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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Envoy confirms N.K. leader to visit Moscow in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Moscow next month to take part a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russia’s ambassador to Seoul said Thursday. Speculation has been mounting since Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he had received “positive” signs that Kim Jong-un would join in commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany, which would be the young ruler’s maiden overseas trip since taking power in December 2012. Dozens of heads of states were in
April 23, 2015
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S. Korea dismisses concerns over Xi-Abe meeting
South Korea dismissed concerns Thursday that this week's meeting between the Chinese and Japanese leaders could lead to South Korea's isolation in the region.On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a summit on the sidelines of an Asian-African conference under way in Jakarta, Indonesia.The meeting sparked concern in South Korea that the two neighbors could draw closer amid Seoul and Tokyo's chilled ties over historical and territorial issues."As the
April 23, 2015
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S. Korea, Chile ink working holiday visa deal
South Korea has signed a deal with Chile on a work and travel program for young adults, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The signing of the Working Holiday visa agreement followed summit talks between South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, in Santiago.It will allow South Koreans aged between 18-30 to work in Chile for up to one year while traveling there. There is no quota for South Korean applicants, while up to 100 Chilean people will be eligible for
April 23, 2015
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U.S. welcomes revised nuclear cooperation pact with S. Korea as 'major milestone' for alliance
The United States on Wednesday welcomed the new civilian nuclear cooperation pact with South Korea as a "major milestone" for the alliance and a demonstration of the two countries' "shared commitment to nonproliferation."The two sides announced the revision to their 1974 nuclear energy cooperation pact in Seoul earlier Wednesday after more than four years of negotiations to reconcile Seoul's demand for the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and enrich uranium with Washington's concerns about
April 23, 2015
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S. Korea, Chile agree to upgrade free trade deal
President Park Geun-hye and her Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, agreed Wednesday to improve their free trade deal as they are seeking to expand their cooperation in such areas as health care."Our two leaders share the need to upgrade the current free trade agreement by reflecting changes in the trade environment over the past decade," Park said in a joint news conference after a summit with Bachelet at the presidential palace.Park arrived in Chile, the third stop on her four-nation swing
April 23, 2015
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Korea gains more nuclear leeway
Korea clinched a newly revised civilian atomic energy accord with the U.S. on Wednesday, paving the way for a more stable supply of nuclear fuel, better management of used rods, related research and future exports of reactors. The preliminary signing followed four years and seven months of grueling negotiations since their launch in October 2010. The ceremony was in Seoul and led by Park Ro-byug, Korea’s chief negotiator and ambassador for nuclear energy cooperation, and U.S. Ambassador to Seoul
April 22, 2015
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S. Korea opens way for LEU, spent fuel 'recycling'
South Korea will begin full-fledged research into a new technology to reprocess spent nuclear fuel under a deal with the United States on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, officials here said Wednesday.Seoul also opened the way to produce low-enriched uranium, a boost to its pursuit of a stable supply of nuclear fuel.After nearly five years of negotiations, the two sides struck a 21-point deal that calls for bilateral cooperation based on the "principles of equality and reciprocity." according
April 22, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. reach deal on nuclear cooperation
South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on their nuclear energy partnerships, wrapping up nearly five years of negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. A signing ceremony will be held at the ministry at 4:15 p.m. between Park Ro-byug, South Korea's ambassador for nuclear energy cooperation, and Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to Seoul, it added.The ministry did not immediately reveal the detailed contents of the deal.Diplomatic sources said South Korea will be all
April 22, 2015
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S. Korea slams Japanese politicians over war shrine visit
South Korea Wednesday criticized a group of Japanese lawmakers who paid tribute to a controversial shrine symbolizing Japan's militaristic past.A bipartisan group of Japanese politicians visited the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo earlier in the day on the occasion of an annual spring festival, a day after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering there.The shrine honors 14 convicted war criminals among many other war veterans enshrined there."It is deeply disappointing and beyond deplorable," Seoul's
April 22, 2015
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Abe to deal properly with history issues during U.S. visit: Japan amb.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will deal properly with historical issues that have strained relations with South Korea when he visits the United States next week, Tokyo's top envoy to Washington said Tuesday.Abe is set to make a weeklong visit to the U.S. amid calls for him to use the trip, which includes an address at a joint meeting of Congress, to offer a sincere apology for Japan's wartime atrocities and mend fences with South Korea."I don't have any worry about it and I think the prime
April 22, 2015
