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    <title><![CDATA[Lee discusses defense, nuclear energy cooperation with Romanian president over phone]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:54:27 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung spoke by phone for the first time with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Thursday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in the defense industry, nuclear energy and other areas, Lee&apos;s office said. Lee said it is meaningful that South Korea&apos;s exports of the Shingung surface-to-air missile system and K9 self-propelled howitzers to Romania have contributed to strengthening Romania&apos;s defense capabilities, voicing hopes that South Korean companies will continue to play a role]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Court approves asset freeze of W156.8b on Hybe chairman amid investigation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:41 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A Seoul court has issued an order to freeze about 156.8 billion won ($106.4 million) worth of shares in K-pop powerhouse Hybe held by its chairman, who is under investigation over alleged unfair stock trading, court officials said Thursday. The Seoul Southern District Court last month approved a prosecution request for asset preservation against Bang Si-hyuk, filed to block him from disposing of his shares in Hybe while the investigation is under way, according to court officials. The asset pres]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee considering visit to Japan next month for talks with Takaichi: report]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea and Japan are in talks to arrange a visit to Japan by President Lee Jae Myung next month for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a report said Thursday. The two sides are looking to hold the summit in Nara Prefecture, Takaichi&apos;s home region, in mid-January, Kyodo News reported, citing diplomatic sources. The trip, if realized, will mark Lee&apos;s second visit to the neighboring country after he visited Tokyo in August and held summit talks with Takaichi&apos;s predecesso]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Korea to provide $1.5m in humanitarian aid to flood-hit Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:42:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea will provide a total of $1.5 million worth of humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka to support recovery efforts following deadly floods and landslides that struck the three countries, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The government will provide $500,000 to each country to help restore the affected areas and support local residents&apos; early return to their daily lives, the ministry said in a release. The floods struck the three South and Southeast Asian countries late l]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[First snowfall of the season]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:22:38 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul saw its first snowfall of the 2025 autumn-to-winter season on Thursday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. The first snow arrived eight days later than last year and 14 days later than the 1991- 2020 average. Snowfall exceeded 5 centimeters per hour in parts of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, prompting authorities to issue heavy snow advisories. Snow is expected to continue through midnight Friday across the central regions of the Korean Peninsula. In response, the Central ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Social media abuzz over Samsung scion&apos;s near-perfect Suneung score]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:13:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Online communities are buzzing after the son of Hotel Shilla CEO Lee Boo-jin, a member of the Samsung Group family, reportedly missed just one question on this year&apos;s national college entrance exam, or Suneung. Park Sun-young, chair of the new Truth and Reconciliation Committee, wrote on Facebook: &quot;Lee’s son, surnamed Lim and a third-year student at Whimoon High School, reportedly got only one question wrong on this year’s Suneung. People say he never lost the top spot in the entire school all t]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Suneung administrator expresses regret over difficulty of English questions]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10630005</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:03:38 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The English section of this year’s Suneung was found to be the most difficult ever, with the share of top-grade earners dropping to half of last year’s level, data showed Thursday. As the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation released the results for the exam held Nov. 13, only 15,154 of the total test-takers, or 3.11 percent, earned a first-grade score of 90 or higher, the lowest proportion since English shifted to an absolute grading system in 2018. This is lower than the 4 percent thr]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Presidential aide resigns over alleged influence-peddling in personnel recommendation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:42:40 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kim Nam-kuk, the presidential office’s digital communication secretary, resigned Thursday over allegations of an improper request to influence a personnel recommendation involving the country&apos;s main auto industry body, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association. The presidential office said in a notice to reporters, “Secretary Kim submitted his resignation to the presidential secretariat today, and it has been accepted.&quot; The scandal erupted after local media reported on Telegram messages exc]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul eases travel advisory for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, keeps restrictions in high-risk regions]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:40:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday that it has adjusted some travel advisories for Cambodia, lowering the alert level for the capital Phnom Penh and further easing guidance for regions including Siem Reap. Effective from 4 p.m., the ministry lifted the special travel advisory for Phnom Penh, downgrading it to Level 2. Regions currently under Level 2, including Siem Reap, have been further lowered to Level 1. Authorities said the adjustment reflects improvements in publi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nearly half of teens regularly skip breakfast: data]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629979</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:33:02 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Over 40 percent of Korean teenagers