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S. Korea again offers talks with N. Korea to discuss Mount Kumgang issue
South Korea has proposed sending a delegation to inspect its long-abandoned facilities at North Korea's Mount Kumgang, the unification ministry said Wednesday, after Pyongyang rejected Seoul's offer to hold face-to-face talks on the fate of the suspended joint tour program.In the proposal sent Tuesday, the ministry said the delegation will be comprised of government officials and business people. The move appears aimed at seeking face-to-face contacts with the North to discuss the fate of the to
North Korea Nov. 6, 2019
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S. Korea to reduce troop numbers to 500,000 by 2022
South Korea said Wednesday that it will reduce its number of troops to 500,000 by 2022 in the latest move to tackle looming demographic challenges as Asia's fourth-largest economy faces a rapidly aging population.Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki also said South Korea will reform the country's military in a way that utilizes technologies, such as weaponized drones, reconnaissance satellites and unmanned aircraft.The plan comes as the number of people required to serve in the military is projected to
Defense Nov. 6, 2019
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'프듀X 순위조작' 담당 PD 등 제작진 2명 구속…"혐의 소명"(종합)
의혹 연루 제작진 1명·연예기획사 관계자 1명은 기각생방송 투표 조작 의혹을 받는 엠넷(Mnet) 아이돌 오디션 프로그램 '프로듀스 엑스(X) 101'(프듀X) 제작 PD가 5일 경찰에 구속됐다.서울중앙지법 명재권 영장전담 부장판사는 이날 프로그램을 담당했던 안준영 PD와 김용범 CP 등 관련자 4명에 대한 구속 전 피의자 심문(영장실질심사)을 한 뒤 안 PD와 김 CP의 구속영장을 발부했다.명 부장판사는 안 PD에 대해 "범죄혐의가 상당 부분 소명되고, 사안이 중대하다"면서 "본 건 범행에서 피의자의 역할 및 현재까지 수사 경과 등에 비춰 구속의 사유와 필요성, 타당성이 인정된다"며 영장 발부 사유를 밝혔다.명 부장판사는 김 CP에 대해서도 "범죄혐의가 소명되고 사안이 중대하며, 피의자의 지위와 현재까지의 수사 경과 등에 비춰 구속 사유와 필요성, 타당성 인정된다"며 구속영장을 발부했다.다만 투표 조작 의혹에 함께
한국어판 Nov. 6, 2019
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S. Korean coach Park Hang-seo signs extension with Vietnamese nat'l football team
Park Hang-seo, South Korean coach for the Vietnamese men's national football team, has signed a lucrative extension to stay with the upstart program, Park's agency said Tuesday.DJ Management said financial details of the deal, reportedly the largest handed out to a Vietnam men's national football boss, will be announced during a press conference with the Vietnam Football Federation on Thursday.Park's current deal was to expire in January 2020. Vietnamese media reported that Park will stay on for
Soccer Nov. 5, 2019
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Speaker Moon proposes new idea for resolving Japan's wartime forced labor issue
South Korea's parliamentary speaker on Tuesday proposed to Japan that companies and ordinary people of the two nations voluntarily create a fund to resolve a dispute over Tokyo's wartime forced labor.National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang made the proposal at a special lecture in Japan as he is visiting Tokyo as part of parliamentary diplomacy to mend frayed ties between Seoul and Tokyo, highlighted by a trade spat and the history issue.His idea came as Japan has rejected Seoul's so-called one-
Foreign Affairs Nov. 5, 2019
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S. Korean captain feeling heat not to repeat disaster at home
Kim Hyun-soo wasn't on the team at the time, but he clearly remembers how South Korea faltered in the group stage of the 2017 World Baseball Classic on home soil, unable to get past the opening phase despite playing all three games in Seoul.More than two years later, South Korea is back at the scene, Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, with even more at stake. The dome will host all Group C games for the Premier12, an international tournament doubling as the Olympic qualifying tournament for the Americas
Baseball Nov. 5, 2019
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One more body retreived at East Sea chopper crash site
Rescue workers on Tuesday retreived another body believed to be one of the missing people who were on board an ambulance chopper that crashed into the East Sea five days ago, the local Coast Guard said.The retrieval came after a remotely operated vehicle of the Navy's submarine rescue ship Cheonghaejin located a body from the site where the chopper went down late Monday night, according to the Korea Coast Guard East Regional Headquarters.The body could not be brought to the surface immediately d
Social Affairs Nov. 5, 2019
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Moon assesses his latest meeting with Abe was 'meaningful'
President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday he has had a "meaningful" meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that could herald the start of dialogue for mending soured ties between Seoul and Tokyo.Moon held an 11-minute conversation with Abe on Monday ahead of an ASEAN Plus Three summit in Bangkok, the first one-on-one talks in more than a year amid frayed ties."I've held a meaningful meeting with Abe that could be a start point for dialogue," Moon said on his social media, w
