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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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[Graphic News] Number of coffee franchises in S. Korea rises 13%
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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[Robert J. Fouser] AI changes rationale for learning languages
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Moon Jae-in faces uphill battle on US ties, THAAD
President Moon Jae-in faces an uphill battle in navigating through a bleaker-than-ever diplomatic security landscape with diminishing strategic space in the face of North Korea’s rapidly evolving threats. Fresh off the grueling snap election, he now has to rapidly switch gears as the new commander in chief to manage the volatile situation on the peninsula while regrouping institutions that have been in tatters in the wake of his predecessor Park Geun-hye’s impeachment. President Moon Jae-in (Yon
May 10, 2017
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Xi congratulates Moon Jae-in on election win, expresses hopes to resolve differences
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to new President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday expressing hopes to deepen ties and resolve differences amid diplomatic rifts over a US missile defense system deployed in South Korea. China's official Xinhua news agency quoted Xi as saying that he has always valued the relations between China and South Korea.(Yonhap)The two countries have deepened their ties since they established diplomatic ties 25 years ago and the strong relation
May 10, 2017
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China extends assistance to Korea over bus accident killing 10 kids
The Chinese foreign ministry has offered to help South Korea deal with the aftermath of a deadly car accident in China which killed 10 Korean kindergarteners and two other Chinese people, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.The school bus carrying 11 kindergarteners and a Chinese driver caught fire in a car accident inside the Taojiakuang Tunnel in Weihai, a city in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, at around 9 a.m. (local time) on Tuesday.The parents of the students are currently t
May 10, 2017
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Pro-NK newspaper in Japan reports Moon Jae-in's election as president
A pro-North Korean newspaper based in Japan reported Wednesday that liberal politician Moon Jae-in was elected as South Korea's new president in the first coverage of the news by North Korea-related media.The Chosun Sinbo said that Moon's presidency ended the nine-year conservative rule by predecessors Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, who was ousted in March over corruption charges.Moon Jae-in, the newly-elected South Korean president (Yonhap)The Chosun Sinbo is not North Korea's state media, bu
May 10, 2017
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White House: Trump looks forward to meeting with Moon
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump looks forward to meeting with South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in and discussing shared interests of the two countries, the White House said Tuesday."The president looks forward to meeting with him and talking about our shared interests. So I'll wait for that conversation and I'm sure we'll have a readout for you," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at a press briefing, hinting at the possibility of the two leaders speaking by phone soon. (Yo
May 10, 2017
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Head of Israeli foundation to support disabled people says work enriches his own life
Israeli Ehud Ratzabi spent the last decade dedicating himself to making his country a better place for the disabled. But the volunteering helped him more than he helped the handicapped, and enriched his life like no other, the president of the Israel Foundation for Handicapped Children said during an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Monday.Visiting Korea for the first time to attend the opening of the art exhibition, "Honorary Ambassadors from Israel," organized by ILAN and the Embassy of Is
May 9, 2017
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State Department: US looks forward to continuing close cooperation with Korea's next president
The United States looks forward to continuing "our close, constructive, deep cooperation" with South Korea's new president, the State Department said Monday.South Koreans are set to head to the polls Tuesday to elect the country's new president after former President Park Geun-hye was impeached and then ultimately removed from office over corruption charges before her five-year term expires next year.(Yonhap)"Throughout this process, the people of the Republic of Korea have demonstrated their ab
May 9, 2017
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‘Russian ex-envoy calls for pragmatic diplomacy on N. Korea’
With North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities growing rapidly, the next South Korean administration would be wise to pursue a “pragmatic” policy of multilateral dialogue and negotiation to put the brakes on Pyongyang, according to a former Russian diplomat. Georgy Toloraya, chair of regional programs at the Russian World Presidential Foundation in Moscow, said the current sanctions regime should not be an end in itself, adding that the international community could achieve more by seeking
May 8, 2017
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Taiwan draws tech talents to 'Asia Silicon Valley'
The government of Taiwan has been harnessing all efforts to invigorate its economy by launching the Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan, which is to create a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship for the island nation’s knowledge-based economy, according to its representative office in Seoul. Announced by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in September, the scheme will hatch a haven of research and development and commercialization in the northwestern city of Taoyuan, acting as a magnet for tale
May 8, 2017
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‘Georgia-Korea ties are a force for good in perilous purlieus’
Freshly minted Georgian Ambassador Otar Berdzenishvili says his country and Korea are closer in substance than their distance, sharing a common pride of national language and alphabet as well as passion for freedom and democracy.Having assumed his post in late April, the 38-year-old wunderkind from the Caucasus country says he wants to invigorate bilateral ties with his full force, building on the achievements of his predecessor Nikoloz Apkhazava, who has been nominated to serve in Malaysia. Ber
