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[Newsmaker] S. Korea, US to launch negotiations on defense cost sharing next week : source

DefenseSept 20, 2019

South Korea and the United States will launch negotiations in Seoul next week on sharing the cost of upkeep for American troops here, a source with knowledge of the matter said Friday. Seoul and Was...
[Newsmaker] Gwanghwamun restructuring put on hold in face of strong opposition

Social affairsSept 19, 2019

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday its plan to restructure Gwanghwamun Square would be put on hold to gather public opinion in the wake of opposition from the relevant ministry and some ...
[Newsmaker] B.I admits drug use, ex-YG chief to be summoned over alleged cover-up

Social affairsSept 18, 2019

The ex-chief of YG Entertainment, the label that represents the K-pop band iKON, will soon be summoned after the band’s former leader admitted to some of the drug allegations against him, police said...
[Newsmaker] National Cancer Center strike ends after 11 days

Social affairsSept 16, 2019

An 11-day health workers’ strike at the National Cancer Center ended Monday morning after the labor union and the hospital management reached an agreement on pay and working conditions. The hospital’...
[Newsmaker] Main opposition leader to have head shaved to demand dismissal of justice minister

PoliticsSept 16, 2019

The chief of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party will have his head shaved Monday to call for the dismissal of the justice minister, whose family is embroiled in corruption allegations, party off...
[Newsmaker] Moon issues 'grave warning' against public agencies for wrong naming of East Sea

PoliticsSept 16, 2019

President Moon Jae-in ordered disciplinary action against three government-affiliated agencies Monday for their description of the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan, not the East Sea...
[Newsmaker] Police to summon K-pop band iKON's ex-leader over drugs allegation

Social affairsSept 14, 2019

Police plan to summon B.I, former leader of K-pop band iKON, next week to question him about an allegation of drug use, officials said Saturday. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency is accele...
[Newsmaker] Working-level nuclear talks aimed at drafting summit agreement: pro-Pyongyang paper

North KoreaSept 12, 2019

Working-level talks expected to take place between the United States and North Korea late this month are part of a process to draft an agreement to be signed at the next summit of the two countries, ...
[Newsmaker] NK’s test-firing of new rocket launcher likely failed

North KoreaSept 11, 2019

North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired its “super-large multiple rocket launcher” the previous day, however there is speculation in Seoul that one of the projectiles failed to reach its target in t...
[Newsmaker] Bolton’s exit may add flexibility to NK talks but could hinder full denuke efforts

North KoreaSept 11, 2019

Hawkish US national security adviser John Bolton’s departure may bring flexibility to the upcoming nuclear talks with North Korea but could undercut efforts to achieve the regime’s complete denuclear...
[Newsmaker] N. Korea’s short-range projectiles possibly ‘super-large MRLS’ or ATACMS: experts

North KoreaSept 10, 2019

North Korea on Tuesday fired two short-range projectiles from its northwestern area toward the East Sea, its 10th launch this year, South Korea’s military said. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of ...
[Newsmaker] Patients check out of strike-hit National Cancer Center

Social affairsSept 10, 2019

With a labor union strike continuing at the National Cancer Center, more patients are deciding to leave the state-run hospital. Workers at the hospital went on strike over pay conditions on Sept. 6,...
[Newsmaker] Prison term confirmed for ex-governor found guilty of rape

Social affairsSept 9, 2019

The top court on Monday confirmed the 3 1/2-year prison sentence for former South Chungcheong Province Gov. An Hee-jung for raping his female aide, in the country’s highest-profile #MeToo movement ca...
[Newsmaker] Cho Kuk’s controversial phone calls take center stage at Assembly hearing

PoliticsSept 6, 2019

The parliamentary confirmation hearing of Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk Friday focused on the number of times he communicated with the president of Dongyang University. There are speculations tha...
[Newsmaker] Main opposition floor leader's leadership shaky

PoliticsSept 5, 2019

Liberty Korea Party Floor Leader Na Kyung-won’s compromise with the ruling Democratic Party on a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk has stoked discontent among so...