Foreign Affairs Nov. 5, 2019
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Trump cited shared goal of denuclearizing Korea in letter to Moon
BANGKOK -- US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed a commitment to his "shared goal" with South Korean President Moon Jae-in of denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula, Moon's office said Tuesday.Trump delivered the message in his personal letter to Moon extending his condolences over the death of his mother last week, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung.It was conveyed by the US National Security Adviser, Robert O'Brien, during his meeting with Moon in Bang
North Korea Nov. 5, 2019
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SM Entertainment joins hands with US entertainment agency
South Korea's biggest music label SM Entertainment has joined hands with a US entertainment giant to support its artists' global activities, the Korean company said Tuesday.SM Entertainment, home to NCT 127, SuperM and EXO, said it signed a deal with the US-based Creative Artists Agency, or CAA, in Los Angeles on Oct. 17 (US time).CAA is the biggest sports and entertainment agency in the United States, representing Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey. Under the partnership, CAA and SM Entert
Performance Nov. 5, 2019
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S. Korea, US to stage scaled-back combined air exercise to replace Vigilant Ace: officials
South Korea and the United States are not considering resuming their annual Vigilant Ace joint air exercise and will instead hold a scaled-back flying training together, officials said Tuesday.The allies decided last year to suspend the massive Vigilant Ace drills in an effort to support diplomatic efforts to convince the communist nation to give up its nuclear programs. The sides instead held a replacement exercise, called the Combined Flying Training Event.The Vigilant Ace maneuvers will be sk
Defense Nov. 5, 2019
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One more body found at East Sea chopper crash site
Rescue workers on Tuesday discovered another body believed to be one of the missing people who were on board an ambulance chopper that crashed into the East Sea five days ago, maritime police said.According to the Korea Coast Guard East Regional Headquarters, a remotely operated vehicle of the Navy's submarine rescue ship Cheonghaejin located a body from the site of the chopper crash shortly after Monday midnight but unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve it due to unstable electronic signals.The
Social Affairs Nov. 5, 2019
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Cannes-winning 'Parasite' on a roll at US box office
South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho's family satire "Parasite" has maintained its strong theatrical presence at the US box office, industry data showed Tuesday.The Korean-language film, released stateside on Oct. 11, added $2.6 million to its US gross from Friday to Sunday, according to data from Box Office Mojo.Its total reached $7.5 million, far outnumbering Bong's previous English-language science fiction movie "Snowpiercer" (2013), which garnered $4.6 million in 2013.
Film Nov. 5, 2019
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US spy aircraft on missions over East Sea: aviation tracker
The United States flew a RC-135S surveillance plane over South Korea's East Sea, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, on an apparent mission to collect intelligence regarding North Korea.The RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft departed Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa and flew over the East Sea earlier in the day, Aircraft Spots said in a Twitter post.The surveillance aircraft last made a similar flight over the region in early October. As one of America's major intelligence-gathering assets, the aircraf
Defense Nov. 5, 2019
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India contributes $1m for WFP's humanitarian activities in N. Korea
India has contributed $1 million to the World Food Programme for its humanitarian activities in North Korea, the UN agency's monthly report showed Tuesday, as the impoverished North struggles to cope with chronic food shortages. "WFP has intensified the South-South and Triangular cooperation as an avenue to enhance support to the DPRK and has received a contribution from the Government of India of $1 million for its in-country operations," the report said. DPRK stands for the North's o
North Korea Nov. 5, 2019
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