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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Land minister discusses exporting S. Korean light rail system with Paraguayan president
Land Minister Won Hee-ryong met with incoming Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios and discussed South Korean companies' participation in the South American country's light rail project, Won's office said Tuesday. Won paid a visit to Pena on Monday, local time, and asked for support for efforts to enact a special bill helping South Korean companies win the $600 million project to build a 45-kilometer light rail line between Asuncion, Paraguay's capital, and Ypacarai. S
Aug. 15, 2023
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Gender Ministry back in firing line after Jamboree fiasco
The fate of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family appears uncertain, as it faces a state probe into its management of the World Scout Jamboree event, which concluded last week amid significant issues. The investigation could hold the ministry responsible for the inadequate preparation for the event, in which some participants left the campsite early, before an approaching typhoon cleared it entirely. The ministry's exposure to the debacle has already led to a revival in calls for its d
Aug. 15, 2023
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Yoon calls Japan 'partner' with shared interests in Liberation Day speech
President Yoon Suk Yeol labeled Japan as South Korea's partner, sharing universal values and common goals, while underscoring the importance of trilateral security cooperation with Tokyo and Washington in deterring North Korea on the annual Liberation Day holiday that marks the end of Japan's 35-year colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. In a nationally televised address, Yoon also cautioned that South Korea remains under constant threat from "anti-state forces" aligned with
Aug. 15, 2023
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President Yoon’s father dies at 92
Yoon Ki-jung, the father of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and an emeritus professor in the applied statistics department at Yonsei University, has died, the presidential office announced Tuesday. He was 92. Yoon had recently been admitted to Seoul National University Hospital. The cause of death was not disclosed. President Yoon went to be by his father‘s side during his final moments, after delivering a speech marking the nation’s 78th Liberation Day in the morning, according
Aug. 15, 2023
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North Jeolla Province governor apologizes, defends against ‘defamation’ over Jamboree mishandling
As the 25th World Scout Jamboree concluded amid controversy over mismanagement and alleged misuse of funds, the governor of North Jeolla Province publicly bowed his head in apology, but he also said legal action would be taken against the spread of false information. “Many people expected and supported a large-scale international event in North Jeolla Province, but we are very sorry that we could not reap the beauty of the end,” Gov. Kim Kwan-young said in a press briefing Monday. &l
Aug. 14, 2023
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Yoon pardons business tycoons to spur 'economic recovery'
President Yoon Suk Yeol carried out special presidential pardons on Monday for 2,176 individuals, including 12 prominent business tycoons, ahead of the Liberation Day holiday that falls on Aug. 15, on the premise of reviving the economy. The Ministry of Justice announced the special presidential pardons for recipients including businesspersons from smaller enterprises, business tycoons, politicians, corporate executives and prisoners who committed minor offenses out of economic distress. A total
Aug. 14, 2023
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[Bills in Focus] Fighting digital piracy, mobile scams and strengthening AI ethics
Proposed bill: Partial Amendment to the Copyright Act Proposed by Rep. Lee Yong-ho (People Power Party) ● Piracy websites providing access to pirated content continue to thrive, highlighting the need for stricter measures to discourage digital piracy. This amendment specifies the operation of a website that spreads links to pirated content as copyright infringements while raising maximum compensation for copyright infringement. Moreover, it grants public officers the authority to enter sites for
Aug. 14, 2023
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Yoon thanks all those who helped smoothly wrap up jamboree
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday thanked religious circles, businesses and others who he said helped smoothly wrap up the 2023 World Scout Jamboree following turmoil, his office said. Yoon expressed his gratitude during a weekly meeting with his senior secretaries, saying "national brand image" is more important than anything for a country whose economy is heavily reliant on external factors. "I thank religious circles, businesses, universities and numerous local governments who
Aug. 14, 2023
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Korea, US, Japan to discuss security cooperation at trilateral summit
President Yoon Suk Yeol will depart Thursday for a landmark summit with the leaders of the United States and Japan at Camp David, Maryland, which aims to create a framework for trilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The wives of the three leaders will not accompany them to event. It will be the first standalone summit involving South Korea, the US and Japan. There have been 12 three-way summits in the past, but all have been held on the sidelines of a larger gathering. "
Aug. 13, 2023
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[70th Anniversary] After 70 years, S. Korea mulls ‘grand strategy’
The last 70 years have marked South Korea’s ascent to an economic power able to cope with threats from North Korea, its nuclear-armed neighbor that it has yet to sign a peace treaty with to resolve the 1950-53 Korean War. Seoul’s postwar efforts had relied on working with the US, the South’s biggest ally. In the early 1960s, aid from Washington accounted for 35 percent of Seoul’s budget and 73 percent of its defense spending. The 1965 agreement the South signed with Japan
Aug. 13, 2023
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‘Two-Korea’ unification increasingly favored
