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Senior medical students to pause collective action protesting govt. policySocial affairsSept 13, 2020Senior medical students boycotting the state licensing exam said Sunday they will put on hold their collective action taken in protest of the government's medical workforce reform plan. Medical stud... -
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[Newsmaker] Justice minister apologizes over alleged power abuse scandal involving her sonPoliticsSept 13, 2020Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae apologized Sunday over allegations she used her influence to seek special favors for her son during his mandatory military service, breaking her recent silence on the issu... -
Biegun expresses US support for lasting peace on Korean Peninsula at ARF meetingNorth KoreaSept 13, 2020WASHINGTON -- US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has expressed Washington's support for efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum, his office said. During ... -
Seoul reaffirms launching new working-level talk with Washington in Oct.Foreign affairsSept 13, 2020First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun on Saturday reaffirmed that Seoul and Washington are working to launch new working-level talks in October, ruling out speculation the two sides are in dissen... -
Trump told Kim only they can end hostility, promised permanent friendship: bookNorth KoreaSept 13, 2020WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said in letters to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last year that only they can resolve hostility between their countries and promised to be his friend forever... -
Foreign ministry to set up own videoconferencing system for better securityForeign affairsSept 13, 2020The foreign ministry is pushing to build its own videoconference platform to improve security as virtual meetings continue across the world due to the new coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.... -
S. Korea set to decide whether to further extend stricter virus curbs in greater capitalSocial affairsSept 13, 2020South Korea is set to decide Sunday whether to again extend its tougher antivirus curbs in the greater Seoul area by another one week as it is struggling to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.... -
Racist remarks on Filipinos stir anger on social mediaSocial affairsSept 13, 2020A brutal war of words erupted on social media from what started as a mistake by a Filipino American TikTok personality. Over the past few days, ethnic Koreans and Filipinos have been exchanging dero... -
Property damage from heavy rains in July-Aug. estimated at over 1 trillion wonSocial affairsSept 13, 2020Torrential rains that lashed South Korea from late July to early August have caused property damage estimated at over 1 trillion won ($842 million), the worst damage from storms and flooding in 14 ye... -
Korea to ease physical distancing for two weeks before ChuseokSocial affairsSept 13, 2020The Seoul metropolitan area will move on to physical distancing measures of reduced intensity for the next two weeks, following 14 days of a stricter scheme, the government said Sunday. Prime Minist... -
Lawmakers propose bills on sex offenders ahead of notorious child rapist's releaseSocial affairsSept 13, 2020As the release from prison of one of South Korea's most notorious child rapist approaches, lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) are working to propose multiple bills aimed at preventing conv... -
Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in PacificDefenseSept 12, 2020The South Korean Navy has joined a US-led multinational maritime exercise in the Pacific, military officials said Saturday. According to the officials, the navies of South Korea, the United States, ... -
2.4 magnitude quake hits southeastern regionSocial affairsSept 12, 2020A 2.4 magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern county of Chilgok on Saturday, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The quake occurred at 1:31 p.m., 4 kilometers north of Chilgok of North G... -
Korea hesitates to lift ‘intensive’ physical distancingSocial affairsSept 12, 2020Daily cases dip below 200 for 10th straight day -
Foreign ministry calls for continued presence of S. Korean peacekeeping unit in Lebanon, South SudanForeign affairsSept 11, 2020South Korea's foreign ministry on Friday called for its peacekeeping troops to continue their presence in Lebanon and South Sudan for its contribution to the global peace and other factors. Whether ...
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