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    <title><![CDATA[N. Korea fires unidentified projectile eastward: JCS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:41:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile in an eastward direction Saturday, South Korea&apos;s military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch, without providing further details. The North last fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Jan. 27. The latest launch came as South Korea and the United States are conducting their annual springtime Freedom Shield military exercise. (Yonhap)]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Man nabbed after stabbing woman to death in Namyangju]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:14:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A man who had fled after fatally stabbing a woman he had dated on a street in Namyangju, near Seoul, on Saturday has been apprehended, police said. The police received a report at around 9 a.m. that the suspect, in his 40s, stabbed the woman in her 30s in Namyangju, about 20 kilometers east of Seoul, according to the officials. The victim was found in a state of cardiac arrest and was sent to a hospital but died. She had been under police protection. The suspect is known to be an ex-convict who ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Man flees after stabbing woman to death in Namyangju]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694178</link>  
    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:51:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A man has fled after fatally stabbing a woman on a street in Namyangju, near Seoul, on Saturday, prompting the police to track him down, officials said. The police received a report at around 9 a.m. that the suspect killed a woman in her 30s in Namyangju, about 20 kilometers east of Seoul, according to the officials. The suspect is known to be an ex-convict who was mandated to wear an electronic ankle monitoring device. (Yonhap)]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[N. Korea promotes new street for families of soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694176</link>  
    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:43:47 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Families of North Korean soldiers killed during the Russia-Ukraine war have begun to move into homes on a newly built street in Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, saying it is the country&apos;s duty to help take care of such bereaved families. The families began to move into the homes located on Saeppyol Street, welcomed by Premier Pak Thae-song, as well as other party and government officials, the North&apos;s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said. The officials were quoted as saying it is their dut]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[PM Kim says Trump positive about dialogue with N. Korea&apos;s Kim but leaves open its timing]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694174</link>  
    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:42:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Friday that US President Donald Trump remained positive about the resumption of dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un but left open the question of when they will meet again. Kim made the remarks during a press briefing on the 20-minute talks with Trump at the White House, underlining Trump&apos;s show of interest in diplomacy with Pyongyang amid speculation that he could seek a meeting with the North Korean leader during his upcoming trip to Chin]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ghanaian companies ready to partner Korean firms: President Mahama]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694107</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:00:34 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Ghanaian companies are ready to expand partnerships with Korean firms and position themselves as a gateway for South Korea’s investment into the broader African market. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech at Ghana Day 2026, commemorating the 69th anniversary of Ghana’s independence on Friday. “I am particularly pleased that major Korean automobile companies such as Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have partnered with local Ghanaian f]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Air China to resume Beijing-Pyongyang flights after 6-year suspension]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694083</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:26:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[China’s national carrier Air China will resume passenger flights between Beijing and Pyongyang for the first time in six years, according to reports Friday. The airline plans to restart flights from Beijing to the North Korean capital starting Aug. 25, the reports said. The route had been suspended since 2020 as cross-border travel was halted following the outbreak of COVID-19. The move comes as China and North Korea gradually restore cross-border exchanges that had been largely frozen during th]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[S. Korea warns of stern response to Japan PM&apos;s renewed Dokdo claim]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:43:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea&apos;s foreign ministry said Friday it will take stern action against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&apos;s renewed territorial claim over the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo. &quot;We will respond firmly and sternly to any unjust claims by Japan regarding Dokdo,&quot; the foreign ministry said in a statement. &quot;Dokdo is clearly our territory historically, geographically and under international law.&quot; On Thursday, Takaichi said Japan would clearly inform the international community that D]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee suggests wider regional integration for Daejeon, Chungcheong provinces]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694063</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:44:29 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Friday floated the idea of integrating the central city of Daejeon with South and North Chungcheong provinces as part of broader regional integration efforts. Lee made the remarks during a town hall meeting with residents in North Chungcheong Province, as the ruling Democratic Party&apos;s move to enact a special law to merge Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province has faced hurdles ahead of the June local elections. &quot;I thought merging Daejeon and South Chungcheong Province ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Army expands VR-based training for reservists]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10694018</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:15:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Korean Army is expanding its use of virtual reality and digital monitoring technologies in reserve force training, as part of efforts to make drills more realistic and improve training effectiveness. The Army said Friday it had unveiled a range of technology-integrated reserve training programs at the Seocho Reserve Training Center in southern Seoul, operated by the 52nd Infantry Division. A centerpiece of the new system is a virtual reality shooting simulator that uses a three-sided multisc]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Legal battle looms over use of 2015 &apos;comfort women&apos; fund for compensation]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693965</link>  
