https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German Chancellor Angela Merkel waded into the fraught area of wartime forgiveness during a visit to Japan on Monday, saying that "facing history squarely" and "generous gestures" are necessary to mend ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/merkel-broaches-shared-past-on-japan-visit Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:13:06 +0100 merkel-broaches-shared-past-on-japan-visit South Korea have appointed former Germany international Uli Stielike as the national team's new coach, the Korea Football Association said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140905/korean-fa-seeks-dose-of-german-medicine Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:17:00 +0200 korean-fa-seeks-dose-of-german-medicine Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Germany's support on Wednesday during a visit by South Korea's president for efforts to unify the Korean peninsular, saying its own reunification gave it a "duty" to help others. https://www.thelocal.de/20140327/merkel-our-duty-to-support-korean-reunification-bid Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:29:00 +0100 merkel-our-duty-to-support-korean-reunification-bid The German government said Monday that the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il offered a chance for positive change in the impoverished, nuclear-armed and deeply isolated nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20111219/39607 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:27:00 +0100 39607 Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday he was "very worried" about the firing of artillery shells by North Korea onto a South Korean island, saying it threatened peace in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20101123/31357 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:02:00 +0100 31357 South Korean police said on Thursday two German college students have been arrested for attempting to extort money from a local company after hacking its server to acquire business secrets. https://www.thelocal.de/20091217/24007 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:49:00 +0100 24007