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PM calls for measures to ensure school classrooms free of asbestos

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for immediate steps to make sure school classrooms are free of asbestos, following reports that traces of the cancer-causing material were found in many classrooms e...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
US-based artillery unit holds firing drills in Korea

A US-based agile Army artillery unit conducted a live-fire exercise along the west coast of South Korea on Thursday, demonstrating its precision-strike capability in rapid deployment, US Forces Korea...

Sept 21, 2017
Defense
Korea: Imperial Japan's sexual enslavement is 'historical fact'

Imperial Japan's sexual enslavement of Korean women is an undeniable historical fact, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as South Korea is reviewing ways to appease South Korean victims of the warti...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
Korean defense minister visits DMZ

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on Thursday inspected the front-line vigilance of the country's troops and ordered them to retaliate swiftly against any attacks. Song visited a guard po...

Sept 21, 2017
Defense
Koreans spent least time on beaches, most money: survey

South Koreans spent the least time on the beach while on vacation but spent the most money among tourists from various countries, a survey showed Thursday. The average South Korean spent just 4.2 da...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
Former NIS official summoned over election meddling

A former National Intelligence Service official was called in by prosecutors on Thursday for further questioning over his role in an online smear campaign led by the spy agency from 2009-2013, a pros...

Sept 21, 2017
National
Dongbu Group chairman steps down after sexual assault charges

The head of Dongbu Group said Thursday that he has decided to step down from his post after holding himself responsible for the controversy caused by his alleged sexual assault of his secretary. "I ...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
Late Dutch Korean War vet to be laid to rest in Korea

The cremated remains of a Dutch veteran, who fought for South Korea during the 1950-1953 Korean War, will be buried in the country next week in accordance with his wishes, the veterans affairs minist...

Sept 21, 2017
Foreign Affairs
First lady serves homemade dish to Korean-American elders

First lady Kim Jung-sook treated Korean-American elders to lunch with homemade dishes during her visit to New York with President Moon Jae-in Wednesday. First lady kim Jung-sook visits the Korean Am...

Sept 21, 2017
Politics
S. Korea mulling various measures to intensify pressure on NK: foreign ministry

South Korea is considering various measures to put more pressure on North Korea as part of follow-up efforts to the latest sanctions resolution agreed by the UN Security Council, the foreign ministry...

Sept 21, 2017
North Korea
National Assembly approves Kim as Supreme Court chief

South Korea’s parliament approved the appointment of Kim Meong-su as Supreme Court chief justice on Thursday, after more than a month of friction among lawmakers across the aisle. Among the 298 lawm...

Sept 21, 2017
Politics
Korean college plans to install gender-neutral restroom

A South Korean university is planning to build a gender-neutral restroom, a single-stall facility for any gender. Sungkonghoe University, located in Seoul, said it would build a gender-neutral restr...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
Reporter seeks probe into death of late folk rock singer's daughter

A news reporter lodged a complaint with prosecutors on Thursday seeking a reinvestigation into the suspicious death of a famed late folk rock singer's teenage daughter 10 years ago. The complaint co...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs
Senators call for Trump to fill vacant Korean-affairs posts promptly

A group of 10 US Democratic senators has urged US President Donald Trump to quickly fill major posts in charge of Korean affairs that have been vacant for months, given escalating tensions on the Kor...

Sept 21, 2017
Foreign Policy
Govt. to inspect for pesticides before HACCP certification

The government said Thursday it will carry out thorough tests to check for pesticides, antibiotics, agricultural chemicals and residual medicines before issuing egg farms a state-administered food sa...

Sept 21, 2017
Social affairs

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