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US commander says ‘premature’ to set date for wartime role handoverDefenseNov 20, 2020United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams said Friday that it was premature to speculate on a date for South Korea taking wartime operational command from the US. Washington first exer... -
Prime minister asks Koreans to stay homeSocial affairsNov 20, 2020Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Friday asked Koreans to stay home as rising COVID-19 cases feed concerns of another wave of infections. In what is his sixth address about COVID-19 to the Korean peo... -
Unification minister renews calls for inter-Korean virus cooperation amid criticismNorth KoreaNov 20, 2020South Korea will push actively ahead with cooperation with North Korea once coronavirus vaccines and cures are developed, Unification Minister Lee In-young said Friday, after coming under fire for ca... -
Foreign ministers of S. Korea, China to hold talks in Seoul next weekForeign affairsNov 20, 2020Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Seoul next week, her ministry announced Friday, amid expectations the two sides will likely focus on bilateral... -
Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Ki-chun sentenced to 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting minorsSocial affairsNov 20, 2020DAEGU -- A court here sentenced on Friday the 2008 Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Ki-chun to six years in prison for sexually assaulting minors. The Daegu District Court also ordered Wang to be b... -
Court keeps Chun Doo-hwan’s home off auction blockSocial affairsNov 20, 2020A local court ruled Friday to partially bar the prosecution from putting former President Chun Doo-hwan’s house up for auction as a means to collect outstanding fines. The Seoul High Court ruled tha... -
AI education to begin in high schools next yearEducationNov 20, 2020Artificial intelligence (AI) will be introduced as a new subject in local high schools next year before being expanded to the curriculums of kindergartens and elementary and middle schools by 2025, t... -
Court orders match organizer to compensate fans for Ronaldo's no-showSocial affairsNov 20, 2020A court on Friday ordered a sports agency to compensate fans for Cristiano Ronaldo's no-show at a friendly football match in Seoul last year. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of 162 p... -
Defense committee passes bill allowing distinguished pop stars to defer enlistmentDefenseNov 20, 2020The National Assembly's defense committee on Friday approved a bill that would allow distinguished male pop culture artists to postpone their mandatory military duties. The committee gave its nod to... -
Study in Europe Fair to be held on Nov. 23-24Diplomatic CircuitNov 20, 2020An online education fair for South Koreans interested in pursuing higher education in Europe will be held on Nov. 23-24, the Delegation of the European Union to Korea said Friday. The EU Delegation ... -
Japan willing to work with S. Korea on monitoring of Fukushima water treatment: embassy officialForeign affairsNov 20, 2020Japan is willing to work with South Korea on the monitoring of the envisioned treatment and release into the ocean of contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, a senior embas... -
At least 26 virus cases tied to cram school in southwestern SeoulSocial affairsNov 20, 2020At least 26 people have been infected with the new coronavirus in cases tied to a cram school in southwestern Seoul used for preparation for a state exam to pick public school teachers, the district ... -
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[Newsmaker] UNICEF to spend $22.7 million on North Korean aid in 2021North KoreaNov 20, 2020UNICEF will direct $22.7 million in 2021 to aid projects in North Korea, where socioeconomic conditions are thought to be worsening due to the coronavirus pandemic, a report showed Friday. According... -
Military reports sporadic COVID-19 infections across countrySocial affairsNov 20, 2020Seven more service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Friday, raising concerns over the fast spread of the virus into barracks. One enlisted soldier stat...
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