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Thu, September 19, 2019 | 00:36

Foreign ministry lodges complaints to US ambassador

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a complaint to U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris, Wednesday, over Washington's exceptional message protesting South Korea's recent military exercise on its easternmost islets of Dokdo. “The Dokdo drill was part of Seoul's biannual military exercises aimed at protecting its territory, and the government made it clear to Harris t...

2019-08-28 21:54

Understanding young Koreans' rage against Cho Kuk

“The scandal lays bare how meticulously the elite pass down their socioeconomic status to their children. Cho says everything happened within legal boundaries, knowing the use of such loopholes is also power,” Kim told The Korea Times. “Seeing it really shook me up, opening up all the feelings of inferiority and deprivation that have built up inside me for years.”

2019-08-28 17:26

Star prosecutor back in spotlight over Cho Kuk probe

More Japanese politicians raise voice against Abe

More Japanese politicians have raised their voices against the Abe administration's recent moves against South Korea, urging Tokyo to reflect on what the country did to Korea.

2019-08-28 17:18

'Japan must be prudent in Fukushima water issue'

South Korea has urged Japan to remain transparent in its handling of 1.15 million tons of water that was contaminated after the catastrophic meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011.

2019-08-28 16:59

'Japan aims to rewrite history'

'Japan aims to rewrite history'

A senior presidential aide reaffirmed Wednesday that South Korea will not reconsider renewing a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan. He also accused Tokyo of attempting to rewrite history to hide its past wrongdoings before and after World War II. “The removal of South Korea from a Japanese whitelist of preferred trading partners finally took effect, Wednesday....

2019-08-28 16:44

US Embassy twitter account turns into battlefield for Koreans

The U.S. Embassy in Seoul retweeted the U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus' “deeply disappointed and concerned” comments on Aug. 26 over Korea's decision to terminate its three-year-old military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan. It has a Korean translation that was tweeted as well. Other postings have Korean translations but some may raise questions about it...

2019-08-28 15:49

Trilateral framework at risk

South Korea's decision to end its military agreement with Japan will damage the prospect of continued close security ties between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo because the pact has been a symbol of smooth trilateral military cooperation among them and regarded as a key deterrent against North Korea.

2019-08-27 17:38

Kim Jong-un's possible message gets attention during SPA meeting

All eyes are on whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will deliver any public remarks on its relations with the South and the United States during its upcoming major parliamentary meeting. The 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is set to be held in Pyongyang on Thursday when the reclusive leader is widely expected to deliver a speech on his plans for state management and ...

2019-08-27 17:04

YouTube star bashed for staying mum on Cho Kuk

A YouTuber, who celebrated the 1 million mark of subscribers on Aug. 10, has been paying the price for his rare silence about the contentious justice minister nominee Cho Kuk. Since last weekend, nearly 200,000 people have unsubscribed from Kang Sung-tae's “God of Study” channel as the star YouTuber has been staying mum on the embattled nominee and his daughter.

2019-08-27 15:45

Moon's ratings tumble on waning public trust

Public sentiment toward President Moon Jae-in is becoming noticeably negative in light of various setbacks at home and abroad, with negative assessments of his job performance exceeding 50 percent, for the first time since he took office in May 2017, in a weekly Realmeter survey. The survey published Monday showed that 50.4 percent of respondents thought Moon was doing a bad ...

2019-08-26 17:32

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