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UN First Committee adopts resolution submitted by SeoulForeign affairsNov 7, 2019The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted on Wednesday a resolution submitted by South Korea to encourage youth participation in disarmament and nonproliferation efforts. It... -
Court orders compensation for demanding foreign teacher take HIV testSocial affairsNov 6, 2019The Seoul Central District Court ruled that the Korean government must compensate an English teacher from New Zealand for demanding that she take a HIV test in 2009. In the suit she filed against th... -
NK missile tests a threat to Pacific region: senior US officialNorth KoreaNov 1, 2019A senior US official denounced North Korea’s test of what it claims was a super-large multiple rocket launcher on Thursday, saying it will have a negative impact on Pyongyang’s talks with Washington.... -
NK human rights resolution submitted to UN committeeNorth KoreaOct 31, 2019A resolution calling for accountability for human rights violations in North Korea has been submitted to the United Nations committee that oversees humanitarian issues, Voice of America reported Thur... -
Liberal pundit claims prosecution probed Cho before nominationPoliticsOct 30, 2019Liberal politician-turned-writer Rhyu Si-min repeated his claim Tuesday that the prosecution secretly investigated Cho Kuk’s family before he was nominated as justice minister. On his YouTube show a... -
China’s aid to NK this year tops W41b until Aug.North KoreaOct 29, 2019China granted over 41 billion won ($35.2 million) worth of aid to North Korea in the first eight months of this year amid a stalemate in denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, accor... -
USFK chief observes Korean army drillDefenseOct 25, 2019US Forces Korea unveiled on Friday a photograph of its commander observing a firing drill by a South Korean artillery brigade in a frontline training ground in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. Gen. Rober... -
‘Kim Jong-un was told by father to never give up nukes’North KoreaOct 24, 2019North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was told by his father to never give up nuclear weapons, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner reportedly told a Trump biographer. A... -
PM seeks to promote dialogue with TokyoForeign affairsOct 23, 2019Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said on Wednesday that he expects to promote dialogue with Tokyo through his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday. Lee arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday f... -
Court rapped for giving child porn site operator slap on wristSocial affairsOct 22, 2019A South Korean court is under fire for sentencing the operator of one of the world’s largest child pornography websites to a year and six months in prison. US and UK authorities announced last week ... -
President Moon to send letter to Abe via PMForeign affairsOct 18, 2019President Moon Jae-in is expected to send a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe through Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon as part of efforts to improve bilateral relations that have plummeted over ... -
Cho’s wife grilled amid questions over diagnosisSocial affairsOct 17, 2019The wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk left the prosecutors’ office around midnight on Wednesday after being questioned over allegations that she forged a document and managed a dubious private ... -
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[Newsmaker] KBS reporters slam sexual harassment on Rhyu’s showPoliticsOct 16, 2019KBS reporters on Wednesday called on former liberal politician Rhyu Si-min to take responsibility for inappropriate remarks made by a guest on Rhyu’s YouTube show. During the live broadcast of the s... -
Opposition resists launching agency to probe officialsPoliticsOct 15, 2019Following Justice Minister Cho Kuk’s resignation Monday, the Liberty Korea Party reiterated its opposition to establishing a separate agency for the investigation of crimes by senior government offic... -
Kim Jong-un visits mausoleum on party anniversaryNorth KoreaOct 11, 2019North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to his late grandfather and father on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, Pyongyang state media reported Friday. Kim visited t...
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