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Korea-Japan tension escalates ahead of Abe’s key speeches
Tension is escalating between Seoul and Tokyo as Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe indicated he will not repeat past apologies for wartime atrocities in an upcoming statement marking the end of World War II, while sending an offering to a controversial war shrine. Seoul on Tuesday strongly condemned the ritual donations by Abe and a series of other cabinet ministers and top politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine to commemorate a spring festival. Since his visit to the shrine in December 2013, which enrage
April 21, 2015
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Japan’s hard lobbying in U.S. worries neighbors
With Seoul unwavering in its calls for an apology for wartime atrocities, Tokyo appears to be seeking ways to sidestep rising criticism over its revisionist push, boosting lobbying in Washington and other trilateral partnerships to shore up the U.S. strategic refocus to Asia.As the historical and territorial tension drags out between South Korea and Japan, concerns have risen that their strain may derail hard-won trilateral security cooperation involving the U.S. The Stimson Center, a Washington
April 21, 2015
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Paraguay designates day to honor Korean immigrants
Paraguay has designated April 22 as a national day to honor the country's Korean population who first settled in the country half a century ago, the foreign ministry here said Tuesday.On April 22, 1965, 95 South Koreans arrived by boat in Paraguay's capital Asuncion after joining a government program that sent workers abroad amid extreme poverty at home.Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes issued a presidential decree designating the day as a national day and expressed special affection for the K
April 21, 2015
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Lippert sympathetic to S. Korea's concerns over Abe
The top U.S. diplomat here Tuesday sympathized with South Korea's concerns over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reluctance to repent on its past militarism.Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, was quoted as saying by informed sources that he agreed with Rep. Na Kyung-won on South Korea's concerns over the proposed speech by Abe at the U.S. Congress and that the United States fully understood those concerns.Abe is scheduled to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress next Wednes
April 21, 2015
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British Korean War hero donates medals for young Koreans
A Korean War hero from Britain expressed hope on Tuesday that South Korea's younger generation will carry on the lofty spirit of those before them who spared no sacrifice to defend the country and rebuild their war-torn homeland.William Speakman, one of 51 veterans from the former British Commonwealth, arrived here Monday for a six-day trip. The former soldiers fought against the invading North Korea backed by China during the 1950-53 war.In a symbolic goodwill gesture, Speakman donated 10 medal
April 21, 2015
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Korea, Peru agree on wider cooperation
From news reportsPresident Park Geun-hye and her Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala held summit talks on Monday in Lima and discussed ways to foster bilateral relations in health and welfare, electric power industry, science technology and others.
인류고고학 역사박물관 방문한 박 대통령 (리마<페루>=연합뉴스) 도광환 기자 = 페루를 방문 중인 박근혜 대통령이 19일 오후(현지시간) 리마 시내 인류고고학 역사박물관을 방문해 고대 페루의 유물을 살펴보고 있다. 2015.4.20 dohh@yna.co.kr/2015-04-20 06:23:51/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2015 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>President Park Geun-hye lo April 21, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan at odds over wartime slave labor
South Korea fights another war of history with Japan as Tokyo tries to register wartime coal mines and shipyards served by Korean slave laborers as UNESCO heritage sites.The two Northeast Asian neighbors have already been in a dispute over Japan's refusal to properly apologize to the victims of Japan's sex slavery during World War II and compensate them.Historians say more than 200,000 women, mostly Koreans, were forced to serve as sex slaves during the war, when the Korean Peninsula was under t
April 21, 2015
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Success of Abe's visit to U.S. depends on how he honestly apologizes for wartime history: NYT
The success of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the United States depends on how honestly he faces up to the country's wartime past, the New York Times said, as Abe strongly indicated he won't issue a new apology.Abe is scheduled to make a weeklong visit to the U.S. next week amid calls for him to use the visit, which includes an address at a joint meeting of Congress, to offer a sincere apology for Japan's wartime atrocities and mend fences with neighboring nations."The success of
April 21, 2015
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Danish minister visits water forum
Kirsten Brosbol, the Danish minister for environment, visited Korea last week to participate in the World Water Forum in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, to send a political message to the United Nations on water and promote Danish green technologies. At the Danish pavilion in the Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center, Brosbol urged the U.N. to adhere to the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals to protect clean water. The shortage of clean water was identified as the world’s greatest cha
April 19, 2015
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[Herald Interview] Japanese scholar urges Abe to act on sex slavery
With time running out for the aging sex slavery victims, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should sincerely atone for the so-called comfort women during World War II on the occasion of his scheduled high-profile speeches, a renowned Japanese scholar said. Haruki Wada, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, urged the ultraconservative premier to clearly display his commitment to the Japanese government’s watershed apologies for the atrocities ― the Kono Statement in 1993 and the Murayama
April 19, 2015