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S. Korean envoy to Nepal calls for continued search efforts for 4 missing in Himalayas

Foreign AffairsJan 21, 2020

KATHMANDU/SEOUL -- South Korea's top envoy to Nepal has asked Nepalese authorities to continue efforts to find four South Koreans missing after an avalanche in the Himalayas, amid slow progress in se...
[Newsmaker] US envoy say it's his mustache; South Koreans say otherwise

Foreign AffairsJan 21, 2020

SEOUL (AP) -- The US ambassador to South Korea has some unusual explanations for the harsh criticism he's faced in his host country. His mustache, maybe? Or a Japanese ancestry that raises unpleasant...
US reaffirms need for inter-Korean cooperation, denuclearization to move in lockstep

North KoreaJan 21, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The United States reaffirmed Monday that inter-Korean cooperation should proceed "in lockstep" with progress in North Korea's denuclearization, as Seoul continued to push for individual...
Trump's defense suggests US troop presence in S. Korea is form of foreign aid

Foreign AffairsJan 21, 2020

"Placing a temporary pause on aid is not unusual. Indeed, the President has often paused, re-evaluated, and even canceled foreign aid programs," it says. The memo goes on to cite the example of a tw...
North Korean defector in his 60s found dead

Social affairsJan 20, 2020

Police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old North Korean defector who was found dead last week at a cemetery in Daegu. The Daegu Suseong Police Station said Monday that the defector, from th...
South Korea should take active role in denuclearizing North: ex-minister

North KoreaJan 20, 2020

South Korea should take an active stance in dealing with North Korea amid stalled inter-Korean ties, such as by showing its resolve to halt joint military exercises with the US, a former unification ...
S. Korea protests Japanese FM's claim to Dokdo

Foreign AffairsJan 20, 2020

The foreign ministry issued a strong protest on Monday over Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi's parliamentary speech that renewed Japan's claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo....
[News Focus] Korea’s youth population sees steepest fall among OECD members

Social affairsJan 20, 2020

SEJONG -- Fifty years ago, South Koreans aged 14 and under made up 42.5 percent of the population in the wake of the country’s 1955-1963 baby boom. Korea ranked second in a retrospective comparison ...
Moon picks Cho Kuk's ex-assistant as new presidential secretary

PoliticsJan 20, 2020

President Moon Jae-in appointed a lawyer who worked as a policy assistant to former Justice Minister Cho Kuk as a new presidential secretary Monday, a choice expected to trigger public controversy. ...
Seoul on alert after 1st confirmed case of coronavirus from China

Social affairsJan 20, 2020

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Monday ordered health authorities to respond quickly to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus from China, after the first case was confirmed in South Korea. On Mon...
[Diplomatic circuit] K-pop, soft power experts pin innovation as key to sustain momentum

Diplomatic CircuitJan 20, 2020

Seven-member Korean boy band BTS rang in the new year with a live performance at New York City’s Times Square. Film director Bong Joon-ho rewrote the history of Korean film with his black comedy “Par...
[Diplomatic circuit] Hong Kong Tourism Board seeks to appease travelers’ concerns

Diplomatic CircuitJan 20, 2020

As pro-democracy protests continue for over 8 months with no sign of abating, Hong Kong Tourism Board in Korea has introduced various tips for tourists hesitant to travel to Hong Kong. Hong Kong Tou...
[Diplomatic circuit] IVI, Sweden renew partnership for global public health

Diplomatic CircuitJan 20, 2020

The International Vaccine Institute, a Seoul-based international organization, has renewed its cooperation with the Swedish International Cooperation Agency for continued efforts to accelerate vaccin...
[Diplomatic circuit] [Photo news] Guatemalan ambassador’s visit

Diplomatic CircuitJan 20, 2020

Guatemalan Ambassador to South Korea Marco Tulio Chicas Sosa (right) shakes hands with Herald Corp. CEO and Publisher Kwon Chung-won during a courtesy call at the Herald Corp. headquarters in central...
Seoul pushes for NK tourism despite rift with Washington

North KoreaJan 20, 2020

South Korea is moving forward with its controversial plan to allow individual trips to North Korea by its own citizens, Seoul’s Unification Ministry confirmed Monday, reiterating that the US-led inte...