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Super Junior to hold 4-nation tour in Latin America
Number of farmers, fishermen continues to fall in S. Korea
S. Korean, Japanese nuclear envoys to discuss NK issue
State-run lender pledges W800b to shipping industry
S. Korea expects slower export growth in April
Hyundai Motor affiliates to add more overseas engineers
S. Korean president to receive credentials of six new foreign ambassadors
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Number of farmers, fishermen continues to fall in S. Korea

The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector is continuing to decrease amid a rapid aging and urbanization trend in the country, government data showed Friday.Households engaging in the farming business totaled 1.04 million last year, down 2.5 percent from 1.07 million tallied a year ago, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.The number of farmers also dropped 3 percent on-year to 2.42 million. (Yonhap)In the fishing sector, the number of families fell 0.4 percent on-year

S. Korean, Japanese nuclear envoys to discuss NK issue

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan will meet early next week to discuss cooperation on North Korea and its nuclear issue, a foreign ministry official said Friday.Lee Do-hoon, South Korea's top nuclear negotiator, will hold the meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Kenji Kanasugi, in Seoul on Monday, according to the official. The meeting comes after the leaders of the United States and Japan met this week and exchanged views on the North's nuclear issue. File photo of South Korea`

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North Korea
S. Korean president to receive credentials of six new foreign ambassadors

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to receive credentials of six new foreign ambassadors in Seoul Friday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The new ambassadors are Simon Smith of Britain, Antoine Azzam of Lebanon, Daul Matute Mejia of Peru, Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragan of Colombia, Laposatepun Singtong of Thailand and Hyder Shiya Albarrak of Iraq. (Yonhap) President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)

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Diplomatic Circuit
Embassy warns Indians not to fall prey to online theft

The Indian Embassy in Seoul has issued a warning for Indian citizens in Korea not to fall for fake calls asking them to transfer money electronically to a bank account. The diplomatic mission told The Korea Herald that it has received complaints from the local Indian community that they received calls from strangers requesting the transfer of money to the Indian embassy, starting in early February. The caller identified the call receivers’ dates of birth, addresses both in Korea and India as wel

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Social affairs
Discussing summit

Diplomats and scholars gather Tuesday to discuss the prospects of the inter-Korean summit at the Kuwait Embassy in Seoul. Phoot: Corea Image Communication InstituteHosted by Corea Image Communication Institute, the talk was attended by Kuwaiti Ambassador Bader Mohammad al-Awadi, Singaporean Ambassador Yip Wei Kiat and Latvian Ambassador Peteris Vaivars, among others. Cha Du Hyeogn, a visiting research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, delivered the lecture. Phoot: Corea Image Comm

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North Korea
Police under fire for leaving out key info about lawmaker in online opinion rigging probe

Police on Friday revealed fresh evidence linking a ruling party lawmaker to alleged online opinion rigging amid criticism that the authorities held back information related to the politically sensitive probe.Police are investigating the suspected massive manipulation of Internet comments on news articles, which was allegedly led by an influential blogger nicknamed Druking.Druking and his two accomplices allegedly used a software program to jack up the number of clicks in support of critical comm

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Social affairs
US expresses support for formal end to Korean War

The United States would support a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War, the State Department said Thursday, as the two Koreas' leaders are expected to discuss a lasting peace during their summit next week."We would certainly like to see an end, a formal end to the armistice, and that's something that we would support," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said during a regular press briefing.US President Donald Trump said earlier the Koreas have his "blessing" to discuss the end of the Ko

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North Korea
Ex-envoy expects US detainees to be freed during Trump-Kim meeting

A former US envoy said Thursday that he expects the three American detainees in North Korea to be released during an upcoming summit between the two countries' leaders.Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico and former US ambassador to the United Nations, said their release is one of the realistic expectations one can have of US President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in May or June."I think that would be a deliverable that would happen at the summit," he tol

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North Korea
Trump-Kim meeting should have purpose: US lawmaker

US President Donald Trump should go into his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with a purpose, not just to save face, a top US lawmaker said Thursday.Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), minority leader of the House of Representatives, told a press conference she is in favor of dialogue with the North Korean regime, but it needs to be handled with caution."I'm always in favor of, as I say, jaw, jaw, jaw, rather than war, war, war," she said. "Let's wish them well, but also let's make sure they have a

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North Korea
No-go warning as Japan volcano erupts for first time in 250 years

TOKYO, (AFP) -- A volcano in southern Japan erupted for the first time in 250 years on Thursday, spewing steam and ash hundreds of metres into the air, as authorities warned locals not to approach the mountain.　“There is a possibility that (Mount Io) will become more active,” said Makoto Saito, an official from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), confirming the eruption.　In a televised press conference, he warned residents in the area to stay away from the mountain, part of the Mount Kirishim

Apr 19, 2018
International
Scientists create new nanostructure with peptides

A group of South Korean scientists has used amino acids and peptides to create a new type of　nanostructure that can be utilized in various industries, a joint university-company team said Thursday.　Many chemicals significant to life have mirror-image twins, a characteristic known as chirality, though it is only observed in organic molecules.　The teams from Seoul National University (SNU), Pohang University of Science and Technology and LG Display Co. have successfully created three-dimensional m

Apr 19, 2018
Science
Koreas to open hotline between leaders Friday

The two Koreas will open a direct telephone line between the countries' leaders on Friday ahead of their summit set for April 27, Seoul’s presidential office said. 　“The hotline between the leaders will be connected tomorrow and working-level officials will conduct a trial call,” presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said Thursday.　The two Koreas have agreed that President Moon Jae-in and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un will hold telephone talks before the summit. South Korean President Moon Jae-

Apr 19, 2018
Politics
Trade issues expose the limits of Trump-Abe ‘bromance’

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He‘s met with the billionaire businessman more than any other world leader, and he is Trump’s second-most frequent caller.　Yet the “bromance” between Trump and Abe has its limits.　　Trump appeared to be successful Tuesday in reassuring Abe that he would take Japan‘s concerns to heart during his upcoming meeting with North Korea’s Kim

Apr 19, 2018
International
Trump leaves open possibility of bailing on meeting with Kim

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said that although he‘s looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he could still pull out if he feels it’s “not going to be fruitful.”　　Trump said that CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Kim "got along really well" in their recent secret meeting, and he declared, "We‘ve never been in a position like this" to address worldwide concerns over North Korea’s nuclear weapons.　　But speaking alongside Japanese Prime

Apr 19, 2018
International
Gender bias rampant in Korean TV entertainment shows: study

Korean television entertainment shows are still replete with gender stereotypes and even comical portrayals of sexual violence, according to a recent study.The Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education said on Thursday that monitoring of the 33 most watched TV entertainment shows aired in the first seven days of March found 56 cases of gender bias. This was eight times the number of cases in which content promoted gender equality over the same period, and nearly triple the 19

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