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‘S. Korea, US both have roles to play on nuclear deterrence’
Foreign affairs
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that efforts for nuclear deterrence by South Korea and the US helped nonproliferation, and such readiness to deter aggression is required as long as authoritarian powers do not relinquish their control over atomic weapons. At a roundtable held in Seoul, the chief of the 30-member military alliance based in Brussels, Belgium, described a world split between like-minded countries sharing such values as freedom and democracy and those endorsing au
Wheelchair-using subway protesters not underprivileged: Seoul mayor
Social affairs
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Monday reiterated a zero-tolerance stance against subway protesters in wheelchairs affiliated with Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, who are demanding residences that allow for independent living. The mayor stressed the negative impact of the protests on ordinary commuters, and noted that funding for disability housing was a matter under the central, not municipal government's purview. "I don't think the protesters in wheelchairs are underpr
Yoon's office sues DP spokesperson for defaming first lady
Politics
The presidential office has sued the main opposition Democratic Party spokesperson for defaming first lady Kim Keon Hee over her alleged involvement in stock manipulation. Spokesperson Kim Eui-kyeom earlier claimed that the first lady was involved in a so-called "pump and dump" scam involving Woori Technology shares listed on Kosdaq, South Korea's tech-heavy secondary bourse, in addition to her alleged involvement in stock manipulation of Deutsche Motors. "Pump-and-dump&quo
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South Korea’s national pension is on track to be depleted by 2055, unless drastic and painful reforms are taken by the government. The question is whether policymakers can pull off a consensus on this sensitive issue in time. The National Pension Service (NPS) announced temporary projections about the fund at a press conference Friday at the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The fund is set to swing into deficit starting from 2041, and will be completely drained in 2055, the NPS said. The ne
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Seoul mayor says housing price curb needed for balanced growth
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With the Korean government lifting the indoor mask mandate, major banks are to normalize their operating hours to 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday. Major commercial banks, including KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank and NH NongHyup, are to normalize their operating hours from the current 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the government has lifted the indoor mask mandate, one of the last remaining pandemic restrictions. Major savings banks have also joined the move.
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