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[Newsmaker] Of kids bullied at school, 1 in 3 targeted ‘as a joke’: surveySocial affairsJan 15, 2020One in 3 victims of school violence in South Korea has been bullied “as a joke,” a report from the Education Ministry showed Wednesday. Some 0.6 percent of students enrolled at Korea’s elementa... -
Seoul considering Strait of Hormuz assistance from ‘multiple angles’Foreign AffairsJan 15, 2020South Korea is looking at ways to contribute to the security of the Strait of Hormuz off the Iranian coast from “multiple angles,” according to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, after US Secretary o... -
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[Herald Interview] After court clears him, man vows to continue campaign to out deadbeat dadsSocial affairsJan 15, 2020Court says posting identities of child support dodgers is fair game -
Moon says no letup in 'peaceful Korea' bid based on alliance with USPoliticsJan 15, 2020President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his unswerving push for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, delivering a message to ethnic Koreans living in the United States. He pointed out that 2020 marks the... -
Ruling party expects ex-PM to play pivotal role in general electionsPoliticsJan 15, 2020Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon returned to the Democratic Party on Wednesday, amid expectations that he will be a key candidate for the ruling camp in the general elections in April. Korea’s lon... -
Rights committee chief raises worries over eased data regulationsPoliticsJan 15, 2020The head of the national human rights committee on Wednesday voiced concern over a set of bills aiming to ease regulations on the use of personal information, citing the possibility of privacy breach... -
S. Korea looking into 'various formats' to allow individual trips to Mount KumgangNorth KoreaJan 15, 2020S. Korea looking into 'various formats' to allow individual trips to Mount Kumgang South Korea is looking into "various formats" to allow its citizens to visit Mount Kumgang, a day after President M... -
Appellate court upholds suspended sentence for Hyundai scionSocial affairsJan 15, 2020An appellate court on Wednesday maintained a lower court's suspended jail sentence against a scion of Hyundai Group indicted for use of marijuana, an illegal substance in South Korea. The Seoul High... -
PM urges monitoring of economic impact of US-Iran tensions, response readinessPoliticsJan 15, 2020Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun instructed government officials Wednesday to closely monitor the repercussions of tensions between the United States and Iran on the South Korean economy and boost their... -
Unification minister vows action to improve inter-Korean relationsNorth KoreaJan 15, 2020Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul has pledged to take possible measures to improve relations with North Korea, rather than waiting for progress in negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington, acco... -
N. Korea holds nationwide party meetings to discuss Kim's New Year's messageNorth KoreaJan 15, 2020North Korea held nationwide regional meetings of the Workers' Party to discuss leader Kim Jong-un's New Year's message urging stepped-up "self-reliance" and a "frontal breakthrough" against challenge... -
Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson to quit for upcoming electionPoliticsJan 15, 2020Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung has tendered her resignation, seeking to run in the April 15 general elections, an informed source said Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in is expected to accept ...
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