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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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S. Korea to issue travel ban on Haiti amid intensifying gang violence
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Leaders of S. Korea, Angola agree to boost economic, trade cooperation
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Heavyweights brace for Bundang showdown
Intense competition expected in Gimhae, Bundang constituenciesCompetition for the April by-elections will begin in earnest this week as rival parties have begun to complete the list of their candidates for a race that is largely expected to remap the political landscape ahead of critical elections next year. Though small in size, the upcoming race is considered especially important for several pol
April 4, 2011
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S. Korea's ruling party to tackle Japan's territorial claims over Dokdo
South Korea's ruling party said Saturday that it plans to hold an emergency meeting with the government early next week to discuss how to tackle Japan's repeated territorial claims over Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo.Japan approved on Tuesday new middle school textbooks claiming the islets as its territory, drawing a strong protest from the Seoul government.The Grand National Party said it wi
April 2, 2011
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Lee apologizes for canceled airport plan
President vows to complete military reform, reinforce Dokdo sovereigntyPresident Lee Myung-bak on Friday apologized for failing to keep his election pledge to build a new international airport in the southeastern part of the country and said that the high-speed KTX train network would help reduce inconvenience for people traveling abroad.“I am sorry that (the government) failed to keep the pledge
April 1, 2011
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N.K. tightens IT gadget control to block outside info
North Korea is taking steps to toughen control of IT gadgets such as computers and mobile phones to block outside information out of fears that the democratization movements in the Middle East and northern Africa could arouse its people.Pyongyang has ordered institutions and households to report on how many computers and even portable data storage devices such as USBs and MP3 players they own earl
April 1, 2011
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Lee apologizes for canceled airport plan
President vows to complete military reform, reinforce Dokdo sovereigntyPresident Lee Myung-bak on Friday apologized for failing to keep his election pledge to build a new international airport in the southeastern part of the country and said that the high-speed KTX train network would help reduce inconvenience for people traveling abroad.“I am sorry that (the government) failed to keep the pledge
April 1, 2011
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Park counters Lee’s decision on airport
Lee to speak on broken election pledge FridayRep. Park Geun-hye, currently the ruling Grand National Party’s strongest presidential hopeful, on Thursday expressed regret over the government’s decision to chuck President Lee Myung-bak’s election pledge to build an airport in the southeastern part of the country, adding that Korea should keep pushing for it.The GNP’s factional leader and Lee’s polit
April 1, 2011
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Park counters Lee's decision on airport
Let to speak on broken election pledge FridayRep. Park Geun-hye, currently the ruling Grand National Party’s strongest presidential hopeful, on Thursday expressed regret over the government’s decision to chuck President Lee Myung-bak’s election pledge to build an airport in the southeastern part of the country, adding that Korea should keep pushing for it.The GNP’s factional leader and Lee’s polit
March 31, 2011
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Lee to hold press conference on scrapped airport plan
President Lee Myung-bak plans to hold a press conference later this week to express his position on the government's decision to abort a major airport construction project, his aides said Thursday, amid fierce backlash from local residents, authorities and lawmakers. "The president is scheduled to express his position tomorrow," a senior official at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said o
March 31, 2011
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Politicians decry canceled airport plan
Ministry ditches Lee’s election pledge, citing economic viabilityThe government’s decision to ditch a plan to build a new international airport in the southeastern part of the country drew angry backlash from legislators Wednesday ahead of the by-election next month as well as the general and presidential elections next year.The airport was one of President Lee Myung-bak’s election campaign pledge
March 30, 2011
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DP leader Sohn to run in by-election
Ruling GNP expected to field a matching rival in key Gyeonggi constituencySohn Hak-kyu, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, announced his decision Wednesday to run in the upcoming April by-elections, making the race highly intense and unpredictable.At a news conference, Sohn said he would run for a legislative seat in the Bundang-B constituency in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.“I hav