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:32:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A legal dispute has emerged over whether the remaining funds from the 2015 bilateral agreement on Japan&apos;s wartime sexual slavery can be used to compensate a victim’s family, after the South Korean government filed an objection to a court decision ordering payment. According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and legal officials on Friday, the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation submitted an objection on March 3 to a compulsory mediation decision by the Seoul Central District Court. ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Major roads in central Seoul to be closed Sunday for 2026 Seoul Marathon]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Major roads across central Seoul will be closed on Sunday for the 2026 Seoul Marathon, with authorities warning of significant traffic congestion throughout the morning and early afternoon. According to the police, the marathon is expected to draw around 20,000 participants each in the full course (42.195 kilometers) and the 10-kilometer race. The full marathon will start at Gwanghwamun Square, passing through Sejong-daero, Eulji-ro, Jong-ro, Cheonho-daero, Gwangnaru-ro, Wangsimni-ro, Ttukseom-r]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Father of newborn saves five lives through organ donation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:21 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Park Seong-bae, a 41-year-old father of a 60-day-old daughter, had his organs donated to five patients after his brain death on Jan. 30, the Korea Organ Donation Agency said Friday. Born the eldest son in Busan, Park worked at a shipyard after graduating from college. He had a soft personality and enjoyed playing soccer on weekends, according to his peers. He suffered a severe headache on Jan. 19 and was rushed to a hospital, but never regained consciousness and was later declared brain-dead. Af]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dying man calls 119, but emergency workers fail to find him in locked building]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:44:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A government worker called the 119 emergency service hours before he was found dead Friday, but the officers who were dispatched to the scene failed to pinpoint his location to provide medical care. The victim&apos;s body was found at around 6:45 a.m. on Friday inside the Suseong-gu District Office building in Daegu where he worked. Police did not find evidence suggesting foul play or suicide and found remains of food he is thought to have eaten. According to the Daegu Fire & Safety Department, the v]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Off-duty firefighter saves elderly lady while visiting childhood home]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:44:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A 44-year-old firefighter provided emergency care for an elderly woman he encountered during the Lunar New Year holidays, Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters said Friday. Capt. Lee Hyeong-eun of the Eunpyeong Fire Station was visiting his childhood home in Incheon on Feb. 18, when he saw the victim fall backwards and hit her head on the floor. He called emergency services and provided emergency medical assistance by supporting her spine to prevent additional damage. Officials said Le]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung to hold summit with France’s Macron during state visit]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:11:06 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will hold a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron on April 3 during Macron’s state visit to South Korea, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. According to Cheong Wa Dae, Macron&apos;s state visit will take place from April 2 to 3 at Lee’s invitation. Macron will be the first European leader to make a state visit since the launch of Lee’s administration. The trip will also mark the first visit to South Korea by a French president in 11 years and Macron’s first visit]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Education Ministry notifies universities of expanded medical school quotas for 2027-2031]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:58:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea on Friday confirmed the medical school admission quota for the 2027 academic year will increase to 3,538, as part of a five-year plan to boost the number of newly qualified doctors by 2031. The Ministry of Education said it has notified universities of the increased medical school admission quotas allocated to select institutions. There will be 490 additional seats in 2027 and 613 more seats annually from 2028 to 2031, compared to the base figure of 3,058 in 2024. The government emph]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Police raid Transport Ministry over Jeju Air plane crash disaster]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:45:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The special police unit investigating the deadly 2024 Jeju Air plane crash conducted a search-and-seizure operation at the related government ministry to look into the causes of the accident, officials said Friday. The police said they sent officials to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to investigate officials who worked in the Air Navigation Satellite Policy Division and the Airport Operation Division at the time of the accident. The Jeju Air aircraft collided with a concrete ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Diplomat highlights growing Korean investments in India]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:41:11 