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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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Romania, Korea strengthen partnership
Marking the silver jubilee of diplomatic relations, Romanian Vice Foreign Minister Carmen Burlacu visited Korea last week to earmark progress in bilateral cooperation and sustain the momentum into the future. Burlacu participated in the eighth round of high-level policy consultations at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, meeting Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yong. They exchanged views on regional political developments; strengthening strategic partnership; and boosting investment in infrastructure,
March 22, 2015
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‘Korea should preserve tradition for tourism’
Despite Korea’s obsession with doing things at breakneck speeds, French Ambassador Jerome Pasquier thinks Koreans should slow down and appreciate finer things in life ― traditional houses, bucolic roads and national parks. Speaking at the second anniversary of the 5.4 Club, Pasquier said for Korea to take the next qualitative leap forward to become an attractive tourism destination, “You don’t need to modernize too much.”“French people like tradition and traditional places,” Pasquier told The Ko
March 22, 2015
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S. Korea, China, Japan vow efforts to hold summit at early date
The top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan agreed on Saturday to continue efforts to hold a trilateral summit of their leaders at an early date as they seek to revive cooperation amid history and territorial rows.The pledge came at a meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts Wang Yi and Fumio Kishida. The trilateral meeting was held for the first time in almost three years."The three ministers decided to continue their efforts to
March 22, 2015
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Seoul, Beijing FMs don't discuss THAAD: official
The foreign ministers of South Korea and China held bilateral meetings in Seoul on Saturday, but Beijing did not bring up the controversial issue of Washington's possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile-defense system on Korean soil, a Seoul official said.The meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, came as Seoul's diplomacy has been put to the test amid a mounting Washington-Beijing row over a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (TH
March 21, 2015
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Seoul FM set to have bilateral talks with China, Japan
South Korea's foreign minister was to hold bilateral meetings with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts in Seoul on Saturday on the sidelines of their trilateral talks, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se was scheduled to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japan's top diplomat Fumio Kishida in Seoul ahead of the three-way meeting, the ministry said.Wang and Kishida flew into Seoul on Friday for a three-day stay to attend a trilateral foreign ministers' meetin
March 21, 2015
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China awaits AIIB decisions by S. Korea, Japan, Australia
China is awaiting decisions by South Korea, Japan and Australia on whether to join a new Chinese-led Asian infrastructure bank as founding members, China's foreign ministry said Friday. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently gained traction as major Western economies, including Britain, Germany and France, decided to join the Chinese-led bank. Close U.S. allies in Asia -- South Korea, Australia and Japan -- have yet to make their decisions. The end of March is the deadline
March 20, 2015
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China cautious on possible 3-way summit with S. Korea, Japan
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan must have a "candid" discussion about their shared history, China's foreign ministry said Friday, expressing caution about the prospects of holding a three-way summit among leaders from the three nations. Saturday's meeting in Seoul of the three foreign ministers -- Yun Byung-se from South Korea, Wang Yi from China and Fumio Kishida from Japan -- will be the first of its kind since 2012. History and territorial rows have prevented them from
March 20, 2015
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China, Japan FMs set to visit Seoul for trilateral talks
The top diplomats of China and Japan were to fly into South Korea on Friday to attend a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting also involving Seoul's top diplomat slated for this weekend, the foreign ministry said. The meeting scheduled for Saturday in Seoul will bring together South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Wang Yi and Fumio Kishida, the ministry said. Wang and Kishida are slated to arrive in Seoul late Friday for a three-day stay to join
March 20, 2015
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Park to meet with foreign ministers of China, Japan
South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet with the foreign ministers of China and Japan this weekend, Park's office said Friday. Park's office did not elaborate on the meeting that will also include South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se. The courtesy call on Saturday by Wang Yi from China and Fumio Kishida from Japan comes amid simmering tensions in the region over an advanced U.S. missile-defense system that Washington hopes to deploy to South Korea, as well as history and territori
March 20, 2015
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S. Korean parliamentary speaker asks Vietnam to show N. Korea
South Korean parliamentary speaker Chung Ui-hwa has asked Vietnam to show the reclusive North Korea ways of reforming and opening up, officials said on Thursday. Chung met Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi Thursday and asked the head of state to invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and help the North "quickly become a normal state," according to the South Korean National Assembly officials accompanying Chung. "North Korea should model itself after Vietnam and its successful 'Doi
