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NK silent as Moon speaks of peace dealPoliticsSept 20, 2020South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday that the Pyongyang Joint Declaration should be fulfilled, in a message commemorating the second anniversary of the inter-Korean peace deal signed by h... -
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[Newsmaker] Offline classes to resume in Seoul schools from MondayEducationSept 20, 2020Schools in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi Province will resume in-person classes Monday after South Korea eased its social distancing measures in the capital region. To minimize the risk of infection i... -
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[News Focus] High-profile DUI cases spur fresh crackdownSocial affairsSept 20, 2020South Korean authorities are renewing a war against drunk driving, after recent high-profile cases caused public uproar. A ruling party leader said they will push to enact a tougher law to punish pas... -
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[News Focus] South Korea aging 2nd-fastest in OECD since 2000Social affairsSept 20, 2020In terms of the portion of the population aged over-65, South Korea was still behind the OECD average of 17.2 percent in 2018. Japan topped the list at 28.14 percent, followed by Italy at 22.68 perc... -
Virus cases in greater Seoul area top 10,000 since Jan. outbreakSocial affairsSept 20, 2020The number of new coronavirus infections in Seoul and its adjacent areas has surpassed 10,000 since the first outbreak in late January, health officials said Sunday. As of Sunday morning, the number... -
Level 2 social distancing extended for another weekSocial affairsSept 20, 2020The government decided Sunday to extend its current social distancing guidelines for another week as the country seeks tighter control of the new coronavirus ahead of a long holiday week approaching ... -
Kindergartens, schools in greater Seoul area to resume limited in-person classes this weekSocial affairsSept 20, 2020All kindergartens and schools in Seoul and its adjacent areas will resume limited in-person classes this week, the education ministry said Sunday, as the spread of the new coronavirus is showing sign... -
Defector caught trying to cross back into N. KoreaNorth KoreaSept 20, 2020South Korea's police said Sunday that they have taken into custody a North Korean defector for attempting to cross into his homeland through a military unit in an eastern border town. The man in his... -
NK premier visits industrial sites, urges increased production for typhoon recoveryNorth KoreaSept 20, 2020North Korea's Premier Kim Tok-hun visited major industrial sites, including steelmaking factories, calling for expanded production to help with recovery efforts in areas hit by recent typhoons, state... -
Bishop found innocent in posthumous retrial for resistance to 'Yushin dictatorship'Social affairsSept 20, 2020Late Bishop Daniel Tji Hak-soun (1921-1993) has been acquitted of protesting against the Yushin Constitution, instituted by an authoritarian president, in a retrial 46 years after his death. Earlier... -
Proportion of women in high-ranking govt. posts reaches record highPoliticsSept 20, 2020The proportion of women among high-ranking officials in the central government has risen to an all-time high, a government report showed Sunday. According to the report on balanced personnel policy ... -
NK stresses self-reliance undeterred by triple whammy of challengesNorth KoreaSept 20, 2020North Korea's official newspaper called Sunday for efforts to realize self-reliance in the economy and national defense undeterred by multiple challenges from its ongoing antivirus campaign, devastat... -
New virus cases at more than 1-month low; nationwide virus curbs extended againSocial affairsSept 20, 2020South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases dipped below 100 for the first time in more than a month on Sunday on the back of the strict social distancing scheme, but the country opted to extend the me... -
S. Korea reports suspected case of coronavirus reinfectionSocial affairsSept 19, 2020South Korean heath authorities are studying a possible case of a coronavirus reinfection found in a woman in her 20s, officials said Saturday. "Research on a suspected reinfection case is under way ... -
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[Newsmaker] 2 killed in fire at waste recycling facilitySocial affairsSept 19, 2020Two foreign workers were killed as a fire gutted a waste recycling facility located south of Seoul, authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred at around 4 a.m. inside a plastic waste recycling...
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01Level 2 social distancing rules to be in place over Chuseok holiday
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North apologizes for 'suspected' killing of South Korean civil servant02
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03Seoul strongly condemns Pyongyang, demands explanation for civilian killing
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S. Korea sees triple-digit gains in daily COVID-19 cases for 2nd day04
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05Moon’s call for end-of-war declaration ‘out of sync’ with US: experts
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[Newsmaker] Moon briefed 4 times on killed civil servant, UN message too late to be changed: Cheong Wa Dae06
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07Nightlife establishments outside of capital area to be closed for at least 1 week: PM
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[Newsmaker] Korean lawmakers to summon Google, Netflix chiefs08
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09Civilian killed by NK left no signs suggesting defection
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Defense ministry confirms N. Korea shot missing S. Korean official to death10