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The India-Korea Strategic Business Forum 2026, co-hosted by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Deloitte and ICICI Bank, highlighted the expansion of Korean investments in India on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Nishi Kant Singh, deputy ambassador at the Indian Embassy in Korea, cited Korean companies’ expansion in India as a “second wave” of investment, signaling deeper economic integration. Singh referred to the decadelong India-Korea strategic partnership, which is marking its 11th an]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[President Lee asks public to tell him of fuel price cap violators]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:32:11 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Friday asked the public to tell him directly of any gas stations that violate the fuel price cap that took effect Friday. “The public’s monitoring and participation are needed to ensure that some sellers don’t gain unfair profits,” Lee wrote on his X account. “If you find any gas stations and such that break the regulation, report to me without hesitation.” The price cap limits the price of fuel supplied by refiners to gas stations to 1,724 won ($1.16) per liter of gas]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[South Korea to require approval for hiring foreign, dual-national staff at defense firms]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:05:44 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Defense companies in South Korea will be required to obtain government approval when appointing foreign nationals or dual nationals to executive posts or positions handling defense technologies, according to sources Friday. The requirement is part of revisions to the Defense Acquisition Program Act and the Defense Industry Technology Protection Act, which were recently approved at a Cabinet meeting, sources familiar with the matter said. The move comes amid growing concerns that appointing forei]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chief judges warn of &apos;external pressure&apos; on courts after judicial reform laws take effect]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:26:57 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Forty-four chief judges from courts nationwide gathered Thursday in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, to discuss follow-up measures after three judicial reform laws took effect the same day. “There are concerns that the fundamental structure of Korea’s judicial system may change following the passage of the three judicial reform laws,” said Ki Woo-jong, acting minister of the National Court Administration, during the meeting. The three laws include provisions allowing constitutional complaint]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Father injures son, wife while lecturing son for &apos;not studying&apos;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:48:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A man in his 40s was arrested for inflicting injuries with a knife on his wife and son, South Korean police said Friday. The father had allegedly been reprimanding the son for not studying. The incident occurred at around 11:32 p.m., Thursday, at an apartment in Gwangju, according to the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station. The son supposedly showed defiance, which enraged the suspect and led to him bringing a knife from the kitchen, apparently to scare him. His son and his wife tried to restrain hi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Korean embassies urge citizens to avoid US and Israel-linked facilities]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:46:53 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean embassies and consulates abroad have urged citizens to avoid US and Israel-linked facilities amid the Middle East war. They urged Korean nationals to stay vigilant in crowded public spaces, check emergency exits and follow the FBI’s “Run, Hide, Fight” guidance for active shooter situations. “Run, Hide, Fight” is a civilian safety protocol for active shooter situations, prioritizing escape, then hiding if escape isn’t safe, and confronting the attacker only as a last resort. South Ko]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:16:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A woman in her 60s was crushed to death while out helping her neighbor Thursday, when his parked truck rolled down a hill. The incident occurred at around 1:13 p.m. at a home in Jindo-gun, South Jeolla Province, according to the Jindo Police Station. The victim was helping out a neighbor, a man in his 60s, dry his seaweed when the man&apos;s truck rolled down the hill. The car was parked in front of the home, about 7 or 8 meters uphill from the front yard where the fatal accident occurred. The car ow]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:08:52 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[North Korea warned Friday that Japan’s plan to deploy upgraded long-range missiles could sharply worsen regional security and would bring about the &quot;sinking of the Japanese archipelago.&quot; In a commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang criticized Tokyo’s reported plan to deploy an extended-range Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at an army base in Kumamoto prefecture, with additional deployments being considered in Shizuoka and Miyazaki. North Korea said the missile, whose rang]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:03:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[North Korea may currently possess as many as 50 nuclear weapons as the country continues expanding its nuclear capabilities, according to news reports citing a former International Atomic Energy Agency official. In an interview with Voice of America, Olli Heinonen, former deputy director-general of the IAEA, said that North Korea’s nuclear program is growing faster and more extensively than previously understood. The warning comes after the IAEA confirmed that North Korea has restarted light-wat]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:56:04 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A woman recently tried to extort money from a local nail salon by using an image generated by artificial intelligence that made it appear as if her treatment caused minor injuries to her fingers. South Korean police on Thursday said they had transferred the case to the prosecution for fraud and obstruction of business. The suspect also fabricated medical records in the process, but the police did not press charges of counterfeiting private documents. The suspect allegedly made a fake image of