May 8, 2017
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[Herald Interview] Public diplomacy key to underpinning ties amid rows
After basking in its peak years, the relationship between South Korea and China has been going downhill rapidly in recent months, as Beijing embarks on economic retaliation over Seoul’s decision to host the US’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile shield. Concerns are growing the diplomatic strains may spill over into sociocultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries despite their deepening economic interdependence. Alarming signs have already surfaced from both sides
May 7, 2017
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Korean diplomat runs for chief of anti-chemical arms body
Kim Won-soo, a South Korean career diplomat and former under-secretary general at the United Nations, is running for the top position of a global body against chemical weapons, officials said Thursday.Kim has joined the race to become the next director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons with a four-year term, according to the officials. Kim Won-soo, a South Korean career diplomat and former under-secretary general at the United Nations (Yonhap)Voting among the 41
May 4, 2017
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China warns of stern measures against THAAD operation
BEIJING -- China on Tuesday warned of stern measures against the ongoing deployment of an advanced US missile defense system in South Korea. "China calls for an immediate stop to the THAAD deployment on the Korean Peninsula," China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said during a regular press briefing. "China will pursue protecting its interests going forward by taking the necessary measures in a stern manner." (Yonhap)He was speaking in response to the US' announcement that the Terminal
May 2, 2017
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Korea says 'forced labor' statues near Japan missions 'not desirable'
South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed its reservations about civic activists' move to erect statues symbolizing Korean victims of forced labor under Japan's colonial rule near its diplomatic missions.A civic group is pushing to install such statues near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul and its consulate located in the southeastern port city of Busan. Japan raised strong objections and recently asked the Seoul government to take appropriate action. South Korean foreign ministry spokesm
May 2, 2017
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Korea's foreign minister to meet US and Japanese ambassadors
South Korea's top diplomat will meet with ambassadors of the United States and Japan on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea and its growing nuclear threat.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will meet with Marc Knapper, acting US Ambassador to South Korea, and Japanese Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine in his office in the afternoon, according to the ministry.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se (Yonhap)The unusual three-way meeting, arranged at the request of the ministry, fol
May 2, 2017
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Rights organ urges UNSC to bring N. Korean rights violators to justice
An international human rights organization has called for the UN Security Council to refer those responsible for infringing on human rights in North Korea to an international court, a US broadcaster reported Tuesday. The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 2321 against North Korea for its fifth nuclear test at a meeting in New York on Nov. 30, 2016. (Yonhap)The UN council should handle an issue to punish the North's human rights violations as well as its nuclear issue in order to realize just
May 2, 2017
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Norwegian poems vivify long lost senses
The Norwegian Embassy held a book launch event last week that featured the celebrated works of Olav H. Hauge (1908-94), a distinguished poet famous for his realistic portrayal of natural and sentient beings. A collection of his poems has been recently translated into Korean by professor and poet Lim Sun-ki, who teaches at Yonsei University’s Department of French Language and Literature. The translation was financially supported by the embassy and published by Bomnal Books. Professors, poets, jou
May 1, 2017
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Commonwealth veterans remember unsung heroes of wars
The embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand paid tribute to the sacrifices of their fallen comrades and war veterans across memorial services held in Korea last week.At the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the Korean War Memorial on Apr. 25, some 200 veterans, their families, servicepersons and diplomats honored the heroism of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), which fought together in the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey during World War I, as well as those who serve
May 1, 2017
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South Africa celebrates Freedom Day
The South African Embassy last week celebrated Freedom Day, a national holiday commemorating the freedom and democracy ushered in by the first post-apartheid elections in 1994.This year’s celebration was deemed by many to be additionally special, as it marked the centenary of the birth of Oliver Reginald Tambo (1917-93), a South African anti-apartheid politician who served as president of the African National Congress from 1967 to 1991.“We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white s
May 1, 2017
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Trump’s crude, unilateral approach threatens to undercut alliance
Rekindled by his demand for Seoul to pay for the THAAD anti-missile system, US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach centered on unrefined, unilateral remarks and Twitter posts is fanning concerns it may undermine the two countries’ 60-year alliance. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly argued that allies should shoulder a greater share of defense costs and the “job-killing” South Korea-US free trade agreement needs to be negotiated.Just over 100 days into the Trump presidency, signs
May 1, 2017