now skip breakfast at least five times a week, a steady rise since 2016, according to a report released Thursday by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The KDCA found that 44 percent of teens regularly miss breakfast, up from 42.4 percent in 2024. The rate reached 41.9 percent for boys and 45.3 percent for girls. The proportion has climbed every year from 28.2 percent in 2016. The findings are based on a nationwide survey conducted in June and Jul]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Thai murder of Korean tourist ends in life, 25, 30-year jail terms]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629835</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:44:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The three men convicted of murdering a South Korean tourist in Thailand last year received confirmed sentences of 25 years, 30 years and life imprisonment, after the Supreme Court upheld their punishments on Thursday. South Korea’s top court affirmed the lower courts’ rulings, finding the defendants guilty of murder during a robbery, abandonment of a body, fraud and attempted extortion. Each defendant will also be required to wear an electronic monitoring anklet for 10 years upon release. The th]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nazi, Hitler rhetoric back in Korean politics —  and expats, experts are alarmed]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629819</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:30:14 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[References to Nazism and Adolf Hitler are appearing with increasing frequency in South Korea’s political discourse — raising concerns among foreign residents and scholars that such rhetoric must be used with far greater caution. On Thursday, Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main opposition People Power Party, likened President Lee Jae Myung to Adolf Hitler during a party leadership meeting, accusing Lee of pursuing authoritarian rule. “He is threatening the public by invoking Nazi war criminal]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul’s search for stability: political turmoil underscores need for a consistent North Korea policy]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629817</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:29:43 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[One year after South Korea witnessed its first declaration of martial law since 1979, the political aftershocks continue to reverberate — stretching far beyond constitutional law and deep into North Korea policy. On Dec. 3, 2024, then-President Yoon Suk Yeol stunned the country by declaring emergency martial law, claiming, among other things, that South Korea faced “pro-North Korea and anti-state forces” and accusing the opposition-controlled National Assembly of paralyzing the government. His d]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Koreans live longer, but years spent sick also rise]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:42:55 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Koreans are now expected to spend an average of 18.2 years of their later life living with illness, even as overall life expectancy hit a record high in 2024, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The ministry’s biennial report showed that the nation’s healthy life expectancy stood at 65.5 years in 2024, meaning people are expected to live that long without disease or disability. The figure is slightly down from 65.8 years in 2022 and 66.3 years in 2020. “The small fluctuation ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee to meet SoftBank CEO for talks on AI, semiconductor cooperation]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629743</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:36:33 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung is meeting with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and large-scale infrastructure investment, the presidential office said Thursday. The presidential office announced, “President Lee will meet Masayoshi Son and his delegation tomorrow to discuss cooperation in the AI and semiconductor sectors, as well as related infrastructure.” Other attendees are to include chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, presidenti]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Japanese remains top second-language elective for Korean university hopefuls]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629727</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:18:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Japanese and Hanmun — classical Chinese characters used in premodern Korean texts — remained the most popular second foreign language electives on this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test, or Suneung, with overall preferences showing little change from previous years. According to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Education, about 50,000 students, or roughly 10 percent of all test-takers, chose to sit for a second foreign language on the Nov. 14 exam, with the English section mandator]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Workplace fatality penalties, AI service disclosure]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629725</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:17:47 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Occupational Safety and Health Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Yoon (Democratic Party of Korea) Proposed Bill: Partial Amendment to the Occupational Safety and Health Act Proposed by Rep. Lee Yong-woo (Democratic Party of Korea) Pending Bill: Partial Amendment to the Commercial Act Proposed by Rep. Kim Hyun-jung (Democratic Party of Korea) Promulgated Bill: Clean Air Conservation Act Competent Authority: Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment Administrative ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul activates snow response as season’s first snowfall expected for evening commute]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629723</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:16:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul activated its level 1 snow response Thursday as the season’s first snowfall was forecast to hit the capital during the evening commute. Emergency operations will begin at 2 p.m., with district offices and related agencies placed on standby, the city said. