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[Weekender] Dispute rages over ban on propaganda leafletingNorth KoreaJan 23, 2021Critics slam the ban as ill-conceived and unprecedented -
S. Korean, US security chiefs discuss Korea peace, global issues: Cheong Wa DaeDiplomatic CircuitJan 23, 2021The top national security officials of South Korea and the United States agreed on the need for close bilateral cooperation in advancing the Korea peace process and the handling of global issues duri... -
PM directs ministry to mull expanding in-person classesEducationJan 23, 2021Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun directed the education ministry Saturday to consider expanding in-person classes in schools in the new semester. South Korean schools mostly offered remote learning or ... -
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New COVID-19 cases back above 400 as authorities warn of danger of variantsSocial affairsJan 23, 2021South Korea's daily new COVID-19 cases rose back to above 400 on Saturday, health authorities said. The country added 431 more COVID-19 cases, including 403 locally transmitted infections, raising t... -
S. Korea confirms another case of highly pathogenic bird fluSocial affairsJan 22, 2021South Korea confirmed another case of highly pathogenic bird flu in poultry Firday, raising the total caseload to 69. The latest case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza (AI) came from an egg farm... -
Japanese FM says Tokyo won't appeal Seoul court ruling over wartime sexual slaveryForeign affairsJan 22, 2021The Japanese government will not appeal a Seoul court order to compensate South Korean women who were forced to work in military brothels during World War II, its foreign minister said Friday. Toshi... -
US govement isses movement restriction order for Kunsan base over virus casesSocial affairsJan 22, 2021US Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday imposed movement restrictions on all individuals affiliated with its air base in the western city of Gunsan due to the recent coronavirus outbreak there. Under the o... -
Moon to accept Britain's invitation to G-7 summit, official saysPoliticsJan 22, 2021British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has formally invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to an in-person G-7 summit, scheduled to be held in June, via a personal letter, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday... -
Seoul education office’s push for LGBT students protection faces oppositionSocial affairsJan 22, 2021Seoul education office’s push to protect LGBT students and eradicate discrimination at schools is facing opposition after the office released its 2021-23 draft plan to protect the human rights of stu... -
S. Korean, Costa Rican leaders discuss partnerships on coronavirus, green projectsForeign affairsJan 22, 2021South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his Costa Rican counterpart, Carlos Alvarado, had phone discussions Friday on the COVID-19 pandemic and other major issues including efforts to promote a green ... -
Appellate court approves 7-year sentence for late Hanbo founder's sonSocial affairsJan 22, 2021An appellate court on Friday upheld a lower court's seven-year prison sentence for a son of Chung Tae-soo, the late founder of the now-defunct Hanbo Group, who was convicted of embezzlement and other... -
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Singapore deal Moon wants Biden to inherit was flawed: US expertsNorth KoreaJan 22, 2021North Korean experts said Thursday it would be a mistake for US President Joe Biden to build on the 2018 Singapore agreement to address North Korea’s denuclearization. South Korean President Moon Ja... -
Court refuses to cancel seizure of annex to ex-President Chun's housePoliticsJan 22, 2021A Seoul court on Friday rejected a request to cancel the seizure of a building owned by former President Chun Doo-hwan's family in western Seoul. The Seoul Administrative Court issued the ruling in ...
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