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PM’s Japan visit a chance to mend ties

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon kicked off a three-day visit to Japan in the hope that a meeting with his Japanese counterpart will pave the way for improvements in the two countries’ strained relations. ...

Oct 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Special bill aims to bring Hwaseong killer to justice

Lawmakers have officially filed a bill that would invalidate the statute of limitations for a series of rape-murders from the mid-1980s and early 1990s in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. On Sept. 20, 1...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Opposition party leader denies involvement in alleged martial law plan

Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday denied allegations made by a civic group that he took part in planning to impose martial law to quell monthslong candlelight protests if the impe...

Oct 22, 2019
Politics
Moon urges parliament to pass budget bill

Moon says budget aimed at creating fairer, peaceful society

Oct 22, 2019
Politics
[News Focus] Korea faces symptoms of drop in men’s population

SEJONG -- Statistics Korea forecasts that the nation’s population will start declining in 2029 after peaking at 51.94 million in 2028. By sex, the timing of drop in men will likely come first, begin...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
Foreign teachers should receive severance, annual leave stipends: top court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a private academy in Seoul to pay severance pay and stipends for unused leave to foreign teachers. The top court upheld the high court’s decision and concluded e...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
Moon vows strong education, prosecution reform for fairness in aftermath of Cho Kuk case

President Moon Jae-in pledged a strong push Tuesday for the far-reaching reform of South Korea's education and prosecution systems amid no let-up in public criticism over his short-lived justice mini...

Oct 22, 2019
Politics
Court rapped for giving child porn site operator slap on wrist

A South Korean court is under fire for sentencing the operator of one of the world’s largest child pornography websites to a year and six months in prison. US and UK authorities announced last week ...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
US wins ownership of seized North Korean vessel

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States was awarded ownership of a North Korean cargo ship that was seized for violating international sanctions, the US Justice Department said. The Wise Honest -- the...

Oct 22, 2019
North Korea
Russian military aircraft intrude into S. Korea's air defense zone

A military aircraft believed to be from Russia violated South Korea's air defense identification zone over the East Sea on Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to turn it back, a...

Oct 22, 2019
Defense
National college entrance exam to take place Nov. 14

The annual national college entrance exam is scheduled to take place Nov. 14, the education ministry said Tuesday, with public transportation and working hours at government offices to be affected. ...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
Court to review arrest warrant of ex-minister's wife

A Seoul court is expected to decide whether to arrest the wife of ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk this week over charges related to her daughter's college admission and a private equity fund investment. ...

Oct 22, 2019
Social affairs
UN grants sanctions waivers for Red Cross assistance efforts in N. Korea

The UN Security Council has granted sanctions waivers for an international Red Cross organization project to provide clean water and better sanitation in North Korea, the UN website showed Tuesday. ...

Oct 22, 2019
North Korea
Trump says 'lot of things going on' regarding NK, raises prospects of 'major rebuild'

US President Donald Trump said Monday that "a lot of things are going on" regarding North Korea, as doubts over the regime's will to denuclearize rose after the breakdown of nuclear talks with Pyongy...

Oct 22, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean PM leaves for Japan to attend emperor's enthronement event, meet Abe

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon left for Japan on Tuesday to attend the Japanese emperor's enthronement ceremony amid frayed ties between South Korea and Japan over the issue of Tokyo's wartime forced lab...

Oct 22, 2019
Foreign Affairs

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