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The U.S. Army has completed an environmental assessment of its proposal to permanently station a THAAD missile defense unit on Guam, and plans to hold public …
President Park Geun-hye has said “considerable progress” has been made with Japan on the issue of former South Korean sex slaves for Japan’s …
The ruling Saenuri Party unilaterally adopted a confirmation report on Prime Minister-designate Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday, brushing aside the …
![[Weekender] Life’s a lottery for Korea’s dogs](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/20150612001387_01-320x213.jpg "[Weekender] Life’s a lottery for Korea’s dogs")
It is the epitome of polarization to live as a dog in Korea. For more fortunate canines life is sweet. They are fed, groomed and catered to at a degree many …
South Korea confirmed on Friday the 11th death from Middle East respiratory syndrome along with four new cases of infection, as the nation wrestled with …
![[Weekender] Why Koreans abandon so many dogs](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/20150612001377_01-320x213.jpg "[Weekender] Why Koreans abandon so many dogs")
The thousands of dogs Aerinwon, a private shelter in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, may have been abandoned, but it doesn’t mean they have given up on humans. …
![[Weekender] Korea’s doggy double standards](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/20150612000767_01-320x213.jpg "[Weekender] Korea’s doggy double standards")
When U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert’s arrival in South Korea was unexpectedly delayed by a day in October last year, rumors swirled over the reason. It turns …
![[Weekender] Debate persists over legalization of dog meat](http://heraldk.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/20150612001376_01-320x213.jpg "[Weekender] Debate persists over legalization of dog meat")
It had not occurred to Choi Jin-kyu, 30, until he was older that eating bosintang, or a hot soup made of dog meat, might be a habit that was frowned upon. His …
President Park Geun-hye and her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed Friday to reschedule their postponed summit as soon as possible as Seoul seeks to …
A South Korean civic group argued Friday that the government is partly to blame for the failure to organize a joint summit anniversary event. Civic groups …