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No. of foreign students in S. Korea on rise: data
Social affairs
Sept 23, 2018
The number of foreign students enrolled in South Korea surged this year with the portion of those from China falling below 50 percent, a tally from a state-run educational body showed Sunday.The number of foreign students registered at South Korean universities and graduate schools rose 14.8 percent from a year earlier to 142,205 as of April, according to the National Institute for International Education, which is affiliated with the education ministry. (Yonhap)By country, the largest number of
Millions of S. Koreans head to their hometowns for Chuseok holiday
Social affairs
Sept 22, 2018
Millions of South Koreans began the annual mass migration to their hometowns on Saturday to spend the major traditional holiday of Chuseok with their family members. As a major traditional holiday, Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, serves as a chance for family members to get together to give thanks and pay tribute to their ancestors by preparing a meal and visiting graves. Chuseok is celebrated on Aug. 15 in the lunar calendar, which falls on Monday this year, with the holidays ru
Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul in December: CJ chairman
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to visit Seoul in December, the chief of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group has said.Sohn Kyung-shik was a member of the South Korean delegation that accompanied President Moon Jae-in this week for his three-day trip to North Korea. He joined the delegation as the head of the Korea Employers Federation, a major business lobby.During a joint press conference after the third summit, Kim said he made a promise to visit Seoul "in the near future." Moon later add
Trump says he received 'beautiful letter' from NK leader
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
United States President Donald Trump said he received "a beautiful letter" from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this week, stressing "very good" relations between the two sides. In his speech in Missouri at a campaign rally on Friday (US time), Trump said, "Chairman Kim Jong-un sent me a beautiful letter two days ago," though he did not elaborate on details.The remarks came less than two weeks after the White House said Trump received a written message from Kim, in which the North Korean leader
High-profile spycam scandal fuels debate over protection of suspect’s identity
Social affairs
Sept 22, 2018
Incident involving actress Shin Se-kyung and Apink’s Yoon Bo-mi fuels debate over spycam crimes and legal protection of suspect’s identity
Trump says he won't rush into any deal with N. Korea
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
United States President Donald Trump has said he will not be hasty in making any deals with North Korea, stressing "very good" relations with the communist country's leader.In his speech in Missouri at a campaign rally on Friday (US time), Trump said, "Chairman Kim Jong-un sent me a beautiful letter two days ago," though he did not elaborate on details.Pointing to the release of Americans who had been detained in the North and the return of remains of American soldiers who went missing during th
Louis Vuitton the most-counterfeited foreign brand in S. Korea: report
Industry
Sept 22, 2018
Louis Vuitton was the most frequently counterfeited foreign brand in South Korea over the past five years, a report showed on Saturday.According to data from the Korea Customs Service, government regulators uncovered imitation Louis Vuitton products valued at 183.1 billion won ($163.99 million) between 2014 and June this year, which is the largest value among counterfeited foreign luxury brands. (Yonhap)The value assessment was in terms of genuine Louis Vuitton goods.Given that more than 41.1 b
N. Korea again designated as a food-deficit country
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
A United Nations agency has listed North Korea as a food-deficit country in need of external assistance, a US broadcaster reported Saturday.In its latest report, the Food and Agriculture Organization put the communist country on a list of 39 countries that need external food assistance, calling for 641,000 tons of crops to be imported to sustain the people, according to the Radio Free Asia. Farmers plant rice on a paddy in South Hwanghae Province in North Korea on May 22, 2018. (Yonhap)This year
Sweden, Switzerland express willingness to send nuke inspection team to NK
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
Sweden and Switzerland have expressed their willingness to, upon request, send a team to inspect North Korea's possible dismantlement of nuclear and missile programs, a US broadcaster reported Saturday.After holding a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday agreed to permanently dismantle the country's only missile engine test facility and launch pads in Dongchang-ri in the presence of international experts. (Pyeongyang Press Corps)Kim also of
Seoul shares to seek upturn on eased trade woes next week
Markets
Sept 22, 2018
Seoul shares may undergo upward momentum next week, as eased concerns over global trade disputes and positive forecasts for corporate earnings could whet investors' appetite for bargains, analysts said Saturday.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,339.17 on Friday, up 2.32 percent from a week earlier.The index started the week on a bearish note, as conflicts over tariffs between the United States and China appeared to worsen due to President Trump's decision to proceed wit
Pompeo hopes for 2nd US-NK summit 'before too long'
North Korea
Sept 22, 2018
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Friday for a second summit between the US and North Korea "before too long," but added there was still work to do.Both sides have floated the possibility of a second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to move forward negotiations to dismantle the regime's nuclear weapons program.Following an impasse over what denuclearization entails, the talks appeared to be back on track this week, helped largely by a thir
5 people, 3 of them infants, stabbed at NYC day care center
World News
Sept 21, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police in New York say at least five people, including three infants, were stabbed at an overnight day care center in Queens. (AP)NBC New York reports that authorities say the stabbings happened just before 4 a.m. Friday. One of the infants, a girl, is in serious condition, but none of the injuries is considered life-threatening.A sixth person was found in the basement of the day care center in the Flushing neighborhood. Police say she had slashed her left wrist and is in custod
WTO eyes China bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on US
World Business
Sept 21, 2018
GENEVA (AFP) -- A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review Friday a Chinese request to impose more than $7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-dumping practices, a Geneva trade official said. (AFP)The decision to appoint an arbitrator was reached during a special meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body convened to discuss developments in a five-year-old trade dispute between the world's top two economies.Beijing had already warned earlier
N. Korea's deputy PM admits economy in trouble: S. Korean official
North Korea
Sept 21, 2018
North Korea's deputy prime minister has admitted economic difficulties and called for South Korea's assistance, a South Korean presidential official said Friday, in a rare appeal by the North to try to boost its economy.Ri Ryong-nam (Yonhap)Ri Ryong-nam made the comments in a meeting with top South Korean business executives earlier this week, Kim Hyun-chul, a special economic adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told reporters of the meeting.The executives, including Samsung Electroni
3 endearing moments of South Korean presidential couple on Paektusan
North Korea
Sept 21, 2018
The candid interactions between South Korea’s presidential couple of Moon Jae-in and Kim Jung-sook are endearing in every way, and what their impact would be on their North Korean counterparts Kim Jong-un and Ri Sol-ju one could only surmise. Moon and his wife don’t put on a stuffy show for the camera. Their open dialogue invites the general public to see them more as the friendly neighborhood couple than distant rulers of the nation. Here are three moments that drew attention:"Here, let me tidy
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