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Ex-vice minister barred from leaving Korea amid sex crime probe

Former Vice Justice Minister Kim Hak-ui has been barred from traveling overseas amid a fresh probe into allegations of a sex crime in 2013, officials said Saturday. 　Kim, who retired from public service in March 2013 amid allegations that he attended a sex party hosted by local contractor Yoon Jung-cheon at his villa in Wonju, 120 kilometers east of Seoul, had attempted to leave South Korea on Friday at Incheon International Airport, according to officials at the justice ministry. 　The ministry

Seoul shares expected to move in tight range next week

South Korean stocks are expected to move in a relatively tight range as investors are set to digest the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s rate decision amid ongoing trade talks between Washington and Beijing, analysts here said Saturday.　The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed at 2,186.95 points on Friday, up from 2,176.11 the previous week.　The KOSPI started on strong note on hopes for headway in trade talks between the United States and China. (Yonhap)　The bourse, however, slipped

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Finance
Mueller submits report on bombshell Trump-Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted his long-awaited report into an explosive two-year investigation of Russian meddling in Donald Trump‘s 2016 election -- a probe the president denounces as a “witch hunt” and opponents say could fuel impeachment.　What the report says is confidential, but Attorney General Bill Barr wrote in a letter to Congress that he might be able to summarize its “principal conclusions” for Congress as early as this weekend.　The Mueller drama

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World News
Ryu Hyun-jin named Dodgers' Opening Day starter

Los Angeles Dodgers’ South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the team‘s Opening Day starter, becoming just the second pitcher from the country to have the honor.　Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement in the Dodgers’ spring training site in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday (local time).　Injuries to Clayton Kershaw, who had opened the previous eight seasons, plus Walker Buehler and Rich Hill left Ryu as the most viable option to start the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks next

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Baseball
Seoul ranks as 7th most expensive city in the world: survey

South Korea‘s capital city, Seoul, ranks as the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in this year, a survey showed Saturday.　The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, measures the prices of more than 150 items in 133 cities across the globe, with the index for New York set as a benchmark of 100. A view of Seoul from the Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul (Yonhap News)　According to the latest WCL poll, Seoul ranked seventh, on a pa

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Social affairs
Trump cancels new sanctions on NK

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime.Trump was apparently referring to sanctions the US Department of the Treasury imposed on two Chinese banks on Thursday for allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions. US President Donald Trumps, seated with acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and National Security adviser John Bolton s

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North Korea
S. Korean Lim Eun-soo finishes 10th at figure skating worlds

South Korean figure skater Lim Eun-soo finished in 10th place at her first senior world championships on Friday, while competing with an injury sustained in a controversial incident involving an American rival.Lim scored 205.57 points at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan. Lim was fifth after Wednesday's short program with a personal-best 72.91 points and also set a new personal high in the free skate with 132.66 points on Friday.It was the

Mar 22, 2019
More sports
Ex-midfielder gets warm reception from S. Korean football fans in retirement ceremony

Former South Korean midfielder Kim Jung-woo received a warm reception at his retirement ceremony on Friday as fans gave a standing ovation for his service to the national football team. Kim officially bid goodbye to his playing career and thanked fans for their support in his retirement ceremony prepared by the Korea Football Association (KFA) during halftime of the men's national football team friendly against Bolivia at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, some 400 kilometers south of Seoul. Kim J

Mar 22, 2019
Soccer
Gov't holds interagency meeting on Brexit

South Korea on Friday held an interagency government meeting on Britain's planned exit from the European Union (EU) after leaders of the regional bloc agreed to extend the deadline for withdrawal.Officials from the ministries of foreign affairs, finance and trade, as well as the Korea Customs Service, attended the meeting to discuss how to minimize any negative ramifications that could arise should Britain leave the EU. British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a press conference on March 22 at t

Mar 22, 2019
Foreign Policy
Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-minister in blacklist probe

Prosecutors on Friday sought an arrest warrant for former Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung on allegations that her ministry had pressured heads of public organizations picked by preceding governments to resign.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office said that it requested the writ for her alleged abuse of authority and interference with others' exercise of their rights. Kim, who led the ministry from July 2017 to November 2018, reportedly denies the allegations. Kim Eun-kyung (Yonhap)Th

Mar 22, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea offers military talks with N. Korea

South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea on implementing a bilateral accord signed last year, but there's no reply from Pyongyang yet, an official here said Friday."Recently, (we) suggested South-North military talks and are currently waiting for a response," the defense ministry official said, requesting anonymity.Attending a National Security Council (NSC) session last week, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo reported to President Moon Jae-in that the military plans to h

Mar 22, 2019
North Korea
Envoy says it's early to talk about tougher sanctions on N. Korea

South Korea's chief nuclear envoy said Friday that he focused on discussing ways to revitalize denuclearization talks with North Korea during visits to Russia and the headquarters of the European Union earlier this week.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, met with his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. Lee Do-hoon (Yonhap)"Basically, (we) agreed that dialogue and negotiations between North Kor

Mar 22, 2019
North Korea
Cheong Wa Dae holds special NSC meeting over inter-Korean dialogue

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae held an emergency meeting of its National Security Council on Friday, hours after North Korea pulled out its officials from a joint liaison office with South Korea in its border town of Kaesong.The NSC meeting, held at Cheong Wa Dae, was chaired by Chung Eui-yong, the top security adviser to President Moon Jae-in, according to Cheong Wa Dae. Chung Eui-yong (Yonhap)"The standing members of the NSC discussed the North's withdrawal from the joint liai

Mar 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Seoul stocks end almost flat after choppy trading

South Korean stocks ended almost flat after a choppy trading session on Friday, with foreigners scooping up tech shares, offsetting a massive selling spree by institutions, analysts said. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index inched up 2.07 points, or 0.09 percent, to close at 2,186.95. Trade volume was moderately light at 291 million shares worth 4.85 trillion won ($4.29 billion), with the number of losers outnumbering gainers 517 to 301.(Yo

Mar 22, 2019
Finance
[Breaking] North Korea withdraws from inter-Korea liaison office

North Korea officials have pulled out from the joint liaison office with South Korea, which opened in the North’s border town of Kaesong in September 2018. The order for withdrawal came from superior authorities in the North, according to the Seoul’s Ministry of Unification on Friday. The ministry said South Korean officials will continue to work at the office as the North said it does not care whether they remain or withdraw from the place. The government regrets Pyongyang’s decision to withdra

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North Korea

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