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted 1 to 5 centimeters of snow between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., marking the first accumulation expected in Seoul this winter. The city classifies its snow response in five stages — normal, reinforce]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul Mayor to visit Vietnam, Malaysia to deepen city ties]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:16:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon will travel to Vietnam and Malaysia this week for a six-day visit aimed at strengthening partnerships with Southeast Asian capitals and advancing the city’s goal of becoming a “global leading city,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday. The local authority said the visit comes as Koren cultural exports, including music, cuisine and television, continues to drive rapid growth in interest in the city. Seoul aims to use this momentum to strengthen its global brandi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Website in Brazil selling dates with Korean ‘oppa’ under investigation for sexual exploitation]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629663</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:46:10 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A matchmaking website in Brazil promoting dating with Korean men has come under fire for sexually exploiting female Hallyu fans, news reports said Thursday. Under the Portuguese phrase “Relive the magic of K-dramas with oppa,” the website displays photos that seem to depict Korean men and women touring popular sites in Seoul together. Korean words meaning “love,” “memory,” and “dream” are placed along one side of the webpage. The website says it offers various services for Brazilian women who en]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Women more willing to have kids if job return assured: survey]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:23:47 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Women in Korea are more open to having children if they can be sure of their return to the workplace after giving birth, according to research by a state-funded think tank. Kim Eun-ji, a senior researcher at the Korean Women’s Development Institute, found that women who believed they could continue working after childbirth were significantly more willing to have children than those who did not expect such job security. Her findings were based on an analysis of survey responses from men and women]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mugshot revealed of man who killed ex-girlfriend, discarded body]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:42:31 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean police on Thursday revealed the mugshot of 54-year-old Kim Yeong-woo, who confessed to killing his former girlfriend out of apparent jealousy and hiding her body in wastewater. The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency said it decided to reveal the suspect&apos;s name, face, and age, based on the cruelty of the crime, the severity of the harm caused and the opinion of the victim&apos;s bereaved family. Kim did not challenge the decision, and his information will be posted on the police agency&apos;s h]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:36:25 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The presidential office on Thursday confirmed that six South Korean nationals have been detained in North Korea and vowed to make efforts to secure the release of them by swiftly resuming talks with Pyongyang. The six citizens, including three North Koreans who had defected to South Korea, have been held in the North on charges of espionage and others since between 2013 and 2016. They include three missionaries arrested by the North Korean authorities from 2013 and 2014, namely Kim Jung-wook, Ki]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:25:29 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The UN Command stressed Thursday the armistice agreement remains a &quot;binding framework&quot; governing access to the Demilitarized Zone, following Unification Minister Chung Dong-young&apos;s revelation that a presidential official was recently denied entry to the area separating the two Koreas. Speaking in a legislative public hearing on Wednesday, Chung, South Korea&apos;s point man on inter-Korean affairs, said a senior presidential security official was recently rejected access to a war remains excavation s]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:21:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Kim Jong-cheol, who was nominated last week to lead the newly launched Korea Media Communications Commission, on Thursday vowed to make efforts to promptly stabilize the agency&apos;s operation. &quot;I will spare no efforts to stabilize the KMCC and make the organization contribute to people&apos;s everyday lives and the economy,&quot; Kim said as he arrived at his temporary office near the KMCC headquarters in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul. The nominee is set to prepare for his confirmation hearing at the Nationa]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:32:41 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The fallout from e-commerce giant Coupang Inc.&apos;s data breach is increasingly spreading to small businesses that heavily rely on the platform for sales, industry sources said Thursday. Last week, the US-listed company said the personal information of 33.7 million customers had been compromised, including names, phone numbers, email addresses and delivery information. Given that active users in Coupang&apos;s Product Commerce division -- which includes its delivery service -- reached 24.7 million in th]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:30:09 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Police on Thursday released the identity and mug shots of a man arrested on charges of murder and abandoning the body of a woman who had been missing for weeks before being found dead. The mug shots of Kim Young-woo, 54, were made public by the Chungbuk Provincial Police and will be posted on the agency&apos;s website for 30 days. Kim is accused of fatally stabbing the 50-something victim, a former girlfriend, over 10 times on Oct. 14 and abandoning her body the next day at a waste disposal facility ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul official stresses Korea&apos;s efforts for uranium enrichment, reprocessing rights unrelated to proliferation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:30:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A senior South Korean diplomat has told US think tank officials that Seoul&apos;s efforts to secure rights to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes have nothing to do with nuclear proliferation, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo made the remarks during his visit to Washington this week, underscoring Seoul&apos;s &quot;firm&quot; will to abide by international nonproliferation norms related to civil nuclear energy cooperation, it said. Rele]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[US puts on Federal Register 15% tariff on S. Korean autos retroactive to Nov. 1]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629298</link>  