March 20, 2015
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Experts talk over Tumen initiative for regional prosperity
South Korea’s leading policy experts gathered last week to canvass their blueprints for developing areas along the Tumen River, which they say will allay tension and aid long-term prosperity in Northeast Asia. Marking the one-year anniversary of Korea Policy Foundation, some three hundred people took part in the symposium, “Development Strategy for the Tumen River Area for Northeast Asia’s Peace and Prosperity,” at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on Mar 12. Three policy experts presented
March 19, 2015
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U.S. Ambassador Lippert unfazed after attack
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert appears unfazed by a near-fatal attack posting photographs of himself walking with his family and dog through central Seoul on Wednesday.(Facebook)Lippert returned to work on Wednesday, 14 days since he was attacked by Kim Ki-jong with a knife.On Wednesday, Lippert updated his Facebook page with photos taken while walking to work.“Great to walk into work today w @LRobynDC & Se-joon & @GrigsbyBasset - great to be back!” he wrote. In the same post in Korean, h
March 19, 2015
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China appoints new ambassador to N. Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed a vice minister of the Chinese Communist Party as Beijing's new ambassador to North Korea, according to China's foreign ministry on Thursday. Li Jinjun, 59, vice minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of China's Communist Party, succeeds Liu Hongcai, who returned home after serving his five-year stint in Pyongyang, the Chinese ministry said in a brief statement posted on its website. Li steps into the new job as political rel
March 19, 2015
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Korea likely to join China-led Asia bank
South Korea is forecast to join a China-led investment bank as a founding member this month, despite steadfast U.S. skepticism and following in the steps of European powers, government sources said Wednesday. The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank was set up last October with 21 member states, aimed at spurring the region’s development by financing projects in energy, transportation, telecommunication, agriculture and other key sectors. The $50 billion institution may provide Seoul with a chanc
March 18, 2015
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Solving leaflet issue key to inter-Korean talks: ex-minister
South Korea should first resolve the controversial issue of anti-Pyongyang leaflet scattering if it wants to resume a dialogue with North Korea, a former unification minister said Wednesday. The comment by Jeong Se-hyun, who served as unification minister from 2002 to 2004, came amid fears of escalated inter-Korean tension over local activists' plan to send anti-North Korea leaflets in balloons to the communist country next week. North Korea has threatened to shoot them down with cannons or mi
March 18, 2015
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U.S. issues new advisory on financial deals with N. Korea
The United States has issued another advisory on financial transactions with North Korea, designating the communist country as a jurisdiction with high money laundering and terrorist financing risks, a U.S. report said Wednesday. The guidance to U.S. financial institutions, issued Monday by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is based on the international money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force's updated list of countries with anti-money laundering and
March 18, 2015
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U.S. newspaper ad to urge Abe to apologize for wartime sexual slavery
A full-page advertisement will appear in a U.S. newspaper this week to urge Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize for the country's sexual enslavement of women for its troops during World War II, the ad's sponsor said Tuesday. The Korean American Civic Empowerment, an organization of Korean-Americans, helped sponsored the advertisement that will appear in the Wednesday edition of the Hill, a Washington-based newspaper specializing in congressional topics. The ad comes as Abe seeks t
March 18, 2015
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Top U.S. official calls for strong Korea-Japan relations
U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice on Tuesday underscored the importance of strong relations between South Korea and Japan when she met with her counterpart from Tokyo, the White House said. North Korea's nuclear and missile programs were also discussed during Rice's meeting with Shotaro Yachi, secretary general of Japan's National Security Secretariat, the White House said in a statement without providing details. Rice also told Yachi that U.S. President Barack Obama looks forward to h
March 18, 2015
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U.S. throws jab at China over missile defense
Washington on Tuesday threw a jab at Beijing over its opposition to the possible stationing of an advanced U.S. missile defense unit on the peninsula, saying the issue is not subject to “strong representations” by a third country. Daniel Russel, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, stressed that the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system is aimed at warding off North Korea’s unabated missile threats against South Korea and the U.S., and reiterated that they h
March 17, 2015
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China, Japan preparing for bilateral FM talks in S. Korea
China and Japan have been in preparations for bilateral talks of their foreign ministers on the sidelines of a three-way meeting of top diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan in Seoul later this week, China's foreign ministry said Tuesday. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Wang Yi and Fumio Kishida, are set to meet on Saturday, resuming their trilateral meeting for the first time in nearly three years. Such meeting has not been held mainly
March 17, 2015