March 30, 2011
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Main opposition leader declares candidacy for April by-elections
Sohn Hak-kyu, Chairman of the Democratic Party (Yonhap News)The leader of the main opposition party has decided to run in next month's by-elections to pick three lawmakers and several local administrative chiefs, his aides said Wednesday, making the elections largely unpredictable.Sohn Hak-kyu, chairman of the Democratic Party (DP) and former governor of Gyeonggi Province, will challenge for a leg
March 30, 2011
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Claim on Dokdo remains thorn in Japan ties
South Korea to ship instant rice, drinking water for quake victimsTokyo’s decision to restate its territorial claims on Korea’s easternmost islets in school textbooks is provoking Koreans once again, as Seoul continues to send aid supplies to its quake-stricken neighbor.Viewing the two as separate issues, the Seoul government plans to continue humanitarian aid to Japan while taking stern actions a
March 29, 2011
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Chung to remain on political stage
Former prime minister to keep job as head of shared growth panelFormer Prime Minister Chung Un-chan said Monday he will continue to lead a nongovernmental panel for mutual growth of small and large companies a week after writing to President Lee Myung-bak offering to quit. Chung’s decision comes after he, the ruling party’s coveted potential election candidate, received a “response” of some sort f
March 28, 2011
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S. Korea to discuss countermeasures for Japan's textbook claims to Dokdo
South Korea plans to hold an inter-agency meeting Monday to discuss responses in case Japan renews its territorial claims to the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo in a series of new middle school textbooks, official said. The meeting of officials from the foreign ministry, the Prime Minister's Office and the education ministry will discuss bolstering Seoul's territorial control of the rocky
March 28, 2011
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‘Kim Jong-il dreamed of stoning’
GNP Rep. Chung Mong-joon reveals chat between his late father and N.K. leaderKim Jong-il has had nightmares at times in which his people threw stones at him, Rep. Chung Mong-joon of the ruling Grand National Party said Sunday, citing his father’s private conversations with the North Korean leader.His remarks indicated that Kim was aware of the growing discontent among his people, who have long suf
March 27, 2011
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Seoul to renovate Dokdo heliport against Tokyo's territorial claim
South Korea plans to begin full-scale work to renovate a heliport on Dokdo if Japan lays renewed claim to the rocky islets in the East Sea in its new school textbooks, officials said Sunday. The planned renovation of the outdated, 20-square-meter heliport is among a set of countermeasures that are being considered if Tokyo presses ahead with the endorsement this week of middle school textbooks t
March 27, 2011
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Spy chief face allegations of breaching ethics code
Won Sei-hoon, chief of the National Intelligence Service faced allegations that he may have violated related ethics codes by holding more than 400 million ($358,000) worth of stocks. According to Friday's data on the assets of government officials, Won and his wife had 2,430 shares of Hanatour shares and over 4,000 shares of Daewoo Securities issues. They also had 13 shares in G&ST, a manufacturi
March 26, 2011
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S. Korea bans food imports from Japan
The Seoul government on Friday imposed a temporary ban on food imports from parts of Japan contaminated by radiation from its quake-stricken nuclear power plant. Tokyo has so far advised against eating broccoli, cauliflower and leafy vegetables such as spinach produced near the Fukushima Daiichi plant. It is also limiting shipments of spinach, turnips, parsley and milk from Fukushima, Ibaraki, Toc
March 25, 2011
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No espionage involved in Shanghai scandal
Official: Lack of discipline caused extramarital affairs, information leakSouth Korea concluded Friday that the recent sex scandal involving several of its officials in Shanghai and a young Chinese woman was not a case of espionage, avoiding diplomatic fallout with China which has been closely monitoring the investigations.Several officials, including former Consul General Kim Jung-ki, underwent g
March 25, 2011
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S. Korea, Mongolia talk economic, civilian ties
Prime ministers and foreign ministers of South Korea and Mongolia held talks here Thursday, discussing how to improve their economic ties and better cooperate in easing tensions on the peninsula, the Seoul government said. Meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kim Hwang-sik, Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold expressed “solid support” about Seoul’s planned investment in developing min
March 24, 2011