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Sun, August 25, 2019 | 23:18

PM may attend Japan's enthronement ceremony in Oct

A day after President Moon Jae-in opened the door for dialogue with Japanese politicians in hopes of resolving the ongoing trade row between Seoul and Tokyo, political analysts in Seoul said Tuesday Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon would convey Moon's messages to mend the souring bilateral ties during his possible participation in the enthronement ceremony of new Japanese Emperor N...

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-13 17:11

Arirang resonates from Dokdo

Participants of the 2019 Ulleungdo-Dokdo International Association Disabled Culture Expo sing “Arirang,” the nation's iconic folk song, at the easternmost islets of Dokdo, Tuesday. The event was hosted by the International Association of Culture Exchange for Disabled. / Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-08-13 16:13

Moon denounces Japan for 'unfair' economic retaliation

President Moon Jae-in struck a stern tone against Japan for imposing “unfair” economic retaliation on South Korea, as the decision came in the wake of their historical dispute. “We cannot help taking the issue gravely, as Korea underwent a great deal of pain due to Japanese imperialism in the past,” Moon said in a meeting with senior aides, Monday.

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-08-12 17:17

Korea removes Japan from whitelist in tit-for-tat move

DPK committee urges Abe to response to concerns about safety of radioactivity

The chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) special committee on Japan's economic regulations urged the Japanese administration to respond to concerns regarding the level of radioactive contamination in Japan before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-12 17:15

'S. Korea never sought US mediation'

South Korea didn't ask the United States to mediate the ongoing bitter diplomatic conflict with Japan, a senior presidential aide said Monday, though he added Washington “sufficiently understood the seriousness of the trade friction as it was getting worse.”

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-08-12 17:12

80 percent of high schoolers join 'Boycott Japan' campaign

Almost 80 percent of high schoolers surveyed are joining in a widespread boycott of Japanese goods, a poll showed Monday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-08-12 17:10

Korea removes Japan from whitelist in tit-for-tat move

Moon calls for caution against 'emotional' approach to Japan's export curbs

"Our response to Japan's economic retaliation should not be emotional," Moon said at a meeting with senior presidential aides. "We need to be determined but also think about fundamental solutions (to the issue) in a cool-headed manner and from a long-term perspective."

2019-08-12 16:13

S. Korea removes Japan from list of trusted trading partners

S. Korea removes Japan from list of trusted trading partners

South Korea on Monday decided to remove Japan from its trusted trading partners, upping the ante in the trade haggling sparked by the neighboring country's export restrictions against Seoul. The trade ministry said it will revamp its export list into three groups of trading partners from the current two, placing Tokyo in the newly established bracket.

2019-08-12 14:12

Moon calls for caution against 'emotional' approach to Japan's export curbs

KOSPI struggles with soaring short selling

A growing number of investors are rushing to short Seoul stocks, imposing a double whammy for Korea's stock market that was already hit hard by global uncertainties raised by the renewed U.S.-China trade row. Most of them are foreign and institutional investors.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-11 18:49

DMZ Peace Trail opens in Paju

Visitors at the DMZ Peace Trail take a photo on the opening day of the tourist site in Paju, northern Gyeonggi Province, Saturday. The trails near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas involving the three inter-Korean border villages ― Goseong, Cheorwon and Paju ― were opened to the public after the inter-Korean Sept. 19 military agreement which aims to ease milita...

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-11 17:28

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