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Police chief under fire for remaining in office

Lee Chul-sung Debate flared Friday over the National Police Agency’s Commissioner General Lee Chul-sung as he refused to resign and give way to an incoming successor under the new Moon Jae-in admini...

May 12, 2017
Politics
Hong will not bid in party chairmanship

Hong Joon-pyo, the runner-up conservative candidate who lost to Moon Jae-in in the May 9 presidential election, will not bid for his party’s chairmanship, according to in-party officials. “Former So...

May 11, 2017
Politics
Liberal law professor likely to become Moon's legal affairs chief

President Moon Jae-in is expected to pick a celebrity law professor as new senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, the announcement likely to be made as early as within Thursday, according t...

May 11, 2017
Politics
Moon Jae-in, Trump renew vows on Korea-US ties

President Moon Jae-in exchanged a phone call with US President Donald Trump late on Wednesday, marking his first official interaction with a foreign head of state since taking office as South Korea’s...

May 10, 2017
Politics
Hwang calls for foreign diplomats' active role in addressing NK threats

South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Thursday called on foreign envoys from the 15 member states of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to play an "active" role in coping wit...

May 4, 2017
Politics
N. Korea argues S. Korea intrudes into sea border

North Korea argued Saturday that South Korean navy warships have increasingly violated their disputed western sea border, heightening tension on the Korean Peninsula. "The South Korean puppet navy w...

April 29, 2017
North Korea
Lotte, Shilla win bid for new Incheon airport duty-free stores

The duty-free units of Lotte Group and Hotel Shilla Co. have won licenses for the new duty-free stores at the new Incheon airport terminal due to open later in the year, the customs authority said Sa...

April 29, 2017
Industry
Presidential candidates condemn NK missile launch

South Korea's top presidential candidates denounced North Korea Saturday after the communist state launched a ballistic missile and apparently failed. The missile flew to a maximum altitude of 71 ki...

April 29, 2017
Politics
Samsung regains top spot in Q1 smartphone market

Samsung Electronics Co. regained the top status in the global smartphone market in the first quarter of the year, even before the release of its latest Galaxy S8, data showed Saturday. The South Kor...

April 29, 2017
Technology
Airports, expressways crowded as Koreans embark on extended holidays

South Korea's airports and expressways are experiencing extreme congestion Saturday, as many people take advantage of extended holidays from late April to early May to visit popular tourist destinati...

April 29, 2017
Social affairs
FM Yun calls for tougher sanctions on N. Korea for 'genuine' talks

South Korea's top diplomat warned the international community against rushing to resume talks with North Korea without confirming its intentions, his ministry said Saturday. Speaking at the UN Secur...

April 29, 2017
North Korea
Trump will zero in on trade agreements during 100th day

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump will spend his 100th day in office talking tough on trade in one of the states that delivered his unlikely win. The president is expected to sign an executi...

April 29, 2017
World News
Candidates clash over THAAD expenses

Presidential candidates on Friday argued over Washington’s pressure on Seoul to pay for a US missile defense system to be stationed on the peninsula. The top five candidates sat in a televised debat...

April 28, 2017
Politics
NK urges UN to remind of danger of US-S.Korea military drills

North Korea has urged the United Nations to draw attention to what it views as the danger of joint US-South Korea military drills, saying that they pose a threat to global peace and security, its sta...

March 23, 2017
North Korea
S. Korea, Kuwait discuss cooperation

South Korea and Kuwait held a policy consultation meeting on Thursday to discuss cooperation in energy and other areas, the foreign ministry said. The meeting, the second of its kind, was held in Se...

March 23, 2017
Diplomactic Circuit

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