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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv hurts dozens
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Ticketing system error disrupts bus terminals across nation
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Tourists arrive in S. Korea from Singapore on 'travel bubble'
Social affairs
Nov 15, 2021
The first tourists from Singapore since the start of the coronavirus pandemic arrived Monday in South Korea under a bilateral travel bubble agreement. A travel bubble refers to a quarantine-free travel partnership between two or more cities or countries with similar levels of COVID-19 cases. The tourists landed at Incheon International Airport earlier in the day and will be free to travel around the country without quarantine if they test negative on a polymerase chain reaction test, the Korea
Humanitarian cooperation in COVID-19 attests strength of Korea’s ties with Arab world countries, says Kuwaiti ambassador
Diplomatic Circuit
Nov 15, 2021
Forum discusses cooperation between Korea and the Middle East in post-COVID era.
[Herald Interview]Chilean minister hails ‘win-win’ opportunity in clean energy
Diplomatic Circuit
Nov 15, 2021
Developing clean energy is a win-win opportunity for both Chile and Korea, as both are open economies with access to the wider market through the Pacific Ocean, Chile’s Minister for Energy and Mining Juan Carlos Jobet said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Jobet said Chile has vast renewable resources, powerful solar irradiance and ample wind resources for producing clean energy that the country wants to share with the rest of the world. With Korea’s goal of achieving carbon n
S. Korea cuts Indonesia’s payment in joint jet project
Defense
Nov 15, 2021
Indonesia will see its payment reduced by 100 billion won ($85 million) to 1.6 trillion won for the joint fighter jet project with South Korea, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Monday, a week after it reached a new deal with Indonesia amid rumors of the Southeast Asian country defaulting. The KF-21 program -- in which Indonesia seeks a 20 percent share and technology know-how while Korea holds the rest -- aims to mass produce jets as early as 2027, but Indonesia had hardly p
Opposition party seeks veteran politician's help with presidential campaign
Politics
Nov 15, 2021
Both the leader and the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) met with a veteran politician Monday and publicly asked for his help in the 2022 presidential campaign. The request was made by PPP Chairman Lee Jun-seok and presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl during a book event for Kim Chong-in, a former five-term lawmaker credited with steering both the ruling and opposition parties to key election victories as their interim chief. Kim is reportedly being conside
Moon sends orchids of congratulations to main opposition presidential candidate
Politics
Nov 15, 2021
President Moon Jae-in on Monday sent a pot of orchids to the main opposition People Power Party's presidential candidate, Yoon Seok-youl, to congratulate him on his nomination and pledged to remain politically neutral during the presidential race, a lawmaker said. Lee Cheol-hee, senior presidential secretary for political affairs, paid a visit to Yoon to deliver the orchids with a message from Moon that he hopes Yoon will stay healthy during the election campaign. In response, Yoon sent his g
SIS students host fundraising event for young North Korean defectors
Education
Nov 15, 2021
South Korean students at Seoul International School on Nov. 6 hosted a flea market to raise funds for young and teenage North Korean defectors suffering from economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. High school students at the school community club the Peace by Piece, which has continued its activities to support North Korean teen defectors for five years, held the flea market fundraising event in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The flea market was co-organized by SIS and the Youth Forum of North
Progressive presidential candidate pledges full volunteer military system from 2030
Politics
Nov 15, 2021
Sim Sang-jeung, the presidential candidate of the minor progressive Justice Party, said Monday she will make the military switch to a full volunteer system from 2030 and reduce the number of standing troops if elected president. Currently, all able-bodied South Korean men are mandated to serve about two years in the military. Sim vowed to change the country's compulsory military draft system if she wins the presidential election in March next year. "Under the current compulsory system, t
Wider Seoul passes threshold for rollback into social distancing
Social affairs
Nov 15, 2021
Government rules out activating emergency response despite scarce beds
Yoon leads Lee by some 13 percentage points in presidential race: survey
Politics
Nov 15, 2021
Yoon Seok-youl, the presidential nominee of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), is leading his opponent Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) by some 13 percentage points in a hypothetical multicandidate race, a survey showed Monday. Yoon garnered 45.6 percent support against Lee's 32.4 percent in the survey conducted on 1,009 adults nationwide on Friday and Saturday, according to the Korea Society Opinion Institute (KSOI). Yoon's rating rose 2.6 percentage points from th
Lee Jae-myung accused of trying to buy votes after call for more handouts
Politics
Nov 15, 2021
His call for relief grant is at the center stage of November budget talks
Cheong Wa Dae says trilateral summit with China, Japan still under discussion
Foreign affairs
Nov 15, 2021
Cheong Wa Dae on Monday said that discussions are still underway to hold a trilateral summit between South Korea, China and Japan this year, denying a recent Japanese news report that Seoul has asked to postpone the meeting again. The three neighboring countries have held a summit every year under a rotation system, but last year’s Seoul meeting was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. With less than two months left in the year, expectations are low that a meeting will take place
S. Korea cuts Indonesia's payment for joint fighter development: arms agency
Defense
Nov 15, 2021
South Korea has lowered Indonesia's planned payment for its share of the cost for a joint fighter development project, as the warplane has been designated as "defense goods" eligible for a tax exemption, the state arms procurement agency said Monday. Accordingly, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Indonesia is to pay 1.6 trillion won ($1.35 billion) in total, down 100 billion won, for the 8.1 trillion-won project, called KF-X. DAPA announced the change after i
Seoul official optimistic over deal to end Korean War, rules out rift with Washington
Foreign affairs
Nov 15, 2021
There will be “good results” in the Seoul-Washington discussions on declaring the end of the Korean War, First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said Sunday in the US, ruling out a potential rift between the allies in regards to the matter. Speaking in Washington, Choi said he expects to see a “good result soon,” in regards to the ongoing discussions with the US on Seoul’s proposal for an end-of-war declaration. Choi is in Washington to hold series of talks
Customs office to conduct special crackdown on marijuana smuggling during Black Friday season
Social affairs
Nov 15, 2021
INCHEON -- The customs office at Incheon International Airport will launch a special crackdown on drug smuggling ahead of Black Friday and other seasonal sales in the United States, officials said Monday. The seven-week crackdown will last for seven weeks through the end of the year, officials said. Smuggling of marijuana could jump during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which fall after Thanksgiving in the fourth week of November, as discounts are offered during the holiday shopping period in
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