China said on Friday a 44-year-old Korean man had tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), China’s first confirmed case, but that it had not found any symptoms in 38 people who had been in close contact with him.
Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Gu… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[Politics] :
The prime minister of Singapore has urged Japan to acknowledge its past aggression.
Prime …
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The U.S. Forces Korea said Thursday that a U.S. military lab in Utah accidentally shipped live samples of anthrax to a lab at an air base in Osan south of Seoul. It claimed the samples were destroyed as soon as it was notified by headquarters that they were lively samples of the deadly biological… …read more
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[International] :
U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Sung Kim says that China has also expressed …
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could try his luck in the presidential elections two years hence, Foreign Policy magazine speculates. Under the headline “President Ban Ki-moon? UN Secretary-General Pivots Back to Asia,” it said on its website, “Ban Ki-moon says he is not interested in running fo… …read more
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[Politics] :
President Macky Sall of Senegal will be visiting Seoul on President Park Geun-hye’s …
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[International] :
An expert on the North Korean economy has surmised that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) could be a tool for productive engagement with North Korea.
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Actor Song Joong-ki was discharged from the Army on Tuesday after completing his 21 months of mandatory military service.
Many fans from home and abroad gathered at an army base in Gangwon Province to greet him.
He thanked them, saying their support helped a lot during his service.<… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
China has raised historical records on imperial Japan’s drafting of wartime sex slaves to national heritage status.
The documents on sex slaves were collected from nine archives since 2013.
“Until recently China has felt ashamed of the history of sexual slavery,” a diplomatic sourc… …read more
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[Economy] :
A container ship entered the port of Busan for the first time through a new logistics route linking …
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The French film Dheepan won director Jacques Audiard the Palme d’Or prize, the top honor, at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.
Dheepan is about a group of Sri Lankan refugees who pretend to be a family in order to flee their war-torn country for a housing project in France.
Auid… …read more
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[Inter-Korea] :
North Korea repeated its demand for an inter-Korean probe into the sinking of a South Korean warship in 2010, calling on the South to lift its sanctions imposed on the North after the incident.
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Japan’s first lady has visited the Yasukuni shrine honoring the country’s war dead, including convicted war criminals, in a move that risks outraging neighboring countries that suffered under Japan’s World War II aggression.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie does not hold political off… …read more
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A third case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has been confirmed in Korea. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said a 76-year-old man who shared a hospital room with the first confirmed patient was also diagnosed with MERS.
He is being treated in a quaranti… …read more
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[Domestic] :
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who is visiting South Korea, has stressed the absolute …
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[Politics] :
The government has demanded that the North stop provocative acts following Pyongyang’s claim to have already developed nuclear warheads small enough to be mounted atop a missile.
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The U.S. wants to station Terminal High Altitude Area Defense batteries in Korea permanently, according to a senior U.S. official.
Frank Rose, an assistant secretary of state, was speaking at a seminar hosted by the Institute for Corean-American Studies in Washington Tuesday.
“Alth… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
The hardest place to catch a cab in Seoul is near City Hall downtown, where it takes an average of 9.4 minutes. Chances of catching a taxi are not much higher near Gyeongbok Palace and Jongno, where it takes an average 8.9 minutes.
And 9 p.m. till midnight is the toughest time to catch a … …read more
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Hollywood blockbuster “Avengers: Age of Ultron” has attracted over 10 million viewers in Korea as of Sunday, in less than a month since its release on April 23.
It is the 15th film ever to achieve the feat in Korea, and fourth foreign film to do so.
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” reach… …read more
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[Politics] :
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, a first for a United …
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News that superstar and eternal bachelor Bae Yong-joon is engaged to actress Park Soo-jin have dominated the entertainment headlines and social media since it was announced last Thursday.
KeyEast, the talent agency Bae founded and that handles them both, said the two had known each other f… …read more
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[Politics] :
President Park Geun-hye met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Seoul to discuss bilateral …
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[Politics] :
The main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) has urged the prosecution to arrest and indict South Gyeongsang Governor Hong Joon-pyo and former Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, who are being investigated for allegations that they received money from a deceased businessman.
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A Matisse painting that was looted by the Nazis and became part of a German collector’s long-hidden trove was handed over on Friday to the heirs of a Jewish art dealer.
Henri Matisse’s “Woman Sitting in an Armchair” was one of the first two works from the vast trove of art hoarded by Corne… …read more
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[International] :
The U.S. House of Representatives has expressed support for the South Korean leader’s policies on Korean unification and the enhancement of the Korea- U.S. alliance.
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[International] :
Many economists expect an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September, instead of …
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North Korean Army chief Hyon Yong-chol was executed for treason on April 30, the National Intelligence Service told lawmakers here Wednesday.
According to the NIS, Hyon was caught dozing off during a military rally on April 24-25 and failed to obey or complained about Kim’s orders. Hyon w… …read more
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[Politics] :
North Korea has resumed its artillery firing near the western maritime border with the South.
An …
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President Park Geun-hye will travel to Washington next month for yet another summit with U.S. President Barack Obama. This will be her third trip to the U.S.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the U.S. last month and delivered a speech before Congress, while Chinese President Xi J… …read more
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[Politics] :
North Korea has informed South Korea that it will fire artillery for three days starting …
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North Korea last week test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, turning another nightmare into reality for South Korea.
North Korea claimed it succeeded in launching the missile from the East Sea near Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looked on.
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[Politics] :
Rival parties are in a standoff over a controversial bill to reform the pension system for civil …
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[Economy] :
The presidential office has urged the National Assembly to pass a pension reform bill for civil servants during the May extraordinary session, which will open on Monday.
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China’s imports and exports contracted again in April in a new sign of economic weakness, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to reverse a politically dangerous slump.
Imports fell by a bigger-than-expected 16.2 percent over a year earlier to $176.3 billion following March’s 12 pe… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
[International] :
Events marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II took …
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Nam Tae-hee, who plays for Lekhwiya in Qatar, was assaulted by Uruguayan player Fabian Estoyanoff from Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr in the final match of the group stage in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.
Nam scored a goal and an assist to help the team beat Al-Nassr 3-1. Lekhwiya won th… …read more
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[Domestic] :
The court has decided not to punish former South Korean ambassador to the Czech Republic Oh …
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Soprano Rim Sae-kyung will perform the role of the eponymous heroine of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” at the Arena di Verona Festival (Verona Arena Festival) in Italy, one of the world’s biggest open-air summer festivals of opera.
Rim’s inclusion as one of six sopranos to play the role is a firs… …read more
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[Politics] :
Representatives from South Korea and Japan will meet in Tokyo on April 22 to discuss Japan’s efforts to have its controversial Meiji era industrial sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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U.S. alpine skiing star Lindsey Vonn is in Korea to be appointed honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. She will also sign an agreement between the Korea Ski Association and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.
In her first public appearance since she announced… …read more
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[Domestic] :
The governor of South Gyeongsang Province will appear before prosecutors Friday morning to be …
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South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Friday it will push to allow more journalists to travel to North Korea to cover civilian exchange programs between the rival countries.
Ministry officials said they are aiming at actively support sports, culture, academic and other civilian exchange … …read more
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[Politics] :
South Korea’s top nuclear envoy will meet with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Monday …
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[Politics] :
One-hundred-one South Koreans stranded in earthquake-stricken Nepal will return home on a special …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will not attend the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II on May 9, the Kremlin said Thursday.
There had been a flurry of speculation surrounding the North’s unofficial acceptance of the invitation, which would have been… …read more
Source:: Chosun Ilbo
