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[Newsmaker] Court mulls arrest warrants for 3 Industry Ministry officials over closure of Wolsong-1 reactor

Social affairsDec 4, 2020

A local court on Friday began reviewing whether to issue arrest warrants for three high-ranking Energy Ministry officials suspected of destroying documents about the controversial closure of the Wols...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea probes 10 suspected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu

Social affairsDec 4, 2020

South Korea said Friday it is investigating 10 suspected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) found from wild bird droppings, sparking concerns over the nationwide spread of the virus amon...
[Newsmaker] How Korea held its nationwide college entrance exam with COVID-19

IndustryDec 3, 2020

South Korea on Thursday held the nation’s annual rite of passage -- the Suneung, the standardized college entrance exam -- on which it’s an understatement to say that students stake their future. Th...
[Newsmaker] North Korea enforces tougher antivirus measures in Pyongyang amid heightened alert

North KoreaDec 3, 2020

North Korea has been enforcing tougher antivirus measures in Pyongyang since the capital was recently put on the highest level of alert against the global coronavirus pandemic, according to state med...
[Newsmaker] Not just students being examined as Suneung puts ‘K-quarantine’ to test

EducationDec 2, 2020

Tens of thousands of college hopefuls in South Korea will take the annual national college entrance exam Thursday, so important that many here describe it as one of the most pivotal moments in life. ...
[Newsmaker] S. Korea braces for nat'l college entrance exam amid pandemic

Social affairsDec 2, 2020

South Koreans were on high alert Wednesday with only hours to go until hundreds of thousands of students would sit for the annual state college entrance exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 490,0...
[Newsmaker] Safety concerns revived at campuses as finals approach

EducationDec 1, 2020

As the second semester nears its end, a debate is being rekindled on campuses – should final exams be held in-person or online? While most universities leave the matter up to lecturers to decide, wh...
[Newsmaker] Ex-CIA official suggests Biden administration propose working-level talks with N. Korea

North KoreaDec 1, 2020

A proposal by the incoming US administration of President-elect Joe Biden to hold working-level talks with North Korea can be a "good starting point" to resume the long-stalled nuclear negotiations, ...
[Newsmaker] Ex-President Chun found guilty of libel for denying civilians were shot from helicopters during Gwangju Uprising

Social affairsNov 30, 2020

Former President Chun Doo-hwan on Monday received a suspended prison sentence for libel with regard to the massacre of civilians during the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. The Gwangju District Cou...
[Newsmaker] N. Korea reinforces border control amid mounting COVID-19 worries

North KoreaNov 29, 2020

North Korea said Sunday it was reinforcing border lockdown to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading into its territory. The regime still claims zero COVID-19 cases. “Every effort is made t...
[Newsmaker] Army artillery school reports 17 COVID-19 infections

Social affairsNov 28, 2020

An Army artillery school in southwestern South Korea has reported large-scale coronavirus infections among its soldiers, local health authorities said Saturday. Sixteen soldiers undergoing training ...
[Newsmaker] Opposition parties call for parliament-led probe into Choo-Yoon clash

Social affairsNov 27, 2020

Opposition parties on Friday submitted a written request for an investigation led by the National Assembly into the justice minister’s unprecedented action to suspend the top prosecutor from duty. T...
[Newsmaker] Twelve more facility types to be subject to school bus safety regulations

Social affairsNov 27, 2020

A revised law will require 12 more types of facilities to follow school bus safety regulations starting Friday, police said. The new categories include alternative schools, international schools and...
[Newsmaker] ‘Loose screws on border fence sensors disabled alarm’

DefenseNov 26, 2020

A North Korean refugee was able to jump over the 3-meter fence along the inter-Korean border to the South without triggering the alarm because screws were loose on the fence’s sensors, South Korea’s ...
[Newsmaker] Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

SoccerNov 26, 2020

In retirement, Maradona frequented Boca matches as a raucous one-man cheering section and took part in worldwide charity, sporting and exhibition events. But the already stocky forward quickly gained...