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Trump warns N. Korea could lose 'everything' with hostile acts

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could lose "everything" if he acts in a hostile manner, sending a clear warning to the regime to refrain from ...

Dec 9, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Centrist third party on course to split

Minor opposition Bareunmirae Party, formed in February last year to challenge the bipartisan establishment, is on the verge of splitting. The party’s meeting for “nonpartisan initiative” has launche...

Dec 8, 2019
Politics
Filipino Korean children celebrate 70th anniversary of S. Korea-Philippines ties

Filipino Korean children staged a musical Sunday commemorating the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between South Korea and the Philippines. Performed bilingually in Korean and Tagalog, the m...

Dec 8, 2019
Social affairs
Korean Chinese still largest group of foreign residents in S. Korea

Korean Chinese make up the largest group of registered foreign residents in the country, especially in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, the latest official data showed Sunday. Meanwhile, in Daejeon and ...

Dec 8, 2019
Social affairs
Speaker to put election, prosecution reform bills to vote this week

Hotly contested fast-tracked bills -- including election and prosecutorial reforms -- will be put to a vote during the parliament’s plenary session Monday and Tuesday. However, as the main oppositio...

Dec 8, 2019
Politics
North Korea intensifies pressure on US as it tries to exact concessions

Pyongyang announces conducting ‘very important test’ -- likely engine test for ICBM

Dec 8, 2019
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Leader of drug-trafficking ring gets 9-year prison term in appeals trial

The Seoul High Court on Sunday sentenced the leader of South Korea's largest drug-trafficking syndicate to nine years in prison for distributing about 730,000 doses of methamphetamine smuggled from T...

Dec 8, 2019
Social affairs
N. Korea says it has conducted 'very important test' at satellite launching site

North Korea said Sunday that it has conducted a "very important test" at its western satellite launching site, saying that the test's results will alter its "strategic position" going forward. The c...

Dec 8, 2019
North Korea
Historical documents show Japan's role in sex slaves: Kyodo

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the...

Dec 8, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Trump warns N. Korea not to interfere with his reelection bid

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Saturday he doesn't think North Korea will engage in hostile acts and interfere with the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent warning that the c...

Dec 8, 2019
North Korea
North Korea says US denuclearization talks 'out of negotiation table'

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- North Korea on Saturday said denuclearization talks with the United States were "out of the negotiation table," while slamming European UN Security Council members who had rec...

Dec 8, 2019
North Korea
Wartime documents show Japan‘s role in recruiting comfort women: Kyodo

Wartime documents showed the Japanese government was involved in forcing Korean women to serve as “comfort women” at Japan’s military brothels during World War II, Kyodo News reported Friday. The Ja...

Dec 7, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Moon, Trump agree on need to maintain dialogue momentum over N. Korea

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump agreed Saturday that it‘s necessary to maintain dialogue momentum between Washington and Pyongyang, Cheong Wa Dae said, amid growing w...

Dec 7, 2019
North Korea
Pet-caused fires on rise in Seoul: data

The number of fires caused by pets is on the rise, data showed Saturday, raising the need for pet owners to take precautionary measures. A total of 31 reported fires in Seoul in the January-Septembe...

Dec 7, 2019
Social affairs
Swine fever-infected wild boars on steady rise in S. Korea

The number of wild boars infected with the deadly African swine fevervirus has been continuously increasing in South Korea despite a two-month hiatus from local farms, data showed Saturday. The tot...

Dec 7, 2019
Social affairs

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