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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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‘Inside Out 2’ adds four new emotions, explores teenage life
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Korea to offer $1m in relief aid to Nepal
South Korea said Sunday it will provide $1 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Nepal, which was hit Saturday by a 7.8-magnitude quake that left more than 1,800 people dead and others injured, including at least three South Koreans.Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said that it is also considering offering other assistance, such as sending an emergency relief team. “Our government would like to extend our deep condolences and solace to the Nepali government and the people regarding the loss of many p
April 26, 2015
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Park wraps up four-nation S. America tour
SAO PAULO ― President Park Geun-hye wrapped up her four-nation tour of South America over the weekend with a handful of deals aimed to boost trade and economic cooperation.Park’s trip to Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil came as South Korea is pushing to expand economic cooperation with the region hailed by Seoul officials as a continent of opportunities.South Korea has signed a set of memorandums of understanding with the four countries that, among other things, call for closer cooperation in th
April 26, 2015
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New evidence of imperial Japan’s atrocities emerges
Fresh evidence of Japan’s colonial-era atrocities was revealed by Korean media outlets on Sunday, escalating growing pressure on Tokyo to confront history and sincerely apologize for its past wrongdoing. A document, which was recently found in a Korean-American church in Manhattan, New York, revealed that Japanese police sexually tortured young Korean women after the March 1 independence movement in 1919.“Among the tortures and brutalities dwelt on by writers and especially emphasized by the Ame
April 26, 2015
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Canadian embassy hosts Toronto grads
Korean graduates of the University of Toronto gathered recently at an alumni reception at the Canadian embassy in Seoul to meet fellow alumni and remember their time at the various campuses in Toronto. The University of Toronto has over 540,000 alumni ― one of the largest and most active in the world. Their academic and professional excellence has contributed to the university’s recognition as Canada’s top higher educational institution. Over 1,000 ethnic Korean students and researchers study at
April 26, 2015
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Korean culture program launched for foreigners
The Korea Foundation has launched a program that connects foreigners and Koreans through language and culture. Foreigners can take part in activities to experience Korean culture, while Koreans can participate in programs to deepen their global knowledge. Foreigners and Koreans have an opportunity to interact through field trips and language studies, as well as at film, art and music venues offered year-round across Korea. The Koreans and Foreigners Together Program was launched at the Korea Fou
April 26, 2015
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‘Ethiopia’s renaissance follows Korean development’
Korea has been a paragon of progress for Ethiopia, which has developed rapidly since 2000.The Ethiopian economy grew by over 10 percent annually between 2004 and 2009, slowing to nearly 7 percent since 2012, according to the International Monetary Fund.Some political commentators have called Ethiopia the “African Lion,” a term similar to the “Asian Tiger,” which described Korea during its period of speedy development.Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome visited Korea in mid-April to benchmark Kore
April 26, 2015
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S. Korea, Brazil agree to bolster ties
President Park Geun-hye and her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, agreed Friday to strengthen their countries' partnership by diversifying cooperation."(South Korea and Brazil) can become ideal partners in expanding cooperation in such high value-added areas as infrastructure, smart grids, renewable energy and health care," Park said in a news conference with Rousseff following their summit in Brasilia. Smart grid technology is designed to increase power system efficiency. President Park Ge
April 25, 2015
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'A number of years' needed to evaluate Seoul's need to produce enriched uranium fuel for power plants: expert
It will take a "number of years" for South Korea and the United States to evaluate whether it's good for Seoul to produce low-enriched uranium fuel for power plants on its own under a new nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S., a former American negotiator said Friday.Earlier this week, Seoul and Washington announced the revision to their 1974 nuclear energy cooperation pact after more than four years of negotiations to reconcile Seoul's demand for the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel
April 25, 2015
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U.S. envoy for six-party talks to travel to S. Korea
Sydney Seiler, U.S. special envoy for six-party nuclear talks with North Korea, will visit South Korea to attend a security seminar and meetings with officials, the State Department announced Friday. Seiler will be in Seoul from Saturday to attend the Asan Institute conference and hold meetings with South Korean officials to discuss North Korea policy, including his counterpart, Director-General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs Kim Gunn, the department said in a release. He will return to W
April 25, 2015
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White House calls for 'final resolution' of Korea-Japan history issues
History tensions between South Korea and Japan should be addressed in a way that is not only "honest, constructive and forthright" but also reaches a "final resolution," a senior White House official said Friday.The remark from Evan Medeiros, senior director for Asian affairs at the White House's National Security Council, was seen as pressure on Japan to resolve historical tensions with Seoul ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the United States. President Barack Obama shake
