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East Asia
Korean astronomers discover asteroid that could potentially hit Earth
South Korean astronomers have discovered an asteroid that could potentially collide with Earth, although the odds are extremely low, marking the first finding of a hazardous asteroid by the country’s scientists, a state-run science institute said Tuesday. The potentially hazardous astroid (PHA), provisionally labeled 2018 PP29, earlier this month by…
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Nearly half a million S. Koreans move to rural areas in 2018
Nearly half a million South Koreans relocated to farms and other rural areas last year, government data showed Thursday, as the government strengthened measures and support for rural settlements. The data compiled by Statistics Korea showed 490,330 people moved to rural areas in 2018. Among them, 17,856 people from 11,961…
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Trump says he may speak to Kim in ‘different form’ on Asia trip
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will not be meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his trip to Asia this week but may speak to him “in a different form.” Trump made the remarks as he left the White House for Osaka, Japan, where he will attend…
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Bucheon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival to open
South Korea’s largest annual genre film festival will open late Thursday in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, featuring 288 movies from 49 countries. The 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) will run from June 27 to July 7 under the motto “Love, Fantasy and Adventure,” with special attention to…
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Philippines murder stirs safety concerns
The recent death of a Korean travel writer in the Philippines has reignited concerns over the safety of Koreans in the Southeast Asian country, for long-term stays or short-term trips. While the number of Koreans living, doing business and traveling in the country is growing, data shows the Philippines is…
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[South Korea] Institute offers help for English-speaking foreigners suffering mental problems
A Korean medical institute has launched a service to help English-speaking foreigners here who are experiencing mental problems. Chaum, under Korean medical conglomerate CHA Medical Group, made the move in light of reports that people living in other cultures who face a language barrier are more prone to mental disorders.…
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[South Korea] new crop of young people seek to realize their dreams in farming
While most young jobseekers in South Korea unusually struggle to find well-paying positions at big name companies, such as Samsung, Jeong Kang-seok took a different approach upon graduating from college. The 25-year-old man, instead of sending out resumes, wanted to stay clear of city life and opted to sow seeds…
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Seoul to complete privatization of Woori Financial by 2022
The government plans to sell its remaining stake in Woori Financial Holdings Co. by 2022, in a bid to recoup taxpayers’ money that was used to bail out the financial holding firm in the wake of the financial crisis in 1997, the financial regulator said Tuesday. In a statement, the…
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Trump says he exchanged ‘very friendly’ letters with Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he exchanged “very friendly” letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim sent a letter to Trump earlier this month amid a deadlock in negotiations to dismantle the North’s nuclear weapons program. Trump responded with a letter “of excellent content,” the North’s state media…
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Yonhap News to host annual peace forum
Yonhap News Agency will host an annual forum in Seoul this week to explore viable paths to a lasting peace on the peninsula amid renewed hopes for the resumption of stalled nuclear negotiations with North Korea. Under the main theme of “New Korean Peninsula Regime for Shared Prosperity,” the forum…
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