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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror 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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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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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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U.K. police checking new information on Diana death
LONDON (AP) ― British police say they are examining newly received information relating to the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, and that officers are assessing the information’s “relevance and credibility.” Scotland Yard declined to provide details about the information, only saying Saturday in a statement that the assessment will be carried out by officers from its specialist crime and operations unit. The force stressed that it was not reopening the investigation into the 1997 deaths o
Aug. 18, 2013
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America ready for female president: Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama says in remarks published Friday that America is ready for a woman president, but would not comment on prospects for Hillary Clinton getting the job.Obama’s comments came in an interview with Parade magazine, excerpts of which were published on its website.Asked if she thinks the country will see a female president in her lifetime, the wife of President Barack Obama said: “Yes, I think the country is ready for it. It’s just a question of who’s th
Aug. 18, 2013
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U.S. Eighth Army to name Paik honorary commander
The U.S. Eighth Army said Friday it will name retired Korean Army Gen. Paik Sun-yup as the honorary commanding general for its command post to pay tribute to his service during the 1950-53 Korean War. The U.S. Eighth Army in June renamed its Combined Joint Task Force’s Operational Command Post after the 93-year-old Paik in honor of his service during the three-year conflict and for his contribution to the alliance between the two nations. “He was a witness to a number of historical events in Kor
Aug. 18, 2013
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Basketball legend Seo talks about rumors, early life
Former South Korean basketball player Seo Jang-hoon on Thursday talked about a series of rumors -- namely one concerning his ex-wife Oh Jeong-yeon -- that had followed him around during his storied career.Appearing on MBC talk show “Golden Fishery: Knee Guru,” the 39-year-old former center said that most of the rumors surrounding Oh were not true, adding that the former KBS announcer is “an easygoing and good person.”“People had been telling stories ever since we got married. I thought they woul
Aug. 16, 2013
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Kerry congratulates Korea on independence in video message
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated Korea on 68 years of independence in a video message on Thursday. “On behalf of President Obama and the American people, it’s my great pleasure to congratulate the Korean people as you celebrate the anniversary of your independence this Aug. 15,” Kerry said in video remarks disclosed through the U.S. Embassy in Korea on Wednesday. “The story of the Republic of Korea is an inspiration to people everywhere, including here in the United States.”“In t
Aug. 15, 2013
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Bell wishing for peace in Korea rings in Los Angeles
A bell was unveiled in a Los Angeles hospital on Wednesday as a monument to long-standing ties between the hospital and its sister facility in South Korea. Named “the Friendship and Peace Bell,” it rang Wednesday in the dedication ceremony. It did not ring only to mark the unveiling but also because when the dedication took place it was Thursday in South Korea. That is Korean Independence Day. The bell dedication commemorates the 128-year relationship between Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angel
Aug. 15, 2013
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Monaco sets date for new royal wedding
MONACO (AFP) ― Andrea Casiraghi, eldest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco, is to marry his Colombian girlfriend on Aug. 31, the royal palace announced Wednesday.Casiraghi, 29, already has a child with the wealthy heiress and socialite Tatiana Santo Domingo, who gave birth to their son Sacha in London in March.New York-born and raised in Switzerland and France, Santo Domingo, 29, is the grand-daughter of Julio Mario Santo Domingo, a Colombian tycoon who died in 2011 and was one of the richest me
Aug. 15, 2013
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Jennifer Garner, Halle Berry push anti-paparazzi bill
LOS ANGELE (AFP) ― Hollywood stars Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner urged California lawmakers Tuesday to back a bill aimed at limiting the ability of paparazzi to photograph children of celebrities, local media reported.The legislation, which specifically targets paparazzi and was introduced by a Democratic senator, would widen the legal definition of harassment to include taking pictures of or recording a child without the permission of a legal guardian. “We’re not just whiny celebrities ... We
Aug. 15, 2013
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Fidel Castro turns 87 behind closed doors
HAVANA (AP) ― Fidel Castro turned 87 behind closed doors Tuesday, with official tributes in state media serving as a reminder that the clock is ticking on his revolutionary generation’s grip on power. Castro stepped down as president following a near-fatal illness in 2006, and his successor, younger brother Raul, has said that his current term ending in 2018 will be his last, ostensibly ending nearly six decades of rule by the brothers. Openly acknowledging to Cubans that change was inevitable,
Aug. 14, 2013
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No apology needed for snub: Oprah
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― U.S. chat show queen Oprah Winfrey says an alleged racist incident she suffered at a luxury boutique in Switzerland does not warrant an apology from the country.Winfrey, who claims she was the subject of racism when a shop assistant refused to show her an expensive handbag, told journalists Monday in Los Angeles that it wasn’t “an indictment against the country.”“I’m really sorry that it got blown up. I purposefully did not mention the name of the store,” she said at the red