he]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:49:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met US Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Thursday, where the two discussed bilateral trade issues, including the implementation of a Korea-US investment framework agreed upon by President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump last year. Vance welcomed the South Korean National Assembly passing the US investment bill, and called for continued close cooperation between the two countries, South Korean the Prime Minister&apos;s Office said Friday. &quot;(I]]>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:07:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The US Treasury Department said Thursday it sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in North Korea-orchestrated information technology (IT) worker schemes, which it accused of defrauding American businesses and generating revenue to fund Pyongyang&apos;s weapons programs. The department&apos;s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States&apos; &quot;whole-of-government&quot; effort to counter Pyongyang&apos;s wide-ranging revenue ge]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov&apos;t designates 23 necessities for special price monitoring amid Middle East crisis]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:15:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The government has designated 23 key items, such as petroleum products, rice and telecommunications fees, for special price monitoring amid resource supply concerns in the wake of the Middle East crisis, the finance ministry said Thursday. The items include 13 key food products closely tied to household living costs, five service charges, such as telecommunications fees, fuel products and five manufactured goods, including school uniforms, the ministry said. The decision was made during a minist]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:44:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Thursday he did not register for the main opposition People Power Party (PPP)&apos;s candidacy for the June local elections within the extended deadline, expressing dissatisfaction with the party leadership&apos;s lack of effort to clearly sever ties with ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol. The fourth-term mayor did not submit his registration for the Seoul mayoral race by the deadline set by the PPP -- which had been extended from the original cutoff on Sunday -- citing concerns o]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:45:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Five South Korean nationals have fled from Iran amid the widening conflict in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as Seoul continues to evacuate its citizens from Tehran and other regions under attack. Four South Koreans crossed into Turkmenistan via a land route a day after leaving Tehran, the ministry said. Another South Korean national is still at the border area with two family members and they are expected to arrive in Turkmenistan on Saturday. More than 6,000 South Koreans]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:43:00 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on the need to work together to ensure that their joint summit agreements on trade and security are implemented in a &quot;balanced&quot; manner, rather than prioritizing certain areas, a Seoul official said. A senior foreign ministry official made the remarks following the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Eui-hae and Michael DeSombre, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. DeSombre, who took office as the top dipl]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:39:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A set of judicial reform laws were officially proclaimed Thursday, allowing constitutional appeals of Supreme Court rulings, punishment for judges who intentionally distort legal principles and an expansion of the top court. The reforms marked the first major overhaul of the current judiciary system since a constitutional amendment in 1987. The National Assembly, controlled by the ruling Democratic Party, passed the bills last month in a push for judiciary reform despite strong objections from t]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:37:05 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The government said Thursday it will implement a temporary fuel price cap system this week to help ease cost burdens amid supply concerns over the ongoing Middle East crisis, officials said Thursday. The government announced the plan at a task force meeting of ministers in charge of managing market prices, as domestic fuel prices have fluctuated since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran late last month. It marks the first time since 1997 that South Korea is enforcing th]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:33:18 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered a thorough investigation into the recent discovery of additional remains of victims of the Jeju Air plane crash in late 2024, voicing regret over their belated recovery. Last month, authorities discovered nine pieces of remains presumed to belong to the victims in a reexamination of the wreckage site, prompting the victims&apos; families to protest outside the presidential office this week to condemn the disaster recovery process. Lee instructed a &quot;thorough]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Would Michelangelo have welcomed KAIST’s solution to dripping paint?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:52:13 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a method to prevent liquid from dripping when applied to surfaces facing downward, a problem famously associated with the struggles of Michelangelo while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome more than 500 years ago. The institution said Thursday that the team led by mechanical engineering professor Kim Hyoung-soo reexamined how gravity interacts with liquids using interfacial fluid dynamics and ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:41:47 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party, a Busan mayoral hopeful, on Thursday requested an investigation into a potential Democratic Party of Korea candidate, accusing him of violating the Political Funds Act in a recent gathering of supporters. His request was filed with the election authority in Busan, according to Joo&apos;s office. Joo claimed that cash was exchanged during a &quot;book launch&quot; event of Democratic Party lawmaker Rep. Chun Jae-soo held in early March. In South Korea, politicians typ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:25:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was