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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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S. Korea hails new US sanctions on N. Korea
South Korean government officials said Saturday the fresh US sanctions on North Korea reflect its resolve to get tough on Pyongyang, which continues to develop nuclear weapons and long-range missiles."It's a resolute warning message," a foreign ministry official said in response to Washington's announcement that it has blacklisted a North Korean trading firm and 11 individuals believed to be involved in the financing of the Kim Jong-un regime's weapons of mass destruction development.Rep. Ed Roy
April 1, 2017
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Parliament urges China to stop retaliation over THAAD
The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution urging China to stop its economic retaliation over the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea.The resolution expresses concern and regret over the suspension of South Korean businesses in China and the apparent ban on Chinese tour packages to South Korea. The National Assembly holds a plenary session at the parliamentary building in Seoul on March 30, 2017. (Yonhap)It passed during a plenary session with approval from 188 o
March 30, 2017
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Korea hails US bill on NK sanctions, resolution on China's retaliation
South Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday lauded a US Congress legislation calling for tougher sanctions on North Korea and Washington's resolution urging China to halt retaliations against Seoul over a missile defense system deployment plan.On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee passed a set of bipartisan measures, including legislation calling for harsher sanctions on Pyongyang and relisting the regime as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Ministry of Foreign
March 30, 2017
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South Korea and France aim to boost ties amid uncertainty under Trump
South Korea and France need to consolidate security and economic ties amid uncertainty over future relations between the US and China under the Donald Trump administration, said the two countries’ senior officials and business leaders Thursday.With President Trump posing a challenge to the postwar liberal order by adopting a series of protectionist and isolationist policies, the panel urged the countries to present a unified front in navigating through looming challenges.Trade Minister Joo Hyung
March 30, 2017
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Korea may confer order on ex-Rep. Honda for work on sex slaves
South Korea is considering conferring an order of merit on a former American congressman who fought for Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, an official said Wednesday.Mike Honda, who served in Congress from 2001 to early this year, was at the forefront of efforts to get Japan to admit to its past wrongdoing and apologize to women who were forced to work in front-line Japanese brothels during World War II. Korea was a colony of Japan from 1910 to 1945.Mike Honda (Yonhap)The Ministry
March 30, 2017
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S. Korea, US mull curbing oil exports to N. Korea in case of nuke test
South Korea and the United States are considering curbing oil exports to North Korea as part of punitive measures against its possible additional nuclear test, diplomatic sources said Thursday.Multiple news reports have raised the possibility of the North carrying out its sixth nuclear detonation test by pointing to increased excavation activity at its Punggye-ri test site.(Yonhap)According to the sources, Seoul and Washington are considering making a push to curb oil exports to the North throug
March 30, 2017
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Gallucci: US should give N. Korea early warning against nuclear proliferation
The United States should consider giving North Korea an early warning against transferring nuclear weapons material or technology beyond its borders, a former chief nuclear negotiator with Pyongyang said Wednesday."Among developments we need to be most concerned about in terms of probability of occurrence and magnitude of impact, is the transfer by North Korea of nuclear weapons materials or technology to another state or terrorist group," said Robert Gallucci, who negotiated a 1994 nuclear free
March 30, 2017
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US congressman: 'China is sanctioning the wrong Korea'
US Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) said Wednesday China is "sanctioning the wrong Korea" as he denounced a series of punitive measures Beijing has taken in retaliation against South Korea for hosting the US THAAD missile defense system."China's decision to punish South Korea is not only regrettable, it's inappropriate. Frankly, China is sanctioning the wrong Korea, and Beijing needs to do more to crack down on North Korea's illicit weapons programs," Yoho said during a House Foreign Affairs Committe
March 30, 2017
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Korean foreign ministry gets several DDoS attacks from China
The website of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has come under several cyberattacks originating from China but little damage has been reported so far, the ministry said Tuesday."Several on-and-off DDoS attack attempts originating from China have taken place on websites including that of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said in a press briefing.Defensive measures were immediately taken against the cyberattacks and no damage has been sustained, he said.S
March 28, 2017
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Korea's vice defense minister leaves for Egypt
South Korea's vice defense minister left for Egypt on Monday in the latest move to boost cooperation with the African country.The trip by Vice Defense Minister Hwang In-moo comes amid South Korea's efforts to weaken North Korea's military network with Africa and strengthen cooperation over the international sanctions regime imposed on Pyongyang. South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Hwang In-moo speaks to reporters on Sept. 6, 2016. (Yonhap)In Egypt, Hwang is set to meet with Egyptian Defense Mini