The majority of South Koreans favor a unified Korean Peninsula, but half of those prefer a model where the two Koreas remain separate, with each side able to freely cross the border, according to a survey released Friday. In a poll conducted by the National Unification Advisory Council from June 9-11, 52 percent of 1,000 South Korean respondents aged 19 and older considered keeping the two Koreas separate while allowing free travel across the border the best way to reunite the peninsula, which r
Aug. 13, 2023
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[70th Anniversary] Congratulatory messages from government leaders
Recognition from prominent figures in the government inspires The Korea Herald to strive for excellence in the publication’s reporting and the commitment to our readers. – Ed. Choo Kyung-ho, Deputy prime minister and finance minister I extend my warmest congratulations on the 70th anniversary of The Korea Herald. Born in the ruins of the Korean War in 1953, The Korea Herald has made a great contribution to raising the country’s profile worldwide while serving as a window to a
Aug. 13, 2023
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[70th Anniversary] Congratulatory message from President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 70th Anniversary of The Korea Herald
I offer heartfelt congratulations to The Korea Herald on the 70th anniversary of its founding. My profound appreciation goes to Mr. Jung Won-ju, chairman of Herald Corp., as well as its management and staff. I also extend congratulations to its readers. Founded in 1953 on Liberation Day, Aug. 15, The Korea Herald has served as a bridge between Korea and the international community while vividly reporting the Republic of Korea’s progress as the country overcame the ruins of war and impoveri
Aug. 13, 2023
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[Weekender] Retreats and reads: Glimpse into Korean presidential summers
In the sweltering heat of South Korean summers, even the most powerful figures in Korea -- its presidents -- yearn for summer respite. Delve into the history of presidential summer vacations, their reading rituals that give the public a sneak peek into their minds and the seemingly unbreakable jinx of interrupted summer breaks. Obligatory reading list South Korean presidents like to reveal their summer reading lists, and their book picks often become bestsellers for the season. From these summ
Aug. 12, 2023
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K-pop to the rescue: Troubled Jamboree to wrap up with concert
Over 40,000 young scouts have gathered at a stadium in western Seoul for a K-pop concert, marking the conclusion of this year's World Scout Jamboree, which encountered difficulties due to a heat wave, a tropical storm and insufficient preparations. The closing ceremony is set to commence at 5:30 p.m., before a K-Pop show from 7-9 p.m. The Jamboree campground was abandoned as Typhoon Khanun approached the site, which had already struggled to cope with a scorching heat wave and insufficient amenit
Aug. 11, 2023
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Ex-justice minister’s daughter indicted in college admissions scandal
The daughter of Cho Kuk, who served as justice minister for former President Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea, was indicted on Thursday in the college admissions scandal that jailed her mother, Chung Kyung-shim. According to the prosecution, the former minister’s daughter Cho Min colluded with her mother in fabricating her own credentials as she applied for a medical school in Busan. Following the news of her indictment, Cho’s daughter said in a social statement on this d
Aug. 10, 2023
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Opposition leader Lee summoned for prosecution questioning over land development project
Prosecutors have summoned opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to appear for questioning over suspicions surrounding a land development project in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, during his previous term as the city's mayor, according to legal sources Thursday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office is investigating allegations that Lee, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, provided administrative favors to a private developer for the massive property project in Seongnam
Aug. 10, 2023
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S. Korea to participate in working group for Ukraine Peace Formula
South Korea will participate in a working group tasked with implementing a peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a presidential official said Wednesday. The decision came while National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong was visiting Saudi Arabia last weekend to take part in multinational peace talks concerning Ukraine. The meeting was attended by the national security advisers of 45 nations, with most of them expressing their commitment to ending the war in Ukraine and quic
Aug. 9, 2023
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Presidential office on 24-hour emergency duty over approaching typhoon
The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol was on 24-hour emergency duty Wednesday as a powerful typhoon was set to make landfall on the southeast coast and travel northward across the country. Typhoon Khanun has been forecast to arrive Thursday morning before moving slowly northward on a path that could bring it near the capital area and cause damage on a massive scale. Yoon might stay up overnight to oversee the response to the approaching typhoon, officials said. "The typhoon, which was initi
Aug. 9, 2023
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Bomb threat email against opposition leader prompts police search for explosives
A bomb threat email against South Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has led police to search the National Assembly, officials said Tuesday. The email, which threatens to bomb a library in Seoul if Lee is not killed by 3:34 p.m. Wednesday, was sent to a number of people, including officials in the Seoul municipal government, according to the police and the secretariat of the National Assembly. Police received the report around 4:45 p.m. and dispatched a bomb disposal team to conduct a
Aug. 8, 2023