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US welcomes passage of S. Korean bill aimed at fighting illegal fishing
The office of the US Trade Representative has welcomed the parliamentary passage of a South Korean bill designed to combat illegal fishing and lauded Seoul's efforts to deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.The National Assembly passed an amendment to the country's distant water fisheries development act Thursday after the United States made a preliminary decision in September to designate South Korea as an IUU fishing country.On Friday, the USTR issued a statement welcoming the pass
Social Affairs Nov. 2, 2019
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3 bodies found at crash scene of chopper near Dokdo islets
Rescue workers found three bodies believed to be among the seven missing people aboard a crashed chopper near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea on Saturday.A helicopter belonging to the fire agency crashed Thursday night, a few minutes after it took off from Dokdo, with seven people on board, including an injured person from a fishing boat.Rescue workers found three bodies and retrieved one of them as part of an underwater mission by a submarine rescue ship of South Korea's Navy.One of the bodies
Social Affairs Nov. 2, 2019
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Submarine rescue ship mobilized to find victims of crashed chopper
A submarine rescue ship of South Korea's Navy was on a mission Saturday to find victims of a rescue chopper that crashed near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea earlier this week.A helicopter belonging to the fire agency crashed Thursday night, a few minutes after it took off from Dokdo, with seven people reportedly on board, including an injured person from a fishing boat.Rescue workers located a part of the wrecked chopper Friday and found a body believed to be one of the seven missing people.&q
Social Affairs Nov. 2, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Farmers call for more efforts to normalize pork prices
South Korean farmers are urging local authorities to make efforts to normalize pork prices here in the face of the African swine fever outbreak, industry watchers said Saturday.The local wholesale price of pork reached 2,809 won ($2.4) per kilogram, plunging 28.2 percent from a year earlier as of end-October, the latest data compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs showed.The price is far below the production cost estimated at 4,200 won, according to the Korea Pork Produce
Social Affairs Nov. 2, 2019
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S. Korea to resume war remains excavation next week after ASF-driven suspension
South Korea's military is expected to resume a project next week to excavate and identify war remains near the border with North Korea after it was suspended due to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), officials said Saturday.The excavation mission will be restarted on Arrowhead Ridge, Cheorwon, some 90 kilometers northeast of Seoul, where about 300 soldiers from South Korea, the United States and France are believed to have been killed in bloody battles during the 1950-53 Korean War."
Defense Nov. 2, 2019
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Xi voices willingness to maintain 'close communication' with N.Korean leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping has voiced his readiness to maintain "close communication" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and promote the two nations' ties in a message, the North's state media said Saturday.In his reply to a congratulatory message sent by Kim over the 70th founding anniversary of China, Xi "firmly" supported Kim's pursuit of a new strategic line of developing the economy and improving people's livelihoods, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.&q
Foreign Affairs Nov. 2, 2019
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Lawmakers from S. Korea, Japan call for summit talks to mend frayed ties
Lawmakers from South Korea and Japan expressed concerns on Friday over the frayed ties between the two countries and called for prompt summit talks to resolve the history and trade tensions.About 150 members of the Korea-Japan Parliamentarians' Union adopted a joint statement after the union's annual joint general assembly in Tokyo."The parliaments of the two countries have decided to make more active efforts to resolve the pending issues and call for prompt opening of the two countries' su
Politics Nov. 1, 2019
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S. Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit Moscow next week
South Korea's top nuclear envoy is likely to visit Moscow next week to meet with his Russian counterpart and discuss North Korea's denuclearization and other peninsula issues, sources said Friday.Lee Do-hoon, representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will meet with Igor Morgulov next Friday, according to the sources, amid a stalemate in the nuclear negotiations between the US and North Korea since working-level talks in Stockholm last month.Lee is also expected to participa
North Korea Nov. 1, 2019
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S. Korea, China hold talks on climate change
Government officials of South Korea and China held talks in China this week to discuss joint efforts for cooperation in tackling climate change, the foreign ministry said Friday.Yoo Yeon-chul, ambassador for climate change at the foreign ministry met with Li Gao, director-general for climate change at China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment in the port city of Haikou in the southern island province of Hainan from Wednesday to Thursday, the ministry said in a release.Officials from the enviro
Foreign Affairs Nov. 1, 2019
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Coast Guard took 4 hours, 41 minutes to evacuate Sewol victim: inquiry panel
An independent panel said Thursday it took 4 hours and 41 minutes for the Coast Guard to transfer a victim of a 2014 ferry sinking to a hospital after its rescuers spotted him, showing evidence of the authorities' botched efforts to respond to the disaster.The Special Commission on Social Disaster Investigation also said at a press conference that a visual record of the incident obtained by the commission shows that no helicopters were mobilized to carry injured passengers in the Coast Guard's o
Social Affairs Oct. 31, 2019
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N. Korea fires two short-range projectiles toward East Sea: JCS
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a western region toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, amid a lack of progress in denuclearization talks with the United States and chilled inter-Korean ties. The projectiles were fired at 4:35 p.m. and 4:38 p.m. from areas in the city of Sunchon, South Pyongan Province, toward the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Both flew around 370 km across the peninsula, reaching a maximum
North Korea Oct. 31, 2019
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Parliament passes free high school education bill
South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed revised bills that provide the grounds for free high school education.With the passage of the bill, the second and third grades of high school will be free starting in 2020 before being expanded to all grades in 2021. The plan is expected to cover 880,000 students next year and 1.26 million students by 2021.The education ministry in June said it will gradually introduce free education to ease family's financial burden and guarantee the basic rig
Politics Oct. 31, 2019
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[Newsmaker] Police ask for indictment of former YG chief, Seungri on gambling charges
Yang Hyun-suk, the scandal-ridden former CEO of YG Entertainment, and Seungri, a former member of the K-pop boy band BIGBANG, were found to have each spent several hundred million won on gambling abroad, police said Thursday, wrapping up monthslong investigations.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said it will refer Yang and Seungri to the prosecution with a recommendation that they be indicted on charges of habitual gambling. But the police agency said it will not recommend indictment for the
Social Affairs Oct. 31, 2019
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N. Korean leader sends condolence message to Moon over passing of his mother
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has extended a condolence message to President Moon Jae-in over the death of his mother, Kang Han-ok, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday.Kim delivered the message Wednesday afternoon through the truce village of Panmunjom, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson, Ko Min-jung.It was conveyed soon after to Moon at Namcheon Catholic Cathedral in Busan, where a mourning station for Kang was set up, she added. Kim sent his "consolation" message for Moon, expres
North Korea Oct. 31, 2019
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BLACKPINK's 'As If It's Your Last' tops 700m YouTube views
The music video of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK's "As If It's Your Last" hit the milestone of 700 million YouTube views Thursday.The music video, released in June 2017, surpassed the 700 million threshold early Thursday morning, according to the band's label, YG Entertainment. The feat made "As If It's Your Last" the four-piece girl band's third music video to achieve the 700-million-view record, following "Ddu-du Ddu-du" and "Boombaya," making BLACKPIN
Performance Oct. 31, 2019
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