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:25:15 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump&apos;s administration on Wednesday posted on the Federal Register a notice implementing certain tariff elements of a South Korea-US trade deal, including a reduced duty rate of 15 percent on Korean autos retroactive to Nov. 1. The Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative posted the document to implement tariff-related elements of the Korea-US Strategic Trade and Investment Deal ahead of its official publication date set for Thursday. The notice ca]]>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:12:16 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Newly appointed Indian Ambassador to South Korea Gourangalal Das and The Korea Herald pledged to deepen ties between their countries on Wednesday. “Future cooperation can expand through various formats — articles, films, music and more,” said Das during a courtesy meeting held at Herald Corp. headquarters in Seoul. India is now “one of the youngest and fastest-changing nations in the world,” the ambassador said, emphasizing the need to enhance Korea’s understanding of contemporary India. India-S]]>
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    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10629142</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:51:18 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump&apos;s administration on Wednesday posted on the Federal Register a notice on the implementation of a South Korea-US trade and investment deal, including a reduced tariff rate of 15 percent on Korean autos retroactive to Nov. 1. The Office of the US Trade Representative and the Department of Commerce posted the document to implement certain tariff-related elements of the US-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal ahead of its official publication date set for Thursday. The]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Assembly committee passes bill on special insurrection tribunal]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:52:45 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a bill calling for the creation of a dedicated special tribunal to handle insurrection cases stemming from former President Yoon Suk Yeol&apos;s failed imposition of martial law. The bill passed the National Assembly&apos;s Legislation and Judiciary Committee -- the final committee to handle a bill before it is sent to a plenary parliamentary session -- amid a boycott by the main opposition People Power Party. The ruling Democratic Party has been pushing to es]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee, IOC chief highlight sports&apos; role in improving inter-Korean ties]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:23:13 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung met with International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry on Wednesday and discussed the role of sports in improving inter-Korean relations, his office said. The two met at the presidential office during Coventry&apos;s visit to South Korea to attend a world anti-doping conference in the southeastern city of Busan. Lee asked the IOC chief for her interest and support for the development of South Korean sports, saying he hopes to be able to &quot;see the Olympic flag&quot; in th]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lee says Trump proposed 5:5 partnership for uranium enrichment project]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:50:50 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump proposed the two countries form a 5:5 partnership to achieve South Korea&apos;s aim of enriching uranium and reprocessing spent nuclear fuel on its soil. Lee disclosed what he said was Trump&apos;s proposal at a recent summit meeting during a press conference with the foreign press that marked one year since former President Yoon Suk Yeol&apos;s failed imposition of martial law. &quot;In the end, we agreed to partner,&quot; Lee said, adding that Trump]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:08:31 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea&apos;s top military officer held a meeting with key field commanders Wednesday and called for &quot;overwhelming&quot; capabilities to respond to any threats amid advancing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, officials said. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung presided over the meeting, which involved some 170 key officials and commanders, to assess the security environment and discuss ways to build a firm military readiness for potential conflict. Jin noted that North Korea]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:37:42 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[A special counsel on Wednesday sought a 15-year prison sentence and a 2 billion won ($1.36 million) fine for former first lady Kim Keon Hee, accusing her of offenses ranging from stock manipulation to bribery and unauthorized interference in state affairs. Prosecutors, led by special counsel Min Joong-ki, asked the court to impose 11 years for alleged violations of the Capital Markets Act and bribery-for-mediation provisions under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. They req]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:14:46 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Thousands packed the street in front of the National Assembly on Wednesday, braving biting winds and subzero temperatures in Seoul to mark the first anniversary of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree. Silver thermal blankets snapped in the wind. Protesters wrapped themselves in wool scarves with only their eyes peeking out, yet kept their pickets raised, chanting “End the insurrection!” into the frigid air. Just meters away, rows of police officers in neon jackets and riot gear sto]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:53:28 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday said he lacks specific information on South Korean nationals detained in North Korea — a remark that raised questions about his administration’s willingness to address the issue. During a press conference with foreign media, Lee was asked whether his government plans to pursue the release of South Koreans held in the North, Lee avoided giving a direct answer. Instead, he turned to Wi Sung-lac, head of the presidential National Security Office, asking him to r]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:37:54 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[The National Assembly has passed a revision to a law that will enable stalking victims to view the exact real-time location of their stalker, government officials said Wednesday. The revision of the Act on Electronic Monitoring will share the exact location of a stalker if they get too close to their victim, according to the Ministry of Justice. The current policy notifies the victim when the convicted stalker is nearby, but only via text messages indicating distance, such as: “The perpetrator i]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:18:29 