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[Graphic News] S. Korea to increase defense spending
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[Graphic News] S. Korea to increase defense spending

　South Korea will increase defense spending by an average of 7.5 percent each year over the next five years, the Defense Ministry said.　The ministry announced its defense blueprint for the 2019-2023 period, when it intends to spend 270.7 trillion won ($241 billion) -- 94.1 trillion won on improving defense capabilities and the rest on managing troops, equipment and facilities. 　Under the plan, the ministry seeks to increase the country’s defense budget, which stands at 46.7 trillion won this ye

[Newsmaker] Lawmaker accused of real estate speculation quits ruling party

Rep. Sohn vows to get to the bottom of allegations

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Politics
Two Koreas and US officials gather in Stockholm to develop agenda for Trump-Kim summit

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US and North Korea have made progress in their denuclearization talks, while officials from the two countries have begun negotiations to craft details of agreement for a second summit next month. “We have made a lot of progress as far as denuclearization is concerned and we’re talking about a lot of different things,” Trump said after a 90 minute meeting with North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Yong-chol at the White House on Friday. US Secretary of S

Today
Foreign Policy
TOPIK to include speaking test from 2023

The Test of Proficiency in Korean will include a speaking test starting in 2023, local media outlets reported Sunday.According to the reports, the National Institute for International Education, which administers the TOPIK, has plans to incorporate a speaking test into the exam and change its format to internet-based testing.TOPIK is a written test held six times a year and designed to evaluate the Korean-language skills of nonnative speakers. Many test takers hope to gain employment in South Ko

Today
Social affairs
Police, Justice Ministry to crack down on massage parlors, adult entertainment illegally hiring foreign nationals

The government will inspect massage parlors and adult entertainment establishments throughout South Korea to root out the hiring of foreign nationals who live and work here illegally.The investigation, announced Sunday by the National Policy Agency and the Ministry of Justice, will be carried out from Feb. 18 to March 31. (Yonhap)The agencies said they would take countermeasures against the businesses because they corrupt public morals and encourage people to stay in the country illegally.If pol

Today
Social affairs
[Feature] Waste bin-free public restrooms get mixed response

Japanese exchange student Aoi still remembers the “shocking moment” when she saw a trash bin in a Korean restroom stall for the first time.“As there are no such trash bins in toilets in Japan, I was shocked when I saw the bin overflowing with used toilet paper,” Aoi said.“The stink from the bin and the dirty toilet paper scattered on the ground caused panic immediately. I still have a fear of opening a restroom door, guessing whether it would be clean or not.”Aoi is one of many people who been d

Today
Social affairs
US, NK kick off working-level talks for second summit of their leaders

Senior officials from the United States and North Korea have kicked off working-level talks in Sweden to prepare for a second summit between the leaders of the two countries, sources said Sunday.Stephen Biegun, Washington's special representative for North Korea, arrived in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon for four days of talks with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at a remote facility outside Sweden's capital. Stephen Biegun (left) and Choe Son-hui (right) (Yonhap)It is the first

Today
North Korea
Top NK official departs US after meeting Trump

A top North Korean official wrapped up a three-day visit to the United States Saturday after meeting with US President Donald Trump and agreeing to hold a second bilateral summit next month.Kim Yong-chol, known as a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, boarded an Air China flight to Beijing at Dulles International Airport, near Washington, just before 4 p.m. From Beijing, he is expected to return to Pyongyang. (Yonhap)Kim and his entourage refused to answer reporters' questions about F

Today
North Korea
Trump: Location of 2nd N. Korea summit chosen

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the location of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been chosen but will be announced in the future.The second summit is being planned for near the end of February, after Trump met with a senior North Korean official at the White House Friday."We had a very good meeting yesterday with North Korea. That was an incredible meeting," the US president told reporters at the White House. (Yonhap)"It lasted almost two hours and we've agre

Today
North Korea
Senior N. Korean diplomat arrives in Beijing

A senior North Korean diplomat in charge of Russian affairs arrived in Beijing on Saturday.Asked whether he was en route to Russia, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong-chol told reporters at the Beijing Capital International Airport, "I have something to do in Beijing." This file photo, taken on Oct. 27, 2018, shows North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sin Hong-chol. (Yonhap)North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China and held a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month

Jan 19, 2019
North Korea
Head of animal shelter apologizes for euthanizing stray pets

The head of a South Korean animal shelter on Saturday apologized for euthanizing stray pets, but claimed that she put stray pets to death with a "humanitarian" purpose.Park So-yeon, chief executive of the organization Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth, has been accused of euthanizing more than 200 homeless animals and of secretly burying a number of them between 2015 and last year.Park is also suspected of embezzling money from CARE sponsors and keeping it for her personal use, buying, among

Jan 19, 2019
Social affairs
S. Korea welcomes planned second Trump-Kim summit

South Korea on Saturday welcomed a planned second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that it expects the summit to serve as a turning point toward permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman at South Korea's presidential office, made the remarks after the White House announced that Trump and Kim will hold the meeting near the end of February at a location to be announced at a later date. (Yonhap)"We expect this North Korea-

Jan 19, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
Trump, Kim to hold 2nd summit near end of Feb.: White House

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a second summit near the end of February at a location to be announced at a later date, the White House said Friday.Trump and a top North Korean official met at the White House to finalize details of a potential summit on dismantling the North's nuclear weapons program."President Donald J. Trump met with Kim Yong Chol for an hour and half, to discuss denuclearization and a second summit, which will take place near the end of

Jan 19, 2019
North Korea
Report: Secret talks between US, NK in Sweden

COPENHAGEN -- Sweden’s news agency says a secret, high-level meeting between envoys from the United States and North Korea is being held in Stockholm.The TT news agency says US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun is meeting with Pyongyang’s Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. (Yonhap)TT said Friday Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom is also participating.There was no immediate word from the Swedish government.Sweden has had diplomatic relations with Pyongyang since 1973 and i

Jan 18, 2019
North Korea
S. Korea’s nuclear envoy may visit Sweden for talks with N. Korea: source

South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy appears to be on his way to Sweden for a possible meeting with a senior North Korean official, a diplomatic source said Friday.Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, seems to have left for Stockholm, where a government-civilian security forum, often called Track 1.5 session, is to take place, the source added. Lee Do-hoon (Yonhap)North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui earlier headed to the Swedish capital fr

Jan 18, 2019
North Korea

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