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Kim meets Xi again before wrapping up two-day China visit
China ties sanctions on N. Korea with denuclearization process
Putting Sweden defeat behind, S. Korea polish up tactics for Mexico
[Herald Interview] Tackling youth, gender and housing in South Korea
Geopolitical risks persist on Korean Peninsula: Moody‘s
[Graphic News] No. of deaths in bicycle accidents rises 11.5%
Hyundai Motor partners with Audi to boost fuel cell electric vehicles
[Newsmaker] Marriage immigrant women in Korea vulnerable to financial abuse...
S. Korea’s macroeconomic policy had effect on growth: OECD report
Asiana Airlines runs outreach program targeting women in Vietnam

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Kim meets Xi again before wrapping up two-day China visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met again with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday before he wrapped up a two-day visit to Beijing, China’s state media reported. During his third visit to China in less than three months, Kim had two rounds of meetings with Xi to discuss Pyongyang-Beijing relations and the denuclearization issue.“The two leaders had an in-depth conversation over tea in a cordial and friendly atmosphere” at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Xinhua news agency said. Citing Kim’

China ties sanctions on N. Korea with denuclearization process

China will link easing or removing sanctions on North Korea with progress in denuclearization, a Chinese government official said Wednesday, as the North’s leader Kim Jong-un made another visit to Beijing this week.In their talks Tuesday, Kim and President Xi Jinping focused on improving bilateral relations and ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons, the official told a group of South Korean journalists on the condition of anonymity.“An improvement in the China-North Korea relationship

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North Korea
[Herald Interview] Tackling youth, gender and housing in South Korea

Writer and activist Hong Hye-eun shares why young Koreans lack ‘fundamental human right’ to housing

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Social affairs
[Graphic News] No. of deaths in bicycle accidents rises 11.5%

　The number of people killed in bicycle accidents here last year rose 11.5 percent from a year ago, apparently due to an increasing number of elderly cyclists and riders not wearing protective gear.　From 2013 to 2017, the number of accidents involving bicycles came to 28,739, while 540 bicycle riders died in accidents and 30,357 others sustained injuries. The number jumped from 4,249 in 2013 to 6,920 in 2015, then dropped to 5,659 in 2017.　However, the number of bicycle accident deaths decreased

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Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Marriage immigrant women in Korea vulnerable to financial abuse: study

Foreign-born women who moved to South Korea upon marrying Korean men are often subjected to financial abuse by their spouses and in-laws, a new government study showed Wednesday.　The study, organized and released by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, came to the conclusion after surveying 920 foreign-born women married to South Korean nationals last year. 　The largest proportion of the surveyed women, 42.4 percent, came from Vietnam, followed by China (29.4 percent) and the Philippin

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Social affairs
Activists hold rally to tackle discrimination against foreign refugees

South Korea's refugee rights activists held a rally in Seoul on Wednesday, calling on the government not to discriminate against foreign refugees arriving here.The rally was organized by the Center for Refugee Rights in South Korea and other human rights groups in celebration of World Refugee Day, which is observed on June 20 annually to help raise awareness of the situation of refugees across the world. Refugee rights activists hold a rally in front of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in S

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Social affairs
[Feature] NK focuses on developing Wonsan tourism zone

Tourism industry seen as ‘least intrusive’ way to earn foreign currency

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North Korea
Seoul welcomes Kim-Xi meeting, experts sound caution

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s latest meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is fueling speculations about Pyongyang’s intentions and the future of denuclearization talks. On Tuesday, Kim arrived in Beijing accompanied by a large entourage, and met with Xi for the third time in as many months. According to North Korean media, Kim declared that North Korea will cooperate closely with Chinese leadership in “the historic journey to open a new future on the Korean Peninsula and the region,” at

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North Korea
Government, ruling party agree on having grace period for shorter work hours

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea, the government and the presidential office agreed to a six-month grace period for the revised law on shorter work hours, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Tuesday.Under the revised law passed in February, companies with 300 or more employees are required to reduce the maximum work hours to 52 hours per week, from the current 68 hours, starting July 1.Violators of the law are subject to jail term of up to two years or fines of up to 20 million won ($18,090).The

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Politics
North Korea expected to return remains of US troops

North Korea could start the process of returning the remains of missing troops from the 1950-53 Korean War to the US within the next few days, media reports said Wednesday, a move which could be taken as an indication that the reclusive nation is serious about improving ties with the US. The news comes nearly a week after US President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recommitted to recovering and repatriating the remains of those declared missing in action, through a joint state

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North Korea
Suspension of scheduled joint drill feeds speculation over other regular exercises

With South Korea and the US canceling a large-scale joint military drill slated for August, speculation is rising over the prospect of other training drills scheduled to follow the suspended Freedom Guardian exercise. 　In the past years when North Korea conducted nuclear and missile tests, a series of bilateral and trilateral military exercises took place even after the scheduled command-post Freedom Guardian exercises ended. 　While the allies’ militaries have stressed that no decision has been

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Defense
Teens booked for running onto baseball field

Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station said Wednesday that it has booked two teenagers on the charge of obstruction of business.The two 18-year-olds are accused of running around on the baseball field during the ball game between Hanwha Eagles and LG Twins around 9:55 p.m. on Tuesday, interrupting the game. (Yonhap)The suspects claimed that they got angry because Hanwha Eagles lost the game during the police investigation. Police said they were sober.By Ahn Sang-yool (koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)

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Social affairs
China seeks to cement leverage over NK amid tensions with US

The third summit between China and North Korea in less than three months on Tuesday highlighted Beijing's increasing efforts to remain a key player in the fluid geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula and strengthen its hand amid friction with the United States, analysts said.During the talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Chinese President Xi Jinping said their bilateral ties would remain steady regardless of situational changes, in an apparent sign of Beijing's will to keep its influence ov

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Foreign Affairs
Moon says he and Putin share common goals of denuclearization, economic development

South Korea and Russia share the common goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, which will lead to the joint development of not only the countries but the entire region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday.Moon's remarks came in an interview with Russian news outlets ahead of his three-day state visit to Russia that will begin Thursday."President (Vladimir) Putin and I share the vision of peace and joint prosperity in the Eurasian continent," Moon said, according to a full scr

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Foreign Affairs
Man dies from bee stings

Sacheon Police Station said Wednesday that a 57-year-old man died from bee stings on his shoulder and elbow around 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday while removing weeds in a cypress forest in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province. (Yonhap)The man suffered immediate anaphylaxis shock when he was stung. He was sent to a hospital, but died.Police said he was wearing a helmet and boots, along with a long sleeve shirt.By Ahn Sang-yool (koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)

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