Aug. 14, 2013
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Actress, professor donate relief to Yi Jun museum
Actress Song Hye-kyo and Korea PR expert Seo Kyoung-duk have donated a relief work of three independence fighters to the Yi Jun Peace Museum in The Hague, the Netherlands.The Yi Jun Peace Museum was converted from a hotel once patroned by Yi Jun and two other Korean secret emissaries, Yi Sang-sol and Yi Wi-jong, when they came to denounce the Japanese invasion of Korea at the Second Hague Peace Conference in 1907. They died on July 14 of the same year. The relief is a copperplate reproduction of
Aug. 14, 2013
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LPGA star Park In-bee nominated for U.S. sports foundation award
South Korean golfer Park In-bee has been short-listed for an annual award for female athletes presented by a U.S.-based charity organization.Park, the world’s No. 1-ranked female golfer, is among the eight finalists for the Sportswoman of the Year honors in the individual sport category, awarded by the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), the organization announced on its website.The annual award, determined by the WSF’s Awards Committee and on-line voting, is based on athletes’ accomplishments in a
Aug. 14, 2013
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Offspring of early emigrants to Mexico, Cuba invited to Korea
A Cuban girl of Korean ancestry was surprised to spot familiar faces in the Museum of Korean Immigration History in Incheon on Tuesday.“I was taken aback to see a photo of my maternal great-great-grandparents. I saw their photo at home,” Mei-Lai Contreras Fong, a 17-year-old from Cuba, told local news media. “The photo struck me that Korea has not forgotten us.”Her maternal grandfather’s grandfather was one of almost 300 Koreans who went halfway across the world by ship to Mexico in 1905 before
Aug. 14, 2013
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Correspondents rely on English media
Whether they are reporting in Spanish, French or English, most foreign correspondents working in South Korea rely on domestic English-language media outlets to stay informed on what is happening here.The reason is obvious. It is simply too difficult to learn Korean, at least well enough to read Korean language papers. Many foreign correspondents rely on The Korea Herald and media outlets like it, such as the English language wire service that Yonhap News provides for Korean news and information.
Aug. 13, 2013
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‘Every day counts in honing English’
More than 1,300 people applied in April to serve as telephone translators for BBB Korea, an institution specializing in free 24-hour Korean-English telephone translation services. Of the 431 applicants offering their time to serve, was Choi Soo-hyun, the governor of the Financial Supervisory Service.Becoming a volunteer translator may not be the most eventful occurence in the FSS head’s life, but his candidacy for such a position reckons an explanation. A recipient of a bachelor’s degree from Se
Aug. 13, 2013
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A vital resource for foreign envoys
Unless a foreign envoy here has local staff dedicated to translating news articles into his or her native language, the South Korea-based English-language media is indispensable for diplomats. Even for foreign missions with a sizable local staff, foreign ambassadors turn to the English language press as a source of knowledge on Korean culture, politics and economy.This the case for Australian Ambassador to South Korea William Paterson. “As an English speaker, The Korea Herald provides me with ke
Aug. 13, 2013
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English newspapers crucial to language learning: professor
The 16-year-old middle-school student flipped through the English dictionary, slowly pushing aside the wrinkled sheets of paper. He squinted his eyes as he stared intensely at the book, while ignoring his mother’s calls to come and eat dinner.“Mr. Kim Hong-yup, I will not repeat myself. Get over here and eat your dinner,” snapped his mother from the kitchen.Hong-yup barely mumbled a reply. “I’m busy, mom.”The freckled teenager was a bookworm, but he was taking on a new challenge in the realm of
Aug. 13, 2013
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Embassy in S. Africa breaks ground for own building
The Korean Embassy in South Africa will end about 20 years of residing in a rented office and finally possess its own building.The embassy held a groundbreaking ceremony for its building Monday in the Muckleneuk neighborhood of capital Pretoria, according to foreign ministry officials. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Lee Kyung-soo, Korean Ambassador to South Africa Lee Yoon, South African foreign ministry officials and leaders of the Kor
Aug. 13, 2013
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U.S. citizen held in N.K. moved to hospital: report
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ― Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen jailed in North Korea, has been moved from a prison camp to a hospital in Pyongyang as his health deteriorates, U.S. media reported.Bae’s sister Terri Chung told The New York Times and CNN on Sunday that her 45-year-old brother has lost more than 23 kilograms and has problems with his kidneys and liver.“He has a host of ailments,” Chung said. “Some of them have worsened considerably enough to warrant a hospital transfer.”Chung said that the U.S.
Aug. 13, 2013
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Dutch Prince Friso dies after 2012 avalanche
Johan Friso, the bespectacled Dutch prince who avoided the limelight and gave up his position in line to the throne after getting entangled in a scandal with his bride-to-be, died Monday _ 18 months after a skiing accident that left his brain gravely injured. He was 44.The royal house said the prince, known as Friso, died of complications from the accident, without giving more details. It said he had never regained more than “minimal consciousness.”Friso was struck by an avalanche while skiing o
Aug. 13, 2013