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N. Korean officials return to liaison office: official

North Korea restored some personnel to an inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong on Monday, a unification ministry official said, just three days after the regime withdrew all its staff from there. Four or five North Korean officials returned to the office earlier in the day and held a meeting with their South Korean counterparts, according to the ministry official. (Yonhap)Their return came after US President Donald Trump tweeted that he ordered the withdrawal of new sanction

[Newsmaker] Police book Hotel Shilla CEO’s doctor amid propofol abuse allegation

Police investigation of the alleged propofol abuse by Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin gathered steam, with the head of a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul where she is claimed to have taken the injections was booked without detention Friday.The clinic, located in Cheongdam-dong, is suspected of having administered the highly addictive anesthetic injections in 2016 to Lee, daughter of Samsung Group patriarch Lee Kun-hee.Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin (Yonhap)The police booked the doctor on charges of vi

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Social affairs
UN grants sanctions exemption for humanitarian aid to N. Korea

The UN Security Council has granted a sanctions exemption to allow a humanitarian project meant to improve children's health and nutrition in North Korea to move forward, according to the UN website.The exemption, granted on March 14, paves the way for an aid organization, Mennonite Central Committee, to bring items, such as hygiene kits and surgical tools, into North Korea. (Yonhap)The approval raised the total number of humanitarian exemptions related to North Korea currently in effect to 21.

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National
China to reopen Ahn Jung-geun memorial hall at Harbin Station: source

The Chinese city of Harbin plans to reopen the memorial hall for renowned Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun at its renovated main railway station during the first half of this year, a source here said Monday.According to the source, the Chinese authorities have recently expressed such an intention to the South Korean government, which had made several inquiries about the issue.Ahn's memorial hall was built at Harbin Station in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, in January 2014 to commemorate

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International
[Newsmaker] More than 500 drug offenders busted in one-month crackdown

Police said Monday that they have arrested over 500 people, for using or trafficking narcotics, in their latest crackdown on drug crimes. On Feb. 25, police declared a total war against drug crime in the wake of a nation-rocking drug and sex scandal at Burning Sun, a nightclub in southern Seoul.(Yonhap)Police busted a total of 523 people for using or distributing drugs over the past one month, with 216 of them detained. The figures were up 30 percent and 65 percent from a year ago, respectively.

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Social affairs
Dozens of S. Korean officials head to joint liaison office after N. Korea's abrupt pullout

Dozens of South Korean officials headed to an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea on Monday, the unification ministry said, despite Pyongyang's abrupt pullout of its staff from the office last week.Around 40 South Korean officials crossed the western land border on their way to the liaison office in the North's border town of Kaesong, according to the ministry. Together with about two dozen people already there, about 60-70 South Korean officials are expected to staff the office this week

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North Korea
S. Korean liaison officials will be at work as usual in N.Korea: ministry

Dozens of South Korean officials will head to the joint inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea for work this week despite Pyongyang's abrupt pullout of its staff there, a related ministry said Sunday.The Ministry of Unification said it has completed consultations with the North's relevant authorities on the entry of the South Korean officials into the compound as usual on Monday."They will leave for work normally tomorrow," a ministry official told reporters.The ministry, which handles daily

Mar 24, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Bareunmirae Party’s deepening conflict to hold back fast-tracking of key bills

Eyes on whether former party leader Ahn Cheol-soo will return to Korea in summerIntensifying dispute between members of the minor conservative Bareunmirae Party due to differing views on the independent investigative agency has sparked the possibility of former party leader Ahn Cheol-soo’s return to politics. In the midst of Bareunmirae Party members showing no signs of reaching an agreement, some party officials have hinted at the possibility co-party founder Ahn could return home from his stay

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Politics
[Herald Interview] Early English education a necessity: Daejeon education chief

As countries become ever more interconnected and globalized, English proficiency becomes a necessity if a nation and its people are to succeed on the global stage. Therefore early English education is a must, according to the chief of the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education.“The merit of our country, which has a small territory and is short of resources, is Koreans’ diligence and education fervor. Early English education will be a means to solidify Koreans’ standing in the global market,” D

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Social affairs
Court to rule on warrant for ex-minister over blacklist

Former Minister of Environment Kim Eun-kyung is to be questioned by the court in an arrest warrant hearing Monday. Kim faces allegations of pressuring heads of public organizations under the Ministry of Environment to step down to make room for individuals with ties to the Moon Jae-in administration. A file photo shows former Minister of Environment Kim Eun-kyung at a Cabinet meeting in July 2018. YonhapThe request for the warrant was filed by the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office on Fr

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Social affairs
Speculation grows over NK’s next move

North Korea may be trying a new tack in diplomatic relations, raising questions for the future of inter-Korean relations and denuclearization. On Friday, North Korean officials at the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong withdrew from the facility, stating only that they were following orders from higher up. The North also stated that it will not concern itself with South Korean officials remaining at the facility, and that practical matters will be dealt with at a later date. The move came am

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North Korea
Pyongyang’s silence sheds doubt on inter-Korean military talks

Prospects are grim for the two Koreas to hold military talks this month, as the North appears to have closed up on all inter-Korean cooperation plans following the breakdown of its second summit with the United States last month. The Ministry of National Defense here said Sunday it recently proposed to hold military talks with the North via a communications line, but it had not received confirmation. Seoul has been pushing to hold military talks before the end of this month, as the implementatio

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Defense
Seungri saga grows amid police corruption, supposed link with the mob

Recently retired K-pop singer Seungri on Saturday denied that he was involved in the operation of the Burning Sun nightclub or that he brokered prostitution for his investors. But new revelations by local media are increasing the pressure on the singer, alleging connection between the disgraced celebrity, local law enforcement, and a Taiwanese mogul believed to be related to a Chinese Triad gang. In an interview with Korean daily the Chosun Ilbo, Seungri reiterated his previous claim that he was

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Social affairs
[News Focus] Policies for Busan draw attention one-year ahead of election

SEJONG -- South Korea’s political parties are likely to enter election mode as early as in the second quarter of the year, which is expected to be a great showdown between ruling and opposition parties under the Moon Jae-in government.For the coming 21st National Assembly, the general election is scheduled for April 15, 2020.According to polls from Gallup Korea, the support-rating gap between the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and main opposition Liberty Korea Party posted 16 percentage points

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Politics
N. Korean media keeps silence on pullout from liaison office for 3rd day

North Korean media continued to criticize Seoul's low-key stance toward practical cooperation with Pyongyang on Sunday while keeping mum for the third day on its abrupt withdrawal of staff from a liaison office with the South.North Korea pulled out of the inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong on Friday without offering any detailed reasons, weeks after a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without an agreement. (Yonhap)Pyo

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