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June 14, 2019 Politics

[Eye plus] Cry for democracy still rings out in torture rooms

Right next to the railroad of Namyeong Station in Seoul stands a tall, dark gray building with peculiar-looking windows -- so narrow only a single beam of light passes through. While one would never...

[News Briefs] Actress Yoon Ji-oh faces class-action suit for taking donation for false cause

Actress Yoon Ji-oh, who claimed to have been a witness in the sexual abuse scandal surrounding late actress Jang Ja-yeon, was sued Monday by donors who had given her money. According to the Seoul-ba...

June 10, 2019
Social affairs
[Diplomatic circuit] Africa, Korea to exchange cultural, business opportunities in 2019 Africa Week

African embassies in Korea will host events as part of 2019 Africa Week from Wednesday to Saturday in an effort to share their culture and exchange business opportunities. According to the Embassy o...

June 10, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
[Feature] ‘Contributing to South Korean society in the way we can’

PAJU, Gyeonggi Province -- Crossing armed borders alone to flee a poverty-stricken life in North Korea was one of the biggest challenges 29-year-old Lee Kang has faced. Starting life over in South Ko...

June 10, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Diplomat dismissed for violating anti-graft law

A former ambassador to Vietnam was dismissed from his post for violating the anti-graft law and other irregularities, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Former Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do-hyun recei...

June 7, 2019
Foreign Policy
Tokyo’s attempt at talks with N. Korea fails as Pyongyang skips Ulanbaatar Dialogue

Japan has faced difficulties engaging North Korea despite having expressed willingness to hold a summit with the North without preconditions. Tokyo had sought to convey its stance to Pyongyang durin...

June 6, 2019
North Korea
Pyongyang has 27 diplomats dispatched to UN offices: report

North Korea has 27 diplomats dispatched as permanent representatives to three UN offices as of this year, a US-based media outlet reported Wednesday. According to Radio Free Asia, Pyongyang has nin...

June 5, 2019
North Korea
Resumption of US-North Korea negotiations is priority: unification minister

South Korea is making efforts to revive US-North Korea talks, as it is key to reviving inter-Korean relations, Seoul’s Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Tuesday. Speaking to foreign journalist...

June 4, 2019
North Korea
[Diplomatic circuit] Experts discuss gender equality in Seoul

World leaders, activists and academics gathered to discuss gender equality in South Korea during a conference organized by the Canadian Embassy in Seoul on Monday. The event held in Seoul marked the...

June 4, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit
Seoul, Washington agree to appoint S. Korean general to lead joint command

Seoul and Washington have agreed to appoint a South Korean four-star general to lead the envisioned future joint command and relocate its headquarters from Seoul to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, the...

June 3, 2019
Defense
‘Recovering war remains a race against time’

The recovery project to return the remains of fallen heroes of the Korean War to their bereaved families is a race against time, as the war generation is aging, the chief of the division in charge of...

June 2, 2019
Defense
[From the Scene] DMZ uncovered: Traces of Korean War left untouched on Arrowhead Ridge

CHEORWON, Gangwon Province -- A helmet with six bullet holes, a canteen pierced 23 times and a rifle with a round of ammunition left in the chamber. On Tuesday, those traces of the Korean War were fo...

June 2, 2019
Defense
Pentagon chief contradicts Trump on NK’s missile launches

Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Wednesday the recent missile launches by North Korea were a violation of UN Security Council Resolutions, contradicting US President Donald Trump. N...

May 30, 2019
North Korea
Ship carrying North Korean coal appears to return to Indonesia after drifting for over a month: VOA

A Panama-flagged vessel suspected of carrying North Korean coal appeared Tuesday to be returning to Indonesia, from where it had departed, after being refused port entry and drifting in the sea for o...

May 30, 2019
North Korea
[Diplomatic circuit] Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to hold roadshow in June

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau will host its annual roadshow in June for travel agencies of South Korea and Sri Lanka to exchange latest industry information. The event will take place at Lo...

May 27, 2019
Diplomatic Circuit

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