korean Deputy Prime Minister Ri Ryong-nam at around 6:20 p.m. at a trilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo.South and North Korea marched together behind the Korean Unification Flag at the opening ceremony in Jakarta later in the day.The rival Koreas are scheduled to field joint teams in three sports -- wo

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