stripped of his assembly seat with the Supreme Court on Thursday, upholding his fraud conviction. Yang, who represented the Ansan A electoral district in southern Gyeonggi Province, said he would consider appealing the top court&apos;s decision to hand down a suspended 1 1/2 years of sentence. He was convicted of defrauding the Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives to take out 1.1 billion won ($743,100) of corporate loan and]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:20:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Nine people have been caught in a screen golf betting scam after secretly drugging victims’ drinks and manipulating game machines, earning about 74 million won ($50,000), authorities said Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said the suspects were referred to prosecutors in February, with two detained on charges of fraud and violations of the Narcotics Control Act. Police said the group used insomnia medication to impair victims during golf betting games at indoor screen golf venues. T]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:20:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a YouTuber accused of blackmailing fellow creator Tzuyang, confirming a lower court ruling that found him guilty of extorting tens of millions of won by threatening to expose alleged personal scandals. The highest court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Lee Jun-hee, better known online as Gujeok, finalizing the prison term handed down by lower courts. Lee was indicted in August 2024 on charges of extortion after prosecutors sai]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:19:04 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea&apos;s political arena is once again facing an &quot;apology trap,&quot; where rival parties and factions take issue with the sincerity of an apology for political events. On Monday, the conservative opposition People Power Party adopted a resolution apologizing for former President Yoon Suk Yeol&apos;s declaration of martial law, after months of internal discord and indecision. The party&apos;s on-the-fence position on Yoon and his supporters was most notable in the actions of party chair Rep. Jang Dong-hye]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:05:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A video showing a Korean child being pushed by a passerby at a convenience store in Japan has sparked anger online after it spread widely on social media. The footage, posted on Instagram by the child’s mother, shows a woman forcefully shoving the girl with a bag as she walks past inside the store. The child, who had been browsing snacks with her father, appears startled and immediately runs toward her mother. “While I was filming in a convenience store after finishing our schedule, the woman fi]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung will chair a policy meeting on March 18 aimed at strengthening the resilience and restoring stability of South Korea’s capital markets, the presidential office said Thursday. The meeting will focus on assessing responses to financial market volatility triggered by recent developments in the Middle East, while also discussing longer-term reforms to improve the structural health of the country’s capital markets. Officials said the government intends to use the gathering to ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:59:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered a renewed investigation into the Dec. 29, 2024 Jeju Air disaster after additional human remains were discovered during inspection of the crash debris more than a year after the accident. Lee Kyu-yeon, presidential secretary for communication and public relations, told reporters that the president received a report earlier in the day on the latest inspection of debris from the crash site. “Investigate thoroughly how the remains were left unattended and ]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:56:17 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, effectively stripping him of his seat in the National Assembly. South Korea’s highest court upheld an earlier ruling sentencing Yang to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, saying the lower courts made no error in applying the relevant laws. Yang was found guilty of fraud after he and his wife fabricated documents to obtain an unlawful loan in their daug]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Russian agency launches North Korea tour using Moscow-Pyongyang train]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:37:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A Russian travel agency has launched a North Korea tour package using the direct train between Moscow and Pyongyang, marking the first group tourism product to include the route since service resumed last year. According to a North Korea-specialized agency based in Russia’s Primorsky region, the eight-day itinerary departs Moscow’s Yaroslavsky Station on May 26 and travels by train to Pyongyang. Tourists will spend four nights and five days in the North Korean capital before returning home on Ju]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul to hold morning strolls from Hapjeong to Yeouido park]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693066</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:25:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The Seoul Metropolitan Government will launch a program that temporarily turns busy city roads into pedestrian spaces on weekend mornings. On Saturday, the city will open part of a central street in Yeouido and sections of Mapo Bridge, creating a 2.5-kilometer walking route. The event, called My Pace Morning, will run from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., with about 7,000 participants expected to join through online reservations and on-site registration. The city emphasized that the program is not a competitiv]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kim Jong-un tests new pistol with daughter Kim Ju-ae, stresses arms production]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10693036</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:48:12 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a key military production facility and tested a newly developed pistol this week, state media reported Thursday, once again appearing in public with his young daughter Kim Ju-ae. According to Rodong Sinmun, Kim visited a munitions factory and stressed the importance of the factory’s role in producing portable light weapons, including pistols, saying such arms are essential for strengthening combat capabilities. During the visit, Kim tested the new pistol]]>
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