March 27, 2017
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‘Colombia brims with travel wonders’
Colombia is a world unto itself, says Ambassador Tito Saul Pinilla. From tropical rainforests to timeworn colonial buildings, the country boasts sundry treasures almost surreal to the senses, the top Colombian envoy to Korea extols in an interview. Pinilla first recommends capital Bogota, the political and economic center blending colonial and modern architectures. Next is Cartagena, a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the northern coast famous for its fortress, beaches and festivals. He al
March 27, 2017
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Greece looks to bright future with Korea
Nearly 200 years after the 1821-32 Greek War of Independence, Greece has claimed its current territorial sovereignty, joined multilateral institutions and become a key player in southeastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. Following our economic crisis, Greece has come to stabilize its public finances and improve its competitiveness through drastic economic reforms, including the recapitalization of our banking system.Greece is currently negotiating with eurozone partners for an evaluation
March 27, 2017
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Iranian Embassy fetes Nowruz, new investments
A table full of adornments -- including the Quran, lit candles, an oval mirror, green wheat sprouts and glittering coins -- brightened the ambiance at the Iranian Embassy last week. The ornaments were the centerpiece of the embassy’s Nowruz celebration, Iran’s primordial festival marking the onset of spring, which is observed annually on the first day of the Iranian calendar on March 21.For the diplomatic mission, the festivities were even more meaningful this year, as Iran cast off the yoke of
March 27, 2017
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Pakistani envoy leaves Korea with optimism
When Pakistani Ambassador Zahid Nasrullah Khan came to Korea in November 2013, he had little idea about the country he would be operating in for the next 3 1/2 years. Now nearing the end of his tenure, the envoy says he has developed an “intimate feel” of the Korean people and culture, which helped achieve concrete results in diplomacy and business. “Korea was my first diplomatic post in Northeast Asia, and I quickly found out upon arriving that our relations were not moving with a strong moment
March 27, 2017
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Korea's deputy prime minister to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan this week
A South Korean deputy prime minister will leave for Kazakhstan this week as part of his two-nation trip to Central Asia to celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and the region, and the 80th anniversary of ethnic Koreans' settlement there, the Education Ministry said Sunday.The four-day trip that begins Monday will also take Lee Joon-sik, who also serves as South Korea's education minister, to Uzbekistan.South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Lee Joon-sik (Yonhap)Durin
March 26, 2017
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Vice foreign minister to visit Egypt, India to expand ties
South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam will visit Egypt and India over the next week to discuss strategic cooperation with the "increasingly important" countries, the foreign ministry here said Friday.Lim will begin his two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Hamdi Sanad Loza as well as national security adviser Fayza Aboulnaga, said the ministry. South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam (Yonhap file photo)The meetings will focus on ways t
March 24, 2017
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Korean, US troops to hold logistics drill next month
South Korea and the United States plan to stage a large-scale logistics exercise next month on the southeastern coast of the peninsula, their combined command announced Friday.The drill, named "Operation Pacific Reach (OCR)," will be held at the Pohang Dogu Beach from April 10-21. The Marine Corps of South Korea and the United States conduct a joint military drill on Nov. 2, 2016, in this photo provided by the military. (Yonhap)"This exercise is a training event focused on integrating ROK (South
March 24, 2017
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Korea to take actions against Chinese retaliation over US missile system
South Korea's finance minister pledged Friday to take actions against China amid no apparent signs of progress in ending a diplomatic row with the world's second-largest economy.China has taken a series of economic retaliations against South Korea in recent months over the ongoing deployment of an advanced US missile defense system in South Korea. (Yonhap)China has imposed a ban on Chinese sales of tour packages to South Korea in a move that dealt a heavy blow to South Korea's tourism industry t
March 24, 2017
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Allies' Key Resolve drill to end two-week run
South Korea and the United States will wrap up an annual command-post exercise later Friday, while their joint field training is to continue through the end of next month, according to officials."Today is the last day of the Key Resolve training. There will be a comprehensive review of the results (of this year's exercise)," a South Korean defense official said. South Korean and US armed forces conduct their annual joint military training in this file photo. (Yonhap)Key Resolve is a simulation-o
March 24, 2017
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US resolution slams China's retaliation against Korea over THAAD
A group of US House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning China's retaliation against South Korea for its decision to host the US THAAD missile defense system and urging Beijing to exercise pressure on North Korea.Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) initiated the resolution together with Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ami Bera (D-CA), noting that such retaliatory measures could constitut
March 24, 2017