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Park to hold talks with Abe next week

President Park Geun-hye will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, in the first bilateral summit between …

New task force to undertake faltering KF-X project

South Korea plans to launch a new project team which will take charge of the faltering fighter jet development program before the end of this year, an official …

Regional powers gather to discuss peace, cooperation

Senior government officials from South Korea, the United States and other regional powers gathered in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ways to promote peace and …

Man gets suspended sentence over threat to blow up plane

A court Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old man to one year in prison suspended for two years for threatening to blow up a plane a former South Korean first lady …

China to expand memorial hall honoring anti-Japanese Korean independence hero

China plans to double the size of a memorial hall honoring a revered Korean independence hero who assassinated a prominent Japanese colonial leader more than a …

Japan scholars urge Abe to address ‘comfort women’ issue during summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should address the thorny issue of wartime sex slavery when he holds summit talks with President Park Geun-hye next week, …

Korea calls for peaceful resolution of disputes in South China Sea

A senior presidential official renewed South Korea’s calls Wednesday for peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. “South …

KORUS FTA, TPP key part of Obama’s rebalance to Asia: Russel

Concluding the free trade agreement with South Korea and negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership were key economic parts of U.S. President Barack …

Textbook spat threatens to take down minister

As President Park Geun-hye’s plan to revive state-authored history textbooks faces hurdles, the ruling Saenuri Party began pressuring Education Minister …

[Herald Interview] Photographer delivers ‘frame of hope’
[Herald Interview] Photographer delivers ‘frame of hope’

With DSLR cameras in hand and eyes beaming with curiosity, about 20 students carefully listen to a teacher explain how they, too, can take good pictures. This …

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