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S. Korean activists clamor for end to military exercise with U.S.

STORY: S. Korean activists clamor for end to military exercise with U.S. SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE TAE-HO, Rally participant STORYLINE: Dozens of South Korean peace activists on Wednesday clamored for an end to the Asian country's scheduled military exercise with the United States, which they said has served to escalate tensions on and around the Korean Peninsula. The activists gathered at a square across the street from the U.S. embassy in central Seoul to demand stopping the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise Freedom Shield (FS), which this year is set to last from March 4 to 14. Holding up banners and placards with the slogans "We want peace" and "Stop all military actions and hostilities that bring on war and restore dialogue channels", the participants shouted, "Stop the war-causing military action." SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE TAE-HO, Rally participant "There

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(240217) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ren Xiangyu (L)/Xie Haonan of China compete against Ki Dong Ju/Kim Won Ho of South Korea during the men's team semifinal between China and South Korea at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

China, S. Korea hold ceremony to transfer remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War

STORY: China, S. Korea hold ceremony to transfer remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: INCHEON, South Korea CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: China and South Korea held a ceremony on Thursday to transfer the remains and belongings of 25 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War. The 10th handover ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport, west of the capital Seoul, attended by Chinese Vice Minister of Veterans Affairs Chang Zhengguo, Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming and South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho as well as officials with relevant ministries. During the ceremony, representatives of China and South Korea signed a handover document. Xing covered the coffins of the martyrs with China's national flags, and the Chinese side held a memorial service. The Chinese honor guards escorted the coffins to an air force plane, which would

Protesters in S. Korea rally against Japan's nuke wastewater discharge

STORY: Protesters in S. Korea rally against Japan's nuke wastewater discharge DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters in South Korea 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM SEO-JIN, Civic activist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): KIM YONG-MIN, Democratic Party lawmaker 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent "Hundreds of South Korean politicians and ordinary people gathered Friday in central Seoul to rally against Japan's nuke wastewater discharge. The protesters shouted the slogan of 'Stop dumping Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater into ocean,' holding placards that read 'Don't kill the sea of life.'" SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): KIM SEO-JIN, Civic activist "The ocean is a common asset of humankind. Any country doesn't have the right to monopolize it and should not monopolize it. Furthermore, South Korean cit

SOUTH KOREA-PROTEST-JAPAN'S NUCLEAR WASTEWATER DISCHARGE

(230824) -- SEOUL, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Jae-myung (2nd, L, front), chairman of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, and parliament members protest against Japan's decision to release nuclear-contaminated wastewater in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 24, 2023. Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, despite raging opposition from both at home and abroad. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

S. Koreans stage candlelight vigil against joint military drill with U.S.

STORY: S. Koreans stage candlelight vigil against joint military drill with U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the candlelight vigil 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): HWANG NAM-SUN, Peace activist STORYLINE: A group of South Korean peace activists and ordinary people staged a candlelight vigil in central Seoul on Friday to express their stern opposition to an upcoming joint military exercise with the United States. Holding a candle in one hand, each participant shouted slogans of "Stop war exercise," and "Stop hostilities and go to peace now." Against the backdrop of placards that read "Stop South Korea-U.S.-Japan military cooperation and South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise that cause a war crisis," the peace activists called for peace on the Korean Peninsula. "It's a war crisis once again," said Jung Jong-sung, a civic activist who participated in the rally organized by the Korea Peace Appeal which is composed of hundreds of civic and rel

S. Koreans oppose IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan

STORY: S. Koreans oppose IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): YONG HYE-IN, Lawmaker of the minor progressive Basic Income Party 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): PARK GWANG-HOON, Resident in Seoul 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): KIM CHOONY, Secretary general of the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Korean): LEE KI-SAM, Fisherman from South Jeolla province STORYLINE: A group of South Korean citizens gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to voice opposition against the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) final report on Japan's planned discharge of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. The protesters include civic activists, politicians, and fishermen. They demonstrated near the South Korean foreign ministry building, where the visiting IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi was scheduled to meet with the South Korean foreign m

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sprinkles incense during a ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Seoul. Photo by Adrian Wyld/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Xinhua Headlines: Hidden sex trade, one of S. Korea's costs for its alliance with U.S.

(230514) -- SEOUL, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hold portraits of "comfort women" and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. (Photo by James Lee/Xinhua)

S. Korean peace activists cry out for end to war exercise with U.S.

STORY: S. Korean peace activists cry out for end to war exercise with U.S. DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE JIN-HO, Rally participant STORYLINE: South Korean peace activists have cried out over the weekend for an end to the war exercise with the United States as it was feared to escalate military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. Hundreds of peace activists gathered near the presidential office in central Seoul on Saturday to demand the stopping of the Freedom Shield (FS), the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise that kicked off on Monday and would last for 11 days until March 23. The protesters marched about 3.6 km in line to a plaza beside the Seoul metropolitan government building, where thousands more joined the protest rally. SOUNDBITE (Korean): LEE JIN-HO, Rally participant "It raises tensions as the United States is carrying out the large-scale South Korea-U.S. joint milit

Late S. Korean President Kim's widow on his death anniversary

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, offers incense during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of Kim's death at the national cemetery in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)

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