April 25, 2015
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U.S. lawmakers urge Abe to stick to past apologies
WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of U.S. congressmen, including the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, called on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to address historical tensions with South Korea to help bolster trilateral cooperation.The 25 lawmakers, including Reps. Mike Honda and Ed Royce, issued the appeal in a joint letter to Japanese Ambassador to Washington Kenichiro Sasae, just days before Abe begins a visit to the U.S. that includes an address at a joint session of Congress.“We ar
April 24, 2015
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Korea, Brazil boost ties in health care, ICT
President Park Geun-hye and her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff on Friday discussed ways to step up business and diplomatic cooperation as the Latin American country spurs its national economic development plans. Park arrived in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, a day early for the last leg of her 12-day trip that took her to Colombia, Peru and Chile. During her three-day state visit in Brazil, she is scheduled to take part in a bilateral business forum, meet with Koreans and attend cultural
April 24, 2015
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S. Korea to watch Abe's word in U.S. trip: official
South Korea will closely monitor Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's remarks throughout his trip to the United States next week, not just during his address to the U.S. Congress, a government official said Friday.Much attention has been focused on what Abe will say in his address to a joint session of the Congress on Wednesday, with South Korea demanding a clear expression of apology over Japan's wartime atrocities.South Korea, which suffered under Japanese colonial rule from 1910-45, has espec
April 24, 2015
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S. Korea to create task force on nuke deal with U.S.
The Foreign Ministry said Friday it will soon launch a task force to implement a new nuclear deal with the United States.The allies reached an agreement on their peaceful nuclear energy cooperation earlier this week. It would allow Seoul to expand its non-military nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment and research into reprocessing.The envisioned bureau, tentatively named the Nuclear and Nonproliferation Bureau, will be composed of three divisions with 20 members, a ministry official
April 24, 2015
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U.S. congressmen urge Abe to address historical issues
A bipartisan group of U.S. congressmen, including the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, called on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to address historical tensions with South Korea so as to bolster trilateral cooperation.The 25 lawmakers, including Reps. Mike Honda (D-CA) and Ed Royce (R-CA), issued the appeal in a joint letter to Japanese Ambassador to Washington Kenichiro Sasae, just days before Abe begins a visit to the U.S. that includes an address at a joint session of Congress."We
April 24, 2015
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Japan has done enough to apologize for wartime sexual slavery: official
Japan has done enough to resolve grievances over the country's wartime sexual enslavement of women, a Japanese diplomat was quoted as saying Thursday, an indication Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is unlikely to offer a new apology when he visits the United States next week.Masato Otaka, a spokesman for the Japanese Embassy, made the remark to the Washington Post, saying Tokyo has made statements of apology and remorse, paid "atonement money" to some victims through a civilian fund and sent letters of
April 24, 2015
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Envoy confirms N.K. leader to visit Moscow in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Moscow next month to take part a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russia’s ambassador to Seoul said Thursday. Speculation has been mounting since Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he had received “positive” signs that Kim Jong-un would join in commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany, which would be the young ruler’s maiden overseas trip since taking power in December 2012. Dozens of heads of states were in
April 23, 2015
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S. Korea dismisses concerns over Xi-Abe meeting
South Korea dismissed concerns Thursday that this week's meeting between the Chinese and Japanese leaders could lead to South Korea's isolation in the region.On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a summit on the sidelines of an Asian-African conference under way in Jakarta, Indonesia.The meeting sparked concern in South Korea that the two neighbors could draw closer amid Seoul and Tokyo's chilled ties over historical and territorial issues."As the
April 23, 2015
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S. Korea, Chile ink working holiday visa deal
South Korea has signed a deal with Chile on a work and travel program for young adults, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The signing of the Working Holiday visa agreement followed summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, in Santiago.It will allow South Koreans aged between 18-30 to work in Chile for up to one year while traveling there. There is no quota for South Korean applicants, while up to 100 Chilean people will be eligible for
April 23, 2015
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U.S. welcomes revised nuclear cooperation pact with S. Korea as 'major milestone' for alliance
The United States on Wednesday welcomed the new civilian nuclear cooperation pact with South Korea as a "major milestone" for the alliance and a demonstration of the two countries' "shared commitment to nonproliferation."The two sides announced the revision to their 1974 nuclear energy cooperation pact in Seoul earlier Wednesday after more than four years of negotiations to reconcile Seoul's demand for the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and enrich uranium with Washington's concerns about
April 23, 2015