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Uzbek leader begins 4-day state visitForeign affairsNov 22, 2017President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan arrived in Seoul on Wednesday on a four-day state visit. The Uzbek president is set to hold his first summit meeting with Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. P... -
Moon appoints SME minister, completes Cabinet lineupPoliticsNov 21, 2017President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday appointed Hong Jong-haak as the chief of the new Ministry of SMEs and Startups, completing his Cabinet more than six months into his five-year term. Hong, Moon’s sec... -
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[Newsmaker] Ruling party seeks tighter control over NIS with revisionsPoliticsNov 20, 2017The move to revise related laws to tighten the reins on the National Intelligence Service is gaining traction, with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea set to propose a revision this week. The revi... -
Prosecution close in on pro-Park conservative heavyweight in NIS scandalPoliticsNov 20, 2017The prosecution on Monday raided the office and home of Rep. Choi Kyung-hwan in connection with the National Intelligence Service’s alleged misuse of its covert operations budget. Choi, a four-term ... -
Heat rising on ex-President Lee amid NIS allegationsPoliticsNov 15, 2017Former President Lee Myung-bak is facing increasing heat over suspicions he was involved in the election interference scandal surrounding the military and national spy agency. Former President Lee M... -
Earthquake strikes southeastern KoreaSocial affairsNov 15, 2017The government on Wednesday rolled out emergency response measures following the 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the southeastern industrial city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. The quake... -
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[News Focus] Long road ahead for NIS reformPoliticsNov 14, 2017The probe into alleged wrongdoings of the National Intelligence Service continues to expand, once again bringing the integrity and role of the spy agency into question. In the early hours of Tuesday... -
Moon calls for regional community with ASEANForeign affairsNov 14, 2017President Moon Jae-in called for stepped-up efforts Tuesday to form a regional community among Southeast Asian countries and three Northeast Asian nations including China and Japan. Moon’s suggestio... -
Leaders of S. Korea, China mend ties, reaffirm efforts to denuclearize N. KoreaPoliticsNov 11, 2017The leaders of South Korea and China on Saturday reaffirmed joint efforts to peacefully resolve North Korea’s nuclear threat, highlighting the recent normalization of bilateral ties estranged by the ... -
Moon hopes to give shape to Southeast Asian vision on tour of regionPoliticsNov 9, 2017President Moon Jae-in on Thursday held a summit meeting with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, taking the first step in his plans to strengthen relations with Southeast Asian nations. Moon ... -
Fog ruins Trump’s ‘surprise’Social affairsNov 8, 2017US President Donald Trump was prevented by fog from visiting the Demilitarized Zone on Wednesday, ruining the surprise that he may have planned for some weeks. US President Donald Trump waits next t... -
Trump tells NK: Don't try usNorth KoreaNov 8, 2017In South Korea, US President Donald Trump sent a direct message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, warning him not to “try” the US, while rallying the international community to raise the... -
Trump’s surprise DMZ trip canceled due to weatherPoliticsNov 8, 2017US President Donald Trump’s surprise plans to visit the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas were canceled Wednesday due to the weather. Trump, who wraps up his two-day state visit to Sout... -
Seoul, Washington seek ‘unprecedented’ cooperation to boost military capacityPoliticsNov 7, 2017South Korea and the US will cooperate on “an unprecedented level” to strengthen Seoul’s military capabilities, President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday. Speaking after a summit meeting with US President Don... -
Moon, Trump agree on greater S. Korean missile capabilitiesPoliticsNov 7, 2017South Korea and the US agreed to lift all restrictions on South Korean ballistic missile payload, President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday, saying that the allies see eye-to-eye on maintaining overwhelming...
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