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed South Korea’s willingness to play a proactive &quot;pacemaker&quot; role in facilitating dialogue between the United States and North Korea, despite current deadlock in inter-Korean relations. Speaking to reporters, Lee acknowledged that all communication channels with the North are severed, leaving Seoul limited to taking unilateral goodwill measures, such as halting propaganda broadcasts and minimizing military activities. Lee emphasized that the US—as the legal party ]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:18:07 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korea and Japan have a number of contested, and unresolved issues but the two sides need to compartmentalize matters in developing bilateral ties, President Lee Jae Myung said at Wednesday’s press conference with foreign media. Saying that the two countries are inseparably connected economically and historically, Lee said that areas that discord must not influence fields that need cooperation. Q. There have been some reports suggesting that you may soon visit Japan. However, there have als]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:17:23 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday said that he has weighed issuing an apology to North Korea over the leaflets sent during the previous administration, as a gesture to ease tensions. During the previous Yoon Suk Yeol administration, activists had resumed floating balloons carrying leaflets denouncing the North Korean regime across the border. The North denounced the leaflets as provocations, and responded by floating balloons carrying waste. Q. Recently you commented on social media that the ]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:17:11 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday stressed that while Russia is an important nation for South Korea, Seoul has little options due to the war on Ukraine and Moscow’s deepening ties with Pyongyang. Speaking at the press conference with foreign media, Lee said that Moscow-Pyongyang ties are developing in a “very undesirable” direction for South Korea, but that the country will “do our best to prevent things from worsening and work to improve the situation, even slightly.” Q. Over the past one to]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:16:59 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday said that Korea would not take sides in the escalating friction between China and Japan, and seek to mediate and moderate between the two neighbors. When asked about what would Korea’s role be if conflict breaks out between China and Taiwan, in relation to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comment that sparked off deterioration in China-Japan relations. Last month, Takaichi said that conflict involving force between China and Taiwan could &quot;const]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:15:32 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[From social media to the National Assembly, South Korea&apos;s right-wing politicians on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the Dec. 3 martial law debacle with apologies. In front of the National Assembly Library in Seoul, Han Dong-hoon, the former leader of the conservative opposition People Power Party, bowed deeply in apology, saying the party had failed the public in the political crisis triggered by former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. “I deeply apo]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:13:11 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[South Korean police said Wednesday they have arrested a man in his 30s who turned himself in after fatally stabbing his mother, allegedly acting under the delusion that God would bring her back to life. According to the Goesan Police Station in North Chungcheong Province, the suspect attacked his mother around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday while she was napping, stabbing her multiple times with a knife. He appeared at a police station about an hour later and confessed to the killing. He reportedly told inve]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:10:13 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Temperatures dropped sharply across South Korea on Wednesday as a mass of Arctic air moved south, triggering cold wave advisories for Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and parts of Gangwon Province and the Chungcheong provinces, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. Morning lows ranged from minus 11 degrees Celsius to minus 1 C nationwide, with even colder conditions forecast through Friday. A cold wave advisory is issued when morning temperatures are expected to remain below minus 1 C fo]]>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:44:21 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday that his agreement with US President Donald Trump to allow South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines was one of the most significant outcomes from months of negotiations on trade and security. Speaking at a news conference with foreign media at Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday, Lee emphasized that South Korea’s acquisition of nuclear submarines, as well as nuclear fuel reprocessing, would not constitute a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of ]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Seoul plans 5-minute Namsan summit ride amid legal challenge]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:09:22 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[Namsan is seeing renewed global attention, with foreign visitors to Seoul Tower jumping more than 50 percent from last year — a surge partly fueled by the popularity of the Netflix&apos;s &quot;KPop Demon Hunters,&quot; which prominently features the capital city&apos;s central mountain. As tourist interest grows, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced an extensive redevelopment blueprint aimed at transforming Namsan into a more accessible, globally competitive landmark by 2030. Under the city’s plan, visi]]>
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    <title><![CDATA[Democracy prevails, Lee says, a year after martial law debacle]]></title>
    <link>https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10628877</link>  
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:01:17 +09:00</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday thanked the people for their part in resisting the martial law declared by previous President Yoon Suk Yeol, but added that the work toward reconciliation that started on Dec. 3, 2024, was incomplete and must continue. In a special address to the public, Lee expressed gratitude to the people who bore the brunt of that winter night of martial law. The president also proposed to designate Dec. 3 as “People’s Sovereignty Day” to commemorate the role the people p]]>
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