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War-torn families observe Lunar New Year’s holiday with grief and disappointmentSocial affairsFeb 2, 2019The Lunar New Year’s holiday is here, and South Korea’s roads and expressways are clogged with traffic as hundreds of thousands crisscross the nation to gather with family. But for people with famil... -
Military allows soldiers to leave barracks twice a monthDefenseFeb 1, 2019South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Friday implemented a new policy allowing conscripted soldiers to leave their barracks for personal affairs up to twice a month. All able-bodied Koreans between 18 a... -
Top Korean, US military leaders vow to maintain strong defense postureDefenseFeb 1, 2019South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki and his US counterparts vowed to maintain a strong defense posture Friday. According to South Korea's military, Park held separate phone... -
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[News Focus] Will US wade into Seoul-Tokyo military dispute?DefenseJan 30, 2019As the Seoul-Tokyo spat over Japanese warplanes’ flights over South Korean Navy ships continues, eyes have turned to the possible intervention of the US in the escalating dispute between its two core... -
Former NK ambassador likely to divide roles in US negotiations with Choe: expertsNorth KoreaJan 27, 2019With a series of talks between the United States and North Korea being held in apparent preparation for their second summit, the appearance of a new figure in the North’s envoy team has triggered spe... -
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[Herald interview] Sitcom ‘Haiphong Families’ depicts reality of Korea’s multicultural familiesSocial affairsJan 24, 2019JEJU -- As an ordinary man who has lived in Korea his whole life, Kim Jung-hyuk did not have many chances to meet foreigners or multicultural families and even felt prejudiced against people of diffe... -
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[Eye Plus] Shake off cold with winter delicaciesFood&BeverageJan 24, 2019As the icy wind blows in winter, there is nothing like street snacks to shake off the cold. From roasted sweet potatoes and bungeobbang to egg buns and fish cakes, these snacks can be spotted at stre... -
No Davos meeting for Pompeo, Foreign Minister Kang as Trump calls off US delegationForeign affairsJan 18, 2019Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha’s planned meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will not materialize as US Presid... -
US Missile Defense Review says North Korea poses ‘extraordinary threat’DefenseJan 18, 2019North Korea poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States and its allies, and the US should remain “vigilant,” a US Pentagon report said on Thursday (US time). The US Department of Defense un... -
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[Newsmaker] Seoul-Tokyo radar tussle spreads to YouTubeDefenseJan 17, 2019While the ongoing clash between Seoul and Tokyo over a recent radar incident at sea shows no signs of abating, it has also triggered controversy on YouTube, with the defense ministries of the two cou... -
Seoul-Takyo radar row continues, despite talksDefenseJan 17, 2019The end does not seem near for the ongoing radar row between Seoul and Tokyo, as the two governments continue to clash after a recent general-level meeting. The radar row erupted last month when Jap... -
Navy conducts winter rescue training at seaDefenseJan 17, 2019Some 100 members of the Navy’s Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit have been jumping into freezing sea waters since Monday, as the unit began its annual winter training at the southern port city of Jinhae, S... -
GGGI inks MOU with Korea Forest Service, aims to collaborate on reforestation in NKSocial affairsJan 16, 2019The Global Green Growth Institute signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Forest Service on Wednesday as it seeks to open projects related to reforestation and energy in North Korea. The... -
Seoul, Tokyo lock horns over sharing of frequency data in radar spatDefenseJan 16, 2019The ongoing radar spat between South Korea and Japan is deepening, with the two sides clashing over the matter of sharing the frequency of the radar signal that Tokyo claims to have detected. Japan i... -
Defense white paper fudges on whether NK is 'enemy'DefenseJan 15, 2019The Defense Ministry does not directly refer to North Korea as an enemy and takes a less hostile tone toward the communist state in its 23rd white paper published Tuesday. The ministry’s latest bien...
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