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Prosecutors expand probe into Yongsan development project

Social affairsFeb 23, 2016

Prosecutors on Tuesday raided the residence and office of a close aide to an ex-chief of South Korea’s rail operator in its widening probe of suspected slush funds in connection with a now-defunct ur...
Media watchdog to uphold ‘right to be forgotten’ in Korea

Social affairsFeb 21, 2016

South Korea’s state-appointed media monitoring agency said Sunday that it will set out guidelines to enable Web users to request for deletion of personal data online. Under the administrative gui...
[From the scene] Korean-only bars trigger controversy

Social affairsFeb 21, 2016

On a chilly Friday night last month, 24-year-old U.S. citizen Megan Stuckey had one of her most hurtful experiences in Korea. She was denied entry to a bar in Hongdae, Seoul, because she was a fo...
Defense minister inspects combat posture on Aegis ship

DefenseFeb 6, 2016

Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Saturday visited an Aegis-equipped destroyer tasked with immediately detecting North Korea's long-range rocket in case of a launch, his ministry said. Aboard the 7600...
Pentagon releases photos of alleged detainee abuse

World NewsFeb 6, 2016

The Pentagon on Friday released nearly 200 photographs of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, taken mostly between 2004 and 2006, involving 56 cases of alleged abuse by U.S. forces. The often dark, b...
Seoul shares seen to stay rangebound in post-holiday sessions

Feb 6, 2016

South Korean stocks are expected to move sideways during the holiday-shortened week on signs of a slowing Chinese economy and fluctuating oil prices, though falling odds of a Federal Reserve rate hik...
Three dead after Taiwan quake topples buildings

World NewsFeb 6, 2016

A 10-month old baby was among three dead after a 16-storey tower block was toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan Saturday, with rescuers battling to free residents still trapped in...
Police: Butane canisters found in Incheon Airport

Social affairsJan 29, 2016

Police said Friday they have recovered two butane canisters in a suspicious white box in South Korea's main airport near Seoul, but no accident was reported. Police said they received a report aroun...
Korea manufacturing losing steam

코리아 헤럴드Jan 29, 2016

The 2015 corporate earnings this week showed that the manufacturing industry, once the backbone of the nation’s exports-driven economic growth, is losing steam at a fast pace. (Yonhap) The nation’s...
New finance minister stresses sweeping structural reforms

Jan 13, 2016

South Korea's new finance minister said Wednesday that the country should mobilize all resources to carry out structural reforms in order to put the economy back on a growth path and make it stronger...
Former 'comfort women' declare recent deal with Japan null

Social affairsJan 13, 2016

A group of former "comfort women" declared Wednesday the nullification of the recent South Korea-Japan agreement on the wartime sexual slavery victims, urging the Seoul government to make a "proper" ...
‘Comfort women’ rally marks 24 years

Social affairsJan 6, 2016

The weekly rally held to protest Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women during World War II marked 24 years Wednesday, becoming the longest-running demonstration in the world. Despite the lan...
Park’s salary to rise by 3 percent

Social affairsJan 5, 2016

The Cabinet has decided to raise President Park Geun-hye’s annual salary by more than 3 percent and expand the merit-based wage system in the public sector, the Ministry of Personnel Management annou...
Victims protest sex slavery deal

Social affairsDec 30, 2015

South Koreans gathered across the street from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday to condemn Seoul and Tokyo for sealing a deal over Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean women without consulti...
[Newsmaker] Top N.K. official in charge of Seoul ties dies

North KoreaDec 30, 2015

Kim Yang-gon, a top North Korean official in charge of cross-border affairs, was killed in a car accident, the North’s state media reported Wednesday, drawing attention to the impact of his death on ...